She went away and Francie was on her own; the first hour of the first day of her first job. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been watching television—or at least, the television was on. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

People that were on the aisles, some of them fell to the floor. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally we were on our way to an adventure. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And through all this his mother’s eyes were on him; her hand, like fiery tongs, gripped the lukewarm ember of his heart; and caused him to feel, at the thought of death, another, colder terror. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The link was near the bottom of the Local News section, the eighth click down, but I was on the boards. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The next class was on a Saturday two months off. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I had a dream down in...you know, Tartarus. I was on Half-Blood Hill, and Athena’s voice said, I must stand here. The Roman must bring me.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was as if I were in a time warp...or as if the ghetto were on another planet. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Mom and Dad are on the left, so you shouldn’t have to worry about them.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The three gorgeous young ladies were on yearbook staff. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Then they told her they were on their way to California, and invited her to come along. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

What few cars were on the street whizzed their way uptown. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But I saw that the house lights were on, and as I approached the house I heard a radio blaring. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered how he’d been on Assignment Day, so furious at the mayor, so eager to trade his good job for her bad one so he could help save the city. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Unless you want to get skewered by your friends in cabin five. Here—Chiron thought these would fit. You’ll be on border patrol.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A red light was on their tired and anxious faces; behind them the night was like a black wall. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I saw you walking toward the food court when I was on the Demon, so I ditched the guys after and headed back to find you, to talk to you. Then I heard you scream.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Oh, no—I was on the edge of panic when a familiar voice sounded inside my skull: If the front gets through, the rest will drag. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

If I opened the door, we would be on the evening news. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was on his cheeks, his chin, his neck. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any number of people were milling about, or were on their knees in prayer. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

While Joe was on the porch, angrily thumbing two dimes into the soft drink machine, Bud Gleason’s Chevy Blazer pulled up in front of the store. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kind of bathroom they used to build in America when the country was on the rise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But Kaede could not spare more than a glance for them, for the Queen was on the verge of death. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ibis pushed his lower lip upward, then let his head bob from side to side, as if it were on a spring, weighing the pluses and minuses, seeing things from both points of view. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He knows he is on such solid ground that he can afford fantasy. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Leroy eats, but his eyes are on the Jackson Journal next to his plate. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The neighborhood might not have trusted Nazario completely, maybe even been a bit afraid of him, but people were more than grateful that he was on their side. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

All of our eyes are on his dad. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Handel,” Herbert would say to me, in all sincerity, “if you will believe me, those very words were on my lips, by a strange coincidence.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It is on the Sea Venture with Sir Thomas Gates,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Now that my thoughts were on Falconer, I cast my eyes about for him, but my stature was so small and the throng so dense that I stood no hope of spotting him. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Haley sounded like she was on the far side of the room, behind the walls of metal storage racks crowded with boxes, books, and bins. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

By then a second flight was on its way, and arrows were falling as well, hissing down from the archers' nests that studded the towers above. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The story's been on my mind, and I know it so well already. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

One of the white coats accompanied me around a turning hallway: I knew we were on the way to a head- shrinker—the Army psychiatrist. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turns out we were on the same bus route. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

That’s when the taller one says, “The Bureau is on lockdown tonight. The director wants you available for questioning first thing tomorrow.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When she mentioned that I had started wetting the bed, I went to where the others were watching TV and started to mimic what was on the screen. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Just stretched my arms out in front of me and grabbed my left foot, pulled myself down until my head was on my knee. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The coffee was ready and I was on my second batch of toast when I heard a key in the lock, the front door opening. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And even when I had assured myself I was on the right road, I felt compelled to stop the car a moment to take stock, as it were. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then Raheem’s hands were on me, pulling me away from the car. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Merry did not like this talk of wild men and poisoned darts, but quite apart from that a great weight of dread was on him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Kainene was on a sofa in the living room, her arms wrapped around herself, rocking back and forth. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was on his side, propped up on one elbow, and I noticed that the color in his face was much better. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You should wear this pin close to your heart. Because more than anyone here, you are destined to be a star. I have no doubt that you’ll be on that Miss America stage one day.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Like Miss Honey, she felt sure both ears were going to come off at any moment with all the weight that was on them. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The emphasis in Canada is on small mammals, which are amazingly effective in the control of certain insects, especially those that live within the spongy soil of the forest floor. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Relax, Andrew. Relax. You and I are on the same side.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“If I was on the jury, even I would have voted to convict me,” he said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It would certainly be fascinating to see what life, if any, really is on Mars. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My timing wasn’t good, as she was on her way to work. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

From tip of nose to tip of tail he took up over a third of the length of the ship he was on. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now Richard is on his feet; he whacks me in the side of the head. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I just wanted to feel a sense of being on my own and not alone at the same time. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Herold gave the soldiers false names and claimed he and Booth were on their way to join up with the Confederates themselves. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

No sir, these tinker are on the menu. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed comfortable being on her own, but I didn't like that everyone was just as comfortable ganging up on her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I walked into the living room it was lit up as if a small lamp was on. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Their minds are on one goal; they are truly united; they think as one. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I half expected a Sioux to stop our car from entering, and the thing is, I would have been on his side. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

When my brother and I are on the court together this team is unstoppable, unfadeable. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

The door led into a narrow corridor, just as it was on the floor plan. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were on their way to lunch, trailing well behind the rest of the students so that they could speak privately in the corridors. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Hie night of our wedding feast, the first time we shared a bed, he called me by your sister's name. He was on top of me, in me, stinking of wine, and he whispered Lyanna." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

One day the lights were on; the next day they were off. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was on her back on the bed, on the toy soldiers, howling at the ceiling. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I am not listening too closely as Heather ahems her way to what is on her mind. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Working around him were civilians who were on forced-labor details, just as he had been back in his uncle’s village. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Wab was on her knees now, listening so hard she was leaning towards each speaker. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Only the man who had fallen off the boulder needed to be carried back to Sister Gladys’s hospital, and to be on the safe side a litter was used for Baba Joseph as well. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was on the same page, chanting the same thing as we moved down Main Street. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When our feet were on firm ground again on the north bank, we stood looking up and down, wondering what to do next. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was out to set a new record for being on skates on a platform. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

By evening, he had made calls and sent e-mails and texts and the news had been passed on, and his phone jingled and rang and beeped, with responses from people saying they were on board. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The bedroom was on the other side of the airlock door, still fully pressurized. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are on solid ground, but the bottom has just dropped out. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I am on the same side as you.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Hence, it is the presumption of common sense and science that these ESP phenomena don’t exist, and the burden of proof is on those who maintain that there are such phenomena. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your father and I, we were on our way to church to give many thanks to God for all our blessings, but I had to subtract some for my nose. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Freedom Writers might as well have been on Mars for all the attention we got. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Once they were on the mattress, Toby turned around and started for the front door. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When they were on a hilltop, Werfel turned around and looked through his magnifying lenses. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But then, in the second measure, a syncopation happens; the longest and highest note is on beat two, normally a weak beat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

We were tired of being on our best behavior, and we wished Daddy were there to stir up some excitement. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Victor seemed more intent on intimidating Gino than he was on getting the ball. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was on the same continent as Patuxet, but between them were a thousand miles of rocky coastline and the Mi’kmag and Abenaki alliances, which were at war with one another. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Now that he was dead, it belonged to Mammachi, their grandmother, and Rahel and Estha were on their way to Cochin to see The Sound of Music for the third time. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to roll away, but he was on me now. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was no new model, and on numerous occasions during their trip Cora feared it was on the verge of collapse. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The three of them—Olly, his mom, and his dad—are on the porch. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t been on campus for an hour, and already I could hear the echoes from back home. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The time for choice has passed. You’ll sit where I tell you to sit and you’ll be on time for the start of class.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

There are websites that mention a handful of names—usually just the “top players”—but none with year-by-year lists of who was on the team. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Articles claiming that I had been here and there were on the front pages. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doon took hold of the handle that was on the right and pulled sideways, and the door rolled smoothly open to reveal more darkness. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I got out of the water, thanked the man, and was on my way, heading in the direction he had pointed that led toward the sea. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The cushions felt lumpier on the ground than they’d been on the couch, and they kept sliding apart beneath her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Even though she was on the floor of the garden pagoda, she had slept comfortably, and as she sat up she realized that was probably due to the silk pillows she had been lying on. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Anxious as he was to be on his way, Jemmy hesitated. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I could see the draperies a story below, burning, lighting the night only enough for us to see that they were on the ground and some distance from the nearest wall. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They were on her face and up her arms. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we entered the Player’s Lounge, all eyes were on us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bawling and clawing his way free of the limbs and logs, he was on his way. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she pressed the button and listened to the swoosh that meant it was on its way to Leo. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As far as I know, Haymitch has only been here once, when he was on his Victory Tour decades ago. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Beecher Prep is just a few blocks from our house, I’ve only been on that block a couple of times before. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

A lie because I knew dam well what was on my mind. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I had a vision you were on Mount Tam,” I told Nico. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was on the phone with one of his teammates, spreading the word about a team project. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She had forgotten that there was a car in good running condition in the garage, that its keys were on the hall table. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The pain in my knees makes every step seem like my legs are on fire. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“And you have no right to be on my island, so consider yourself my prisoner.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

"If we were randomly inserted into the universe," Sagan wrote, "the chances that you would be on or near a planet would be less than one in a billion trillion trillion." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Nothing all that special. Just a masked ball that happens to be on Yulemas. And I think you know exactly why you can’t come.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When I open my eyes, I want to be on the beach. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But you know how prisons are on TV, all metal and gray and filled with angry people eating slop and sleeping on concrete slabs. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was almost impossible for him to focus on anything else for too long when the computer was on, which it always was. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although he had been on a state championship team, he never saw any of his old teammates, nor did he ever hear from them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lecture is on African American history, and the professor is someone I’ve read about online. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Still, my knees bounce like my feet are on miniature trampolines. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Had she been on the bus this morning, I would’ve had no problem letting her hear it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The spotlight is on me, and the church grows quiet. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Following Melanie’s lead, April was on her knees almost as quickly and Elizabeth and Marshall weren’t far behind. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy saw Layla hovering over their mom, who was on her knees in the yard, screaming and trying to wrap Aaron back in her arms. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Which is a relief, because auditions are on Monday! P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He concentrated his whole being on the job in hand, sometimes clinging to the stones by no more than a single claw. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I was on the verge of asking her to take it back and give me a refund when the clerk emerged from the back room carrying the puzzle box all wrapped in pink paper. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The manila envelope with my brother’s name was on the table. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

When Shepherd was on the air, Bobby would darken his room and have a one-way conversation that eased his loneliness. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ice had released me when the ball was on the floor, so when Nick grabbed it and threw it over his shoulder I was free. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Seaborg was as awestruck by the immensity of the Hanford plant as Lawrence had been on witnessing the transformation of Oak Ridge. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She was on friendly terms—so far—with the spirit world, but she found its presence frightening. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Make sure your name is on your paper, then cover it with the cover sheet and pass it up to me.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Farther down the river he knew the Somerset was on guard. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he said, “She needs rest. She needs to be on her own.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If the passage was from the twentieth poem in the book, the meeting would be on the twentieth day of the month. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Am I not even worth an “I’ve got swimmer’s ear” or “My house is on fire”?? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The lucky numbers were on one side, just like they always are, and the learn Chinese message told me that in Chinese, winter is dong tian. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Petersburg lies on an island; the Devils Thumb is on the main-land, rising from a frozen bald known as the Stikine Ice Cap. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But her attention was on Cap, so I got sent to wait for her in the principal’s office. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It was Saturday evening, so the traffic wasn’t as bad as it might've been on a weekday. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My face still felt like it was on fire. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I knew it. If those cameras were on, they probably got the license plate number and everything.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to wait till the whiskey was on his breath to guess why. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It would be on his track now, seeking to draw near to him, to take his strength into itself, and suck up his life, and clothe itself in his flesh. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, Luma floated the idea of starting a small soccer program for the refugees to the mother of one of her players, who was on the board at the YMCA. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

A movement at the corner of his eye made Roy glance up from his comic book—and there he was on the sidewalk, running again! Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Susan Constant turns, sailors rush to pull on lines, and we are on our way, gliding in to shore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I thought about that my second time in a limousine, when the renter and I were on our way to dig up Dad’s empty coffin. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

For once, why couldn’t her parents just be on the same page as her? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Everyone was on guard,” he said of his fellow cops. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He was on the slope below the soldiers. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

For once, I thought, I would be on time. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Because the houses we wanted to build would be on Indian reservations, we were refused help. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s usually a requirement for being on TV,” she said, dodging the question. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

When a large force of officers finally arrived, they arrested more blacks than whites, leaving no doubt as to what side they were on. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Our friend Deng was going there, but Nyanriak was worn out from being on the run with so many children, so she decided to go to the closer camp. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They got worked out. It was my fault. I got all freaked out about her being on pills and we broke up for like, a few days.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” Ayanna said, “but what are you doing here? I thought you were on kitchen duty.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She always tries to get out of going driving with Mustafa even though he says she’s easier to be on the road with than our father. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Salvador’s thoughts were on Indio and pleasure, not on Mexico, Mamá, or his sister. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Cold River was on the northern edge of the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation in South Dakota. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

“This is on you if it goes south.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Tandy? Two policemen are on the way up to your apartment right now. I couldn’t stop them. They got a nine- one-one call. It’s an emergency. That’s what they said.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The boys are on the grass, kicking the ball into the net. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand is on the shoulder of a middle-aged woman I recognize as his mother. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A guy named Cobby was on the stoop showing off his new puppy and another guy was pretending like he wanted to buy it to feed to his pit bull. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She reached down by her bed, then realized all of the Wallace yearbooks were on the kitchen table by her laptop. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Grandpa sold a car while Miss Love and I were on the Ferris wheel. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“What about...our business,” I manage while his lips are on my neck. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I been on lots of other trips with Papa,” I bragged. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

His stomach churned and the sour-sweet smell of whisky was on him and in him, living in his pores, in his clothing, beating sluggishly in his head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We are on page 125,” he said politely. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I took the card and said, “How much is on here?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Soren Shield- breaker was on his feet, the Wanderer as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Get up, trooper. I’ll get the kids. I want to be on the road in fifteen minutes.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

One expert, an authority on how much structural strain a steel tank could bear before breaking apart, was on the witness stand for more than three weeks. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

But it’s like my mind is on autoplay, and all it does is show me a highlight reel of all the bad. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

To find the interval, count the lines or spaces that the two notes are on as well as all the lines or spaces in between. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

She was on the opposite side of the grave, standing on the crest of the hill. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Her next class was on the first floor, so we went down the nearest stairway. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t heard anything new from Wayne. I did hear from Dolly that Luis’s funeral is going to be on Thursday at noon.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faith was on the phone with her parents and Fang was already clearing off the car. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Obviously he had been notified that she was on her way. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“He said he had a lot of trouble giving you a thirty-four on your math test. It was all partial credit. If you don’t get your grades together you won’t even be on the team.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The guidance counselor put my name and Duke together on the bulletin board outside her office with the other students who were on their way to college. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Just to be on the safe side, keep this in mind for the future: If you think Jeffrey is looking at all yellow, in his skin tone or around the eyes, bring him in immediately. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two flags were on the desk, the blue UN flag and another country’s flag that I didn’t recognize, maybe where the guy was from. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The words were the same on the hundredth reading as they'd been on the first, when Sansa had discovered die folded sheet of parchment beneath her pillow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We are on a desert island,” Luke said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was no more exciting experience than to be on the road to communion with God! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you see how her eyes are on you all the time? No matter which way you look at the picture, she’s watching.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

