A dozen other men all spoke at once, clamoring to be heard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He moaned, and spoke without opening his eyes again. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She inhaled deep and walked over to my bed, hopping onto it as she spoke. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She didn’t move at all as she spoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was a naive and sentimental time, and men spoke in windy phrases. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She still spoke Chinese with her parents, but even then foreign words were substituted for those that did not come easily. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

And Meg’s downcast face brightened as she spoke. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how I could manage that, but I was the resident Lula expert, their beloved’s best friend, and I spoke with such conviction that they believed me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Several longtime inmates I spoke with thought it was almost a thing of the past—for several reasons. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke with a kind of affectionate anger that this should be so. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The third day of school, some Mexican guys spoke to me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They spoke for a few minutes, but even assuming they had chosen the English language, there was no chance of their being overheard. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“But this dog spoke entire sentences. The dog said, ‘One day soon, the storms will come. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She spoke to her again, the little girl looking at her across the end of the crust, pushing it into her mouth with a dirty hand. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Sheed was right, Grandma spoke like she was throwing her voice. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

His face was sternly set as he spoke:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

So he spoke from the ground, as calmly as he could. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I didn't know that Pattie spoke Spanish, but right away they start talking in that language. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

My friends looked at me oddly as I spoke. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Diana spoke so calmly, but I felt like I might throw up or faint. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He spoke emphatically, with much more excitement than I'd heard from him in a while. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The fishermen looked at one another uneasily before one of them spoke, his missing front tooth flashing like a dark eye. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Elves spoke together in soft voices, and questioned Legolas in their own tongue. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Théoden opened his eyes, and they were clear, and he spoke in a quiet voice though laboured. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I could tell he felt good just by the way he spoke to me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The bull-man spoke with bitterness but familiarity, as if Hercules was an old friend who had lost his way. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Back in seventh grade, Andrew rarely spoke about gender with Sasha after that one conversation. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The man seemed to know that, because he let Will bow his head before he spoke again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up there was where the officers were, the only people on the ship who spoke English, the masters of our destiny here, the ones who would right this wrong. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Janina spoke to her dead dolly for hours, sometimes yelling or laughing. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

At the end of a year he never spoke at all, unless he was forced to it or found himself alone with the foul old old peasant he met in the woods sometimes, his counselor. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jackson spoke first and held the floor for about two hours. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He knew C.P. was a Klansman and still spoke respectfully to him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I usually spoke very little to my two sisters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bartender spoke to him about the misfortune of his arm. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Drew spoke Arabic, and when the news broke he spent hours in conversation with our guides. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Truth spoke in a deep voice, loud enough to reach “every ear in the house and away through the throng at the doors and windows,” according to Gage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He spoke gently, as though he did not want to upset her, but it still had to be said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Finally he spoke: “What a surprise,” he said softly. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Igbo colored by the sliding sounds of English, the Igbo of one who spoke English often. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

After a long while she spoke very softly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, even years later, no one spoke about the Crowell house bombing. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Silver flashes glittered and flared in the flames as she spoke. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He took the cigarette out momentarily and spoke in the confident voice to which I was accustomed. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She related her dreams as if they were news reports, staring into Liyana’s face as Poppy spoke. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

On either side television towers had been constructed with cameras focusing in as Sayle spoke. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Still...she was glad when Mama spoke of something else. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke so quietly, I had to lean forward to hear her. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rapidly, he spoke to the others, a flood of words to which the other two blankly nodded. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke to the players that very first time, he told them to ignore the outside pressure that would inevitably swirl around them during the thick of the season. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, David walked into the apartment and pulled out a wad of cash. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There were peacocks with huge rustling tails, that spoke in screeches. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The people of Kelanna were like you in many ways—they spoke and worked and loved and died—but they were different in one very important respect: they couldn’t read. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I spoke volumes to him this way, speak to him still, those same volumes he spoke with me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that Mrs. Dalton could not see him; but he knew that if Mary spoke she would come to the side of the bed and discover him, touch him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I thought if I spoke out loud, he might become frightened and hurt me again. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The officer in charge softened a bit as I spoke, and said that he would release my friend straightaway. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She discovered that all the different animals shared one common language; they just spoke the language in different ways. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He leaned down and listened as she spoke in his ear. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Swiftly she hastened down from the heights of Olympus to the barren, leafless earth, and standing at the door of the temple she spoke to Demeter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At lulls in the game he would stretch his legs out, twine his hands across his lap, and stare at the radio as it spoke to him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

James spoke to his backpack instead of her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She had a hard face and blinked so rarely that Olanna was disconcerted by her wide-eyed stare the first time they spoke. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he looked at his mother and spoke angrily. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The owner knew me for a Dane, but as I spoke French, I believe his attempt to cheat me failed somewhat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They were all unusually hungry, having waited nearly an hour, and for a minute no one spoke, only a minute, for Jo exclaimed impetuously, “I’m so glad you came before we began!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now,” I spoke more gently, “tell me, did you see me again when the draperies started to burn? I mean, did you see me the way you did when you were drowning?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke now, from the backseat, having turned again to look out the window. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She grimaced in her trance, then spoke in her normal voice: “It’s too far. Too cold. Too dangerous. He told me not to.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She spoke casually but was obviously very proud. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ignoring the white man, he spoke to me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke soft to her, like you would to a child. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Torchlight ran along its edge, a thin orange line that spoke of razor sharpness. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And when Papa spoke in a certain quiet tone—that was all there was to it. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Night after night the spirits spoke with me, and morning after morning I lay there frustrated, unable to recall their message. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Ogion who spoke to spiders on their webs and had been seen to greet trees courteously never said a word to the Lord of the Isle, who went away discontented. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Though Tariq and his parents were ethnic Pashtuns, they spoke Farsi when Laila was around for her benefit, even though Laila more or less understood their native Pashto, having learned it in school. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

A lecture was hastily arranged for the session at which Perutz spoke. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Not one of my classmates spoke to me, no one but the kid who accidentally assaulted my shoulder with his bio book. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

This house sheltered us, we spoke, we loved within those walls. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped the car and went over and spoke to the matron. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A cheery voice spoke out of the dark. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Stanton could think on her feet, and she refused to be intimidated by those who dared to heckle her as she spoke. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But as we spoke, I caught his eyes drifting again and again to Sohrab sleeping on the couch. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Calvin spoke through her teeth, “I would have resigned.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Like I said,” Alec spoke with an exaggerated sigh, “you sold me. Come on, let’s start looking over there.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Similarly, the people who first domesticated wet-country crops of West Africa spoke languages ancestral to the modern Niger-Congo languages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I last spoke to a certain teammate, his life had been thrown into turmoil. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland always spoke so carefully that each syllable seemed to be filtered through his sullen, heavy lips. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

None of them spoke as they changed into their scarlet robes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Possibly these dreams were in the back of her mind when she spoke to William that winter about quitting her job. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Finally his father spoke, his big rough hand stroking his wife’s hair and his eyes downcast watching the motion. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

As Harry spoke, he saw Lupin’s head turn a little toward him, taking in every word. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was extremely twitchy, jumping every time someone spoke to him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I am sorry — I did not mean to interrupt you. I was just out for a ride and I admit I was curious about whether this was the house you spoke of last night.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was more than a head taller than she, and was able to look directly over her as he spoke to the Warden. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

And the more we spoke, I knew why. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

God spoke clearly to me through the pastor’s yellowed letter. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the right were neat beds of vegetables and herbs, arranged like spokes around a big sparkling fountain where bronze satyrs spewed water into a central bowl. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He went on as a statue would, that is, he neither spoke nor moved. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her heart hurt, physically, truly hurt, but she forced herself to keep her expression firm, unmoving, as he spoke. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He walked past the pair and spoke without turning to face them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Lolly was a lumpy woman who spoke too loudly and who wore too much lipstick. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, his voice was low and controlled. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Grandma rested the phone on her shoulder and spoke softly. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Later a botanist and member of the Florida Native Plant Society spoke to us about why native plants are so important. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As a girl new to America my mother had been awarded a high school diploma by teachers too careless or busy to notice that she hardly spoke English. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But each man was folded into his thoughts and no one spoke. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He spoke of God’s great generosity in sending them so wise a king. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question struck me as strange, but he spoke in a tone that said it would be natural if I did. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke confidently, in a way that made me feel that I deserved to be admitted to Central High. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The K spoke politely, like he had a Big Ma of his own who had taught him to say “yes, sir” and “no, ma’am.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And as he spoke he took his knife and drove it savagely into space. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But then Lady Galbert-Bertulf took over and Fabian’s eyes went wider and wider as she spoke. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She looked at me, then she spoke rapidly to the little girl in Italian, with a rising inflexion, then a pause, interrogatory. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, for just that moment, I felt we had something in common, our love of the Lord. I think they felt it, too, because some of them smiled and spoke to me.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t mention his wife, not even in passing, but he wrote that he spoke Spanish to his little girl so she’d be able to talk with her grandmother someday. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chronicler took a long moment before he spoke, staring at the rows of characters on the page in front of Kvothe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When the first boy spoke again, I had to strain my ears to hear him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

No one spoke of the previous night, of the thing they had burned and buried. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Fannie spoke as many as six times a day, and people listened. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

He was looking over at Harry as he spoke. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Every time Suggs spoke to her, it left her yearning for her axes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I spoke a different language? But — I didn’t realize — how can I speak a language without knowing I can speak it?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She spoke like an American, with the same expectations of fairness, even fairness belated and begrudged, that she took into medical school all those years ago. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Like the position at Public Allies, this new job spoke to a reality I’d lived personally. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It traveled across the onlookers like the ripple caused by the toe, and when the mayor of New York City spoke it aloud, everyone sighed in agreement: ‘The Sixth Borough is moving.’ Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and I spoke only once about that conversation, on the phone, a week later. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He made a gesture with his hand as if chopping something into sections while he spoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat about five times before he finally spoke. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The more the Governor spoke, the more his face hardened back into that noble image that Nok knew so well from pictures in textbooks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

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

He lowered his voice as he spoke to me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’d have left behind something that spoke for itself, like the Brooklyn Bridge. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Grandma appeared angry and anxious as she spoke. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke graciously, with an air of quiet dignity, and Mrs. Frisby noticed two more things about him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

But then Dumbledore spoke again, and the Hall quieted once more. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Following him, another Americano who spoke good Spanish discussed intestinal parasites. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I spoke so fiercely, they looked a little sheepish. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes, my dear, I dare say you might, because you know, the door was open, and the window was open, and Mr. Knightley spoke loud. You must have heard every thing to be sure. ‘ Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He came straight up to Poirot and spoke in his usual, quiet, unemotional voice. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke about what he had done, how he felt, then he fell apart, as he did with the next sentence. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey gazed at Matilda with absolute amazement, but when next she spoke she kept her voice level. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

They told her it was the language everyone spoke in Kerala. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman’s voice spoke from the corridor outside: “Dr. Malone? Have you seen the child?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t help that Patricia and Natasha spoke to him with full Jamaican accents, even though he tried to teach them the “proper” American pronunciation. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The other girls rarely spoke to me, but I loved being there with them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As I spoke and pulled the story out of the sand, I kept an eye on the giant fetterlings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

On Culture Day, Susan had stood before the class and wrote her Chinese name on the board and spoke of folding paper into birds and dragons dancing down the street. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But that may only be a way of saying that the day I raised my hand in class and spoke loudly to an entire roomfid of faces, my childhood started to end. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nodded, seemed to hesitate for a moment, then spoke softly. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

When the children had faded silently out of the kitchen, Lillian spoke to her husband in a mollifying, supplicating tone. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even he could not always make sense of the mongrel Ghiscari tongue the slavers spoke, especially when they were speaking fast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They must have thought I was off with friends, not because they did anything, or even spoke to one another, but because they were simply together and seemed to want it that way. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people were noisy for a time, yelling to the harper, offering him mead, making jokes, and then again King Hrothgar spoke, white-bearded. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You killed my family,” he spoke in my ear through gritted teeth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But he never saw her take them out or look at them and they never spoke of them at all. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He knew the language of the stars, and he spoke with them every night, waiting until they told him the time was right and true. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He noticed Kira reaching for her pack and spoke sharply to her. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

When they next spoke, she was determined to get him to leave the city. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She glanced out the window before she spoke, her mouth set in a grim line. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even spoke to him about a lost dead son. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sarai didn’t like the thought, because if it was so and their abilities spoke some essential truth about their souls, what did that say about her? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But when he spoke it was in the harsh rhythms of coaches who had once been athletes who had failed in the same arenas they now presided over as adults. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd worked hard to learn English, and he spoke it with just a hint of an accent. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

When Luma spoke in Arabic to an Iraqi or a Sudanese player, boys who didn’t understand felt left out. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She and her husband, Marlon, were from Grenada and spoke in a lyrical accent as though just about to break into song. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In those early days, I often spoke on behalf of my fellow prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you an appointment?” she asked in poor Chinese; she spoke less like a Chinese than Brave Orchid’s children. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It sounded fluent and native, not like Babulya when she spoke with her heavy accent. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The only difference would be the cigarette seemingly permanently fastened between their lips, rising and falling in accent as they spoke. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke about them as Jews, which made them somehow different. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke in barely more than a whisper, but they caught every word — like Professor McGonagall, Snape had the gift of keeping a class silent without effort. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As soon as Dana spoke those two words—bar mitzvah—I saw a lifeline, a way to make up for what I’d done, even just a little. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Absolutely But he spoke up anyway “Sir?” the mouse said to the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The guard in the front spoke through her face covering in a soft but clear voice. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The red priest spoke of ancient prophecy, a prophecy that foretold the coming of a hero to deliver die world from darkness. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Those of us who were Jewish spoke Yiddish at home, Polish in public, and Hebrew in religious school or at the synagogue. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

And yet she had to wonder, as she lay on the floor, her sweaty hands poised to guide the spoke, if indeed she could ever love Rasheed’s child as she had Tariq’s. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Scipio said nothing for a while and when he spoke again his voice sounded quite shaky. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the veranda, Grandpa turned back and spoke his defense. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

His armor was iron-grey chainmail over layers of boiled leather, plain and unadorned, and it spoke of age and hard use. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Once again Velutha heard himself say something which made no difference to the man he spoke to. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bottles were broken, a car was set on fire, and then the vice chancellor came out, diminutive, encased between security men, and spoke in pastel tones. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I once dreamed that Shakespeare was alive: that I really saw and spoke to him: I can never forget the impression that dream made on me. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Argus never spoke, probably because he had eyes all over his body, including—so I’d heard—at the tip of his tongue, and he didn’t like to show that off. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He spoke before his preoccupied brain could stop his mouth. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He spoke so low that his words became indistinct. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Water ran into his cloudy gray eyes, and when he spoke, his voice was hollow: “Jigo isn’t here.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Everyone was always very friendly toward him, and no one was ever very nice; everyone spoke to him, and no one ever said anything. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He spoke to her in Portuguese and pointed toward the back of the boat, where he was headed. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew if she spoke out for her dream, she might go to jail. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

As I spoke, I could see him become more and more uncomfortable. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And he always smiled when he spoke to us. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Despite being Iraqi like me, Belet spoke in a snooty British accent. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Her words did not console me, for she spoke like a mother excusing the rudeness of her young child. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He went into one of the bedrooms with his mother, where they spoke in low tones. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

She conjured diseases and spoke to them, and each of the diseases and infirmities that can hurt or wound a person agreed that it too would never touch Balder. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

