Dad stared at her blankly, so she repeated, “What if Erik has no future as the placekicker for some big-time college football team?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or he might find some ship going far out into the Reaches, so far the shadow would lose him and give up the hunt. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The bedroom door opened and Moms came in with some fried chicken, green beans, rice, and gravy. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There are some things it’s better not to know,” he whispered in the cabin. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Discovering the Louisiana mounds upset this view: they suggest that at least some early Indians were stay-at-homes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He wants us to get some tests done. I will take your Papa- Nnukwu to the medical center tomorrow, at least the labs there are still open.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

They sat about the little paneled room, some in rocking chairs and three of the ladies on a couch. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pilot puts on some more disco and says, “We’re playing your favorites until midnight! Drop by the cockpit and give me a request!” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But at the shrill warning of a squirrel, it flew off across the trail with a sudden whirr into the trees, while the cat was still some distance away. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of these stories were true, some were lies. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young lady had picked up some paperwork she had to do when Benjamin X came in, perspiring. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

People call New York "the city that never sleeps," but I think it must close its eyes at some point. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I think about my hands signing forms and my feet running, flexing up and down, as I sprint to some class I’m late for. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“But that’s the thing. I’m ’bout to get off and go home and have a beer and get some sleep, and if I call the police they’ll take their sweet time in coming. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She filled her bottle, then cupped some water in her hands and splashed her face. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it will give me some idea of where to pick up the story. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But for some reason the lesson vexes me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I got sick of hauling bottles of water in our shopping cart, like I was some old lady. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dirt sifts through his open fingers; some falls to the ground, some blows away in the wind. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

At least, he saw it from some angles. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, the village had become visible some way below us. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I decided that I would stop hoping some white man would be kind and make changes from afar. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s some kind of shiner,” she said, and handed me a packet of herbs. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He rushed inside, he saw Malcolm X lying on the stage, and then some people chasing a man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was a good outfit. There were some very good men in that outfit.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My arrest had been discovered by my friends; Fatima Meer brought some food to the jail for me and I shared it with the two officers in the car. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The storm had tom the forest to pieces—up in back of the ridge it looked like a giant had become angry and used some kind of a massive meatgrinder on the trees. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had Zero threatened him in some way, too? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He is a Dominican man and talks Spanish to gun-man, but he also talks some small Creole. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She handed the driver some coins, and when he tipped his hat at her and called her sir, she turned and gave me a smirk of satisfaction. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, he calls him a joto and tells him he’s going to burn in hell. They’re some weird religion. I forgot what it’s called...” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I heard him talking to some of the other guys.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Archaeologists who come across these 110 skeletons may too easily conclude that most fell victim to some natural disaster. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason I can’t think of, I want to thank the child. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he had some kind of engine trouble, Art.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Everytime they open they mouth some kind of plea come out. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I half expect him to make some sort of remark about my clothes, or at least raise an eyebrow. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hanako fingered some loose hair back behind her ears and eagerly reached out. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

At the north, south, east, and west points of the circle, she sprinkled some of the powder on the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t do that. For God’s sake, give the man a chance. I can’t tell you why now, but it’s important. Fle’d do as much for you some time.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One cannot find advisers who are any different, for men always turn out bad for you, unless some necessity makes them act well. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

It helped that some students hacked into the school’s computer system. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

If I couldn’t make anything he would give me some of his so the baby-sitter would let us get up and play. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

As in some radical retelling of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, society’s normally invisible workings had been made briefly visible. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you come up and have some supper with us?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Julius was trying to decide whether to go quail hunting or to King City and catch the train to Salinas to shake some of the dust out of his britches. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Given a moist planet with methane, formaldehyde, ammonia, and some usable minerals, all of which abound, exposed to lightning or ultraviolet irradiation at the right temperature, life might start off almost anywhere. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fished for catfish at Hubbard Lake or some of the other lakes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked bent forward, as though there were some kind of enormous burden on his shoulders. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You always knew this job involved some risks. Why are you pulling me out now? You’re too afraid of seeing me hurt?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We came to the drugstore and had some ice cream. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had some idea, I knew he did, but he wasn’t going to tell me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He hands me his mop, and lets me do some of his dirty work. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

"It is going to take me some time," Didu says, heading for her room. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And she wasn’t giving it up just to make some guidance counselor or church group feel okay. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“So it’s hard to imagine her in some gross unlit dusty room.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Or was it some member of the company—Mr. Heminges, perhaps, seeking a moment of solitude in which to balance his accounts? The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, if it was their lungs that made them quit, they were allowed to stay in Coalwood as long as they could afford the rent for their houses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Anya shrugged, and they walked back to some semblance of a path on the swampy ground. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I bring out some dried fish and rice cakes. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Place the guns,” he bawled, “bring down some guns.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gave Father and me some bread and stew, and they all crowded into the kitchen to talk. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stuffed in another pocket were some biscuits, to wad up into dough balls to bait the hooks with, and five pieces of Queenie’s fried chicken in case I got hungry. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Suddenly some one passed below, whistling like an operatic blackbird, and a voice called out, “All serene! Coming in tonight.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if it did, there would at least be an event, a signal of some kind to mark my exit. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I thought it was cool for them to think I was smart but then I found out it made me enemies with some of the other kids. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I need is to go back home with some dread disease. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Grandma explained it like that, I felt some sympathy for Mom. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“You need to unload some of that nervous energy. Why don’t you take a lap?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I saw the sketches of Mom. Are you doing some kind of sculpture of her?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Not likely. But winter is coming,” Stella said, kicking up some of the crisp leaves along the road’s edge. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The courier, whom Longstreet did not recognize, saluted, then for some unaccountable reason took off his hat, stood bareheaded in the sun, yellow hair plastered wetly all over his scalp. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Well, we all like walking in the dark,’ he said, ‘so let’s put some miles behind us before bed.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She hastily ate half a slice of bread, drank some of the horribly bitter cocoa Elinor had made, and went out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There were some more cattle grazing near the shore of the fifth, and largest, lake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He brought Howe a stack of documents—some written by Washington just for the deception. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, the engine of a zeppelin, maybe more than one, some way above. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote that when you name a fear, it becomes defeatable, and he put down some of his fears. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Doc went clink-clunking around in some boxes stacked in the corner of the cabin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard work, but maybe easier than what you do here, and you’d have some time to yourself, to study or just rest.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

We also disapproved of Aunt Anne’s blunt criticism of how we kept our bedrooms, and some of the changes she made in the family routine. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of these parallels have been discussed at some length in earlier chapters; others have yet to be explored. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

For some unknown reason she loved him, and he was a better person for it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Ah, just some young fellas having a bit of harmless fun.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Probably, she realized, they’d be happy to have some time free of work. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I know you like that place, and you might want to get a T-shirt or some jeans or something.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Their voices echoed through the yards and halls until the castle rang and it seemed as though some great pack of direwolves haunted Winterfell, instead of only two . . . two where there had once been six. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The first day or so I was content simply to sleep away some of the accumulated exhaustion of the winter. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe some of the paint from my face, slowly, and then smear it on his cheek. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He looked up, and it seemed that he had made some decision; his face was less troubled. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He had a crazy desire to believe that there had been some mistake, that Floyd Lee had gotten them innocently, maybe buying them from the real thieves. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I took a breath so, when my mouth finally opened, I’d sound like myself and not like some scared rabbit. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After all these years? Surely it would’ve been washed off, painted over, or just thrown away by now. Why don’t we just set off our firecrackers and go see Hattie Mae about some lemonade?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mixed with the resinous scent of the firs there came another smell, strong and fragrant, yet sharp—the perfume of flowers, but of some kind unknown to Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Apollo 17, the last flight to the moon, some of the Apollo hardware was used in earth orbit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as Huxley and the others battled on, Charles stayed home at Down, working on a new edition of the book, with some revisions, and arranging for foreign publication as well. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As you can imagine,” he told the cops, “I have some rather dubious clientele. What church for the poor doesn’t?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Once or twice I think. They’re some old crew of powerful phantoms. Supposed to have, like, a golden glow. No one knows too much about ’em. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“This is going to take some work,” she said. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

By the time Vincent's name was entered into the ledger in the town hall, his existence recorded and announced, a railroad had diverted some of the traffic away from Zundert. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Let us all understand that the question before us is not whether some Americans are for peace and some are against peace,” he said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Taking a deep breath, she slowly inched back so she would have a little room to get some momentum before jumping. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Once, in the cafeteria line, standing directly next to a guard, I watched a skinny black kid stab some other "blood" with a dinner fork. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

There are some forty-five thousand items in the average American supermarket and more than a quarter of them now contain corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I need to make some calls,” she said to me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I tap my feet as if to the beat of some fast song, hoping to make time go by faster. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Yes. She found out some way in the village.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, some thirty feet away, there was a bull. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bring out your compact. Conjure us some big sunglasses. And ugly hats. Things celebrities would wear.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Since she had not told them about Dragon and the sleeping powder, she hoped that perhaps they would decide she had, for some reason, stayed with the rats. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Along the way, every time some cute fellows passed us in their fast, fancy cars, we’d wave and pucker up our mouths. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I follow him down a long, dim hallway, away from the front, where I entered, threading our way past more rows of cots, some with men asleep on them. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I kept trying to pay attention to everybody around me, just in case some thug tried to start something. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I sing the lyrics I do remember, stumbling over some words and repeating others out of place, but it’s a song Dad loved and I hope he hears me singing it since he can’t. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

In the sublunary sphere it might seem easy to formulate some general laws: all living creatures die; children take after their parents. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need compliments to get leftovers. You know I always keep some for you.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Joe blinked away some beer fuzz that was making blue streaks across his eyeballs, and remarked, “You don’t even know what all this is about, do you?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why must some of us deliberate between brands of toothpaste, while others deliberate between damp dirt and bone dust to quiet the fire of an empty stomach lining? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you think after all that, Lana would leave us to die at the hands of some crazies and run for her life?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I turn around, cross my arms, and look him in the face, because I know this boy is about to come out the side of his neck with some nonsense. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then the director invited us into a small room where he gave my uncle some papers to sign. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

One after the other, Michael, Gary, Paula, and Catherine had all managed just fine at Guardian Angels, which was at least some comfort for Mom and Dad. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

My mom usually sticks to the list, but some days she changes her mind based on the yellow signs for today’s specials or clearance items. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

"But of course multiplying by two is a lot easier than some of the bigger numbers. What about the other multiplication tables? Do you know any of those?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

You might notice that this would have been the perfect time to tell Annette the whole story, but for some reason I didn’t want anyone at school to know. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I practically built that place! I have credits on nineteen of their patents, you know. You’d think they’d have some respect.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“Apparently he’s been planning this for some time—been waiting for the right moment to launch it.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not long after that, I went to David Axelrod’s office in Chicago and sat down with him and Valerie to watch video of some of my public appearances. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At first there was some hesitation in the committee over hiring a French doctor. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

As an afterthought I took some fishhooks and fishing line. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

‘Nor does age lie so heavily on your shoulders as some would have you think. Cast aside your prop!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you have a microphone hidden in that coat, too? Could we drop it down from over the stage? Or, I don’t know, there’s got to be some way to make this work!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We’d taken some food and blankets from Aunty Em’s, but we didn’t dare light a fire to dry our damp clothes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and saw some guys staring at Leon and him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We see big mountains that point up sudden, with some few coco trees. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe there’d still be some Oakland left in us, and my sisters would show me some solidarity, like when they gathered around me and Fern held my hand at the airport. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The Pendor dragon tore free and flew low and lamely to the island, where it hid, crawling into some well or cavern in the ruined town. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Isaiah, what are you yelling for? I’m trying to get some rest!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

His eyes smarted and it was as though some fever in him made everything too bright and sharp. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

An eccentric nobleman of my acquaintance, some years ago, quietly bought a castle without telling his wife. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The white boy said, “Watch this. I’m-a have me some fun here!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Then he slid some photographs across the table. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She propped up the broken bits of mirror against a bowl, dampened a cloth in some water, and dabbed it against the cut. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huge head emerged from the shadows, and Magdalys could make out some of the wings and body. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he did not stop until he fell—until he dropped like some animal felled by a hammer—moaning, on his face. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Pile on some twigs so I can see,” he said to Hazel. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then you get your meds and then there’s a smoking break, and then maybe you have fifteen minutes to yourself before there’s some kind of activity. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Quite well. It’s incredible, really, how well-crafted some of the ornaments are, and they were clearly intended to be art; it wasn’t an accident at all….I mustn’t bore you.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was in some kind of oil reservoir, maybe a leaked pool, or some secondary storage chamber, or.. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

After some silence, she says, “You ready for your big day this week?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Yesterday I got desperate and boiled some old potatoes and ate them with nothing but salt and pepper. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He goes over to Amsterdam to-night, but says he returns to-morrow night; that he only wants to make some arrangements which can only be made personally. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

One with her playing cards with some other old people. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Good. This’ll give you another kind of chance with people. You know? A chance to get in with some of the people from the team.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After dinner we all went to the front room where the priest took a small book from his jacket to recite some prayers, consecrating our house and our family. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s still watching me, studying me the way I’ve seen some of the masters study artwork. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I wish I could stay here forever. Is there a magic portal that will transport us to some other dimension? A Time Lord, maybe?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

To keep out the wind, she rummaged through her baskets for some newspapers and crammed them into the diamond-shaped openings of the collapsible gate. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you get some cookbooks? You have books of every other kind. I’m sure you’d find cookbooks a help.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I had sent a load of them down by the porter and 1 believe she must have seen them going out and come up to find some more. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I am now going to claim the protection of some friends, whom I sincerely love, and of whose favour I have some hopes.’ Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch her open a packet of sugar, spill some on the table, then press a fingerprint of the crystals into the cover of her sketchbook. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When he was tired, or when he waited at some high wire gate, hoping his father would pass in the line, he would read the big-lettered words first and then practice the small-lettered words. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ma sent me to get some meat on credit.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

His books, a white suit, and some shirts were all there as he had packed them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

By the end of the twentieth century, Halliday was widely recognized as the greatest videogame designer of his generation—and, some would argue, of all time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Of the higher brain functions, some—reading, writing, speaking—seem to be localized in particular places in the cerebral cortex. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around the Opel, the flowers creak on their stems and nod their heliotropic faces as if in some sad accord. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Jane, you are under a mistake: what is the matter with you? Why do you tremble so violently? Would you like to drink some water?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had gone on in this fashion for some time when I saw him duck into a building. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I really want to have a good sight line so I can take some pic— ” I interrupted him. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once back with her friends, the girl directed some choice words Kathy’s way. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Your mother would be thrilled,” he says, and for some reason they both laugh. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

All that can really be said is that at some indeterminate point in the very distant past, for reasons unknown, there came the moment known to science as t = 0. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

On a dare I ate some dirt once. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He got up and poured some more booze in his glass. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then she added, in a quite different voice: “Come to think of it, I suppose you haven’t been that slow making friends with at least some of the veterans.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t it my right to keep some of my hard-won earnings? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch everyone leaving, some walking, some waiting for rides. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s man-made!” he yelled, already on the run with Alec.“Swinging open on some kind of pivot!” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I’m running across the street, and reaching into some overgrown bushes in front of the house on the corner. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Some months later, I happened to be traveling in a car with a serving army officer of some seniority and Col. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get off that. I’m steeping you some tea.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They drink the champagne out of Styrofoam cups, forcing Ashima to have some, too, and they play the Perry Como Christmas tape his father always liked. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At night me and some of my friends sat on the cold stone steps, deep inside St. Nicholas Park. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He was telling her about some pro football game he'd seen that afternoon. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Downstairs, María and Rosa cackled at some inside joke. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

"Looks like you got you some loot too," he said, pointing to my brief case. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

While we waited for the radiator to cool, some players sat in the bus and slept, some of us went out and played catch on the highway. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And some boats, like me, seemed to float farther and farther from land. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“No; some unaccountable one. In short, I believe you have been trying to draw me out—or in; you have been talking nonsense to make me talk nonsense. It is scarcely fair, sir.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

What's scary is that I still feel that way on some days. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Unless I found a way to start putting some money back in the account, I would be broke in a year. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Just some things so you always remember our summer.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I tried getting some explanation as to why I was being taken in. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next note took some time for her to write. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Simply that there is some cause in common. Whatever it was that injured her has injured them.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The O’Connors had crammed one small bedroom with five toddlers, some even sharing the same bed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They spent some time on the main street, walking down to the foot, where the crowds were just as thick as they had been the night before. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina crawled on hands and knees, seeking some kind of shelter. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

First he dropped a lizard and then he dropped some frogs. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“Would you girls like some milk and cookies?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They ran around us, some toward the sound of the shooting, others away from it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

These are some of the differences between us. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We began meeting clandestinely on Saturday mornings at Ellis Park or some private court in the suburbs, where he gave lessons. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will need to find some new swords for the Kingsguard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On the parts of the wall that had no hooks and no shelves, she had pinned up some of her pictures. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Every year under apartheid, some colored people would get promoted to white. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