When it was Selena’s turn, she walked out, straight-backed, hands holding her skirt so it was on full display. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Castle was on a pair of stepladders clipping his hedge that divides his front garden from ours. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

In that moment, I felt like I was sitting behind an X-ray machine, and everything inside me was on display. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Alfred, these people are very important. They have papers. I’m going to help the doctor, but these people must be taken to the same ship I will be on. Do you understand?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The radiators were on full blast and the air in my room was hot and dry. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Papa-Nnukwu was on a low wooden stool, his legs bent into a triangle. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Mom had come to ruin my fun, so I thought I would distract her and maybe she’d forget what was on her mind. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

By the time the pile was built, they were on different sides of a high barrier. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“One time Mrs. Moss pulled me off my top bunk by the hair, and a bunch of it was yanked out by the roots! Then she kicked me while I was on the floor.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We were on the same schedule: forage, nap, Red Sox, insomnia. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

When it comes to the omnivore’s dilemma, each rat is on its own. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Then he told me I couldn't be on the team no more, that it just didn't make sense to keep me if I wasn't running. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“When they hit the ground some of them were still alive and were crying out for someone to save them because their aircraft were on fire,” said armorer Olga Yerokhina. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

If I was going to finish school it would be on my own. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“That’s very good. A mind-reader. You should be on the stage. I only recognised you just now. But yes, I remember that occasion. I still think about it from time to time.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

That she did know how it felt to be on the outside. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The girl’s bag was on the floor, open, clothing fluffing out. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I could not hear myself screaming, Djo, but my throat was on fire. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The alcohol smell is on my fingers, cold and remote, piercing, like a steel pin going in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to be on solid ground again, anyway.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like when Oscar and I were on the floor of the jail cell room. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Instead, I tried to sound cool and professional, like I got a call from Ellen’s people every day, and let Kara know that it would be my honor to be on the show. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The gardener was on his knees, picking up the little pieces of The Human Body. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to be killed for being on the wrong side of the walkway, so we might as well make it worth it.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

His house is on part of the land that Uncle Drum sold to the developers. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t got no rock in my shoe, I did that so you could catch a breath. You get found out wearing that corset you’re gonna be on kitchen duty for a month.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The canvas-covered wings, which were forty feet long and six and a half feet wide, were on top of the frame s center. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Out of breath, exhausted, terrified, heartbroken, Magdalys rounded the corner to the street the Bochinche was on and stopped in her tracks. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

My head spun as if I were on a rope swing, twisting dizzily. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was holding a clipboard, although I couldn’t see what was on it, and she was dressed old-fashioned. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was on the side of a hill. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Then a shadow swooped under me, and thump—I was on Blackjack’s back. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

A few who are on the younger side, like Johanna and Finnick, or whose bodies haven’t fallen into disrepair, like Seeder and Brutus, can still manage to maintain a little dignity. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

That night Nat was on deck after his watch, standing at the rail, watching the sky. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wrangling” boys hadn’t been on my agenda lately. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

And at home...well, everyone else needed quiet when they were doing homework or when her mother was on the phone. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The room was crowded and Barrelhouse was on duty. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If your name was on the list, it meant that you had made it to the next step: the interview. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could imagine them standing there, thinking about the chance to be on Good Morning America, with that huge trophy . . . and me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Seven was on her way home after the failed Nightbeast tracking that morning. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

As had happened before, former allies of African Americans—as much as conservatives—adopted a political strategy that required them to prove how “tough” they could be on “them,” the dark-skinned pariahs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was on the corner at 125th and Lexington in Harlem. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I had him up on the stool, and my mom thinks he shouldn’t be on there unless somebody’s, like, an inch and a half away. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though we don’t have hotel or plane reservations yet, something tells me that we’ll find a way to be on a plane next week. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even so, I could see movement at the main building and knew the men with the guns were on their way. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now my hands are on my knees, and I swear I just ran a suicide. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The keys that are most distant from C major, with six sharps or six flats, are on the opposite side of the circle. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The program has been on the air for thirteen minutes. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

And this sailor, tall, dark and crowlike, marked his ship's papers with a circle that night and was on deck at dawn when the ship sailed out of the harbor in the morning mist. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The yellow Dr. Scholl’s shoebox is on the counter behind her, still full of envelopes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I notice her website URL is on there too. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The bike was ripped from my hands and passed into the crowd, instantly gone, and then the hands were back and voices were shrieking and the hands were on Otto. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What about the Beiderman?” asked Oliver, who was walking by with a piece of chocolate cake as big as the plate it was on. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He thought the road would be so bad that no one would be on it but he was wrong. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

And then Mom and I are on the stage together, jumping up and down until they make us get off. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He couldn't quit his job, and he couldn't go at night 'cause the caseworker would be on us talking about how me and Newcharlie were home alone too much. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Both you and this King character are on trial for felony murder. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

She winced and swayed once she was on her feet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“He was on his Zoloft but he stopped taking it.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was on my side, riding an invisible bicycle. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The fourth time they treed, they were on top of a mountain. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smart money is on Arthur wanting one of those cookies. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He first elicited Michel’s name and address, his length of service, and the length of time he had been on this particular route. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And all three were on foot now, for a horse could not climb the last steep slope. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

And how can one be on a great galleon and not check it out? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I began to walk faster as the bus was on its way. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When they found them, the little boy was on his back on the floor and Blanca was curled up with her head on the round belly of her new friend. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw it all quite clearly, because my land was on a hillside. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just figured out that the whole world is on a streak,” I said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth be on the wharf when they anchored? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several Gypsy men were on horseback, riding ahead of or behind their wagons or leading strings of mules and horses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The girls are on the cement patio, sitting at the redwood picnic table, doing homework. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy took them to the cliff where he had been on the previous day. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of Chicago’s attention would be on the fire at the Cold Storage building. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sure, he’d say, and he’d log off whatever program he was on, throw on a jacket, leave the computer running, and walk out with me. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly the captain of the Swordfish did not, intent as he was on finally spearing something with his ungainly fat sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In the brief flash of brightness, it was on show until the phone light was quenched. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was on his feet and across the room to me before I could take another breath. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

His head seemed to bob up and down on his neck, like it was on a spring. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Then he pushed her back until her head was on the ground. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Off goes Etienne, content to believe that someone is on the job. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

My “piano savings” manila envelope is on top of my desk. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Harry was on the very end of the line, next to Krum, who was wearing swimming trunks and was holding his wand ready. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Our cottage is on a little hill thirty feet above sea level. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lab staff was on strike, too, so Papa-Nnukwu could not have the tests done. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t said anything outright, but she’d sighed so much, Dimple was afraid the house was on the verge of collapse. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Sam told me that William S. Burroughs wrote the book when he was on heroin and that I should “go with the flow.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘If he wins back at all across the Pelennor, his enemies will be on his heels,’ said the messenger. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

So when I spotted her, flanked by Lena and Darryl, coming our way in the hall, I was on my guard. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“We were told that he was placed with a foster family that was on track to adopt him,” her father told her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“The letter says she’s the key, not James Parker. He’s probably keeping himself anonymous because he doesn’t want the focus to be on him.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Hoo's On First sounds like my restaurant is on First Street, or worse yet, on the first floor. Customers will end up in the coffee shop drinking dishwater tea." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

For once he didn’t look like he was on his way to a funeral. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She nodded, and all of a sudden her eyes were on me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Yup, my mouth muscles were still working even when everything else was on shutdown. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Stew simmers on the stove, and the TV is on. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

His death made him a hero and his name was on the front page of all the papers for several days. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His bowl was on the floor with a thud, and his body leaned toward Momma from the hips. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My next class seemed to be on the other side of campus, and I was trying to figure out where I was—cross-checking room numbers against my new class schedule—when the final bell rang. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her name was on his lips when the ship sank and the waters closed over him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wednesday told her to bring the same again for everyone, although this time Shadow’s mead was to be on the rocks. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

While the decor was nothing to write home about, it was cool to be on the road for a game. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

After coffee, Watson capitulated: perhaps the backbone was on the outside, and the bases—A, T, G, and C—faced in, apposed against each other. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Aunt Jenny is on a Zoom call with all the big shots at the network. She wants you to be Duke’s permanent replacement.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Why are you here? Aren’t you supposed to be on a date?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When Harry had finished, Sirius was on his feet again and had started pacing up and down the cave. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I insist, “it’s like when the fence around District Twelve is on, only much, much quieter.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frightful was on the nest, her feathers draped around the hatching chicks. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Only the thickness of the barbed wire separated my life in hell from their lives of freedom, but we might as well have been on separate planets. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Billy Pilgrim was on fire, having stood too close to the glowing stove. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for the five partygoers who are earliest to arrive, all eyes are on Patrick. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Like they were on high alert or something. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what he was on about at the time, I thought he was putting me on, but I’ve since come to like the idea. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was on it in the blink of an eye, grabbing a wing as the pigeon flapped and fluttered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

‘I had just washed her hair,’ Cilia said dreamily, ‘and the sun was on it.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Margaret had Belgian waffles and did riot require a Styrofoam box for leftovers because there were none; she ate everything that was on her plate—strawberry preserves, pseudo whipped cream and all. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The protest in New York was on at the moment, but let me tell you, it didn’t look like a love train chugging through the Big Apple. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

His parents are distressed by this, but Gogol is secretly pleased to be on his own. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I came close to the tree, the animal would jump, and the race would be on. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel walked into her house, nodded at her mother who was on the phone, and went straight to her room, where she set her backpack on the floor and lay down on the bed. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The rest of my journey must be on the wings of Rome. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But Joey was on fire that day and put in three tries by himself. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

What’s more, the iron grate was on the opposite side of the small courtyard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A big heavy phrase is easier to handle if it comes at the end, when your work assembling the overarching phrase is done and nothing else is on your mind. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It was on the edge of the pupil.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Four empty tin plates were on the floor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the trainer’s room, Alan Stewart, the Odessa police chief, was on the phone making sure there was a police escort for the buses. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was on his knees and bound in chains. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

If I really were Roger, no matter how hard it was to understand, she would be on my side. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Vern wasn’t planning to be on the boat. I think they collaborated on the idea, but your mom was gonna execute it.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It happened so quickly, I don’t know how he got me to the floor, but again I was on my back and he was on top of me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Doris was known for having spies on the block, clocking my every move whenever I was on punishment. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

All I said was, “So, what’s it like being on television?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

As excited as I was on top, I was a little scared underneath. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see that Mother's plan was working because I started to get excited when I heard the songs that were on Hit Parade and the singers that sang them. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The phone started speaking in a robot voice, calling out the numbers of whoever was on the line. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The fallen torch was on the floor, guttering, making every shadow leap and twist in a monstrous mockery of the dead man’s shaking. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It would be a rude shock for Theo, Vincent tells him, to be on his own; it would be disorienting, like leaving a prison after years of captivity. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He tried to focus on the positive: a warship might be on the way to help Camp Jupiter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Nelida Grau yells from the third row, and in an instant the spectators are on their feet, arguing in every direction. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The van wasn’t on and running, and the road wasn’t passing underneath me, but the keys had been left in the ignition and the radio was on. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He was on the Shy Maid, Tyrion saw, under a scratchy blanket that smelled of vinegar. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Now I was on my way to compete against the best youth fencers in the country at the biggest tournament I had ever been to. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Luckily the ball is on the other side of the field, so no one’s looking in our direction. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this moment, I can’t help but wonder if that dangerous crush she mentioned is on ME. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Maddie said it would have been a good landing if it had been on an aerodrome. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But his eyes were on the red backpack dangling from her hand. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The two constables had been sent out to join those looking for Pierrot and Jackson, and more policemen were supposed to be on their way down to the bungalow in case Robbie had gone there. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Joey was on his way to becoming a man. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had dreamed about ships like this, about being on their decks, about sailing on them, and now he was on the verge of sneaking aboard one. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing a seven-year-old could do to stop the search, but somehow I felt better knowing that his thoughts were on protecting me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, at one o’clock on the nose we were on to our next activity. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got the feeling more cookies were on the way. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was on a motorcycle, and he waved to a mailman and ... he didn’t like to think about it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

At nine years old, he felt as if the weight of a mountain were on his shoulders. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Closed sign is on Big Sal’s door when Supreme drops me off. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She’d do little things to let you know she was on your side. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it was on the same trip that they had the good luck to rescue an old metal mixing bowl from a garbage pail. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s tiring to be on guard all the time, to keep my muscles tense and wary. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

So for the first time in three months I was on my own in the middle of the day, which is totally different from being alone at night. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We were on a ship that was sinking, huddled at the tip before it went under. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“With respect, we been on the wrong sides too many times to be friends. Seems a shame to go and change all that now.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I was on duty. It went after lunch.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“But maybe if people know the truth about us, about our mother, it would be a good thing and we wouldn’t have to be on a side,” said Amil. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Ever since the night they had cried together in the auditorium, she saw how hard all of this was on him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

If he was taking me outside to be shot, and was on his own, I could easily overpower him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And despite the fact that I had been on fire on the strip, I was the one pulled. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

A dishpan of coffee was on the stove and iced cakes filled a shelf in the cupboard. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wanted to make sure we were on our way before other travelers showed up and saw the dead man propped up against our back window. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ralph was on his feet too, shouting for quiet, but no one heard him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Dusk would be on them soon, followed by another wet dark dismal night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I am on a swing, swinging high above a river. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Within a fortnight, he was on his feet again—too late to be of any use in our command performance at Whitehall. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Me and the men—we got a list of those we suspect are Klan—Packard’s name is on top.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The light on Clancy’s dresser was on, and I could hear the voices of kids below at the fire pit. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When the radio was on, music has stimulated memory of times and places, complete with characters and stage sets, memories so exact that every word of dialogue is recreated. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was on my side, studying the tiny imperfections in the lemon rind texture of the wall. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He is on his own journey, one that will be arduous and long, filled with missteps and stumbles. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The Commandant seems indifferent to the clamor, fixated as she is on her work. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He knew the prosecutors were on the fence, at best, about charging Reggie with negligent homicide. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe everybody has a renegade tongue yearning to be on its own. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her round eyes find mine and she is on her feet, her arms wound tightly.around my waist and her face against my chest. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He stopped, and just like in the movies he gave me a long, steady look as if I were on trial and now was the moment for me to break down and confess. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She kicked and kicked until everything was on the floor. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

When the races were on, Seabiscuit could see the fields go down the backstretch and would try to climb out of his stall to run with them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Voice had never relinquished control while they were on the island. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her glimpse of me had been too brief, and her mind had been on other things. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I must be on my way,” he says, unwilling to be stopped. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The train inches toward Morgan Avenue, and I notice how the people who started getting on at the last few stops look different than the people who were on this train when we got on. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

In many ways, these were the glory days for the accused, for our own people were on the stand fearlessly enunciating ANC policy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had met Mother in Boston, about a year before, when she was on that well-chaperoned tour to Europe, with several other Oakland girls. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tayo nodded, but now his eyes were on the ceiling logs where pouches and bags dangled from wooden pegs and squareheaded nails. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She means well, but I could tell it was hurting her back to be on that long bus ride. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Now that they are on stage, he switches to a definite noun phrase: the herons head. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He had been working in one of the new colonies for ten days straight and now he had two days off and was on his way to a party. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Petra’s dad looked at her as if she were on the other side of a closed window. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

His grandma was on the settee, holding on to his mum, rubbing her back as she threw up into a small bucket they kept nearby just in case. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