No one spoke, and Ivy was sure they all held their breath while the cellar door squeaked open. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When no one spoke up, I looked back at the teacher and realized he was staring straight at me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Before Annabeth could rearm herself, the Apollo warrior threw a javelin into our right wheel The javelin shattered, but not before snapping some of our spokes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He bent low beside her as he spoke; she took his hand, and looking at him through her tears, said hoarsely:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He spoke on an emotional level—talking about our current living conditions and the things that needed to change. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t noticed Edward moving to my side, but he spoke now in my ear. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She said other words I did not understand, but now as she spoke she looked over my shoulder toward the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the world, in fact, was not destroyed, everyone had a marvelous time and people spoke fondly of the event for years afterward. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The coach stopped, and no one else spoke. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She first spoke without the American accent that afternoon at Thirtieth Street Station, leaning towards the woman behind the Amtrak counter. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They spoke in that fancy Valley Hope way, enunciating their consonants and rounding their vowels, and it was hard to tell whether they were sincere or sarcastic. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She spoke in an impassive tone, and everything she said was delivered evenly, never rising or falling. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She spoke in a sort of imitation joyful manner. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

If she spoke, she would need to lie, and he would know. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, Big Ma stopped muttering and spoke her mind. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Scythe Faraday leaned over and spoke to them in a hushed voice. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of Cassiopeia, but he spoke to his companion. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“My son serves on the Council of Defense, for example. And Mr. Nefrger on the draft board, and—” Each word she spoke got higher and more shrill. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I asked in a whisper, not knowing if one actually spoke to elephants. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong could read the verdict on his face before he spoke. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Adam said, “He never spoke of it. I wonder if his brother knows.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke at the University of Beirut the truth of the American black man’s condition. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bull spoke to the boy in a frozen, humorless voice. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not until he had drained it and wiped his mouth on the back of his hand that he spoke again. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she spoke, her voice was so weak that he could not make out the words. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I went around the table and spoke of each person’s contribution to my foraging education and to this meal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

No creature moved nor voice spoke for a long while on the island, but only the waves beat loudly on the shore. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As I spoke, I felt the subjective and defensive reactions of the American white students present—but gradually their hostilities lessened as I continued to present the unassailable facts. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minli watched her laugh and then listen intently as the buffalo boy spoke. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke to her in Russian, and she nodded and took a glass and filled it with hot tea from the samovar. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He spoke very quietly, almost a whisper, but with a fierceness that was unforgettable. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

To our surprise, Pretorius spoke to us in Xhosa, which he seemed to know quite well. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke no more about the strange woman that night, but long after Ivy was asleep, her grandmother sat awake, staring into the fire. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

There was a twist of incredulous amusement in Sarai’s voice, and while she spoke, she reverted to her true color, her skin flushing back to blue. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There was fire in his big bloodshot eyes as he spoke. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, Redemption’s breathing began to slow. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I been listening many a nighttime long,” said Florence, then, “and He ain’t never spoke to me.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He threw himself with a despairing gesture into a chair, and placed his elbows on the table, covering his face with his hands as he spoke:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The harper gave him back some answer, and Hrothgar spoke again. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Grandma spoke, she rocked back and forth a little faster, and turned her attention away from her sketching to look at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke so fast it was as if he’d learned his thoughts by heart. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke he absentmindedly crossed his legs and began to rub one of his bare feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But now I found myself getting annoyed at how loud they spoke. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He never spoke of it, but I could tell. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke of Europe, of books, of anecdotes from Blanca’s family, or of Jean’s voyages. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke to a great crowd at Yankee Stadium, telling them that an unbreakable umbilical cord connected black South Africans and black Americans, for we were together children of Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would say, widening my eyes and nodding my head as I spoke. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke with agitation, demanding that I help with too many house chores. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

In his more public moments, Father Pinckney tried to hide his southern accent, but even through the Latin and the incense the state of Tennessee was advertised and glorified each time he spoke a word. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke, but to Macon only, and nobody else spoke at all. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

At night we overheard strange, tearful arguments, in which Mother spoke in a quiet, slurred, slow-motion voice, like a phonograph record on the wrong speed, outlining the possibilities for our family’s demise. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one spoke for a count of five. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Other than the three minutes I spent running through it looking for someone who spoke Pedi, I spent the whole night in the parking lot. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If you spoke to me in Tswana, I replied to you in Tswana. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She leaned close to her so that she spoke in Kaede’s ear, and no one but she could hear. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He rarely spoke about what we had gone through during World War II. He continued to be the center of my mother's world. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I spoke before Mr. Robert could open his mouth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would cackle with laughter and caper, if any jest was made, or even if Frodo spoke kindly to him, and weep if Frodo rebuked him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

At the end of class, I spoke to the teacher to get a list of back assignments, and during the conversation, I asked if she could do something to calm people down. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She translated what she wanted to say into English and went over it twice before she spoke. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Miss Texas spoke again: “Okay, Miss Teen Dreamers, I know we’re all real flustered and everything. But we’re alive. And I think before anything else we need to pray to the one we love.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was alone, and we were alone, because no one else spoke the languages we spoke. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But there was a more recent author and public figure whose work spoke to the core of a new set of issues I was struggling with: the Bronx’s own Colin Powell. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The joy Ted spoke of didn’t exist for me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He spoke Farsi with a thick, rolling Hindi accent. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In midaftemoon he returned to the hut Neither of us spoke. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hardly ever spoke to them, if he could help it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His—the way that he spoke about them left no doubt in my mind what the implication was there. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Gertrude rarely spoke to me, but I gazed on her, my eyes drinking in her beauty. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She spoke with kindness and, it seemed, genuine interest. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He neither spoke nor beckoned to me, only stepped back out into the courtyard, knowing I would follow. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The pundits spoke of his integrity, his intelligence. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke also of unbelievable things—of Lancelot unhorsed, defeated, kneeling after he had been knocked down. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I prayed that she spoke well to Inti, but so far no rains had come. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

As Dari spoke, I started thinking about my own family, which meant thinking about Mom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He spoke briefly, put it down, and said, “We’ve got a visitor.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the howling wind took pity, and it spoke from far away. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But at that moment Blackberry spoke and Hazel was beside him in a flash. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke Québécois French, which Piper translated effortlessly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He spoke hesitantly, not wanting to offend the craftsman, but Pechvarry’s face shone. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, Van Helsing’s eyes never blinked, but his hand came out and met mine and gripped it hard. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He spoke with a straightforward seriousness that made everyone fall silent. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the hour, Martin spoke in a whisper. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“This one lies just above the transport spoke to the fifth airlift platform. It’s taking us to the Hangar.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She spoke the Common Tongue with only a trace of accent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“She spoke in most affectionate terms of them and seemed as happy as a child.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He reined his horse and spoke to them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman was sober now and he spoke as steadily as he could. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Distant lightning flickered in her words as she spoke, and the forest was hushed, as if every leaf and every tree were listening intently to what she said. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke to us in a language which we could not understand. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some the spell lasted only while the voice spoke to them, and when it spoke to another they smiled, as men do who see through a juggler’s trick while others gape at it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When I spoke to Rufus, it was more to calm myself than to get information. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the fire there spoke a commanding voice. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“How is it possible?” cried Emma, turning her glowing cheeks towards him; for, while she spoke, it occurred to her that he might have called at Mrs. Goddard’s in his way. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He too spoke with a perfectly normal voice. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Leah spoke back to him in a calm voice as if she too were discussing whatever had gotten into the garbage and it certainly wasn’t her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mademoiselle Reisz came and touched her upon the shoulder and spoke to her, the woman seemed to echo the thought which was ever in Edna’s mind, or, better, the feeling which constantly possessed her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The depths had been icy and dark, but now a bright sun spoke to our souls. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old women were Russian and the only Persian they spoke was the pinching of cheeks. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He spoke exclusively from the larynx, as if he were altogether too tired to put any diaphragm breath into his words. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

White and his agents spoke to Bunch, who maintained his innocence and told a curious story about Hale. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He could not understand what anyone was saying, especially Louise, who spoke so quickly that at first he was not sure she was even speaking English. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy spoke in his best funeral director voice. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe if he talked to him, spoke aloud to him—maybe it might help. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

When she spoke, she said the words quietly, as if speaking to herself. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her thumb slid into her mouth and she spoke around it. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she spoke again, her voice had lost its shrillness, its fury. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Before the class was over, Justin spoke to Thor one more time. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He spoke in Farsi, but Sohrab argued back, his voice rising in pitch and volume until it started cracking. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Burnham was decisive, blunt, and cordial; he spoke under a level blue gaze that Olmsted found reassuring. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

As I spoke my anger and bitterness turned from Ashe against myself and my own life, which lay behind me like a broken promise. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted them to know that when they spoke they should be heard. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

While they ogled me, they spoke incomprehensible words. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Each of the myriad swirling spirits inside her spoke the words too. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Most kids in the township spoke only their home language, but I learned several languages because I grew up in a house where there was no option but to learn them. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We discussed Mr. Hynning for years afterward and many of the men imitated the way he spoke to comic effect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Mother spoke very slowly and she said, “We are going back to Swindon because if we stay in London any longer... someone was going to get hurt. And I don’t necessarily mean you.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The other one spoke up: “Chill out, shrimp. Don’t try anything stupid.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

You left the room and we never spoke again. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“He is known to have been alive at about twenty minutes to one, when he spoke to the conductor,” said M. Bouc. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke as infrequently as I could and met their eyes only when I had to. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But now Tommy spoke again: “We don’t want to keep you long. But there’s something we have to talk to you about.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told you, Susan, when I spoke to the other Nestors here that the two new arrivals hadn’t learned etheric physics yet.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The strong god glittering left her as he spoke, and now her ladyship, having given heed to Zeus’s mandate, went to find Odysseus in his stone seat to seaward—tear on tear brimming his eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gripped with pain and terror, Emilia spoke in fragmented German and Polish. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She sighed before she spoke again, in a tone she hoped sounded reasonable. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was almost like he entered a trance when he spoke in other voices. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then Jenny spoke again, and he was surprised at the change in her voice. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, they stared at Koffi's lights with the same sort of confused wonder before one of them spoke. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The drive to Brooklyn seemed to go better if no one spoke. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Lacking other options, she had to trust the reassurance she had felt when the Fairy Queen spoke to her mind. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Frank looked up and spoke to them in a gentle Brooklyn voice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face had a little color in it now, but, although he spoke three fairy languages, he understood not a word of what she finally said in her faint tinkling voice. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Struggling to form words, I asked him if he spoke Lingala, and he responded “no” in French. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke the car became one of many once again, dusk had fallen without my noticing it and we were in the midst of light and sound in the streets of Monte Carlo. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But then he spoke after all, or rather laughed, and reality snapped back. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they spoke thus, the Company filed slowly along the paths in the wood, led by Haldir, while the other Elf walked behind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was trying to imagine how to begin the conversation—how to tell her she shouldn’t marry my brother—when she spoke. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The French masters had separated slaves who spoke the same African language, so in secret they had fashioned their own common tongue in order to communicate more effectively. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

In middle school, it got around that we spoke French. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I spoke to local and national TV channels, radio, and newspapers—I spoke out to anyone who would listen. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And Moishe the Beadle, the poorest of the poor of Sighet, spoke to me for hours on end about the Kabbalah’s revelations and its mysteries. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very gently Ogion spoke, but with certainty, and even the hardheaded smith assented to all he said. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The woman told a child to call the deaths in, and he scampered to the door and spoke to them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He turned to Willow and spoke to the bump in her belly. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke no more of my new obedience, but it must have been on her mind, because she changed toward me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, lots of Romans spoke Greek,” Hazel said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A voice spoke from the study ceiling: “Mrs. McClellan, which poem would you like this evening?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if no one spoke to me and I was ignored all day? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Both J.T. and Digger stood up and faced her as she spoke. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He spoke so clear, he might as well have been wide-awake. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She spoke no English, only Luo, and expressed delight that we’d come all this way to see her. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, we spoke to the police before coming here and we saw the lifeboat.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But even as I spoke with you, I drew nearer to the mark, and so deliberately shot wider. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

We needed to find our connecting flight to Rochester, which was challenging because none of us spoke English. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When she finally spoke, her voice started out slow, then picked up speed. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

And when he next spoke, his words were soft. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I spoke of my father—his humility, his resilience, and how all that had shaped me and Craig. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When the great moment came and the Beasts spoke, he missed the whole point; for a rather interesting reason. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She’d give each of us a small hand mirror so that we might examine our mouths as we spoke, and then she’d come around and practice with us. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blackwood was a stiff man and spoke artificially, as if he were addressing an audience through a microphone. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Neither of them spoke, and in that pocket of silence, the phone on the desk rang. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a row of deep trays as she spoke, and everyone shuffied forward for a better look. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He spoke as if this were a truth evident to anyone with a speck of reason. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted his head and spoke in a louder voice. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

With him he spoke of chemistry and the enigma of the universe. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Near each handle, the chains extended in taut spokes through slots in the stone. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As he got ready, businessmen spoke of him as farseeing, forward-looking, progress-minded. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Erasing the blackboard before we could finish our copying, she spoke breathlessly about Brown v. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paul Coates spoke to me, asked me to fly out and be on his interview program. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always spoke to me as if he were talking to a grown-up, using real words and assuming I would understand him. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I get my rag and my oil soap, work my way up the staircase, polishing each spoke on the banister as I go. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

A lieutenant, not our platoon leader, came in and spoke to Sergeant Simpson. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pease looked up and spoke slowly, so there would be no possibility of my not understanding. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

At about the time I no longer bothered to listen with care to the sounds of English in public, I grew careless about listening to the sounds family members made when they spoke. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that fact seemed to be the very thing they were worried about, because when Will spoke, there was a soft gasp from the living people, and even the figures outside shrank away a little. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Declaration fanned herself with her hat and spoke in a lofty tone. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the United States, I rarely spoke about my experiences during the war. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He was in the gloomy place he went to when he spoke about how the world had changed. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Ralph looked at me coolly but then spoke very clearly and confidently. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He looked into their hearts and spoke of what he saw. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Koffi tried to sound confident as she asked the question, but when she spoke, she found her voice was hoarse and scratchy, as though she hadn’t spoken in days. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how much German Mama spoke—I think she understood more than she could speak. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

They spoke for some time, and Mrs. Coulter was impressed by their accurate knowledge of the Church’s defenses, and their clear assessment of its leaders’ strengths. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

At the same time deep in the heat of my anger there was forged an overwhelming insight into the thing that had disturbed me when Strauss spoke and again when Nemur amplified his data. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The zango bristled with tiny bones and feathers, a comforting shape that spoke of powerful charms. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke kindly, but in a language she had never heard before. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

While Eilonwy held up the suffering creature’s head and gave him a drink from the leather flask, Taran and the bard moved a little away and spoke quietly between themselves. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe she spoke to people and animals with her mind. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When he spoke again, it was in a voice so low, 1 knew it was important that I listen. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He ran it lightly up the greatsword as he spoke, polishing the metal to a dark glow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The wolf cub ate its meat raw, but it spoke as a man would speak, in the language of men and the gods, and it was proud. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mikayla raised her hand and spoke before being called on, again. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He only had a small part, but he spoke his lines as if he were the lead. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You’d have a reason for chastity!” said the Savage, blushing a little as he spoke the words. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soraya wore her hair like that the first time we spoke. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Will she reveal anything willingly? Or will she need to be tortured?” said Lord Roke, watching her directly as he spoke. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gloria spoke as if she had ended the discussion by using words the school used to describe children such as herself. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, seeming to gain strength the more he spoke. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mini tilted the compact from one side to the other, as if she were trying to catch and read all the things that the dead spoke around them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She never spoke that way to me before, after all, my father is in prison and most of my family is in a gang. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She kept walking, and spoke to me while looking at the ground. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Because she hardly ever spoke English to him, it sounded cold, distancing. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Six months after we landed in Brooklyn, I spoke enough English to explain our situation. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When Caius spoke again, his voice was very quiet, as if he were afraid one of his fellows would hear him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then God spoke to Noah, the great-grandson of Enoch, instructing him to save his family and the animals from the great flood that would cleanse the Earth of the corrupted humans. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He spoke in an unemotional tone, almost as though he weren’t much interested in what he was saying. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke for forty-five minutes to the strangely silent and attentive group of teens. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He spoke, as did Ged, in the Old Speech, for that is the tongue of dragons still. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Not only that, but when I spoke, just now, of Odysseus’ years of toil on my behalf and all he had to endure—the boy broke down and wept into his cloak.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spoke on the phone every night he was downstate, comparing notes and swapping tales about our respective days. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A slight pause followed — and then Wormtail spoke, the words tumbling from him in a rush, as though he was forcing himself to say this before he lost his nerve. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Dontos swayed as he spoke, one hand on the trunk of a chestnut tree. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Grandma India stood silent by my side as I fed the flame and spoke their names and forgave them. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, when I saw Mr. Reamer the second day I was at mission school, I spoke the polite Navajo greeting my parents had told me I should always use to an elder. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, it was in Gaea’s voice: This cannot be prevented. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A naiad had brought him a big platter of pastries, and as Tantalus spoke, his right hand chased a chocolate eclair across the judge’s- table. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