For a time it was noticed that a flame leaped in James Grew and some force glowed in his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you can teach me more of your ridiculous language,” said the princess, though some caution still lingered in her eyes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Chris said you even used to take some of your chickens to the poultry shows. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Without some kind of breakthrough, the entire experiment with republican government at the national level would “burst and vanish, and the states separate to take care of everyone of itself.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She’s been locked away like some caged animal for more than half my life. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When they arrived at the theater, there was some discussion between Santa and Mr. Robichaux over who was going to buy the tickets. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first week, I thought it was kind of exciting because some of my friends were there; their families had fled the city like us, grabbing rides however they could. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In several years, I’d get my chance to work for the university and reckon with some of these community-relations problems directly, but right now Art was just kindly offering to pass around my résumé. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Some things in this room are authentic, some are not. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some places the mountain fell away, leaving sheer cliffs. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was some few minutes before he straightened himself and turned from the bed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Bits and pieces of his essence remain, but nothing you could put together again. I suppose some injuries even Tartarus cannot heal.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The women around them wrinkle their noses, some start to laugh. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Van Helsing sits in my study poring over the record prepared by the Harkers; he seems to think that by accurate knowledge of all details he will light upon some clue. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Pork didn’t matter all that much to me, but the fact Granny saved me some mattered a lot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He wondered if some part of his dead brothers lived on inside their wolves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In addition, he’d inadvertently rubbed some ice crystals into his eyes, lacerating both corneas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

You’d sell a bag of nails for a shilling, and when you went out to buy some more you’d find that the price had gone up to two shillings. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, Howard Avenue is just a few blocks from where I live, so I could pretend I belonged to the Howard Avenue Civic League or some other fictitious philanthropy. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, we didn’t really get a chance to know one another before we left. And it’s just that some of us might not be who we pretend to be.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

There were many more folk ditties, some mean, others filthy, all of them cruel. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Thank you, Doctorita,” I say, pouring some chips into my palm. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a slab of stone on the ground, and a low ledge in one corner, with some small objects on it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Just peachy. I don’t know why they couldn't have put some crocodiles in here and made a real adventure of it.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what? We should have some people over soon,” Dad says. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mom must be near blind, because that’s some prescription in these glasses. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Cheerful magic-seekers who don’t mind a little drudgery in exchange for some wish of their heart. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’d like to say we left the stuff alone, but there was too much cool junk not to check out some of it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Even though you have trouble reading, I think you read good. I hope that some day you will become a professional football player,” said Shauna. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, I have blotted out some names as lam afraid of getting innocent people in trouble. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only tall striped walls of tents line the area, and he turns around slowly, looking for any possible place they might have disappeared to, some corner or door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At some point in the night, Miss Wren’s gentle massage had turned into something resembling an interspecies pro-wrestling match crossed with an exorcism. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

It causes an odd shiver to go running down my spine, and I step backward a little too quickly, anxious to put some space between the two of us. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Got a bit held up dropping some cargo in Queens, you know, and then what with the riots and all we was a tad cautious on the return.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

These memories can be painful, but perhaps some things should never go away— they should be kept in the forefront of our minds to provide continuing lessons for daily life. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll end up working in a factory, marry some loser, and have his ugly children. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

So after taking down some water for Margot, I went back up to get a little fresh air. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Zach started shouting, “Speech! Speech!” and some other people took up the cry. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

High-level avatars bragging about some new magic item or artifact they’d obtained. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mom asked me to take some clothes to him. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every single one had a different shape in some way, like people. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some turn in the road, some new object suddenly perceived and recognised, reminded me of days gone by, and were associated with the lighthearted gaiety of boyhood. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take too long for me to know I wouldn’t be changing my name to some Swahili translation for “oldest, tallest daughter.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

There may be some laws about this kind of communication, mandating a critical density and mass before it can function with efficiency. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ai—” Bud doubled over, sneezing like a whale clearing its blowhole, and some urine finally popped out willy-nilly in the process. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The herbicides, then, like the insecticides, include some very dangerous chemicals, and their careless use in the belief that they are “safe” can have disastrous results. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I told him, “To the drugstore on Eighty-fourth to get some cough drops.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Two days ago! I seed it too. His mum chucked a rock at him ’cause he tooken some food! Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

What would Jordie say if his little brother lost their chance at justice because he couldn’t conquer some stupid sickness inside him? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She shrugged and some of her hair swung back down to brush against my arm. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You’re pale, girl; you had better get out at the next stop and take some air.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps I’ll be invited to lodge in the private cabin at some point, but I must decline. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I watched the master’s expression, hoping he would give some sign when he had heard enough. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Look, I talked to Berry and told her what happened. She’s been all over the internet, checking to see if anything has been posted—you know, some live footage or something.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Look, you know me. You’ve waited on me. I need some money.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They want a five-minute warm-up. Hustle, hustle. Keep those arms going. Keep it hot. Toss some balls around behind home. Let’s go!” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Makes me feel like no matter how dressed up we are, no matter how respectful we are, some people will only see what they want to see. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

If anyone had told her a hundred years ago that humans would be taking the fertile out of fertilizer, she would have told them to get some air holes drilled in their skull. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He tells me in some camps, there are more than a hundred thousand refugees living there, so the wait is much longer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first he would beg the man for some word of his daughters and the world beyond his cell. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Afterwards it will be cleared and M. Poirot can conduct his examination of the passengers there. In the meantime I have ordered them to bring us three some food here.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for some reason, this swastika thing has got her on edge. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I was parked a few doors up from our apartment, so I assumed that the officers would drive by in pursuit of some urgent mission. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

In the jockey’s risky universe, everyone understood that some rider was going to profit from Pollard’s loss. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It stuck in my head for some time. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He knows that his belly, his lungs, his tired legs, his appetites, his prayers and his mind are cherished in some profound involvement with nature and God. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thrust his arm into the blackness inside the tomb, as into the mouth of some great beast. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“And then,” Sairy said, “when we saw where you were camping, we went back and got some food and the skillet, because we knew we'd all be hungry this morning. Ready to eat?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

My mom grabs us some water from the bar. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Take your pillow with you if you want to. And get some cigarettes, too, while you’re downstairs picking up my underwear and pants, will you?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In the mornings Bibi arrived in the storage room wearing cracked plastic slippers and a housecoat whose hem stopped some inches below the knee, a length we had not worn since we were fifteen. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was too quick about jumping off the mule and grabbing up some rocks. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along with the lynchings, the Red Summer would be characterized by the race riots that erupted in some thirty cities in the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It would mean making some quite fundamental changes in our attitudes toward each other, if we were really to think of ourselves as indispensable elements of nature. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back then the fallout had been sporadic and highly variable; some states had been nearly free of it, others became saturated. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The original shiny coating was worn away completely in some places and deeply scratched in the rest. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Neil and Buzz should have taken a small piece of green cheese with them from earth, just so they could say they had brought some green cheese back from the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, a doctor prescribed paregoric, and as long as he had a continuous supply, Poppy found some peace. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then the goddess pulled a vial from behind the counter and sprayed some honeysuckle-smelling oil around Percy’s face. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I cried and cried and cried some more. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

True, some slaveowners and their overseers were brutal and cruel, but the same was true of some Westerosi lords and their stewards and bailiffs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Faded streets signs, some twisted and bullet-pocked, still pointed the way. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next month I flew to Australia with my new baby and reunited with the parents I hadn’t seen for more than twenty some years. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her line flew out across the water and landed with a soft plop near a fallen tree and some weeds. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m sneaking down. Want me to bring you back some pizza?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

To be sure, some of these towns sent money and other items for Philadelphia’s relief. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The virus may have entered the cotton factory by some unknown route—perhaps in insects trapped in the cotton fibers, for example, or in rats that lived in the factory. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The average world temperature, he says, would in the end be raised some thirty degrees, till it attains 72°. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Over the weekend I work on the Ibo slave-ship painting and try to catch up on some homework. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Suit yourself. At least you’re developing some acting skills. In case you decide you don’t want to devote your whole life to math.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Could I please do some of the old things that I know how to do again. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we also got him some red women’s pantyhose to go underneath the briefs. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Somehow, blessed by some spark, she started telling the truth, or trying to, at a very young age, when all the influences were telling her to go a different way. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

While he was still pondering what to do, he received some shocking news. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He should have punched out sooner and the hell with the civilians some said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cinnamon was the same color as me, so I pressed my fingers into it and spread some of the powder onto my face, like Mama did with her makeup when she went to church. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And at the word alone, Will felt a great wave of rage and despair moving outward from a place deep within him, as if his mind were an ocean that some profound convulsion had disturbed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I do some figuring and even with the fewer hours it’d be more pay. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And in the middle of the circle of children, like the object of some arcane ritual, there hovered a bomb, its downward-facing tip seemingly balanced on Adam’s outstretched finger. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He had waited five years and bought a mansion where he dispensed starlight to casual moths so that he could "come over" some afternoon to a stranger's garden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

If I were Gestapo, I think, I’d have a man in some of these apartments, watching the fence, unseen from above. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The kids in the audience would love it; some of the teachers would hate it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

First, Kappe hinted that something was soon going to happen that would expedite a plan he and his office had been working on for some time. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“My mom wears hijab because we’re Muslim,” I said as I pulled up a handful of grass and then tried to weave the blades together into some kind of tapestry. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Once Sister Claire overheard some of the children who live near me in La Saline teasing me about my clean uniform. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She planned about being with some bunch almost as much as she thought of music. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was too early to sleep, but I threw on some pajamas and climbed into bed. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Slave-era cabins sat next to cinder-block homes and trailers, some with satellite dishes and porch swings, others rusted and half buried. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I am thinking about shoes, for some reason. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

So I wouldn’t put it past the government to insert some kind of mind-control chip into Dad’s brain and force him to run a crumbling theme park in the desert. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His face was arresting, sensitive, medieval in some strange inexplicable way, and I was reminded of a portrait seen in a gallery I had forgotten where, of a certain Gentleman Unknown. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

By 1996 some sixty men and women had reached the summit without it—five of whom didn’t make it back down alive. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The cave went far back into the hill, around many turns, but I needed only that part which lay near the opening and which the sun could reach during some of the day. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And no one has died until now. No one has been born, either, not since the Murray twins. Though it is not for lack of trying, given the way some of the acrobats carry on.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

And for some reason he had an unfolded white handkerchief draped over his head, possibly to ward off rain, or hail, or brimstone. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

If he found what he was looking for he would have to come back at night—with equipment, of course, but also with some familiarity with the area. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the space was a cot and a small shelf made from planks of wood separated with cut logs and filled with books, folded clothes, papers, and some braided and bunched herbs. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It was some kind of miracle that she didn’t pick up on what we were fighting about. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Prof. Nemur gave me some more tapes to play while I sleep. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

A minute later, some goats shuffled out reluctantly. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Suesetta jumps off the bed, says, “Want to bake some cookies?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Because she is shy, quiet, obedient, and doesn’t say much, all our older siblings assume what she chooses to say is of some importance and usually take her side in our fights. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are sounding like an old frog. I want to get some tisane of chamomile for your throat.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wild cries broke out, and there was some clash of arms, but it was brief. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The seats were made of real leather, they weren’t sticky or smelly like some restaurants I have been to. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I took my Zoloft in my little plastic cup and drew some brain maps by the window in the corner of the hall next to Jimmy. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“There are some things you really need your dad for, don’t you?” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

That for some reason he had had to fake everything and go undercover. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh, that’s cute, the play on shucks,” Libby says with some effort, clearly swinging her leg over the biggest trunk, climbing back down our tree. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Desperately I tried to think of some way to say no without making them hate me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, there had to be some process on Io that was extremely efficient in rubbing craters out or filling them in. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I shall get you some more breakfast, ma’am, and have this mess cleared up.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I put some coffee water on. Have a cup?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can get some out of our freezer for a fraction of the cost.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

For these reasons, some scholars dismiss the chronicles entirely. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He wished there were some other way to look at it, but there wasn’t. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I'm still called Ty to this day, and T stayed T, for some reason. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Instead the earliest inhabitants of the Americas must have been some other kind of people. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But after some conferring, the judge announced that the hearing was adjourned until the afternoon, at which time the witnesses would be heard. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“If I understand your brother, he only means so far as your having some thoughts of marrying. He had no idea of me. He seems perfectly unprepared for that.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She put on some water to boil and then swept the porch; then she hauled out the curtain stretcher, but instead of putting the damp curtains on it, she swept the porch again. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

August is an extremely good student, and has secured the friendship of some truly exceptional young people, including Jack Will. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I grabbed some of the bagels that the chef was about to throw out.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe even worthy of some effort on her part. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I would go into the dining room upon some petty errand and find Granny kneeling, her head resting on a chair, uttering my name in a tensely whispered prayer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be able to look back and say I had a good run and made some great memories along the way. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In some cases dead dogs were even buried ceremoniously, much like humans. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In it were some people I was surprised and somehow touched to see. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

For some reason he’d expected the weird sky to throw all normal plans out the window. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was enough to give Artemis some room to maneuver with needle-nose pliers, and he soon had the locator’s panel disassembled before him. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Some big, some little, some in the fountain, some up under the trees. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t you notice how she looked on Monday? I gave her some money and told her to go to the hospital, not to a chemist?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He said people’s minds could use some improving. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

No doubt she had run across the news about other Wizarding schools in some book or other. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

‘Then I forgive you. But I saw her some time ago, driving a pony-trap towards Bywater with a face that would have curdled new milk.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It takes some of the passion out of hating him. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I wanted to turn and run back to my own neighborhood, where people would welcome us and where I felt safe at least some of the time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The confusion over the aluminum/aluminium spelling arose because of some uncharacteristic indecisiveness on Davy’s part. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

"It just happened, that's the dumb part. It's not like there was some disease, or a terrible accident or anything." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sounded disquietingly like signals of some sort; but after a while the knocking died away and was not heard again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He went and chatted up some lady loitering amongst the drugs, clipboard in hand. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Biological control has achieved some of its most spectacular successes in the area of curbing unwanted vegetation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

This notation can be confusing, though, and in some music the pickups and repeats are written in a way that avoids these broken-up measures. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Boring Sunday. Mom and Dad are arguing about some plant thing, so I was more than happy to get out of the house.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘I’m all right. What I want is some supper.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Danes sat sulking, watching the strangers eat, wishing some one of them would give them an excuse to use their daggers. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officer Khan nods again slowly and puts his hands up in some form of apology. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Shug say, Albert Try to think like you got some sense. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though they hadn’t gone long, some of the men threw themselves on the ground as if exhausted. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I listened to him speak and strive to show some sense of sympathy, I couldn’t help but remember his famous inaugural words the year before: “Segregation today! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Like the conductor, at that moment Miss Lumley had no way of predicting whether her life would turn out happily or in some other, less desirable way. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

"Some cigarettes and some cakes from Rocky's. I think I remember the ones. I didn't know what—" He swallows. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He looked to the skies, feeling a bit abashed, and said, “I know it’s the vanity of vanities, as you said, my Lord. But an old king sometimes has to take some pride in himself.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father glanced toward the tent where the old, wise heads of the Tang people had gathered to work out some strategy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, Mami and I decide to try and get some rest. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

There must have been some wonderful flowering shrubs hidden in that shadowy undergrowth for the whole glade was full of the coolest and most delicious smells. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mom has some blueprints laid out on the other. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

For some reason, that impossibly clean, carefully mended, perfectly pressed T-shirt struck me dumb. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

And it isn’t about magic, or some idea that maybe God is looking right at you, or an angel is sitting next to you, or anything like that. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He hugged us tightly, then took us inside his home and offered us some food. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The world had some pretty cool stuff, but it didn’t amount to much when the sun decided to wipe out most of civilization. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It shrunk across the grounds toward the first level of the Zoo of Death, where Count Rugen sat fiddling with some knobs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She sat between my mother and father like some child on the way to a barbecue. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She was home one night with her mother and brother Lionel when some ten or twelve soldiers burst into the house. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I’ve always suspected that some of the cells in there are fluffing off much of the time, and I’d like to see a little more attention and real work. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike some of your questions, these are ones I can answer, but perhaps not to your satisfaction. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I manage to shield my face with my arms as shattered bits of matter, some of it burning, rain down around me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He steps back to let some of the others get on first. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He moved to the edge of some trees, where suddenly a couple of mismatched, beaten chairs appeared, courtesy of some nearby women. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He lifted some sea water with his left hand and put it on his head. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We fed it some scraps of food and gave it water, but it still meowed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Excuse my attire,” Mom said, “but I plan to change out of my comfy shoes into some dress shoes for dinner.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I needed to get some of my classmates to join me so I didn’t look like some fringe radical—which I wasn't. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was glad to see that he was off some distance by himself. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

By then it was close to 8 P.M., and it had cooled off some outside. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