People wrote that they had rushed to be with loved ones or tried to escape when they heard that the invaders were on the move. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was the respectful way he sat with the grieving when he was on duty at funerals. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"The northmen will be on us before nightfall," he told them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The following week he was on the front page of the Tangerine Times sports section for making kicks of 40 and 45 yards to beat Flagler 6-0. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back then his uncle Gerion had been on hand to praise his efforts, in place of surly sailors. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Park was on his bed, trying to prop himself up on his elbows, when she walked in. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The school was on the other side of town and it was supposed to give me a fresh start, since the kids from my elementary all went on to Emerson. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Most were walking, but a few were on horseback, wending their way through the middle of the crowds. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

They were tight enough to fight too, and we were on their private property. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She wouldn’t talk about it. Just said she fled through Nemmersdorf and has been on the run.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then they were on the long bridge and someone cried, “Halt!” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Permission from the Community Woodward School was forthcoming for Bobby’s three-week absence, and the boy was delighted to be on the road playing chess instead of being in the classroom. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One guy was on a kind of spit. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and I were on the same page, sort of. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The place was dark except for a small glowing window, which stood partly open, the panes dancing in bright reds and yellows as though the glass were on fire. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of being able to rest and heal, these firefighters had to be on duty the next day even before the O’Leary fire broke out. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The trees were thin and stunted here, for they were on the edge of the tundra, but there were brambles and snagging bushes in the path. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Possibly not forever, except, as they say, trailing clouds of glory, if that theory really is true after all and they do send some sort of chariot, possibly presently you will be on it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I really deserved any, because there was only one thing I did that remotely suggested that I was on the wrong track. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Lyra got up, taking her spice cake with her, and no one noticed; Lee Scoresby was already dealing the cards, and every suspicious eye was on his hands. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the census of 1790 provided unmistakable evidence that those antislavery advocates who believed that the future was on their side were deluding themselves. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

His elbows are on his knees and he’s staring out at the slowly brightening sky. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately the massive weight of the bull was on her, humping her down, my father and Serrano were laughing and slapping their knees. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father Mike had also been on the bridge. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“My hat!” shouted the bug—and the fight was on. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cole never even had time to raise the knife before the bear was on him, clubbing him down with a powerful blow. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It was late evening, his mother did not like the young doctor who was on call at the medical center in the evenings, and so she drove to Dr. Achufusi’s house. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Instead of staying in a hotel, they stay in an apartment in the Bastille which belongs to a friend of Moushumi’s, a male friend named Emanuel, a journalist, who is on holiday in Greece. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to respond, but Hades was on a roll now. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A sense of humor was on Judy’s list of what makes a good friend. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand is on the door of my car and I’m nearly home free. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Now it was on to Poughkeepsie again, and then maybe even Berlin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"I was on my way to Mrs. Dunne's office because somebody in gym took my clothes." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

You made a decision then, a decision not to care, a decision about whose side you were on now. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I am thankful you are on dry land at least. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was my father and blood was on his face. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly her senses were on high alert, as if somebody had snapped a rubber band against the base of her neck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Just like that, they shut the door, and I am on the step, locked out and alone. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Suppose you wanted to scale the walls of a fortress which was on the other side of a river. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Big nosy Shirley points her finger at us and says, “The meeting is at seven so be on time. No excuses!” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Their filthy hair, their blackened faces were on the pillows. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Let the blood be on his hands, not mine. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When Luke opened his apartment door, the lights were on, and at first he thought that had to be a good sign. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Once or twice he was aware of being on his feet with the loud not really tuneful singing all around him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

This was worse, she thought, pushing up with her good arm while her injured one felt as if it were on fire. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The kitchen is on the other side of a large, passthrough window. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That her cousin would be able to live his life freely, with people no longer judging him for who he chooses to love but instead appreciating him for who he is on the inside. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Into her droptube, and it found its way to her level, which was on the bottom, or maybe just toward the bottom, her suburb was. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you ever been on camera like this before?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Charles. And there’s no place I’d rather be on my big day than inside a library, surrounded by books. Unless, of course, I could be on a bridge to Terabithia.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“You need to be on Washington Street,” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Children’s Art Theater was on Hua-shan Road, in a neighborhood that hardly seemed part of the city. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it surprising that one of them is dead and the other is on trial for his life? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bunks for non-Arcanum students were on the fourth floor of the east wing of Mews, farthest from the bathing facilities on the ground floor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Two big, skipping hops, another leap, and she was on dry land. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was on the Le Corbusier daybed across the room, lounging on the cowhide. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I believe you were on the debating team,” Father Mulrooney said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Now she was on the floor looking for the necklace she once said he probably had his secretary buy. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Adore” had been on his second-grade spelling list two weeks ago, and it had been a great discovery for him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then he was on his feet, turning, blind, his face congested, contorted with this rage, and the muscles leaping and swelling in his long, dark neck. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The cabin used to be on the eastern shore of the lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The radio is on, and we are singing along as loud as we can. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

At least her feet were on the ground and she was coughing now. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I call the realtor whose name is on the sign outside and we tour the place. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of being on a table the pigs were arranged on a long black container, and as I started to realize what it was the fingers propelling my legs tightened and moved me closer. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Did she have reason to be on that pedestal? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t worry that when all that happened, Heather was on my other side and Courtney on his. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

A good part of his head was on the trunk of the tree behind where he had been standing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would have to be on constant alert from now on, watching for signs of what his real motives were. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were on their own, still searching in this new place for compatriots and allies. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her fourth choice had been causing her problems, but it had been on the very day when rude applause interrupted a play that she had made the fourth and final choice for her team. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Eight minutes later, a new edition of The Hourly Radio was on sale in the streets of London. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my dream, her head was on my shoulder as I lay on my back, only the corner of carpet between us and the concrete floors. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She had only gotten a tiny bit more information—that no one else was working there when Clara did—but it was enough to know she was on the right track. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The furniture and knick- knacks that came with the house were on display. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was on a road the like of which he had never seen before, a great work of men’s hands in years beyond the reach of song. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was on the side facing away from the priory. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Now all eyes are on Henry in the driver’s seat. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But it’s too late to think about that now, already their feet are on the dusty-rose carpeting of the stairs; a heavy muted tread, pulse in the forehead. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he was on the books and they never let him alone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were on our way to attack a small town that had ammunition and food. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

One was standing with his back turned to her, and the other was on the ground. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Prentiss Jr. is on the floor, holding his mouth, blood already coming from it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

"I didn't know you could dance like that! You could be on TV!" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It was on the periphery of the wide blast of noise inside my ears. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We were on one side of a small cemetery. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell us the other thing that is on your mind,” Lili said, joining in their laughter. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“What if he didn’t know he was on the show? That he was being film stalked?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately the lecture was on cellular anatomy, something I’d already studied. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We never knew when anyone would be on their own, even at seven. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They were on the bridge above, no farther away than the height of a hedge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ward was on the sixth floor of the hospital, which was lit up and colorful. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

As they went by, one of the soldiers shouted out, “The hour of Compline is at hand! The curfew is in force! No one may be on the streets!” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

After some pleasant conversation, each neighbor would choose their spot, leave their droppings, and be on their way. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Every auctioneer, every librarian, was on the lookout for it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

His hand was on the door, ready to shove it shut. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He knew they were on the verge of saying no. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Dr. Trefusis’s blood was on the sand where he had fallen. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Louis said, “Yeah, I don’t expect you’ll see it in St. Louis either. I saw snow once when I was on a hunting trip in the hills outside of Malden.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might as well have been on Mars. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not so serious that I hadn’t been on the verge of quitting. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were on a bright, cold, gray Manhattan sidewalk. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Also imagine that no matter how rude, unhappy, irritated, or ornery the voices are on the other end of the line, these young Indians are incessantly and unfailingly polite. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ammonia is ordinarily a gas on Earth, as water is on Venus. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, whenever they were stopped at the interrogation stations, they had a good excuse for being on the road. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By that point, Hugo had climbed around Matthew’s body and was on his back, looking at the cops over his brother’s shoulder. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

But in the debriefing by Lieutenant Wilkin, the focus was on how chaotic it was, how so many of the rules weren’t respected. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now he was on his way to see the Nightbeast. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then he felt a deep sadness at how few books there were on the table, in the whole house. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We are on a corner near a grocery, but its doors and windows are shuttered with graffiti-covered steel. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Then another joined her and another, and soon the entire Scythedom was on their feet, in an ovation for the newly ordained Scythe Anastasia. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“We all wanted more help, we were glad to think Snape was on his way...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I mean, if I were a photographer, I’d be on safari somewhere, perched on top of a jeep and shooting rhinos for National Geographic. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, he’d make sure they weren’t on the same apparatus that Joseph was on. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

‘Well, you do want looking after and no mistake: your party might be on a holiday!’ said Butterbur. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The voices around me are a mess: some nasal, some off-key, and both are drowning out those of us who could possibly be on key, like me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

How fortunate my parents felt to be on the giving end. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The lamp was on because Lynn had asked that I turn it on, but now she herself was gone. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Guess she wasn’t paying attention and the smudge pot tipped over. Next thing they knew, the kitchen was on fire.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most extreme example of this at Sing Sing was Wickersham, who seemed to be on duty every time I was assigned to A-block. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were told to lie down oil the sand, turn our faces away from the blast, and bury our heads in our arms,” remembered Edward Teller, who was on Compana Hill. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The real fight will be on us soon, and we must be away before it comes, or we ’11find ourselves fighting on the wrong side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At five o’clock, when the offices closed, I walked a few more blocks to the gas company, which was on West Main Street. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She’ll be on it for forty-two of its nearly three hundred miles. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Not many people are on in the middle of the day. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But when I got down on my knees, I saw that the light in the room was on. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

T-shirt, Hassan was on the couch, watching reruns of Saturday Night Live. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The veterans learned she had been raised in the small town of Athens, Ohio, where her parents, both Chinese immigrants, were on the faculty at Ohio University. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

"I didn't mean to offend. It's just, I like to lead a carefree life. I suppose being on the water fosters that sort of temperament. The God of the Sea has no allegiances." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Another deep breath, and then her eyes are on mine again. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

As unlikely a prospect as it may have seemed, I nevertheless thought about escape the entire time I was on the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because when those stadium lights are on or when that curtain parts, we are the best versions of ourselves. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But the glimpses those men’s rooms afforded were on the whole disappointing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“There is always a wrong and a right way to get on a boat,” said Johnny, who had never been on any boat except an excursion boat once. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ones by the trees were on the far sides; you couldn’t see them from the house even in broad daylight. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“It is kind of like being on the beach,” I say, growing more and more elated. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They were on top of each other in a moment. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a single other car was on the road. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

"Everything here is push,” wrote a local newspaper editorialist in 1906, "everything is on the move, every citizen is looking out for everything that will make Durham great.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The next thing I knew, I was on an alligator rumbling over the reef. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

ALBUS: I’m pretty sure you told everyone that was on the bottom of a lake. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

My eyes were on Bobby Gene, in the thick of things with Dad and Styx. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A light was on already in the farmhouse and the dogs were in a frenzy as they walked away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was especially upset that Walter was on death row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Malcolm X snorted that no white man’s promise was worth the paper it was on; he would need time to decide if he 390 would cooperate or not. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of those who had been on the first floor were trapped under debris. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“She was on a plantation down near Montgomery. She had two children and she had a man she loved, but they weren’t married because the slaves couldn’t get married like the white folks could.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held his beautiful face and kissed him like it was the end of the world. park She wouldn't be on the bus with him. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He argued over when the television could be on, when inmates could cook in the kitchen, and whether someone could leave a box of personal stuff in a common area. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drover is on the ground with a bullet right between his eyes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

People were on top of the bus, and others were climbing up a ladder. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Stupid me to forget I was on my own. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We were on skis, on a good surface of firn, without sastrugi, and solid—that was certain—for five or six thousand feet down. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

This time, the village was not quiet and empty as it had been on the previous nights, but was buzzing like a wasp's nest. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hot Pie was on his knees, his fist closing around a big jagged rock. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Coach Hedge had a habit of jumping into the gangway with his baseball bat if he thought attackers were on board. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Molly’s room is on the second floor, facing the ocean, down a long hall at the opposite side of the house from Vivian’s. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

In two minutes they were on the way to the rescue. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a problem. Nice to rest from the work. We'll unload tomorrow and be on our way.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We ate there every night, doing our best to pretend we were on a real trip, a vacation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The night riders were on patrol, he explained, casting agent and passenger into dangerous waters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She suspected that Scythes Mandela and Meir were on her side, and that the irritable one was not. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At one stage I found myself on a road I’d never been on, and for about half an hour I didn’t know where I was and didn’t care. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that a climber has paid a large sum of money to join a guided expedition does not, by itself, mean that he or she is unfit to be on the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Max sits us all in a circle in the living room—except for Siunek, who is on duty at the window—and I’m reminded of a pack of snarling dogs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We were on the top of the height of land that was the highest part of the range of wooded hills we had seen from Burguete. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Once the case was on direct appeal, no new evidence would be considered. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Based on what Bo told me about him being on scholarship, I figured he didn’t live in a new neighborhood, but I wasn’t quite expecting this. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Everything is clean,” I said, “and my dressy dresses are on hangers.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s enough out of you, girl. Time for us to be on the road to Newport.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

All he knew was that his legs were carrying him forward as though he was on casters and that he had shouted stupidly at the snake, “Leave him alone!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I guess being on a famous reality TV show kind of makes you a celebrity. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When it had come to it, when they had seen what he was facing, most of the school had been on his side as well as Cedric’s.... Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m the only being on this earth that knows the Shooting Star songs. If I were to perish, they will be lost forever,” said the water monster. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Yet the household really was focused on the children as much as it was on Charles. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

James’ eyes were on the floor and his hands were clenched in his pockets. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is I used to dream of being on The Voice, and I’ve imagined what it would be like to hear a song of my own on the radio. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The alarm system is on, but Mrs. Johnson knows the codes and has a key. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You don’t listen to people. Your ear is on your head, but it’s not connected to your brain. I said she killed herself rather than do the work I’d been doing all my life!” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond it, an entire village was on fire. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The air-conditioning was on, but they drove with the win-dows open as well, because, ".No offense, but you boys really smell bad." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“He’ll be on. Don’t worry. Now tell me, what do you dream about?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two blows, and he’d be on the ground, struggling to breathe. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The thing to do now was to dig out in front of the wheels, put in brush so that the chains could grip, and then push until the car was on the road. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The carton was still on the back seat, her suitcase was on the floor, her coat and pocketbook on the seat; Luke had left the motor running. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the Tokyo Dome is on its own network of connections for the Wardraft. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When I walked home at night, things got white around the edges and it seemed I had no past, no memories, that I had been on this exact stretch of luminous, hissing road forever. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Halloween is on a Saturday, and all day, my stomach flutters with excitement when I think about the sleepover. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t tell her I only went because June’s house is on the way. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Even the Brown Bomber seemed to get quieter as the V.D.L.A.I. arm from the record player lifted itself and moved toward the 45 that was on the turntable. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

O’Neill, Jesse said, was teaching his Enlightenment course that day, so the subject had been on his mind. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first it was a little difficult to see how this fitted in with his being on Jones’s side. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I was on the floor, and the mousetrap was on my big toe. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were on our way home from buying groceries at the market. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The rope grew taut, and whoever was on the raft pulled us up. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“It was a huge plane, and it was on purpose.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Worse, I feel like I am on the edge of shutting down. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When the pressure was on, though, something seemed to unravel inside him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

April and Melanie and Marshall were on their way home through the alley when, by the sheerest luck, Melanie noticed the loose plank. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

If for nothing else, be on my side for art’s sake, Theo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Then everybody was on the floor and the beat got as righteous as it could get. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