John and his father stared at each other, struck dumb and still and with something come to life between them—while the Holy Ghost spoke. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Neither spoke of what had happened, neither mentioned the boy’s name, neither spoke of his flight, nor of the wound. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, she looked over Dicey’s shoulder at something Dicey couldn’t see, something Dicey suspected wasn’t there at all, and her eyes shone. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t take my eyes from the plate of food as I spoke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And she suspected that Miss Adebayo knew this; it was always when she spoke that Miss Adebayo would pick up a journal or pour another drink or get up to go to the toilet. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I spoke to Ewell of your suggestion that he move around to the right. Both he and Early were opposed.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents never once spoke of the stress of having to pay for college, but I knew enough to appreciate that it was there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And when some older men tipped their cowboy hats, mumbling, “Buenos dias, como le ha ido, amigo?” it suddenly dawned on Herbie that maybe these people he had come to help spoke Spanish. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mig had climbed the dungeon stairs and was preparing to open the door to the kitchen, when the rat spoke to her. 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 looked at the floor and his mouth worked out a question before he spoke it. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled ahead of Anya, excited and gesticulating as he spoke, so he got caught in the trap first. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I spoke little, not because I found silence to be a superior virtue, but because I satisfied my curiosity by listening, observing, and reading. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then someone else on the platform spoke up. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening, hoping to counter the massive protests of October 15, President Nixon spoke to the nation about the war in Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He paid attention to the way I coughed, laughed, scratched my head, spoke; in sum, all the external manifestations of what he called my gender identity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Kira,” he said, though it was his mind that spoke, for his human voice was inaudible now and his mouth was painfully swollen with open sores. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

He spoke from inside, his dark face darkened by shadow. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke as you speak to a child, a small child, from a great height. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the hall was still, he spoke, soft-voiced, his weird gaze focused nowhere. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke together, and then suddenly it seemed to Frodo that Arwen turned towards him, and the light of her eyes fell on him from afar and pierced his heart. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I saw no one, but a voice spoke, “Who is it?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

"This Mr. Gatsby you spoke of is my neighbor----" I said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She spoke them carefully, clearly, quoting word for word the famous bold print on page one of the “Handbook of Robotics.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Later I remembered that he spoke in French, and I wondered if he meant to show me that he had noticed my gift of the pansies. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She spoke it to them when their father was out of the tent, but they imitated her with senseless singsong words and laughed. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinx stuck out his bottom lip and spoke with a feigned country-bumpkin accent. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I believe that a word against him might be as dangerous to the one who spoke it as a Rebel bullet would be. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the only one of the Orkney dan who had refused to learn English correctly and spoke in a Northern accent—almost an assumed one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unsaid behind that brief exchange was the one thing they never spoke of: the shortness of their lives compared with those of humans. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

No one spoke for a couple of minutes. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ogion never spoke to him, but gave him meat and water and let him sit hunched by the fire, grim as a great, weary, sulking hawk. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Principal Lawrence nudged Dill aside and spoke into the microphone. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Before I could ask him another question, Papa spoke up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned her back to us and spoke to Pa for more than fifteen minutes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spoke for a few minutes, and because I wasn’t really seriously considering a job, I was loose, sarcastic. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke in Kaede’s language with the same accent the Fairy Queen had. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

That was the secret Kym had hinted at when they spoke at the bottom of the sea. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Selitos spoke the long name that lay in Lanre’s heart, and at the sound of it the sun grew dark and wind tore stones from the mountainside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But her voice, when she spoke, was gentler than he had ever known it to be before. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Jackie spoke next, shaking while she read quickly as if in great discomfort, seemingly more nervous than grieving. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She knew intimately that “something” Vivian spoke of—that sense of dignity and truth about society and self that Ann had experienced almost daily since joining Operation Breakthrough. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Queen spoke so sharply that the maid was quite taken aback. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Picking it up, he sat staring at it, then spoke real low to her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I could hear Dr. Begbie’s gentle voice as she spoke to another kid in Green. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“We spoke with our colleague just a few minutes ago,” he said, his voice gentle, his eyes dark and comforting. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He passed our house every day, and there had been a time when he spoke to every man and woman and child and dog, and everyone had answered. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, they spent their whole time on the plaza undisturbed by Martina or anyone at all, and yet they spoke hardly a word. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

While the TV commentator may have sounded like the voice of the Klan to C.P., in reality he spoke for the white men of wealth, power, and prestige who governed the state. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke a word to Shadowfax, and like an arrow from the bow the great horse sprang away. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Charlotte noticed his embarrassment and she spoke sharply to the lamb. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He spoke French very poorly, but that didn’t stop him or diminish his enthusiasm. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

When she finally spoke, her low, accented voice resembled the moaning of Grandmother’s favorite fortune-teller, frightening and fascinating all at once. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Thousands of blinking bulbs lined the wheel’s axle and spokes, so that its shape glowed like a beacon across the fairgrounds. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ve told kids that I spoke Chinese before I spoke English and they believed me after I showed them the house,” Ben said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing moved, not even the flag on the Gold Family’s flagpole or the spokes on the Birdbrain Family’s fake windmill. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The next time we spoke, Mother told me that the knife had never been meant as a threat. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Jethro spoke hurriedly, almost sure that the words would anger his mother and vaguely realizing that he wanted to anger her a little for spoiling the brightness of the morning by her obvious sadness. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all acquiesced, but no one spoke; there was no need to speak:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I’ve done my best to capture the language with which each person spoke and wrote: dialogue appears in native dialects; passages from diaries and other personal writings are quoted exactly as written. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“You have saved us, mon cher,” said the General emotionally, his great white moustache trembling as he spoke. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I know. All right. Something deep in Ralph spoke for him." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t been alive a century ago when it had happened, but elders deep in their palm wine still spoke of it on occasion. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

After we spoke for a while, this guy said he had a confession to make. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

My father, who spoke only a few canned Chinese expressions, insisted my mother learn English. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally the friend agreed but in two days, two! she went right back to him God help us all, and Neola never spoke to her again. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goddess looked between them and spoke again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And she did her work alone and spoke no more than she could escape speaking with the wife of Wang Lung’s uncle, and she never spoke at all to Cuckoo. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

There was tall skinny Professor Ezeka, with a voice so hoarse he sounded as if he spoke in whispers. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They never spoke on the way, because she preferred not to know his name. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the witch spoke to Duny in a tongue he did not understand, and made him say with her certain rhymes and words until the enchantment came on him and held him still. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

When she finished, she spoke quietly with Principal Long. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since last I spoke with my family, many things have happened. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Harry leaned forward and spoke quietly, so that only Ginny and Ron could hear him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke with my mom for a long time and made her fill out a lot of forms. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke with people who had been forced to come to the city after their villages had been destroyed by American bombs, their crops wiped out by Agent Orange. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The old man spoke of the dusty cornfields and purple mountains of Durango. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jay looked embarrassed, but the other boy spoke up. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The major spoke grudgingly to the orderly who ducked back into the hole again and came out with a quarter of a white cheese. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

When I returned to my seat the white woman sitting beside me spoke to me for the first time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke mainly about suffering and being released from suffering. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I felt like an adult when I spoke with the FBI. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lena Feldt hid among the rocks above and watched as Mrs. Coulter spoke to the officer in charge, and as his men put up tents, made fires, boiled water. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The young man. That you spoke of. That was hid with you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

When my father finally spoke, he had no trace of a Jamaican accent and no Jamaican diction at all. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Benji did a dance on the stage that would probably become a GIF, and he also spoke to a few reporters. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even as he spoke, I didn’t quite believe him about breeding Sophie to try for another milk cow. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He started talking loudly to my mother in Cantonese, and my mother, who spoke Cantonese so poorly it sounded just like her Mandarin, was talking loudly back, pointing to the crab and its missing leg. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she got on the phone and spoke in broken English, saying, “I no pay! I no pay!” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The sadness was in her eyes too, but she was armoring it away, locking it into a box even as she spoke. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

My words weren’t polished, and I’d never be as eloquent as my husband, but I spoke from the heart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then an old man came out of the meadhall, went to the young king, just clear of the bear, and spoke to him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Voices spoke to me in the roar of the water, in the hissing snow: “Lie down,” they whispered, and “Turn left. You’ll be sorry if you don’t.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She spoke against slavery and for women's right to become more politically active. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“There is,” I tell her, but she doesn’t even acknowledge that I spoke. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But,” he added, with a hard edge of anger, “if you so much as spoke my words in public, do you know what would happen to you?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Our milkman, who lives in Halfweg, saw four Canadians sitting along the side of the road, and one of them spoke fluent Dutch. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Hatsue’s father— he spoke in Japanese—asked Mr. Oshiro if in fact there were submarines and if the rumors of an invasion of Oregon and California were factual. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He spoke to the stableman, who soon brought round the cart, low-wheeled and nimble; harnessed the mules, and backed them in the traces. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Loma’s face got as red as if she’d been on the river all day, but it was Mama who finally spoke. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He spoke each word carefully in his rumbling voice. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nobody knows what these people called themselves or which language they spoke. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“No,”—replied Emma—quite confirmed by the depressed manner in which he still spoke—“I should like to take another turn. Mr. Perry is not gone.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Derby spoke movingly of the American form of government, with freedom and justice and opportunities and fair play for all. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one spoke, and there were, for the moment, no divisions among them—rich or poor, outsider or native, scholar or secretary. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Richard spoke slowly, making sure to drag out the second syllable fully. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

R’hllor spoke to his chosen ones through blessed fire, in a language of ash and cinder and twisting flame that only a god could truly grasp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mom spoke evenly, her words coming out at normal speed, yet everything seemed slowed down, as if time itself had grown heavy. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I am the son of Chowig,” he said again, and as he spoke his eyes suddenly grew large. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They felt that Odysseus had deserved better at their hands and Zeus spoke for them all when he said they must put their heads together and contrive a way for him to return. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke in the exact same tone of voice. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Strider sighed and paused before he spoke again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He spoke as loudly as he was capable of speaking. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Often he was laughed at, and when this happened he held his stunted body very straight and spoke scornfully in words of many syllables. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When they had them previews I coulda went to them, an’ spoke in the radio, an’ it wouldn’ta cost me a cent because I was in the pitcher. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In my mind I keep saying, ‘Had he not spoke back, spoke up, would he still be here?’” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The rich merchant and his wife wished to take her back with them to Salisbury to care for their son and mayhap perform more miracles; he spoke temptingly of new shoes and a shrine. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

A change had come over him and he spoke gravely, and with decision. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He spoke of the way the owls flew, their feathers so soft that they seemed to glide, soundless, through the air. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly, “We will be married—in the church.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was thus a ghetto Spanish that I heard and I spoke. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gwydion hauled Taran into the saddle behind him, spoke a quiet command, and the white steed moved quickly into the rising mist. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then he sat up abruptly and spoke to Cora. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Hitler spoke to each boy, thanking him for his effort to defend the Fatherland. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

As Dr. Zinchenko spoke, the wall behind her turned into a spectacular prehistoric world. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, he suddenly saw that the beautiful woman on his floor was changing into a leopard. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Pearl, despite Lexie’s involvement, still knew almost no one besides the Richardsons, and Moody was often the only person she spoke with during school. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore panted and then spoke in a voice Harry did not recognize, for he had never heard Dumbledore frightened like this. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And as if by magic of some kind O-lan was gone, creeping out under the man’s arm as he spoke. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Her eyes spoke to us; that was all. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The man who spoke to her had green eyes—emerald like a summer leaf, but cold as a winter snow. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He spoke as though he wanted to leave nobody in any doubt that all his ancestors had abided strictly by the law. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, as Bolles spoke with them, the boys noticed a figure standing in the background, watching quietly and listening intently. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

From aft, ghost voices spoke as men heaved the log and turned the glass. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My uncle spoke truly," he whispered to Ghost. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then the Mellower spoke of Mother’s chemistry discoveries and her position as a professor at the University. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I saw stars, and fell backwards from the speeding car into the dust of the road, my feet becoming entangled in the steel spokes of the bicycle. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was strange, how Aunty Uju often spoke about the former heads of state, invoking their names with poisoned blame, but never mentioning The General. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When was the last time you spoke to him before the robbery? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, this letter, her witness, spoke, breaking her long silence, now that she was beyond his reach forever. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

But when she spoke Valmiki’s mantra, she felt magic on her tongue, like fizzing Pop Rocks candy. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

While he spoke, he was cleaning the wax out of his ear with his little finger. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she spoke again, her voice was extremely quiet. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

For the first few weeks of the new school year, Nadia hardly spoke. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke up in class, buoyed by the books she read, thrilled that she could disagree with professors, and get, in return, not a scolding about being disrespectful but an encouraging nod. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We waited till his taillights turned to specks no bigger than lightning bugs before we spoke or even moved. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stepped forward and spoke loudly to those who hadn’t fled. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He must’ve said it too loud, because the man gave him his standard Be quiet look, just visible in the faint light.Then, in a soft voice, he spoke back. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He was about to go back upstairs when Uncle Vernon actually spoke. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I turned to leave, but before I reached the doorway Dad spoke again. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His parents seldom spoke to each other for long, even though Mr. Miller had moved from his city apartment to be closer to the Byrds’ home. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Only, when he spoke, his voice was loud enough for us all to hear. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

So I spoke to the one who knew her best. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, his voice echoed and re-echoed and reechoed again, mixing its sound with the buzz of activity all around them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Frankie spoke English, the change in his voice was striking. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And even as he spoke the earth rocked beneath their feet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Gone was the fright in his eyes, and when he spoke, his words were cool. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The chain spoke of poverty and mistrust and inequality and decadence. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My feelings were governed by fear and I spoke to no one about them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke English as if it was a second language. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Jule was looking at the wax model of Charles Dickens, who sat morosely in a hard wooden chair, when someone spoke to her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then he looked me in the face and spoke to me in these words: “No, you couldn’t get anything like that here.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Savage spoke imploringly, “Don’t you know me?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Maxim’s grandmother realized that people spoke to her in this way. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke with a French accent, and there was a gap between his front teeth. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The extraordinary thing about the mask was that its lips moved quite naturally when she spoke. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He was surprised when she spoke, her eyes still closed. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad finally spoke up, "Let Mother Nature worry about the turtles. They can take care of themselves." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the seventies, as more and more Americans spoke out against affirmative action, university presidents were forced to take the defense. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he arrived, Captain Cox and Thomas Jones spoke casually for a few minutes until Cox could avoid the subject no longer. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now, from my cot, I spoke to my mother. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The audience had become more and more quiet as Chief Meligqili spoke and, I think, more and more angry. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rarely spoke, and played cat’s cradle with Plato during the service. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The Lyseni took the table nearest to the fire and spoke quietly over cups of black tar rum, keeping their voices low so no one could overhear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jesse went to the Chicago Film Festival where he met a friendly and attractive Finn, but she barely spoke English. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a rally in Texas, Nixon spoke of his own disappointment. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He was as ragged as a rock star, but his missing teeth and the unhealthy pallor of his skin spoke eloquently of a life of privation and despair. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, I saw that his teeth had all been sharpened to points. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And the evidence—a four-hundred-pound bronze sphere, and the damage it had caused—spoke plainly about what he had done. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