And so, obediently but without expectation, she had untangled and rebraided her hair, wiped away the kohl that had smudged below her eyes, patted some Cuticura powder from a velvet puff onto her skin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was trying to think of some response when he looked away in disinterest. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The data is of the utmost importance,” I say, trying to sound as arrogant as some of the Erudite I’ve met. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The process will take some time, Dr. Ashley tells her; given that this is her first pregnancy, labor can take twenty-four hours, sometimes more. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The dark serpentine of a dead vine running down it like the track of some enterprise upon a graph. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The invention of grafting was hardly just a matter of some nomad relieving herself at a latrine and returning later to be pleasantly surprised by the resulting crop of fine fruit. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

IQ is a measure, to some degree, of innate ability. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

For some reason I felt so proud of him, that he would do that. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I say, tucking some of it behind my right ear nervously. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Annabeth waved to Chiron, who was talking to some centaurs down the block. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

They had divided their forces, I learned: some remained on the eastern borders, not far from the Greenway, and some invaded the Shire from the south. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ambitiously, Haiselden meant to market his film as a “date night” movie: it had love, romance, suspense, and humor—with some retail infanticide thrown in on the side. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Behind her the walls of the room were flooded with green and yellow and orange fireworks sizzling and bursting to some music composed almost completely of trap?drums, tom?toms, and cymbals. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told Mom I didn’t think Eric would lend me a million dollars to buy some land in Texas, and even if he would, I wouldn’t borrow it from him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the worst thing he did, some researchers say, was entirely without malice—he brought pigs. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t exactly planned it that way, but the more serious things got at camp, the more I found myself needing to call up Rachel and get away, just for some breathing room. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Some of the pages were typed, some torn out of a notebook. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

By some mutual consensus, some collaborative song- writing, the piece changes month by month, slowly and predictably. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the other side were beautiful hills, some of them craggy and rocky, dropping straight down to the water’s edge. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of Mr. Staphopoulos’s belongings were packed into his station wagon, and some things were even tied on top. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s not as well traveled as some of us.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Now that Rose had completed her little version of our housing development, she had moved on to copying some of the other buildings that surrounded it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

"We could find some stuff," said Piggy, "and tie your hair back." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

"He activated some kind of force field," says Duke. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Until now, I’d constructed my existence carefully, tucking and folding every loose and disorderly bit of it, as if building some tight and airless piece of origami. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He dropped his bow and picked up a sword from a fallen...well, he actually wasn’t sure what it was—some sort of reptilian lady warrior with snake trunks instead of legs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He’s eager to move to a smaller firm, to have some domestic commissions, to work with fewer people. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered how it had felt to stand outside the Penikese hospital and learn that some of the lepers had been from islands like Cape Verde and Tobago. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

It seems hard to believe he didn’t have a retreat somewhere, some bunker stocked with provisions where he could live out the rest of his snaky little life. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Well, some people have strange fancies, she thought. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I wanted to indulge in some quiet contemplation about life and love and what it all meant. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Birkway said, “Not to worry! Everyone has something magnificent to say. I haven’t read ' through every page yet, but I wanted to share some of these passages with you right away.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Newcharlie had put plants in all the windows—spider plants and ferns and some other ones I don't know the name of. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

After an awkward silence, Kelly showed George some pictures she’d taken that weekend at the park. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

After some time, Queenie took her by the shoulders and showed her how to aim. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

But I was put through the physical anyway, and they sent me a card with some kind of a classification. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

On board were two benches, some steel wool, an old cooler, and a mound of frayed rope with one end tied to the mooring. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Maybe some will get off at Brescia,” the porter said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I’ve remembered the stories that were my favorites, and sometimes I’ve even been able to remember the exact words an author wrote in some special scene. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was like a servant of some sort had got the place ready for the night-time, then left: the curtains were closed and there were dim table lamps switched on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw some wood on the fire, lit a candle from the flames, and carried it to the long dining table covered with maps and countless papers. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

At some point that afternoon, Booth made the final arrangements. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some such way, he would conclude our relationship. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the villagers fled up the ravines and hid in the forest, and some made ready to fight for their lives, and some did neither but stood about lamenting. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Mad she may be,” Ser Kevan said, “but with so much smoke drifting west, surely there must be some fire burning in the east.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe even bring her some of the wildflowers that grew along the road. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

To establish her cognitive baseline that day, the researchers had her do some math problems and memory challenges. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

His suppleness, combined with his bigness of frame, and his large, wide-set rather glowing eyes, heavy black hair, and markedly bronze complexion gave him some of the handsomeness of an Indian. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Their minds had emptied to some extent, their defenses were down, so that they were easily persuaded of the absolute authority of the ward sister. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Rita rolls her eyes to the ceiling, as if consulting silently some deity there. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sweetie, let’s get some water and sit down. Okay?” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“I heard someone getting licked pretty good inside there, and lots of crying. After some more licking, he cried, ‘Mama, Lord have mercy. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

On a flight to Acre in 1999, he casually looked out the window at some recently opened land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I am wearing some extra good-luck bunny barrettes today,” said Louisiana. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

We heard of this months later by rumor, but did not learn the full story until some of the men who had fought there were imprisoned with us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She roused herself, skinned the carcass, and made a stew with the meat and some more greens Prim had gathered. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I need to sell some wool,” the boy told the merchant. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There weren’t many, but Piper did manage to return some Roman helmets that mysteriously made their way into the camp store. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“No,” he said reluctantly, “I think we had better turn north to the Forest of Idris. It’s the longest way around, but at least it would give us some cover.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t wanna scare somebody with a story about some people.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apá is still looking into his drink, as if searching for some sort of answer. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Williams, our principal, winks whenever there’s some big surprise coming. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Want to shoot some baskets?” she asks, pushing her hair away. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her teeth were good, and at least her nose was not big and flat like some of those who were thought so cute. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just popped in for a minute and then popped out and then we stopped at a place to get some ice cream. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Tristan, then. We made the shallows, but the water’s still too deep for some of the Midfolk.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Tammy and I can get you some help, Bren,” Momma says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

And when it was dry, I stuffed it in the corner of my closet, underneath some old jeans I’d stopped wearing two years ago. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Osh added a bit of water to the mortar and worked the mash some more. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

David Petrakis’s lawyer had a meeting with Mr. Neck and some kind of teacher lawyer. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Whitlaw added, “And you must be hungry, Moon Shadow. We saved some bread for you.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go home and get some sleep,” answered Ishmael. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stopped, glared at me as though I was some stranger who had dared to lay hands on him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

"You some kind of cripple?" asked the short woman. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He went indoors, opened the box of mustard, and put some water to boil on the fire. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking at God’s wondrous handiwork was a worthwhile avocation, and in some cases, vocation. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, none of the new people at the church knew her and at some point the man corrected his error, but that, Ma said, was not the point. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain said, “Take that animal back and tie it some place, Sergeant, then come back.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground began to slope downwards very slightly now, and although the clearings were much wider, the foliage got more tangled, in some places there were nettles and clinging ivy, as high as their knees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“No, no,” she said, “don’t grab your skirt like some clodhopper. Think of making wings, like an angel. Like this. Now sink. Slowly! Don’t plummet, child—you’re not a rock.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, I guess. I mean, we’ve pulled together some good clues and all...” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I clasped my fingers behind my back, and ended up looking like some keyed-up military man. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Like puzzle pieces, lives in books have some sharp corners, some curvy parts, and some straight edges. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Later he would not know why he started to turn—some smell or sound. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s an auditorium. It’s pretty big, seats about two hundred, maybe. They’re all down at the bottom watching some guy on the stage.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“It was some kind of auto repair business.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I know from experience that some things will thrive and others will wither. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Some had long stabbing thorns, some hooked barbs that rent like knives. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mariam, who’d had a queasy stomach all night, boiled some water and made herself a cup of green tea sprinkled with crushed cardamom. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Get me some cold water, Delia- clean!” she cried after the girl. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It had worked: they still had some witches helping them, and he thought she was one. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each stone was a mouth, speaking for a family, for some man who had beautified his doorstep. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Helvi ladled the head with some broth and potatoes into a saucer and put it on the floor. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss drank some more water and handed the metal container back to her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Even some birds heard the story and began to sing sad songs about it. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

In fact, most of the enemy seemed to be armed with some kind of fiery weapon. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But he was lost in thought over some animal tracks. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Of course for some Everesters myriad other, less virtuous, motives came into play, as well: minor celebrity, career advancement, ego massage, ordinary bragging rights, filthy lucre. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He takes out some bills to pay for dinner. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having watched Chester undo the lock on Bunnicula’s cage and having participated in that unfortunate steak episode some days earlier, I knew I would have no problem getting Bunnicula out. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the baby's head stuck for some reason, and the doctor told Will he'd have to make a cut. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He’d insist on going out to a nearby restaurant to bring back some dinner, and while he was out he would have her key duplicated. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

TJ was waving his hands around like he was drawing some grand equation on an invisible board. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Last time I got sick at school, two years ago, it was some kind of flu bug going around. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Have you thought of a new remedy, some untried cordial?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

This includes most types of rock music and some kinds of jazz. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Duke knew some people on the school board and smoothed things over a bit, but he told Kitty that something had to break soon. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Surely you can make some rearrangements. The Sisters are practically family.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I had already seen so many kids with bad brains and the worst part is that some of them looked just like me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No matter. The absence of milk might make the fairies a little ornery, but they’ll get over it. We’ll see they get some tomorrow at the latest.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He always replied within minutes, or maybe he was still at basketball practice, or with his friends, watching some silly video on YouTube. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

At that moment his mother was sitting in some place deep down beneath him, with his young sister in her arms. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The neutron and deuterium were both discoveries from that miraculous year of 1932, when nuclear physics gave up some of its greatest secrets. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Girls think he’s cute, and even some of the guys seem preoccupied. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Every night after dinner, Lawrence said that he thought he would go out and get some fresh air and that maybe Susanna would like to come with him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The other was like a chunk of burnt pine-log he was carrying along as a penance for some obscure sin. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had heard some of the kids in the neighborhood yell those names to Hassan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

To them our self-respect was more important than passing some test, because you can’t pass a test if you already feel defeated. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

There was Trip, lounging on the long wrap around sectional, impossibly handsome, one arm slung along the back as if waiting for some lucky girl to come and sit beside him. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He discovered a small blue-and-white ceramic box hidden in the corner behind some jars of sugar and salt. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Jonathan had a memory too that some prisoners were sold into slavery, or sent to distant places, never allowed to come home. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I want some popcorn. And some gummy bears.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We can celebrate with some strong bone soup,” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“I love him. I finally get some poetry.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

For reasons completely unfathomable to me, some of the other victors are trying to keep him alive, even if it means sacrificing themselves. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Each one without effort brought some gift into the family. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then I’d find some excuse to go downstairs so I could turn it back on. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath and look through some of the junk. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The bodies were covered in blood, some with faces bashed in. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Lupita looked around her and saw nothing but a spare tire and some tools. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

This idea came to me when I took some men on a package run—the package room was open because of the potential for late-arriving Christmas presents. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there must have been some other reason. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

After some weeks she saw him striding across campus, alone, holding a copy of The Man Without Qualities. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Funny thing to think of, but I still remember thinking they needed some axle grease. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw on some basketball shorts and went to the kitchen, where Jazz was already piling up my plate. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you think God has had some influence on the way your life is turning out?” she said one night after I had just finished reading her Scriptures. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ossifying conviction that he was living out some ancient and preordained plan, encoded in his blood, built into the architecture of his name. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The day after the death of Aureliano Segundo, one of the friends who had brought the wreath with the irreverent inscription offered to pay Fernanda some money that he had owed her husband. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When he heard the sound of running water, he assumed that some male visitor was using the men’s room to wash up. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apart from the white man we had first seen—who owned the tannery and lived by himself—there were some nine or ten Muslims under him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon the Road, we passed a prodigious Number of Companies, & some went towards Cambridge & some away, & there seemed a great Confusion. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I think they were afraid that some of us would try to kill ourselves or something because they looked very tense and one of them kept touching his beard. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

At some point, I just starting asking Dad for money to buy new pairs. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I wiped off some of the moss so I could look at it more closely. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He had waited so long for his breakthrough, despaired so many times, and he just wanted to be alone for a little while with a pencil and some paper and a calculator and no talking. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Queen muttered to herself, “Take him away from me? No way! What I need to do is bring that child here with me and Gerald. Poor little thing needs some lovin’.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where there’s a will, there’s always, sooner or later, some kind of way,” Bernabe scowled, loudly scuffing his boot heels as he ambled mournfully out of the store. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A portion of the Hercules Cluster of galaxies, with about 300 known members, retreating from our region of the Cosmos at some 10,000 kilometers per second. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment there was a twang of bowstrings: several arrows whistled over them, and some fell among them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They all turned to look as we entered, and some of the bolder ones came over and stared at me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

There is nevertheless a nagging suspicion among some astronomers that all may not be right with the deduction, from the red shifts of galaxies via the Doppler effect, that the universe is expanding. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked some Red Guard comrades in the train to reach their arms out to me and help me to climb in the window. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I put some seeds in a jar, one of those blue ones with an old metal lid, and I put the lid on tight so no squirrels would eat them. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Gavin has already taken some shots and is running back across the street. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A chopper brought in some hot food for us and some grain and a box of chicks for the people in the hamlet. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me: “Can you buy some seeds? Flower seeds?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

That night we were temporarily happy that we had some money, and were hoping to buy some cooked rice with cassava or potato leaves for dinner. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He had some tubes sticking out of his arm, and one sticking into his nose. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

As he did so his bare feet grated on some gritty substance in the doorway. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The store had a dazzling array of formal dresses perfect for some of the special events I had coming up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Lacking anything better to do, I ran some tests on it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’ll have to wait till we can see where we’re going. And till we can get some hot water to wash her. As soon as it’s morning, we’ll see if we can paddle back home.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I know it isn’t like I can’t still hear them, but for some reason it feels better to be over here instead of in the middle of them. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The momentary contact did give Leo some insight, however. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Reminds me of soldiers marching for some reason. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“He seems to have some kind of grudge. Want to walk to the post office with me?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s only that sometimes Gogol wonders whether he represents some sort of capitulation or defeat. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Marti privately took some pleasure in imagining the scene in KGB headquarters on Monday morning. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No, Captain. The Council is not about to hold off for some kidnapping Mud Man. It’s just not going to happen. I have my orders, and believe me they’re written in stone.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I know some kids actually like school, but I honestly can’t say I do. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Later, some of Half King’s men took Washington to a house where a French flag flew. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you consider his deeds you will find them all very grand, and some even extraordinary. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about some of the kids I’d seen in the Hermes cabin, teenagers who looked sullen and depressed, as if they were waiting for a call that would never come. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

At 25,900 feet, I paused on the crest of the Spur to drink some water and take in the view. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Come listen,” she said with some urgency in her voice. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I can admit now that I was driven not just by logic but by some reflexive wish for other people’s approval, too. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In some of my earliest memories of him, my father already seems aged by fatigue. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around the fire a circle of girls danced, and some of the girls were human like herself, except when she looked at their faces, they looked mad. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As though a stranger that he’d sat down next to on a park bench had turned to him and begun to relate some intimacy. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hush up, girlfriend, and wash them veggies. You gonna do all the cooking. I’m gonna sit up here like some kinda queen and give orders.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He also built some wooden boxes to hold it all, cushioned with newspaper for protection. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s proof that at least some people are rethinking how they feel about us. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, some argued, perhaps it would have been better if Kino took the one thousand five hundred pesos. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever had made die tracks had some kind of flat dragging bottom in the middle and was apparently pushed along by the legs that stuck out to the side. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet it was a reminder of what relentless harassment and exclusion could, in some cases, produce. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

People in their deck chairs were joining in, and some were clapping in time. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jackson nods, and just like that I know I'm in for some kind of mischief. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you brought some of your ancestor back with you.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Ell give some money to my mom to pay bills and stuff, and so she can go back to school.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to know why there were pearls tucked inside some of the Cuttyhunk oysters but not others. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

These have been found to have a consistent chromosome abnormality in some of the blood cells. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I am just scanning everything as quickly as I can for something, anything, that might give me some idea of why he was betrayed. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For some attendees, whose career goals didn’t involve combat, it was a way to get a taste of what the combat experience feels like. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Several times a day, the guerrillas would stop to rest, and dip into a dirty cloth bag holding cooked rice mixed with some kind of fish or meat. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“And can we have some tin for the roof?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

From her coat, she takes some small wooden thing and sets it in the water. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But for some reason, watching this annoying squirrel commercial made a new thought bubble up inside his brain. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The Cohens nod politely at me, and then Mrs. Cohen suggests to her husband that Mina and I might like some privacy. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Did you know that some people didn’t vote for Kennedy because he is Catholic?” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