If the sprayer is on the lowest setting, even I can manage. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Everybody nodded, including a woman with braids who looked too old to be on the team even though she was dressed in running clothes. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Blackjack is on his way. But if Silena wasn’t able to convince Clarisse, I doubt Blackjack will be able—” A roar shook the ground. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“We were on the road for five days, and only one night could we get a motel room.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

His legs felt like wet cement, and his lungs were on fire. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jimmy’s head came outta hole number five, which was on the bottom row in the middle of the board. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

He was on his feet, shouting with excitement. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My parents are on a cruise. They left me to watch the house. I’m sure they’d come home if they weren’t in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Dazed, blinking, he flung the door open and encountered Brother Jacques whose hand was on the switch. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as Grandpa pushed her forward, it was on her that all the eyes fastened. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Such an explanation is on the right track, as those factors demonstrably were directly responsible for European conquests. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And because your image is hazy through the glass, and you are on the other side of the water, you are the one who looks like a ghost. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“We should also be on the lookout for dead flowers. Nightbeasts’ presence makes it impossible for flowers to thrive near them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I listened for the first sign that death was on its way. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now I am on the other side of that night and can tell the story, so perhaps I am still alive, though I feel no sign of it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess they don’t want company. Might as well be on our way.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were on good terms with Mr. Richards, the landlord, so even if we had to have him come back the next week for the rent, he didn’t mind. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was on the ground, splayed like a starfish, but I was smiling. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Fiona, Eighteen, was on his left; on his other side sat Twenty, a male named Pierre whom Jonas didn’t like much. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

One day, I was on the front lawn of the property and aimed the gun at a sparrow perched high in a tree. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But her own name was on the card! A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Can you believe it? If we hadn’t gone home on that bus, we’d have been on TV with Mr. Ward and the rest of the ‘rescue brigade,’ right? Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

By about the middle of the morning they were on their way. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

None of what I studied intensively until three a.m. is on it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The boys sat in their chairs half asleep but Mack was awake and his eyes were on the puppy. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in my school file it said my dad was on staff there, but I just didn’t want him to see me like this. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t come in yet, but all the lights were on in the place. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I wanted my brother and my friends to know, since the spotlight was on me, that I was in. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“The taxi stands are on the opposite side of the building. Isn’t listening supposed to be your job?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The model was on display in his window. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

"I already told him we were on the way," Noodle says. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Now that this new pain killer, the one she had been holding in reserve, was on the way her misery was manageable. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

One Saturday morning not long after Mom started wearing her new diamond ring, her mood was on an upswing, and she decided we’d all clean the house. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Was it because he felt responsible for Lem’s being on the Astrea? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew, with more certainty than before, that O’Brien was on his side. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t knock so loud unless the apartment is on fire. I am not hard of hearing.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, we just passed the Po Chentong airport, which means we are on Highway Four. Stop asking me all the time.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when Soon-Lee and I ignore their taunts: “I think some people are on the rag today.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“The napkin that was on the floor? I was trying to be helpful.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Chicago was on the move, becoming biggest at just about everything: world’s biggest lumberyard, world’s busiest grain center, and, when the Union Stock Yard opened in 1865, the world’s biggest stockyard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need page five, your lines are on page two,” Red told him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were on the front porch when Henry halted. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I glance down, check that my brakes are on, and rise carefully, steadying myself on the wheelchair’s arm while making the perilous transfer to the walker. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We both knew that we were on a collision course. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She is my daughter after all. This is just the way I was on the day of my wedding.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Our own homemade rocket. My people, we are on our way.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was by this time half-past five, and the sun was on the point of rising; but I found the kitchen still dark and silent. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

They were on a narrow street of low brownstones, with the moon sitting just above them. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You were on a show?” the man asks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When Daddy opened the door, my mom’s mom and dad were on the other side of it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

But he knew they’d be eating a lot of it this week; it had been on sale at Save Mart, and his father had bought three heads. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

With the overhang facing south and being on the side of the hill, the rain wouldn’t bother them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Neil replied that he was honored and privileged to be on the moon, representing the United States and men of peace from all nations. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The restaurant was on the way to the public forum. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t keep you from medical care. But you know very well”—he looked straight at me—“that Delia Santos is on the political list. The rules clearly state, no contact with politicals.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here it was, spring break, and she was on the moon, where there was all this meg action, and she was there without friends. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I guess you could say the surprise was on me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think Nehemia is on her way here to tell you about the contract. She’ll be mad at me for telling you first; apologize for me, will you?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Yale and Columbia and MIT are on the list, but so are DePauw, Holy Cross, and Gettysburg College. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I was in a department store with Mama and we were on the escalator—goin’ down. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew he was on the verge of passing out from low blood sugar. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Isaac figured I was on your side so he didn’t trust me enough to tell me what they were going to do.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

And now here they were on the beach. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Matt saw things glowing under the plastic covers, so the machines were on. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shoulda told her you was back in Greenwood, but I got in kinda late and Pa was on a bender. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

We were on the steps outside school, people all around us, and I worried we might get trampled, but Daisy had the ability to part seas. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Half the men in the hall were on their feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And unlike Bodega, who said exactly what was on his mind, Nazario would tell you only what he felt was necessary. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Asleep indeed. That Alice is a saboteur. It is on her face. She is working for the vandals.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was on the verge of confessing the whole thing—that I’d never gone to school, that I hadn’t really met the requirements to graduate—when she added, “This class is for seniors.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Even though my emotions were on a bit of a roller coaster, that didn’t mean I wasn’t intensely focused on my training. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I’d guess he’s been losing weight ever since he heard Sirius was on the loose again....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was on such occasions that Anne wished she were an only child. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s cold and my earmuffs are on, doing double duty. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I nod, though she can’t see me, and we keep moving, the flashlight beam bouncing, our shoes scraping, the moldy air rushing toward us from whatever is on the other end. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

My aim is on the mark, my grip as tight as his. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

What sort of welcome would he have, limping as he was on crutches? The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Both women were on their feet, flushed as though they’d been running a race. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Male Voice: Help is on the way, ma'am. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It felt as though even the air was on fire.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I used to go with a boy who was on the same basketball team that he was on. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had been on the road since five in the morning. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

His favorite topi is on his head, the one that’s shaped like a mushroom but still manages to make him look cool. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

A new battle cry starts up: The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire! The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Despite everything that was on my mind, I felt like intervening every now and then, but my lawyer kept telling me, “Just keep quiet—it won’t do your case any good.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Everybody move! Our van is on the next road!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Try the avenue. I have a feeling visitors are on the way.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Like, if the apartment is on fire, he’s grabbing us and that mug. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Laxmi had been on the phone for at least an hour, trying to calm her cousin down. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“What was I going to do? Wake them up at five this morning? I didn’t know you were on a strict schedule.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

As we all huddled together in the dining room, one question was on our minds: What kind of peace was this? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And suddenly I realize that until just a short time ago, I was on the other end of one of those lines, calling nonstop, desperately hoping that someone would answer. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He asked Dasch, "Have you ever been on board of a sailing vessel? Are you a good sailor?" Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Your rise will be on that many more wings. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He felt that he was on the right road, and his spirits had risen a good deal. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The ocean is on the other side of that busy street! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Thank God you’re safe. Your mama is on her way home.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I can’t go without you. James says we can take cable cars to get there. I know you’ve never been on one before—don’t you want to explore San Francisco a little?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe because stars don’t just belong to the Greater Jungle or the Zamani Region. We see them the same no matter where we are on this continent.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It occurred to Bridge that Mr. Partridge was on the older side. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then, at night, I erase that page to be on the safe side. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

All they care about is how much money you got in your pocket or what the limit is on your credit card. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those who help you may not be on your side, and those who oppose you can be your greatest allies.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It is my name standing out there so clearly; I should not be on the walls of this house. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

We rarely locked the doors so whatever was on that trailer must have been top secret. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was on the kitchen floor in great agony when she returned. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

This would not only be annoying, but pretty much impossible and sometimes dangerous, since Loretta’s pedestrian route is on back trails and down small, narrow highways. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And you know what was on the dresser, right? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My legs got straight, then I was on tiptoes, then I was off the ground. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer was surprised to see that Lucky Girl was on the verge of tears. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You got your Tuesday game! I traded baby-sitting with this kid in my neighborhood. Stanford can’t make it. But everybody else is on!” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have the feeling Aiyi and the others have never been on such a long elevator ride. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

And apart from the handful of photos and silly videos I sent them while I was on the trip, they don’t know about everything else that happened. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

If I think about it, just a few months ago, I was ready to die, and now here I am on a plane to New York City all by myself. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The most direct way across the canyon was on the narrow fifteen-hundred-foot suspension catwalk swaying over the river. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore drank like a child dying of thirst, but when he had finished, he yelled again as though his insides were on fire. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Each of those circles had been on Immie’s fragile fingers at one point or another. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Effie shows up a bit early to take us down because last year, even though we were on time, we were the last two tributes to show up. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was noted exactly which regiments were on duty in different parts of Boston and how strong were the earthworks Gage was putting up to protect his men if‘the country should rush in.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell them everything, and afterward my mom is on the telephone, calling Finch’s mom. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"Tyrion, my sweet brother," he said darkly, "there are times when you give me cause to wonder whose side you are on." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He must’ve wanted to tell me these things even as he fled like his feet were on fire. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Here we are. Two nineteen is on the second floor.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“We were on our way home, but the snow was crazy, so I pulled over. And then I guess I fell asleep.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

So this terrifying ascension was most difficult for him, perched as he was on the neck of the giant. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The one that counted was on her right: a crow trying to drink from a near empty goblet. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He waited until the cat's front paws were on the small branch just below him. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Jasper Jr. was on the beach cruiser, and Bull was jogging to keep up—beet-faced and sweating buckets. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The building was on the corner and one side went straight down. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had shot him from so close that his clothes were on fire. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace is on the other side of Zoey, and Ms. Washington’s on the other side of Grace. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

They didn’t have any idea where they were going, and they wouldn’t be told until they were on their way. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I should have guessed. I heard you might be on the Vineyard.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The buttons were on an outsized cotton shirt, which was what had replaced the turtlenecks now that it was warm. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to raise his weak right hand to hold the wrist of my hand that was on his side. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

That evening, as the Empire Builder climbed over the Cascades at Stevens Pass and set out across the arid wheat country of eastern Washington, the boys were on a lark. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Now she is on top of it and the coat is all there seems to be to cover her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You-know-who has been on the warpath all day long,” said Charles, cutting himself a slice of bread. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

But later, when he was on fire with whisky, he looked again directly at her, and saw immediately that she had also been thinking of him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“And it probably was best that you didn’t figger it out while you was on your journey. You had to focus on survivin’.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Troops and tanks would be on the streets soon. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Neither phosphorus atoms nor the purine and pyrimidine bases were on hand. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She writes: “The wound was on the left side of the body, which might mean that the shooter was right-handed. It’s a weak argument.” Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this will be like being on TV. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Even if I’ve been on board this wooden relic of a ship for years, I’m still fifteen. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Soon’s she walked on by the alley he give me a shove and I was on the sidewalk behind the woman. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t already been on Hawaii, which had some jungle of its own, it would have been a total shock to me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

After talking to my parents, I know that the drones and the guards aren’t the only eyes that are on me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He was on the opposite side of me, so it was a little bit awkward as we carried the casket in, being forced to look each other in the face. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And then she was on the trestle running toward me, her arms outstretched. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“The theater’s nursery is on the other side of the road. Can you walk now?” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It isn’t lost on me that somehow all of my wishes were granted: My mother is on island, and Kalinda is here too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then I was on my feet, hurrying to the door, hearing the thin, tissue-paper-against-the-teeth-of-a-comb whistle following me outside at the next stop. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was on top of the world as I watched Casey down that shot. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Dad. I need you to come over here right now. I was on the bus and I got set on fire.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I’ve been on the roof of dozens of hospitals through the years. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Carl let his eyes flick over to Bernabe, who had dropped his eyes to where his boot tips—pointing outward from being on the wrong feet—were scuffing self-consciously in the dust. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For once more lust of battle was on him; and he was still unscathed, and he was young, and he was king: the lord of a fell people. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you have any civic pride? Our entire way of life is on the line here.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

That flapping hand commands my execution, but to her it is just crossing off an item from a list of tasks, the only logical progression of the particular path that she is on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I arranged a new meeting place with Max, though if the right policeman was on duty, we could just meet near the gate and trade through the fence. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Even as he struggled to reach his sword, I was on him again, knocking him down a second time. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, her dress is on the bed and her closet open, a few gowns hanging roughly, as though she pulled them out before finding them wanting. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It had not occurred to me that there would be frost in the ground in May, but then, I had not been on a mountain before. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, that part was on purpose,” I admitted. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

We took care of little Johnny all the time we were on Guam. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spassky, looking uncomfortable, sat on Bobby’s right, and Vasiljevic, smoking a meerschaum pipe and appearing relaxed, was on his left. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore, from the point of view of the new groups who were on the point of seizing power, human equality was no longer an ideal to be striven after, but a danger to be averted. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t figure out which side he was on. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and his cousin Gerald were on their way over to Cherie’s house to kick it with her brother and they stopped in at a liquor store to get something to drink. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I felt almost as if I were on some alien planet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As they descended, they found themselves in an area riddled with crevasses and realized they were on a glacier. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

All hands would be on deck to make sure that the perpetrators were brought to justice. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Ms. Holly is on the opposite side of the room holding a plastic cup and talking to a few other teachers. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Falcons watched us from the trees, their eyes flashing in the firelight, and I got the feeling they were on guard duty, too. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I see it on Dallas, the steering wheels are on the left-hand side.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The basket was on the floor beside him; in its corner, beside Gabriel’s head, the stuffed hippo sat staring with its blank eyes. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The man was on his porch, getting ready to leave, when a blue-and-white state police car cruised down the dirt road. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then she was on all fours, next to the wall, retching. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand! These aren’t just any children. The Masks would fall all over themselves to get them. Besides”— Father looked embarrassed—“they’ve never been on a bus.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nine of them, he wound up declaring, as if it was a certainty, were going to be on the medal podium in Berlin in 1936. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A big stack of books was on the counter, and the men were looking at them. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the other end of the line she bursts into tears, and then my dad is on, saying, “Are you okay? Are you safe?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The restaurant was on one side of the street; the outdoor seating on the other, on a concrete outcropping right at the edge of the canal. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She was on the couch with her legs tucked up, watching something on television. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Like always, Tony was on the loading dock, taking a break. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

It had driven me to distraction to not know, made it harder to keep moving day after day without understanding what was on our heels. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The waiter arrived with three slices of pie and said, “Dessert is on the house.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Jordan, I am not Vietnamese,” I said softly, even though I was on the verge of shouting. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands are on her hips and her head is moving up and down and she keeps leaning forward and back again. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hamas! Terrorism! Is Iran complicit? Talking points will be on the board! Have fun!” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The boy was on his knees, crying and calling, “Sounder, Sounder, Sound...” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He suddenly realized he was on the familiar block of low apartment buildings, a store-front church, a delicatessen, a pawn shop, and on the corner, a bar. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected it to be on a floating buoy, but the pole is actually a wooden post that drops into the depths, presumably all the way to the bottom almost seven miles below. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Understandably heady from the experience of the Friday morning pep rally, Don Billingsley’s focus was on the game ahead, not on school. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My face was on fire the whole day. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Daddy had been on the phone with Sergeant Pike the night before, and he didn’t say anything when he hung up. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lied about why we required them, claiming that we were on an errand for the regent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Narfi took a step back, only a step, and then the wolf was on him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Any doubt that Arletta wasn’t what she pretended to be on TV disappeared as I read the article. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