But I could hear it when she spoke—the raspy breathing, the gathered mucus, the slightly mechanical tone. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But when she spoke, she was her regular self. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Pa saying, “There’s so much blood,” like he spoke from his sleep. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Once JimmyTrotter said, “Sheriff Charles,” we all gathered in the front room, but no one spoke. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Where they were chained, their ends overlapped like the spokes of a tepee that had fallen on its side. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ged asked, and stood up as he spoke, so that the werelight that burned overhead between them sent his shadow back against the wall and floor. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It would be nice to say that I smiled and spoke of pleasant things in carefully metered rhyming couplets, like Prince Gallant from some faerie story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And to think he spoke to me all the way from there. And he even mentioned my name. Mamma, what do you suppose he means by a surprise?” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they returned to the Company Gandalf spoke, and then he knew that it had been decided to face the weather and the high pass. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I spoke with your father last night. You deserve to have a little fun. You are fourteen; we’ve got to let you grow up a little.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

After a few more moments when the only one talking was my TV persona gushing over the kitty cuteness, I spoke up. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

For some reason, he was unable to look Dumbledore in the eyes, and spoke instead to his knees. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

If somebody in one of his classes spoke to him he answered stiffly, tersely. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He spoke with his eyes closed, leaning back against the side of the truck. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Chaol had warned him to watch his mouth when speaking to his father, but when he spoke to him like that, as if he were a pampered idiot... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Even as he spoke, he started forward, gripping the knife and aiming the spear at the Spirit Bear’s broad white chest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

There was more laughing until one of the miners spoke up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just tell me if your father left anything with you or spoke about carrying something for the museum. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I think it was León who spoke first, he was the eldest, and his voice always had a sad note to it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke he dragged me to the pay phone in the hall near the principal’s office. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

No voice spoke out of the water this time, asking for a deposit. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But then his eyes opened, eyes that were jaundiced and tired, and he spoke with a melancholy weariness. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead she tried to tell him of her own childhood, and it was as though they each spoke a totally different language. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The few articles I had read dealing with writers spoke about how they had conceived their ideas, or what they were currently writing, never about money. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I had not heard that word since Mr. Milgrom spoke it at the last Hanukkah. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“You only spoke to him for a few minutes. How can you tell anything from that?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voices fell silent, and then the Master spoke. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

If they spoke at all it was of food or of pence. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

William, on the other hand, spoke the high French of the monastery, which was infused with Latin. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

As the woman continued to question him, Jairo became conscious of the fact that he was smiling as he spoke. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I spoke softly, to avoid earning another acidic look from Mrs. Spektor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They both had college degrees and knew no one in the country and spoke little English. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I had no idea where Zlata lived, if she spoke English, or how much it would cost to bring her here. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And, while he spoke, his hand was on her breast, and his moving lips brushed her neck. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The more he spoke, the more I thought, Yes it will. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He was a man with faded, defeated eyes and rough hands; when he spoke, his voice sounded as if it were seldom used. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps all of him had died that night when he spoke in that strange voice after we had survived that attack by men with machetes, axes, and spears, I thought. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He spoke gently, had a soft smile and an outwardly relaxed, controlled, and sort of scruffy demeanor. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke Zamani, the language of the East, like them, but her Yaba dialect gave her words a sharp, clicking quality. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He went on chewing and staring ahead, and when Mariam spoke to him he looked at her without seeing her face and put another piece of bread into his mouth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He spoke slowly and methodically, choosing his words carefully. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His mother spoke now without looking at him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke first and implored her to be kind to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Gram spoke, you could hear the rattle in her chest. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He returned, his eyes half closed even as he spoke, leaning on a carved crutch that curved under his arm like a smooth cradle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The sermon was to be based on Luke 23:34, the words Christ spoke from the cross: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But no one touched her; no one spoke. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

With vindictive pleasure, she said in Fjerdan, “But you always liked the way I spoke your tongue. You said it sounded pure.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"He spoke Dutch," I say, as a way of responding without answering. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But even as he thought this, Hermione spoke, and her voice was icy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Milkman had held himself very still all the time Guitar spoke. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke to the Gran for only a minute, maybe two, as curious Ravenskillians watched. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

After a while he wiped his mouth with his handkerchief and spoke in an uncertain voice. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I spoke with her mother, with Mistress Logan,” Mother answered softly, looking at her neat rows of carrots. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The adults in Volpe’s household—his mother, father, and maternal grandmother—spoke Italian to one another, but not to him or his younger sister, Rosemary. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

They spoke quietly of how they wanted to go someday, to move about, free and unanchored, not toward something but away from something. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd always been with Walter when he spoke to the press, but I felt like this was probably safe. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But neither of his companions spoke a word. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When he paused before the fare gate to remove his Fast Pass from his wallet, a voice from behind spoke his name. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She was quite plainly a servant, and Kit was impatient when the captain removed his hat and spoke with courtesy. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Then for the first time the Witch spoke. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He looked sideways as he spoke, as if fascinated by the prospect. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

You and I spoke about this prior to your coming on in Nicole’s treatment. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He was enormous and spoke with a deep rumble. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The students expected the militant Fuller to join them, but were surprised when he spoke against their idea. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke her mind in the most crude language I’d ever heard, as if there were nothing shameful in it, as if calling a woman a puta were not embarrassing. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was hauling up the corridor window as he spoke and began to lift in Poirot’s luggage. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke slowly and carefully, swallowing to hide her dread. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She sent the attendants into the temple to make ready for them, and when the three were alone together she spoke to the young men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke out in favor of women’s suffrage, saying, “The right is ours. Have it we must. Use it we will.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But as I spoke, the mist took on a golden sparkle, as if the bottom of the clouds had been dipped in glitter. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

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

Alfhercht shook his head and spoke with his hands as well, fingers flying. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Toby said, not looking at Luke as he spoke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Even people who knew you became extremely careful about how they related or spoke to you. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Now he spoke little and walked with downcast eyes. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I could almost hear the smile on his face as he spoke. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

After that, Constance Mbekeni, my sister, spoke on my behalf at the ceremony. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For an hour he spoke, almost without stopping, about his maize and the market for his maize. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Even as the old wizard spoke, the great horse came striding up the slope towards them; his coat was glistening and his mane flowing in the wind of his speed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He was staring at the rock with intense concentration, lines that spoke of troubles etched into his face. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He shrugged his shoulders manically as he spoke. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They were troubled, and some spoke in whispers of the Enemy and of the Land of Mordor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When he spoke again, he was not so vague and breathless; but he was still remembering back to the bad days, as before. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

A young woman had quietly approached the woman as she spoke to me and embraced her. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Barack wasn’t a real black man, like them—someone who spoke like that, looked like that, and read that many books could never be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Now Leo spoke with the same kind of confidence. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They looked at the people and spoke to each other. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

I was ten years old when I first spoke to Prince Hamlet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But neither spoke, so she took Mr. Randolph’s hand, instead of his elbow as she usually did, as a kind of thank you. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He spoke in short, jerky sentences, hopping nimbly from thought to thought, as though his mind worked in a free, associa- tional manner. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celina Aunty spoke to a doctor on the phone and waited with me until she came. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

You spoke haltingly, and you hunched your shoulders, which made you seem smaller than me, though you were born a year before. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

A vague gesture of his fingers indicated he spoke in broad terms. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It sounded like she spoke through a long wooden pipe. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others resisted looking at one another, and no one spoke. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The trees were still in full leaf, and we couldn’t spot any lovers, so Branwell rested his arms on the bridge railing and spoke to the open air. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Levy spoke as if she were comforting a child. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wood spoke so dejectedly that even Fred and George looked sympathetic. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Neither of them spoke as they reached the river and started wading upstream toward the pond. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

So apparently you spoke to spiders quickly and quietly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And he turned and looked away to the North under the great stars, and then he fell silent and spoke no more while the night’s journey lasted. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

With every second that went past, with every sentence she spoke, she felt a little strength flowing back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke to me consciously for the first time. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

But even as he spoke Robin was considering the crutches, and thinking how convenient they would be for himself. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I spoke only the truth as I remembered it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of July 1966, Howard Fuller spoke before black residents of Woodland, North Carolina, an isolated and impoverished rural hamlet in the northeastern corner of the state. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

For the next months I hardly spoke to Mama, or she to me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He insisted that the doctors in Lahore share all his test results with him, spoke to them on the phone daily, and almost seemed to be managing everything from over here. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

And so, here are the words that the princess spoke to her enemy. 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 cleared his throat, then spoke in a lowered voice. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The two men never spoke again, though to his credit MacKaye paid Avery a warm tribute on his death in 1952 and generously noted that the trail could not have been built without him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was a few minutes before she spoke again. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We all sat silent awhile and all at once Mr. Morris spoke:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The young man who spoke threw back his coat to show his uniform and insignia. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Faramir stirred, and he opened his eyes, and he looked on Aragorn who bent over him; and a light of knowledge and love was kindled in his eyes, and he spoke softly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And this time he spoke in the old language. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as grizzled as Chief Joyi often seemed, the decades fell off him when he spoke of the young impis, or warriors, in the army of King Ngangelizwe fighting the British. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They can live over twenty years—feed on large rodents or other mammals—average about twelve feet but can reach nineteen—” He groaned loudly and spoke even faster. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

In Oklahoma I spoke like a kid who learned English from a book. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She spoke very calmly and so I was not frightened. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His round face was troubled, and he cleared his throat several times before he spoke. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He now spoke softly; I could feel the young girls start to swoon. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes wandered restlessly from candle to candle as he spoke, as if only their dancing flames interested him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Styx spoke over me, his voice as smooth as Mom’s butter sauce. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He spoke it very well, with hardly a trace of accent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Arawak-speaking people appear to have moved in, jostling shoulders with people who spoke a Tupi-Guarani language. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her voice calmed and she spoke more measured and low. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Even in 1959, with more than 100 major insect species showing definite resistance to chemicals, one of the leading journals in the field of agricultural chemistry spoke of “real or imagined” insect resistance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Biff spoke in a weary manner and his eyes were almost closed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She spoke in a low, pacifying voice, stranger for being formal, but saved from falseness by the soberness of her face. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Two eggs and a laying hen” and “Push, you cow” were the words that occurred to her, but when Beetle spoke them they did not have the same effect as when the midwife did. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men yelled and spoke very fast in their strange language. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina spoke Kaelish like a native and loved the challenge of taking on a new identity in every town. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She often wished she were like Yishan, who spoke as if each of his words were carved in stone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When he finally spoke, what he said was “Miss Love, you want to marry Mr. McAllister?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I spoke agaitx\\ I bite my tongue to keep from using it and scan my word choices, lifting Nutmeg to see what she’s sitting on. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice of Gaia spoke again, louder: At last. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He spoke with a hillbilly accent so thick it was almost as hard to understand as the tongues. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And a federal judge threatened to arrest anyone who spoke in support of the union, whether “in their homes or on the streets.” Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Poe’s eyes widened in surprise, and his coughs echoed in the dark room before he spoke. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I forgot all their names as soon as she spoke them. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

So much seemed to have happened since I spoke to him on the telephone and I did not want to think about anything any more. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Earlier. The last time we tried to get to...wherever this is. He spoke in my mind and compared me to my mom. Called me deceitful like her. It was so weird.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Cora spoke of her mother, Mabel, who absconded one day and left her to the inconstant mercy of the world. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I smiled like an idiot and spoke half a dozen of the two dozen words I know in German. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She hardly peppered her speech with English words when she spoke to Papa-Nnukwu, as the rest of us inadvertently did. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The fire blazed high as he spoke, illuminating the faces of the audience. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

As usual, she spoke without moving her mouth, which could only have been creepier if she’d had a ventriloquism puppet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Though tired and still busy, they spoke from deck to deck of what had happened during the night and of things only they could understand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Often I would be asked to translate for other women at the welfare office, since Mami told everyone I spoke good English. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Briony was shaking her head and starting to speak, but Robbie ignored her and spoke over her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The only sounds were the whir of spokes, the crunch of tires. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. March would not hear of the old gentleman’s undertaking the long journey, yet an expression of relief was visible when he spoke of it, for anxiety ill fits one for traveling. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, he notched his counting stick and spoke to Omakayas. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, he peered at the house’s boarded windows. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Rather than create a scene, the Gestapo spoke calmly, assuring their victims that they wanted to help them. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke without the desire or envy she used to feel when speaking of the wealth of others. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke the entire evening of the importance of maintaining good relations with the Americans and insisted that they are the key to our future. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you heard the news of creatures coming out of the Wood in recent months? The King spoke of them, but Maire Morighan did not explain. Is it the Xi?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Anaphase,” he murmured, writing it down as he spoke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

As soon as she was finished, I spoke up. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth spoke as if she were talking to a child. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dorian’s skill with the Eyllwe language was spotty at best, and the princess spoke too fast for him to understand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They shook their heads in incomprehension, even the boy who spoke French. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell where he spoke from in the darkness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was also unsettling to know that he spoke aloud only for my benefit. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The old people exchanged a hurried whisper, then Philemon spoke. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt a certain sense of hope that day as I spoke with the FBI. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The others stood by in silence, but the longer Chubs spoke, the clearer their eyes became; Mike, in particular, shook off Clancy’s influence with a look like he was about to be sick. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He never said much in any case and what he did say was always restricted to the simplest, since he spoke no Lapine. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They loomed round the church wall, the lovers and helpers of the Wart, and they all spoke solemnly in turn. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I spoke to the doctor this morning,” she said, her voice weak. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

When she spoke it was around a mouth full of candy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was so quiet that Winnie almost jumped when the bullfrog spoke again. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they did not show it and they spoke politely about the current and the depths they had drifted their lines at and the steady good weather and of what they had seen. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His entire body seemed tensed, and she didn’t fail to notice the way he clenched his jaw when Perrington spoke. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Silent they stood now above and spoke no word, until Gandalf stepped out upon the paved terrace at the stair’s head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I sat on a couch and looked out at the nearly two dozen family members who were staring at me as Armelia spoke. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She knew, anyway, that Carl’s mother had nothing but ill feelings for all the Miyamotos; she sometimes spoke of them at the dinner table on Sundays, rattling on obsessively. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He spoke so softly that Reynie had to strain to hear him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

James spoke to his backpack instead of her. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The slaves spoke through the testimony of the very men who had gone to fight them. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Hamlet spoke in my ear, sending a shiver down my back. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

White folks not only refused to share with me, I was told to keep quiet because they would punish me if I complained and spoke my desire for those precious goods or privileges. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She had a strong voice despite her small frame, and she spoke with “rare force and effectiveness,” winning the class orator prize. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Charles wrote the way he spoke, as an English gentleman. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke of the universe, and of life, and of the future. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

They walked down a paved passage, long and empty, and as they went Gandalf spoke softly to Pippin. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She spoke softly in English when we had lessons and in Igbo, although not often, when we didn’t. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

His voice hitched and caught as he spoke—gasping, faltering, and stuttering. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

After they had eaten and drunk, sitting upon the grass, Celeborn spoke to them again of their journey, and lifting his hand he pointed south to the woods beyond the Tongue. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You will not win, Boulder,” she spoke to the ghost. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn't shy, but when she spoke, certain words tended to leave her mouth reluctantly, as if they'd been forced out against their will. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

David had dark hair and olive skin, and spoke in quiet, clipped tones. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Biff’s voice roughened as he spoke to the youngster before him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

So Ged had been warned often, and when the dragon spoke he listened with an untrustful ear, all his doubts ready. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He drew his own sword as he spoke, a broadsword of fine bronze, honed like a razor on either edge. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She should have nurtured that conversation, however, instead of shutting it down, because Amanda was one of the few people who spoke to her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