On some level I even agree with it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We got some fried chicken and some wedgies and some sodas. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd murmured again, some in anger, others in frustration, but Moss was disturbed to see others nodding their heads. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For some reason I pictured Mei-li coming out from the bathroom right then, seeing our empty table at the pizza place. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It looks as if he’s been drowned, Brother. Quick, get some help and bring lanterns. Hurry!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I said that I hadn’t seen her and he went downstairs and started making some phone calls. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It began with the strange gentleman’s sitting down at the table, drawing the candle to him, and looking over some entries in his pocket-book. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then he took out a tobacco sack and finally got it untied and shook some coins out. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt as though the walls were squeezing in on her; she looked around wildly for some way to escape. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

In a while the man lifted his hand and pointed to some buildings beside the tracks. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

He broke "hypothesis" down into four fragmented words to put some spice on it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Genie waited for him to crack some stupid joke, like Crab did. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

These are some of the questions that ran through my mind as I saw those kids lie there helplessly. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But in some ways it had been worse when my father’s lute was broken in Tarbean. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Thick and clammy air embraced me like the fingers of some loathsome toad. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

"When I came in, you were in the midst of some merriment." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

That would give them some company, and maybe help for Jo. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“There must be some way you can find out what room she’s in.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you just pay her some money to let you spend the rest of the day with her ?” Yossarian advised. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then some unexplained turmoil within the earth’s mantle caused the land to break apart and drift off as vast asymmetrical chunks. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was foolishness, certainly, but I even took some care with that bird’s nest on top of my head. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I began telling her about my previous encounters with Christianity in the homes of some of my playmates. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drank sassafras tea, sweetened with some of the sugar Bando had brought me, rubbed our turtle shells clean in the snow, and went out into the forest. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll probably make some bucks at the sale,” my dad said. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Beatrice gave you some books, did she? Rather like taking coals to Newcastle, wasn’t it? There are so many books in the library at Manderley.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They stored them in the basement and used some to make jewelry for Grandma. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Can I come by on Saturday? To talk some more?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

At times he already feels like an artist and has even begun to sign some of his works—just his first name, “Vincent,” often in bright red letters. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Short of him gossiping in some afterlife, I’m safe to tell him anything and everything. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“The university will be more inclined to reward by pay or promotion him who makes some addition to knowledge of an immediately profitable kind rather than him who works for knowledge itself,” he said. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And then my hand makes its way down her back and we kiss some more. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Or you'll have to make a book and give me some of it." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

At five that afternoon, some twenty minutes after the stolen Chevrolet rolled off the Nevada desert into Las Vegas, the long ride came to an end. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” he said, “Let’s go catch us some bass.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"It's just a thing. Like, some people are gay. Some people have blue eyes." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like I was telling dude the end of some movie he didn’t watch yet. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nazario must have made some sort of dizzy razzmatazz nonsense about the donation being an anonymous gift but I’m sure he gave the school enough information to know it was Vera. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“A mouse, hm? That’s probably it. A lot of students have complained about mice in their ceiling lately. I suppose we’ll have to put out some traps.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Parts of his story had been awkward and stumbling, but some were stately and grand, as if he had been reciting them from some half-forgotten memory. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The part of the theory requiring some revision was that guests would feel at home if they were treated like one of our family. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Below me a couple of cowpokes stumble out of the saloon singing some song, the words too slurred to make much sense. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“We need some help,” said Harry, before Hermione could start again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“The president assigned me herself. She decided the propos needed some heating up.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Heat burned her skin—anger or embarrassment or some mixture of both. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He said yes and even let us have some pancakes that were too burnt for the customers. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She quickly erases her smile and tries for some modesty. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, we need to figure some things out then, I guess.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He put on some gloves and grabbed the ax. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When it got too hot in the day, we took some of the clothes off and carried them on our shoulders. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Galileo had never mentioned atomism in print, although some who knew him claimed that, in private, he made clear his commitment to it; Gilbert had discussed atomism only to reject it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But to find out Miss Love cain’t wait a minute to take over Ma’s house is too much and then some. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t honestly think there’s any point in setting up a guard. Let’s just try to get some sleep,” I say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The snowy handkerchief in his breast-pocket was scented with some heavy cologne like those hothouse plants so rich you can smell the decay at their roots. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But still. Right now? I need help. I want to find some images like this that work for my This is what a feminist looks like campaign.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He explained patiently how some of the sixth- grade classes moved around for math and reading and science, but Miss Harris kept the same group all day. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Finland turned down a peace offer some time ago, and now the negotiations have been broken off again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She still had some misgivings about the whole wisdom thing. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had a fever now, so certainly he had some kind of infection. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After some time walking, Marmeluc says, “What kind of prayer was that you were saying?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The class erupts, some laughing, most sighing in disbelief that this is actually happening. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

One evening when he picked her up to go out to dinner, he spotted some repairmen on the roof of a low-rise building across the street. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“When I gave her some water, she said, ‘I quite thank you.’ Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked back, wondering if it was some sort of hallucination, and then realized—I knew that shade of red. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But for some reason, the story had taken root in Granny’s mind. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He heard Lyra’s running footsteps from some way off. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

How we collectin’ money to go in some tournament in San Jose?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“That bird had some bad instincts, jumping out the tree like that,” Rufus says. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A dog jets right by us, chasing some kind of toy. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He’d made a rough copy of the map they’d found on it with a pencil and some paper, but he wanted to see if he could unearth anything else useful. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The truck bounced and jolted us along some very bad roads, but we arrived safely at Kakuma. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason this particular day Fulton Street felt like Broadway, or Fifth Ave, one of those kind of streets. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They had some height but their big men were skinny. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing happened, and Mother said, “You have to pour some water in the top first, Joe, to prime it.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

But there was yet another layer underneath, or perhaps it was some kind of mural, or a large painting. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I swear, his eating is some kind of performance art. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Guy tried to pluck some of the mushrooms, which were being pushed into the dust as though they wanted to grow beneath the ground as roots. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I wished I had met him in a railroad station, or at some highway intersection. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m very sorry, Ophelia. Your daddy has gone to Heaven to be with Jesus. He was a good man, and a brave man, and some cowards in this town killed him because of it.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Lonsdale was running some water into the little chipped basin, to the accompaniment of a great groaning and hammering from the pipes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They would never let me out, and I might start some kind of stampede. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Make it some other town, and it’s a deal,” I said. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

If anything, the ggeh was his one enduring vanity, a system paternal, how in the beginning people would come right to the house and ask for some money and his blessing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guides held up colored placards with different numbers and lectured in dozens of languages like they were playing some kind of international bingo. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Let’s take some time to think about the stockings,” Mother Lois said, smiling and moving toward the trunk to peek inside. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat up straight, kicking aside some of the empty foil wrappers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I cover my mouth with my napkin and cough and cough like some tubercular old uncle. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“So, like. You want to throw out some contingency plans? You want me to run some projections?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Aborigines did acquire from the Macassans some loan words, some ceremonies, and the practices of using dugout sailing canoes and smoking tobacco in pipes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Its arms shifted about like the legs of the beetle blade, some with sharp picks that drove into the stone of the wall for support. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps some storyteller saw the helpless, suffering creature Odysseus left behind as a thing to be pitied. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

That led some of the boys to cut spoons out of scraps of metal so they could scoop their food without burning their fingers. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting on the kitchen stool eating some fresh berries when the phone rang. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Instead, they would hide in a heavily wooded pine thicket some distance away. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like hundreds of the black ghetto’s young men, he was taking some stuff that, it was said, would make your heart sound defective to the draft board’s doctors. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, wait, I do know some aircraft types. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

And so they couldn’t help but think of some miracle, some possible way of reviving her from the dead, so my mother could fulfill her dream. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like there was some complicated recipe that you had to be old enough to follow. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The different sections of the town were in different colors, and I could read the names of some big streets. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I poured some golden drachmas in the pouch. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It was called True Romances, and someone had written Clara on the inside. I asked who Clara was, and the missus said some things that didn’t make any sense before having her fit.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

His eyes widened, like Fd committed some minor betrayal, and he pushed the bundle out of his mouth with his tongue. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Without really meaning to, I manage to alienate everyone but the endocrinologists, and even some of them are put off by a remark I made concerning blood calcium levels in hypoparathyroidism. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Papa, please, some kwacha notes for my walls,” I begged my father one afternoon. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

—Well, a couple of days ago some basketball scouts were here from Ohio State and Michigan State—friends of mine from college—and they were looking for you. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet I knew all the time, if I yielded now, I should not the less be made to repent, some day, of my former rebellion. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She’d met some of the other demigods who were fighting the Titans and their allies. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

A few old men sat on benches playing chess, and in the shady places some old people did tai-chi exercises. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And my real little sister had just eaten some. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then she told me about some other guy, some West Point cadet, that was cutting his throat over her too. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was not sure what he had done, but he knew it was somehow his fault, some accidental consequence of catching the fairy. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m a scientist. I did some research and applied my findings.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Every night, we’d pop one of them into the DVD player and I’d fall asleep to the sound of some guy with an English accent talking about meerkats or koalas or jellyfish. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He was recruited to do this job, not by Kyril Montana, but rather by some other higher-up undercover police functionaries who had decided Montana’s approach to the whole affair was much too conservative. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any minute, some intuitive guards might venture down to the basement. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“There might still be some in a tank. I’ll go and have a look,” said Malcolm, seeing a small bathroom, and becoming suddenly aware that he badly needed to relieve himself. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But if some folks were worked up, they wouldn't bother to be asking me either. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I’m sure there’s some explanation, something scientific, but it felt like more than that. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As a supervisor she came into contact with engineers from a variety of groups, some of whom came to the office insisting that she personally handle their jobs. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

How he might have tried harder to get along with her, to sympathize with her own cramped circumstances, maybe even to see at least some of what his father had seen in her. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Sonny says he stopped by Malik’s house, and Aunt ’Chelle told him that Malik had some sort of freak accident that left him with a black eye. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry. I’m sure there are still some things they can teach you.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

At home some people still ride horses and donkeys. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

By the back door was a pail of clean snow, and sometimes Grandma took a spoonful of syrup from the kettle and poured it on some of the snow in a saucer. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four little boats were tied to either bank, and there were several other doors—some wooden, some iron—that led to this exit. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“We can’t see the chicks, we can’t follow the falcon—” “There are some transformers up the valley, where our falcon went,” said Molly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I look around for my brother, hoping for some cover, but then I remember that Roli got his fancy senior portraits taken in July at a nice air-conditioned studio at the mall. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

One afternoon I was doing precisely that, goofing around with my cousin and filling an empty plant pot with a huge pile of gunpowder, when I got distracted by some Black Cat firecrackers. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

After a while, she would take her turn, picking up where I’d left off, and she’d make up some new part of the story. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

"That storm dragged it out to sea. It wasn't half dangerous with all them tree trunks falling. There must have been some kids still in it." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I pet him some more, and I lose count of the number of times my hand moves back and forth. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had gone home for some minor matter on the night that Mr, Brown unleashed the storm, and Fernanda tried to help him with a half-blown-out umbrella that she found in a closet. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I know for a fact that my heart rate is in some kind of danger zone. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I think the boys he’d been playing football with earlier came back, or maybe it was some students strolling by who came and sat down with us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been reading for some time when I heard a bus screech to a halt not too far from where I sat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

At some point, someone told Elizebeth to stop talking about Chinese codes. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Olivia says, don’t freak out, but when you get to Pittsburgh, the Young Feminist Alliance club of a certain university is bringing you in to talk to some students. Wait, what? Tell her yourself!” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“That’s not unusual, considering we ripped it out of the ground not so long ago. Give it some water from the canteen. Isn’t it a grand day for a drive?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Whoever had carved the stela had some knowledge of writing and mathematics. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

What does she think, that the Walton family is living in some hidden room in the back of the store, in the utmost frugality, and likely to be ruined by $21 worth of wasted labor? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But whereas some food is kept in the filing cabinets in the office, dishes and cooking fat and vegetables are kept in glass-fronted sectional bookcases in the kitchen. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Norman Bowker bent forward and scooped up some ice against his chest, pressing it there for a moment, then he fished out a beer and snapped it open. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tommy seemed to be understanding things even less than me and was letting out hesitant little half-laughs that lagged some way behind. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flower sat there, opening and closing its petals, like some bizarre, many-lipped oyster. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Wait. There’s still some good butts in there.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, we made a stretcher out of some wooden poles and a blanket, and we carried the round-belly boy. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I like to hug some memories close so I can pull them out when I need them, like the blanket I used to drag around when I was a kid. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Finn and Roza walked past each person, some of them reaching out and pulling back as if they were afraid that she wasn’t real, that this wasn’t happening. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I wish Jesse were here, singing and telling bad jokes and going on and on about some stupid book he read.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He’d always answer them, tell her stories attached to the answer, pull out books and send her home with some, and it would always be Jam’s favorite part of the day. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I told them that some slaves brought from Africa spoke Arabic, and were Islamic in their religion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hands, for some weird reason, were weak, wouldn’t work right. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A black garbage bag leans against the foot of the bunk bed with some clothes sticking out the top of it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she would yell out for her son to get her some medicine, and young Morrie, playing stickball in the street, would pretend he did not hear her. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Nineteenth Amendment enfranchised women, but some states quickly moved to deny nonwhite women—and men—the right to vote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

There were reports of human illness, thought by some to be related. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Would I really have to go all the way to some northern state to find peace? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

This might all sound overly dramatic on my part, but everyone in the room is thinking the same thing on some level after seeing what Boy21 can do. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But being some kind of magic storyteller wasn’t going to be of much use in an iron-monster attack. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Round the bend in the drive. I didn't drive to the door, I was afraid of disturbing you. I had some idea you probably rested in the afternoon.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized some of the ministers from our churches. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help but hope she had a tent pitched out here somewhere on some little piece of land two feet higher than everything else, keeping the rain off. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Say the email was some sad joke concocted by a jealous person. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He had found some young puffball mushrooms and a plum tree covered with purple plums which had ripened and dried almost to prunes, when he spotted the bird in the undergrowth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Although the Hitler Youth were not tried at Nuremberg, some were tried by civilian courts. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“At any rate, some of the prophecy is becoming clear. Foes bearing arms to the Doors of Death...that means Romans and Greeks. We have to combine forces to find those doors.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I watched him glide off with swooshing steps to the other side of the room to bother some other kids. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“So you want to maybe shoot some hoops?” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Moss tried to spoon some curry into his mouth, but spat it out. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"I'm the youngest, and my parents are moving to Harlem after I graduate. Mom got an offer to teach at some exclusive private school in Manhattan." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before she sat down, she put some water into a kettle, put the kettle on the stove and took a mug out of a cupboard. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I know it’s not a shimmer and in the shakiness I can just about catch him still kneeling, praying some prayer, and Viola laid out on the ground in front of him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Beck, use those skills to create some tickets,” chided Kurt. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He showed me many of the cards: “Some people have big dreams, some people have small dreams,” he penned to a girl named Vanessa. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

As if she had come out of some sort of a fog. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He looked at Newt, hoping to see some sort of recognition in his eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

While the real rain lashed at her window, she slipped some inky rain in between the drawn branches and leaves. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He’s made some progress in his understanding of nervous breakdowns in men, male hysteria. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

See if there’s any way I can put some fence wire over the top of the pen to keep out the shepherd. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she passed, people on the streets hastily made way for her, some doffing their hats, or inclining their heads in reverence. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rashid Uncle sat at the dining room table and carved some wood. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A week into my initiation, Amar—worried that I was becoming increasingly isolated and obsessive—invited me to join some of the older Dauntless for a game of Dare. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

At that moment Fang looked like he could barely slide off the couch let alone come up with some convoluted lie to amuse a friend. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I never thought I would have tears in my eyes over some white man. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes toys for her as well, and lets her play with ends of wood and leftover pieces of cloth and some of his less dangerous tools, while he’s working. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a while she returned to the lucky-beans and ate some of the dried meat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, that’s the idea. But for some of them the reading level is too hard. They don’t all read at grade level.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Want some pie?” he asked, backing out of the refrigerator with a glass dish. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

At first, he wanted to give it back—the idea of driving around in a free car from some rich white dude made him sick to his stomach considering what had happened. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In some areas of Egypt, flies had already become resistant to DDT by 1948; BHC was substituted but was effective for less than a year. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her eyes tighten, enough for me to know that some part of her sympathizes with me, even if she’ll never admit it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Just luck,” Patrolman Mancuso offered, clearing his throat of some invisible phlegm. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘This is getting too psychological for me. I’m going to write some letters.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And she asked Elizabeth to get her some chloroform. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got some real good ideas here, things I wouldn’t have thought of.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s taken some time, but I’ve gotten used to the sound from my running foot and the way it’s paired with the quieter swish of my natural foot—whing, whoosh, whing, whoosh. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He was attentive to his charges, and they, in return, multiplied, some to excess. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘A few bay-leaves, some thyme and sage, will do — before the water boils,’ said Sam. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was equally disturbing to think of that monster Brum as some kind of father figure. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His collar was unlocked, and he was led from the wagon down some kind of ramp with the other prisoners. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“But I bet they'll have more books than both our classrooms combined. And Hafsa told me some boarding schools have cafeterias with all the food you can eat and televisions in all the bedrooms.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She was getting dangerously close to her own secret now, but for some reason Hazel trusted Percy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The storm had weakened some and the sea’s violent chop died down, but the idea of rowing another stroke, even in a perfectly calm sea, was unimaginable now. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