My feet are on safe, solid ground, but that’s just an illusion. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

One Friday evening a week later he told my mother that we would be on rations so he could save enough money to finance the trip. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something else is on TV that isn’t familiar or particularly funny, so I look for the remote. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He had witnessed six men leave for execution while he was on the row. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The only thing to do is to go to her Last Known Location—the lawyer’s office on Fifty-Second—and hope that Fate is on my side and she’s still there. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The line of trees was on the other side. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Just before dark they were on the other side, and when they looked over their shoulders they saw Elephant Island as a small shadow far astern. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Who is on trial here and what kind of tactics are these, trying to taint the witnesses for the prosecution in an effort to detract from testimony that remains nonetheless overwhelming!” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Only when we were on the plane and Chapter Eleven had had a few beers did he allude to my condition. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

All his weight was on top of me, pinning me to the floor. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The man smoothly twisted his head, as if it were on a pivot, and looked at Mario. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two guys closest to me were on the football team. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice cracked when she sang “No, not I!” because it was on a note too high for her. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The boiler is on the left, with the piston rising vertically out of it and connected to the rocking arm. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The first time Abigail had given the globe to her, Candice turned it over so the North Pole was on the bottom and Antarctica was on top. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were on an island in a sea of trees, and the horizon was veiled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was on a windy morning that I made a fire to soften the pitch. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand is on his mouth and there’s blood. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I would be on my knees, scrubbing, sweating, pouring out what limited energy my body could wring from my meager diet, and I would hear feet approaching. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered how wide-eyed I’d been on my first trip there decades earlier with Czerny, my mentor from Princeton. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I was on the debating society my first year and was chosen to represent the school in Afrikaans, Tsonga and English prose and poetry reading during inspection. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here and there other rabbits were on the move. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, room 145 was on the lower level of the school in the back comer. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

His attack was on those who wrote history to ratify and glorify the present, particularly present political arrangements. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She turned scarlet and was on the verge of crying, when she met Laurie’s eyes, which would look merry in spite of his heroic efforts. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am on my way to call on Mr. Lotho, and he may be interested to hear of them too.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

My gloominess fell away as if we were on holiday. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite my being on my second internship with him and seeing him every day, the mayor still intimidated me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When he learned that the press was reporting on the crash without giving the crewmen’s names, Phil ran out of a meeting to get word to his family that he hadn’t been on the plane. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

I pressed the Message Play button, which I hadn’t done since the worst day, and that was on the old phone. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dried ridges of black blood were on the blade! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was on her knees, her abaya filthy, and she held it in her hands, and cried. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Daddy is on the settee by the bed, staring at nothing. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Towers of sloppily rinsed microwave trays are on most of the counters. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

No one was on the street but a single tourist who was photographing the sun in the sky. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My teachers have been incredible, the facilities are extraordinary, I love playing for the varsity squash team, and I love being on the yearbook staff. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

That morning she was on her way to the railroad station. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while, I just watched people walk up to the coffin, which was on some kind of cart covered in a purple tablecloth. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The San Francisco Chop House was on the comer of Main and Central and its windows were on both streets. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As Fadi watched her happy reunion back with her parents in Chicago, he wished Mariam were on a plane coming home right then. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The following day, Anthony was on the train to New York City to attend the private funeral held in Stanton’s apartment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was on Darling Avenue, the heart of Vista Heights. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were on a jutting stone ledge, looking down into a shallow, crudely made amphitheater. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It took about ten minutes of this to get him to the house, up the porch steps, and into Joseph and David’s room, which fortunately is on the ground floor next to the living room. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even better, they were on the far side of the site. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at her, realizing that it was because she’d never asked me, not once, who it was on my T-shirt. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He caught air before slamming to the ground, only to find that his pants had split up the middle and his superhero briefs were on blast. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“There’s a little village down this road. The VC must have it, but their main force is on the hill. The squad the ARVNs chased went back to the mountain.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not if we were going to be on the same team. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

With all that and her rollicking songs, I was on fire. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The doorway to the stairs was on the second floor at the end of a long hallway in the vacant western wing, the door itself narrower than the rest and the knob rusted from disuse. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

That way he could climb back into the honey truck and we would be on our way. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, the bell rang, which meant all the students and faculty would be on their way to the auditorium for the morning assembly. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I was on the back side of the mansion, though. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I should say: what is on the other side looks like normal life. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the men and boys and women that were left in Hooverville were bunched up on one side and the cops were on the other. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain saw through a break in the trees, blue hills very far away, hazy ridges miles to the west, not ridges, mountains; he was on high ground. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine how angry they’d be if they found out Trevor and I were on the T going to Harvard Square by ourselves. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Spoken conversation is instinctive because social interaction is instinctive: we speak to those with whom we are on speaking terms. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

In all my years here I’ve never been on the roof. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I knew I was on the right track. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My throat was on fire, my eyes and nose watering furiously. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Like when Lily broke her foot skiing a few years ago and had to be on crutches afterward. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the silk of her cape and shouted in Kerch, “Who is on your team? What is your target?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I thought this tavern was on a floating barge like the others,” she whispered. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If there was a ship sailing north on the morrow, it would be well to be on it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Hie only unresolved question was which side of the telescope the intelligence was on. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, everyone appeared to be on their best behavior. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

My box from the copy shop is on the floor. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor hurried over to Luxa, hoping to figure out some kind of game plan, but one look at her told him he was on his own. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now it was he who was on the receiving end of peevish sarcasm. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like she knows the joke is on her, but her Spanish ain’t good enough to respond. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Yatzkov knew the rules of tradecraft, but his neck was on the line. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since it was on the ground floor it was rather dark, and the beds creaked when you lay down in them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Yes, that’s the same Kellogg whose name is on Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and other cereals. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I was on my way to my locker when Marcus pulled me into an empty art room. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’d suggest we go to the library to be on the safe side, but it’s closed on Fridays. So home it is.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lately, I felt like I always had to be on alert for the next raccoon invasion. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“The only guess I have is that maybe your mind doesn’t work the same way the rest of theirs do. Like your thoughts are on the AM frequency and I’m only getting FM.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Twelve was equal to one dozen, and a dozen was a good amount for Oreos but not so good if you were on the losing side of throwing down the Dozens on the playground. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mother Water Monster stood in the ocean and said, “You may drink my waters to regain your strength. Then be on your way, Nathan.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I may be on the other side of the world tonight.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We broke into an adrenaline-fueled sprint, flying those boats into the cave like they were on rails, while Miss Peregrine hopped lamely alongside us, her broken wing dragging in the sand. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was on some sort of quest, though he didn’t yet know where it would lead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She didn’t answer this one for so long, he thought she wasn’t going to and was on the verge of asking again when she said, “It’s too soon to tell.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She realized she was on the ground and became nervous. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The din rises as people find their tables and their voices, though I can’t imagine anyone is actually saying what is on their mind. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The real question was how they died together, like whether they were on different ends of the restaurant, or next to each other, or something else. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

In that dream I couldn’t remember how my gun worked, if the safety was on or off. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

All ten Skyhawks had taken shots at the targets, and the torpedo boats were on fire. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I was on my way to the station when I saw the commotion,” Officer Delinko had said, raising his voice over the barking of the Rottweilers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For as long as she could remember he’d always been on the other side of the goat’s-hair blanket that separated their beds. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Agnes Black’s apartment was on the third floor, and there was no elevator. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Working with him was Broadbent, who at seventeen had observed pilot error in the RAF, and who was on his way to becoming a godfather of cognitive psychology. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later the two of us were on our way, only this time my hands weren’t tied and she wasn’t poking a knife in my spine. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Oh, Kitty, the best part about the invasion is that I have the feeling that friends are on the way. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

We were on the sidewalk in front of her house, in full view. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Max and I are on the sidewalk, sneakers hitting the concrete with a steady rhythm. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Christmas decorations are on the roofs and all over the wide and tall trees that tower over the curving roads. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Neville had never been on a broomstick in his life, because his grandmother had never let him near one. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I can go and find it’s an advertisement under the door or I can sit here and let my silly old mind tell me death is on the doorstep. Well, I want the advertisement.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A bright spot in his social and physical development at Community Woodward occurred when he was chosen to be on the baseball team, and he began to emerge from his shell. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She and Lyra were on the riverbank, Lyra to wash, and Mary to look, surreptitiously, for the man’s footprints. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

By then the enemy was on him, and Tyrion's battle shrunk to the few feet of ground around his horse. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was on its hind legs again in a moment, and its neigh was like a scream; it was all hoofs and teeth and eyes and tossing mane. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The river was not yet frozen, and wheels were on the roads still, for it rained more than it snowed on this coastal slope even now in the year’s last month. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

If Alex was going to reach the Science Museum in London in the fifty-nine minutes left to him, he had to be on it. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then we’d spring Minerva and join the main camp, who would already be on the move to another safe haven, a straight shot north from here. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His entire concentration now had to be on moving his feet, warming Gabriel and himself, and going forward. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father's brother or father's father's brother, if the relationship was on the paternal side her maiden name would be Westing. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am as alone as I was on the first day of fifth grade. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

You’d think I’d get some slack on the price since my face is on the cover of so many magazines, but that only makes the hobgoblin charge me double. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The universe, it seems, is on my side the next morning, because when I wake up in the body of Megan Powell, I also wake up a mere hour away from Rhiannon. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know his address or phone number or even where the fight was going to be on Saturday. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that I was on the bench and not yelling along with them all. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kay is on the front porch with her brother, who is crying. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But there had been on Saturday at the meet. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“It lies in your eyes and the mark is on your face. What is it?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Coulda sworn it was on the counter before I lay down yesterday, but when I went to look for my old Louisiana map, I couldn’t find the thing. Checked all the drawers and cabinets, too.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Strangers turned to admire Moushumi when the hat was on her head. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He headed outside, was on his way to sit on the grey wooden bench, when he saw something and he hesitated. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Rebecca’s initial response was to take a step away from the microphone, and she seemed suddenly aware that every eye in the room was on her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Instead, he positioned himself so he could see who was on one end of the platform and who was on the other. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Mama was on her bed, curled into a ball on her side, clutching a piece of cloth to her chest. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“This unhappy news—this was on the evening of September 7 that your husband told you about this?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The MDV is on its side and there's a breach in the hull. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You did hear me say someone’s job was on the line for that book? A man could be fired if he doesn’t have it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

By the time I got back there, two police cruisers were on our tail, lights flashing. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Al Capone’s fingerprints are on that sleeve! The sweat of his brow dropped on this pocket.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They took her into a room. But maybe she will be on the next plane?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Norma whimpered; Héctor’s eyes darted back and forth, and a solemn expression was on his usually smiling face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I was on Shreddie number three, and the radio weather forecast was saying it was set fair but with a risk of showers in the southeast. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because nothing between me and Ice is on the program so you know it’s not happening.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

For as long as I had been on the plantation, it had not happened—no white had come into the cookhouse. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure of what was on the other side of that door, so she kept it closed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was trembling with excitement; sweat was on his forehead. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my face buried in my pillow, yet my ears were on full alert. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The outside lights were on, and it was snowing, and it looked like magic. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny was so anxious to be on with the work—tediously delayed by Dove’s tricks—he hardly listened. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never thought we’d still be on the island when all the bad stuff happened. Of course, I hoped it never would happen.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A scrunched-up rug is on the edge of the table between him and me, as if someone tossed it up there when they were cleaning the floor and forgot to put it back. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson was on his way out of the building on Tuesday afternoon, briefcase in one hand, red thermos in the other, when he heard the unmistakable sound of Dr. Barnes’s voice. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, if it was either of the problems I described, then time was on our side, and things should get better. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was on my way to my new home. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

That was all there was on that page. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

What happened, while Granny was on her deathbed, Mama got up a black outfit for Mary Toy to wear to the funeral—black taffeta dress, black stockings, black slippers, and a little black bonnet. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I said I might have been on the rungs!” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys were on their side of the classroom laughing, and I joined in with the girls on our side, singing “I’ve Got You Babe.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

She was on the far pavement walking an ailing swag-bellied dachshund on a lead. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

After the anklet was on, another machine clamped a small electronic device onto my left ear, piercing it in two locations. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“We think the Death Eaters will expect you to be on a broom,” said Moody, who seemed to guess how Harry was feeling. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Of course he had been on a train. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Even though we are on a budget, Mami gives Monsito a big tip for his family to buy food for Christmas. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have someone notify you about the patrols, and our first council meeting is on Friday at ten in the morning, so I’ll be seeing you soon.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Crazy, but I feel like she didn't mind our ride, even though she's supposed to be on the police officer's side. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wonder if he’s going to be on a team this year? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She was on a couch in the manager’s office, and Lane was sitting beside her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Grandpa got a letter warning him to be on the lookout,” Kendra added. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“All three women were on their feet. “Sit down!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flat water and docks were on one side of their van, and a cluster of skyscrapers on the other. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Nadia, my sister, was on school break, and I had to stay home, since my school year was not over yet. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“We’re your parents, Link. We love you. The instant you were born, we were on your side, no matter what.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Confession: I’ve been on an airplane a grand total of one time. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We were on a cliff in the woods of Connecticut. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The rest of the time each member of the congregation was on his or her own. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

If you turned right you were on the Row. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After one bounce, Tally was on the ground running. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But now the boot was on the other foot. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And he knew that Joe was on the point of making an excuse and getting out. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ghost was on his knees trying to catch his breath. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Those left behind became restless and started shooting civilians who were on their way to latrines at night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was in no hurry to be on his way. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I had been on the other side of the river buying a dram of quicksilver and a pouch of sea salt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was tired—she hadn’t been able to sleep on the bus ride, and she was on London time. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Neither of you girls are on the rag, I hope,” said Rex. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But it was wrong that a slave should carelessly drop off to sleep when he was supposed to be on duty. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She held it out to the captain and in one swift movement he was on his feet, hand outstretched, fingertip brushing the edge of the cover. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was on the BBC website and Daily Mail this morning; there were a few snippets mentioning it on other sites, too. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

This would have been the best beach day of the summer if we were on land. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was on its way to the American air base on the Pacific island of Tinian. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you can be on the quiz team,” she told me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Dressed in their Sunday best—women in high heels and white gloves, men in suits wearing tie clasps—they might have been on their way to church. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jennifer had already warned me not to fall for the prank of being told that the pool was on the third floor. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Dr. Ma’s clinic was on the other side of town. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I have to be on Zoom at ten fifteen.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I am on sentry and stare into the darkness. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all were; we felt we were on the edge of the truth. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not reply quickly because the Zimbabwean PTC where we buy stamps was on strike. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

That she’d been swallowed up, though my bets were on her taking herself out before the schools could. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“This has been on my dressing table for thirteen years, Bud, ever since your mother was sixteen years old. Now it belongs to you.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, I mean, obviously I’d be a model. I’ve been on the cover of Teen Vogue twice. These genetics transcend all circumstance.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The ugly creature was on its back with its arms and legs flailing, but unable to move because of the weight of the stone on his chest. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

If we had thought as to what we were doing, it would have been on the other side of the station past town. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They were on the ground, just on the other side of the fence...” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

His mind seemed to be on something else. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The animals at the bottom of the water, whoever was there, all came up to the top of the water and went to the island, this earth we are on today. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was on the corner, a newsstand chain: papers, candy, cigarettes. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crime would be on page 10, ants and old men and painted doors on page 1. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