All the veterans I spoke with, no matter how they felt about serving, were acutely aware of the Wall. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“And yet,” Taran said softly, almost to himself, “he spoke the truth.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She gave a sharp slap to a spiky, dark red plant as she spoke, making it draw in the long feelers that had been inching sneakily over her shoulder. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Before she had dressed, however, the crystals had melted—all but a few on the north sides of the slopes, that spoke of things to come. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke up, he addressed the entire room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“But there’s more . . . and it’s not so easy to put into words —” I was still staring at the Cullens while he spoke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And then Denethor gave a great cry, and afterwards spoke no more, nor was ever again seen by mortal men. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He never spoke about his education or teaching position while he was there, not wanting his employers or customers to call him uppity and take away his job. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of silence, but then she spoke. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was from the Transkei, but spoke English with a rapid urban fluency. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Concentrating, I reached for the rhythm of the story thread inside, and I spoke the sentence Nana started every one of her stories with. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In college she had harbored lengthy infatuations, with students with whom she never spoke, with professors and TAs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke in a soft, meek voice and introduced herself as the head of a soccer program for Clarkston’s youth. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Harry. Do you think I could be”—I stopped, then spoke again, my voice studiedly casual—“a scientist?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Sandy stood, took a long swig from his flask, coughed, then spoke in a hoarse voice. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a long silence before he spoke. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

His girlfriend, Yinka, was like him—she, too, went to England often and lived in Ikoyi and spoke with a British accent. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And the dogs spoke to the men: singleshot barks—evenly spaced and widely spaced—one every three or four minutes, that might go on for twenty minutes. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke to him in a language that, no matter how hard you studied it, could not be completely understood. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, he extended his hands, palms up, and uncurled his fingers—Archer’s sign for helping. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She spoke to Isannah in so low a voice it was almost a whisper. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

That people living, say, in Boston probably enjoyed medical treatment superior to what was available to anyone born in Cange spoke to the heart of “the great epi divide.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“You would forget to hang on to your tails, and you’d get them tangled in my spokes.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

But as soon as I spoke, I understood her accusation. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The more this woman spoke, the more he felt it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“There’s Connecticut Colony,” a voice spoke in her ear. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, his voice was even, flat almost, and barely rose above the background noises of the restaurant. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

A wheelwright and his helper squat in their dark room hammering spokes into a hub. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke as if the three were synonyms. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She spoke with remorse about how her life had spiraled out of control when she started abusing drugs. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

After a few hours had gone by, Saidu spoke in a very deep voice, as if someone were speaking through him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The commander spoke up, “You only have one blanket, don’t you, Janns?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The man was small and bald with large round arms and spoke very bad English. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, Lucy turned crimson, though it was only momentarily, for her poor wasted veins could not stand for long such an unwonted drain to the head. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Derby always frowned as she spoke of her husband. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Diana looked and spoke with a certain authority: she had a will, evidently. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

They spoke to him in English, and when he did not answer, there was a discussion and he heard the Japanese words vividly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When no one else spoke, the captain nodded. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The creature spoke again, and this time Mary tried hard to make the same sounds: “Mulefa,” she said tentatively. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As our teacher spoke to us, Jupiter loomed behind her, filling half the sky, its Great Red Spot churning slowly just over her left shoulder. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke in a voice like dry, crumpling paper: “I am Theseus.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He spoke these words like a human being, and showed a side of himself we had never seen before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me in an awed kind of silence usually only seen on three-year-olds who are meeting Barney for the first time.Then she shook her head, as if to clear it, and spoke. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke like he was so sure of everything he said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Ramon spoke in the self-important tone of one who likes being a conveyor of news. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

It took Koffi a second too long to realize he wasn’t looking at her as he spoke. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The boy spoke Dinka but with a different accent, which meant that he was not from the area around Salva’s village. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spoke in Spanglish, a combination of English and Spanish in which we hopped from one language to the other depending on which word came first. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

While researching the murders, I often felt that I was chasing history even as it was slipping away, and not long after we spoke, I learned that Martha had died from heart failure. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Around the time the playoffs started, Texas Christian University, a Southwest Conference school, spoke to Ivory. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few glanced at Chip, but no one spoke to him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The boy spoke like his father and moved like his father, but he had a broad brow, small ears, there was a set to his eyes, some of her in him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Another beat passed before the old woman spoke again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He spoke politely, but the fire was still blazing in his blue eyes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

As he spoke a tawny shape, dog-like, sprang out of the overhanging nut bushes as silently as light from behind a cloud. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also spoke his vows with evident faith, and Horatio was our witness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He spoke English and she smiled and shook her head. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so he knew when she spoke again that she was giving him an answer. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The second time she spoke calmly and slowly. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But not all, for Tehlu spoke truly when he said that punishment cannot be avoided. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until he spoke that she had to accept the truth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He leaned over the bridge’s rail and spoke into it like a spy on a double-o mission, as if he didn’t want anyone to overhear. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither Claudius nor Laertes had seen me yet The king gripped my brother by the shoulders and spoke intently. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He spoke to a team of officers, who were doing some overtime, about relocating Folk to the Box. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the aeronaut came to the sledge, Lyra slipped away and spoke to the bear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

All around him the squat brown men of Sumatra spoke politely—and each carried a creese in the folds of his sarong. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Penelope felt herself flooded with a mixture of shock, relief, confusion, and fear, for even as Cassiopeia spoke, there was a thunder of hoofbeats from below. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Even as he spoke, a beat of wings went skyward off to the right—a mountain eagle, grappling a white goose in his talons, heavy prey hooked from a farmyard. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last Frodo spoke to Pippin and Sam: ‘I ought to have guessed it from the way the gatekeeper greeted us,’ he said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My mother spoke softly, “I remember when he was just a little baby, toddling around. Watching, always watching. With clear bright eyes that looked like they wanted to swallow up the world.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Poppy spoke rapidly to Sitti in Arabic, but she didn’t stop right away. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But after each man or woman fell, Tehlu knelt and spoke to them, giving them new names and healing some of their hurt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

No one spoke to him after that except Shirley, who sensed his tough talk masked a loyalty as passionate as the others’. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Shaking her head, she smiled and spoke to him again in that strange, even tone she takes when she’s dead serious. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Remember,” Cecilia was starting to say, but he spoke over her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And she was respected, or the others wouldn’t have stopped chattering when she spoke. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, the locket swung back and forth, back and forth. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

When none of us spoke, he pointed and asked again the question whose answer he already knew. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is it?” his mother called before he spoke a word. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

None of us spoke for such a long time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He spoke with great pride when he announced that he was ready to ask his questions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“We just want a place to sleep for the night,” Yishan spoke quickly. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mom had called for Princesse, who spoke the best English because she had studied it in college. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They not only spoke Japanese exclusively, they spoke a dialect peculiar to Kyushu, where their families had come from in Japan, a rough, fisherman’s language, full of oaths and insults. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned in close to Miig and spoke words in the language. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She spoke as though her heart were fluttering. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“You was setting there at that table with them white folks like you was a lawyer or something. You wouldn’t even look at me when I spoke to you.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bateson spoke in the end, sounding the darkest, and most scientifically sound, note of the meeting. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The ghosts themselves listened as he spoke, though without much curiosity. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Poirot leaned out and spoke to the Wagon Lit conductor who was hurrying past. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither side spoke of the interests of the doubly disenfranchised bloc of black women, who could have become advocates of universal suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She toggled the appropriate keys and spoke clearly into the headset. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

A few of the wounded who are already back in England also spoke on the radio. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Nobody spoke as they worked their way back downstream. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

If she spoke to her sister before the duel, perhaps she could change her mind, she thought as they dressed her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen bent over May and spoke in a loud voice, trying to get through to her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes seemed to look past me when she spoke. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My mother clenched her jaw as the chief spoke. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I followed behind him, and neither of us spoke. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, he said, “You don’t have a TV?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then Lupin spoke, in a very tense voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Nobody answered until Joey spoke up and said, “Yes, sir. We were there.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke to Abby: “They are not rags. They’re clothes that are still good that people donate to be sold. The proceeds go to the hospital.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I spoke to my mother today,” I say soft, soft, as if my words are tiptoeing. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Rather he spoke with a gentleness that I did not know was in him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke as he rose to leave. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But something about the stiff way Papa spoke made my stomach hurt. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, he made a slight, unconscious movement of his head, an almost imperceptible nod, as if pushing the unseen pawn forward. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now she spoke to the chickens, expecting them to understand her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

They hardly spoke to one another, except to point to a tool or to a sign of disease in a monkey. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To his left, Ron was trying to detach his own results; to his right, Hermione’s hands were shaking so much she was making her whole owl tremble.Nobody in the kitchen spoke. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, she swung her lasso round and round, eyeing the flagpole that jutted out from the tower wall high above them, the Institute’s red flag rippling gently beneath it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, controlling himself, he said calmly, “You spoke in my language.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke as though the words were from a foreign language, one she barely understood. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She did not think he was quite so hardened as his wife, though growing very like her;—she spoke some of her feelings, by observing audibly to her partner, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

As each member spoke, nobody argued for Coles release. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Again Gandalf approached the wall, and lifting up his arms he spoke in tones of command and rising wrath. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

All the while she spoke, she didn’t lift her eyes from me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke the truth; even with wings so small, he has the strength to bear my weight. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Potato Head spoke up for the first time since they’d drifted from the subject of malaria pills. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

While among them, I may have feigned disinterest, but like my father I watched them closely and listened whenever they spoke. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

As he shoveled rice into his trap, Sunny spoke up. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She didn’t move as I approached, and I had to work to take a breath before I spoke. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He spoke without emotion, as if they were chatting about something ordinary, like the weather or the fishing report. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The conductor, who was on the platform stamping his feet and waving his arms to keep warm, spoke to him. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

We casually spoke of ourselves as business people. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a surprisingly compelling speaking voice for so small a man, an instrument that he wielded like a rapier when he addressed large crowds in person or spoke on the radio. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Kronos got you to steal the master bolt and the helm. He spoke to you in your dreams.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Although he spoke in a low voice it was to him as though he had shouted the words out louder than he would. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He spoke in Asiatic parables that could not always be understood. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had massive, soft hands, which he pressed flat against his temples when he spoke. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dasch possessed good manners and spoke eloquently, seemingly unaware that he often touched his nose or forehead with his index finger when he talked. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Then, in a booming voice, the great Paqo spoke directly to Inti: “May you always remain as young as you were on the first day, giving light and warmth forever!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He paused, and a long moment passed before he spoke again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The chorus of voices had grown silent, but someone spoke as they yanked him over the sharp edge of the dark box. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“You can’t say no,” said Mr. Jacobs, but even as he spoke, Moss could hear that he didn’t believe the words coming out of his mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The aide on horseback next to General Washington spoke, and the general leaned forward to hear better. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

My uncle spoke as if he knew the witches who cursed Lucas. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words made his body shake as if they had an intensity of their own which was released as he spoke. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The woman spoke in English, but her voice was heavily accented like Dr. García's. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And when his father spoke again, he sounded like an invisible buoy. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The moment I spoke the words, I regretted them, but I could hardly take them back. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Maxim spoke again I did not recognise his voice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The cliff and the river spoke to her of her first home and her parents. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

But I noticed her voice shook a bit when she spoke. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was from a porch like this that somebody finally spoke. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

So she spoke Mandarin and a little bit of English. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and stared at Annie, her face animated as she spoke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They spoke but rarely, and then in quiet tones, as if they held some great reverence for the task set before them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Exactly as he spoke, Polly’s hand went out to touch one of the rings. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He spoke so soldierly her own speech halted on her tongue. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a language clearer than the one I spoke, and clearer than the one I heard around me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I think of all the vows I made to Dain, including the one I never spoke out loud: Instead of being afraid, I will become something to fear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He felt a throbbing in his temples, and his voice revealed an unfamiliar snarl when he spoke. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

My voice carried down the street as I told the others, “She woke up. She spoke, but now...” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mae Tuck was the only one who spoke, and the most she could offer was: “Teaching our little girl... how to ride!” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, Mariam had the sense that he was having a conversation with himself, or with some invisible presence in the room, who, unlike her and Laila, was worthy of his opinions. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

He took another drink from his tankard, and swallowed thoughtfully before he spoke again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But the name the two men spoke out loud to each other was The President. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought perhaps his face spoke of frustration and unhappiness. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I spoke at local meetings and tried to sensitize people to the need to insist on accountability from law enforcement. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

With every word I spoke, it seemed the rain began to wane. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“He always spoke very highly of you, sir,” said Malfoy quickly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She listened carefully as I spoke and asked plenty of questions. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not turning around he spoke in a shrill painful voice: “Say what you’ve got to say, Mr. Ai.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stood up and walked to Tayo; he reached down for the prayer sticks and spoke the words distinctly, pressing the sticks close to his heart. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion knew that she was dead; no man spoke so fondly of a woman who had abandoned him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She spoke so much about the family that the children learned to make up imaginary visits with beings who had not only been dead for a long time, but who had existed at different times. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The day they met, Rossolimo was sitting on a sofa, eating a bagel with lox and cream cheese, and he spoke to Bobby with his mouth full. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After his return to his home he never spoke of it again to anyone, save Gandalf and Frodo; and no one else in the Shire knew of its existence, or so he believed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His mother and father spoke to their children only in English as a point of pride and a matter of definitively severing the bond to the Old World. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The sailor spoke more words, but to Amari they sounded like wooden buckets clattering together. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke his high-flown talk which had never been what had appealed to Dedd. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was not time to say so, but I have never been more delighted in my life than when you spoke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And they spoke with a slight accent, an inflection that was unfamiliar. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The gunters in the crowd eyed each other, but no one spoke up. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Do you know if your daughter was alive when you spoke to her?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They spoke for a minute before Tessie said she had to go. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She spoke slowly, and her voice was like a chain that pulled you gently closer. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Though he spoke with a dignified and mournful clarity, he had but one contribution to make that was relevant to a claim of temporary insanity. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a calm smooth voice that didn’t feel like her own, Jinny spoke. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She spoke as calmly as if she had been merely mentioning the time of day. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” Omi said in the floaty voice she was using lately when she spoke to boys. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, she didn’t look at us but out the window at the bright blue day. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

There were only two other passengers—a man and a woman who seemed to be married, though they hardly spoke to each other. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke of the authority God had given him over his child and of how this natural authority had been armed by the state. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I just think maybe I spoke her language,” I said. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sam was beaming and humming to himself, but when Frodo spoke he was at first content to listen, only occasionally venturing to make an exclamation of agreement. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He did not look up and spoke without expression, as though he had answered this question many times before. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as she spoke, a face—if you could call it that—lowered itself to the doorway, and I shivered at the twisted mouth of splintered wooden planks and knotted chains. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She set the baby down on a plaited cotton rug by the fireplace and spoke sternly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But the women giggled, glancing back and forth—laughed in his face; and one smooth girl, Melantho, spoke to him most impudently. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither boy spoke, not to the men nor to each other. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

My years spoke for my attention with aching shoulders but I was aimed at the Connecticut River and I ignored the weariness, and this was utter nonsense. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke with a rare passion and eloquence. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, pal,” Finny spoke in his cordial, penetrating voice, that reverberant instrument in his chest, “don’t start awarding prizes until you’ve passed the course. The tree is waiting.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

This firsthand information about the Underground Railroad, by a woman who had served as one of its conductors, thrilled that first audience before whom she spoke. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paused, and Fisman spoke up: “No, the real me is the me revealed by my actions. That’s what an economist would say.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

His grandmother, the queen, lived in a high tower, where she spoke only of the other princes, past and present, who were born whole. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Janie pulled back a long time because he did not represent sun-up and pollen and blooming trees, but he spoke for far horizon. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard what the adults said as they spoke across my prone body, talking about diagnostic tests and next steps and recovery plans. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He took it half out of his pocket as he spoke. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