That brought me down to earth, rechanneled some of my sympathy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt that there was something missing, some road which, if he had once found it, would have led him to a sure and quiet knowledge. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mom would have to fight with the bigger kids to get a handful of meat or a sip of the gravy or even a bone from which to suck out some marrow. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He says he needs some time and can’t talk and hangs up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his sandals and mustache, he appeared to be a sixties type or some sort of a low-grade employee, maybe a janitor. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was some discussion of the name that the new row should be given. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But before I close it, I start a new document and get some last words out. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I stood there on the icy sidewalk waiting for Tuma to finish selling some hats to these white people. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“There will be some delays,” said one of the nurses. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the fall, some years, there was a lot of pigs and hogs for butchering. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I row some more, closer to the edge. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Today, we are parents and some of us are grandparents. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Gingerly, I tasted it, letting the coolness of the water sit on my tongue while I decided if it was okay to let the girls have some. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“A woman who came back from São Tomé had some good children’s clothes for sale.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They had some kind of advanced science class together. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps some evening when you're not busy you'll drop in to see us. Then we could talk at greater length. Unless, of course. . ." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Council’s man exited his black vehicle and walked the remaining path to the gate, strewn with debris from the explosions and subsequent fires and maybe even some looting, the campers moved in closer. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When Burnham and Root were together, one woman said, “I used always to think of some big strong tree with lightning playing around it.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

On a project this ambitious, even great reporters will drill some dry holes. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“My, my,” Mrs. Mansfield said, looking a little let down for some reason. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I guess some of her madness was rubbing off on me because I found myself thinking about becoming a teacher. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There’s a little bit of space left in my duffel, so I take some rolls of washi tape and a blank journal I got in Paris last summer. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

For some reason, then, Calixte’s voice had come into his head. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The rip in the Noise, as big and horrible as life itself, I can hear it a little bit away, behind the Spackle buildings, behind some bushes. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But in those long twelve months I found out some things. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Arletta Paisley and I had been through some tough times together. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“I think what we need here are some stipulations,” he said cheerfully. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He was back after some length of time, fully visible and looking furious, his ears trembling and rimmed with blue. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

But on the floor of White County Hospital, he screamed in some anguished and alien language of bereavement. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I probably got some parts right,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

While every player on mine, the Fulton Firebirds, has some shade of brown skin, all of the Stockwood Sharks girls are white. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

My parents had some idea about Sam’s odd behavior, but I didn’t tell them everything because I didn’t want to give them any reason to stop sending me to the foundation. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Even some of her old students, who were now almost eighty years old. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I mean that maybe in a fit of drunken insanity some of them re­leased the animals.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She and some other ladies were in a corner, eyeing him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Also, for some reason, they want me to hang around for the next pic. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I had to hurry, though I was terrified of falling. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My warning cry is just reaching my lips when Peeta’s knife swings out to slash away some vines. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Very little is known about his early life, but some accounts say that he also studied at Oxford, although there is no formal record of this. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Here is where the cow gets some help. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

They stood there like schoolboys, although some of them were taller than Capricorn, hands clasped behind their backs as if at any moment he might inspect their fingernails for cleanliness. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

If you ever have to live in your car, you are going to have some problems with feet. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He was going to set his big fish traps later in the week, and if the catch was good, he would let her bring us some fish. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And I will give you some money and you can have a good time." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

In fact, it looks less like a stove than a machine hammered together out of some other machine. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leroy’s band would play some jazz and the whole thing was going to turn into a party that would end up in Big Joe’s place. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything signified, everything blared and reverberated as though some adjustment was off, some knob turned all the way up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up and rush back out into the hallway and to the lobby, where some people are still hanging around eating pizza. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Certainly it could be of some use in a downpour. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Some of those school years were soft and gentle, and some were hard, cold years. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He has gone further north to ask about this among some witches he knows and will contact you as soon as he returns. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He had great contempt, born of fear, for the Hamiltons, for they all half believed they had wings—and they got some bad falls that way. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or if they had a job, the children in daycare or left with some brutal ignorant woman, and they’d have to pay for that themselves, out of their wretched little paychecks. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, he was a man of some six feet three inches, and his countenance, though reassuring while one knew he was intent on obliging, could seem extremely forbidding viewed in certain other contexts. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

There is always paperwork, of course; some official up the chain catches a whiff and wants a percentage. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

María selects some music from an old jukebox in the corner while my mom and Charlie take seats on one of the high tables in the middle of the room. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Some shadows got shorter and some longer, as they say in Karhide. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Raji tore up some reeds and tossed them into the river. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that some of these tiny particles would hit uranium atoms. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buck and some of the football team showed up too. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There is a constant expectation of some fatal event.... The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’d already turned into the aisle—one with fluffy animals and big boxed jigsaws—before I realised Ruth and Chrissie were standing together at the end of it, having some sort of tête-à-tête. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it’s my turn, I take some fries and turn around to face my doom. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You know, I can play some blues,” Peewee said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of us were still eleven while some had already turned twelve. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, there was some kind of rat race.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

From small clearings, now, they could see in the distance the rocky peaks rising above the Little Baldy Bear Lakes; some saddles between peaks still carried slim patches of snow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet told Dad some of the tricks Great-Uncle Jim used to run the farm by himself. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

As early as 1941, Elizebeth and her team had even started to identify some of the key players in those networks, at least by their code names. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since she had shed even a single tear and she was astonished to see how badly she had needed some sign of tenderness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate’s method of coming and going still took some getting used to. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Gallien offered to drive Alex all the way to Anchorage, buy him some decent gear, and then drive him back to wherever he wanted to go. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, I would draw up contracts for some of the firm’s African clients. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He did whack me into a train car and scratched us some, but that’s it.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

They had set her place next to mine for some reason, and the chair stayed empty. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Look, I’m here to give you another chance at doing some fun stuff together,” she said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I finally take Dain’s advice and get some moss from the kitchens, wash the wound, and rewrap it with my makeshift button brace. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They shared some coffee and sat on a bench outside. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Maybe he means it's some sort of ghost" Ralph Lifted the conch and peered into the gloom. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

By fixing my sights on one summit after another, I managed to keep my bearings through some thick postadolescent fog. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I use some moisturizing cream to gather it all up, brush it, and pin it into a neat bun. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I really want to listen to some music right now, especially after singing in Dad’s room. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Wait until I see if I can take one from the job. I think I saw some when I was going through the closets yesterday.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Thinking about Sister cussing some dude out got my mind turning. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I’ve just heard some good news!”—referring to a plane crash at Orly Field in Paris in which thirty-odd white Americans, mostly from Atlanta, Georgia, had been killed instantly. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was some talk as to whether there were cameras on board, looking down at the United States, and I heard one newscaster wonder out loud if maybe an atomic bomb might be aboard. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The twigs catch, we add some bigger chips of wood, keep blowing, and soon we have a good fire going. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

In such a narrowed world, in order to survive, you learn to contain your rage and your despair, and you try to re-create, as well as you can, your normality, some sense of things continuing. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only some timid monkeys in a tree by the edge of the river saw the first girl disappear. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The moon was on the rise and shed some light for me to look around by, but also made strange shadows on the tombstones. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Drive X-Ray back to camp. Let him take a double shower, and give him some clean clothes. But first I want you to fill everyone's canteen." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s probably just some fairy tale for children,” Uncle said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m afraid I have some tragic news I must tell you. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

They were all of people—some sitting up, some standing, some lying down. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

In order to get some of it down I have to love. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He starts laughing, and not some quiet chuckle. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Meteorologists at Los Alamos scanned their weather reports, searching for a period of clear skies under which to stage the test at Alamogordo, some 250 miles to the south. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I knew very well that only the night before this preacher had shown neither Forgiveness nor Mercy in flogging some small boy who had broken the rules. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man was holding up a pair of rusty scales, weighing some cardboard. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then I saw that some of the people were indeed moving, but with such small, birdlike gestures I had not at first discerned them. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The crowd muttered, some folks craning their necks to see. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if she’d gone to the ball for the wrong reasons, she had had some fun dancing with Dorian. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And I was prepared to wait that long myself before I tried some dangerous trick that might get me home. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the day we were served a cupful of the unfermented grainbrew, orsh; before sunset we were taken back to the barracks and given dinner, porridge with some vegetables, and beer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

By ‘popular’ I don’t mean some people quite liked it; I mean almost all city dwellers would have known the songs from the latest operas. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“I have some valuable cargo in my office that needs to go to Miami. My client is anxious. I don’t want to disappoint him. Which is where you come in. I’ll pay you five dollars.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit down on my lawn, looking across the street at the Kiblers, who are “supervising” their kids as they play maim-the-sibling or some similar game in the street. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He used to challenge me to a game whenever he wanted to settle an argument or some asinine pop-culture dispute. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’m sure it’s all some kind of metaphor, but I’m too tired and hungry to figure out what for. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Dylan has some serious pep in his step as we rush to the coffee shop. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Textbooks were rewritten to teach students that some races were Untermensch, meaning subhuman. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

In some years it was a total ban while in others it was just during Lent. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

For some reason his face was red, as if someone were squeezing his neck. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I speak softly and hope they’ll steal some of my quiet and walk underwater with me for the space of a few breaths, and then I never see them again. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were no clocks in the village, but the bell tower rang at intervals, and the midafternoon bell had sounded some time ago. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, whew. It doesn’t look too badly burned. You should still run some cold water over it, though, just to be sure.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Putting yourself on display. Trying to make that boy whom I hired to take care of some projects around here—projects your father never has time for—you're trying to make him notice you.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I search his eyes for some sort of clue, but he looks sideways, and I don’t know what else to do, so I just step back and close the door in his face. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Before the camps, Nikkei were trying to ride the American power like some surfers she saw once at Manhattan Beach, muscular men balancing on long, colored boards atop the rushing waves. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then he told me that some Buddhists believe the spirit leaves the earth forty-nine days after the body dies. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“A few weeks ago,” she said, “after his condition worsened. We’re lucky some friends were able to let us use this house.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The roses are dry, and some of the petals have fallen off. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The tape is locked up with his will and some other valuables in his safe-deposit box at the Ilium Merchants National Bank and Trust, he says. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom had given me thirty dollars that morning, to pay for my ticket, some popcorn if I wanted it, and ice cream, with a little extra in case of an emergency. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I suppose that’s the only safe thing. But it’s a cumbersome beast. I don’t see the four of us lugging it along some of those mountain trails.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I used to do choir, so I’ve spent some time here. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I realized I must be having some sort of panic attack. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They work very hard, some days planting rice and vegetables and cutting lumber, and other days building dams and digging trenches. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she had walked back through the garden, walked past some of the other maids who had been sent to look for her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want some more cards from the Nabisco Shredded Wheat boxes, the gray cards with pictures on them that you color, cut out, and fold to make the houses in a town. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But some truths are buried so deep, not even the earth understands it. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, he must have gotten some good sense, “I d-d-didn’t mean nothing. My friend here was sharing his lunch, and—” R.C. shoved him in the chest “White folk don’t share nothin’ with colored, boy. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I come down from the ceiling for a second only to see if she’s seriously about to put on some old-lady jams. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself onto his hands and knees, ready to face some small, fierce creature, but saw that the object was Ron’s foot. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In the few seconds after he said this, I realised I wasn’t surprised by it at all; that in some funny way I’d been waiting for it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There could be some point in praying to her, kneeling down, fighting a candle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, Onofre’s attitude, tone of voice, words, or all three taken together did the trick. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm wondering if maybe she's a mixed-up person—some good, some not so good. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The branches of a creosote bush trembled on the other side as some animal slunk into hiding. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm squinting at Jane's tiny profile pic in which she appears to have her arm around some kind of life-size mascot on ice skates. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I was worried that if I moved my head too hard, I might knock some tears loose. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Duck, be a fine fowl and boil some broth for our little friend here. He must be famished.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Resisting the urge to take a look, Harry walked on by, thinking that Justin might be using his free time to catch up on some work, and deciding to check the library first. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

When Johnny saw a dish being prepared in the kitchen for some diner in the other room, he would call for ‘some of that,’ and she giggled again and fetched it for him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They swayed in unison, some to the left, some to the right, with slow, mesmerizing movements. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She would simply smile, nod her head, and continue on with whatever she was doing, knowing that she had saved the bird in some small way. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t, since Habib had stepped away to pick up some canned beans, and he had to save their spot in line. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

At that moment, however, he heard a rabbit approaching down some run close by. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clean hooked up with some folks who told him about the Tigros posse. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dad,” I asked, “did you buy some purple jelly beans?” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I can disable the security system. I’ll need some Amity peace serum, do you have access to that?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

"I was forcibly abducted in Rome by some unknown persons," Yurchenko said. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

An air raid had shattered all the louvers in the windows of the theater and the evening breeze blew some of the actors’ words away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There must be some buildup, then the wave itself, then the aftermath of the flooding. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We just want to ask you some questions.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He always found a way to make me feel as if I had let him down in some way.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Is that proper, do you think? Wouldn’t that make this into some kind of topsy-turvy, wrong-headed world if a king played music for a bug?” 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 pulled down the kraken banner with his own two hands, ; fumbling some because of his missing fingers but thankful for the fingers that Lord Ramsay had allowed him to keep. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then he heard the blast and felt the bullet boring through his arm, through flesh and blood and bone, the buckshot fragmenting, some pieces going through his arm and into his chest. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It was surrounded by high weeds and cacti, and inside some wild pigeons roasted. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Izzy stood off to the side, her mouth opening and closing silently around some new rhyme she was working on. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s true. Your aunt had some odd notions. She taught the child herself. I disapproved, of course. Only leads to trouble.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You ought to have some idea of what you wanted, Bigger.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Exactly what happened next, as far as Galileo was concerned, has been a matter of dispute among historians, because there is some ambiguity in the surviving records. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even though Burger made it clear that as a saboteur he was actually working against the Gestapo, some of the saboteurs still didn't trust him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Every time he came, he would take some time to help me with my calligraphy. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why, you could go through twenty words without bumping into some of the shyer consonants, but it seemed as if you couldn’t tiptoe past a syllable without waking up a vowel. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his bag on the floor and pulled out some biscuits and a bottle of cold ginger beer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know yet, dear. But I’ll need your help. Now here’s some money for the candy. Medium toothbrushes—remember.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up some embroidery, but my fingers would not even hold a needle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They said that new elections would be held, but that it would take some time to prepare for them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How long do you think we have before they figure out some of us could’ve survived?” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But Helen was ill at present: for some weeks she had been removed from my sight to I knew not what room upstairs. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

You know what some people are, and the bishop was one of diem. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They 've got to give me something. Oh please, doctor, give me enough to do some good!” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

By that time, by some purely subconscious means, I had developed a successful mental block about the murder and everything pertaining to it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Is the rule based on some crackpot theory, such as that English should emulate Latin, or that the original meaning of a word is the only correct one? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have much money with me, just a twenty and some ones, and I thought about “accidentally” dropping my bag and walking away. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We were playing some Christian school from downtown Birmingham, a team stocked with huge, gargantuan apemen with thick beards and a strong distaste for turning the other cheek. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

For some unknowable reason, the six had carefully left their canoes and lowered themselves fully dressed into the cold water of the lake, where they had peacefully perished. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out some chips and green grapes and pour us some juice. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Every other man had some docile girl from the village, and here he’d come with this modern woman, a Xhosa woman no less, a culture whose women were thought of as particularly loudmouthed and promiscuous. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But the thing was, I'd made that date to go to a matinee with old Sally Hayes, and I needed to keep some dough for the tickets and stuff. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

They came to a small room where a young woman sat at a desk before some papers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Maize can't reproduce itself, because its kernels are securely wrapped in the husk, so Indians must have developed it from some other species. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

There are some gourds that grow perfectly round, and we would cut these in half and use them as plates. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other than giving some blacks the opportunity to rub shoulders with some whites for several hours a day, what had integration accomplished? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around at the campers’ faces, some sullen and suspicious, some grinning stupidly, some eyeing me as if they were waiting for a chance to pick my pockets. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But there is no collective term for all the different positions which have in common a recognition that some forms of knowledge of nature are more successful than others, and that consequently knowledge can progress. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I was the kind of kid who liked concrete answers to my questions, who liked to reason things out to some logical if exhausting end. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Good news, my boy. We’ll leave in the morning. Now, you should get some sleep. I have some scotch in my room, if you need help sleeping. Yes?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

