| 单词 | spoken |
| 例句 | Smith walked over to the Wheatley barn and presented himself to Fitzsimmons, asking to see the horse of whom Howard had spoken. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Lazlo heard the words, but they were spoken so evenly, so casually, that it took him a moment to process them, and then he could only blink. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Harry, Ron, and Hermione were joined at their tray by a curly-haired Hufflepuff boy Harry knew by sight but had never spoken to. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “It was your manner of giving back the gifts that caused Hamlet’s temper to flare. Had you spoken more honeyed words, it would have awakened his ardor, not his anger,” he scolded. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The letter that Lord Wyman Manderly had sent back from White Harbor had spoken of his age and infirmity, and little more. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes she tried to remember what that man had looked like — the one who had spoken to her — but the shape of his face kept sliding away from her mind’s eye. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Even his conversation was, as it were, a spoken part It would end according to the script. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t spoken to my brother in months—after what happened with Audrey, it had seemed pointless to confide in my siblings. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ron hadn’t spoken to him at all since he had told him about Snape’s detentions. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It felt like a slap in the face; she’d spoken with perfect fluency that night in the library. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “In fact I haven’t spoken to her in weeks. She’s gone silent. With these armies passing through—” “You want me to check on her,” Percy guessed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z No, the words that haunted Pong were the ones the Governor had spoken in his ear as the prisoners began their song. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He told me he’d spoken to airport authorities about the problem, but evidently they hadn’t listened. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The grim finality of it all, spoken so simply, boggled my mind. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There was another obvious difference—Cecilia had always spoken to her in a motherly or condescending way. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “It was altogether abominable, and I don’t deserve to be spoken to for a month, but you will, though, won’t you?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z And I'm good at the body vocabulary that tells a story without having to use any spoken language. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We had never spoken that way to one another. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Eric, who hadn’t seen or spoken with his father in years, had emerged darker, angrier than his friend, a part of him beyond the reach of teachers, peers, and well-intended adults. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, too, the mysterious power, Fate, is spoken of as stronger than he. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d helped pass a law, spoken at numerous events, put himself out in front of three hundred people in Washington, D.C., at the conference organized by Secretary LaHood. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z This is the first time she’s spoken to me since our fight. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z We hadn’t really spoken since my total epic fail at the protest. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The last word is spoken with quiet, complete disdain. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “You have spoken well with the world today, New Voice. We have been welcomed to Wiñay Wayna. Our journey is over. We have arrived at the Gathering.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Runako was so clever! After we left Zimbabwe, her headmaster sent a letter to our village. ‘I have spoken to the nuns at the Catholic school,’ he wrote. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time they had spoken of him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I said “Good-bye, Miss Pocket;” but she merely stared, and did not seem collected enough to know that I had spoken. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But some things become worse when spoken aloud. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But for the past few days he had spoken to them about only one thing: the girl, the daughter of a merchant who lived in the village they would reach in about four days. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the same pulpit where over twenty years earlier I had spoken to the congregation about casting and catching stones. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "Come now, Mr. Hoo, we are both being silly. Have you spoken to your son about his clues?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z No one said anything, probably because we were so shocked that Jeffrey had spoken at all. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z He strutted up and down before them, telling them how they must never look the highborn in the eye, nor speak until spoken to, nor get in his lordship's way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Which, depending on how it’s spoken, can mean “The Flame,” “The Thunder,” or “The Broken Tree.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Proceeding in the same way, we can compare modern Taiwanese, Philippine, Indonesian, and Polynesian languages to reconstruct a Proto-Austronesian language spoken in the distant past. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Months have passed since then, and the Reverend has spoken with every mother who lost children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The stranger was silent a long moment, then he said gruffly, "You were told not to speak unless spoken to." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The spoken word is older than our species, and the instinct for language allows children to engage in articulate conversation years before they enter a schoolhouse. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “I found these in the trash. I’ve spoken to your parents.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The girl who had spoken was so eager to prove herself, while her silent companion seemed reluctant to be there at all. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z With that—the first time Reynie had ever spoken so sharply to her—Constance lapsed into furious silence. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew him immediately, though in the more than five years since I’d seen him last I’d managed to forget his name when Charlie had spoken of him my first day here. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps she would have known that Odenigbo was different, even if he had not spoken; his haircut alone said it, standing up in a high halo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They would be spoken to differently, viewed differently. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I was sorry I hadn’t spoken up more forcefully about the risks of apartment hunting via search engines. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It opened its dark eyes, as if it knew it was being spoken about, and watched them. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Do you mean that, having arranged this audience, you haven’t spoken in favor of my mission to the king, as you—” I had the sense to stop short of “promised.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Yet I envy you that have spoken with the White Lady.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Often they would ride for hours without a word spoken, the only sounds the soft scrape of horse-shoes on stone and the keening of the wind, which blew endlessly,through the heights. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She hadn’t spoken to either of them since the day Harry’s broomstick had arrived. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The woman had barely spoken during the entire voyage and suddenly we couldn’t make her stop. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Is that you, Bias Montano?” my father asked of the man who had just spoken. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Do not speak to white people unless spoken to first. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Though I knew nothing about the X-ray diffraction techniques that dominated structural analysis, I was optimistic that the spoken arguments would be more comprehensible than the journal articles, which passed over my head. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Big surprise: My mom’s never once spoken to me about sex. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Will Solace hadn’t spoken with Nico since the encounter at the onager. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Never had I spoken to my mother like that before. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I have spoken with approval, even affection, of Rocinante but not of the pick-up truck on which the camper top rode. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But we hadn’t spoken since yesterday, and since I didn’t see her in school and since she didn’t respond to my texts after school, I started thinking I might not hear from her. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z I hadn’t spoken to Poseidon since last summer. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z For two weeks Frederick has limped around bruised and slowfooted and puffy, and not once has he spoken to Werner with anything more than his own gentle brand of distracted kindness. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I mean, sure, I talk to my laptop sometimes when it’s not working, but it’s never spoken back. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “He is no more than a thrall of the Other, the dark god whose name must not be spoken.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The Chevalier Tialys had spoken to Salmakia before skimming ahead, and Will and Lyra watched the dragonfly with eyes greedy for its brightness and vigor as it got smaller and smaller. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I haven’t spoken to him since he caught me outside after curfew. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z No. His dad hadn't even spoken to him since the day they fought. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The rain General Taheri had spoken about at the flea market was a few weeks late, but when we stepped out of Dr. Amani’s office, passing cars sprayed grimy water onto the sidewalks. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z These are the first words Hel’s spoken since she half-dragged me out of the foothills and into a mountain cave. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It took Turner a moment to figure out who had just spoken. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Tell her I’ll find her there,” I say, and go down the ladder like he hasn’t spoken. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z What if she had just spoken to the man who had murdered him? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He had never spoken to Leon on the telephone before and the disembodied voice at the other end of the line had caught him off balance. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But they continued their conversation as though I hadn’t spoken. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Before long they came to the borders of the Entwash, and there they met the other trail of which Éomer had spoken, coming down from the East out of the Wold. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Maybe that was the circle Edwin had spoken of. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I realized she had not spoken a word to us. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “From our fingers,” Fayge said suddenly, the first time she had spoken in days. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve never spoken to you until today,” he said, trying to find something to say. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Since the writing of this story, I have spoken to Luke about the incident. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Frank had spoken of going to 123rd Street and killing the man he thought had set us up. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Even though Wilson had spoken out in favor of suffrage, the National Woman’s Party continued to hold him, as the nation’s leader, responsible for the failure of the measure. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Must we part in this way, St. John? And when you go to India, will you leave me so, without a kinder word than you have yet spoken?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z These were the first words we had spoken since the end of last year. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z But my head was spinning, trying to analyze every word Edward had spoken today. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Napoleon was now never spoken of simply as “Napoleon.” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z When he had satisfied himself on these points of which he had spoken, and I had verified all as well as I could by the books available, he suddenly stood up and said:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Cora was friendly with Gloria, who called Cora “the Adventuress,” owing to the many complications of her journey, but she hadn’t spoken to Gloria’s husband beyond greetings. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Hazel replayed the words Mrs. Campbell had spoken, trying to find the sense in them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But, of course, La Romana has already been spoken for by Tía Flor's little goddaughter, who suffers from asthma and shouldn't be contradicted. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Austronesian languages are spoken today as native languages over more than half of the globe’s span, from Madagascar to Easter Island. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Richardson immediately denied placing any bet, and Woolf denied that he had ever made any such statement, or even spoken to any reporter. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, sir!—never rain jewels! I don’t like to hear them spoken of. Jewels for Jane Eyre sounds unnatural and strange: I would rather not have them.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He had often spoken of her, but this was the first time he had told me she was not white. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My feeling was nobody had ever spoken to Mr. Clutter like that. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Something passed between the two older girls then, a mutual understanding that didn’t need to be spoken—and Kaori, being a gifted person of second sight, had great appreciation for such things. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The day my self-written note went missing, I stood outside the classroom door and started talking to someone I’d never spoken with before. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z As she had spoken, I watched the Professor’s face, and saw it turn ashen grey. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z That they’re lucky to be alive.Truer words have never been spoken. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I had spoken with him before about inappropriate comments on campus and ways to make minorities feel more at home. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I might drop you out and try to fly home,” Maddie said casually, hopeful words spoken through clenched teeth. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “And yours?” said Bigwig, to the doe who had spoken the verses. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It took another moment for her to realize that it wasn’t the first time an animal had spoken to her. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was simply that he had not spoken very well, being new to it, and they felt that he was not up to their fine ways? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t like translating if the person who had spoken could understand him. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The whole family bowed their heads at the spoken name of the Lord. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time any of them had spoken. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance he could see the abandoned farmhouse that Basil had spoken of. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Many wonderful and incredible things were reported about him; he had performed wonders, had conquered the devil, had spoken with the gods. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z He had darted a very sharp glance at the other as he had spoken. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z And Tab, who had always spoken French at home but almost never raised her hand at school, became kind of a know-it- all. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He hadn’t done as she’d asked, and spoken to his father the senator. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Besides this, in the rush of his travels he had forgotten a detail, just one detail, which could keep him from his treasure for a long time: only Arabic was spoken in this country. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad must’ve spoken to Miss Joe, and together, they decided to sit me down—lie to me, get me to stop asking questions. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I haven’t spoken to him all day, and I’m not sure what to expect. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Since my beating I have not spoken with him. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He could not be seen or touched or spoken to, and the room where they had spent so many hours had been rented to a girl who worked as a typist. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I hadn’t really spoken to Fang and the boys since that last time at Delaney’s. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z In the end only one god had not spoken: Heimdall, the far-seeing, who watches over the world. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I’d spoken to police at the scene—it was clearly my fault. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia has never spoken with either of the Burgess sisters at much length—Lainie is more talkative than Tara—and tonight she learns in greater detail the touches that they have put on the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I haven’t stood up and spoken in front of a class since that fateful day in third grade. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The first words spoken to me in jail. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z All of a sudden it was there, on the tip of her tongue, and had to be spoken aloud. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It had come about almost magically, as if the threads had spoken to her, or sung. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What?” said the third man, who had not spoken until now. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Here’s the truth,” I said, and then I told the whole story, for the first time ever, spoken aloud so I could never get it back. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She glared at the ghost who had just spoken. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I wish that I had spoken more firmly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And it wouldn’t matter that they’d never spoken to each other before in their lives. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Cyrus was deeply moved and he spoke as he had never spoken before. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The first boy is spoken to for only a few minutes before he is dismissed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I have never spoken to him directly, but the sound of his voice makes me shiver. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Despereaux was amazed to have exactly what was in his heart spoken aloud by such a ferocious, mouse-hating woman as Cook. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Hearing Johnny spoken of so made Francie almost believe that he wasn’t dead. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A letter came addressed to Matt from a spinster aunt of Shadrach’s who lived in Washington, a woman of whom Shad had often spoken. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept wondering if Lelia had ever spoken to the photographer, or perhaps gone inside. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "I hope I have not spoken out of turn, my lady. I meant no offense." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This mysterious underground railroad was spoken of, in whispers, in the quarter on the Brodas plantation, just as it was on all the other plantations. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And Michael, watching her fold up her list, wished he had not spoken. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Then, although neither of them had so far spoken a word, they fewtered their spears, put spurs to their horses, and began to charge. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact since Brian had come to the small airport in Hampton, New York to meet the plane—driven by his mother—the pilot had spoken only five words to him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of those people who called me a pocho could have spoken English to me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He had spoken very little all the evening and everyone looked round. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I think that he got off at Witney, and I think he might have spoken to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z We had a little joke among ourselves that he was such a drunk, his child’s very first spoken word was “alcohol.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Even now, I couldn’t discern a Yiddish accent in spoken English, when the accent was my own. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Having spoken thus plainly, he went away to his own house and left his uncle’s wife screaming. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The words were formed and spoken with relief. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She told them what had happened on that afternoon, and how Malcolm had spoken to Mrs. Coulter and deflected her questions. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I already knew—but I still needed to hear the truth, spoken aloud. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A friend of my father’s—a man who had spoken out against the Taliban—was ambushed on his way home. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The strangers whom Besa had spoken of arrived about an hour later. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Morrow had begun it by reading a brief statement, saying that he hadn’t seen or spoken to Halliday in over a decade. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She had never spoken another word, even to Mercy or Kit, after that first surprising disclosure. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “But now I cannot stand anymore. We must decide this now, tonight. Either that name is never to be spoken in her hearing, or she must go, or I will go. Take your choice.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom Watson himself, who had spoken with passion and idealism about wiping out the color line, became one of white supremacy’s greatest supporters. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t spoken a word to me and I didn’t really care. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z His life’s words had mostly been spoken now, his speeches and letters, his books and protest chants, already etched not just into his story but into humanity’s as a whole. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She said she had spoken to a professor at Houghton—one of my favorite professors, a woman from Kenya—to ask her why I had left school. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Harry doubled back to see who had spoken and met Professor Lupin, looking around his office door. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I thought perhaps you’d like to go hang out with Adelaide,” her mother continued, as if she had not spoken. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z One of the beings at the front, a petite man among a large group of petite men said, “Sylvester the Wise has spoken!” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z So she wasn’t talking to herself, after all—though from where I was lying, I couldn’t see the young man who’d spoken. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I was not speaking the tongue spoken by those who rule men, the kings, conquerors, dictators, generals; in that language there was no answer to his question. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z At first, I had thought it possible its limited success was due to my not having spoken clearly enough. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z We’ve never spoken about that day at the vet’s office either. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The door stood ajar, and through the crack, I could just make out lines being spoken on the stage. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I—I want to announce,” Mr. Dalton said in a quiet voice that carried throughout the room, though it was spoken in a tense whisper, “that Miss Dalton has been kidnapped. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z This city is far from the region where that language is spoken, but when one of the daughters answers her in Kikongo, she does not seem surprised. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “There has not one word been spoken that makes sense 1” For the last few moments Goodwife Cruff had been vehemently prodding her husband. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z On arriving for a visit one day, Mom was told I had spoken my first words since the procedure. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z They sat on the bank over the silver-black water, and Serafina told her that she had spoken to the children’s dæmons. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But Gandalf had spoken soft words to him, and he had slept in a corner, tired but uneasy, dimly aware of comings and goings and of men talking and Gandalf giving orders. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There was just something ominous about the way Deedee had spoken of them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I fill in details he hasn’t spoken aloud. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Did Pearl know yet, Moody wondered, but they’d barely spoken since their falling out, and he retreated to his room and did his best not to wonder what Pearl was doing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z No, they are just frozen historical accidents: the “correct” forms are those that happened to be used in the dialect spoken in the region around London when written English first became standardized several centuries ago. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A girl named Ayako, who was the ringleader, hadn’t spoken yet. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z This was probably more than I had spoken in a month. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then she tiptoed back to where she had been standing when she had first spoken. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Hardly has he spoken than we see Bate and his friend coming across the road toward us. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Convinced that Jesus had spoken to her directly, she devoted her days to battling the evils of drink. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Captain Black had boundless faith in the wisdom, power and justice of Major de Coverley, even though he had never spoken to him before and still found himself without the courage to do so. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It seemed an innocuous excuse; and yet, it spoken, the man took a greater interest in us, stepping close and glaring into our faces. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But Austronesian languages are spoken in a narrow strip immediately on the north and southeast coasts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I’ve spoken with the witnesses, the survivors, so I know that my brother stands up, eases himself past the man in the aisle seat, saying, “Excuse me.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not an apology, Superintendent. As far as this investigation goes, nobody’s spoken to me or my child. That’s not much of an investigation.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Way, way more than the small groups of students Annabelle’s spoken to before now. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “You have seventeen rooms to clean,” he went on as though I had not spoken. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Where Chase preferred words on a page, Mattie favored the spoken word. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He had never spoken a single word to me before. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z There had been a few word bursts during and before the ghetto, but up until the end of the war, I had probably not spoken two thousand words in my life. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He had spoken of Mr. Rochester as an old friend. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Naturally, she had never heard the word spoken, or seen it in print, or come across it in asterisks. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And she had spoken with an accent—a southern accent. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Now I’m the one flushing, because this is the most he’s ever spoken to me, and there’s a vehemence in his face that’s almost too much. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I begin to reason with myself, to doubt whether I had spoken clearly: what had I whispered and what had I screamed? Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I told him that before the war my father had spoken about my uncle, who lived in the city. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Ranofer held out the lotus root almost before the words were spoken. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Yeah, whatever,” I answered, deciding it was better if I didn’t tell Ellie I had spoken with Jack. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The last time I had spoken to Rahim Khan had been shortly after Baba’s death. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z People who have never spoken to me suddenly say what’s up. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A story that has to be memorised and spoken out loud is necessarily less complex than a novel that can be written down and unfolds over a greater length of time. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Hardly had she spoken than his tail went up, his mouth opened slightly, and he fairly grinned. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Aech told me that she hadn’t seen or spoken to her mother since leaving home on her eighteenth birthday. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In addition to the spoken word, their communication methods include petroglyphs, wampum belts, and books with symbols painted on bark cloth. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The Thunderhead had spoken to her, and now, so had Scythe Curie. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I knew now what was in that pit, what had spoken from the entrance of Tartarus. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Don’t look white people in the eye; don’t do things to get their attention; don’t touch anything; don’t say anything unless spoken to; and then, mind your manners. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Absolutely not. Haven’t seen or spoken to either of those guys since April twentieth.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Winston was just taking his place in one of the middle rows when two people whom he knew by sight, but had never spoken to, came unexpectedly into the room. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was the first time he’d spoken since the school exploded. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Only three shabbily-dressed women lingered near her, and because she could not contain her eagerness, Kit smiled and would have spoken, but she was abruptly repulsed by their sharply curious eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Now, for the first time, lynchings were being publicly spoken about in the news, whereas before they seemed to be a silent hobby of the white folks. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The girl hurries ahead of me, as if wishing to physically escape the words she’s just spoken. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He hasn’t spoken to me in five days. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I had never spoken Martian to someone and had them give me the look that could only be given to a Martian. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Shortly before her sixteenth birthday, Buttercup realized that it had now been more than a month since any girl in the village had spoken to her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Piggy sniveled and Simon shushed him quickly as though he had spoken too loudly in church. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The oracle which once had spoken terrible words to him comforted him when he was dying. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t spoken to him since that first day. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My not talking to her wouldn’t give her any reason to think anything, since there had never been one personal word spoken between us—even if she had thought anything. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They had often spoken of someday taking me there. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The exhibition was rather a success, and masters who had hardly ever spoken to me over the past four years would come up and say things like, ‘It’s quite extraordinary’ . Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Dari seemed too friendly—we’d never actually spoken before, but here we were, chatting away while he stood there in a potato. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Three days went by and four days went by and still Ogion had not spoken a single charm in Ged's hearing, and had not taught him a single name or rune or spell. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Best of all were the rich, familiar smells of garlic and onion and the lilting cadence of Spanish spoken by the dark-eyed waiters, who reminded Sandi of her uncles. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “There is no money in this house,” he said more loudly than he had yet spoken. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Papa had spoken his mind on this questionnaire. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Have you ever noticed I have never once approached you and have been exhaustively civil every time we’ve spoken? Yet here you are, seeking me out again.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Eberechi had never spoken about her feelings for him, after all. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We had not spoken about the incident in my room several nights before and, in the drowsy silence of the car, I felt the need to make things plain. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I look away, feeling bad that I haven’t spoken to him since the accident. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z She had never spoken to an American policeman before. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Only then did they realize she had spoken for the first time in all those years. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Any words having to do with sex were spoken in a low whisper, and kids who weren’t in the know were often laughed at. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Their chief, or Awoamefia, who could be spoken to only through a member of the council of elders, invited the guests to sit, and they were formally welcomed with wine and prayers. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This man, his wife and son have hardly spoken to me, but they’re family. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The day before, Fiver’s warning had troubled him, and he had spoken in anger to the Threarah and left the Owsla. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I always thought that was odd, because on the two occasions when I’ve spoken to his mum she sounded so pleased to be talking to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z More words than she’s spoken to me in a long time. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It took me a second to realize I had spoken. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Her words, spoken in Mamá’s voice, pierced through my heart and I screamed in agony. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I leaned in more closely to hear the words spoken by the star woman. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z ‘These are evil tidings,’ said Celeborn, ‘the most evil that have been spoken here in long years full of grievous deeds.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And if the man had spoken with a different accent, Nigel would have called him miserly for not giving them a tip. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He tested her strength, still, and kept her working at it, but he had not spoken of the climbing out for many months. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One close friend, the young lawyer Clifford R. Hope, Jr., had spoken plainly: “Do you know what’s happening to you, Al? Do you realize you never talk about anything else?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “You bid me always to speak; yet there are times when Sorrow is best spoken through Silence.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But there was a real authority about the way Ruth had spoken, and the three of us knew each other well enough to know there had to be something behind her words. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The talk, loud and spoken quickly, went faster than my ear could catch. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “There is no proof of our wedding. Words were spoken. That is all. And words vanish on the wind,” I said bitterly. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was the first time I had ever spoken to my mother as a man; she nodded and obeyed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time I had ever spoken to him. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to tell him what I’d learned from June, but this was the most he’d spoken to me in days. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I have never spoken this many words in a row to Margo in our long and storied relationship, but here it is, my last play for her. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z No, they had spoken of danger, but no one had specifically mentioned rats except the cockroaches. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I was confused by this sudden glare of attention; it was as if the characters in a favorite painting, absorbed in their own concerns, had looked up out of the canvas and spoken to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She said it in a nasty voice, but it was the first time anyone had spoken to me in weeks, so I decided to answer her. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I should have spoken to her the moment I suspected who she was. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Even more unexpectedly, clicks or Khoisan words also appear in two Afroasiatic languages spoken by blacks in Kenya, stranded still farther from present Khoisan peoples than are the Hadza and Sandawe peoples of Tanzania. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Papa-Nnukwu asked, in his sudden way that made me realize he had been following every word spoken in Igbo. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It was the one who had spoken with him and the Frenchman before he slept. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Peggy had spoken to him in the presence of these men, and for him not to obey would seem odd. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Have you ever spoken to the sparrows about this ‘something’?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But if he was here, who had I spoken to in his office? Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Boys by nature require these silences; they must not be startled by too many words, spoken too quickly. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Never a civil word had been spoken by either one of them. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I thought about the lines Rachel had spoken in that creepy voice: about storm and fire and the Doors of Death. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He had spoken to his friend, the U.S. marshal. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z El’s voice scratches, like she hasn’t spoken in days. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z There they were, spoken at last, and the irony crushed her. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I later found out that after we left the school, the principal had spoken again on the PA. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z What might that wind have spoken before the morning came? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It was never written down or spoken, but it was a deal nonetheless. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It gets tiresome being spoken to as if you are a child, even if you happen to be one. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her name—spoken by this strange being in this strange, lonely place! Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But she did not mind, for he would be back at the weekend, and one day he would be home forever and not an unkind word would be spoken. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She stood staring at him from the doorway, her eyes blinking, her expression a total blank, like he had just spoken to her in a foreign language. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z When I pressed the calling bell, the woman with whom I had spoken on the phone hollered from what seemed to be just the other side of the door, “One minute, please!” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Rowan turned to her, wishing he had spoken. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was a private word, slangish, even affectionately vulgar, and, when spoken by a stranger, insulting, because it glibly assumed familiarity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I had the capacity to imagine such language, but neither Call nor I had ever really heard it spoken. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one the women were taken through the door that Afi had spoken of earlier. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Beck had spoken openly of his vision problem earlier, but with the summit in reach he neglected to mention its increasing severity to Rob or anyone else. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I stared at him, knowing now why we hadn’t spoken of Sam. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Denethor looked at their faces and nodded his head, as though in sign that he had read much there before it was spoken. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Jared doesn’t look as if he particularly appreciates being spoken to this way, and I’m not a fan of it myself, but who knows where I would be without Rufus to speak up for me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Wiser words have never been spoken,” said Goddard. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But Haliax had spoken of them as if they still existed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s the first time I’ve spoken since being thrown in the air like a wrestler. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Maybe, since he hasn't spoken much about me, we can still get some mileage out of it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z When he moaned in his sleep, she soothed him with the kind of words she would have spoken to her babies. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt remembered with a chill how often the old man had spoken of the Chaldean kings. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jonathan gazed up at the one who had spoken. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘I have spoken of them, but you have not yet seen them.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But it often raised questions he could see in people’s eyes that never got spoken aloud—not even by his friends. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He had once spoken to Lupin out of that fireplace, seeking reassurance about James, and Lupin had consoled him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z His mother had not spoken to him at all. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The Welshman who had spoken was a short, thickset fellow from the sappers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The man had spoken the truth—the flashlights were pointed downward—and in the glow cast by their beams Reynie could just make out who carried them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Taisin heard the words as though she were standing in that frozen palace with Elowen; she heard them as though she had spoken them herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Her parents had had a terrible fight the week before, she reported, and hadn’t spoken for days. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The last time they had spoken, they had argued heatedly, and the memory of it still made her face burn with suppressed anger. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Meggie would have given Mo a hurt look if he had spoken to her like that, but Farid didn't seem to mind. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Lazlo’s grasp of the spoken language was tenuous, but he managed to answer, in uncertain grammar, “I want to come with you. Please, let me be of service.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I was to discover that I was living in a rare moment when a personality becomes so interlocked with the era that it can’t be spoken of in different sentences. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She passes me without even seeming to notice I have spoken. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z People had long conversations with him, only to realize later that he hadn’t spoken. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He’s spoken out twice today in ways that make me think he would rather be friends than enemies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I think Charlie chewed him out pretty good last time. They haven’t spoken much since — tonight is sort of a reunion, I think. I don’t think he’d bring it up again.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Never had Laertes spoken so lovingly to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Something shivered in him as the word sin was spoken. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The Griever holding Dave—a kid Thomas had never spoken to— was rolling along on its spikes toward the West Door, churning and whirring. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z As it was, he stared at Dudley for several seconds before accepting that it must have been his cousin who had spoken; for one thing, Dudley had turned red. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Each one contained the exact words spoken by the various guests, and they all began eating immediately with great gusto. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Now he had spoken his name, and emotions, fears, that he had held in check all day surged up through him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A high-ranking officer—but not the colonel who had spoken to them before—stepped into the circle with them. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She hadn’t spoken or moved since the two women had appeared, and that scared him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was the opening exchange of a dialogue in power—no words spoken, only magic. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Thomas didn’t respond, and for a long time they just sat there, holding hands, no words spoken, in their minds or aloud. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then softly spoken words, and a leather hood, and medication. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He looked around quickly to see who had spoken. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘Unless he has spoken words to you as his friend that we have not heard,’ said Éomer, ‘none now in the land of the living can tell his purpose.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z That’s the first thing we’d spoken about months ago—really spoken about, not just about favorite shows and stuff, but about something important. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z One of the women had taken to sleeping in Weese's bed, and she got a piece of ripe blue cheese as well, and a wing off the capon that Weese had spoken of that morning. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In the instant between saying the word and before it sailed off into the air he had clamped his lips shut—and the “but” was trapped in his mouth, all made but not spoken. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And I remembered Ares s warning, spoken on the beach in Los Angeles so long ago: When you need it most, your sword will fail you. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z When I’d done I turned away, alarmed that I had spoken to my master in such a fashion. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He had been staring at the flames, going over the events of the night before, until she’d spoken, and he was suddenly back in the present. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In the face of the man who had last spoken, he thought he recognized the same look his father had had when they parted: fear. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “But no one I have ever spoken to knows where that is.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for telling me, Elizabeth. I wish you and Sara had spoken up straightaway.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z To acknowledge what they hadn’t spoken about yet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Merely because I had read a book that had spoken of how they lived and thought, I identified myself with that book. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Jackson, again, my sincerest apologies that we haven’t spoken before today.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “A very gentlemanly exhibition,” add the peregrine, not minding that Captain Balan had spoken before her. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z How I had opened my mouth when I should have stayed silent, and shut it when I should have spoken out. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The tallest one, his cloud of frizzy brown hair hovering around a pencil-thin neck, stepped in front of the others—the ginger kid who had spoken before, and two big-shouldered blonds that looked like brothers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z After we had spoken for a while Clement took me out of his office and into INPA’s experimental forest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Or perhaps the fish had never spoken and it all had been his imagination? Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z One of the rescuers, a woman, sat across from Thomas and Teresa; the leader who’d spoken to them earlier climbed onto the bus and took a seat at the wheel, cranked up the engine. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I remarked favorably its buoyancy, which stirred the heart at the thought that such excellently spoken men determined our fate. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I’d spoken to Madame, but I could sense Tommy shifting next to me, and was aware of the texture of his clothes, of everything about him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We had never spoken that way to one another. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The women I knew back in New York grumbled from down low in the gut, in messy plaints, everything spoken in 2 A.M. arias. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He took longer to reply when spoken to, to chew his food, even to find the right Bible passages to read. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z There was something aggressive in the way the boy had spoken, and Sergeant Maples had heard it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The last words were spoken carefully, as if they held special significance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Pong had never spoken with a monk before, but he knew that monks fasted each day from noon until sunrise the next day. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z ‘Neither does he use his right name, nor permit it to be spelt or spoken,’ said Aragorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Many eyes will be upon you, Miss Lumley, so take care. You need not speak to anyone unless spoken to, of course.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I mean, I might have spoken to him, but we don't talk about anything important enough to remember. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Why, then, asked somebody, had he spoken so strongly against it? Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Can you tell me her name? My parents said that it wasn’t to be spoken again in the community. But couldn’t you say it just to me?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z When there were ten of us, we climbed down onto the muddy floor, and the man who had first spoken began to pray. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The words that I had spoken surprised me to my very core. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z We hadn’t spoken about breaking into Jesse’s house, and I was happy to forget it had ever happened. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She smiled at everyone and never spoke at all unless she was spoken to. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Florence had scarcely ever spoken to her before she arrived at this merciful unpopularity; but Elizabeth had noticed Florence. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She could only hear Beaudelet’s voice; Robert had apparently not even spoken a word of greeting to his companion. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The mother made no comments to the media, but an uncle had spoken: Tariq was a good student and an upstanding citizen. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He had never spoken to me directly that I remembered, and I wasn’t entirely convinced he knew my name. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z To Alyce it sounded all the more frightening and strange, as if a goose had spoken, or an egg, or the dung heap in the yard. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When he told me that he’d spoken to Rachel on the phone, that she sounded fine, better, happy almost, I didn’t doubt him for a moment. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Earlier in the day Dad and I had spoken with Ms. Campbell about how the interview was going to work. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It was a cue, and no sooner had Baaz spoken the words than he was pushing open the Hema’s front entrance flap. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I wish I’d never danced with her or spoken with her or seen her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The telepathic message felt as precise as spoken words. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It was the first time she had spoken in front of Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Caesar had never spoken to her but had this figured out about her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I realized in the silence that followed that I hadn’t spoken since answering Davis’s compliment about my shirt. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It has been a long time since she has spoken to me. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I say, which might be cute, except I’ve spoken too soon. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Why, indeed, had he spoken of all this to Zau, who could do nothing about it? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He liked that she had spoken so forcefully, for once, about the cause; it was as if she had finally become an equal participant in the war effort. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Inside the noisy mill the men could hear plainly every word that was spoken, but for the first hour outside they were deaf. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z His words are spoken with a quiet fierceness, and I suddenly feel shy of him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z You can, you know, if you like, for that other good fellow—he must be a good fellow, my dear, and a fine fellow, or you could not love him—hasn’t spoken yet.’ Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Croak no more, brave Toad, for our Great Lord Snow has spoken.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The Mahabharata is one of two ancient poems. It was written in Sanskrit, an ancient Indic language that is no longer spoken.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We hadn’t spoken about Dad in a while, but he and his stupid girlfriend boiled to the surface of my upset feelings. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z The question resounded in Ranofer’s mind as if he had spoken it aloud. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z "I've spoken to a certain man I know, a good friend to me . . . and you, my lady. He will hire a swift ship to take us to safety, when the time is right." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I stood before the door of the house, through which, when I had passed before, I had passed in train with others, and had then been bid to stand silent and serve unless spoken to. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I shouldn’t have stayed, but it’s hard to break the habit of listening because people have always spoken and acted as if I weren’t there, as if they never cared what I overheard. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes—to Ireland. I have spoken my mind, and can go anywhere now.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “For a word to be spoken,” Ged answered slowly, “there must be silence. Before, and after.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Sixteen, and it was settled, though we had not spoken a word to each other. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl who’d spoken stood up to get a better look at me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Now, perhaps this reading aloud, about which his sister always spoken and written to him, had recently fallen out of their general routine. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Nok's parents had never once spoken about her birth, and she had never asked. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z This one never had a name, but it was spoken by the members of an imaginary agricultural society something like that of ancient Mesopotamia. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We hadn’t spoken since our conversation near the bridge. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She had known personally but one Mexican, who made and sold excellent tamales, and whom she would have trusted implicitly, so soft- spoken was he. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z One day my tongue lay like a lump of meat in my mouth, the next day it was articulating words that hadn’t been spoken in over a year. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “Maybe I should not have spoken. Maybe you do not care for me.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z "Decree or no decree, I have always spoken the truth and I intend to continue to do so." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z As Bobby sat with the referee, not a word was spoken; the afternoons crept slowly into summer twilight. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sharpe looked coldly at her teacup as if it had spoken instead of her. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Yes, and he'd spoken of the director instead of the head doctor; could they be one and the same? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time her son had spoken. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But Nora’s doing Hanukkah in Vermont, and he doesn’t want to annoy her, and his best friend from high school, Liam, has barely spoken to him since he moved to DC. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, they were black,’ said Beregond, 'and I see that you know something of them, though you have not spoken of them in any of your tales.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He and Julia had only spoken in low whispers, and it would not pick up what they had said, but it would pick up the thrush. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “No. More,” he croaked, so hoarse he was not certain he had even spoken. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were the names of numbers in Hindi, the most commonly spoken language in India. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “We had never even spoken. The first time I ever talked to Peeta was on the train to the Games.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Vengeance ought to be spoken through gritted teeth, spittle flying, the cords of one’s soul so entangled in it that you can’t let it go, even if you try. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He had not spoken a word to his wife. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That her spirit lingered, unable to leave, never spoken of? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It's the first time I've heard it spoken since Ma identified his body in the hospital. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And he wouldn’t have those waking dreams or hear those awful words his mother had spoken to him: What harm? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned slowly to the Queen, who had not spoken. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He wondered whether it was far to the river of which Kehaar had spoken. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His father leaned against a wall, arms crossed and eyes glaring at the floor as if to indicate that he did not wish to be spoken to. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “She has finally spoken, sir,” Yewande said, her eyes on her daughter. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She was positive everybody knew what was the matter with her, that she was being looked at, but she was puzzled that she had never heard it spoken of before in all her years. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She had appeared before that group and spoken on behalf of female suffrage for decades. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In the quarter, the name of the man who was involved was never spoken aloud. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We can both understand it, but his spoken Bangla is more fluent than mine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For Ben’s sake they had all spoken in English. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The dark Edward in my dream last night was a reflection only of my fear of the word Jacob had spoken, and not Edward himself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I hadn’t spoken a single word to him since the day I’d seen him in bio, and for the first time in a month, I had a real opportunity to study him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Her appreciation for these details flatters him; it occurs to him that he has never spoken of his experiences in India to any American friend. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He said that he had spoken to his son by telephone a week before the disappearance and had noticed nothing unusual. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Adam had not spoken except to say, “Come along!” at the City Hall after he had thanked the Chief. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Is it likely,” I said, after hesitating, “that my patron, the fountain-head you have spoken of, Mr. Jaggers, will soon—” there I delicately stopped. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He and I are cool again, but we haven’t really seen each other or spoken a whole lot because...well, Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z When I had lived in Roxbury before, John Hughes had been a big gambler who wouldn’t have spoken to me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been hanging there on the wall when they moved in, and, although Coraline’s mother had spoken occasionally of replacing it with something newer, she never had. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Pippin's not so nicely spoken as you, my pet, but his heart's twenty-four karat. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He had spoken to the Mountain of Gont, calming it, and had stilled the trembling precipices of the Overfell as one soothes a frightened beast. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Angela had seen him do this but had not spoken to him about it or anything else. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her words were more softly spoken than whispered, and I could tell she had moved away from him, nearer the door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It was a language in which there seemed to be many words that he knew, though spoken more richly and strongly than in the Shire, yet he could not piece the words together. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I had spoken with my dad and told him I was putting off college and instead would help with his new company. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It was the first time he had spoken since they had caught him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z When he replied, his words were weighty and spoken with a grim resolve. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Without glancing up when spoken to, she plunked down one, then another, until all four packs were safely in Shirley’s hands. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I said it louder and more forcefully than I’d ever spoken to a teacher. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The man leading the prayer had spoken more advanced Japanese than she could then understand. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z After that Mr. Govind must have spoken well of us to the bangle maker. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Have you lost your senses? You wait till you’re spoken to. What will you do, anyway?” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She had rarely spoken of it again, but Hanako had not forgotten it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z What mattered were individual relationships, and a completely helpless gesture, an embrace, a tear, a word spoken to a dying man, could have value in itself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Nhamo so badly wanted to hear a voice, she wasn’t sure whether someone had actually spoken or whether she had imagined it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They had not spoken even after they shook hands today. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I had spoken to him a couple of times, and he was unfailingly courteous, even charming. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But that was as it should have been, for I was someone new—even though I had spoken in a very old-fashioned way. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A slowly, hesitantly spoken “Yeah” was my general verbal reaction to almost everything I heard. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We wondered why he had not spoken up while whites were still on the bus. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I been sick,” Bigger said, knowing that he had to explain why he had not spoken or eaten in three days. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He looked away from Rosalie as if she hadn’t spoken, as if she didn’t exist. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z No sooner had she spoken the words than the darkness began to dissipate. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z These were the first words he had spoken since they set out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He thinks his story is wonderful, and that if spoken right will impress his father with his willingness, his honor. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The secret language I used to speak with just Amma in jail is spoken everywhere here. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Josiah was surprised that a Mexican woman had spoken to him, and he gave her the paper without looking at her face. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z "How are you? Have you spoken to your dad yet?" she asks. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Friedman found that in just two minutes, without a word being spoken, the low-scorers ended up picking up the moods of the high-scorers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have welcomed dropping down on a bit of sidewalk, but I didn’t know what was allowed or what bit of sidewalk was spoken for. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “You will wait to speak until you are spoken to, and then you will say please and thank you, ma’am. You will wait to do what, Andrew?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z After these words were spoken, a thoughtful silence settled over the men. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One-quarter of the world’s languages are spoken only in Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As he reached the clump of thistles where he had spoken to Kehaar that morning, a long roll of thunder sounded from across the valley beyond. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z These things were not spoken about on Maxwell Street. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Since that time he had never spoken with his mouth again, because with his friend there was no need for this. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And she herself was only a child, too young to be spoken to so politely! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was true that he had never spoken of such personal things to her before but he felt that he could. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “We have spoken of this. I will not be at your wedding, but you must wear this. I make with my own hand,” she said to Hanako. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I wanted to be able to tell Luthiuli I had spoken to his friends and convey their reaction. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I went out into the cold, annoyed both by his lack of surprise and by the short, clipped manner in which he'd spoken, but I started out, taking my own time. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Since summer he had hardly spoken to her. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Until this point I had barely spoken a dozen words, responding to most of their tentative questions with grim silence. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was not used to being spoken to in this way. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Then Wang Lung answered unwillingly and timidly, for he had never spoken her name aloud before to anyone, “It is the woman called Lotus.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z As I pressed my knees against my chest, I realized that despite the fact that I had followed her order to the letter, she still hadn’t spoken a single word to me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I don’t know if I’m lost or not,” I say, and realize it’s the first time I’ve spoken since the Greyhound Station in Pittsburgh. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Then, just as suddenly as she had spoken, Aisha began to cry. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He looked away, a muscle twitching in his jaw, and she knew she’d spoken truth. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One of the jurors told a newspaper reporter, “Could I have spoken, I should have answered ‘not guilty,’ and the men in the jury box would have sustained me.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z All this last day Frodo had not spoken, but had walked half-bowed, often stumbling, as if his eyes no longer saw the way before his feet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There are, I have noticed, two basic types of French spoken by Americans vacationing in Paris: the Hard Kind and the Easy Kind. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I had not heard words spoken for so long that they sounded strange to me, yet they were good to hear, even though it was an enemy who spoke them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I shook my head, trying to remember if any of us had spoken rudely about Mamá, but my thoughts were cloudy, eerily void of memory, a fact that stupefied me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was the first time she had ever spoken to a young man. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Angie had spoken to Mother, believing her sister would never treat family that way. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Years before Colonel Aureliano Buendía had spoken to him about the fascination of war and had tried to show it to him with countless examples drawn from his own experience. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Philip broke a vase that belonged to Anne Boleyn, Gran ordered a communications lockdown, and Mum hasn’t spoken to anyone,” Henry tells him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He’s never spoken to any of them before. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They’d spoken in the kitchen of the arrangements they would make together. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z If Cook hadn’t spoken to the woman directly Ophie might have half thought the strange white woman was a ghost. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It took Mariam a moment to realize she was being spoken to. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z When he saw her entering the room, Ben realized how very few times he and Karen had ever spoken to each other without another member of the family being present. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I haven’t spoken a word to him since Finch got expelled. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He had spoken peace and confidence into their troubled souls, had set a star before them and we were passing on to other scenes, still carrying the message. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Avert!” said Vetch, turning his left hand in the gesture that turns aside the ill chance spoken of. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She was not sure which one had spoken. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” says Salim, thrilled and horrified that he has spoken the truth about his brother-in-law’s samples. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The words were spoken in a deep voice filled with salt water and brogue. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He’s spoken to the Detroit Lions football team, and gives a regular presentation to the top high school basketball players in the world when they gather at national clinics. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And then everyone returned to normal, like I hadn’t even spoken. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Of course, we always felt embarrassed if our grandfather were mentioned, just as we did if God were spoken of.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z So she hadn’t exactly spoken to Mamma again; she was sure that wasn’t going to be a fun conversation. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Her heart, as on that bright summer day when he had first spoken to her, gave a terrible bound and then was still, with an awful, wounded stillness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I prayed silently, words echoing in my head louder than anything I’d ever spoken. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He saw Garnett move down, thought for a moment, but no, he was moving down into that one swale, the protected area Pickett had spoken of. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A powerful guilt blocked my spoken words; an essential glue was missing whenever I’d try to connect words to form sentences. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And Wang Lung stammered and muttered, and would have spoken, but when he took his pipe from his mouth, no sound came, and he stared at his son. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I am a piece of furniture, not a girl who will remember every word spoken in this room. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In other instances, the words were spoken over images of African American residents wilting in the heat outside the Morial Convention Center or standing on rooftops waving for help. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They had complete text transcripts of every audible word she’d spoken while clearing the first two gates. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The rider who had spoken inclined his head. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She never made herself noticeable, never spoke unless spoken to, performed what was expected and no more, and tried for no promotions. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t suppose you’ve spoken to your little sister yet,” she said, and turned to look at the shower curtain. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Anybody with a hooked-up computer can now communicate remotely and instantaneously—through the spoken word or through the written—with a potential audience of millions. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Four weeks since Alex had last heard from his parents and one day short of that since he’d last spoken to his brother. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Others at once took up the cry, and the phrase w'as repeated, parrot-fashion, again and again, with an ever-growing volume of sound, until, by the seventh or eighth reiteration, no other word was being spoken. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Kit had been her grandfather’s name for her, and something in Mercy’s smile had reached straight across the gulf so that suddenly she wanted to hear the name spoken again. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He was a tall, quiet, sober, soft- spoken black man, a carpenter by trade. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ophie mostly knew who it was by the words the men were saying: words that were unkind at their heart, the kind of words that bruised and jabbed just by being spoken. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The nurse who had spoken put a hand on my shoulder and led me out of the room, maneuvering the trolley with her free, expert hand. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Anything was possible, and that this would be Ricky’s first impression of a man I’d spoken about with reverence made me especially nervous. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The word “demon” was being spoken, but it was with smiles half-hidden behind raised hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the moment, I knew no particulars beyond what they had spoken. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z What I have not done, not really, is spoken with Cardan. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And Chess had actually spoken more quietly than usual, not louder. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Think of me to-morrow, my dear Emma, about four o’clock,” was Mrs. Weston’s parting injunction; spoken with some anxiety, and meant only for her. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z They had spoken once, but there is not need for speech if it is only a habit anyway. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognize him as Kenn, who had spoken to me on the private jet. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "The daughter I know never would have spoken to me this way." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They were powerful words, though spoken softly, and they seemed to lift the hopes of the others. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then she went on: “I spoken to him a bit.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Taisin’s thoughts came through as clearly as if she had spoken them out loud: She is trying to manipulate you. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They are not in themselves ‘testimony’, equivalent to words spoken or texts written; but when we find them in the Bible, as it were orchestrated by God, they become the equivalent of testimony. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Dad had barely spoken to me since I announced my decision. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The girl his daughter might have spoken of on occasion. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then they sighed and felt suddenly weary, as those who have been questioned long and deeply, though no words had been spoken openly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z An exceedingly calm, circumspect man, Groom was pleasant company but seldom spoke unless spoken to and replied to questions tersely, in a barely audible voice. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I never will forget one little blonde co-ed after I had spoken at her New England college. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you blame me for having spoken so warmly of Wickham?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It’s been a long time since I’ve spoken to her like a friend, a long time since we laughed together. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Lazlo wondered if his own long ago “thank you” was the only one Nero had ever spoken. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “I had my suspicions. As I said . . . I’ve spoken to the Oracle, too.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Once in that court he had felt himself to be a word spoken by the sunlight. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Although they had spoken briefly on a number of occasions, Penelope had not been summoned to a private audience with her mistress since the day of her job interview. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Thus, the evidence derived from plant names in modern African languages permits us to glimpse the existence of three languages being spoken in Africa thousands of years ago: ancestral Nilo-Saharan, ancestral Niger-Congo, and ancestral Afroasiatic. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The last time I had spoken to them was when Dr. Z and Tina got married in the university chapel over Labor Day weekend last year. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All of this was spoken like ordinary morning conversation. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His eyes had gone as deep as they had when he had spoken of learning to fly on that strange beach. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well spoken,” said the Count, and with one sudden swing, he clubbed Westley into insensitivity. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The closest, a heavyset, darkhaired man in his early twenties, seemed to be the one who had spoken. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Matthew Wood had eaten little and spoken scarcely a word. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He told me the story that I had heard pieces of from Pa. The story Big Ma didn’t want spoken aloud. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I had spoken enough for someone to stop me, for Kazi to stop me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I clung to the fact that these words were, despite their coldness, less harsh than the words he had spoken to me in the barn. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The third stranger, who had not spoken, turned toward the door. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z "If any man had dared speak to a Targaryen as he has spoken to you—" "Do you take me for Aerys?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A white woman had spoken to Big Ma about me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He turned to stare at her, and from the look in his eyes it was as if his supper had just spoken to him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I glared in their direction, but I couldn’t figure, out who’d spoken. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The same procedure can be applied to reconstruct Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, the ancestral language spoken by Austronesians after emigrating from Taiwan. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They took their hats off and made obeisance and many signs, which, however, I could not understand any more than I could their spoken language.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Cilia had backed out of the picture, standing aside ready to serve if called upon, or ready to be of no more importance than a piece of furniture if not spoken to. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Johnson had spoken to me as he would have to anyone. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I remembered how my father had spoken to Clay’s mother in a halting, polite English and how he had excused her son for taking advantage of my timidity and misunderstandings. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why haven’t you spoken to us sooner?” screeched the owl, from higher up in the tree. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He was polished and soft- spoken, and treated Winnie with courtesy and deference. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “When a body is left alone after death, in a state of desecration, the soul becomes corrupted,” he said, as though I hadn’t even spoken. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “But she wouldn’t come. Have you spoken to her lately, Remus?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Any task Catelyn asked her to turn her hand to, Brienne had performed deftly and without complaint, and when she was spoken to she answered politely, but she never chattered, nor wept, nor laughed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There are some news pieces about the investigation, too, but the statements from the police amount to less than nothing: they have spoken to “a number of witnesses,” they are “pursuing several lines of enquire.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the farmhands, though, was a member of the Blackfoot Indian tribe named Levi, who behaved very differently from the coarse miners—being polite, gentle, responsible, sober, and well spoken. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Celia hasn’t spoken to her son since the Soviet tanks stormed Prague four years ago. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Coop hasn’t spoken to me in two weeks. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Only a few Helpers had ever spoken to him, and not one had made eye contact. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The cop gave his lines right and Francie picked up her cues happily and the stage directions were the smiles between the spoken lines. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Another suspicion grew, too terrible to be spoken aloud, that the unknown murderer was still in Denmark, even at Elsinore among us. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Cecilia and Robbie were talking in low voices now, and Briony decided that to respect their privacy she would not turn from the window until she was spoken to. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The words were spoken with a slow patience, like a schoolmaster reciting a forgotten lesson. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Gandalf had hardly spoken these words, when there came a great noise: a rolling Boom that seemed to come from depths far below, and to tremble in the stone at their feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z All that had happened to that point was strange, grandchildren, but it was not as strange as the words I then heard spoken to us from the front of the classroom. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He cannot remember the last time he and his father had spoken. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me like I had just spoken a foreign language. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He had spoken to me in Russian as though he had known the language, not tentatively, but with purpose and a hint of mockery. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Never before had my sass spoken of temples. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a moment of silence, and Matilda, who had never before heard great romantic poetry spoken aloud, was profoundly moved. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z He thought of the white man of whom they had spoken. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Only the language of civilized people may be spoken, thus no German. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Not all speech is spoken, Ivan. I know that doesn’t make sense, but it will.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z We all think that she's kidding, but apparently she has already spoken to someone at the bank and she's put in a formal offer. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Here was a whole new language, spoken through the skin, and to Lazlo’s amazement he already knew it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Sarah had spoken clearly enough, loudly enough, but for a moment, I didn’t understand. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She told him she hasn’t spoken to my dad in a long time. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z ‘I have not spoken to the others about the Barrow. At first it was too horrible, and afterwards there were other things to think about. How do you know about it?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z After Palestine, when the cotton was in, baled and spoken for, Joe got married and worked even harder. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The guidance counselor I had spoken to earlier looked at me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The pain that the major had spoken about had started and all that was happening was without interest or relation. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Lend me your ears . . .” He had never spoken in public before, and found it very difficult to express what he wanted to say. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just wanted to find out if you’d spoken to her.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She has a down look when spoken to, and not remarkably intelligent. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She had never spoken to a white person this way before; Mama would have a fit if she could hear her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He would have liked to have spoken plainly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z But there was that small part of me that was satisfied he’d spoken first. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Aren’t you happy you saved a life?” one refugee supporter growled at Rita Thomas, a longtime resident who had spoken out against the resettlement process. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I think she was frightened, but she frequently brought up her vexation with Mama Mwanza, who had spoken so matter-of-factly about having a strong husband at home. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When it’s important to make the distinction, use oral when you mean “spoken,” written when you mean “written.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The time the woman had spoken of had come. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z "Well spoken, child," said the old man in white. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Principal Peattie has spoken with the police about this,” he said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Her parents had spoken to mine, so Annie and I got tickets to fly up to Seattle together on Friday after school. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The ghost had never spoken to me before, but that morning he said, Matt, it’s time to wake up. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to decide which one of them had spoken. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I had spoken extensively with both Coetsee and Dr. Barnard about this meeting, and they had always advised me to avoid controversial issues with the president. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "It is spoken with understanding and foresight. But how do I draw back my arm if all this miscarries?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He already loathed the words, and he hadn’t actually spoken them aloud to anybody. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z In that moment, some part of her had known that Shaniqua might have been a jerk, but she had spoken truth. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It’s the first time Rufus and I have spoken to each other since getting out of the train station. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Close to, he recognized her as a ghost he had passed several times in the corridor, but to whom he had never spoken. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But the words were Pyke’s, set down as he had spoken them, blunt and to the point. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Until that time I had never heard a foreign language spoken and I used to linger at the door of the corner grocery to hear the odd sounds that Jews made when they talked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only was this the first time Menda had ever spoken, but she recognized his voice as the same one that had spoken to her in a dream, months ago. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I will not be spoken to like that!” said Uncle Vernon, trembling with rage. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He almost jumped with the word, spoken aloud. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are you? What do you want?” he roared in English, since Will had spoken in that language. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Clearly, he wasn’t used to being spoken to this way by children. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I’d spoken to this kid for a total of maybe an hour and suddenly his presence was in my bedroom, in my personal space, stressing me out. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It felt as though she hadn’t spoken in years. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The unlaugher kicked ground straw at a boy who hadn’t spoken. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Many online dictionaries include audio icons that you can click to hear the words spoken. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes flashed with anger, enough so that I regretted I had spoken. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Worded like a question and spoken like a statement: “She’s dead, isn’t she.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The child hadn’t spoken a word since her arrival. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “You were wonderful at the meeting with the board. Bijan has always spoken so highly of you.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Pierced by every word that was spoken, the tight balloon of Bernard’s happy self-confidence was leaking from a thousand wounds. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, if she’d stayed in town, he might have spoken up. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The historian Garry Wills’s view that Everett’s speech was “obsolete within a half-hour of the time when it was spoken” seems to me a little over the top. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The old man had spoken about signs and omens, and, as the boy was crossing the strait, he had thought about omens. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dad and I have been talking, Silas. I think we’ve spoken more this past week than we have in...I don’t know how long. And you know what? It’s been good.