When Francie spoke to him, he folded his hands in the wide sleeves of his nankeen shirt coat and kept his eyes on the ground. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Asriel moved closer to the wardrobe and spoke in an undertone. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Then she spoke in a voice so low Wilbur could hardly hear the words. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

But Fern balled her fists, banged them at her side, and then she spoke. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he stretched himself out, dizzy and weary, and he spoke no more for a while. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

My parents spoke of getting a neighbor to stay with her, and each offered to remain and let me go instead. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned to a microphone, cleared his throat, and spoke. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man and a woman passing spoke to him. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long beats passed before he spoke again, his voice only a whisper. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She spoke only when it mattered, when a thing needed to be done, or requested, or acknowledged. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We spoke about your thieves’ lamp not more than two days ago. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He ran his finger over the ribs that stuck out like spokes and at the poor spine. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pale light and a green light alternated in his eyes as he spoke. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Kedry had been fluent in the tongues of all of the Free Cities, and even the mongrel Ghiscari that men spoke along the shores of Slaver’s Bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The “cruel hand” that Frederick Douglass spoke of more than 150 years ago has appeared once again. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

As they spoke, interrupting each other to make sure they got in all the details, the guard’s eyebrows gradually lifted higher and higher over his eyes. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The bearded woman spoke an incomprehensible variety of Ghiscari, the goat boy some guttural sailor’s pidgin called the trade talk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The maester waited until the door had closed behind him before he spoke. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He spoke of loneliness, and how the sun, even in the barrio, seemed warmer when shared. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a mop of grizzled hair covering her eyes, and she spoke in a weird mumbling way, like she’d just had a shot of Novocain. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ive, who was seven, spoke English fluently and with no accent. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was what he’d gotten when he spoke about himself, when he’d tried to say what he had to say; there was nothing he could easily explain to anyone, and nobody who wanted to listen. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tino stared up at him and spoke as he had before. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judy, the policewoman, came in and spoke quietly to Rhine, and then Rhine got up and they both went out to the counter. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

And he lifted his head to the great yew tree and he spoke. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

As he spoke this time, his words also appeared as text, superimposed across the bottom of my display, like subtitles. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Fury and puzzlement warred within him, and he spoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After all, Mr. Mwila spoke of more activities than football, and Frieda must have figured out how a list of activities made one subject. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Grandma spoke over her shoulder as they mounted the stairs to the second floor. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

When he finally spoke, he talked about the chaos in the Western Region. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

You paint slightly the way he spoke, in many pleasant ways, in my opinion. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I loved showing off to my dad especially, since he also spoke French very well. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, I saw teeth as small as a baby’s, as though he’d never gotten a second set. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Comrade Pillai spoke next, he spoke in Malayalam and made sure it was loud enough for his audience outside. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On and on, Mama listened, spoke her mind, Mama who had always said that all this talking of Minerva’s was unhealthy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond Sefia’s vision, the man spoke again, his words like ice: “Let’s go. It’s not here.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I ask whether Skeeter is still in touch with Harry Potter, whom she so famously interviewed last year: a breakthrough piece in which Potter spoke exclusively of his conviction that You-Know-Who had returned. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He shook his head, chewed, chuckled, and spoke all at once: “Now, that is terrifying.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I could speak perfect English, and I barely spoke Afrikaans, the language colored people were supposed to speak. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She never spoke to Gram as far as I could tell, but this morning she’s in the back pew, next to a family with two little kids I don’t recognize. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They spoke in our language, but with an intonation which made it difficult for us to understand them. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until I set out the pies for dessert that Joseph spoke again. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was proud to know that it was she who spoke my words. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Meryl Lee imitated her father, her eyes got large, and her hands went up, and she spoke low. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

People on both sides spoke the same language and could easily make believe they were Tories or Patriots. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

That much Minya made him tell, but the rest he spoke freely. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When the watches were divided, Captain Prince stood on the quarter-deck and spoke to the crew. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

And rising as she thus spoke, she would have quitted the room, had Mr. Collins not thus addressed her: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

His touch and his eyes spoke the words that his lips couldn’t. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The maester’s voice was anxious, as it always was when he spoke to her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He had watched the boy reading the letter, once, twice, three times, and later as he spoke confusedly with the mac. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face spoke of pain—physical pain like I had seen in the hospital but also emotional pain, like I had seen in my parents. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I could hear the way his breathing changed as I spoke. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She returned home in the Emperor’s open carriage with her cousin and the young keeper, and none of them spoke a word on the way, each occupied by their own thoughts. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Lucy and Titania never spoke, the former because she chose not to and the latter because her tongue had been hacked out by a previous owner. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Jasper had a way of smiling faintly as he spoke which made Ged look for a jeer hidden in his polite words. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Prometheus spoke with such certainty it was hard not to believe him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But the only ones she spoke back to were the few who called her Miss Love or—for meanness—Miss Simpson. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And as Booth left the White House grounds, he spoke to companion and co-conspirator Lewis Powell: “That is the last speech he will ever give.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he spoke quite a bit as they started off, he and the man in the yellow suit. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke without flaw about things like art and music, and always asked her opinions and listened to her answers. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She had put her hand on his as she spoke; its touch was light, it looked narrow and fair on his dark, strong hand. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dressed in a tailcoat and white bow tie, he ate heartily and spoke at length with Robert Peary, the Arctic explorer who was credited with being the first to reach the North Pole. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

She spoke almost no English and couldn’t afford day care for Alyah. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“You spoke out and kept me awake. I really think you should see a doctor.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never spoke of him with anything other than respect and admiration; he said that his father was the wisest man he had ever known. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lowered his voice and spoke in a conspiratorial whisper. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was fascinated by the way the reporters wrote so fast in their narrow notebooks and spoke into their hand-held tape recorders. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over years, I’d watched him inhale books, newspapers, and ideas, sparking to life anytime he spoke with someone who offered a shard of new experience or knowledge. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Samuel swallowed several times, and he spoke with a dry voice out of a pinched-out throat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

So unaccustomed were we to appellations other than the numerical that we hesitated each time we spoke a name; we fumbled for words. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The meeting was held in secret, and the parliamentarian, who spoke perfect English, having been educated at Oxford, asked for anonymity, which he believed would enable him to better work behind the scenes. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Every word you spoke to me was a he." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Hanson spoke eloquently, saying that a nation’s grievances cannot be suppressed, that people will always find a way to give voice to those grievances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smith spoke to the horse in nearly inaudible tones, calling him Son and touching him lightly when he needed him to turn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Regiomontanus spoke in praise of the mathematical sciences, and he praised them by denigrating the Aristotelian philosophy taught in the universities. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He bade the boy, who was present when Teiresias spoke, “Up, my child, and fly with all speed from the land before the city learns.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new doctor asked him if he had ever been visible, and Tayo spoke to him softly and said that he was sorry but nobody was allowed to speak to an invisible one. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke first, his eyes going wider still as he seemed to come to the same conclusion. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He spoke calmly but moved through the material quickly, as if he assumed we were already familiar with it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I waited in silent terror for at least a month before I even spoke to him.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I realized that she'd cautiously offered her hand to me as she spoke, and I held it in mine. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore the little voice, but then the voice spoke louder. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

That’s why suddenly all the things I’d been preparing in my head just went, and I spoke to her honestly and simply, almost as I might have done years ago to a guardian. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, a third rabbit came swimming out from under the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as I spoke I worked to keep my hand steady so he never ceased to feel the pressure of the dagger’s point. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, she marched over to the telephone, picked it up, spoke to the caller, and then held out the receiver to Ms. Byrd. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He spoke it to himself on the school bus, causing three different kids to move farther away from him for fear he had lost his mind. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

They said a tortoise spoke to a man on a path outside the town of Bor. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least Grandma hadn’t mentioned that I actually spoke on the phone with Marcus. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly to Martha, then pulled his hood tightly around his face and went away. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last she spoke again, so low in his ear that the words seemed barely more than broken cadences of breathing. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though his mother made sure he spent one weekend out of the month with Mr. Miller, Ms. Byrd rarely spoke of him. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

When Helenus spoke, however, the Greeks knew well that it would be hard to persuade him whom they had so wronged, to give his precious weapons to them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She preferred it when he spoke Igbo; it was the only time he seemed unconscious of his own anxieties. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Afterward I spoke with Walter and voiced my frustration, chiding him for not coming to my aid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later that day, as she sat alone with Mercy over their wool combs, she spoke her thoughts aloud. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Her lips formed the words, though her voice never spoke them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doha wasn’t surprised to see that it was Gunwoo’s father who spoke so passionately. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He hardly spoke Igbo, and although Jaja and I spoke it with Mama at home, he did not like us to speak it in public. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tiny and lively, Elizebeth spoke of the days when code breaking could be done with pencil and paper. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I saw Blue Eyes’s reflection in the glass of the lobster tank before he spoke. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Some were barely out of the ground, lovely and white with a beautiful pink beneath like the spokes of an umbrella. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Negotiating even the simplest deal with him was more complicated than anything Toby did in trig, so he spoke in open statements, “I was thinking...I might...” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, the fireflies began to grow brighter. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In fact, some Hungarians were so convinced that I was Hungarian that they spoke Polish when they didn't want me to understand what they were saying. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I thought we would be the only ones who spoke Swahili,” Bien said. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

As a result of Spassky’s letter, Bobby never spoke to Petra again, but he accepted his friend’s apology and maintained cordial relations with Spassky. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Who is—” the man began, but Sister Benedicta spoke over him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

No one spoke, except to say “pass the salt” or “where’s the butter?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when she spoke, all she said was, “Ophelia, would you be a dear and go and get my coat?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her heart sank with every word he spoke. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

In his agony of doubt he journeyed to Delphi to ask the oracle to help him, and Apollo spoke to him in clear words bidding him, Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marina spoke to the young women herself during the ceremony, telling them, “Let’s vow once more, together, to stand to our last breath in defense of our beloved homeland.’ A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

We spoke the whole night, but came no closer to each other’s position. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We huddle together and put our hands in the center so that we make a big wheel of bodies with arm spokes. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two women spoke about their donations to a wonderful charity in Malawi that built wells, a wonderful orphanage in Botswana, a wonderful microfinance cooperative in Kenya. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

This time Vonetta and Fern were also under his chin as he spoke. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

According to Minerva, those truly in love spoke poetry to their beloved. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nice ones just kept asking us if we spoke French. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I could not help smiling, this child spoke like a man using the words of a ruffian. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched the Count closely as he spoke, but the latter seemed quite unaffected by the piece of news. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hesitated, then took a deep breath and spoke carefully, as if she’d rehearsed what she was about to say. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then one of the guards stepped forward and spoke in the Common Speech. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He asked how long was the train trip from Texas, spoke of the drought, and discussed the difference between Texas barbecue and the Georgia kind. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I told Malli that we were leaving, and she didn’t know. I thought everyone knew,” I spoke into the balmy darkness. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The gods sat on their thrones in Asgard, and they spoke. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As Grandma spoke, she motioned me to turn my head to the other side. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The golden shrouds spoke as one: It’s too late for that now. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The same was true of his mother, with whom he spoke frequently and somewhat more openly. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps this was because John Kwang constantly spoke of us as his own, of himself as a part of us. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loath to take that risk, they spoke only to each other about their concerns, and the secret brought them closer. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Up stood a young woman, Paula Hernandez, a high school student, who spoke only for around a minute, saying that texting and driving could be dangerous and the law should “take that privilege away.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I said ‘pleasant people’, you know,” and Meg carefully tied up her shoe as she spoke, so that no one saw her face. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke the dragon’s name it was as if he held the huge being on a fine, thin leash, tightening it on his throat. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’m really proud I spoke up to get that moment out of them. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

One spoke to her in a low voice. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The men spoke Russian in front of her and clearly had no idea that she understood the language. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I finally managed to pry my lips apart, but when I spoke, the words sounded like whispers. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Being the voice of our duo, she always spoke up first while I hung back. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He discovered that whenever Deborah spoke of Royal, a fear deep within him listened and waited. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

A small piece of bacon flew out of his mouth when he spoke. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Despite the fact that it had no face or mouth, a familiar hollow voice spoke from behind its visor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He spoke softly, smiled often, and held her in his frank blue gaze. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She daintily fastened her orb line to the next spoke of the web. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I do not know if he spoke the truth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She moaned a lot and hiccupped, but never spoke a word. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I felt as if I had the same look on my own face as I sipped my coffee and finally spoke. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Baba came into my room late last night after he spoke to the surgeon and woke me up like I made him swear to do. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Eberechi’s aunty had a white scarf tied around her head and a soiled wrapper around her chest and she spoke so quietly that Richard had to ask her to repeat herself. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

People spoke of Momma as a good-looking woman and some, who remembered her youth, said she used to be right pretty. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke eloquently of what it meant to form a union and have it witnessed by a caring community, these people who collectively knew every dimension of Barack and every dimension of me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He reached for the bell, but before he could ring, Mrs. Coulter spoke. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ophie took a deep breath and thought about what Aunt Rose had said that first night she spoke to Ophie—that some of the more powerful haints could take control of a person’s body. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

After a decent interval the young mouse spoke to her, “You go to King’s room all lotta time.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The bearded priests had drilled him on the Common Speech of Westeros before they sent him forth, but the Domishmen all spoke too quickly for him to understand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He spoke to me in a low voice, as though there were someone else in the room, someone he didn’t want to overhear. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke calmly; she didn’t want the mayor to get upset. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

They walked up and down and spoke loud Yoruba to one another and laughed and gestured to the village girls. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was then that the noted sociologist, E. Clarence Boonam, finally spoke. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke only to thank my uncle after he had given me transportation money to use if I decided to visit on my own. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

So we conversed, and grimly, at a distance, with my long sword between, guarding the blood, while the faint image of the lad spoke on. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her "Foolish Games" spoke to me on so many levels. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He who was too gregarious, who spoke too much and too ardently desired the company of others, their conversation and their laughter, did not have what life required. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The principal of his school spoke to me on one occasion, but there was little that I was able to do. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke with such confidence and drama about it that Hatsue allowed herself to be convinced by him that nothing was greater than love. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Samoyed spoke again, and file man from Bolvangar said to Lyra, “You speak English?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I nearly shouted when one spoke to me in British-accented English. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was holding a candle, and she bent over and spoke quietly, holding Lyra still with her freehand. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He took the toasting-fork and sausage from me as he spoke, and set forth the Aged’s breakfast neatly on a little tray. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He paced, paused, spoke, and paced behind his palm-leaf altar, giving every impression he was inventing his Biblical parables on the spot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when she wasn’t out-and-out scolding, she spoke in scolding tones. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Without notes, without a hint of nerves, he spoke for a solid hour. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But, despite the fact that some of those other children spoke our sacred language differently, what we were doing made me feel happier and more peaceful. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her expression became frantic as she spoke; and, he yielding to her, she pulled him down sitting on the bed side, and clung to him fiercely. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Through our conversation it came up that I spoke several African languages, and Theesan thought a colored kid speaking black languages was the most amazing trick. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He spoke loudly enough that the whole classroom was suddenly muttering, “America-gaeri!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I found very quickly,” she scratched at something with her fingernail as she spoke, “I found there was nothing much to find.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the dad, who barely spoke English, would say, “The what?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Smiling, he held it in his palm and spoke as though to himself: “Well, I reckon somebody else might like this if you don’t.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Each group kept to itself, spoke its own language, and grew its own special crops. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced over at Ben, who was talking animatedly, a coffee stirrer dancing in his mouth as he spoke. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They spoke in veiled attacks about his mediation of talks surrounding the black boycotts of Korean businesses across the city. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he never spoke to her either as long as he lived. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted his hand into the air as he spoke, giving it his best to reach the aspirational, as he neared the end of the speech. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Regardless of their nationalities, everyone spoke in what sounded to me like excellent French. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She and Zeitoun spoke on the phone throughout every day, about everything—painting, the rental properties, things to fix and do and pick up, often just to say hello. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They seldom spoke the first days after leaving North Carolina. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He spoke in a flat voice, stating the fact that it was. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Although, as I have explained, I tried to be careful when I spoke our sacred language, that Friday I had been caught. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held his hands tightly against the sides of his head as I spoke, as if his head might pop off his body if he didn’t keep hold of it. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the old man came out of the house and spoke to everyone. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