When Shin saw his grade leader approaching with a shovel, he initially expected some help. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When some of the students laughed at her, she replied tartly, “What happened to Mr. Phillips is no laughing matter.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I walked around to the front of her to hate her face some more. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the way he looked at them said it all—he thought for sure it was some kind of trap. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Devan was a skinny lad of some twelve years, brown of hair and eye. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I may have lost some pretty huge firsts to Hudson, but dating Arthur feels like a do-over. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“You know, instead of some old, backassward pageant competition, we should have a con. A Girl Con! How awesome would that be?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I was showing Lateesha that just cause I got muscles don't mean I'm some jungle beast. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve collected a few, and I found some more in one of Great-Uncle Jim’s blue jars in the back of the cupboard under the sink. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

When he said that, some of us turned to look at each other. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the hour for birth drew near he said to the woman, “We must have someone to help at the time—some woman.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The prevalence of illegal drug activity among all racial and ethnic groups creates a situation in which, due to limited law enforcement resources and political constraints, some people are made criminals while others are not. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He clambered back up the ledges, retrieved his collar—it took some time to find—and so sprinted home, hardly able to breathe by the time he reached the front porch. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Maria might have trouble figuring out some stuff, but she’s a real friendly person. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“The only way he will learn some decorum is by practicing.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He removed his pad from his back pocket, scribbled some thoughts: The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Okay, well, this is a good start. I’m going to talk to some of the other people seated nearby at the concert. Maybe they also bought their tickets from Habib.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

About 100,000 years ago, some Sapiens groups migrated north to the Levant, which was Neanderthal territory, but failed to secure a firm footing. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not that he never gets sick, or has a deathly fear of needles, but I think some part of him thinks that drawing attention to an issue makes it worse. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Even some destined bachelors get married. I am a very lucky person.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. It just happens to some people. That’s the way autoimmune diseases are.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But she got her team together in front of the referee some ten yards from their bench. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The young knight in the blue cloak was nothing to her, some stranger from the Vale of Arryn whose name she had forgotten as soon as she heard it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My friend Alex was standing nearby, and I stole a glance in her direction, looking for some guidance on what to expect, but she just shrugged. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Kathy told him it was in St. Gabriel, and that because the legal system was in limbo, it would be some time before they could even hope to get Abdulrahman out. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Dad says, "Yeees," drawing out the word while his gears are turning, "you've got some good points there— but we have to start somewhere, and for me, that means finding a theory." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because they worked long hours, they almost always had a housekeeper of some kind. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My chest kept on falling, maybe with some ice crystals on it now. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy Matt appeared, running past with some others. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been lucky in that our target has bumped into some food along the way. He chewed on a couple of cows for an hour or two, so that bought us a bit of time.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

As though some riddle were being imparted to him from between my legs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Small fingers of it would run off course and only stopped when they hit some higher ground. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With some hesitation, I opened the door and entered. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat on a mossy and black tree trunk that had fallen down in some storm years before I’d ever entered Pine Mountain. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Like, we could add a harmony line to the lead vocals, or maybe even rework our set list to include some duets. And, obviously, he could play guitar.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

That’s all some of those Jews could do in those days, travel around and preach and sing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go to the supply shelves at the back of the room and select some paints. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

With some trepidation, Bloom told him the number: “A thousand dollars a week.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I just happened to be fortunate enough to find a lady who recognized a spark in me and gave me some direction. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I must confess, some of the Nancy Drews held my attention. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was hoping to use me as some alibi. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It is some secret errand for the king, which if they perform well”—she paused, waiting for me to look up. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I stared back, struggling to think clearly in spite of his face, to find some way to explain. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

To finish the look, I grabbed some black rubber bracelets to wear on my right arm. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

That’s my role, and other teams have doubled Terrell before, but for some reason my jump shot seems a little more off this year than in years past. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Skeeter... I got some things to tell you,” I say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Unable to bear the confusion of feelings any longer, C.P. offered some excuse and hurried from the restaurant. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Adèle showed me some sketches this morning, which she said were yours. I don’t know whether they were entirely of your doing; probably a master aided you?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I said I didn’t but that some of the other cars were at Caporetto. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I caught my aunt going into my pantry getting her some soap,” she said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Lets just say that I got some stains on my soul that I wouldn't mind getting scrubbed clean.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I have been. I usually work every other day, twelve-hour shifts. But I took on some extra work this week. Covering for a friend.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Most of them were tearing around, jumping onto and off benches and slapping the swings in some kind of made-up game. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The guards—at least some of them—already knew what the mayor was doing. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But I suppose we must allow the servants some of their traditional comforts.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The barn was a small structure, with room enough for the two animals, some bales of hay, spare parts, and a pitchfork. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they are, in some sense, nested within one another. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps some thieves were stealing livestock from the nearby farm, they said, explaining away the distant sound of gunshots. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Unsure how to act in the company of a divine presence, this living reincarnation of an ancient and illustrious lama, I was terrified of unwittingly giving offense or committing some irredeemable faux pas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

That is why the brain library is some ten thousand times larger than the gene library. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chester took a sip of water and was ready to play some more. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though there was no money for lessons, Marian and her sisters taught themselves to play some simple melodies. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“We had some flak bursts,” said Jacob Beser, the radar operator. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just didn’t know what. And some of the things in the pamphlet, some of the things Moss has been saying. I know our parents have been worried too.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was certainty, born of some strange instinct. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me about some of the other days like this,” I ask. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Fantastic job today, and we’ll see you at practice on Monday. Get some rest tomorrow, yeah?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Theoretically, there could have been some production of oxygen by photodissociation of water vapor in ultraviolet light, but not much. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rang for the tea, and the waiter, reappearing with his magic clue, brought in by degrees some fifty adjuncts to that refreshment, but of tea not a glimpse. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The army of farmers seized Trenton and later proudly paraded some of their 900 Hessian prisoners through the streets of Philadelphia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In some cases, we will find that Eratosthenes was prescient in his thinking; in others, that he was sloppy or mistaken, but that his errors had the fortuitous effect of canceling each other out. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

I see a large building—some sort of enormous warehouse that is visible from this high up. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

So one day I withdrew to the interior to pray the gods in solitude, for hope that one might show me some way of salvation. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘And if you are supposed to be on the road, there is some chance that you will be looked for on the road and not off it.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Some were fencing terms, some were peculiar to London, some were the jargon of the players' trade. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

This mother tends to be a woman who wanted to get some advanced education or develop traction in her career. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I just keep thinking . . . that in some way I belong here. Like maybe this place can be home.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I mix in some sarcasm, too, so I get the full value I have coming to me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Frustrated that I’d missed it, I paced the floor, locked my inmates behind another gate, and waited for some news. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. I’ll try to get at it this summer. Maybe some of it will come in handy when I teach Shakespeare again.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Statistical mechanics—the theory of wiggles—explained some of the basic properties of matter, and it even seemed to explain the nature of light itself. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

At that moment a bell rang from some distant place within the house. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I took his glass, poured into it some strong-brewed tea from the teapot, filled it with water from the kettle, then brought it back to him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And who cares if I take some parts from the Batman movie and some parts from a documentary I once watched about Genghis Khan? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

They demanded the release of any migrants apprehended the day before—fifteen in all, some of whom were beaten. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

There was some big game coming up this weekend, against Oklahoma or Oregon or something. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It was like some bizarre version of a geocaching club; the minute somebody’s daughter turned eighteen, all the aunties began to scheme the shortest route from her parents’ home to the ultimate prize—her sasural. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

American black men like their black women to have some exotic quota, like half-Chinese or a splash of Cherokee. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

You wish you could annihilate some memories, too, but you can’t do that, either. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It might be just some trend that came and went,” I said. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aaron said the first time the piece was performed, the audience got nervous—they whispered to one another and shifted in their seats, and some even walked out. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know where the hole led to, and it made him uneasy to think that Stuart might some day feel the desire to venture into it. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

And when George, the scholar, came home for some dental work on his horribly rotting teeth, Charles watched him lose consciousness from the chloroform. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell Madame Ngemba she needs a new pagne with some color left in it. Tell her she is disgracing her sons with the washing rag she wears to the market.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s almost to the door, keys in hand, when she realizes she’s on her way into some other house, where some other family lives. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Among the herbicides are some that are classified as “mutagens,” or agents capable of modifying the genes, the materials of heredity. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

They searched the house and found evidence: photographs of Confederate generals, one of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, some ammunition, and a photo of John Wilkes Booth, hidden behind a picture frame. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an instant he was inside some stranger’s courtyard. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe on some planets, that’s the kind of thing people look forward to. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m an avid reader. I must have read something by you. What are the names of some of your books?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feeding corn to a steer changes the chemistry of the rumen, making it acid and causing a kind of heartburn that in some cases can kill the animal, but usu-ally just makes him sick. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to try to eat some of it. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

But in 465 BC the last of these tyrants—one Thrasybulus—was overthrown in what appears to have been some sort of popular uprising. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I go back to the poem I started in Mr. Simmons’s class, when a woman with a burned face makes her way through the crowded aisle, asking everyone to spare some change. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She delicately tucks some stray hairs behind her ear. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Can you give me some research to show her she's wrong to dictate my hijab color? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I do not,” he said, with some indignation. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She bought a fast computer that was delivered to her door, bought some good software, and learned how to use it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She read some of my progress reports and she looked at me kind of funny. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Out of desperation I’d included some of my old Biology drawings, in hard lead pencil with colored shadings. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not regular animals like Miss Bessie or the chickens, but crazy animals with problems— for some reason he liked to put his beasts into impossible fixes. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

On the weekends, I showed old Japanese monster flicks, along with some vintage anime. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was unbearably hot; I needed some air. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not very special, only moderately; not like some you see. But that’s what Mercer doesn’t care about.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She got really nervous and turned pale and literally broke into a sweat within a minute, and then she came up with some lame excuse about really having to go to the bathroom. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’m not raising you to be some cute kid. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He had a mind to make homecoming hard for them, seeing they would not think straight nor behave, or some would not. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, me neither,” I say, which for some reason makes him turn around and smile at me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“We can paint if you want. Maybe get some curtains?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the Iron Bank could help find some noble family to foster her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And while some are easily guessed as ginger with peach or curried coconut, others remain delicious mysteries. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

"Fairly so. I performed a few brain surgeries that won me some small attention." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jordan had a plateful of sausages and pancakes, but he looked angry for some reason. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They behaved as though it were an awful sin to overlook even one of those unspoken rules and step out of “their place,” to cross some invisible line. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you give him something to take with him, Susan? Would you like to take some butter cookies with you, Mr. Macon?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were lots of brick buildings and some tall ones too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems his sister’s husband was out riding with some town woman, and he was chasing them.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The members of some of these species were massive and others were dwarves. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now it was okay, almost required, every now and then, to make some jokey allusion to these things that lay in front of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Dad lifted Mother from the station wagon and I saw her face—her eyes, hidden under dark circles the size of plums, and the swelling distorting her soft features, stretching some, compressing others. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

By some trick of the curved lines, my eyes got lost in the painting so that I kept having to refocus on tiny individual pieces of it. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I need to find some way to make it right. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Only some of his companions don’t return at all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her back still itched, even after napping on the newspapers, and she was beginning to want some prickly-heat powder after all. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

For some time I had been staring at the jar of cherries without realizing fully what they were. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Adjoining the den was a furnace room, which contained a tool-littered table piled with some of his other works-in- progress—an amplifying unit, an elderly wind-up Victrola that he was restoring to service. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on—let’s get in there. I’m going to kick some butt!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“The wise woman and her love potions are not so secret as some ladies believe. Courtiers, too, have resorted to her remedies and advice.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When I finally cleared some room for my tongue, I said, “You gotta come over, see my room. It’s almost as bad as yours. Oh, man!” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the Mount “Charles got some of his fathers good doctoring,” Elizabeth wrote to Aunt Jessie. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided therefore to occupy myself with some further tasks in the billiard room, assuming she would after a while see the ludicrousness of her position and leave. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

And far away in the distance, from the heart of the great factory, came a muffled roar of energy as though some monstrous gigantic machine were spinning its wheels at breakneck speed. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

He saw his dad putting up posters with some dorky school picture of himself on the front and a meager reward offered underneath. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I didn't remember which cutting it was; he'd sent so many, some to be pressed when he got home, others to be potted, and some to be transplanted into his garden. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You are going to have some new clothes,” he says. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

She not only gives me a hammer and nails, she brings out some extra rope, too, in case I don’t have enough. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When he heard the rough growl of a jeep, he ducked behind some brush until it passed. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s some French person visiting Mr. Gervais on the fifth floor. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Kisses so fast and furious, all you can do—all Pop can do—is laugh and laugh some more. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ms. Banks kept checking on us, making sure we had enough change or, one time, dropping off some cold drinks. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“We’re making something a little stronger than tea today, though. Out in the garden, there’s some roseroot in the north corner. I need...” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Listen, man, you can’t go around sinkin’ other people’s boats just because you get some wacko idea in your head,” Dusty told him. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“They were going to send some marines in to get them out but they sent the marines up to Khe Sanh. They expect some heavy stuff up there. They got reports of battalion-size movements. ” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But honey, some of the time Momma has to do things she doesn’t want to do. Now you really don’t think I want to hurt Byron, do you?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not in class or anything, but maybe there could be some roped-off area on campus designated for screaming your cares away. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“We were at the Blue Ben having some lunch,” said Davenport briskly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Eddie who had worked at La Ida pretty regularly was accumulating a cellar of some promise. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

So also did all the other children come, a few minus some wives or husbands or children, too. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The colt was, said the trainer, “a pretty nice hoss, the kind that might take some time to get going, but would take a lot of beating when he did.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s Old Wilkins! He went out to get some sugar and never came home.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Could we... talk about this some more? When I have more time?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In other words, he is not providing a demonstration in the logical or mathematical sense, but he is making some physical reality apparent. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

With some fussing and coaxing, my hair looked presentable. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

They talk the ugly talk and hope that some of it gets under the skin of their opponents, that it sticks there. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then I realized that this could be a chance to learn some new names. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

But she had sent him away—nobody knew where, some thought to his parents in France. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red Jack and Katherine are here with me, and I owe it to them to try to retain some of my sanity. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Nov 15—I was looking at some of my old progress reports and its very strange but I cant read what I wrote. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stood, using die tree to pull himself up because there was still some pain and much stiffness, and looked down at the lake. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she pictured some nameless, generic boy with floppy brown hair and a cute smile. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The school sent the end-of-the-year report card, and I read it, surprised that I had passed some classes I had rarely attended. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“You know, some people love plenty but just can’t show it,” she continues. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But at least in the past I’d go trick-or-treating with her—even if my costume was random: some ripped-up jeans, one of Daddy’s work shirts, and some powder thrown on my face. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I felt alone and for some reason thought back to the Littles’; how lonely I felt at first when no one was around. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scornful, Snap says, “I don’t care about some Texas kid.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I looked at Fiona like she was some kind of a witch. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry,” Mom said quickly before I could blurt out some complaint. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Which some people might think is weird, but I understand. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The kid had droopy eyes and a long face—for some reason he looked as bored as humanly possible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I would tell people some years later that I was raised an only child and so was my brother. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At first he thinks it’s some sort of protest or strange demonstration—there have been plenty of those in this drought climate. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I see people, some carrying signs with messages about the marathon, but I don't see any runners here. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Has his mind done this, some kind of adaptation? Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Maria herself credited some of Amsterdam’s famous insect collectors for aiding her investigations. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He yanked some extra clothes from his bag and started toweling off Hazel’s face, but it didn’t do much good. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He pulled back on his speed, wishing this flying pterodactyl game came with power pellets of some kind. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Leo tapped his fingers on the table, like some of his old energy was coming back. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I need to put some serious distance between me and 145th Street. How about you?” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn't cried, but some of the girls had. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s getting toward “that time of year,” and my father sits at the kitchen table with his laptop, stressed and distracted by the new tax code, and some client’s haphazard collection of receipts. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It was all some kind of awful game. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, what I observed as the weeks went by forced me to substantially revise my presuppositions about some of my teammates. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But he is on his guard: he has already had some rot dinned into him about getting a shot in the back. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had favored one leg for some weeks, until the bruise and swelling disappeared. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We found some old plastic grocery bags behind the snack counter and double-wrapped Medusa’s head. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

There had been some vandalism in the graveyard the previous year, and the council had Taken Steps. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It was some time ago, my bus ride through the night, when the sun came up to that dreadful sight. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! Yeah. They got a sign up. I guess quite a few folks come to see it. It does the town some good.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know that some native peoples believe fog contains the restless spirits of the dead?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

So she told them “Stay out of trouble from now on. It isn’t very easy to fix up things again. Remember that next time some ck’o’yo magician comes to town.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t say anything about my plan yet, okay? If Mom hears, she’ll make me stop, and I need some time to get the house up for this to work.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Toby knew Jimmy was involved in some petty criminal activity—selling stolen cell phones, the occasional scheme. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We came in, Mrs. Baker dropped some money into the offering box, and we walked down the main aisle. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Look, there’s some writing on the lintel over the door.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