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z We had called them just after we arrived to tell them we got here safely, but we hadn't spoken again since. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The first news from the Ekumen on any world is spoken by one voice, one man present in the flesh, present and alone. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Its vocal ranges were operatic, its naturalistic acting style more like that of a play, its structure of spoken plot-carrying scenes interspersed with verse-chorus- designed songs akin to those in musicals. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I have already spoken them through my window to begin acquaintanceship. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She’s praying, he thought in amazement and the words echoed in his mind as though someone had spoken them aloud. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z My voice trembles as I say his name that hasn’t been spoken aloud for centuries. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z If someone spoke to me, especially if I had not spoken first, I wanted to cry. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z And then someone was introducing me to Oprah, explaining that I had spoken at the summit. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Fischer finds it inconceivable that Dawes could have ridden all seventeen miles to Lexington and not spoken to anyone along the way. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She got used to using the back door and to not speaking until spoken to. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was the last time he’d spoken to the media, until today. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He announced the names of men who’d spoken out against him. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I found that I had spoken this conversation aloud and a man had stopped to take notice of my words. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z St. John was a good man; but I began to feel he had spoken truth of himself when he said he was hard and cold. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z And worst of all, how three words spoken in anger had put his father in danger. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z At last the soothsayer, Calchas, declared that the gods had spoken to him: Artemis was angry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But she had not spoken fast enough — that little sobbing catch of breath had answered first. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And out of his mouth came two words, spoken with the tone of a child sadly confessing to something that he had hoped and prayed would go unnoticed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Those children represent over 80 languages spoken in the home, with English-speaking whites in the minority. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z However, if one compares a given language as spoken by Pygmies with the same language as spoken by blacks, the Pygmy version seems to contain some unique words with distinctive sounds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Those words had been spoken in our native language! Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of Meereen might see him as an amusing curiosity, like the exiled Summer Islander King Robert used to keep at King’s Landing, but the queen had always spoken to him gently. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jackson stared at Kate, amazed a student had spoken to him that way. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I threw the shirt to the man Clarence had spoken to. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z There was no physical act, no word spoken aloud, that they had not noticed, no train of thought that they had not been able to infer. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “But we haven’t spoken with her since shortly after Warren died.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “That was nicely spoken,” she said, and cracked a smile. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But the voices behind the metal door had spoken of something arriving at two o’clock. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z After several exchanges of e-mails, Salva learned that the cousin had not actually seen or spoken to his father. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z As the cannoneer started for me again, his cue was spoken on the stage: "Go, bid the soldiers shoot." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The nurse gazed at the stout woman as though she had spoken Welsh. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Her classmate was quiet, reserved; she spoke when spoken to, but rarely entered into any conversations on her own. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He sucked a nipple that was not there, slavered on the neck of a girl he had barely spoken to, foamed over a sin that took place in the uncontrolled cosmos beneath his skull. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never spoken to him or even known his name, but I’d seen Nazario’s face a few times around the neighborhood. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z They were from the same group I’d passed at the corner, though neither was the dark one who’d spoken to me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A man with huge muscles told me it was too bad I was already spoken for, and that earned me hostile looks from three women. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t spoken to any white people apart from bosses since he arrived from Ecuador the year before, he told me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z How was it possible that the two of you hadn’t spoken in months? Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I have spoken so much about other battles I saw, that I will say little more about Okinawa than that it took us eighty-three days. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He took another swallow, thinking to himself that every line he had spoken was lifted without due credit from a half dozen different movies he had seen in his lifetime. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She had spoken English all her life, led the debating society in secondary school, and always thought the American twang inchoate; she should not have cowered and shrunk, but she did. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was never spoken of, but there was no love lost between the families. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Or had a black boy spoken of yearning to get a seat on the New York Stock Exchange, his friends—in the boy’s own interest—would have reported his odd ambition to the white boss. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice that had spoken wasn’t Baba’s, and it hadn’t come from his mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Did your parents mention I’d spoken with them after the service?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The last words were spoken to Polly and the Cabby who had now arrived. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Someone must have spoken to my father about my unruly ways. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z As soon as he had spoken he knew there would be no reply. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t even actually met him yet, and had spoken just once in passing to Sherrie Chin- Watt. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d spoken the night before and had agreed to meet after school, but it wasn’t the same. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z In fact, even in their absence they could not be spoken of too harshly unless we used the sobriquet “They.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Had we but spoken after my father’s death, he would know that I had seen evidence—the poison vial—that could convict Claudius, bringing a just revenge that would leave Hamlet’s own hand unbloodied. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We hadn’t yet spoken of our feelings for each other. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had spoken them many times before their wedding, often she’d urged him not to go, but he had not been able to bring himself to stay away from the fighting. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I knew this was serious because everything they said was unnecessary but spoken with solemn importance. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigger wondered if this were a trap; he decided to play safe and speak only when he was spoken to. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I could have dragged that story out for a mile at least, could have spoken in a low voice so I’d have to stay close to her ear. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Having spoken, he returned to the litter and went inside. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z These days, he never did anymore, and Mariam wasn’t ever sure if she was being spoken to. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Hunter had spoken to her there twice, he said, but Joe knew that those woods were not her favorite place. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “How much would it cost to buy the land, Hadley?” asked Hermann Keufer, who had been a man of some means in his homeland of Germany until he had spoken out against the Kaiser. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Loud and clear. She’s already spoken to Mr. Shine. Abbey was eavesdropping.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z None of them had spoken since Mars and Maniac walked in. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mean to tell me you haven’t spoken to your family since you came?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Neither of us had spoken for several minutes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He would have said, “Morning,” although it wasn’t, but he thought the man lurching down the steps was white and not to be spoken to without leave. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “For thus is it spoken: Oft hope is born, when all is forlorn.” The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Dany knew their tidings were bad before a word was spoken. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Hannah had spoken as though her husband, so many years dead, were still here in the little house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z They were clapping and cheering almost every word spoken from the platform. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z But once an entry is in, all I have to do is push one button and the whole sentence will be spoken for me. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “The boy seems pleasant and well spoken, but...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z By this time we had developed a sort of system of communication, a simple enough thing, just passing spoken messages from one cage to the next, like passing notes in school. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of the day he’d spoken in an anxious, sulky voice. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He had spoken a bit prematurely, it seemed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Ben of the Builders, you’ve been sentenced to Banishment for the attempted murder of Thomas the Newbie. The Keepers have spoken, and their word ain’t changing. And you ain’t coming back. Ever.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z This may have spoken to his clout, since there often wasn’t room in there. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her father, an orchestra violinist, had spoken out against the Germans, which had caused her family's arrest. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Although he had spoken resolutely in front of the others, he knew only too well how little hope there was of saving the warren from the Efrafans. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She realized suddenly that she’d spoken the last words out loud and everyone had heard. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It meant, if you were a child, you did not speak until spoken to, did not look an adult in the eye, did not raise your voice nor enter or leave a room without permission. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Mark, still wincing from the pain, straightened out his legs, trying to see who had spoken the simple but effective command. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As a young professor at Wilberforce College in Ohio, Du Bois had initially praised Washington’s 1895 speech, telegraphing his congratulations “upon your phenomenal success at Atlanta—it was a word fitly spoken.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Then all the voices rang out, “Be it so!” and “Well spoken!” and “Let our friend make sail!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “My queen has spoken. The dwarfs will not be harmed.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had spoken in a low voice, but M. Dupont behind me exclaimed immediately: 'Ah, good!' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “There was a greater drama in the silence than if words had been spoken.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at him carefully, but it was hard to tell if he’d just spoken with mischievous affection or else a kind of disgust. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z "Though your exhibition was quite enchanting and clever, I'm concerned. And I've spoken with the Beauty Minister." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z My first friend, the one who had spoken a little English, was gone. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The dialogue spoken onstage no longer sounded like words but like the last ticks of a dying clock winding down. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As the laughter came more frequently, the whispering began to separate out into sentences spoken in a language she did not understand. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But her face was suddenly as usual and she was collecting the chopsticks as though she had not spoken. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Another fragmented language group is the Austroasiatic family, whose most widely spoken languages are Vietnamese and Cambodian. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Action slows to a dreamlike glide, frame by frame; the motion of a hand, a sentence spoken, fills an eternity. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He had spoken with her and she had spoken back, wanting something from him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z For reasons we had not spoken of, yet each of us understood, none of us was ready to reveal our association. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z When Bigwig had spoken earlier of sounding out the Owsla, Hazel had been in two minds. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In my head I hear President Snow’s words, spoken the morning I was to begin the Victory Tour. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He had spoken again with Medwyn, but the old man could give him no assurance. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z We were fired upon, and heard shots in the night, signals between rebels on opposite shores, but knew nothing of what these shots might mean, the language of ordnance spoken in the gloom. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There are other words not spoken just then, a look between George and Byrd. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Jinx knew who had spoken without even looking. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Each word spoken in the Circle was like kindling added to his smoldering anger. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The voice that had spoken it was a Scholar’s, precise and pedantic and lazily arrogant, very much a Jordan College voice. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Sentences needed to be spoken slowly when a child addressed his mother or father. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t spoken to him since I gave him the peach pit, and well, actually, I hadn’t spoken to him then, either. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z That isolation is reflected in languages spoken today. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She pointed a gloved finger as sharp as a needle at the witch who had spoken. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z No one’s spoken in this room for three months. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z His addiction may casually be mentioned, but if so, it is spoken of as merely an especially tough challenge that he must face. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried, really hard, to stop assuming I had people figured out, especially before I’d ever even spoken to them. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z When Hazel questioned him again, he seemed to be unaware that he had spoken and could add nothing more. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He had spoken to me at the corn husking, and again at Christmas. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Even within my own family, we hadn’t really spoken about the massacre. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Evidently no one had ever spoken to Beatrice so forth- rightly, for she appeared to be in a state of shock. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z From that spot, I could hear clearly every word spoken by Hamlet, for his voice carried well. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z It was, to use his own words, "an art of short, swift, and secret writing, by the which one may transcribe the spoken word as rapidly as it issues from the tongue." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He tried to separate the actual words from the sound of Alice’s voice as she had spoken them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Ranee hasn't spoken to her youngest daughter since Tara came with the news. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And so he was reading the story as if it were a spell and the words of it, spoken aloud, could make magic happen. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z They wouldn’t have known even that those three were all of the same kind if they hadn’t spoken to them and if Strawberry had not seemed to think so. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The Great Six made certain of that, our daily lessons filled with the importance of the spoken and written English word. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Scruggs felt a palpable sense of expectation as family members waited in the hallowed hall, then wept openly to hear the names of their loved ones spoken aloud, honored in “America’s Church.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “This tree is the most gorgeous we’ve ever had. The head honcho has spoken. I don’t want to hear any more yappin’. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s suddenly very aware they’ve never spoken on the phone before, and so he’s never had to figure out how to hang up the phone with Henry before. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And even if I were French, it's not as if English is some mysterious tribal dialect spoken only by anthropologists and a small population of cannibals. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z A single mother, well spoken, artistic, raising a daughter who was polite and fairly pretty and possibly brilliant. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Wild Boy had so taken control that I was losing the ability to express myself with the conventions of spoken language. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He regretted having spoken to the camel driver about what he had seen in the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The women had spoken, but they could not force the men to act. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She had not spoken to Wes or Tony for days, but after hearing the news, she wanted to speak to them just as much as she was sure the police did. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The scholars craned their necks to see who among them had spoken, and were startled—even astonished—to see the soft-spoken, dreamy-eyed junior librarian cutting his way through the crowd. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The weight of appreciation and the threat, which was never spoken, of a return to Momma were burdens that clogged my childish wits into impassivity. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a hint, as if sometime in her childhood, people around her had spoken a language that was close to singing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The warrior who had spoken first raised a hand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z As the day goes on, the name Pamela bubbles out of every conversation, spoken quietly, but so often that it’s a growing echo in the school. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Pa has never spoken so bluntly to me before, and slowly the reality of what he says sinks in. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not say anything else until lunch was over, but I listened to every word spoken, followed every cackle of laughter and line of banter. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “I cannot name a day,” said he, “till I have spoken to some others whom I would wish to meet you.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Arya could not have spoken if her life had hung on it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Just that morning I had spoken with them face-to-face. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At a bear feast, the bear’s skull was ribboned and set out on a good red cloth, spoken to, honored. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Stanley looked at him, unsure if Zero had even spoken or if he'd just imagined it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z When the wailing chant was going strong, April suddenly cried, “Stop! The mighty Thoth has heard us. The oracle has spoken!” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Goodness, uncle! And yet you have spoken to her?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Which meant he hadn’t actually spoken to anyone since his father that morning. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z We had never spoken of this, and I felt a shiver pass over me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was that I had not spoken a single word of English that entire day. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But the thing is, Rae hasn’t really spoken more than a few words to me since the dinner. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z It was as if Moody had somehow peered into his brain and spoken all his fears out loud. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This whole conversation went on before either of us had spoken a single word to the other. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z A generation later these silly, ignorant ladies would be long dead and still revered at High Table and spoken of in lowered voices. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He’s always making excuses—“She didn’t mean nothing by it,” “She’s yanking your chain”—when Dina does things like intone “the Tribe has spoken” when Molly expresses an opinion. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The other lady, who had not spoken yet, said gravely and emphatically, “Very true!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The young woman who had spoken was smiling. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He had known her since she had arrived in the community and he had always spoken to her in a kindly fashion. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Remembering who it was that he had spoken to in this insolent fashion, Redtooth cringed, expecting Cluny to deal him a blow for impudence. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She wondered if Deborah had ever spoken; and she wondered if she would give to Gabriel the letter that she carried in her handbag tonight. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Then with an arch, almost imperial toss of his head, he said, “The Great Santini has spoken.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Many veterans, too, seemed affected by the flurry of departures, and maybe as a direct result, there was a fresh spate of rumours of the sort Chrissie and Rodney had spoken about in Norfolk. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never heard such a word, but then again, I’d never before spoken a code. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wormtail,” said Voldemort, with no change in his quiet, thoughtful tone, and without removing his eyes from the revolving body above, “have I not spoken to you about keeping our prisoner quiet?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He tapped his breast solemnly when he reached the words that always moved him, even though spoken in the secret tongue of a dead language: Mea Culpa, Mea Culpa, Mea Maxima Culpa. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The different representatives had all spoken their own languages—French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Had he been mocked, had anyone spoken, or laughed, or called? he could not remember. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Like many medieval pilgrims, Constance believes that her prayers will be heard if they are spoken in a sacred place — in this case, by a holy well. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Since the Incident at the Mess and since they got wind of the Instagram Live video, they’ve barely spoken to me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She gently throws a wisp of dark hair from her eyes and moves on, listening to the words spoken by her daughter. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The recitation of Macduff’s famous speech had reminded him of the woman he had spoken to on the path, the woman who feared for her lost children’s future. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z One can use spoken words to reveal one’s personal self to strangers. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa continued as if the kids hadn’t spoken. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Then he remembered how Bigwig, after his reconnaissance on the previous day, had spoken of the little white sticks in the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The stranger hadn’t spoken in Yiddish or English, but I had understood him nonetheless. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z All of this had been spoken softly, without the least trace of excitement or drama in Milligan’s voice. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yet there it was. The words we had waited for had been spoken. I would of thought there would be screaming and shouting, but it stayed still and quiet.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t forget anything,” Mom had told him just a few days ago—practically the last words she’d spoken to him before she vanished. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He heard Fjerdan being spoken, then scraping noises and a thunk. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The doe was silent and her three companions said nothing: but their stillness showed plainly enough that she had spoken for all of them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Elowen’s words had been spoken in such a calm, measured tone of voice that it seemed almost irrational to disagree with her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z My unease grows: still not one word about the Envoy has been spoken on the Central Bureau Radio. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z At last Wilbur saw the creature that had spoken to him in such a kindly way. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Please, Mrs. Coulter, the witch hasn’t spoken yet; we shall learn more from her. Cardinal Sturrock himself says that she’s only hinted at it.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She was often said to be “the maiden whose name may not be spoken.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I also find that he has spoken on behalf of the abolition of capital punishment and contributed generously to research institutions engaged in criminal neurophysiology. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I have not spoken of my faithful vehicle except in formal terms of passing praise. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Obscure at the time they were spoken, the words were now as clear to Ranofer as the shape of the shelves in front of him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He had not spoken a word to her since the awful thing had happened, and she had not dared to speak to him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Most languages of the Bismarck and Solomon islands are Austronesian: Papuan languages are spoken only in isolated pockets on a few islands. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Speak to Sherrie. Tell her that we spoke about you handling that from now on. She’ll help you get started and introduce you around. Perhaps she’s already spoken to you about staying on with us.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was one simple word, spoken softly, but at once every woman in the circle obeyed, getting to their feet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was nothing Pearl hadn’t thought about herself over the years, but hearing it spoken aloud, from someone else’s mouth, made it feel more urgent. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When was the last time I had spoken his name? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Legs explained that many people believe spoken communication evolved because human societies had become so complex that hand gestures and grunting were no longer enough. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He had spoken more to me in the last five minutes than he had since he joined our group. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Claire answering over and over again when I hadn’t even spoken, looking into my eyes and reflecting all the pain she saw. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z A curly-haired third-year Hufflepuff girl to whom Harry had never spoken in his life asked him to go to the ball with her the very next day. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z God had spoken to her and committed her to a new activism. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Even if we had not been at odds, we would scarcely have spoken: we were too tired. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The man seemed even more nervous and jittery than the first man Travis had spoken to. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A few weeks before the vigil, he had spoken to this issue directly. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Powell had spoken at Duke University earlier in the week and had stayed on as houseguest two doors down from Fuller. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was the first time she’d spoken in more than half a day, to anyone, and I jumped to do as I was told. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "Why, as I was about to say, one may set down speech as rapidly as it is spoken." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Now all who heard cried out assent to this: the guest had spoken well; he must have passage. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z For the last fifteen years of my dad’s life—basically from the moment I was conceived to the moment he died—the two brothers hadn’t spoken. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z At the hospital, Officer Mora, the same officer I had spoken with at the station months earlier, tried to console me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I had not spoken to Henry since the funeral nor even seen him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But the new language Bodega had spoken about seemed promising. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z In some sense that went deeper than friendship, they were intimates; somewhere or other, although the actual words might never be spoken, there was a place where they could meet and talk. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I’ve hardly spoken word one to her since I found those bottles last week. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His last word, therefore, was spoken softly, without anger or fear, only with bewilderment and a measure of bravery. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mr. Dashwoods’s editorial gravity relaxed into a smile, for Jo had forgotten her ‘friend’, and spoken as only an author could. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z You have spoken against us, and you will face the consequences. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The decision you were asking me about yesterday? It will change your life. Our lives. They have spoken.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He stared at me like I’d just spoken in pig Latin. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Ugwu loved the sound of Division of labor, my good man, spoken in English. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The English spoken language—the upper classes, anyway—must have fewer words than the Eskimo. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He had seen her; he had even spoken to her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z If she was sending me back, she would have spoken to Beth Reese. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We’d spoken to the strange man at the London Eye and perhaps that was why we were in such trouble. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z No one has ever spoken to me like this before, with real respect. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He’d learned several South African languages in order to deal with his customers, so he’d spoken with her fluently when they met. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I didn’t. They sent word by carrier to the Council, but only an hour or so before they arrived. You’ve spoken to them?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Everyone looked at her in surprise—she’d probably never spoken to a sixth-grade boy before in her life, but now she looked as if she meant to. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hereafter, you keep your mouth shut until you’re spoken to,” she advised me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Not a word was spoken as he prepared instant chicken casserole mix for Edwin and Garvey. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He hoped that he would not be spoken to, that he would not have to smile into any of these so well-known white faces. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Not all that was spoken and debated in the Council need now be told. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When she had spoken they all fell silent, even the children. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z We were standing at the dining pavilion, just where we’d last spoken before I went on the quest. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z All five orphans leaned up against the far rail of the wagon to see who had spoken. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z This is the first time he’s spoken aloud about the way Dad’s been to him lately. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z We haven't spoken since last night, the night with the drunk soldiers. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Val’s absence was not spoken of openly, but some men knew, and in the common hall at night the brothers talked. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I remember staring straight in front of me at the windscreen, seeing nothing of the flying road, my ears still tingling with that spoken word. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Neither James nor Maybeth had spoken with him, not for a long time. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z One man rose and shouted, “God Almighty has spoken from Washington, D.C.!” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Mariam had never before spoken in this manner, had never stated her will so forcefully. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I watched Baba’s car pull away from the curb, taking with it the person whose first spoken word had been my name. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He would not have spoken to her, but she came to him and greeted him pleasantly: “I know you, you are the Sparrowhawk, our mage’s adept. I wish you would tell me about sorcery!” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z "Speak when you are spoken to," he said in a low voice. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Beyond, through the swirl of what he now, somehow, perceived was the thing the old man had spoken of— snow—he could look out and down a great distance. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “This is the thirty-seventh time I have spoken to you from this office, where so many decisions have been made that shaped the history of this nation.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The Monday back at school, Evan approached me in the morning and broke the news that he'd spoken to his mom and she told him that the dance was too expensive. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z She and I hadn’t spoken since our fight just before the last day of school, but she was still my best friend. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He looks at me as though no one has ever spoken to him like this. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Maybe it was a thing that could not be spoken with words or writing. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Signora Divino is molto insulted that Zola has spoken to her in this rude way. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Around his neck, Harry wore a brass Star of David pendant, a gift from a long-dead sister about whom he’d spoken only briefly. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The Latin words were spoken and the secret passes made. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to be spoken for, protected, placed on her path in life. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z These were words never spoken before by any of the House of Atreus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I went out into the cold, annoyed both by his lack of surprise and by the short, clipped manner in which he'd spoken, but I started out, taking my own time. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He had not spoken since the Winton rolled out of King City. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In class on Tuesday, Julian mentioned he’d spoken to Charles on the telephone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z From talking with the patients I’ve gotten passably fluent in Lingala, which is spoken throughout northern Congo, in Léopoldville, and along most of the navigable rivers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z For now I had begun to believe, despite all the talk of science around me, that there was a magic in spoken words. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would like you to remain here tomorrow until I have spoken to the school.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Despite the demeaning response, Stanton and Anthony considered the speech a victory: Women had spoken before the legislature. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z This last she said, meaning Lotus, to whom she had never spoken. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Sudan is the largest country in Africa, and there are hundreds of groups, or tribes, and many languages spoken throughout it. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z At the bridge the thing happened quickly and was over without a word being spoken by either the attacker or the attacked. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He talks on at a very fast pace, but I rewind to one word that Bernie has spoken. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Every head swiveled in the direction of the voice that had spoken, a voice Ekon wished to every god and goddess he hadn’t heard. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I have touched it. I have spoken to it, and heard it speak. It does me no harm.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I held Maxim’s hand and I had not spoken. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z At the age of five, six, well past the time when most other children no longer easily notice the difference between sounds uttered at home and words spoken in public, I had a different experience. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d obviously spoken to Mom in the kitchen for a while first. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a pause while everyone checked to see who had spoken, then someone asked which text the line was from, and the conversation moved forward. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I had hardly ever seen a handsome youth; never in my life spoken to one. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It had been a while since I had spoken to anyone my age. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We hadn’t spoken since the day he nearly shoved me off the roof, but we both understood the importance of maintaining the illusion of having friends. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Much less a son he hasn’t spoken to in days. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z You could stay a very long time at Faye’s before you would hear an ugly or suggestive word spoken. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I passed them to Mother and she dialed some second cousins who promised to come collect us almost immediately, even though Mother had not spoken with them in nearly a decade. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I practically leap from my skin at the sound of my name spoken in such silence, and my dagger is at the throat of the speaker before I can think. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The long pause that followed filled Ugwu with a deeply uncomfortable sense of intimacy; she had never before spoken to him about Master like this. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, the few times I had ever talked with a Hasid, he had spoken only Yiddish. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He was precisely the boy Mrs. Shigemura had described for her so many years ago when she’d spoken of loye and marriage, and now she kissed him, hard, because of that. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Not once since Doctor Warren had left had he spoken his name. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “No picking your nose. No sucking your thumb. No speaking unless spoken to.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “I know that. Listen, Bigger, don’t be afraid of me. And don’t be afraid of Jan. We’re not angry with you. I want to represent you in court. Have you spoken to any other lawyer?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He remembered that Colonel Gerineldo Márquez had once promised to get him a horse with a white star on its face and that he had never spoken about it again. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I didn’t want the others to think I was trying to steal the spotlight, but once I had spoken out of turn, “integrated turkey” became the theme. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited, resolving to defend myself with my father’s rash words, anticipating my enjoyment in repeating them to him even though I knew that he had spoken them in anger. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This voice had spoken to me one day. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, as always, he seemed to know Tree-ear’s thoughts without hearing them spoken. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It was a brutally honest admission, spoken aloud in the Oval Office. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Lyra was afraid he’d fire his rifle by mistake, but as soon as he’d spoken he hastened inside his house and shut the door. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z So far the driver had barely spoken a word. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He remembers their vows spoken in front of God and everyone. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Often it happened now that he would be spoken to and stopped during these walks. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The man had spoken softly, but there was no mistaking what he had said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “Sara is my friend. You shouldn’t have spoken to her like that. And I heard what you said to Ahsan yesterday.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He had no right to be proud; yet he had spoken to Max as a man who had something. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Now even I knew those wasn’t words that was spoken lightly. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I had spoken to him just as I spoke to everybody. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The remarkable thing is that nothing has been spoken about this matter by either of us in the years intervening. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex had dredged up the facts from somewhere and spoken them before he knew what he was doing. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z And that really did make the children jump, for it was the cab-horse who had spoken. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Not a soul had spoken to him that night. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Until then, Emperor Hirohito had not spoken directly in the Supreme Council. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They had not spoken since Odenigbo drove to his house years ago to shout at him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I’m going, darling. Everything is going to be fine. I’ve spoken to Mr. Gonzalez and he’s delighted to see you again.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z What do you say to someone you haven’t spoken to in so long? Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then the captain looks at me and I realize that everyone’s spoken but me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It had been almost six years since Morrow had last spoken to the media, but he didn’t seem to have aged a day. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He couldn’t help looking at her, just as children in a classroom can’t help looking at the pupil whose name is spoken by a teacher in the tone that means trouble and punishment. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z One by one, Miss New Jersey greets the rest of the contestants, so gracious, poised, and well spoken. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was spoken of again while they were at dinner, when Mr. Collins joining in, observed: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Taking first the Ainu language, that language as we know it is the one that was spoken in recent times by the Ainu on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Chinwe had never spoken to me, not even when we were placed in the same agricultural science group to collect weeds for an album. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I stopped the ball with my foot and turned around—it was the girl I had briefly spoken with in science class on my first day of school. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We had kids who could quote you the exact line of dialogue that’s spoken 94 minutes and 30 seconds into The Matrix or Return of the Jedi. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Just as almost no true sentence beginning with I could be spoken by Lindsey, Colin was watching all the things he'd thought were true about himself, all his I sentences, fall away. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He hadn’t spoken because, really, there was nothing for him to say. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z If l didn’t know how maladjusted John is at times, I would have simply walked out of that house and not spoken to him again as long as I lived. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I hadn’t spoken to any of these kids since the last school year. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I came to let you know that she has finally spoken.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We’d only spoken for a few minutes and lost the connection. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t spoken direct to me in months. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z A senator who had spoken earlier had come up to him after the rally and had enthusiastically shaken his hand, promising him his complete support. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z His teeth clamped so hard that he could not have spoken had he tried. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “We serve dinner at six,” she says, the first time she's spoken to me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “About me going triple agent? No, nobody does. Half my staff quit because they didn’t know. My sister hasn’t spoken to me in months.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They hadn’t spoken since they left the mill. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘Nay, not the one that was spoken of,’ he added seeing the wonder in the men’s faces. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But sources within the company said that at the time of Morrow’s resignation, he and Halliday had not spoken to each other directly in several years. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The words were spoken coldly, but it seemed as if the Queen were holding her emotions tightly in check. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Now, spoken to by a lady in a car, they hung their heads and looked at me from the comers of their eyes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A man can live a long and adventurous life without ever being spoken to by Lacey Pemberton, and when that rare opportunity does arise, one does not wish to misspeak. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He had spoken of mastering his fear: that was what she’d have to do. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He said, “I have spoken to your father and he says that you didn’t mean to hit the policeman.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “And when would have I spoken to you?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Almost at once, Harry wished he hadn’t spoken. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It seemed politer to sit still and to speak when he was spoken to. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Here I was, a girl who had spoken to cameras from around the world—but my poor injured brain couldn’t come up with the words for the one person I loved more than anyone else. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I’d never sat in a congregation before, let alone spoken in front of one. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I was so happy that a girl had spoken to me that it didn’t fully sink in that they’d stolen my bicycle. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “But I think thee knows why. I could see it in thy face a moment back. The Meadow has spoken to thee, too, hasn’t it?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The mother and father of that family had spoken to many people about what was wrong with that girl. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Snape, who had not spoken at all since setting Harry his task, finally looked up at ten past one. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “Yep. I have a great-uncle on my dad’s side in Puerto Rico, but I haven’t spoken to my da—You need to stop asking questions.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Open, open! he shouted, and followed it with the same command in every language that had ever been spoken in the West of Middle-earth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z "I have spoken to Mister Bromios about this," she told her mother, "and he has no objection." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I think of his words, spoken almost thoughtfully. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He had spoken to her normally, sounding a bit tired, perhaps, but not in great pain. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z First, in the deserts and veldts arose oral culture, the culture of the spoken word. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Archie,” he said, whispering, menace in the whisper, as if the information he had to impart was too terrible to be spoken aloud. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If she had known of gentle words and cooing, she would have spoken gently to him. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They had wanted me to succeed, and fortunately I had spoken for them and they had recognized my words. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to think that it was Turner who had spoken, for the little speech that followed was addressed to him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Count Olaf looked down at Sunny, who had spoken so suddenly. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Red’s act of murder was not spoken of. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His son and the people who hid him must be the “close friends” the king had meant when he had spoken with Lady Meng. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And certainly they couldn’t be spoken to insolently. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I beg your pardon?” said Milo, for he didn’t see who had spoken. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Vetch asked, for Ged had spoken uneasily; and his answer to this again was halting and strange. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Those were the last words spoken between my mom and me before I took off. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I must have spoken, for my father whirled around and fell against the open cabinet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z This was the first time, since our first and last meeting, that I had spoken with him and, I was reasonably sure, it would be the last. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It is one of the few times in the past three years that she has spoken without being first spoken to. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Over the previous few months, my East Wing staff and I had spoken with children’s health experts and advocates to help us develop the pillars on which our larger effort would be built. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I tell her about Mom’s devotions, about the summer of coconuts and how we’d spoken in green. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody said it, but it was like I had spoken for all of us. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z These were the first words she’d spoken to me not laced with malice. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I knew Mrs. Reed had not spoken for days: was she reviving? Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Dad and I hadn’t spoken since he’d screamed at me about the VCR. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Madame Ratignolle had spoken what she believed to be the law and the gospel The young man shrugged his shoulders impatiently. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a reason he hadn’t spoken and it had nothing to do with gray cells working. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Previous investigators, including local lawmen and the private eyes, had spoken to these valuable witnesses and then seemingly buried what they had learned. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He had spoken one word that touched the very soul of me, but I could not talk to him, could not let him know that I was starving myself to save money to go north. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “We call Spanish a romance language, Kojo, because it, like Portuguese, French, Italian, and Romanian, originated from Latin, the language spoken in the western Roman Empire.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z And as Mariam watched Jalil shake these strangers’ hands, as she saw him cross his palms on his chest and nod to their wives, she knew that Nana had spoken the truth. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z And my own reply was spoken in utter truth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Hamlet did not greet me, nor did our eyes meet I was disappointed yet relieved, for I would have blushed and stammered had he spoken to me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z No one had ever spoken to it like this before. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z I have spoken of the rich years when the rainfall was plentiful. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Though calmly spoken, the words are a command. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He felt spied upon, and ashamed of what he had been thinking, as though it had all been spoken out loud, in the dark church. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z By lunchtime, Ivy still hadn’t spoken to June, but there was a note in her locker. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was the first time she’d spoken for ages and we both jolted back a bit in surprise. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s the first time he’s spoken all night. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Ma looked at Pa like Mr. Clemson had spoken of going off to war. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z They looked about them, wondering who could have spoken. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Frodo sighed and was asleep almost before the words were spoken. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z No. It was whatever Dvorah had spoken earlier: half Hebrew, half something else. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Hence it may have been Africa that gave birth to the languages spoken by the authors of the Old and New Testaments and the Koran, the moral pillars of Western civilization. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z These words need to be spoken out loud. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z It's been three months since Lev and I have spoken. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was O’Brien who had spoken to him out of the dark. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Because I recognize this name, although I have never spoken directly to its owner. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I had never spoken anything but English, and the other kids in the second grade despised me for it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched as the spoken words were written down to become like caged birds, caught forever by my clever baap. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z At ten minutes before nine that morning, Ishmael had spoken with the accused man’s wife on the second floor of the Island County Courthouse. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I hadn’t spoken with them in a while. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The other doctor has not spoken all this time. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Later that day, the man who had spoken to me in Urdu, Dr. Javid Kayani, came in with his cell phone. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “That,” Colin said emphatically, “is a sentence that has only ever been spoken by popular people.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z They’d last spoken together in the snows of the Arctic, on their way to rescue the children from the Gobblers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Southwest; and Amerind, much the biggest family, spoken everywhere else, including all of Central and South America. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Depending on the level of the class, the switch to singing the song with all of its ostinati can be done all at once or by using a combination of spoken and sung. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Everything was known about all his adventures, before anything had been spoken. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Since our date I have spoken to him only in covert messages. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z After each name spoken, an iron bell was rung, solemn and resonant. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There are not that many subjects that could be spoken about, between us; there’s not much common ground, except this one mysterious and chancy thing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctor Milton had spoken to—the specialist—refused to discuss details before he’d had a chance to examine me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Back in 1933, a disembodied voice had spoken to my grandmother through the heating grate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Words are spoken but I don’t hear them, of course. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Luna’s grandmother had never spoken about the fact that she would die someday. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Below the town, she could see the musk-oxen Uma had spoken about. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t’ve spoken to me,” she said in a breaking voice that revealed the depths of her disillusionment. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I realize that outside of awkward small talk, we haven’t really spoken since the ordeal in the hallway. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then I thought of the words Frightful had spoken in my head. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I had spoken to my wife by phone and knew that all was well. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Could this possibly be one of the Spirit Bears Edwin had spoken of? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “The prisoners will remain silent unless spoken to,” the kapo told us, and he struck a man in the back with his club. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t spoken to his family in more than two weeks. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But she had spoken to a lawyer, and he was on the case. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Although we had only spoken a handful of times, he used informal pronouns to refer to me, as one would use with a friend or small child. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Three days later, Mott had spoken with eighteen women and they had formed the Philadelphia Female Anti-Slavery Society. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Nothing,” I answer, and no more words are spoken because I’m out the door. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z At a crossroads a ground set with dolmen stones where the spoken bones of oracles lay moldering. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Summer," he said. No sooner had he spoken than a second voice joined the first. "They've made a kill," Robb said as he remounted. "I'd best go and bring them back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The spoken language luxuriated in rolled r’s and Z’s. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It was not in the spoken vocabulary of most islanders. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But there is another way, and not by the pass of Caradhras: the dark and secret way that we have spoken of.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Frodo sat, eating, drinking, and talking with delight; but his mind was chiefly on the words spoken. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The ape had spoken; there was a burst of laughter and hand-clapping. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Why would he call so many times if they’ve already spoken? Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He has also spoken this in public, with fire and light in his eyes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z As suddenly as she had spoken, Jess glanced to one side. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When the train backed in from its siding they still had not spoken. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She startled when spoken to, went to sleep early and slept long, dreamed hard but couldn’t remember the night’s adventures. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She heard more sounds like the words that the winged creature had spoken. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Five,” replied the fourth farmer, a short, sour-faced man who hadn’t spoken until then. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I do not know his name and have never spoken to him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Nightbeast had spoken to her, and her heart swelled with a million conflicting emotions at once. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z This was the first human being other than the boy that he’d spoken to in more than a year. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “No one’s ever spoken to my father the way you did.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “No, I have not spoken to my little sister yet. How ’bout getting the hell out of here now?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Now in the whole town there was interest and discussion about this sporting event, but the most interesting question of all and the one that bothered the whole town was never spoken of. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Joseph Hooper had spoken a little stiffly, looking embarrassed, as he suggested it, but she thought that he had been pleased at her enthusiasm, he had given a small, shy smile. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Not one had spoken to me before— and now how friendly they turned out to be. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered a few weeks back when Saidu had spoken about parts of him slowly dying each passing day, as we carried on with our journey. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Since Mr. Kamara had found out that I had been chosen to go to the UN, he had spoken only English to me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The rest of her thought didn’t need to be spoken: No one except Nico. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I gathered this had to do with fufu, the food staple, not yet knowing Kikongo is a language that is not exactly spoken but sung. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The buzz of talk was punctuated now and then by a crackling, amplified "testing" spoken too close to the microphone. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The Tattered Prince went on as if no one had spoken. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That was weeks ago, and he and I haven’t spoken since. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She hasn’t spoken more than four words to me in as many days, but since she’s been out in the greenhouse from dawn until dusk, it has been easy to avoid me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Rachel and Ema had been in the same schools for nearly a decade and had never spoken. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It was the first time he had ever spoken of how she seemed to him and she answered with a slow painful gaze. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He didn’t answer when spoken to; in fact, he seemed barely present. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “I will not have treason spoken in my house, Sam.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Could I stand to hear my ma’s voice spoken? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He could swear to it, if required, that the word “God” was spoken by the patient. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He might as well have spoken German for all Maddie understood. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Frodo had not spoken much to him of his errand, and Sam only knew vaguely that the Ring had somehow to be put into the fire. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z After the season he had spoken to a group of elementary school kids over at Dowling. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was Kushal, the head ranger who had spoken with Headmaster. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Then came a voice that hadn’t spoken before. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He spoke with less of an accent than Alex, and though he struggled with writing and reading, he liked to make jokes, and that gave him the drive to improve his spoken English. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Tree-ear was reeling from the man’s words, spoken in such a calm, ordinary voice. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Nathan’s brows drew together: she had never before spoken to him in this manner. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He spoke to Cole without being spoken to first. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, while they were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the other Spanish. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In those days, our language was not spoken the same everywhere by every group of Navajos. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And when I have finished my three stories, the monster said, as if Conor hadn’t spoken, you will tell me a fourth. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Everything he said seemed to be spoken to an unheard melody. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew what I must be seeing; Uri had spoken often of them. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Rarely has he ever spoken this way, to a great assemblage of us, and I am struck both by the power of his voice and the frailness of his person. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I had spoken hastily, without thinking, without a sense of responsibility, and I now greatly regretted it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Papá had sailed among them, and he had often spoken of them to Lupita. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z And Mother shouted, “Roger. Don’t. Just—” And Mr. Shears shouted, “I’m not being spoken to like that in my own home.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Actually, I’ve spoken to her a number of times,” his mother acknowledged. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no religious belief, but it was impossible not to think of an invisible presence or witness in the room, and that these words spoken aloud were like signatures on an unseen contract. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The ogres stared, as surprised as if a rock had spoken. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “So great to finally meet you. Ben has spoken so highly of you.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He told about Johnny; how Johnny had spoken daily of his wife and children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I realize that I long to be spoken to by my name. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Downstream, the pool was closed by the second bridge, of which Kehaar had spoken. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was evident from the moment the two maids stepped into my pantry the following morning that Miss Kenton had already spoken to them, for they both came in sobbing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The Company halted suddenly, as if they had come to an agreement without any words being spoken. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Have you spoken with them?” she asked me, referring to her mother, her daughters, her son. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She had appeared to him and spoken to him, and She had given him a sign. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But I must have spoken too softly, for Hamlet did not seem to hear me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was as though she had spoken words that were forbidden, words that she had hidden within herself for a long time and now would be repressed no longer. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He had spoken with delight, but Vasudeva just smiled radiantly at him and nodded his agreement He stroked Siddhartha’s shoulder and returned to his work. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z These words were followed by the silence of surprise, as they were spoken by Big Henryk, who often bellowed like a cow but hardly ever bellowed words. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The sensei—or teacher—had conducted class in Japanese, and while she could keep up with the spoken language, she couldn’t keep up in the reading and writing. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘You have spoken more than enough, Uglúk,’ sneered the evil voice. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But now, tonight, the dead were risen, Earth was reinhabited, memory awoke, a million names were spoken: What was so-and-so doing tonight on Earth? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The words were barely spoken, when a hawk, Apollo’s courier, flew up on the right, clutching a dove and plucking her—so feathers floated down to the ground between Telemakhos and the moored cutter. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He has never spoken at any great length with the contortionist, and her presence is almost as confusing as the fact that moments ago he had been somewhere else entirely. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I wish I had spoken up and told them how unnecessary all of this really is. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z With disaster staring them in the face, both the first officer and the engineer have finally spoken up. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z On the whole long voyage the captain’s son had spoken scarcely a dozen words to her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And they went on, until it seemed to Vetch that what Ged had spoken would come true, and they were going beyond the sources of the sea and eastward behind the gates of daylight. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z "I don't know if that's why Romeo and Juliet has become the most beloved play of all time. But, yes, Mr. Sheridan. Truer words never spoken." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Having spoken, he turned back to his prize. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Wang Lung kept his own counsel, therefore, only listening here and there in the tea shop when maids were spoken of, or men prosperous in the town who had daughters for marriage. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Yes, those were the troops and the mob the paper had spoken of. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t spoken my name to anyone for as long as I could remember. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I have never spoken about that moment aloud. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Hanako had actually never spoken those words outside of a classroom before. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Perhaps Odenigbo had spoken to her about how serious their relationship was, and their planning to have a child had finally won Mama over. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I probably would have shaken my head and slunk from the room had the Chancellor not spoken again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was a beast again, no longer the beautiful young woman she’d spoken to a day prior, but her dark eyes were uncannily expressive. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Just as it’s been every time I’ve spoken to Peeta since the cameras finished filming our happy homecoming and we returned to our real lives. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Sarah had spoken to him for me and he had said nothing else. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Others distrusted Jews who lived apart, speaking Yiddish—which was the traditional language spoken by Eastern European Jews— and following ancient customs of dress, culture, and education. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z But when I was quiet, I could hold on to Annie’s hand, and that was a word that didn’t need to be spoken. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As soon as I said it, I wished I hadn't spoken my first thought out loud. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z So much hog-wash has been spoken here these past two days. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Their conclusions often hinged on which expert had most recently spoken to which reporter. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z If not for her thieving ex-boyfriend, I wouldn’t have spoken to her. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When the New York Times poll was published, I had spoken at well over fifty colleges and universities, like Brown, Harvard, Yale, Columbia and Rutgers, in the Ivy League, and others throughout the country. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa stared at her as if surprised that she had spoken. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The comic line spoken by Harry Hawk, “You sockdologizing old mantrap,” was followed by an explosion of laughter from the audience. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come, come, we have not yet spoken since your arrival,” he said eagerly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Among Silicon Valley insiders, Joy is spoken of with as much awe as someone like Bill Gates of Microsoft. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In Robert Hooke’s diary for 11 January that year, he writes that Halley had spoken to him ‘of going in Middleton’s ship to discover’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Fenoglio’s head drooped as if Capricorn had broken his neck with nothing but a few softly spoken words. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It seemed more dropped behind than spoken, so that I kept walking into it: “Roadrunner. ” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I had spoken to someone at a funeral home that partnered with the hospital and confirmed yes, we would lay Arturo to rest there. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z When the Knight of Flowers had spoken up, she'd been sure she was about to see one of Old Nan's stories come to life. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The words were softly spoken, but they were still a direct challenge. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z His grandma still hadn’t spoken to him about the destruction of her sitting room. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Anya suspected she was looking at a pair of them, and that the younger one was the idiot she had spoken of. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Had they spoken and voiced their thoughts, they would have mentioned the same subject, the safety of Redwall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z 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 His father had spoken a few private words with Kevin and was now climbing back up onto the seat of the wagon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She had taken her stand without ever having spoken with Dr. King. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The play was like a clock, every word spoken was another tick of the second hand. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he would rather have spoken to the men, he talked to his young friend. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z No matter what I’ve said so far, no matter who I’ve spoken of, it all comes back to—it all ends with—me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “Does he speak first, or does he wait until he’s spoken to?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Dad and I hadn’t really spoken since my whole Dr. Doris tantrum, and I knew he was pretty much handing me a gift-wrapped chance to make things better. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z One of Hale’s lawyers asked him if he’d ever spoken to Hale about the murder of Roan or any other Osage Indian. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When he had spoken, Mina’s long spell of silence made me look at her. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Now, having spoken too seriously, he turned back her solemn regard with a laugh. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Earlier he had spoken in the Valyrian of the Free Cities, but now he changed to the Common Tongue. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was also spoken for, the steady girlfriend of a local physician. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That was his answer, and that was the first word he had spoken after three weeks of silence. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve come for information, not to be glared at and spoken about like I’m not even here. Tell me where Jonathan Wick is.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I thought about my dreams, the evil voice that had spoken from under the ground. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “He has not really spoken to me,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z None of the others had spoken for a long time now, there was no sound but the whisper, whisper of the Pervert’s voice. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A great dread fell on him, as if he was awaiting the pronouncement of some doom that he had long foreseen and vainly hoped might after all never be spoken. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I had not spoken with another human since the night my family was killed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “After the sleep of death, we waken eternally,” Hamlet continued as if I had not spoken. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I’d spoken with Gran the weekend before, about my latest plan to save Sir Fig Newton, and she was totally on board. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z And in that heartbeat of a moment between the thought and the spoken word, it struck Cara that Mr. Larson didn’t have to be doing or saying any of this. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z “The heart is all that matters. Do not despair, Lord Snow. Despair is a weapon of the enemy, whose name may not be spoken. Your sister is not lost to you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had overheard the very word—tharn—spoken by one of his officers to another as they returned to Efrafa through the rain. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t realize I had spoken in Yiddish until the words left me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z At his side was the young Arab the boy had spoken with earlier. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Something happens in that moment, it’s not something spoken, not something we acknowledge in any way, but I know we all feel it. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z Of course the rock had spoken well with him. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A card hanging in the doorway announced that several languages were spoken in the shop. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman who’d first spoken to them came over, her gait hurried and her face filled with worry. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He had to be the one Sarai had spoken of, and who had made her so defiant. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The word, though quietly spoken, is like a door slamming in my face. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z At that moment I hadn’t been told that she hadn’t spoken in two days; and three more were to pass before the family became alarmed by her silence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And he had examined the new arrival for a long minute before he had spoken. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z It has been treasured by his heirs when all other heirlooms were lost; for it was spoken of old among us that it should be made again when the Ring, Isildur’s Bane, was found. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They came to the fallen tree that she had spoken of. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z It was merely a few words of encouragement, the sort of words that are uttered in the din of battle, not distinguishable individually but restoring confidence by the fact of being spoken. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z At least, the words “Lady Eleanor” were spoken often, but the person they described—dutiful parent, loyal citizen, steadfast spouse—sounded more like the high chancellor than like my mother. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Why hasn't he spoken to me in Kannada? Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “You’ve barely spoken Oak’s name. He is just a means to an end, and that end is power. Power for you.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was the woman’s spoken concern: the fear of having a dark- skinned son or daughter. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have spoken some good word of shame, for he was an honest man and only his crying child had forced him to evil. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She hadn’t spoken to me since our fight; she’d been avoiding me at school. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z “I have spoken with His High Holiness. He will not release you until you have atoned for your sins.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now, I hadn’t spoken to Declaration since Aunt Florentine’s death. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z If Reynie hadn’t spoken up just then, he wasn’t at all sure what he would have done. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s the first he’s spoken since Miss Anderson clapped us in irons, and the expression on his face is murderous, like he’d love nothing more than to gut the mayor and Miss Preston. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z This time last year, I would have spoken up and agreed with them and then written a scathing blog post about high school gossip. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The school had spoken with her last year about moving me straight to sixth grade after Jay and I both finished fourth, and she thought it was a good idea. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It was the one small burst of pleasure I felt, even though my mother and I hadn’t hugged or really spoken to each other. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The dialect of Yiddish spoken in Romania was a lot more similar to other Eastern dialects than it was to the kind spoken in Holland. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His eyes met mine carefully, and I said, “Well, how is he, sir?” in a calm voice which, the moment after I had spoken, alarmed me unreasonably. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z After he spoke, Olanna had joined in clapping her approval, in chanting, “Well spoken! That is how it shall be!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But the voice in which the words were spoken had already told Shasta something. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Portions printed in a different font were spoken in Japanese, which I had translated. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “What nonsense is this about fair minds and pretty faces? And who is this lady, Diana?” she asked, as if we had spoken of someone at Elsinore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Of course, I didn’t know for certain because he had not spoken to me since the steak incident. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Fanning told how he had spoken with a friend who was the manager of an important hotel that needed a house doctor. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He and Nasser had not spoken much, but the contrast in being alone was stark. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z All this spoken extremely fast obliged Miss Bates to stop for breath; and Emma said something very civil about the excellence of Miss Fairfax’s handwriting. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z She had spoken wearily, as they sat in the living room, eating boiled corn and ube. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z To listeners, it sounds like an authentic news interview with a person who has never spoken into a microphone before. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Then the voice that had spoken before gave another order in terrible Polish that might have been “pick her up” and “come with us.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In their apartment, where only Italian was spoken, Louise and Anthony called their boy Toots. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z But you had not spoken to Mr. Harmon prior to the stickup? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the question spoken at the opening of any meeting. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z After all the secrecy that had come before, it was very strange indeed—in fact it was thrilling—to be spoken to with such candor and trust. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s as though, spoken aloud, the word accident is a switch, and it’s making everything inside me go black. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z "It would not do if certain people learned that we had spoken in private. The queen watches you closely. This wine is very choice. Thank you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z My mother smiled and would have spoken—her mouth was pursed with some encouraging comment—but I glared her into silence. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, I reminded myself, Stephen and Samar had spoken to each other. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z We got into the car without word one being spoken, and on the actual ride, it was so quiet between us that I imagined I could hear the tire treads rubbing against the road. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking along Dryades, through the ghetto, I realized that every informed man with whom I had spoken, in the intimate freedom of the colored bond, had acknowledged a double problem for the Negro. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z People who had never once spoken to him suddenly remembered, with a pang of affection, having seen him throwing sticks to a dog or stealing tulips from a teacher’s garden. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She was obviously pleasantly surprised to find me sober, but she was wary, too, because we haven’t really spoken since the police came round on Tuesday. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d never considered myself ignorant to the hate that existed in the world—my father had spoken to us several times about the dangers we’d face for being Black and Muslim in America. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But my thoughts on this matter were not yet formed, and I had spoken too soon. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had spoken the word yes but something screamed no. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z If he had once touched the Stone, or spoken to it, he would have been utterly lost. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to ask him about Megan, but I knew those would likely be the final words spoken on this earth by Ryan Dean West. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I have never heard my father’s name spoken aloud by Madoc before. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She’d totally give the thumb of her throwing hand to hear those words spoken to her. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Sir Lancelot “The lady was looking past me at my son Galahad, and he cantered away as soon as she had spoken. Soon afterwards the lady went away as well.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The name of Gotama, the Buddha, continually reached the ears of the young men, spoken of well and ill, in praise and in scorn. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z For those days Aru would be walked to school, fed a non-bland dinner, and even spoken to about something other than her mother’s newest museum acquisition. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The way Dad speaks—the way he’s always spoken—is smooth and rhythmic like one of those old-timey waltzes, but when he said that, I heard anger spike in his voice. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “All right, John, all right,” returned the old man, seeing himself spoken to. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But she had never spoken to any of the boatmen before, or they to her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Pastor carried on like I hadn’t even spoken. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I could have spoken up, “I want to sit on the low stool in Big Mama’s kitchen with my lap full of lilacs and listen to Big Papa play his violin for me alone.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z If you hear the word, “Impossible!” spoken as an expletive, followed by laughter, you will know that someone’s orderly research plan is coming along nicely. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit, sound, brilliantly fast, and impeccably prepared, had spoken on Smith’s behalf. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He does not know this man, but to hear his name spoken aloud, so formally, causes his skin to tingle. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I hadn't understood much of what he had said, only that he had spoken with great confidence. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Oral means “by mouth” or “by spoken word.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed, now, that he was watching the big muscular man who had tried to get me to dance—the same man who had spoken to me at the corn husking. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder he did not remember the book”—was all Harriet’s answer, and spoken with a degree of grave displeasure which Emma thought might be safely left to itself. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The insult stings like a slap to the face; Tao has never spoken to me that way. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z No words of comfort or assurance can be spoken, for Mother Ermentrude has ordered silence and solitary prayer. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Four pairs of eyes were looking out eagerly for any sign of the valley that Sallowpad the Raven had spoken about. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He’s spoken so little that his voice startles me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Not a single person had been killed—-he spared everybody indifferently as soon as he had knocked than down—and, by the Chevalier at any rate, not a single word had been spoken. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t that help to fix the problems I’d been having, the ones Mama and Doc had spoken about all rootworkers having? Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z This, spoken in a cool, tranquil tone, was mortifying and baffling enough. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z These three fellows are the absolute bedrock of written and spoken persuasion. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z I couldn’t believe those words had come out of my mouth, but as soon as they were spoken I felt the truth of them, resonating in me loud as a bell. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They all looked very friendly, and seeing the children made him remember: It was not the first time he had spoken in front of a large group of people. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z "Is he—?" "The khal lives," Irri answered quietly ... yet Dany saw a darkness in her eyes when she said the words, and no sooner had she spoken than she rushed away to fetch water. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She doesn’t speak for so long that I begin to question if I have spoken after all. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “There are many languages spoken by things,” the boy said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Other men might reconsider words spoken in drunken bravado, but Robert Baratheon would remember and, remembering, would never back down. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Owen and his parents had spoken of hunger, world hunger, and he had seen shows on television. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The three words that he had spoken soothed the sky, the river, the world. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z |
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