As soon as she spoke, a deep rumble of thunder shook the forest beyond us, and then crashed westward toward town. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The State did elicit from Steve that he spoke to Mr. King about basketball. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would have been willing to follow a leader over the River and into the shadow of Mordor; but Frodo spoke no word, and Aragorn was still divided in his mind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He finally spoke loud enough to be heard. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not answer her, so she spoke slowly. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mom spoke with her eyes closed, as if she weren’t really there, as if she were coming in over the radio. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those were the two words I spoke more than any others when I was in mission school. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dark eyes flashed, and when she spoke, I saw that they had cut the wires on her braces but had left the metal nubs glued to her front teeth. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"I spoke to her," he muttered, after a long silence. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The spokes of her rear wheel spun behind the curtain of her long skirt. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

And when he spoke again it was with less bravado. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you! Grandpa, please listen to him,” this spider spoke. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The words I spoke sounded clear to me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke simply and easily of his accident, his hunt for work, his despair— and arrest. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was something Marcus spoke of, and, though it was daring, he used this Caesarean signal in his games with the princess when he wanted to show off to her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’m assuming this is the very friend of whom you spoke, Harry?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When I spoke to reporters, they rarely asked about my work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was the fearlessness about her, about the way she gestured as she spoke, the way she smiled to show that wide gap. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was fire in Grandma’s eyes as she spoke. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, Kitty, you may cough as much as you choose,” said Mr. Bennet; and, as he spoke, he left the room, fatigued with the raptures of his wife. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Ruth spoke softly from the right side of the car. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brought us a few groceries and introduced us to the camp foreman, who spoke Spanish. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Justice spoke, “Under Tehlu’s watchful eye, I charge you with heresy.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“A couple of the kids from the class came down and spoke up for you.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The words she spoke were almost irrelevant to that fact—the sounds she made. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman’s hands were shaking as she spoke. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually when she spoke in Italian it meant that she was in a good mood. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ged’s voice shook as he spoke the name, yet he spoke it clear and loud. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke in a shocked tone as one might speak of gods being hungry. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

People spoke loudly and coarsely to one another, and a nervous energy filled the room, as if any second, a spark would ignite the entire crowd. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

All the other guests were white and spoke in low, unexcited voices. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The officer took a step toward my mother, and I spoke up. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what they spoke about before I returned. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

One of them was a young man who spoke in a Germanic accent. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke of “the Change” as if it were a tangible thing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When he spoke his voice was low and mean. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

All through the picnic dinner neither of them spoke. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They rode on a bit farther before Dill spoke again. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She spoke the words to a point directly above his head. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, his voice was muffled but quite distinct in the silent, echoing kitchen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounded more beast than woman when she spoke again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He spoke a Spanish that was larded with sailor slang. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I spoke quietly and slowly, taking great care to get the message across. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Silver was about to answer, but Hazel spoke first. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke glowingly about the operational efforts to eliminate “defective strains” in America. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

They spoke of him as if he had gone away for a while. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He spoke to Cole without being spoken to first. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But the boy was deeply depressed and spoke constantly of the meaninglessness of life now that he had lost Blanca and could no longer play the guitar, which had been his one consolation. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whether or not I spoke about the renovations to Yankee Stadium is not something you need to know, Holling.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He spoke seriously to his friends about smuggling weapons into that country and joining the struggle to end apartheid. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nigel had come to stand next to the man, and I realized as I spoke that the two looked much alike, the boy a smaller replica of the man. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke in an oddly strangled voice, as if she’d just seen a dead body. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the way they spoke to her, the way they looked at her, made her feel special. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke in a whisper of hate and despair. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The usual. Run-in with a demon. That's bad enough"—my chin trembled as I spoke—"but she's also lost her fighting spirit." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They talked then together as they ate, until presently Éomer spoke. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It struck me, too, how she spoke to him as though they had all the time in the world. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two officers spoke in hushed but heated tones in French, and then the female officer indicated that we were to follow her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

His voice was so quiet, Hazel had to lean in whenever he spoke. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When I came back from the church, I spoke to him, very softly, I just told him I was there. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He covered his mouth and spoke from behind his hand. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When she spoke this time her voice was quite gentle, and she looked Reynie in the eyes. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I spent nearly an hour upstairs making meatballs, but I only spoke to “him” in passing. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was not Mary, and when she spoke, they heard her clearly, though her voice made no sound. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She took a breath, banished the tremble from her voice, and spoke: “I am Sierra Santiago, shadowshaper.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I found Frightful, untied her, stroked her creamy breast feathers, and spoke to her. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

That same punishment was given to the other boys and girls who spoke Navajo. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He straightened up and glanced over Tayo’s head at the sun, which was almost down, and spoke in a more natural tone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was standing by the fireplace, leaning on the mantel and tapping her fingers, and when she spoke she looked at Eleanor with a bright smile. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It sounded like you spoke from personal experience.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

And Scythe Faraday, holding a hand to his own swelling jaw, spoke to him—not with malice but with great sorrow. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He spoke some language, but it sure wasn't English. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I spoke the words, the crystal door began to glow, and two additional keyholes appeared, on either side of the first. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She spoke the word colleague like it was a dangerous thing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The orderly went to Captain Stewart and spoke to him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For my final round of commencements as First Lady, I spoke at Jackson State University in Mississippi, another historically black school, using the opportunity to talk about striving for excellence. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

So she just smiled as the older woman spoke, and tried not to miss her daddy. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then it extended the twelve joints of its aerial and spoke past him into the blue. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of them carried a notebook, in which, whenever the great man spoke, he desperately scribbled. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was marble white and so still that when he spoke, it was a shock to see that anyone lived behind the blank eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was watching Davis as he spoke, and I saw something in his face flicker without quite going out. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

When Hermes was urging Prometheus to give in to Zeus he spoke of this, but in such a way as to make it seem an incredible sacrifice:— Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither spoke until the car entered downtown traffic. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sula looked up and without a second’s pause followed Nel’s example of leaving out die greeting when she spoke. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I ran inside to the dance and ran around looking for someone who spoke Pedi to help me to convince her to come in. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He spoke a number of languages, ancient and modern, and had published a translation of Anacreon, with commentary, when he was only eighteen. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Did the masks signify the disguises Hamlet spoke of wearing? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I knew the relaxed patois of the South Side and the high-minded diction of the Ivy League, and now on top of that I spoke Lawyer, too. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Samupindi spoke at assemblies and handed out awards, but otherwise rarely interacted with students. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

For a second she was worried he’d been hit by some flying debris or something, but then he spoke and she understood. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I flung my locker door open and spoke between my teeth. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I went into the next coach, the Athens coach, to speak to my colleague there. We spoke about the snow. That was at some time soon after one o’clock. I cannot say exactly.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shouting passionately and waving his arms as he spoke, Richardson charged that Woolf had fouled him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke rapidly to his son: “Telemakhos, one of the serving women is tipping the scales against us in this fight, or maybe Melanthios.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Selitos spoke, “This is my doom upon you. May your face be always held in shadow, black as the toppled towers of my beloved Myr Tariniel. “This is my doom upon you. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

While Kira watched curiously, Thomas approached the tender and spoke briefly to her. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had also started using hushed voices whenever they spoke to Harry, as though he were on his deathbed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But the way she spoke and the way everyone else listened, I knew better than to ask. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She said it bravely, with chin upraised, and she blinked rapidly as she spoke, dazzled by the momentous truth she had revealed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She watched how the flesh under the mayor’s chin bulged in and out as he spoke, and then she turned her eyes from this unpleasant sight and looked carefully around the room. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I did not ask him any questions, but listened closely as he spoke. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone who flew with her spoke of her beauty, her love of music, her love of children, and her dedication to her work. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

"Push off, Ralph-' "-it's a tribe-" "-they made us-" "-we couldn't help it-" When Ralph spoke again his voice was low, and seemed breathless. "What have I done? Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She praised Hitler and his Nazi regime, to his surprise, and spoke persuasively about the improved living conditions and happiness of the German people. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

All of these people spoke variants of Massachusett, a member of the Algonkian language family, the biggest in eastern North America at the time. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to say it as insincerely as I could get away with and half-smiled as I spoke. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You’d be burned alive. So don’t repeat them. And if you said I spoke them, I’d denounce you for a liar and a heretic. “ Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I spoke out about these people so many times, but they said I was lying! Shouldn’t they be counting from way back when I started to tell?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He was older than Con but younger than Tali, and he spoke with a northern accent. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, Matthias had been moving away from the seeking talons. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then she smoothed her hands over her full hips and spoke timidly. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

With our hands in the water, Manman spoke to the sun. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

And she spoke like a black woman, with all the pain that undercuts those exact feelings. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Bessie Leaven had said I was quite a lady; and she spoke truth—I was a lady. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was screaming so loudly that he never heard the words the thing in the chair spoke as it raised a wand. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Its master spoke to it gently, and then harshly, and then angrily; but it would neither come nor cease to make a noise. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I spoke as slowly and as clearly as I could. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

In South Africa back then, it wasn’t common to find a white person or a colored person who spoke African languages; during apartheid white people were always taught that those languages were beneath them. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Trying to collect his wits and courage, Vetch spoke the Revelation-spell, watching between each slow-syllabled word for change or tremor of illusion in this strange drying and shallowing of the abyss of ocean. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke to her around a mouthful of fried chicken while she had her head inside the fridge. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke of her often and with a peculiar pride. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could hardly bring the last words out, and as she spoke tears were in her eyes. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The crowd began to quiet down and return to their seats, but Moss remained standing, glaring at the woman who spoke, hoping she saw the look he was giving her. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to ask, but he spoke before I could. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I spoke to him; he looked at me and listened. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

When she spoke again she looked at him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The three men spoke at veterans’ groups, mobilizing the dispirited veterans’ community. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She leaned across the aisle and spoke in a whisper. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They spoke of the Epic Ellisons no more as they sailed back into Fry—same scene, different angle. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Gary dropped his voice, humming as Deborah spoke: “Show me which way to go, Lord,” she said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“We need to erase social inequalities, and very few countries have done that,” Farmer spoke up. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Uncle Carlos spoke up as he tried to keep my twin cousins Benny and Brad from crawling all over him while he pushed the double stroller carrying his other set of twins, Brittany and Brianna. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The more she spoke, the more anxious I became. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Warrior. You spoke to me through Cornflower. You gave me the sign that I asked of you.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I do not recall what they were saying, but I cannot forget the sounds my father made as he spoke. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke without emotion and piled up hard facts. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before he could arrive, the hunchback spoke, his voice strange and high. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

At last when Frodo roused himself and spoke of eating and making ready for yet another effort, he asked the question that was troubling him most. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mama had a tiny frown between her eyebrows now, but she was still polite when she spoke. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He spoke of the cold and of the long months alone. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Will you tell us about the new house, Bull? I’m perishing from curiosity,” Lillian spoke. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like we had a secret language, because on the school property no one else but Quang-ha spoke Vietnamese. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

When he spoke again, he sounded as baffled as he looked. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

While Dad spoke to her in a low, sad voice, I stared up in awe at the silver handle of her suitcase, the perfection of her nails, the silky blackness of her hair. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So busy were we venting our irritation that we scarcely noticed the serving maid who approached us until she spoke our names. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Odenigbo made a drunken pass and she submitted willingly and promptly: He was the master, he spoke English, he had a car. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I spoke in a calm voice to Joey: “Just chill out.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

None spoke in those days to any other. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Ellis Carter spoke up, then turned to glance at me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He spoke behind Cecilia and Robbie’s head to the young girl who stared at him as her eyes filled with tears. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She spoke to the large audience calmly and with a great deal of composure. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But her stomach spoke instead, with a loud grumbling roar, and there was still a whole afternoon left of school. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He spoke of the four people and the long visits to his room. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I spoke to Granny last night. She’ll be waiting for you in Pine Bluff.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Scythe Faraday spoke up—his voice quiet and measured, but somehow carrying an intensity that was chilling. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then setting it aside, he turned to Frodo and in a soft tone spoke words the others could not catch. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke again, looking at the barber in the skinny mirror in front of them which Ben recognized as Marine Corps issue. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naturally, it is impossible to prove directly that the people who made Lapita pots spoke an Austronesian language. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But judging by the way Needles acted when he spoke, and how Noodles slapped him around, I could see it being tough to, especially since it had to be pretty embarrassing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

One of them spoke, startling Cora—his head was inches below her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He and Esther spoke in the yard again as spring was just beginning. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Yet the reporter turned and spoke to me with a smile. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I thought I saw approval, hut when he spoke, he merely said, “Work it out, men.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and spoke with a deep bass rumble as he stalked forward, his right hand raised and thrusting an imaginary sword. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Finally we spoke of Martin Luther King and his teaching of passive but unrelenting resistance. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it so, or had he only imagined it, that as he spoke of the Stones a sudden gleam of his eye had glanced upon Pippin’s face? The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look at it, but after a moment he spoke to it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

My mother spoke to me like an adult, which was unusual. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She spoke without sadness, and seeing her smile and hearing her beautiful Southern voice made me glad I’d come to the bridge that night. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Rested his head against the wall and spoke. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, playing on all their senses, the ghosts crowded closer, feeding on her words, remembering the time when they had flesh and skin and nerves and senses, and willing her never to stop. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The sooner she spoke to Renly, the sooner she could turn for home. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He raised his wand, closed his eyes, and spoke to the night. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jerome massaged the back of her neck as he spoke. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

No one knew where Scipio spent the nights, and he never spoke about it, although every now and then he would drop a mysterious hint about an abandoned church. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

As they spoke together to ease the rigors of their journey, Taran soon realized there was little Adaon had not seen or done. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke in English when she argued with them. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She spoke Mandarin slightly blurred with a Shanghai dialect. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And he had a very white skin; oh, he was most unusual! He was dressed in a strange uniform and he came down out of the sky and spoke pleasantly to me.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the boy opened his eyes and lifted his black brows and shrugged his shoulders and he said to his father, “You spoke of it first!” and then he turned away and went out. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He gave the impression that he understood much and spoke out of a knowledge far deeper than appeared on the surface of his words. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we entered the cafeteria on Forty-fifth Street and picked up our trays, she spoke animatedly. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before we left, Pa called Miss Hendrix and spoke really low on the phone in the kitchen. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Lyra moved among them offering canapés or smiling sweetly and making pretty answers when they spoke to her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke to me when we turned out of the village. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled a busted one from the trash and splinted the broken spoke with a rolled magazine and a plastic bag ripped into strips. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She spoke little of it, but when she did, it was always with lively anticipation. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

At that moment, Brother Robinson spoke for all of us, and I will forever carry in my heart the sincerities of that ceremony. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spoke of everything without ever mentioning those who had disappeared. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cleared my throat and spoke for the first time in days. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

A Barrow-wight had taken him, and he was probably already under the dreadful spells of the Barrow-wights about which whispered tales spoke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He knelt by the fire with the kindling; Betonie spoke to him in Navajo and indicated Tayo with a nod of his head. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

While he looked exactly what he was, a shrewd politician, his voice was gentle when he spoke. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judy’s eyes were kind of fuzzed over as she spoke, and her voice sounded as though it were being broadcast from miles away. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter felt a calm exhilaration as she spoke. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look up at me as he spoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her eyes remained fixed on his plate as she spoke. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Jack cleared his throat and spoke in a queer, tight voice. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