That evening I went to his living loft and studio, which was on the second floor of a run-down hacienda in an old section of town. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were on the lip of a circular hollow In the side or the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Seven and Sekani are on his other arm with the same words beneath them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Why not? In the long run it's not going to matter. Why are you so afraid of being on your own? Growing up? Doing a little grunt work.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

This is it, folks, the championship of the Middle School Junior Varsity season is on the line—but hold on . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She was debating whether to pretend to have left something in the restaurant again or be direct and say they were on a scavenger hunt, when a breeze rustled the flyer tacked to the tree. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When he was done or found berries, he thought, he would just turn around so the water was on his left and walk back until he came to the ridge and his shelter. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was on my way to the concert hall for my performance and couldn’t stop to buy a paper,” she recalled. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“If it wasn’t about nursing or biology or what was on my test Friday, I wasn’t interested,” she said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Something—definitely not human— was on our tail. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I think our moms used to be on some Parent-Teacher Association together before your mom moved. My mom thinks your mom is really cool.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

It was the smell there had been on the beach that day—with the tide out and the rocks covered with seaweed drying in the sun. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Leroy kept his word, and whilst the shaking was still worst than it would have been on Old Flapjack, it was tolerable better than the ride to Windsor. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The rubber plant will be on the landing, not much bigger. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Cobb sometimes subbed for their Social Studies teacher, and he always managed to slip in a story about the Vietnam War, even when their class unit was on ancient civilizations. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The men are getting rowdier; more than half are on their feet. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She had been on the front page of a lot of newspapers. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

If the blond soldier had told Koch that I was on the Gustloff, would someone be waiting for me in Kiel? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She began to walk toward the sound of moving cars that were on the highway, about one hundred feet away from her. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But now his hat was on his head. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The previous spring, I'd been on the back porch wondering if I could just move over to Uncle Earl’s when I graduated, when Mom called me into the house. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even know he was on Facebook,” she says, and then goes quiet as she reads. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hearing a bird sing in the rain is on my list of things to make a wish on. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Putting me in the perfect position to, hopefully, make everybody forget how brilliant she is on the cello and, maybe, just maybe, make this my night to shine! Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The lamp was on and the whole bedroom seemed to glow orange. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She told me that Alice was getting high in the ladies’ room and Sam and Patrick were on the floor dancing. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Moreover, the fact that Kang was on the road so early meant that he wished to reach the kiln before anyone else. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The men who peopled the grill in the early hours of morning were not just regulars to the restaurant, they were regulars to the town and their family names were on street signs and monuments. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some were on their own from their very first breath. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But then the creature's eyes are on me, bright and ravenous. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mr. Terupt was on the other side of the room checking in with a different group. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

It was on a Wednesday, as the nine o’clock bell was ringing, that they told him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s Thursday, so she’s got classes tonight as she goes after that social work degree—she wants to make sure other people get the help she didn’t back when she was on drugs. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“One question, sir. Will I be on duty out there alone?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was on the other side of the clearing, putting up the string of bells that we used as an alarm system, when she yelled. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Some of the crew were on the yards, furling the sails; some of them, down below. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“The gate to the land of the dead is on this island,” said the boatman. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Nately gasped and was on his feet with amazement, the blood draining from his cheeks. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on the doorknob, because I thought maybe her hand was on the doorknob on the other side. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just whose side he was on is unclear; at a cocktail party, he gave a congressman sensitive information on Japanese aircraft manufacturing. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

When the turkey is on the hot plate and covered in sufficient gravy, we sit in our chairs, and Mom starts the toast with her wineglass raised. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

This girl taught me how to do manicures and also to work on hair: how to finger-wave, shampoo, and give permanents—but this was on white people’s hair. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just as well. She wouldn’t be on time anyway.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“It may interest you to know that our ex-Director was on the point of transferring him to Iceland.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

They look like a mixture of both, like they could be on the wall of some modern art museum. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The stands were dark and empty, but the Jumbotron was on. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most folks in Key West were on relief. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I used to have dreams where you were an astranaut and you were on the television and I thought that’s my son. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She also crocheted and embroidered, and her handiwork was on display around the house. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I was on my way over to kill you. But what’s this? Sashes? Surely you don’t think mere ribbons could restrain me?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

For two months they were on the run, staying in small hotels or with sympathetic friends. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Boomer is on Gram’s bed, and I think he has finally given up on her coming back again, because he doesn’t cry when he sees that it’s me and not her. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

We cannot get the houses built fast enough, and we are crammed together almost the way we were on the ’tween deck of the Susan Constant. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The rest of my journey to car 48 will be on the interior. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

After that they would be on their own. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sorenson’s eyes were on the buses, so his back was turned. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

After World War II, most of the world’s financial systems were on their last legs. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

JT and Red were on the lawn, tossing a football back and forth. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strange, because it was obvious even to the most unobservant person that our friendship had been on its last legs for a long time. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sam Little Fingernail was on the troop ship with us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an electrical storm, the worst place to be was on a golf course, standing near trees. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kira noticed again, with admiration, how intricate the work was on the large Singer’s staff. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this particular moment his light was on. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She told me that when The Honorable Elijah Muhammad was in Detroit, he would stay as a guest at my brother Wilfred’s home, which was on McKay Street. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in a booming voice, the great Paqo spoke directly to Inti: “May you always remain as young as you were on the first day, giving light and warmth forever!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Like a pet who really didn’t want you to go and was convinced that if she were on her best behavior you might change your mind. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When we returned, my uncle was on the verandah, waiting to take me back to the center. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I want to—I want to go back to where we were on the beach, two people finally telling each other how they really feel. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

No, you’ll stay here and drink the dole when the humor is on you. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t think so. I am just here to collect what is mine, and I’ll be on my way. I—” She paused. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“It was on the commander’s desk. I need you to put it back once I’ve read it.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I had not realized until I had left it that I had been on the mountain of gold all that time. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The grammar school was on Division Street, and my mother liked to tell us we were “going to Division Street to learn division.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

For if I were successful tonight, I'd be on the road to something big. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wounded in the head. I don’t know how serious. But the Division is moving. Pender is on the flank. But the Yankees are fighting well. I don’t recall them fighting this well before.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like being on a peaceful island. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of their rooms were on the dexter side of the citadel. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

If it was on, or if it really was a tracker, wouldn’t they have caught up to us by now? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Right. You just said you didn’t want to be on the team anymore. That you wanted Andrew Peckleman to take your place.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You know, I wish your dad would let you get a smartphone. We were texting last night, and it would’ve been good for you to have been on it. We were talking about Patrice’s idea.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He, Ron, and Hermione were on their feet, all three of them having used a different hex. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I thought he was on a parole, that he had to stay in New York. Why don’t they arrest him?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t really know what I meant, but it was on my mind because of what happened last night at dinnertime. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then her blouse and stuff were on the seat. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Known jewel thief and treasure hunter. But don’t worry—the FBI and I are on his tail, sir.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“You have been on my mind. I knew you would come to see us soon.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And finally—for his own family, at least—there was the letter he was on his way to retrieve from his office. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We seem to be on some sort of long freeway overpass, like a bridge above the city. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He released her, and as he bowed his head at Amah, Pinmei saw that instead of the red string, the jade bracelet was on her wrist. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When enough of my body was on the boat I pulled myself up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s supposed to help with digestion, which is good, because I do not know a single Persian—Fractional or otherwise—who doesn’t overeat when chelo kabob is on the menu. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

If I want to be on the football team, I need a parent’s signature. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Or I’m roaming the streets, or the Annex is on fire, or they come in the middle of the night to take us away and I crawl under my bed in desperation. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

As Dinah Washington was leaving with some friends, I overheard someone say she was on her way to the Savoy Ballroom where Lionel Hampton was appearing that night—she was then Hamp’s vocalist. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course she would be on a first-name basis with the monsters. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Removing the Western clothing in which the body had been on display, Sheik Hassoun washed the body with special holy oil. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was on a clogging team all the way up until seventh grade, and she’s as bad at it now as she was back then. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The messengers’ headquarters was on Cloving Street, not far from the back of the Gathering Hall. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now that we’ve been introduced to a baby, the baby is on our minds. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“There were brains, arms, legs, all mixed together. It was like you would imagine hell. Some of them were on fire, some were moaning....” said Scruggs. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But despite all the indications that she’s a machine, her shirt isn’t made of that fancy sweat-wicking technical fabric that would be on par with the rest of her gear. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A kaleidoscope of color, blazing with carmine and coral and canary, so much so that the entire room often appears to be on fire, dotted with fluffy kittens dark as soot and bright as sparks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He heaved and jerked and pulled until finally Derek was on the bank, lying on his side, facing the water. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The kids had just come home from school, the TV was on, a stereo was playing—there was noise throughout the house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We were on the front stoop and I was pulling my brogans on. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

When I straighten out, I am on a narrow platform above what appears to be the palace’s wine cellars. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I knew my parents were in there because their sandy shoes were on the porch, but no amount of knocking got them to let me in. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

This time, Jason’s senses were on high alert. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then Samuel’s hands were on Adam’s throat, pressing the throbbing up to his temples, swelling his eyes with blood. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He knew the cameras were on him, and he let them record it all. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Annabeth and I were on our way out when I spotted Hermes in a side courtyard of the palace. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She had met up with the ravine again—but it was on the wrong side. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Your Papa- Nnukwu is on the verandah. Go and watch him.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I considered this as we set off for Tiburon, Rosaleen walking like she was on anointed feet, like her ruby toes owned the whole countryside. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, it was nice being on top for a bit. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Fang was on the floor, crumpled in a fetal ball position, propped upright on one dark leg. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

A few of the Amity scramble to their feet, then a few more, and soon the entire crowd is on their feet, and some of them—not many, but some—are walking out behind her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A voice on the loudspeaker announced: “Searchlight is on the lawn!” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Those who needed to be out and about were on bicycles making their way from one building to another. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the garbage was on fire, smoldering. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Things seemed to run smoothly only when Ernest was on hand. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later, they were on the road. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The world tipped and spun, and Shadow was on the plane once more; but the tipping continued. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Down the aisle, a clerk in a red vest was on his hands and knees in front of the dog toys. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The cops were certain Mark was on that bus, and they were ready to greet it in the station. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Miles had stashed his backpack behind the driver’s seat—apparently in a hurry, because it was on its side, and its contents spilled out in the cramped space. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

My parent’s “mission” is on a planet outside our entire solar system, called Sagan. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

If I found out we were on welfare I was going to really have to get ready to be teased. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon they were on top of Mark, a dozen or more, punching and kicking and seemingly trying to rip him apart. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The gunman bursts through the doors of the bank and is on his way toward the road. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

My recipe was on the right track, and I wouldn’t stop trying until I nailed it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

So Father saw this pageant as a splectacular mark of things being on the upswing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of all I said thereafter, I found no answer on the floor—not that answer, anyway—and I was on the floor all night. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“When June returns to campus, she’ll be on her best behavior.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A tall officer was on the right side, in front of one of the metal detectors, telling each student what process they were to follow. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I recognized her immediately as the mother of the little boy who’d been on the observation deck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

By the last four lines of the stanza, most of the Marines were on their feet. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only way we were going to get out of this was to make Goeth believe we were on a work detail, and he could smell fear as well as his dogs could. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He kept repeating his latitude and longitude, though he was not on a ship, he was on land—somewhere near Boston, Massachusetts. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The computer was telling him he was on the right track. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Something happened in her brain when she was on the boat, Lucy.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

"That's right. We was on the outside. We never done nothing, we never seen nothing." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He loves dogs, so I have a feeling he’ll be on board. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

What certainty had he that a single human creature now living was on his side? 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

There’s much more to add to it now, about being on Six North. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was on a hunt to find a hidden match for the football book cover he had just memorized. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He does not notice until later that the leather-bound safeguard that had been on his desk is gone. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The point of overlap was on that Christmas Day of 1989, when Nicolae Ceaujescu learned the hard way—with a bullet to the head—that his abortion ban had much deeper implications than he knew. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Three of the seven areas were on the land masses that are currently called the Americas. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The TV is on, some kind of garden show. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And it was on this point that the likes of Mr Graham and I had some of our most interesting debates. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I remember you. You were on my bus the first day of school!” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The smell followed her around the kitchen like it was on a leash, a combination of allspice, fresh earth, and rotten leaves. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Nightbeast’s fur was on fire, its sides dripping blood, but it came at them, ferocious and hungry. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Freedom is on my mind!” yelled the boy. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Our mouths opened to scream, but we were on a spy mission. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And all this day he had hardly left his pool, even to eat or drink, for he knew that great events were on foot in Archenland. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I’m used to getting weird looks, but this is on another level. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I put on the radio to WZZO, the rock station, and started playing drums on my legs along with the Rush song that was on. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can't turn my head—it hurts—to see if Carlos's toy is on my right. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Her elbows are on the table, her hands in front of her mouth so I can’t read her expression fully, but 1 know' she thinks I’m lying. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” said the weatherman, grinning, “I do believe Santa Claus is on his way!” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blake underwent additional training and was on his way to becoming a spy for his adopted home. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was on my third way through “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” when Tim Miller, a senior who lived down by the lake, jumped into the seat next to me and pulled my earphone out. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tall but not physically imposing, he dreamed of being on television—having a voice that made an impact. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The same question had been on everybody’s mind, not just mine. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“At the photography studio. The best drawing will be on the cover of the book.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But now he was on the slim walkway, inches from trains soon to come hurtling down the tracks. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“He’s sitting in the middle of the front row, that’s where the Seeker...Never mind,” said Harry, realizing that nobody was listening: Ron was on his hands and knees, searching under the wardrobe. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And now my heart is on the verge of detonation. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I always just said we were on the run to Mexico. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I recorded some of my songs for you. In case you feel like listening to something different on your drive. The song ‘Lydia’ is on it.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Ivy devoured the cupcake, and now the package was on her stomach, still wrapped. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I’m told that Newark is on the mend and while I see pockets of it, I mostly see the old decay. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

From the code talkers who had been on the Canal, I also learned more about our enemies. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the Hessians again as they were on the road, at the fighting place. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I returned, he was on his back, hands under his neck, sombrero over his face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She opened it but has no memory of what was on the other side. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He recalled that when the sun had risen that morning, he was on another continent, still a shepherd with sixty sheep, and looking forward to meeting with a girl. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, a week after summer vacation had started, he and Grandpa were on the top of Bear Butte. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Well, he would be ill-advised to repeat this ploy once my punctuation vigilantes are on the loose. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Islamophobia was on the rise in the United States, perpetuated by violent stereotypes and religious extremism portrayed in the media. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