There were some white, Latino, and Asian kids on the floor as well, but the overwhelming majority of students seemed to be African American. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Only once did I look up to see some girls looking my way and whispering with their hands cupped over their mouths, but they looked away when they saw me notice them. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, any kind. And get some hair oil, Reba. Posner’s, and some . . . Oh, never mind. Just that. Mama? Have you seen my . . . Oh, my God. No wonder. No wonder.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I struck some fake karate pose because I figured Roger’s gang was going to attack me for bloodying their leader. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Hush, man. She’ll make some extra dumplings for the stew. It’s a pleasure to have you here. Give me your straps, Louis, and let’s see how you want them.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would probably dismiss her with some admonishment to study more and play less. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“We have some lovely nylon stockings,” the saleslady said, with just the tone to make me embarrassed if I didn’t say yes. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Their impeccable manners and graciousness did not offer complete protection from the reactions some of the staff had to the presence of black men in professional positions at the laboratory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“This was supposed to be a party, not some kinda funeral.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I hear word,” he said, “that a few miles up that way, they lost some Ethiopian devils.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Because of him, each of Eldred’s six heirs are said to have some animal characteristic, a thing that is not unusual in Faerie but is unusual among the trooping Gentry of the Courts. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The two of them sat down on the couch while I took the La-Z-Boy, wondering to myself whether Cletus wasn’t just some alien pretending to be a human life. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was doing my best to catch up in my other classes, but some days the workload felt insurmountable. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

At some point we both hang up the phone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mama puttered around doing whatever she usually did on Sundays: preparing her lesson plans, ironing a few shirts, running lots of water in the bathroom for some reason. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You can start with the gold. Take that rolling pin, and roll it out like dough. Sprinkle some confectioners’ sugar on the table first. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

My appointed plan was just to give a good scratch to the surface, come away with some spice or flavor under my nails. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bet if I did, he’d suggest meditation or come out with some Zen koan to counteract it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lloyd: What are some of your worries about Derrick? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the uranium atoms in the bomb split, some would break down into other radioactive elements—atoms that would continue shooting out particles. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You got some visitors on their way,” she said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They were outfitted in a uniform C.P. didn’t recognize: white helmets, heavy black boots, light blue shirts, and dark blue pants with what appeared to be webbed Army belts, some of which held holstered guns. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But he lingered for some minutes more, talking to the old man, whose name, he discovered, was not Weeks—as one might have gathered from the inscription over the shopfront— but Charrington. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And this time she was really going to send some money to Emma, and she wasn’t going to waste any more time fooling around with Indian war heroes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Those two guys in the creek. They won’t miss them for a while. Besides, you said you wanted to put a burr in some britches. Well, here’s your chance.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was a long wharf jutting out into the river, with some boats tied to it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also needed some chocolate for the dessert I had in mind. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Alright. Hey, you know some cat named Wick? I picked up some of his files at Columbia today.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Coffee burn or car accident or jumped by some stranger because he was being too Dylan in a place where that gets you hit or something too scary to even think to myself. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I blink out some tears, but Dad has the decency not to say anything about it. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He was aware of alarms ringing, guards running toward him, and two cars, still some distance away, tearing up the main drive, heading for the house. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Just then some hobbits, who had been sent out towards Hobbiton, came running in. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I decide to take care of his upper body first, to alleviate some pain, before I tackle whatever damage Cato did to his leg. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They brought along some money, which my grandparents had earned from selling a cow. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He kept them in a Converse shoe box under his bed along with a list of scalable targets around Stokum that we planned to hit once one of us had a license and some wheels. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She’d gone out to get firewood with other women in some woods a few miles away from the village. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Navigating the rocky terrain with a bad leg -well, you're naturally going to make some noise. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Stuff he actually touched at some point, that may have been a part of his everyday life. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I tell her I’m washing all my blankets and linens and I want to nail up some rope to hang them in the attic so they won’t get dirty again or wet in the rain. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“That’s it until I figure how I can do some real damage to you,” she said with relish. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lyddie packed her wonderings away in her head to think about some other time and began to watch where she was going. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some were thick, and some were so slim that only a clip was needed to hold them together. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

While I encountered some cynics and plenty of people who had learned to budget their energy, I never met an actual slacker or, for that matter, a drug addict or thief. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the past few months Kelton’s family has assembled an over-the-top surveillance system, set up a mini greenhouse in their side yard, and lined their entire roof with some kind of unregistered, off-grid solar panels. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“One more year and you’ll be in some amazing big city with more pizza places than you could ever possibly try,” her mom said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly, as if some force were at work other than his own will, he began to hurry, tottering forward, his groping hands held out, his head lolling from side to side. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I kind of like being fooled about some things.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Needless to say, our understanding of the nature of these cores is indirect, but scientists can make some reasonable assumptions. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

And while we were rolling it, we both smoked some. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not hard to read Poole’s answers and get some sense of how his mind works. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Such a, so well behaved, not surly like some of them, do their job and that’s that. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the second morning, silflay did not begin until some time after dawn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe us three are just tougher than how some people might be. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

There could be the whole team, eighteen of us, waiting for some water at the colored fountain, and the white fountain next to it be empty. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those eyes, in some strange way, were touching a part of me that was deep inside, everyone was waiting for my reaction. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

That is, she wasn’t well, but some days she got up and ate dinner with us. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pontellier scanned the names of his wife’s callers, reading some of them aloud, with comments as he read. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

We still do not know what causes the difference of outcomes between these three women—but it is some combination of age, exposures, other genes, and bad luck. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Confederate flag license plates are everywhere in the South, but some of the bumper stickers were new to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And I picked through everything at the Goodwill to find you some nice clothes. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Word had arrived that in Venice someone called Galileo, using some sort of new instrument, had discovered four planets circling a distant star. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

However, he’d seen some of the more prominent Vigil members waylaying kids in the corridors, checking on their sales, whispering menacingly to those who had sold only a few boxes. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had obviously been waiting to say that to some officer for a long time. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was carrying her little son, and seeing near the water a lotus tree full of bright blossoms she plucked some of them to please the baby. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Pa put the roof back again, climbed down the ladder, and said to Laura: “Run over to the chopping block and fetch me some of those green hickory chips—new, clean, white ones.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were dots in some of the distant fields which I assumed to be sheep. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Morning. I want to ask you about the empty room down in the basement, right near the elevator. I saw some old furniture in there. Is it being used for storage or something?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

We can illustrate it by looking at some examples together; the demonstration will help us gain courage to try the same analysis the next time we enter a museum. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The park gets some three million visitors a year, mostly in the three peak months of summer. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He wished that there were some way of asking advice of Admiral Drake, away down at the South Pole, but there was not time. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just wanted to shout some small form of encouragement out to the kids fighting today. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jase and some baseball players flipped him right-side-up and carried him around on their shoulders. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He swept the area, carefully studying every spot before he dared take another step, his head swiveling up and down, side to side, like some kind of robotic scavenger unit. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It appears to be a collection of her mother’s jewelry and some crystals she grew in a fridge with salt and food coloring. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t know if this is supposed to be some kind of consummation, or if it’s one last time. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I have to run to my office anyway. Ask Hélène if you want some milk.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now a bitter part of her refused the treasures of the Valentine farm, even as every day some blessing part came into bloom. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Pippin glanced in some wonder at the face now close beside his own, for the sound of that laugh had been gay and merry. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But on some points they might be able to work together after all. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This one could not be waved away as some drunken tumble or the kick of a horse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He said that some units were good, as good as anything we had to offer. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bernie? Last night some punks broke into the store and cleaned me out of rifles, half my handguns, and all the rest of my ammo!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know they live up in a tree so they can drop on you and kill you, and I wanted to see some. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, everybody! Time for more food! We all need some good energy for the festival tomorrow.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

One day, Mariam was in the living room folding some shirts of Rasheed’s that she had plucked from the clothesline in the yard. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He packed some into his lower lip and flipped the can over to the deck at the edge of the deep end. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

On the way, they passed some goat-legged guys hanging out on the side of the road. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Singer had some packages in his arms and the big Greek gave them his first attention. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I went to the kitchen and drank some milk, then mixed some meal and water for Granny’s chickens and went out to dump it in their pan. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, the bones of a small animal were—” “More than one!” “—of some small animals were found in the lifeboat. They must have come from the ship.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Further searching revealed various odds and ends, a candle, a ball of string, some marbles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was enough to blow the Party to atoms, if in some way it could have been published to the world and its significance made known. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Not the entire time. I watched the dancers some of the time, but I always listened for that instrument with the pointy top...the oboe,” Mia explained. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I regained some sensibility and my vision started to come back, the circle diminished and I started to look around. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I still often found myself without a personal coach in my corner at competitions, but I almost always had some combination of my mother, Faizah, and Paola as part of my cheering squad. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can be a doctor or a lawyer, or maybe a professor like some other important Parks. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Perhaps there is some major and as yet undiscovered atmospheric constituent—nitrogen, for example—which keeps the average molecular weight of the atmosphere high and prevents blowoff. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His brow was crisscrossed with wrinkles, his dark eyes brooded and burned with some kind of invisible suffering, and the fingers of his right hand played aimlessly with a long, gray earlock. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I would fain exercise some better faculty than that of fierce speaking; fain find nourishment for some less fiendish feeling than that of sombre indignation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I scribbled with some defensiveness: You never saw twins? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or you could grow some balls, said the little voice. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

In fact, some medical men believe that intermittent exposures to chemicals may produce just such sensitivity. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The more I thought about it, the more the feeling grew in me that it was wrong; it was as if he were playing some kind of a trick on me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

These guys were in for drugs; that guy did some kind of computer extortion. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Miss tottered slightly on her wheels and at last came to a stop near the end of the runway, where she sat, waiting, like some ancient idol. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I can set snares and maybe get some fish. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Please,” Naomi said, “save some for other children. They already had plenty.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I saw a few kids leave . . . and some returned because it had not worked out. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking about how I had so little money in my pocket, just enough to buy some bread at the canteen. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard some sort of commotion outside and turned back to the window. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When she hung up, she mentioned casually to her husband that apparently some sort of police agent had arrived in Milagro for a meeting and she wondered vaguely why, and with whom. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were so tightly packed into that narrow courtyard that some children fainted from excessive heat and stuffiness. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Mansfield even got some color in her cheeks as she was explaining this. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I think he’s taken some money from his company. He doesn’t know whether his partners are going to put him in jail or let him try to pay it back.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately after the shooting, Black Lives Matter arranged a “Black Lives Matter Freedom Ride” to Ferguson, involving some five hundred demonstrators. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

And swaddled with some sort of soundproofing material. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was going to mix up something special to repay her for the denture rinse but I’ll give you some history instead.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Dad says, “Watch Black Panther. Make some cocoa. It’s cold outside.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

On some nights you can see a shower of meteors, always on the same few days of every year—a natural fireworks display, an entertainment in the heavens. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zeus on Olympos only knows if some dark hour for them will intervene.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, we were both into front porches. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It seemed to be some sort of unleavened bread. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Would you like a soft drink? Or some wine?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She splashed some water on him, laughing, and he realized that she would not always need him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Try to relax and take some deep breaths.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

In the end it can be said with some degree of certainty that Prohibition failed for two overriding reasons. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She reached into another bag and brought out a tangle of wildly colored tutus, several pairs of black tights, and some turtle-green socks. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Now, at the sight of the river, Bigwig’s assurance was leaking again and unless he, Hazel, could restore it in some way, they were likely to be in for trouble. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of some other way to say it, but I couldn’t. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t be surprised. The stories don’t say, specifically. But they were all outside in that cold for the entire day. I’m sure some of them suffered frostbite.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He passed my mom a handful of wadded-up bills and some coins. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Giant fernlike trees grew some way inland; low dunes extended for miles along the shore. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay! Ma asked me to bring some food to the clinic anyway. I’ll get you something too.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It takes some time to get the jumpsuit off, and then we find his undergarments are saturated with blood as well. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I met some nice kids who sit by me at lunch. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Abuela made fish head soup with plantain dumplings, and we ate some for lunch. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They’ve formed a circle, playing some sort of game—as if this were a time for fun and games. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, those same gossipers will have found yet some other newcomer about whom to enthuse. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

You got to be in some deep, deep, deep water to survive! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I step outside to get some fresh air and Mom follows me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

There was no e-mail or phone access out in the jungle; if for some reason I didn’t catch her, I’d have to sit with my guilt until she got back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We have some time before supper-hour. I hope that will prove sufficient to enlighten you.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

There is plenty of dog food in the store, but of course I have none up here, so I gave him a piece of corn bread and some canned hash. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

"I myself," Miss Honey said, "am probably far more bowled over by what you did than you are, and I am trying to find some reasonable explanation." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

If Richie was going to bring some people, I had better, too. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the imminence of defeat, some women went into the street armed with sticks and kitchen knives. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I dropped the knife into the bag and replaced soap, tooth paste, some clothing, a few other things. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m from Virginia myself,” she said, and for some reason this stirred up the current that had moved in my limbs when I’d first entered the room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elnora, whose eyes were too weak to see her stitches, merely sat with some unsewn pillow covers in her lap and closed her eyes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

After he bid some visiting army officers good night, he closed his front door and locked it. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed men and women dressed in shabby tunics, some nursing freshly bandaged wounds from encounters with beasts, some marked by more permanent injuries Eke old scars and missing fingers. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“We approve. Afterward some bard will make a stirring song about you, no doubt, and we shall have a more prudent lord commander.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

From a shelf he took a small brown bottle and sprinkled some of its contents on the substance inside the paper. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps there was some sort of twisted wisdom in the decision to have one of them gleaned by the other. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At some point in the past, she’d inhaled a collection of ancient prophecies that had supposedly been destroyed around the fall of Rome. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We’re here because you both could use some cheering up. So cheer up.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I asked some chipmunks, and they were more polite. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Remember when you have visited some foreign area and some other traveler has asked. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost invisible from a distance, like some kind of trained-mouse act, but very charming. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But obscurely, behind the scenes, was a white boss—a president, or board chairman, or some other title, pulling the real strings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We talked about the Knicks and how we were going to cop some tickets for the Garden when the Chicago Bulls came in. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, peoples of some areas ecologically suitable for food production neither evolved nor acquired agriculture in prehistoric times at all; they persisted as hunter-gatherers until the modern world finally swept upon them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They brought Hodor to carry for them, but he had wandered away, and when they found him some boys had him backed into an alley, poking him with sticks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Portia extinguishes them with some kind of spray from a canister. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The incentives of the real-estate business, as currently configured, plainly encourage some agents to act against the best interests of their customers. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

For some reason, the Captain had at last said something I thought was funny. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lives of some domesticated animals could be quite good. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He already had the hood open and we poured some water into the radiator. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had taken a break from tennis practise, and were headed for the local cafe to get some cold drinks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other men jumped to their deaths, in some cases penetrating the main roof. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I wipe a hand over my eyes, wishing I’d asked Mama for some Tylenol at breakfast. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

During third and fourth periods, we have the group debate in the gym, and Ms. Steck invites some of the school administrators to watch and argue with us. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I will have to throw some money and elbow grease at it first, though.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I heard some Muslim homes were burned not that far from here. Maybe they were angry,” Amil said, bending over, ripping up pieces of grass. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

By the time she was gone, all that was left were a few nightgowns and some shoes.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

For some, this fact alone may be reason enough to reject the analogy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I figured if I handled some stuff for myself, that would help. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She wanted to make some poor little Mary, who is not as fortunate as herself, happy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I myself have no memories of sand castles, but there must be some sense memory attached, because I feel I know how to do this, how to shape this. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

At the doorway she paused long enough to say to her son, “Get up from there anyhow. I need some coal.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had known that some guide or other would turn up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But some I did not know; for example, I knew practically nothing about the Atlas booster, the one that was used to put a Mercury spacecraft into orbit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the payment of the coal, she left a note together with some money under the dresser scarf. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, girl, I’m on the clock right now. Just dropping off some parts to a guy up the block.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Strolling and gawking at the houses and whistling a happy little dorky tune like some Sneezy or Snoozy or whatever their names are. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

At prom, I honestly don’t know what the hell some of them are doing. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