A block later, it spoke up, its tone grudging. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Uh, hello,” I said, then spoke to the woman I recognized. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The school was placed in some difficulty, what with the need to replace them at such short notice, and Mr. Hawkins, the new head, spoke about it during assembly, choosing his words with care. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Now and again he spoke to those that served him and thanked them in their own language. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I did not take my eyes off Justice de Wet as I spoke from memory the final words. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke over his shoulder as he shuffled away—it looked like his whole body was in pain. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Although he began a little shaky when he first spoke to the man, he took charge. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But he would not talk of her death and he rose and went out when she spoke of it. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It was the worst night of my life, and afterward he never even spoke to me again. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t that he didn’t believe they could form a solid argument—she was right: the numbers spoke for themselves. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The storekeeper came out from behind the counter and spoke to him and to Ma, and then Laura and Mary had to show their manners. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke so effortlessly, as if his mouth were a musical instrument that just let sound out when touched, when opened. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin rarely spoke, and Kaede had not yet determined whether it was because she was disinterested in conversation or merely shy. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She kept her hair tied back, and she looked me right in the eyes when she spoke. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Neither spoke as Cole approached and pulled up a chunk of driftwood to sit on. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Neither Ron nor Hermione spoke, but Harry felt sure that they were looking at each other behind his back, communicating silently. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“De Lawd will provide. He know Ah done bore de burden in de heat uh de day. Somebody done spoke to me ’bout you long time ago. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Taylor leaned forward and spoke directly into the camera. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She instructed her about deafness and blindness—how valuable and necessary they were in the company of whitewomen who spoke English and those who did not, as well as in the presence of their children. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tabloids waxed nostalgic for the good old days of WWII, when the enemy all spoke a foreign language and the army went somewhere else to fight. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one at the table spoke, and Uncle Hermilio paid attention only to a little radio he had brought with him. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

When they reached a calmer part of the river, Shay spoke up again. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

El Patron spoke so sharply, Matt jolted up in his chair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We never spoke and she never asked to use any of my Legos. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The dark circles under my eyes spoke to the rooster’s propensity for early morning announcements. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

When Guenever saw him, and he saw her, the old electric message went between their eyes before they spoke a word. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she spoke gibberish, cried out, called out names Mariam did not recognize. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha spoke with delight This discovery had made him very happy. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

After five years in New York’s Latino community, he spoke little English and owned little more than the clothes on his back. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

And in the evening, the dead would crowd around the back porch while the girl spoke to them, taking notes and promising to carry out one last task for those who asked. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Ekon stared at his hands, as though trying to find the words, before he spoke. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Jon could not have said where he walked, what he did, who he spoke with. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The men around me were quiet for a minute after I spoke, and then someone else said yes. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he spoke, everyone else fell silent in a moment, as if they’d been waiting for it to happen. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

At last Medea spoke and told him how to use the charm and that when it was sprinkled on his weapons it would make them as well as himself invincible for a day. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My throat was scratchy, and the skin around my mouth seemed to crack as I spoke. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Appleby spoke in a soft voice so that he would not be heard by the driver or by Captain Black, who was stretched out with his eyes closed in the front seat of the jeep. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Other rabbits were making their way along the run and Strawberry spoke to several of them, more than once remarking that he would enjoy taking their new friends across the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understood that grief and love were close cousins, for from his loss Hamlet finally spoke the words I had longed to hear. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The problem, or at least part of it, was that blacks and whites spoke two different languages, which happened to share a single vocabulary. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But though the Queen spoke so calmly, her movements were as quick as thought. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“The mhondoro spoke to me. Me! A nobody from the Cow’s Guts.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

A scrawny boy in a tweed jacket grabbed my elbow and spoke into my ear. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke at a dozen city council meetings, demanding a halt to the Bacon Street project. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I shrugged again, but she kept looking at me until I gave in and spoke. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

My one saving grace was that my mom never spoke ill of him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He spoke in code, but I knew what he meant. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Papa used to call him that and what Papa would call him now if they spoke to each other. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When Branwell would not even make eye contact with him, he spoke louder and louder. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked the Lithuanian girl, but the towering woman called Eva spoke bad Polish and always seemed impatient. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And when she spoke, the rhythm of her voice was not her own, but recognizably Minya’s. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A pale, thin man with a reddish blond beard spoke quickly into the phone and then hung up.“I seen ’er,” he said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

So I spoke more often to the islanders than most white Marines did. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, his voice was a little rough. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every time she said it, she spoke of going North, of running away, following the North Star. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

His cigar flapped in his mouth as he spoke. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

They spoke to me in a strange tongue. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she spoke, her breath clouded in the air before her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, his voice was a growl. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Joe faced away from her, knowing she spoke the truth, and hating her guts for being right. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke up then, and told me all about the Akhaians, and their plans— then sworded many Trojans through the body on his way out with what he learned of theirs. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke to Matasaip, but we all gathered around to listen to him. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she spoke a quick prayer in the language of her Saints and began the steep climb down the outer wall. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The fountain she spoke of rested in the center of the green space and was also frozen. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In the evening of that day Vetch spoke out of long silence. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I knew she looked just like her parents—lanky, washed-out, lipless—and that when she spoke to them they answered her in the same even, lowing rhythm of ennui and supremacy she lorded over us. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Miller was now the only teacher in the room: a group of great girls standing about her spoke with serious and sullen gestures. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I looked up into his tan weathered face, his deep green eyes, and he spoke two words: Brace yourself I woke with a start. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before anyone could think to ask me what my tuition was, I spoke up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they spoke in Lakota, but not this morning. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

There was something mysterious and smug in the way he spoke, as though he had everything figured out—whatever he was talking about. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

On trips back to Coalwood and later to Myrtle Beach, we gave each other warm greetings, spoke of the weather or the time to drive from my home to his, and left it at that. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was some giggling because he didn’t say it the right way—welcome to the sixth grade, class six-three—but also because he spoke with two accents. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

As they spoke, he looked around the house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She spoke with such certainty that for a second Gregor succeeded in thinking of himself as a warrior. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his chin for a second and then he spoke. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Crag the turtle spoke slowly, but everyone always listened to his words. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Hussein spoke only a few words of English, and it was unclear whether he understood Coach’s order. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She spoke in the matter-of-fact way of children who have no way of knowing how unusual their situation is. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I just spoke to one of the doctors,” she says, breathless. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t what I wanted to say exactly, but I spoke automatically, like the way we say “How’re you doing?” when all we really mean to say is “Hello.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the senior Civil Servant spoke at last he had already made his decisions. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Wolf spoke with a strange, slightly foreign accent. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, his voice was deep and hollow-sounding, befitting a spectre. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not I the wind spoke about. It’s the other foreigner, the Englishman. He’s the one that’s looking for you.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say more, but his sarcastic snort spoke for him. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He made a Shh motion with his finger and spoke in a low voice to another guard. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Jordan walked his cowboy boots over to the table, sat down, and finally spoke. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke to her as though on the telephone. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed down the front of my cage rather than his own, and spoke softly; we both assumed that by now the other rats were asleep. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice trembled and faded as she spoke. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He spoke very well about the decency and comradeship natural to animals. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question of team preference was common in our part of North Carolina, and the answer supposedly spoke volumes about the kind of person you either were or hoped to become. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

A man with a deep, rough voice spoke. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The big woman who looked like a southern "sudsbuster" was in charge of women's work, and spoke in abstract, ideological terms. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke quickly, before Hattie could explain me in a way I didn’t want to be explained. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then all three eidolons spoke in unison: “We promise on the River Styx.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Before Clay could speak, however, Polly spoke up quietly, “She probably already has a name, sir.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry noticed he gripped his pink umbrella very tightly as he spoke. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

There were long periods of silence, because Ito spoke only English and Papá spoke only Spanish. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I was unable to hear my own sounds, but I knew very well that I spoke English poorly. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke English with an Igbo accent so strong it decorated even the shortest words with extra vowels. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She talked in comparisons, she spoke in riddles. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke the words that made chills creep up and down my spine. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the Americas, Indians spoke some 1,200 separate languages that have been classified into as many as 180 linguistic families. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When they all looked, he stood tall and spoke like he was making an announcement. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When she spoke again, her voice was gentle. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I spoke about how much I loved school. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I admired her until it seemed to me that she spoke too careftilly. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke, but I couldn’t make sense of what he said, nor did I stay to listen. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She looked earnestly into the crowd as she spoke: Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

They spoke to me, and I responded, not in words but in appreciation and consideration of their thoughts. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Gregor spoke with a power that was entirely new to him. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sir David Cardinal spoke next, and though I missed much of his speech, it seemed to be more technical in substance, and quite frankly, rather above my head. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke softly in a clear singing voice. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, he asked pointed questions without explaining himself. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I hope that your situation has improved since the time we last spoke. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him everything was fine, but a few seconds later I spoke up again. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And finally, said Nels, they spoke of the land and resolved this matter between them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Olanna imagined him at the edge of his chair, pushing his glasses back as he spoke. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For a littlun he was self-confident, holding out his hands, cradling the conch as Ralph did, looking round at them to collect their attention before he spoke. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

His eyes narrowed: whether from our long association, or from many dealings with human beings, and whether one kept silent or spoke to cloak one’s thoughts, he always knew the heart of the matter. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you said you spoke to her on the phone?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while he spoke to them; but they were slow and cautious in answering. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And Tim had never said anything about what language she spoke or didn’t speak, because why would he care? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It’s the pain that would be in my voice if I spoke right now. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He resolved to stay and must have informed his girlfriend of my advice, for she never thereafter spoke to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Constance peered down the road as she spoke. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The faces of my wife and mother spoke their relief that it was over. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some women stood by and spoke in lower tones, their arms folded. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If you spoke to me in Zulu, I replied to you in Zulu. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Now another rat spoke up, a rat named Sullivan. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Hazel-rah, I’ve been quite close to that wood you spoke of,” he said, “and there are two rabbits playing about on a patch of short grass just outside it.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, under the same roof, we spoke our first words. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As he spoke, Silver and Acorn appeared lower down the slope, followed by Thethuthinnang. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke with hope, projected hope, almost sang with it, really. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He took off his hat while he spoke to her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as Davos spoke, he thought, This world is twisted beyond hope, when lowborn smugglers must vouch for the honor of kings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I used to ignore it because in his case it didn’t matter whom he spoke to on the phone. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He—but he spoke! Do all dæmons talk?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke with a pride that he tried to hide. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Kuda, said the Praise Singer, spoke as clearly as a child twice his age. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She got hit, and now she’s in some dream state where Luke Messenger spoke the lyrics she was just listening to, and has now handed her a towel that has the scent of pine trees. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They acted slowly and without resolve, they backtracked, they obfuscated, they spoke with a small hesitant voice when what was needed was a howl. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Shae and Con returned from the river as Tali spoke, and Shae set her heavy water skin down on the ground and sighed, stretching her arms. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The boy spoke with a touch of impatience. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew who it was before he spoke. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I spoke to Missus Stein this afternoon,” I say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I spoke the words, but they were meaningless. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When I spoke my voice was far too casual, the silly, nervous voice of someone ill at ease. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They all spoke with an accent, and came from a city Tally had never heard of. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He spoke of how God had been kind to the Scyldings, sending so rich a harvest. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we spoke, nurses began unwinding his soiled bandages, exposing a myriad of shallow slices all over his forehead and left cheek. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He would frequently turn his head to look Judge Norton directly in the eye as he spoke. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He took a cigarette from the pack in his shirt pocket and had it halfway to his lips when Aunt Queen spoke. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly with clear voices they spoke a courteous greeting in their own tongue. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It began in Florida, where yesterday he spoke to a group—“the college of neuropsychopharmacology, something like that,” he says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Just now he spoke coherent words for the first time:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he teased back, lashed out, or screamed in rage at his attackers, but mostly he smiled during the morning wars and listened as students who never spoke in another class joined the hunt. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This hard shot took the women’s breath away and drove them quaking to their rooms, as though knives were behind: they felt he spoke the truth. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

After English, Xhosa was what we spoke around the house. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The priest spoke in Spanish, and she was able to light a candle at the altar for Papá’s soul, as she was certain Mamá was doing this morning in Ensenada. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

As I spoke out loud I didn’t hear Bunny sneaking up on me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was narrow of face; his eyes were unusually large and bright, and shone with the intensity of his thought when he spoke. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The man who appeared to be the leader of the group spoke to one of the others: “Leave him. He doesn’t have anything else. He must have stolen this gold.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie smiled as she spoke about her former mentor. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I hated the “It is not your fault” line that all the staff members said every time: anyone spoke about the war. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She spoke about the Irish countryside fading into fog. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

There, Borgenicht asked for a salesman who spoke German, since his English was almost nonexistent. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

And then she spoke words that she never had, not in all these fifteen years. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He spoke in a whisper to Michael and me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She spoke little even when it was not so difficult. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Master Williams spoke again, she turned to a man at the side of the courtroom and asked, “Has either of these boys been charged with a crime before?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Eliza still spoke little: she had evidently no time to talk. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She moved like an acrobat but spoke like a car salesperson. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He always spoke respectfully and with a certain surprise of the positive response of white students to his lectures. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Eskimos from Mekoryuk spoke English al­ most all the time. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was fizzing with excitement, so I figured he was over whatever was going on with him the last time we spoke. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

All together, the group spoke only a few words of English. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Alex hadn’t even heard the door open behind him, but he slowly straightened up as a voice spoke softly into his ear. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I went as an observer, not a participant, for I do not think I ever spoke. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do me a favor, Robert,” spoke the pretty woman at his side, almost as soon as she and Robert had started their slow, homeward way. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

And when he spoke, he always gave me something good. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“You spoke the truth, Percy Jackson. You are nothing like ... like Hercules. I am honored that you carry this sword.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He had terrified me at first, but in time I had seen the way he spoke soothingly to the animals we brought him, stroking their fur until they nuzzled against his palm. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dr. Rosen, a round-bellied man with a plump face and small, even teeth, spoke with a faint Eastern European accent, some­thing remotely Slavic. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After we crossed, Curzon spoke so quiet I had to lean in to catch his words. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Martin huffed through his explanation, washing his sweaty gray hair from his face as he spoke. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Though she did look Westerosi, the girl spoke not a word of the Common Tongue. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Penelope spoke in a soft murmur, so as not to wake the children. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The Professor’s voice, as he spoke in clear, sweet tones, which seemed to vibrate in the air, calmed us all:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we attached playing cards to the forks with clothespins, and they flapped against the spokes when the wheels turned. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Especially as, like most shot-down British airmen, she spoke only the most basic schoolgirl French and had no clever forged identity to fall back on in Nazi-occupied France. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He spoke of the brotherhood between the American and the Russian people, and how those two nations were going to crush the disease of Nazism, which wanted to infect the whole world. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped his eyes and spoke very quietly, as if awed by his own wisdom. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Department of the Interior, so Walter White spoke to Oscar Chapman, the assistant secretary. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

He spoke of hell as an expert, not the mush-mush hell of these soft days, but a well-stoked, white-hot hell served by technicians of the first order. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Few of the refugees spoke English, so communication with the aid workers was often difficult. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as he spoke he could have bitten back the words, expecting a rebuff, but to his surprise the boy accepted his offer. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

These staves he spoke, yet he laughed as he said them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was rough and dank as the rest, a heavy unshapen paving-stone: yet he felt the power of it as if it spoke to him aloud. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then quite suddenly one spoke clearly close at hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She spoke first, asking if he had a cigarette paper. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke very fast, and she had to take her time to make sure she understood. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spoke by nods and smiles to avoid waking the children sprawled on the floor. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took an excruciatingly long sip of tea before he spoke again. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then my mother spoke slowly, with an edge to her voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The family often spoke in Spanish—sometimes purposefully when they didn’t want me to know what was going on. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z