All eyes were on Trina, as if she had some magical, hypnotic power. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Another black woman said she went to pick up a prescription at the pharmacy one day, and the clerk asked if she was on food stamps. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I had been on my own for years and had taken care of myself without any guidance from anyone. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then, of course, the rebels fed the Capitol endless lies, and the joke was on it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The rooms are on either side of that large desk area. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not entirely sure it is on their property,” Mr. Trepid said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was on the team, but not very good. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Five minutes after we left the motel, we were on the highway. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The Carver cheerleaders were on one side during the halftime break and the Trinity cheerleaders were on the other side. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was on the road to the brightest of the bright. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He walks her to her apartment, which is on a run-down but pretty residential block, close to the bar where they’d met. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Can an 8 1/2-pound baby be this premature?—Wanting to Know Dear Wanting: The baby was on time. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She must be on an errand, a knotted rag in her free hand, a poor girl’s purse. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I just hope that if she was stopped, it was on the way to the photographer's and not on the way back home," Mrs. Cohen says. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And there was no litter; everyone was on foot. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“There’s your problem. The one I’m talking about was on Montgomery, not Broadway. By the Transamerica building—that old steel-and-concrete pyramid.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We are on a side rail behind the Flying Squadron, which has obviously been here a few hours. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It feels good to at last be on our way to the summit, yeah?” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The lights were on, my truck in its place, everything utterly normal. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Well, I don’t know what the policy is on sore eyes. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, as I shall explain in a moment, modern “Stone Age” peoples are on the average probably more intelligent, not less intelligent, than industrialized peoples. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“After they saw you play the other night they all want to be on the team.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mom was on track to be the next Venus or Billie Jean or Steffi, except something derailed her career for good: She got pregnant with yours truly. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he was on his way but needed to stop in to have one last forty-five-minute conversation with a colleague before he got into the car. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’d hear it if I was on the other side of the planet. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I still feel a little unpleasant about the whole Abby and Martin conversation, but I think I may be on my way to feeling better. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The stars that I know are on the other side of the gym ceiling don't make sense. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Wolf would be the last to leave—and with Alex not jumping he would be on his own. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She ran back into the bedroom and got Security from where he’d been left on April’s bed, and at last the Egyptians were on their way. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now they were on their way up to my floor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The hyena responded with a whine, a wavering, high-pitched whine, a sure sign that trouble was on the way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They knew now that it was on these and on nothing else that their lives depended, and they were not going to waste anything they possessed between them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ms. Bankston called ahead to warn me that you were on the way,” he says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was on the move immediately; but coming back, said, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I used to close my eyes and picture the textbook page the answer was on. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“More is on the way,” a nervous intern promises. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You only been on the job a few days. I got guys working for me for years never been in trouble with the Board.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boards that he had crafted so carefully were neatly stacked, but his tools were scattered about, and it looked from the graying clouds as if rain was on the way. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. First date. Never been on a date with you before.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t interrupt at first with words, but it is obvious she is on a new mission. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They were on the top of a sloping bank, and the Road, now dim as evening drew on, wound away below them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I reminded myself that I was on American soil now, that this guy was on my side, that he got paid for helping people like me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The town was named Pepin, and it was on the shore of Lake Pepin. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And another time a kewpie doll with feather skirts was on the mantelpiece when he came home, and Daisy was gentle and hard and would not put it away. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She waited until the slave catcher was on the third step. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

One minute I was upright—the next, I was on the grass, rolling. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

She was on her way to becoming a lawyer when she met a guy and got married and dropped out of school. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Back with Granny, I told her to be on the lookout whenever Mrs. Smith junked any books. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was on my way back to my cell, a very nervous white warder said that the commanding officer, Colonel Jacobs, had ordered me to hand over the kaross. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must’ve been sitting there staring into nowhere, because Kasim’s hand is on my shoulder shaking me and asking me if I’m okay. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’ve never been on a trip away from home before, so we have some serious planning to do. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

To think that somebody not only knew we were on the trail of the Rattler but had taken the time to write a note to three girls. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They reach the base of the ramparts and turn right, following a lane Marie-Laure has not been on before. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But those who are on good terms with the guard can get through, of course. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

His touch, the rough hand on me, made me feel sick, and dirtier on the inside than I was on the outside. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

My brother, sisters and I, unable to fully understand why our parents had to constantly be on the run, would always ask our mother to explain. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt myself grow warm, feverish, until I thought my body was on fire. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur isn’t going to be on Broadway anytime soon, but he has a really nice voice, and I’m mortified and I’m charmed and I never thought that was a combo that would make sense. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on, Rick! What’s your deal? All of a sudden, it’s like you care about this dumb play. Look at you, worried about how many strings there are on a thing of hay.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

She stopped, held the radio like a microphone, and began to sing the words at the top of her lungs, moving around as if she was on a stage. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

How it came to be on his finger he could not tell. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Rex was on one cot, Jerome on the other. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She is sixty-seven and has been on the job longer than anyone—two years—enough to rate her a mention in the newsletter published by corporate headquarters. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was stuck with whatever was on her dad’s iPod, which shuffled between slightly dated and extremely ancient. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Joy was somewhat dirtier than it had been on his previous visit. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The newsmen were on the chopper first, then the rest of the squad. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here we are on the way to agreeing more about colors,” Vincent says, and asks Theo to think more deeply about questions of pigment, shades, hues. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The vase she was looking for was on an American cherry-wood table by the French windows which were slightly ajar. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“How did you even know who would be on duty tonight? I had to pay through the gills to get that roster. You couldn’t have outbid me.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

All the rooms in the Hotel Filosoof were named after filosoofers: Mom and I were staying on the ground floor in the Kierkegaard; Augustus was on the floor above us, in the Heidegger. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

As he turned to be on his way, I said, “Will you tell people about the telegram please?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone was asleep except me, and I was on the sofa, reading a chapter of scripture before bed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She threw on a blue robe, yelling that she was on her way. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And being on this trip was supposed to make her happy, happy for the first time since her husband died last year. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep this discovery a secret, at least for now. Serenity and I can help you do some research and go through the box. We’ll figure out who this other Edith is on our own.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish my old pal Red had been on him instead of me,” he said in his easy drawl. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A blue-skinned creature was kneeling in front of me, and Collins was on the ground moaning in pain. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When he finally woke up, he was on his stomach, and someone was placing soothing cloths on his injuries. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It took a long time, since only three of the Brothers of the White Sword were on hand to dub them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Most girls are on the floor, but I got here early, so I have a seat on one of the sofas. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

At once half the boys were on their feet. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

In the field hockey team photo, taken in the fall, I am on one knee in the front row. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She’d find out sooner or later, when it was on the news, because all the Miami TV stations broadcast to the Keys. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

At this hour, only the news would be on television. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

We have come outside, then, we are on the street. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kim is on yearbook and has hopes of becoming a photographer. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was on his way, in fact, to becoming one of the first African Americans to be widely viewed as a hero by ordinary white Americans. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And then he was on Laila, pummeling her chest, her head, her belly with fists, tearing at her hair, throwing her to the wall. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

President Truman was on a ship back to the United States, eating lunch with the crew. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember a man being on trial for striking another person with lightning. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They’d been on television, a sea of men in orange sitting on a roadway filthy with feces and garbage, surrounded by guards with automatic rifles. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Everything is on such a clear financial basis in France. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Strawberry and Boxwood were on the bank and he joined them and sat washing and combing himself in the sunrise. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We trick-or-treated for over an hour, even after the lights went out when we were on the ninth floor. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was on the tarpaulin, wrapped in a blanket, sleeping and dreaming and awakening and daydreaming and generally passing the time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then the Witch wheeled the horse round so that she fated the crowd and its hind-legs were on the footpath. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“When I spoke to her today, she mentioned how much the Crown Prince likes her. I hope for her sake she was on the queen’s list.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Second, the price of steel and other materials had been on the rise. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

They were on the longest ride between stations. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

His eyes darted sideways to where his new friends were watching us like we were on TV. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I believe that I am on the side of the American people and the state of Texas in terms of values!” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one gets this but me, and I feel, even though Mr. Shunk doesn’t know it, that he and I are on the same team. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It took perhaps thirty seconds for Snape to realize that he was on fire. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It seemed Nathan was on his way somewhere when the cops stopped him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Initially, I didn’t tell Jake I was on a national team, but I told him I was a fencer and that I wanted to work on speed, strength, and agility. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But during the war the Roxbury “wire” had carried a lot about things I was doing in Harlem, and now the New York name magic was on me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am on a bus with my father, and two men shoot us. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But race riots, anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, and crime in general were on the rise in American cities, and Ginny and the Warden worried about their children’s safety in Birmingham. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

But the Tucker family had been on this block in the Lower Nine for seventy years. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

They’d already been on the previous Friday to see their daddies, and every one of them had gotten car sick on the way there and back. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! Or we could be on a quest to find a treasure!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The guy who stabbed Monkeyman had been arrested before for possession of drugs and was on parole. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Try being on trial for impiety on a Wednesday. It’s far worse.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

His stomach felt like it was on a wild roller coaster ride. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The only time I really get to see Gale now is on Sundays, when we meet up in the woods to hunt together. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I was really moving, and everything was on rhythm, which is usually pretty tough for me unless I got on boxing gloves, and even then it ain't so easy. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Her fingers were on the end of her braid. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They could have been on a dynamite diet but the first thing that came to mind was they got AIDS. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was on his last run from the truck that Toby noticed her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He warned us that if we didn’t want to put in the time, we didn’t need to be on the team, because there were plenty of other students willing to put in the work. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Not well enough. He and Charles are on fairly good terms, but we can’t find him, either.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Not even the telltale torches on the far shore to at least let them know it was on its way back. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He was on his back with the collie on top, ready to give the final slash, when the old dog took over. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Someone is on the roof," another man yells. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

No matter what Dobrynya said, there was no way Håkon was on the same level as a dog, or one of the goats, or a fish. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

By all rights Jack should be on the social fringes too, but he isn’t. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Paul had spent five weeks in jail; she had been on a hunger strike for twenty-two days. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“The first time he spotted one he thought the race was on!” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe he was on the run to escape white people for no reason. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The guns were on their way to the drop-off point, the mission disguised as a school ride for us kids. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

On a tall mast on top of the store he had a little round platform and there he was on skates going around and around. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reunion was on a Friday, so maybe, he told us, he could fix his work schedule so that he was off on Friday. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

At last she was on solid ground, scanning the crowd for me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were on some kind of pill or drug I think, they put it in the food, to keep us calm. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning, sure enough, chores were on. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She told me about a book she had just finished reading: it was on the table in her room and she was sure I would like it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Axel does that too when the spotlight is on him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Lwów, I think. I don’t know how they chose, but Max’s name is on the list.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Leo stared at her, wondering whose side she was on. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A couple of days after the worst day, when I was on my way to my first appointment with Dr. Fein, I saw Grandma carrying a huge rock across Broadway. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some guys were on work-release and would walk off the job. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Once again, he felt like he was on the precipice of something, about to leap into an unknown. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

By now the streetcar was on its side and we were hanging from our places. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Her stomach is flopping around weirdly and she hasn’t even been on the Typhoon Terror yet. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe now that the job was complete and he was on his way to his share of the haul, Wylan was done slumming with criminals. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The rest of the squad, except me and Peewee, were on the long side of the “L” which paralleled the road. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad was on his high school tennis team. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Maddy says, “See you later,” to Stephanie, as if our station is on the other side of town instead of two steps away. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The fetterling and I stopped to stare at the gloves I wore—the hammer symbol glowed an angry orange-red, and the air turned wavy above them, as though my fists were on fire. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It smelled like a bouquet of flowers was on fire. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then she turns to Jasmine, who is on the other side of her. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His whole head swung off his neck and fell onto his shoulder as if it was on a hinge. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As August passed in peace and quiet, spirits rose even higher: spring was on the way. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The rest of November goes by extra slow because I’ve been on punishment the entire month. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Joe remembered being on horseback with the old man, heading up through snowy hills, looking for elk and deer. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then something hit me on the ear, and I was on the ground and the drumbeat was rolling over me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, if he had been known to be on hand, Sir Mador might have Swallowed his accusation. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was it; the lamp by her sewing machine was on, too. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

All eyes were on the utensil, which spun as if in slow motion. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Odysseus, being on top of him, had the first shot, lunging to stick him; but the boar had already charged under the long spear. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You don't want two infected knees. I'll help you clean them up and then you can be on your way again. You can have some of my food too. Pretty good deal, right?" Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

In seconds Alec was on the door, pushing to swing it shut. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I read what was on the sticky note. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I locked myself in my room when I got home, waited for a knock on the door and for her family to be on the other side.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I saw Violet since we were on the moon. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My feelings are on show for all to see. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad are on either side of me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

As soon as we were on the dock, we were jostled from line to line. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last communication with those entities she called shadow particles, and Lyra called Dust, had been on the screen of her computer, and at their instruction she had destroyed that. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He had been on crutches for about a year, and sometimes he cried because he wasn’t able to play football. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The remote was on the end table and I grabbed it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t, you know, get to somebody when they want to be on their own.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet here was Morrie talking with the wonder of our college years, as if I’d simply been on a long vacation. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He might already be on his way here. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t very good at turning around and taking in what was on the other side. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Maria was on her own when it came to the insects, however. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t shake him too much. His head might be on a little loose.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I am on a vast diet so I can fit into my gown for the festivities. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A rising sense that I was on a fool’s errand. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Shouldn’t the focus be on improving ourselves, rather than challenging a biased system? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Some troops were on bicycles, most walked in twos or threes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Really? I figured most guys read or were on their phones.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Do you know where every bird is on the face of the earth?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

This time, officers were on the other side of it, responding from upstairs. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing I would be on the road again, I wasn’t too keen to throw two bits down just like that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know it yet, but she was on the trail of South America’s most dangerous Nazi spy. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The words we wrote are on the walls, and the planets and stars he created are there, but they’re dead and still and no longer glowing. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Before long, my brother and I were on our way to boarding school, which was about three hours away by bus. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rannells tried to look at her son, but his chin was snugly against his chest and his focus was on his hands. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just to get a feel for the stage—because as far as we were concerned, we were going to be on that stage performing in a few weeks. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It was a thrill to be on a ship. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the station, in the freezing darkness lit only by antiaircraft searchlights looking for Luftwaffe planes to shoot down, one young woman was on patrol. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

While Hitler’s forces overran Europe, Japan was on the attack in China and Southeast Asia. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chops and Tommy were on the stoop talking to some girl he didn’t know. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this casual exchange with Jackie, she was on the cusp of taking on a case that would test her willingness to push through obstacles, setbacks, authority figures. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s true,” Harry chortled as they reached the top of the marble staircase, “If he hadn’t stolen Neville’s Remembrall I wouldn’t be on the team. . ..” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

My old crayon art is on the refrigerator with magnets: Dad on top, Gran and the goldens on the bottom. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Bigger had been on the verge of accepting the friendship of Jan and Max, and now this man stood before him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were on a low tree branch, taking turns leaping onto each other’s heads. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now those photographs are on the side table in our living room. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Merry crawled on all fours like a dazed beast, and such a horror was on him that he was blind and sick. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I left shortly after midnight and within an hour I was on the highway to Durban. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn the knobs, not remembering which direction is on and which is off. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Call here if you need help. The phone number is on those business cards at the reception desk.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of salsa music, police walkie-talkies were on full blast, bombarding the streets with what sounded like a nest of hissing snakes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The radio is on low; swing music is playing, and then Margaret holds her hand up and says, “Wait. Did you hear that?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The peace deal was on the brink of collapse. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She had known the last copy of Flora and Ulysses wouldn’t be on the shelf, because she’d already removed it. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

It made him sick that someone had ruined everything just as they were on the cusp of feeling somewhat normal. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Business grew so prosperous that the waiting room was always packed with Eeople, and Nana began to suffer dizzy spells from being on er feet so many hours a day. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a split second, it displaced the look of all-around wear and, plainly, specific worry that had been on her face since she entered the bathroom. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

I jog after him, and once we’re inside, and the engine and the music are on, he says, “Before you get any ideas, that doesn’t mean I like you.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

For him, as they moved forward in a group—trying not to be too conspicuous about passing other groups ahead of them—he felt more like he was on a constant downward slide into despair. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

His helmet was on the back of his head, his rifle under his arm. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were ruffledy yellow and brown checked curtains at the windows and the same cloth was on the ceiling, glued up there like wallpaper. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She makes Ben lean out the passenger-side window to see which side the gas cap is on. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