And then, yesterday, I was sitting in the living room, watching some nature show about honeybees, when there was a knock on the door. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll fix something,” Carolina said, climbing dutifully out of bed and slipping her feet into some fluffy pink slippers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put the comb down and untangled some ends with her fingers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When my mother tells the story, this is the point where she pushed herself up on her elbows, giving the midwife’s pale, sweaty face some powerful evil eye. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When they went into the hut, their hands were empty; when they set out from the hut, each of the men carried a sack with some small object in it. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I bit into a piece of toast myself, and commented that there’s some mighty rough country around Ohio. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The night after, pierogi, which was some type of dumpling. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Some also wrote new songs in a "folk" style that enjoyed some popularity, particularly in the 1960's. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I think I will go get some food, Uncle. I have to check the lines this afternoon. Someone has to feed the women.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He took it, bowed politely, then fired off some orders. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But anyway, I tried to stomach down some eggs while Mom and Dad enjoyed these homemade versions of Egg McMuffins they liked. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mo was finishing off some hot chocolate as I joined him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And then for some reason I started to think about hurdlers. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She lowers her voice some, but not enough. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then we rummaged through counter drawers until we found some kitchen twine and a pair of scissors. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Not in the ground: and the soil’s so light that we shall be able to scratch some shelter easily when we find the right place.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked awful, and she gave me some Advil and kept going. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Gaheris answered with some difficulty, after a long pause: They were at hunting a unicorn.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not supposed to use your fingers to eat it. Use your spoon and put some in your mouth. Come on. Which one of you is going to try it first? Arturo?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Through the twenty-minute drive to meet the team: Or maybe it’s some kind of playbook that could change the face of all batball. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

In deference to this, we’ve managed to create some version of a hole inside every home we’ve ever lived in—any quiet corner or alcove will do. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was as if instead of entering a house she was entering the idea of a house, some archetype brought to life here before her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The garden was full of huts and sheds, some so near the old westward windows that they cut off all their light. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The shrews are multiplying and are spreading out over the island, some marked individuals having been recovered as much as ten miles from the point of release. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Humans, for whatever reason, encourage the reproduction of some varieties and discourage the reproduction of others. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too weary to go further they sought for some place where they could rest. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She surveys the mess of toys littered all over the patio, poking some game pieces with her painted toes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

What she was saying sounded ridiculous, even to me, but I could see she just couldn’t find the words to explain her gut feeling that I had some smarts stuck in here. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Papa hoped that by staying open as late as possible his newsstand might get some of the business that would otherwise have gone to the larger stands. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it turns out, the story has some little-appreciated but striking parallels with the American prehistory that we encountered in the preceding chapter. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Small bands of weary and often wounded men came first with little order; some were running wildly as if pursued. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And some of the kids are quoting the words and laughing, but others are quoting them and saying stuff like, “I was called that in fourth grade and I really hated it.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She would sit on the floor to sew as she had done as a girl, fold her legs up under her or do a little dance that fitted some tune in her head. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally the ground beneath my feet shook from some faraway pounding and I felt that this world, despite its massiveness, was somehow dangerously fragile. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to the bamboo stick is a bowl of rice and some salted eggs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it did have some connection to vitality, or “passion,” as Master Hyrrokkin said, and those without it were emotionless, lethargic. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They look like they might have been working on a boat all day and just stopped off to grab some brews. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It would have to be somewhere that wouldn’t get painted over,” Lettie said, for some reason looking in the trash can. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had expected him to have concocted some plan by now to get Grigori alone and take him down for good. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to relax, throw a few back, blow off some steam.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Who will buy them? Everyone is afraid of us,” some of the boys asked. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The bullfrog spoke again, and from behind them, far back in some reedy, secret place, another bullfrog answered. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why would Joe Mondragon be thinking about you, Daddy?” she asked, giggling when he sneezed again and some more urine squirted painfully out, most of it missing the bowl. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Dad crams some phony cheer into his voice and says, "Hey, who knows? Everything could be back to normal in half an hour. But no matter what, we tell no one. Agreed?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well, there’s one of them with some spirit left, anyway,” he thought, as he made his way out to the sentries. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the desolation of some alien sea breaking on the shores of a world unheard of. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

With some trepidation Regina sent her little chess duckling on his way, but not before draping a large U.S. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Me? I'm over on the side where some stud done broke in a store and is selling cold beer out the window—Done gone into business, man," the voice laughed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elderly teacher was a man without learning, without the wisdom that some unlearned men acquire with their years, without even the saving grace of kindness. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I offered her some warm milk but she refused. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately, as if by some spell, Rocky stops crying. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He just wants to give us some hands-on experience,” said Hermione, immobilizing two pixies at once with a clever Freezing Charm and stuffing them back into their cage. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Why does everyone in this family think I’m some kind of drama queen?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He pulls out his wallet and hands the bartender some cash. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Inland from the river, at a distance of one or two leagues . . . there could be seen some very large cities.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

So I splashed some water on my face and changed into my clean shirt behind a tree. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Can I try some?” he asked, and the baker beside the cake, clutching his floppy wet chef’s hat, merely shrugged. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

One can reasonably say, then, that Huygens had been wrong to claim that his result was in some way ‘better’ than Boyle’s, and wrong to abandon his earlier beliefs in the light of it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“All right, then,” he said, and then he and Aaron got into a conversation about some football team. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I play with the fantasy that I am a princess who, in penance for some tiny transgression, has undertaken to feed each of her subjects by hand. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I needed some fresh air,” I tell him, which is indicative of how nerved up I am. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now I remembered some mornings when Ashton came into class, his neck so red, it looked like sunburn. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I was standing in the goal at soccer practice taking shots from some of the starting players, mostly eighth graders. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to do some problems, but after a while it became complicated, I couldn’t remember all the deductive steps, and I stopped. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I showed him some of the pictures I took on my phone. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Everybody left me alone on meet days because they knew I had my rituals—hair, nails, begging for Flo Jo to give me some of her magic from heaven. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Some you can see, misshapen and horrible, with huge heads or tiny bodies; some are born with no arms, no legs, some with three arms, some with tails or mouths in odd places. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But she must eat, and however busily they delved new winding passages from the pass and from their tower, ever she found some way to snare them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.’ The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I opened a box where some of my books were and found The Stranger. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The newspaperman called again to say he had found some photographs taken at Westingtown parties twenty years ago. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Believe me, some days I regret the choice. Oh, you want to turn down our offerf Okay, fine! ZAP! Lose your memory! Go to Tartarus!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

We could see — at some half mile’s Distance — other Patriot bands similarly headed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then burn off the hydrogen with a battery, some wires, and a tank of 02. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biologists used to entertain themselves by speculating as to what would happen if, through some unthinkable catastrophe, the natural restraints were thrown off and all the progeny of a single individual survived. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I started by reaching out to some of his old connections, German expats in Johannesburg, a woman who used to date one of his friends who knew somebody who knew the last place he stayed. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

This means that in a sufficiently small volume, even in a vacuum, we have some uncertainty about the amount of energy inside. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She carried the gun to protect herself and had to use it once when, having climbed nine flights of stairs, she found some strangers playing cards at her kitchen table. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

In some warped and exaggerated form, it seemed like the same kind of impulse as getting wild on a Saturday night, letting off steam after a week of tension or boredom. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I can find an oak tree, I can boil the bark to treat some of the blisters,” I told Poet. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In the evening I spread the jam on the cakes and eat some. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the heat and the drought were in some ways the least of it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When he was finished, the darkness had disintegrated somewhat, and he saw, some fifteen feet in front of him, a man stirring in his sleep. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s run downstairs and give thanks to Mercer. Then we can come up here again and right away name her; she needs a name. And maybe you can find some rope to tether her.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

After some rummaging, Mrs. Wright found the lawyer’s card and Mrs. Richardson copied down the address. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I gave him some candles against the evening,” she said. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“It looks as though your grandmother has put you to some inconvenience,” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

In some other context, he might be encouraging a reluctant boy to step into cold water. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It took some nerve to go and see her without being summoned; to go with the sort of demands Roy was making seemed suicidal. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Byron was getting sick of having more Fantastic Adventures, but I figured I was getting old enough to have some myself. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decided it would be better to remain with Ms. Sandnes, Mr. Todd, Mr. Irvin, and my friends than risk some snooty parents kicking me out the minute they tired of me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I was forgetting,” he added, “that you had some really nasty bruises.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conrad stormed through the door, laughing and shouting and bothering us, babbling so fast that some of his words were garbled. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I reach into my pocket and pull out some ankle socks. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

He took the dead man’s head between his hands and with some effort—the ligaments of the neck were extremely rigid— twisted it to the left. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You sure you don’t want a cookie, Finnegan? Or how about some of this sticky stuff over here?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

While I waited, I got some snow in my hand and washed my face with it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

There were too many of us for adults to take care of, so the adults put some of the older boys like me in charge of the younger ones. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

That we’re the figment of someone’s imagination, some crazy person or maybe spirit or god that’s just dreamed up each and every single one of us. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Although this situation may already be known, it does not seem superfluous to me to recall it in some detail. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If it’s a rumor at all,” said Grandma, on her dignity and then some. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She would begin by describing some incident in which she was a sort of honest buffoon. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though our future prospects were worse than bleak, I was still hoping we could save my parents and at least some of the other patients. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I opened the door and walked right in, and there she was in the centre of the Sick Room floor locked in some kind of an embrace with the Latin master, Mr Victor Corrado. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Want some cereal? Milk in America is the greatest thing ever.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Malik’s with Shana and some of the other kids from the coalition. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Some things looked brand-new, like the flat-screen TV, and some things looked like they belonged in a museum. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The next day, Tad got a text asking if they could meet up and practice running some plays—only the final play that day didn’t involve throwing the football. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

There are some younger members—Zoe is there, and she gives me a strained, but polite, smile when I walk in. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

His procrastination would have disastrous effects, if you believe in that sort of thing, which, some days, when the old Greek blood is running high, I do. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe it comes from the stew in some nameless Ukrainian kitchen; maybe partisans have poisoned the water; maybe Werner simply sits too long in too many damp places with the headset over his ears. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

On the way back we found some manzanilla. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the calm of the long evening, it was pleasant to walk on this smooth road, with the sound of some cicada-like creatures in the long grass and the setting sun warm in his face. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A few hours at the library sufficed to convince me that some aspects of our agreeable family legend were untrue. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“What’s happened?” he asked Ron and Hermione, who were sitting in two of the best chairs by the fireside and completing some star charts for Astronomy. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

All we would have to do is give them some task measuring how hard they were willing to work. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Like some secret sadness had followed her all the way from this picture to that moment. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mostly there were people sleeping in sleeping bags all over the floor; some of them were squeezed onto the pullout couch. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe I’d come all this way and suffered so much only to lose Bianca to some eternal girls’ club. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

After a while, some people began to talk about how the old man must still have powers to work magic. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I went into the drugstore to look for some cough medicine. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

From now on he was an aeronaut no more, unless by some miracle he escaped with his life and found enough money to buy another balloon. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the family moved up north, Eugene had found that some of the other children at his school had roots in New York or Philadelphia or had been born right there in Chicago. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Jane had not been gone a quarter of an hour, and they had only accomplished some views of St. Mark’s Place, Venice, when Frank Churchill entered the room. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

"School's out in a few days, Horace. I'm coming up to the gym and see if I can whip some of that belly off you." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was having a very quiet time, he said, bathing, playing some golf and much bridge. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“They think this place was too dead last year. They think if they plant some nutcase in with the students—” “Like they plant narcs in schools!” someone else shouted. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Am I going to live any longer because you all read the newspaper and then ambush some poor old white man?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Somebody get me a pen: I’ve even got some ideas for a new autograph. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. He tried to convince me once that pictures steal part of your soul. He saw it on some documentary or something,” I said. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The stairs themselves seemed more or less unharmed, save for some carpets kicked askew and the ribbon bows untied and thrown everywhere, but the second floor landing was, as they say nowadays, trashed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then from out of the darkness, I heard the deep growling of some beast. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He had reckoned, during the terrible night, on finding at least some of the tribe holding out against the horrors of the island in the safest place. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He knows she mentioned some “poor decisions,” but...really? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

And maybe leave some room free—I don’t want to lose one of my best customers.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Afterwards it was dinner on the grounds, and we talked some more. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“We could have some wicked cool workshops — writing, film, science, music, consciousness-raising. “ Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He has kept some of the notes from classes. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was hard work, but it was exhilarating—the kind of feeling that comes from being alive and taking part in some great common enterprise. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, say a person wanted to seek out some truth, but wasn’t exactly sure where to start?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

And just about every available surface inside was painted with bizarre and colorful graffiti, some of it very artistic, and a lot of it just nasty and drugged out. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There used to be some very dangerous parts in this country. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

These forces did, on occasion, help some to get ahead, and they appeared courageous in combat with other mercenaries. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Later—after it had left Woundwort—the dog beat up and down the bank and the open grass for some time, barking and dashing at every bush and clump of weeds. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fern skipped some and walked some and kept saying the words to the Timex commercial but in her own rhythm: “It takes a licking and it keeps on ticking.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Cooter saw I was starting to believe and said, “And if family breeding contests don’t count as some up-north, big-city learning mess, I don’t know what do.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Anything you tell me. There be some sports are painful—you know. But their labour delight in them sets off. That’s what I feel. I mean I’d sweep the floor if you wanted.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, Joe, examining this iron with a smith’s eye, declared it to have been filed asunder some time ago. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The two friends then chased some sheep into a corner. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

That was because she had a daily moisturizing regime, not like some of the male LEP officers. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I cannot stand idly by while she suffers. I have some skill with plants and potions. Let me administer a medicine that might restore balance to her mind,” I plead. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Obinze would ordinarily not have said anything at all, just watched and listened, but today, for some reason, he said, “Didn’t we all go to primary schools that taught the Nigerian curriculum?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Just seeing the house drew some tension out of me, though the windows were dark, the curtains drawn as if no one had been around for a while. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Something alive, I think. Maybe some kind of bug.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Can we get through this weekend without you all tearing each other down? You think we can save some of that for the other teams?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Bobby changed some of the wording of the protest before it was mailed, making it much stronger and less diplomatic. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I know where you can buy some very good food for this person.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I’m sure the school could still produce some good blue-collar union men, but that ship sailed a long time ago, right down the Delaware River and out to sea. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Van Eck goggled at Wylan, searching for some sign of his son’s features. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

For one, he wanted me to always travel with some kind of security team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Or, “Here’s some cloth, Dana. Maybe you can make yourself something from it.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Should I . . . ?” I tried to disengage myself, to give him some room. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

All that was needed was a heap—no, three heaps—of sugar, and some hot cream and— Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The merchandise had to be delivered in some kind of working condition so it was not mistreated. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This from Piggy, and the wails of agreement from some of the hunters, drove Jack to violence. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The taller figure tried to push the door shut and turn on some variety of electronic equipment. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He sat up and said, “OK. Look. Christopher. I’m sorry. Let’s leave it for tonight, OK? I’m going to go downstairs and you get some sleep and we’ll talk in the morning.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was just starting to feel all right when Miss Lizzy asks could I come make some iced tea and meet Stephen. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I did some work at the docks in Juneau. At any rate, if it can make a polar bear smell good, just think what it can do for you.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The cat still paused by the gate, one paw lifted delicately in the air—undecided, questioning, hesitant; until suddenly, some inner decision reached, he followed the dogs. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

During some of the darkest times, when William could barely function, she quietly “took him to work every morning and put his pen in his hand to get him started.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Here, Marly, dip some in this cup and set it out in the snow to cool,” Mr. Chris said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

At some places, an anbaric cable looped down from a bracket and provided enough feeble current to power a naked lightbulb or two, strung out over the nearby huts. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But if Sam pursued him, the other orc might do some horrible deed up there. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It came as no surprise to her, in the first year of her marriage, to learn that Ned had fathered a child on some girl chance met on campaign. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He’s carrying a couple of binders and a saggy bag of groceries and looks tired, but he gets all excited when he sees the stove in their kitchen, which is apparently some kind of antique. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t like there would be some crime ring going around kidnapping kids from any family who had a second grader, a fourth grader, and a sixth grader. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Its passage churned the water, sending out circular waves as if some huge stone were skimming across the surface. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She limped around the perimeter of the house, looking for a garden, some carrots she could dig from the earth, a tomato she could pluck from a vine, but these people didn’t keep a garden. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

ALBUS: We just need to work out where to find some . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I have my Happy Best Friend Face on, even when some hopeful novelist-looking type our age takes the last available table, opening his laptop to write the Next Harry Potter before I can. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I have my own history—I've trembled with the awareness of some other presence, something, someone, who knows my name. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The war seemed as far away as the football games of some one else’s college. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Their amazement at me, my language, my rules, and ways, once subsided, I found some of these heavy-looking, gaping rustics wake up into sharp-witted girls enough. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she’s some kind of spy. For all we know, she may not really be deaf,” Miss Ohio said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

As we head up the stone steps to Belvedere Castle, I’m kind of wishing we’d waited a couple more hours for the sun to set for some city glow action. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Although the old structure remains, the piece has been substantially revised, in some places by severe cutting, in other places by the addition of new material. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, or in some other city, I would not be: I am a grown-up and used to shopping. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I heard my mother laughing as my father told some sort of story. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It must have stretched for several acres, and to support all of his bulk there were a hundred golden legs, each carved like some creature of the sea. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw many interesting things, some of which may bear mentioning later, but for now suffice to say that she showed me all the vast and varied corners of the Underthing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Susan was careful to give him the silences he needed, except for when she would look in and whisper, “Would you like some tea?” or “Some water?” or “An early lunch?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It’ll do you some good,” he said over his shoulder, though the merriness faded from his tone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z