We all knew that Duke wouldn’t let her be on the street. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you were on your way out.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When the pressure is greatest and the game is on the line, how well does he perform? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was past two o’clock and we sat underneath a large walnut tree that was on the side of the road. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course. There will be a flyer with all the information, and the details will be on our website. Get back to work, and remember to practice hard for the competition!” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The second thing I notice is that the familiar red mint tin is on her lap—and it’s open! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The cap’n’s squeal was the same as a pig that was on the wrong end of a dull knife. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Most of the shades were on foot, but two soldiers burst out of the stables in a golden chariot pulled by ghostly black steeds. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He was drowsy, but when he was on the verge of sleep he jerked abrupdy to a dull wakefulness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be on the other side of the checkpoints.” said Matthias, unable to keep a hint of admiration from his voice. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I later heard he was on the radio out there. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But then no third person was on hand. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo could hear them from her house, which was on a side street several blocks from the main thoroughfare. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Here,” they said, “this is beautiful, and if you are on this day ‘worthy’ you may have it.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he did say that whatever track they were on, he was pretty sure it wasn’t the right one. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mingo didn’t need a place to put his doghouse, but surely he was on the lookout to expand his domain. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Within fifteen minutes, the four boys had kissed their mother and were on the road to Lwów with the clothes on their backs and a little bread in their pockets. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His blood was on my palm and my wrist. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The monks must have already been on their morning walk through their village and brought the food back here. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Moss was on his bike and flying back to West Oakland a few minutes later. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Hermione and Ron, not being on speaking terms with the Minister of Magic, hovered awkwardly in the background. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But if a strong Union force was on a hill to the south . . . but without Longstreet’s Corps a general assault was impossible. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our first interview as a team was on the Today show the day after we arrived. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“It was on my watch, Will,” she says, pointing at herself and shaking her head adamantly. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The others wished us luck, and we were on our way. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He was unshaven and tousled, and his gaze was on Cecilia only. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

One of the Cabby’s hands was on Strawberry; and Uncle Andrew, still very shaky, had just grabbed on the Cabby’s other hand. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I looked at his arms and I knew, Don’t be on the other end of those things. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He mussed my hair, but the joke was on him, because it was still wet from my shower. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I just happened to be on the same street. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time it was supposed to be on “An Incorrigible Chatterbox.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

In an instant, the bees were on them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She had marked down the engagements as I said she would. Here they are on the date she died.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But it was on the maps, so to me it was the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

His milky eyes glared at them as he berated whoever was on the phone, in a rattling voice and waving one claw at them to go away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Truth is on your side, the numbers too. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’d be skittish too if we were on the run in the woods.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

As if the two were still soldiers, they were on their feet in three seconds. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I had never been on one, but found that it wasn’t so hard. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart’s been on my sleeve all day, and it’s pretty bruised up now. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Before animal domestication, the sole means of transporting goods and people by land was on the backs of humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wake up because the covers are on the floor or because I’m standing at the kitchen door, trying to get out. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Like, really,” he continues, “I think I’d score better points at the tournament if I could be more like you were on Friday.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her laptop sat on the counter in front of her, but it was tilted up, so Finn couldn’t see what was on the screen. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I just need to get by you. I... I am on a quest. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He was on his feet in one of his lithe, almost invisibly quick movements. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We were on our way to visit Perilee, who was recovering from a bad cough. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have a watch, but in what seemed like a very short time, I was on the distinctive final ice field. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an instant the boy was on his feet. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, once. On a lake in Minnesota. I was on a camping trip with my family.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

In five seconds, a voice was on the line. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were the last to arrive that summer, and most of us were on the dock waiting for the boat to pull in. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

There it seemed to Frodo that he descried far off, floating as it were on a shadowy sea, the high dim tops and broken pinnacles of old towers forlorn and dark. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He was a child; the army and the Taliban were on a collision course with our home and all he cared about were his little birds. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Why would we keep our arms crossed if the pedestal was on fire?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Bougainville was even steamier than it had been on Guadalcanal. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

President Lincoln’s rocking chair is on the left. enter the state box first, followed by Mary. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Would I ever be on the receiving end of such a bouquet from my own little ones? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Just my luck, that day somebody had stiffed him $250 for making a dent in a garage door while he was on a job. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Out of class, Elxa Dal was charming, soft-spoken, and even a little ridiculous when the mood was on him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu raised her hand; Faulkner’s Light in August, which she had just read, was on her mind. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We were on a kolkhoz, a collective farm, and I was to become a beet farmer. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Partway through the story, it mentioned that Burt had boarded the train with Vaughan in Oklahoma City and was on the journey when Vaughan disappeared from his berth. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Good thing nobody sees what is on my paper. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Behind the cactus, Kate was on her hands and knees, and Sticky stood precariously on her back. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo said it was on him, I didn’t even have to stack cups for it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If client cannot climb Everest without big help from guide,” Boukreev told me, “this client should not be on Everest. Otherwise there can be big problems up high.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor’s offices were on the tenth floor of the Griffin. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Reader, it was on Monday night—near midnight—that I too had received the mysterious summons: those were the very words by which I replied to it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s not until I start to make my way through the crowd that I realize that all eyes are on me, staring. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A single light was on over the kitchen sink. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Scoob comes to he’s been covered with a blanket, and the pillow his head is on is wet with drool. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

In sixth grade, he said his mom was on tour with Beyonce as her hairstylist. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Looks like just about every junior and senior at Williamson is on the dance floor. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Her notes, released with Reggie’s permission, read: “He reports some ruminating and wishing more than anything else he had not been on the road at that moment.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

When the people saw that star shining in the morning sky, they knew they were on the right course toward water, palm trees, shelter, and other people. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mister Brannon held out his white, stumpy hands and balanced them like they was on scales. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He came back through and was on his way out, but she wanted to keep him a little longer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And not like the one Braviary practiced on at the sanctuary, a swing as wide as the love seat that Axel and Lark and Ray are on. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was heading out with day workers to Santa Monica, which was supposed to be on the ocean. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Talis was on the phone in a flash, hammering out a plan with the other council members. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’m grateful Alan is on my back to weigh me down or else I might float away. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

When we were on watch, we took turns, one sleeping and the other on guard. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a glance into the rearview mirror, Ben said, “So you think that Margo is on a national tour in search of various World’s Largest Balls?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“My children, when I have them, will be on it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was on the branch beneath hers, and his hands slid up her stockings slowly, slowly. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

So their American designers could be on the screen speaking with their Indian software writers and their Asian manufacturers all at once. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

And suddenly the word for it was on my tongue, a word I didn’t even know I knew. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

One of the medics who had been on the chopper came over, and we asked him how Lieutenant Carroll was doing. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wessels was a direct man and demanded to know why we were on a hunger strike. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To be on the safe side, I slipped the envelope under my pillow, still damp from my good cry last night. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Bronn was on him in a heartbeat, kicking what was left of his shattered rondel aside to expose the weak spot between arm and breastplate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

How lucky I was to be on such a large ship. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

This information was on the tip of my tongue and yet never surfaced. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They were on a platform drilling when the derrick began to tremble, as if a locomotive were rushing by. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They meant it as a joke, but I thought the joke was on them. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But pretty soon, we went off in the direction of a large shed that was on the far side of the clearing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“School is over! School is over!” was on every tongue. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the long fjord their cove was on, icebergs calved off the ends of twelve or more glaciers with a roar throughout the days that sent birds screeching up into the air. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

When we were finished, Aileen wanted to do some more work in the darkroom, a different photo project for another class, so I was on my own. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell my father was getting pretty frustrated because every evening he’d come in after being on the water all day and ask me what I did. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Pulling carefully and steadily so as not to snag the line and break it, she hauled the prepared rope up and over until both ends were on the ground. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was a complicated and confusing story, why they had to be on this ship. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn't believe it was on a Wednesday. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Now all eyes were on the stricken Bailey. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now don’t be nasty. You’ll get a nice job. You only been on the streets a few days,” his mother said and looked at him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kathy and the kids had been on the road for three hours and had only gotten as far as Covington—about fifty miles. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Aunt Nancy is on her rollator, shaking a finger at Frank. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We had stopped at the floor our rooms were on. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

No helm was on his head, no mail was on his breast, but in his hand he held a drawn sword; and as he knelt he offered the hilt to his master. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I know this is weird, but I’d never been on them before, or not that I remember. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was staring out the window, and had been the entire time they’d been on the road. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Judith's willingness to be out at night and her boldness at the school make more sense knowing that her uncle is on the Council. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was on his way to fight, and to feast. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The dressing station was on the Austrian side of the river under the edge of the hill and stretcher-bearers would bring the wounded back across the pontoon bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

But as soon as he was on any kind of straightaway, the walls started to rearrange themselves again. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The woman said something else, and then there was a long pause, and then Daddy was on the phone. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was going to be on the United States Olympic Team in the 2016 summer games. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Frank and his mother were on a bus going from New York to Long Island. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He was running the water and I was on my way out when the phone rang. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Fine. This one is on me," Bill said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“It took me four years to find you last time, and if luck hadn’t been on your side Capricorn’s men would have got to you first.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When Francie heard that they were going, she was as excited as only a ten-year-old, who had never been on a boat before, could be. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gotta move quick. One strong wind and the Nightbeast will smell the snacks and be on us like slugs on concrete,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Piper was on watch while her friends geared up for combat - checking their weapons and armour, loading the ballistae and catapults. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

That was on my list of things you can wish on. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

At home in Berkeley, he spent a weekend scouting locations for a heavy-water reactor, convinced that he was on the verge of securing the project as an adjunct to the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

My grandmother's room and my own were on the fifth floor. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

They laughed until they were on the edge of tears again. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sahil said, riffling the pages of my notebook, which was on the table, and looking at me questioningly. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh. My mistake! Seems your name is on the Memory Intact List. Someone’s off to the Bureau, I’ll bet. Best thirty years of my life. Anyways, good afternoon!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Every eye is on Sonia, who is bellowing and struggling to escape. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

By the time I had reached my parents’ room, the overhead light was on and the cops were bending over my parents’ bed. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I learned to walk down those rich streets, eyes humbly cast down, with no sense of what lay ten feet in front of me, but with an exquisite awareness of what was on either side. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The lightbulb hanging from the ceiling was on when Shin entered the cell and it could not be turned off. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Lazzaro, too, had been on Roland Weary’s boxcar, and had given his word of honor to Weary that he would find some way to make Billy Pilgrim pay for Weary’s death. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Images of his bearded, expressionless face have been on the front pages of newspapers for more than a year. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

They were on the news a lot lately. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it was the margin of a newspaper he brought in, sometimes it was on index cards that he carried in the back of a small, red-backed appointment book. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pole Star is on the far side of the world,” she said. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Later we were on a road that led to a river. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had been on his way to the bathroom. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The mailboxes were on the first floor, and for weeks Alex had avoided theirs, figuring the only mail they could possibly get was bills he didn’t know how to pay. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I remembered the Italian priests and bishops blessing Italian boys who were on their way to Ethiopia. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Until the metal bases were on hand, any model building would be too sloppy to be convincing. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The paper chain project is on, and that’s the main thing. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Pearl had told him most of Bebe’s story, and Moody, as in all things, was on Pearl’s side. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That week Mother was on the phone for hours every day. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I am on my mountain in a tree home that people have passed without ever knowing that I am here. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me check my computer. If the painting is on loan, I can tell you.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

They immediately seized upon a copy of a popular new book that was on prominent display. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

My guess was that Richard Parker was on the floor of the lifeboat beneath the tarpaulin, his back to me, facing the zebra, which he had no doubt killed by now. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everything is on top of everything so the whole store has skinny aisles to walk through. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

That fall, while Louie was on his way to becoming an airman, an urgent letter landed on the desk of J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Ares cabin was on the front line, drilling in phalanx formation with Clarisse calling orders. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Slowly but surely, they were on their way out of Antarctica’s grip. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t one of the buildings in the quad we were on, but it didn’t look that far. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Two bottles were on the floor by his chair now, one empty and one just opened. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even those who have returned, she can tell, have returned different, older than they should be, as though they have been on another planet where years pass more quickly. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

His elbows were on the table, and he held his head in the palms of his hands, the fingers covering his ears completely, his eyes staring down at the book. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Just like in our room, where a window should be on the outer wall, a metal insert obscures the view outside to the stars, and maybe my first view of Sagan. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But Ron had been on his side then. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Axel’s been on the driveway to school and back. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were on the brink of tears. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I shuddered to think that Clarisse’s cabin would ever be on my dad’s side for anything. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It was on the radio! Got to be in the paper!” said Freddie. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were on the windows and the door. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

This is his seventh try, and it is on this attempt that he suffers the injuries that leave him in the hands of the kind people of Las Anonas. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

For the first time in my whole life, I was on a team. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The younger men leaned back on their stools with their knees wide apart, taking up all the room they needed, and were quick to yell out what was on their minds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kendra tried to pretend she was on a surreal playground, where the kids waded in milk instead of sand and slid down thick, meaty poles. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“It sure looked like a hunch of people were on his side at the festival,” Mari said. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

First there was a very high iron bridge, as high-arched as a rainbow, and after a bit of low stone bridge built in the shape of an S-curve, and I was on Deer Isle. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

De Roos was on the offensive again, trying to spoil Kwang’s show with the same questions about his role in the boycotts, suggesting that he was obstructing the efforts of the police and community groups. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who can resist the chance to be on one of the most popular channels on YouTube? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

When a neighbor in the brick house up the hill calls down that Enrique is on the line, Maria Isabel sprints over. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

First Guitar was on in years, and pluck-weary, but its strings produced the purest sound with a sweet echo on the end. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

It was on the third turn that he saw the fish first. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A split second later, he is on the bed, plunging his knife into Seward’s neck and shoulders. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She never wanted him to eat when he was on the telephone. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sails were already trimmed, and they were on their way out of the harbor in moments, though not nearly as fast as he would have liked. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Because all of my wins thus far had been at domestic competitions, Akhi now wanted to see how competitive I could be on the world stage under his tutelage. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Ben came over after dinner and we played Resurrection, pausing every half hour or so to call Radar, who was on a date with Angela. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

That summer, the newspaper said that he and his team were on the way to another World Series. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sweets been on the phone for a half hour already. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The only exit was on the far wall—an arched doorway that led into darkness. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Arthur was on his feet, was at the window. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 1996, thirty distinct expeditions were on the flanks of Everest, at least ten of them organized as moneymaking ventures. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I need a favor,” she said, her voice dropped halfway to a whisper, even though they were on the line only she and Trip shared, and Trip was out. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Boots was on his back, so she hadn’t got caught. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We are on peaceful terms with the spinners. We trade with them, we do not invade each other’s lands...but it would be an exaggeration to call them our friends.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was on good terms with the British grooms and by great good luck, from the point of view of a spy system, intimate with the Colonel’s horse boy, Dove. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me she has to be on them all the time. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When he woke he was on dry land, lying on a beach. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her white uniform and was on her way to take on other traumatized children. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

His hands were in front of him, palms down, and his eyes were on the scorpion. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it was one of the states in the middle of the country, but if we were going to an island, then it had to be on the coast. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mom is on the bed, on top of the covers. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Already the mourning bands had been sewn around the arms of two gray suits, and now he was on the last. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“She was on the line with me. She had all her papers. They gave her a visa.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The rumor was they would be on the move. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Child,” Lillian answered, “you are the healthiest human being on this earth. Don’t you go talking nonsense.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He died for you. His blood is on your hands.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It does indeed seem you have nothing to interest us. Very well, we shall keep the Crochan and you shall be on your way.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It felt unbearably selfish, just downright wrong, to be indulging myself with an education in the liberal arts at a fancy private college while Mom and Dad were on the streets. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The trade name of the mattress was on a little card at the foot of the bed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z