| 单词 | stopping |
| 例句 | "No need for help. But thanks for stopping by. Maybe in a couple of months." Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z You needed to work quickly and without stopping. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Engine groaning up the steep driveway, the van slows, stopping on gravel. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “I’m sure you will get all the details later. Thank you, Imam Malik, for stopping by.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The boy ran for his blanket, stopping to pick up the torn fabric from his pants, and brought it to her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Most of us are uncomfortable with this, and we cannot let go for more than a few inches before stopping ourselves. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “His music stopping barroom brawls and border wars.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Pretend you’re a spotlight, Obie told himself, a spotlight sweeping the place, stopping here and there, and lingering at other places, picking up the highlights of the thing, this momentous occasion. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He curled his hand over mine, stopping me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She turned to him as they made their way to the dressing room, stopping right beside a couple of people stretching their hamstrings, who paused to give them thumbs-up signs before resuming their stretches. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Turner shoveled most of the time, stopping to watch Mr. Newton’s great Frisians pulling the rollers to pack the snow, their breath steaming out of their nostrils and their heads turning with ease and power. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She gets up and heads for the door, stopping to kiss her hand and press it to the top of his head. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I recall seeing some late at night on the street with police officers and stopping to say, ‘Are you all right?” Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly he reached to his side, felt the metal container there, and removed its cap, stopping the small motion of his hand now and then to wait for the surging pain to ease. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z When they left, half the Pickwell kids followed them, begging Mars to perform his legendary feat of stopping traffic. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls me up and hugs me, rarely stopping to sit in the rocking chair anymore, and rushes me to the bathroom because I usually have to go really bad first thing in the morning. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Well? What are you stopping for?” said I. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I traveled more than thirty hours without stopping to eat, not even noticing my thirst, and 1 managed to reach the del Valle home before the funeral. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He began to read from it, stopping at the end of each passage. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Thank you. Umm...that journalist,” he went on, stopping at the door. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Always elegantly dressed, he would meander across the room, stopping to chat with men working at different stations. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Wheezing, I make it past the fifth floor, stopping just a moment to catch my breath, my sweaty palms grabbing at the cool metal railing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z By the 1980s, virtually every facet of life was improving for black Americans, and the progress showed no sign of stopping. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z After the stopping of the telescreen the room seemed deadly silent. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Merlin’s beard, Harry, you made me jump,” said Slughorn, stopping dead in his tracks and looking wary. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They made their way back to Matthew, stopping a couple of times for James to pick up some produce and other items from the farmers’ market for his mom and grandmother. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Harry had walked up several steps before stopping and looking back. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She headed for the exit, stopping briefly to check if the coast was clear. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I hear you. But why is the train gonna be stopping right there?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We make our way north and east through the catacombs, stopping only to avoid passing Martial patrols. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He approached, stopping at the edge of the table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Kim would spend a few more days in Ch’ulp’o, visiting the potters whose work most interested him, perhaps stopping by the kiln site occasionally. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I spun around and walked the other way, eventually stopping at a snow-cone place. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s stopping yourself from crying that is more challenging in this place. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The Colonel inquired whether she was going straight through to England or whether she was stopping in Stamboul. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in Fish Street, in a minute stopping outside the silver shop of Paul Revere. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw the dragon into the flaming hole in the earth, stopping it up like a cork in a bottle. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Past the SS guards standing sentry, Papa and I walked through the scrolling iron gates, stopping at every place where a bulb pushed its new leaves through the warming ground. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Breaking that grip was the key to stopping the German bomb. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, sorry,” he says, stopping short and staring at us. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Alby walked up a moment later with a big plastic cup full of water and handed it to Minho, who gulped down the whole thing without stopping once for breath. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It fell about three feet before stopping with a metallic clang. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Under orders from Mayor Clarkson, a militia company from nearby Fort Mifflin was hauling a small cannon along the streets of Philadelphia, stopping every few yards to fire off another blast. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z I would have got past Mr. Rochester’s chamber without a pause; but my heart momentarily stopping its beat at that threshold, my foot was forced to stop also. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Then Ben saw Sammy’s shadow, quiet as a ferret, retreating along the same route he had advanced, but stopping behind each tree to ensure that he had not been seen. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She liked to run down the long dirt road of the village, stopping into the dark doorways, waving to the people who lived inside each house. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Then she got up and, without stopping by the teacher’s desk for a pass, walked out of the room. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She taps her fingers against her leg for a few seconds and then says, “I don’t think of it as stopping. More like I’m... waiting for my opportunity.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Whatever the reason, the Elefante station wagon went past every stop sign without stopping or even slowing down very much. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I shout, stopping in the middle of the sidewalk. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “He came out like nothing was stopping him,” she tells us. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z He backed it up beside the bulldozer, stopping perhaps ten feet from the bush. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z They urged the Court to prohibit the police from stopping motorists for the purpose of drug investigations unless the officers actually had reason to believe a motorist was committing, or had committed, a drug crime. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “You know. Paul was just trying to help someone inside the store. That’s what he says. And then there’s the whole stopping people from stealing thing.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z No one seemed to care about another student strike, and people walked past the tanks without stopping to read the placards hanging from the university facade. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For many months he had trained for this, and now he finally understood why Goddard always let the last one go before Rowan could strike, stopping him one blow short of completion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Why are we stopping so early? Tree across the road?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If it had been necessary to do so, we would have driven the eight hundred miles from our old house to our new house straight through, without stopping at all. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I replied yes without even stopping to think if I should. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I wonder if the other networks are covering it,” she said, stopping on another local broadcast. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes she could hush him with a look or a tap on the arm, but tonight there was no stopping him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Zola puts her hand out dramatically, as if she is stopping the wind. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z I fly out of my chair and Rubio flings out his long legs, stopping me before I skid past him and into the metal console. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I wave my hands like I’m stopping traffic. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Luke ignored it and soon enough was deep in his warm-ups—somersaults, cartwheels, front handsprings—only stopping when Coach O came up beside him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Well,” says Radar, “the good news is that we will be stopping. The bad news is that it won’t be for another four hours and thirty minutes.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The next day, they piled back into the Ford Windstar van and drove south, stopping for the night in Searchlight, Nevada. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I remember stopping to get a good look at a pile of dirt that was being scampered on by a bunch of bugs. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I turn from him and retch right there, at the door of the infirmary, not stopping until there's nothing left to get out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z This allowed scientists to determine what was required for HIV to infect a cell—an important step toward understanding the virus, and potentially stopping it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z As we followed the almost-trail down from the bridge to the Hole, she turned around and looked back at me, stopping. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The water forms a small pool at the center of the valley, like it’s stopping to take a breath before rushing on to meet the river. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Dasch reasoned that if he called the FBI and turned himself in, he would be a hero to the American people for stopping Hitler's secret attack on the United States. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I set the paper in Vern’s lap and he slowly began to flip through the material, stopping after only a few pages. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A week later, he ran a field of milers off their feet, stopping the watches in 5:03, three seconds faster than Pete’s record. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Heeding his order, I continue with my work, stopping every once in a while to steal a look at my brother. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Food had become so scarce that I was no longer stopping to collect it. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was still thinking about it as her eyes roamed over the items on the blanket, stopping on one in particular. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He worked his way toward the front of the room, stopping to greet a few people he recognized. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The closest they came to him was when the police rode by, sometimes stopping to ask if anyone had seen this or that person. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m stopping it. We need to get to work. All of us.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He could swim island to island, stopping at each to warm up, eat, and sleep. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I was now embarrassed and realized that maybe stopping wasn’t the best thing to do. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z There is a reception afterward, and then the two leave for Paris, stopping for a day in Brussels. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She gets like that sometimes, when she gets so outraged about something that there’s just no stopping her. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She was determined to do this, and stopping to explain herself to her brother would just slow her down. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get out of here even if there weren’t guards stopping me from leaving. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z As the day passed, cars and buses kept stopping alongside the moving procession, discharging new marchers who had flocked to Montgomery to walk the last few miles to the capitol. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z But they saw none and soon grew bolder, crossing open spaces and even stopping to nibble at dandelions in the patches of weeds and rough grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d taken the picture in the crisp morning light, looking down from a steep hill as the street shot down at a nearly ninety-degree angle, stopping at the sparkling waters of the San Francisco Bay. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They moved until morning, not stopping until they reached that same stretch of highway that they had picked us up on. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Soon I am stopping—at first a little, then longer and longer—to visit the man who I learn is Mr. James Ito and who I come to think of as “my viejito.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “It smells like—” She had a way of stopping her sentences in the middle. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I hear the sound of the dryer stopping, like a little sigh, and I glance up at the arrow above the elevator. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z So at dismissal I opened my locker fast, grabbed my trumpet, my math textbook, and my best black pen, and stuffed my jacket into my backpack—all in one motion, no stopping. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He has been stopping by briefly every day since the SIM raid. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z In all that I thought of, I never thought of stopping. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was stopping in front of each house. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mv heart hammering against my ribs, I follow cautiously, stopping just short of the sliding doors. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to be different from Banda in every possible way, and this included stopping all subsidies and making the farmers fend for themselves. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I flipped past a few more channels before stopping on one of the major newsfeed networks, where I saw two men sitting in front of a screenshot of the Scoreboard. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The gash swelled and bled badly, stopping only after I had swathed his forehead with pieces of rags. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t need to use the brakes since the tree did such a good job of stopping the car. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now they were speeding along with little hope of stopping or turning, whatever they might meet ahead. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Two of the carbamates are actually used to prevent sprouting of potatoes in storage — precisely because of their proven effect in stopping cell division. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Clearly there’s no stopping her until she’s read every last word. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a water bottle back there for you if you need it. We’ll be stopping in about an hour to switch cars again.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z On the highway, trucks hiss their brakes, stopping at the border before entering the United States. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z My sister got in the front seat, and we careened down Lee Avenue, stopping only to let my sister off at our house so that she could tell my mother where we were going. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Ever upwards, sometimes stopping spreadeagled against the surface as he figured out his next movement, taking full advantage of every crack and joint in the wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Soon thereafter, Adams and Boukreev arrived on their way down, stopping immediately above me to wait for the traffic to clear. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But he took off again, this time in the other direction, not stopping until he reached Jonas Apple’s house more than a mile away. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z On the way out the door, Camp asked Papa would he mind stopping by the house before going back to the store after dinner. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z "A thousand lovely knights," she said, "but not the sort my enemies need fear. And my bullocks cannot carry me across the water, I—why are we stopping?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They run up the narrow street, peering down side alleys, stopping to check doorways, gazing again and again at that tower of black smoke. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He rises from his seat and moves down the aisle, stopping to pace thoughtfully in front of the orchestra pit by the footlights. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And so one night, the prince and the farmer's daughter raced away on horseback, stopping only at dawn to sleep in the shade of a giant yew tree. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z We followed along, stopping now and then to listen. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This hole had been made by some mice in the days before the Littles came to live in the house, and nothing had been done about stopping it up. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z At ten-thirty he stood on the beaver paddle in the cockpit, picking his net and stopping now and then to throw strands of kelp into the water. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m tearing up and there’s no stopping there. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “This is not our omniboos,” said the Professor, waving the loaded vehicle away, and stopping to pick up the poor little flowers. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Put your hand on her forehead and gently push it back,” Rashid said, never stopping the pulsing burst of pressure on Kaitlin’s chest. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When we get home, I go straight to my room without even stopping to get a snack like I normally do. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z She turned back into the room and began to walk to and fro down its whole length without stopping, without resting. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Almost immediately, Lily pushed through the door and scanned the parking lot, stopping when she saw his car. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I pull David up our porch steps and into the house, not stopping until the front door bangs closed behind me. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The group straggled along, stopping when it got dark, then sleeping wherever they could find a spot by the side of the road or in a field. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “How was your first day?” my mom asked, stopping in front of me. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And now, in your time, the law has become an excuse for stopping and frisking you, which is to say, for furthering the assault on your body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Fred heard what sounded like a pickup truck’s tires sloshing through the water and stopping nearby. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I sure didn’t want her stopping by wondering if she’d done the right thing after all, and was everything unplugged and the stove turned off. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z She put her foot down, stopping the swing. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “All right,” he said, stopping in front of Harry yet again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Okay. Thank you,” I say, stopping to cough, “thank you for seeing me today, and I just want to warn you that I haven’t memorized these wonderful scenes yet.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Okay, so prove it,” I said, stopping in the middle of the block. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Then I put five CDs in the changer behind my drums, put on my headphones, pressed shuffle, and played along with at least ten really loud metal songs in a row without stopping. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But all at once the red car made a U-turn and returned, stopping a distance ahead of them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She sucked in a loud breath and walked over, stopping a foot in front of me. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “There, again!” said I, stopping before Herbert, with my open hands held out, as if they contained the desperation of the case. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z We’d get to work as soon as we got home from school, not even stopping to have a snack. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Sky-blue ribbons in my hair, my Watchtower held tight in my white-gloved hand, the blue linen dress a friend of my grandmother's has made for me stopping just above my knees. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I ran up the stairs and grabbed Rosaleen from behind, stopping her with one foot poised in the air, searching for the next step. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Without stopping there, he continued on down, still quite rapidly, to Main Deck. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z "Will you be coming in, dearie? Or will you be stopping out there in the rain?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z We must enter from behind the stage curtains three at a time, stopping at each X before it’s time to hit the X in the middle of the stage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He took two steps forward before stopping, as if he’d been about to charge and attack Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And now that I’m old enough and resourceful enough, what’s stopping me? The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She and Emma were friends; they had made that trip to Paris together, stopping in London on the way back. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z If Kronos evolved into his true form, there would be no stopping him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry. He’s just an animal, and we have to get out of here. We’re not stopping.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But Big Ma pushed past Fern, grabbed “Bertha,” snapped her neck while her light-brown-feathered body fussed about before stopping cold, and brought supper into the house. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Her lungs were on fire now, her breath was burning her throat, but she climbed without stopping, and when she came to the top, she burst through the door to the roof and ran out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The policeman stopping to break it up seized the black man, hauled him off to the police station, and threw him in jail for the next five days. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I do not think it will,” stopping to look once more at all the outward wretchedness of the place, and recall the still greater within. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z But instead of stopping him, the unsuspecting soldiers ignore the black man and run right past Powell. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Bloom rose and wandered dazedly around the room touching things, avoiding Linda’s chair, stopping once to cough. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermod the Nimble rode for nine days and nine nights without stopping. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z There were only about a dozen steps in all, and he took two more, stopping in the middle. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Many of the staff took a special shine to my mother, stopping in to catch up with her upstairs in the solarium. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He counted along the moons, stopping at the sixth one. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I wish—” Lyra said when they had nearly left the square, stopping to look back up. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We rented a car, and it took us more than two hours to get there, even though it wasn’t far away, because Mom kept stopping to go to the bathroom and wash her face. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And if we ever missed the others, we could tell ourselves there was nothing stopping us going to visit them. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z From Wilmington on up she followed her usual route, stopping in Philadelphia, and then in New York. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Dandelion, the dashing storyteller, so eager to be off that he jumped the ditch and ran a little way into the field before stopping to wait for the rest. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent the rest of the day in limbo, waiting, not knowing, pacing around the hospital, family members stopping by. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Her hands flew up, palms toward me like she was stopping traffic. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was something to be said for stopping to enjoy your surroundings, too, instead of always looking ahead to what came next. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I’m stopping at fifty. At first it was ten, then twenty, but I just couldn’t stop.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Down the hall she went, stopping at her locker, grabbing her things, and heading for the door, pausing only to tell her friend Gregory Pitts that he smells like his last name. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I woke Piani and we started, moving a few yards, then stopping, then going on again. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z When strangers fight, few people present will be friends or relatives of both combatants, with self-interest in stopping the fight. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Science is asking questions and finding answers and never, ever stopping. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The whole process took even longer because I kept stopping to check my phone in between steps, to make sure my ringtone notification was still on and the volume was still up. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The referee watched the scale’s weigh beam teeter up, then down, before stopping perfectly balanced. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Repatriate, if they can get away with it, ’’said my father, stopping abruptly when he saw me in the doorway. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He continued blowing the whistle until his face was beet red, stopping only long enough to shout, “You’re guilty, you’re guilty,” at everyone he passed. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z If we all understood each other better, we could go a long way toward stopping violence. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re them,” I think/say, stopping for a moment to catch my breath, my life, our mouths inches apart, our foreheads pressed together now. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Wow,” Mr. Jackson said, stopping in front of me. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He was getting between them like he was stopping Jimmy from punching out Ducky. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z As he arranged Master’s books, he promised himself, stopping short of speaking aloud, that he would learn how to sign forms. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He met people of all kinds, and he treated them well and answered their questions, and there was not a place but was the better for Kvasir’s stopping there. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I shout, "Hey!" and he looks up, but he's not stopping, so I grab Alicia's arm and pull her to the right just in time to keep her from getting nailed. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I could even think about stopping, I went down hard, sprawling in the snow. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I held back, slowing my pace rather than stopping and drawing attention to myself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The slithering moved again, he thought toward him at first, and terror took him, stopping his breath. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z We turned the corner and pulled around the side of the school, stopping just short of the main driveway. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z We took a taxi to Mike Wallace’s office, stopping at the comer of Broadway and 14th to pick up a copy of Time. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Stopping the party — the neighborhood kids, the Cobras, even George McNab — stopping them dead as traffic. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z With Baba on my side, there's nothing stopping me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Big-eyed and with ears open, I walked on, stopping now and then to listen. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “That city was our stopping point last time. It’s where we turned around.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z A guard with a gold tooth, who appeared to be a commander, walked down the porch stopping to look at each woman, scanning her up and down. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I rose from the table, adrenaline pinching my calves to action, stopping long enough to hug him. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z They were effective in stopping the fire’s spread west, but the wind pushed it north and east relentlessly. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Reverend Hunt says we will travel right past Florida without stopping because it belongs to the Spanish. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They drove with the windows open, stopping for lights, making slow turns, until Tab’s father said “There!” and Bridge leaned out her window and saw the moon, a pale white sliver. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The train isn’t stopping today, it trundles slowly past. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Down the mud flats small fountains erupted, dozens of them, spurting two feet or more, then again, then lower, then dwindling and stopping. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I’m not to be stopping in chapels to say a prayer. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was like I could feel time slowing down...feel it stopping...going backwards...back to third grade angels...second grade cats...first grade babies...little yellow tugboats bobbing in the water...bobbing...bobbing... Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I ain’t stopping your boxing lessons. I just don’t care to watch.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The giant’s pace was a ponderous one, despite the length and girth of those legs, and he was forever stopping to knock snow off low-hanging limbs with his maul. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Slowly, slowly they went, stopping every few feet to rest. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z But that August we haunted the midway like ghosts—stopping in front of the Tilt-A-Whirl, then the fishbowl game, watching like we’d already seen everything there was to see but couldn’t quite pull ourselves away. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z She tried calming him, lowering his pulse, but she was afraid of stopping his heart. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Here we are,” Brum said, stopping in front of a door that seemed identical to the others. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He got to his feet and walked over to me, deliberately stopping four or five feet away, like the pin had some kind of voodoo curse on it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bigger one of the two boys who got on the bus late said to the driver in a real down-South accent, “Thank you for stopping, sir,” I knew right away. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin walked slowly out to the pulpit with a second harpoon, stopping after the first couple of steps to get her balance and maybe find the nerve to keep going. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Are we stopping?” my mother called from inside the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If he knows what happened—knows that I helped Sandy—then there’s nothing stopping him from telling my mom and dad. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The boys ran into town together, stopping first at the market square, but everything was closed. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I rushed to the phone, stopping just long enough to hit my ankle into a dumbbell. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z How many times had he made them laugh over dinner, stopping only when Doreen couldn’t breathe? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He’s stopping to watch the little mechanical toys that the peddler winds up—the tumbling bear, the dog jumping, the seal spinning a ball on its nose. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Maybe we were stopping here for another reason. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I'm immediately taken to see the queen—still covered in Prince Alfred's blood and Belle-rose tea, still angry from his disgusting advances, still shaky from almost stopping his heart. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I drop into the seat and drain the water, not stopping to consider if it might be poisoned. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She had found someone on whom she could blame her unhappiness and there was no stopping her. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And he and the Simply Enormous Dragon disappeared into the smoke and plunged themselves into the heart of the mountain, stopping the eruption, forcing the volcano into a restless sleep. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z You should imagine yourself walking through the verse, he said, stopping at the chiasmus, the middle line: He knows that which is in front of them and that which is behind them. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z For every season he bad the best place, like a cat, and he yelled and ran and fought and upset people and snoozed and daydreamed and pretended he was a Knight, without stopping. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Girls and boys who wore matching cardigans walked down the halls hand in hand, sometimes stopping behind lockers to kiss and fondle each other. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She would leave right now, she was about to leave—but then Paolo saw her and ran at her, top speed, like a little boy, stopping short before he crashed. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Like a story, a piece of music can come to an end by simply stopping, but most listeners will react to such abruptness with dissatisfaction: the story or music simply "stopped" instead of "ending" properly. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to take a chance on Fluffy’s relatives stopping by. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The single men took to stopping by her flat, the married ones to bumping into her outside her department. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ishmael threaded past without stopping and swiveled, skidding—a little gleefully, his stomach leaping—onto Center Valley Road. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She returned to our room, stopping at the vanity to pluck at her tendrils and smooth her French roll. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z In the midst of the crowd, our wagon passes the Khmer Rouge village without stopping. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I returned to the kitchen, stopping short to eavesdrop. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Once they started to come, there was no stopping them. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlain remembered using the boy to plug a hole in the line, stopping the hole with his own brother’s body like a warm bloody cork, and Chamberlain looked at himself. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I had a chance to respond, Mrs. Menzer arrived, her footsteps thudding down the hallway, stopping at the door of Mom’s office. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Instructions screamed at me from the road once: “Do not stop! No stopping. Maintain speed.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z If the two camps could work together, they stood a chance of stopping their mutual enemies. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Senator Trueba thundered, slamming his fist on the table so that the glassware jumped, and stopping the discussion in its tracks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We cross Queens Boulevard, not rushing, stopping at the center island and waiting for the next green light, terrified of the racing cars. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She pinwheeled her arms and jumped up and down, stopping only as they vanished inside their house. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z If the price of peace was the dissolution of the Union, many people felt that compensation lay in stopping human slaughter. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time I only made it up our street and around the corner before stopping. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z And at first I listened to her and whenever I saw Ira trying to stand up or walk, I would rush forward and pick her up; but soon there was no stopping her. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z His head cracked open above the left ear and then he slid heavily beneath the waves, water seeping into his wristwatch, stopping it at 1:47. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Slowly I crawled on, stopping to listen, to glance back, to measure the distance between me and the spring. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A smear of light mud shaped like a handprint had dried on the side of the black leather, stopping where the wide splash of blue paint covered the top. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z All those half truths and outright fabrications, giving people what they wanted without stopping to think about what she really wanted. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z That crossing guard is in my head again, stopping me from asking. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “We put too many logs in the fire pit!” he said without stopping. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Basil was whooping and laughing and dancing around, stopping to scribble on a notebook pad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She had to watch as he stepped into the village, looking to the left and right, stopping every so often to listen, moving from house to house. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The time passed and I did more unpacking, stopping often, taking too many aspirins. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He listens and then he climbs the stairs and clomps down the hallway, stopping at each room and briefly gazing in. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Anya brought up the rear, stopping at every door she came across and slipping her key into the keyholes. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I summoned enough breath to say, "Will we be stopping for the night, then?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I walk home by myself and I think about stopping at Kristina’s house, but I see her dad’s car in the driveway and I don’t want to make things more complicated for her. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Hand over hand she moved along the walls, stopping at each step to explore the surface, searching for the door to the fuse box. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma sat on a low stool, pulling the brown skin off hot cocoyams, throwing the sticky, rounded tubers in the wooden mortar and stopping to cool her hands in a bowl of cold water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I text him back that all is well, skip the fact that we’re stopping for ice cream—he’ll worry about ice cream on my dress! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z From a scramble of contenders I got one of the jugs, elbowed off a counterattack, opened it, sampled it, choked, and then went through with my original plan by stopping Brinker’s mouth with it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He swiveled the organ stool around, slowly, slowly, slowly, stopping the moment a sound came from it. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z On the way to Casse we make a house call, stopping at a hut to greet an elderly-looking couple sitting together on a straw mat. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Outside, a family wearing bright sweatshirts walks by the window, the father stopping to take a picture. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I made a point of stopping at the entryway so he could see the fresh flowers under the portrait. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was looking out the window into Fred’s room and Maggie was there. She saw me and told me to come over,” I said, stopping to blow my nose on a napkin. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I turned and hurried back to the house, dashing inside without even stopping to take off my boots. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He was playing, working, networking, visiting, strategizing—all without skipping a function, getting confused, or stopping to think. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I caught him at the end of the driveway and ran in front, stopping him with my hand against his chest. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Impulsively, I lean forward and kiss him, stopping his words. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He died while I was stopping up the two holes. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Bryce walked without stopping, carrying Edward under one arm and talking to him the whole time. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z As the Cabineers roamed through the South, stopping at towns for either prearranged or hastily organized matches, Whitaker as best player would invariably play board one, and Bobby board two. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z This time it was clear that Lizzie had heard, but instead of stopping, she walked faster. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She looked at him, without stopping, and went on. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, we entered hill country, climbing higher and deeper into the Appalachian Mountains, stopping from time to time to let the Oldsmobile catch its breath on the steep, twisting roads. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Once they are walking to a steady beat and stopping precisely on the last beat, have children drop the recitation of the rhyme, and just walk the beat. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He kissed slowly down my cheek, stopping just at the corner of my mouth. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In the middle of Black Bottom, it was stopping and—unheard of!—opening its doors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z My brother was evaporating before my eyes, and I had to find a way of stopping this dreadful abduction. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z So I rubbed my head with a towel, stopping every few minutes for a look. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here we are,” he announced, stopping in front of a vacant lot. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the notebook out of my backpack and started writing without thinking, stopping only for a second to count and make sure. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Thus the first names of places were saints’ names or religious holidays celebrated at stopping places. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z What is the limit of something that gets smaller and smaller and smaller without stopping? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It was a good place to watch the piazza; people were always going back and forth or stopping to drink coffee in the café opposite. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They reacted the exact way we had—first, cringing away from the light, then stopping short in shock. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He went to bed thoroughly exhausted and woke at dawn, stopping just long enough to eat a meager breakfast in the kitchen before riding off to supervise the work in the fields. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He jotted a note, then put them back, never fully stopping. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Officers sat quietly by, joking softly, respectfully with each other, keeping an eye on the old man walking back and forth, back and forth, stopping to stare at the eastern hills, the eastern haze. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We kiss until my lips are numb, stopping ourselves at the very edge of Someday, saying not yet, not here, even though it takes willpower I didn’t know I had. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “Then what is stopping us from being together now?” he asks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Before I could even think of stopping him, he ran to the foyer and looked in our hallway mirror. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Without stopping to ask, she grabbed it up and ran with the child into the middle of the midden. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z All day and all night we worked without stopping, knowing we’d get to be with him at the end of the day. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, they kept going, into the slimy mire—past my wrists, past my forearms, stopping just as the mud reached my elbows. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Crook briefs Parker on the day’s events, then explains that the presidential carriage will be stopping at Fourteenth and H Streets to pick up Major Rathbone and Miss Harris. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Then I went to my room, stopping only to answer my mother’s inquiry as to whether or not I was hungry. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z More of his visitors trailed in after Francis and me, stopping, for an instant, to peer curiously over the curtain at Charles: silent, alone, flat on his back with an IV in his arm. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They were all day on the long black road, stopping in the afternoon to eat sparingly from their meager supplies. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Fifteen men in harness dragged one boat at a time across the wet snow and over the ice, stopping every quarter mile to rest, before going back to haul the second boat forward. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “I’m not stopping you. And I’m not leaving this warren. It’s my home.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad why are we stopping here Then we’re out, walking, and I can breathe again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She clicked the TV on and flipped through channels, not stopping on any one show long enough to figure out what it was. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z However, as legal scholar David Cole has observed, “in practice, the drug-courier profile is a scattershot hodgepodge of traits and characteristics so expansive that it potentially justifies stopping anybody and everybody.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z For an hour he spoke, almost without stopping, about his maize and the market for his maize. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I watched Seanie get up and walk across the mess hall, stopping for a moment to say something undoubtedly creepy and demented to a group of freshmen, and JP just smiled and shook his head. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Matthias walked onwards, ignoring the cruel jibes of the owl, through the farmyard and across the grassland, not stopping until he arrived at the fringe of Mossflower Wood. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A car came up behind me and then swerved in front, stopping alongside the road. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Get out of my face,” Cole muttered, stopping less than fifty feet away. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Now or never,” she said, barely stopping the car. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z A bell clanged, and a red-and-tan trolley crested the hill, stopping at the intersection with another clang of the bell. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “So,” Gabriel began, taking a bite of the sandwich, “if I am an angel, what’s stopping me from just flying out of here?” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The car swept past soot-blackened buildings, stopping at each block, jerking again into motion. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands tremble as my fingers run along the top of the bags, stopping at the lighted O: O’Neal, Jason. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Poe’s footsteps pound on the floor of the hallway, stopping six feet from me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The police admitted to stopping Whren and Brown because they wanted to investigate them for imagined drug crimes, even though they did not have probable cause or reasonable suspicion such crimes had actually been committed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Out here in the waste its terror was far greater: it pierced them with cold blades of horror and despair, stopping heart and breath. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z We walk through the abandoned security checkpoint without stopping. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Diego fingered the book’s cover before flipping through it, stopping at some of his favorite works. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Sandi helps Yolanda wind the unraveled yarn into a ball, stopping now and then to enjoy her story of the mother. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z "I'm just saying ... I love you. And I can't imagine stopping. . . ." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Thirty-five minutes later, as our third hour comes to a close, he asks in a small voice, “When are we stopping again?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “We were twenty feet above her, stopping the other Bludger from murdering Harry, Oliver,” said George angrily. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He was driving fast, and he wasn’t stopping, only slowing down to check for traffic at the intersections before speeding through. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Holding on to Ma’s head, Geak screams and screams, not stopping to take in any air. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We would be stopping at least once more on the road. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had made a habit of stopping by practice and watching from a distance. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z My legs push me up and I run as fast as I can without stopping. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Emily continued to flip pages, stopping every third page or so. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “No one told y’all to come out here. No one wants you out here making a mess, stopping my work.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z As stray drops began to pelt her head, she tore through the prairie, ahead of the rain, not stopping to look out for the kittens. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “But I really don’t understand. Everyone wants to save the peregrines, but no one will do what it takes to save them—from stopping work on a bridge to returning chicks to their parents.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Bod was breathless, but he could not imagine the dance ever stopping: the Macabray, the dance of the living and the dead, the dance with Death. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I go straight home now, except for maybe stopping at the grocery. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard my mom tell the story over and over again, stopping occasionally to say things like That’s right. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I don’t bother stopping, just go straight to the door and yank it open. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Not wanting to jeopardize their ascent by stopping to assist him, the Japanese team continued climbing toward the summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z There’s a knock on my door, and I look over from the wall I’m staring at, hoping it’s Poe stopping by to wave at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z In this manner, stopping to rest when I was tired, carried him to the headland. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Without a full pack, I walked straight up it without stopping—a novel and gratifying experience. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He wondered why Leon Longbridge had not been successful in stopping the repairs. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A stopping place is coming with big buildings—and polis with fierce dogs that can smell even fear. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Some kind of monster—someone who could do whatever you wanted, because no one was capable of stopping you? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Sometimes he asks us a question with no warning, and tells us to answer quick, without stopping to think about it. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The men couldn’t even double-park their car without stopping traffic. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But they came on again, hesitantly, stopping, starting. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Boots echo on the boardwalk in front of me, stopping just a little off to the side. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I’d suggest stopping my meds, or trying new meds, or seeing a different physician. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She settled herself at once to walk the mile or so to the bus station, stopping to put on her thin jacket against the November wind. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “Happy birthday, my little Jupey-Jupe!” he crows, stopping to smile as the room fills with the fragrance of Axe Peace body spray. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Even Nathaniel Blackwood quit stopping by except when hearings and depositions required his presence. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z A few days after the Rude boys left him smeared on the road, Finn wandered among the tents, stopping to look at this sheep, that pig, this dog, that rabbit. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She moved her fingers quickly down the stack, stopping to tap a corner of tin about halfway up from the ground. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z I drove the entire night, stopping only for petrol. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She leafs through the book slowly, stopping at a page here and there. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They ambled along, stopping now and then to breathe deeply of the smell of Newtown Creek which flowed its narrow tormented way a few blocks up Grand Street. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I was dimly aware of the other wagons stopping and curious faces peering at us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Maize and the milpa slowly radiated throughout the Americas, stopping their advance only where the climate grew too cold or dry. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Brother Jacques probably considered himself a hero for putting out the lights and stopping the fight. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He got to his feet, stopping only to clutch at his bruised ribs, and then trailed the cat to the back of the house. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z ‘Like, just going through the shops, stopping at the bars.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Mrs. Roth steps away to wander among the graves, stopping every few feet to put small rocks on top of her family’s headstones. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And once she started, there was no stopping, Not until the story of her best friend and his dog was told, and told right. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z But pretty soon, he and G’ma are stopping to refuel the RV and to go number two—nobody wants to empty that from the tank—in Birmingham, Alabama. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Since I did not require any facilities, sewer, water, or electricity, the price to me for stopping the night was one dollar. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Eula, the dead clam, starts talking before she’s even sat in the chair, before I can explain anything, not stopping until ten o’clock that night. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Wishbone trotted beside me, stopping every now and then to sniff at a tree or root around in a pile of rotten leaves. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I sit on the toilet and hold them underneath me, one at a time, stopping midstream to swap them out. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The crew better be stopping short or turning sharply soon. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘And who please is going to be stopping them?’ asked the BFG. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of them picked their way through the forest for the rest of the afternoon, stopping only to drink from the streams they crossed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, it rained without stopping, and Mr Hooper caught him, on a bend in the main staircase. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Bo drank from a carton of orange juice, only stopping to pop a mini chocolate doughnut into his mouth every few seconds. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I should get back in that car and drive to school, slowing down in crosswalks and stopping at yellow lights. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z I looked at photographs in Cousteau and Cousteau’s book, stopping at page thirty to look at a strange photograph. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Repatriate, if they can get away with it,” said my father, stopping abruptly when he saw me in the doorway. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Charming,” said Scrimgeour, stopping at the garden fence and looking out over the snowy lawn and the indistinguishable plants. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I have more news, Mr. Lewin,” I said, stopping in front of him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She smoked and talked and ate for an hour without stopping, and I scribbled in my notebook as the muddy waters of tangents and cosines began to clarify. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She and Sosie pushed buttons in random sequences, hoping for a detonation- stopping bingo. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Then I pumped up one hundred shots without stopping, making ninety-one of them. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The bear dropped to all fours—stopping my breath momentarily and nearly stopping my heart—made a loud “whuffing” sound, then turned and disappeared into the woods. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I assured her no harm had been done, she said: 'I do thank you for stopping and not running poor Nellie over. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “Cady,” she says, stopping and crossing her arms over her chest. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z She remembers the summer vacation she spent crisscrossing the island with her father, stopping in the plazas and main streets of every town and village from here to Guantanamo. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Over days and weeks, I found myself, like his fellow inmates, stopping by to talk to Larson fairly often. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead she called on “Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!” over and over without stopping. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The next day we made our way toward the beach, every once in a while stopping at a gas station or store to make sure we were on the right track. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z After stopping at their lockers, swapping books, packing bags, they burst from the school and gathered at the meeting place. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z It may be gone, but that’s not stopping it from insisting it’s still there. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Every person I passed stared at me goggle-eyed, stopping whatever they were doing to rubberneck as I walked by. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Once they exited the southern end of the valley, she’d be more open to stopping. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z No stopping The Taker, no stopping her thoughts, no stopping her pumping legs, because she goes and goes and the thoughts come and come, and he’s here. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z When he began, he couldn’t speak in complete sentences without stopping to breathe. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "You will be stopping there. Are you men or dogs that you would threaten a child?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was something to be said for stopping to enjoy your surroundings, too, instead of always looking ahead to what came next. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In Maine I took to stopping the night in these parks, talking to the managers and to the dwellers in this new kind of housing, for they gather in groups of like to like. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They go in fits and starts, stopping so many times the rest of the Spec is forced to continue around them, parting like water around a stone. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Actually, what the hell am I thinking stopping in like this? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Other high school directors, many of them good friends, keep stopping him to lavish praise on the show. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z At that moment, she walks into the tent and past the knot of girls, stopping when one speaks to her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Everything in him rebelled against stopping the engine and falling now. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It does not matter, the Court declared, why the police are stopping motorists under the Fourth Amendment, so long as some kind of traffic violation gives them an excuse. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “The supply boat's stopping at the Hatchery. Good! I put in an order quite a while ago.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Grandpop moved slowly through the foliage, not stopping until he bumped one of the chairs with his hip. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I walked on, stopping now and then to cough or rest my legs. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He started the engine and drove on another mile or more before stopping again, climbing out, carrying his lunch bucket, and walking to a little promontory where he could look back at that dusty city. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no stopping and waiting for me to catch up with her so we can talk. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Sefia tried to run to him, but a cold hand grabbed her wrist, stopping her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly she saw it: something moving stealthily, slowly, stopping now and then, and waiting; then creeping forward again. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next few days, the camaradas worked all day in shifts, not stopping until near midnight. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z On the highway below, the school bus rolls past without stopping. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Attempted Sabotage of Poitou River Bridge on Tours-Poitiers Road, with intention of stopping German military bus carrying 24 French and Allied prisoners—Wed. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z They lived in the house because they had nowhere more suitable to eat and sleep, but they came and went like indifferent shadows, never stopping to notice the destruction. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A bell clanged, and a red-and-tan trolley crested the hill, stopping at the intersection with another clang of the bell. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “What happened?” said Hermione anxiously, stopping so abruptly that Harry walked into her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Luke stood up and pushed Toby, stopping the gyrations, but hard enough that Toby hit the ground. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The driver says he has no notion of who this Cuchulain was but he wouldn’t mind stopping one bit. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I could tell she wanted to say a lot of things but she was stopping herself. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Then, flustered, she flipped a few pages, stopping when she saw more pencil marks. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “There’s no stopping you, is there?” he says with a chuckle. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z After six blocks they turned down Crossman Street, stopping at the first house. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z All night they had raced the Iowa Chevrolet through thick rain, stopping twice to siphon gas, both times from vehicles parked on the empty streets of small sleeping towns. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z What if stopping to give a dollar to that violinist started a chain of events that causes me to miss her? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z We walked through the greenhouse aisles, running our hands along the petals, stopping only when we reached that one empty spot. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At the same time a second man ran forward, stopping between Alex and his bike. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “How very strange,” said Milo, without stopping for a moment. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z As she started downstairs, she considered stopping by for Melanie, but she decided against it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z And usually he was such a slow careful driver, stopping dead at every cross-roads, peering to right and left, blowing his horn at every bend in the road. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The cold was the only thing stopping me from freaking out. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His fingers move through without stopping, but there is a soft resistance, the impression that there is something occupying the space, even if it is not completely solid. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Only know the sound of my uncle's voice, stopping me before my name is a part of the history—like the ones on the roofs and fire escapes and subway cars. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “But you did the right thing. I mean, stopping the Jacks. They were terrible. They were monsters.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The cutters worked brutal, seemingly endless shifts during the harvest—for the hungry mills crushed cane from four in the afternoon to ten the next morning, stopping only in the midday heat. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I take the long way through Batalla, through the sectors side roads and abandoned buildings, not stopping until I’m a good distance outside of military grounds. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They walked without stopping again, straight to the far end of the compound. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jinny!” he called out, stopping on the path and bending over to catch his breath. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A customer I hadn’t noticed until now made a hurried exit, stopping briefly to curtsy to me before she left. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He started forward, but a hand caught his arm, stopping him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “What the—?” she said, stopping herself by reflex from saying hell in front of Conor. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z After they left Philadelphia, they were guided to New York city, and then on up through New York state, stopping at various stations on the underground route in Albany, in Utica. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for stopping by. I was just telling my mother-in-law that I would like to become a member of the Housewives’ League, and here you are.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’d wince and watch, tempted to step in, but always stopping short, always held back by something. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They came upon him shuffling along the road before them, dragging one leg slightly and stopping from time to time to stand stooped and uncertain before setting out again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Clay headed down to the river, whistling and stopping occasionally to spit. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I says, ‘My boy says I’m the one stopping him from writing in his copybooks. He’s been writing on this story for almost five years.’ A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It means stopping to think about him, is all. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z "Here!" the man said, stopping his frenzied digging. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Once you start on this line, there’s no stopping. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I dropped to my knees and continued thinning without stopping. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I’m not to be stopping in pubs or bookies or even home for a cup of tea and if I do I’ll be found out. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We managed to make it in one single long day without stopping at a hotel until we got to Phoenix. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The drumming ebbs and flows, comes to a crescendo before stopping completely; then I am stagnant water again. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Without stopping, and with extremely poor posture, he continued across the room, cradling something close to his narrow chest. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Hooper began to come very slowly down the stairs, putting one foot out delicately before the other, and stopping, for a moment, each time. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Lily shook her head, graciously stopping him from doing any more damage. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I don’t remember a young man stopping us and asking the driver if this was the Khushal School bus. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I am used to her stopping by for only a moment to pick me up, maybe look at my new art projects. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Eleanor had never thought about killing herself—ever—but she thought a lot about stopping. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z We danced, stopping every now and again to make out, until the club closed. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sit down a while, Polly. I’m just at a stopping place.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad led me to the locomotive, stopping to talk to its operator. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Day after day, month after month, while his brother was away and his father went to work, Kuttappen lay flat on his back and watched his youth saunter past without stopping to say hello. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I give it a few more minutes before I take a break, stopping between a McDonald’s and a gas station. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “He tried stopping before, but it never lasted.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Imagine, Alvin Hooks implored the jurors, leaning toward them with his hands outstretched like a man petitioning God— imagine this good man stopping to help his enemy in the middle of the night at sea. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I mean she walks through the door, drops her bags and coat on the chair by the door without stopping on her way straight into the kitchen to start cooking. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Zeitoun had painted and repainted probably every room in the house, and the owners showed no signs of stopping. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Oscar was really taking his own sweet time, stopping to sniff at every bush, every tossed fast-food wrapper. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z "It always happens the first time," he shouted, stopping to let me get my balance, his voice small in the roar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He came upon the barn from the hill above it, stopping to watch and to listen. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z We ran for more than an hour without stopping. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She doesn't know what to do with her hands, so she keeps reaching for her wound, then stopping herself. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z After we picked up our food, we rode back to Dad’s place, stopping under the sign that hung over the entrance to his store. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The pool hurried away from him, moving as he moved, stopping when he stopped. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Asta became a fly and flew as far as she could from Malcolm, stopping when it began to hurt, and settled at the very top of a bulrush so she could watch the man clearly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Don't know, boss,” the man says, spinning on himself to propel additional flyers into the hands of the rushing masses, none of whom appear to be stopping. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “I was only stopping by to give Abby something,” I said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Pita, her face scrunched, cried that she was hungry, so I assured her we would be stopping soon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Not stopping to pick flowers at the stream. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And Amy, the dignified, tumbled over a stool, and never stopping to get up, hugged and cried over her father’s boots in the most touching manner. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She was determined to do this, and stopping to explain herself to her brother would just slow her down. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z After stopping at several places and asking for work, we found a rancher who still had a few cotton fields to be picked. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally he walks me home through the woods, stopping to kiss me near a copse of fir trees just before Madoc’s estate. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Xan found herself stopping again and again just to take yet another opportunity to unsling the baby and stare into those deep, black eyes. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Mrs. Grayson read each page with careful deliberation, even stopping to take notes on an article she seemed to like. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He ran quickly through the air, stopping occasionally to beckon Milo, Tock, and the Humbug along, and they followed as well as anyone who had to stay on the ground could. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z "See me? All right. See you again, fellows," he said, stopping and turning back; "glad to have chatted with you." The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The angry edge to her voice had the rest of our dinner companions stopping to take a good look at me too. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Slowly I climbed the stairs, stopping every time one creaked. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z We cross through the church, the priest acknowledging our presence with a nod but not stopping from his work. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z They’re barefoot, and they climb to a high point twenty-five feet above the water, stopping on a ledge that hangs over the sea. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Without completely stopping, he lifts her off her feet and runs. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I’m early, so I sit on a bench with Lisa’s copy of an Alice Hoffman novel, stopping every now and then to watch a jogger push by. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “No stopping at the candy store. No stopping to talk to friends. Straight there, straight back. You hear me?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z With people stopping, looking, they patted me down there on the sidewalk. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the village we traveled, stopping at the edge of the woods. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Sheep!” say the sheep when I pass their field without stopping. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He keeps stopping to pick up rocks, examining them, and then either tossing them back or stuffing them in his sweatshirt pocket, which is starting to sag with the weight. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I touch Caleb’s arm, and Matthew’s, stopping all three of us in the middle of the hallway. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Now it is as if she can hear the pendulum in the air in front of her: that huge golden bob, as wide across as a barrel, swinging on and on, never stopping. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He started at the rearmost row and moved methodically, from row to row, stopping at each chair, whether or not it was occupied, to read the name placard on its arm. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z We walked for three days more, stopping at restaurants when we came to them, and camping in shelters, which once again we had mostly to ourselves. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He said that last part because Momma rolled her eyes and was real close to stopping everything by turning around and going back into the house. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z After a moment, the ghost man turned toward them and half walked, half floated toward the porch, stopping suddenly at the edge. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Seriously, we better be stopping at the Gap,” Ben adds. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z From the dining room, they cross under the shadow of the elephant-headed statue in the hall, passing into the library and stopping at the stained-glass sunset that stretches the height of one wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mother knows he’s been stopping by but she hasn’t mentioned it but once. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Portions of Y-12 were partitioned off so that the scientists could not cross from one end of its vast floor to the other without stopping repeatedly to show their passes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But Trina was staring him down, obviously torn between stopping Mark and joining him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I returned to work, stopping occasionally to examine the teeth marks; they were swelling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Once you jump off a cliff, there’s no undoing it, there’s no stopping midair. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Ah, well. I do appreciate your stopping by. Even if it amounted to little more than giggles and grins.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He took the old steps one at a time, twice stopping to catch his breath. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Jane and Michael, stopping abruptly behind it, found themselves outside the most curious shop they had ever seen. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z But the cap’n didn’t care; now that I know him a bit, I bet he was thinking the stopping of the talk was disrespecting him. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Whom have we here?” asked the gentleman, stopping and looking at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I read until midnight, stopping only to eat some spaghetti Mama had made. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Even the mailbox was empty, except for a flyer for my sister from the Robert Kennedy campaign, announcing that he would be stopping on Long Island before the New York primary. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z "Sho," he said, stopping his cart and resting it on its support. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I forged myself a note from my father and headed off for school, stopping in at the Clarion on the way. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z His father spirited Krishna away, not stopping until he arrived at a river swollen in flood. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z After stopping at three different cotton labor camps we found one that gave us work and a one-room cabin to live in. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “It’s all about stopping Voldemort, isn’t it? These dreadful things that are happening are all down to him...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The heavy grate pivoted on a hinge and came up about three inches before stopping. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dr. Cramp just sat there, taking it all in, stopping me a couple times to clarify. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z His legs began to ache halfway there, but his father marched ahead, stopping at times to lend Gogol an arm, his body slightly tilted when he rested on a rock. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He sprints down the slope toward the creek, and we all follow, stopping where the stream cuts across. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z In the kitchen he was always stopping to play for a while on the harmonica he carried around with him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The men couldn’t even double-park their car without stopping traffic. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Do you think a bus is stopping here tomorrow at one to take Sister Rita to an evacuation center?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Every day we walk, only stopping at night to rest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Princess, it will be better if you don’t send for anyone. The wounds are not deep—see, the bleeding is stopping. I’ll get it attended to by my mother, she has some skill in medicine.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I’m fifteen now and I pass churches without stopping. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Now be still,” said Aunt Goldie, stopping Peach’s head with her hands. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’m usually better at stopping them,” he said, and the embarrassment pumped through his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He pushed on, staggering sometimes with his weariness but never stopping. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z People are stopping on the sidewalk to stare. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z She had driven the three hours to Pittsburgh in one swoop, without even stopping to use the restroom or stretch her legs. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Scabbers began to squeak without stopping, twisting and turning, his tiny black eyes bulging in his head. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It bounces along, stopping just at the girl’s feet. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But each time, Deborah told me I was crazy if I thought she was stopping now. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The sun warmed me through, and I took my time, stopping to study the historic markers placed along the route. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no way he could miss stopping her wedding. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She thought: If I get teary, my vision gets bleary and then it'll be hard to drive and then I’ll have to explain to the kids why I’m stopping. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z We hoped the play might satisfy Bonnie, but once she'd gotten a taste of her itinerary, there was no stopping her. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I’m doing the opposite!” cried Jinny, stopping and turning back to face Ben again. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But on the other hand, stopping made her anxious, even afraid. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The police began stopping me in the streets and demanding my papers: luckily my pass was in order. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “The heat’s on. Mario’s house is surrounded. My ride to the capital is stopping at the anacahuita tree at dawn. I have to hide out till then.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have not thought of stopping tests without some kind of package deal,” he said. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They made their way west, stopping every once in a while to ask directions to the river. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He looked almost as if he were drunk, stopping, moving on, wandering to left and right, stumbling over little ruts and stones on the path his living feet had known so well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She got so much blood that one doctor wrote a note in her record stopping all transfusions “until her deficit with the blood bank was made up.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I got into the habit of stopping at Schuyler Place every Thursday after school. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “To see what they are eating, and after seeing they are boiling the same leaves and giving their children to drink. It is stopping kwashiorkor.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z For years after his rescue he would find himself stopping in grocery stores to just stare at die aisles of food, marveling at the quantity and the variety. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z I recall them strewn across my path, golden and glittering, on the way to school and curse my foolishness for not stopping to eat my fill. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The next day, July 4, they drove all morning before stopping for a roadside picnic in Iowa. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Finally she was taken on by some pickers heading home, stopping for a week’s work here and there, wherever they could find it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Between the rows of old houses and the canals, the sidewalks were already too narrow for the crowds jostling one another and stopping to take pictures. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They had kept stopping by, asking questions that were a joke..Any moron could figure out what they wanted to hear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z This was a serious problem, but the expedition couldn’t risk stopping and building new ones. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Some decided to act quickly to save themselves and their families, not stopping to verify what they’d heard on the radio. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “I’m not sorry,” Conor said, stopping, “and I don’t forgive you.” A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The breakdown was coming, and there was no stopping it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I ran my fingers over the worn leather, stopping at the buckle. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He saw the creature stalking forward, then stopping short as something distracted it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He was stopping at the jail so the father could speak to his son. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z When Mario’s family moved to Chicago, we managed to see them every now and then before eventually stopping. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Then he would pick his way with extreme distaste through the wet grass and undergrowth, taking a long time, and stopping often to shake his paws. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The leaders had agreed with Lee Scoresby that when they reached the next stopping place, they would inflate his balloon and he would spy from the air. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Give the fish an inch and it’ll get its tail under the water and then there will be no stopping it. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “You,” she said, desperate, “you flew at me before, when I tried to tell you something. What’s stopping you now? Go on, tear at me with your claws and make a ghost out of me!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She leads me through alley after alley, not stopping until we’re close to Cobbler Row, nearly a mile from Execution Square. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Hell, I ain’t stopping now. I just got here,” die woman answered, rising rhythmically. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He petted one donkey while he ate his handful of rough oats, stopping occasionally to spit out a husk. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Did you notice the stopping of the train?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z They set to work tirelessly in their shop downstairs, stopping only at night, to sleep in an unheated room above the shop. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I tried stopping by the Van de Kamp house once, early on, but Mrs. Van de Kamp made it clear that she didn't want to see me, and honestly I couldn't blame her. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I watched him wade through a sea of GIs, stopping now and again to talk to one of them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But let's say I could make 90 kilometers per sol, stopping every fifth sol to reclaim oxygen. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother was like a perpetual-motion machine, never stopping, hardly sleeping at all. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Ms. Brenda was walking up the block, stopping every few steps to chat with someone else. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He wrote and wrote without stopping, filling sheet after sheet of paper, tearing up what he'd written, beginning again, putting one sheet aside and starting another, frowning, crumpling up the paper—and starting once more. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She reached for him again, as if she might ruffle his hair the way she had when he was younger, before stopping herself. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He jogs up to me, stopping a few steps in front of the dead bird. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Going on foot, stopping off at whatever beach town we’re at before the sun goes down, collecting money for our fake basketball team, eating real food, then going back to the beach to sleep. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Once the tears began, there was no stopping them. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tobogganing,” he said, “requires a special piste. You could not toboggan into the streets of Montreux. Where are you stopping here?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He yelled at me and grabbed my arm, stopping me. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “If you got down on your knees I wouldn’t care,” she said, stopping and turning toward me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z It was only a cough—a dry little cough but it had the effect of stopping him in full cry He stared at Mr. Justice Wargrave and the latter coughed again. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z We worked our way in as far as we could, stopping about twenty yards from a small stage. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Recently Jamison had been stopping by sometimes twice a day to see the progress she had made. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The saloon would be filling up with men on their way home from work, stopping in for a pre-supper drink. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Black twists curtained her face, stopping just past her shoulder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In the evenings we played three-handed bridge with an Englishman named Harris, who had walked over from Saint Jean Pied de Port and was stopping at the inn for the fishing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Still, what wilderness there was quickly came into contact—perhaps a better word would be “collision”—with the area itself and the people who were stopping there. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He held up a hand like a traffic cop, stopping Emily. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z We made it another few steps before I tugged on Frankie’s wrist, stopping him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The boys drove on for some time before stopping and backing up, by the grace of God and Martin-Lothaire. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I see dark shapes moving closer to Michigan Avenue, but they disappear behind the row of buildings without stopping. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He’ll respond when he hits a stopping point in like thirty minutes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I moved into the house, stopping abruptly in the entryway when I saw a three-foot hole in the linoleum that plunged to the basement. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But, I swear, almost from the first patch I could feel myself winding down like I was on a swing that was slowly stopping. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We make cards for the rest of the afternoon, only stopping to make hot chocolate. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Finally, we arrive at the far end of the enormous room, stopping before a cluster of elegant blue velvet chairs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He sprang to his feet, started up the underground stairs, stopping only long enough to snap commands. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They headed for Central Park, crossing and recrossing it, stopping once for Good Humor ice cream. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Ms. Owens blew a whistle, stopping the exercise and calling for lunch. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She wheeled her arms, stopping herself just in time to keep from falling in. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Palmer stepped away from the people then, into the clear, onto the shooting field, the better to be seen, for he knew now that there was no stopping it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The line I’m in is driving people toward the baseball field, but I can see it stopping before the entrance. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They went toward the Oxford Road, then turned westward through Holborn, stopping a moment to pray at each wayside cross, just as if they had been on a pilgrimage. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z His eyes passed right over the big slide and Hazel and moved on, stopping at the edge of the fence. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Robot face was coming, and there was no stopping it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Without stopping, he took the bread and cheese from his bag, but he was too thirsty to chew. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Taran knew, without stopping to think, that a north wind had just begun to rise. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z George Pocock had written to his father, Aaron, saying that he might be stopping by to pay him a visit in London. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Dicey thought of stopping the conversation, but decided not to. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He said something about a British airborne division seizing bridgeheads and two American airborne divisions stopping enemy troops from moving into the Cotentin Peninsula. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “I have a feeling there’s a lot Teresita didn’t tell us,” Delia said, stopping to take a swig of water from a gourd. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Matty had often seen him around Village and knew that he was in charge of Trade Mart and that he checked on things after, stopping at houses where trades had been made. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He circled the room, stopping at his desk, at the file cabinets, at the book cases. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z You know what they say in books about your heart stopping? Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z With a yell and a leap, the gentleman rose from his reclining position, left the barber’s chair, and fled into the street, not even stopping for his coat and hat. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z “This is where I lived before you came,” I said, stopping at Mrs. Croft’s chain-link fence. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z That man ate seconds and thirds, stopping only long enough to say how delicious everything was. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had stormed out of the room then, ripping the radio out of the socket, abruptly stopping Angel’s dance. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas noticed small red lights flashing here and there along the wall’s face, moving about, stopping, turning off and on. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Well, look at that, the sun’s finally coming out,” Delia said, stopping to admire the new dawn. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z We kept walking and Lovey kept stopping to take flicks of other plants: Ivy, and something called Anemone. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He swaggered across the gym, rolling his big shoulders, stopping only to rap the peanut bag on his way out. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He slowed down, but still without any intention of stopping until, as we came nearer, the hushed intent faces of the people at the garage door made him automatically put on the brakes. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Day after day, we walk onward, stopping only to rest at night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “But, Wilona, you got to admit that once you figured out how much money we’d save by not stopping you went along with it.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He carried Robin in and out of halls and chambers, kitchen and parlor, cloisters and outer court; through refectory and almonry, stopping, as always, in the chapel to say a prayer. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z In Phnom Penh, Khouy never just walked from one place to another, he sauntered and glided, stopping many times along the way to greet friends and pretty young women. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She got the woman to her feet and walked her around the room, stopping every now and then to pour some ale into her. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If he’s talking to you, and he’s in the middle of a sentence, and he drops his books, he picks them up and finishes his sentence without stopping. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Koffi moved forward, he rounded his side of the trunk, dagger raised—but someone screamed, stopping him short. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He hated how it made his face wet and his eyes puffy and his throat hurt, but there was no stopping it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I pulled up to the speaker box, thinking I could just shout my order and circle around without stopping the car, but of course it didn’t work out that way. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Together, we waded through the ocean of yellow chicks, both of us stopping here and there to pick up the dead or dying ones, adding them to the bag. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Rebuffed by the girls, Lloyd returned to his companions, stopping in front of Sasha’s sleeping form to shout an abrupt, parrotlike “Hey!” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Brackish water spurted at his hooves, but Taran guided the powerful stallion along what seemed a chain of submerged islands, never stopping even when he reached the far side of the swamp. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to be too near the other families who were also stopping for the night. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For the second time, the door flies open, and Fred rushes in, stopping short when he sees me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I hear the music shut off and then her footsteps as she comes closer and closer, stopping in front of the door, hesitating. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z So Mom and I wandered around the mall, stopping every couple minutes so she could sit down and take deep breaths and squeeze my wrist so hard it left angry red marks. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Their van stood in the middle of the street, and they were stopping passersby and demanding passes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The small company made the long descent in silence, stopping thrice to refresh themselves along the way. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If you come to the dealership but don’t end up buying anything, he’ll call you the next day, thanking you for stopping by. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Then he ran back to the center and ran toward the edge, stopping when he reached the wall. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, there was a constant shower of threats about stopping him from graduating. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z By running at top speed and by never stopping to sightsee or second-guess myself, I managed to complete the game in twenty-two minutes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He had held a candle up there for hours, flicking the flame all over the ceiling, stopping often to move the table he was standing on. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Please forgive me for not stopping by sooner,” Justice Strauss said, as the Baudelaires stood awkwardly in the doorway. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z But for now—let’s focus on stopping Delphi. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “It’s scary, isn’t it, to think about stopping?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Just driving through. You know how you see a place and it’s just right, and you’re just tired enough, I guess you can’t help stopping.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z But with or without stopping, they were going to miss the first bell. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z A wild creature released or escaped from captivity will usually run as fast and far away from its prison as it can before stopping to rest and take stock. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The snow fell into my eyes, and I kept stopping to blink it away. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Good heavens,” said Professor McGonagall, stopping dead and staring down at the man on the floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She keeps marking, stopping to think which one she wants next. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z There was a lot of dithering and stopping to groom or rub, but despite their stress everyone got a fair amount of food in. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Certainly some must think the worst, what with men stopping by at all hours. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Locke guides me away, stopping to grab up someone’s blanket, which he wraps around my shoulders. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mark followed Alec closely, stopping at the side of the house. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z With nothing stopping me, I stomp out the front door. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Bo trailed after her with a gloomy face, stopping first to stick his tongue out at the others. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z As always, she had acted on impulse, never stopping to weigh the consequences. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “With all my heart, if you will be a brave St. Martin, stopping as you ride gallantly through the world to share your cloak with the beggar.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z A round is a special type of canon in which the last section also fits with the first section, so that the canon can be repeated over and over without stopping. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I wasn’t planning on stopping, but I pull over when I see the church I came to a month after the big accident—my first weekend out with Aimee. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I take a deep, unhindered breath and walk over to him, stopping exactly six feet away from him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Tam Lin said, stopping at the edge of the firelight. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We carry on thru the night, the sky falling slowly past us, our words stopping a little as dinner wears off and tiredness takes hold again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z After the snow, there came a freezing gale that blew for days and days without stopping. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z He went to the safe and turned the dial left and right, stopping at each number of the combination. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Us stopping them from spitting on Mr. Carlo wasn’t going to stop them from spitting on somebody someplace else. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “The head,” said Sir Grummore, stopping suddenly, “will have to be of cardboard.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I was confounded by her stopping and offering her unsolicited opinion. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for stopping by, Ms. Watson. We really are very grateful to you.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I take my cues from him, but instead of stopping where he stops, I slip a few feet to the right. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Otis trudged over to the dais, stopping occasionally to do a plie. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z People were just stopping in their tracks frozen. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A blackbird ran across the rose-garden to the lawns in swift, short rushes, stopping now and again to stab at the earth with his yellow beak. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The Lark came rushing in as though it had no intention of stopping. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We rolled for days, stopping in the middle of nowhere. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Grass continued for about six feet beyond the hedge before stopping abruptly at the perimeter of the forest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Hanako could make out his dark form moving slowly, stopping every so often to make sure they were behind him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When it was dark, we went inside and kept threading, stopping only to hunt for any beads that slipped away. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z A sweet yet pungent aroma hung in the air and drifted easily from one anxious nose to the other, stopping only long enough to make several mouths water and a few stomachs growl. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z On their way back across the Channel, Bernard insisted on stopping his propeller and hovering on his helicopter screws within a hundred feet of the waves. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z But, instead of stopping, they continued to play even louder than before, until each color became more brilliant than he thought possible. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t tell if he was stopping himself from laughing in Will’s face or if he was annoyed beyond belief. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It’s easy enough now, on the high-speed road in a dependable and comfortable car, with stopping places for shade and every service station vaunting its refrigeration. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The bus took the long way around, stopping at the Mile- High Macllwaine—once at the two hundredth floor and once two floors below the Starlight Room Restaurant. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He had borrowed a car, an old pea-green Plymouth with a broken passenger-side window, and we drove through the mountains to a nearby town, stopping at a roadside bar. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We traveled slowly, stopping often to rest because our arms were not used to carrying so much weight for so long. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Bridge moved on, stopping in front of a few framed photos on the wall next to the window. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Everyday we walk with the crowd, occasionally stopping in deserted villages to rummage for food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We walk all through the morning and afternoon, stopping for food and to rest only when the sun goes down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Too soon, they were back inside the Night Zoo, stopping short at its well. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I had difficulty stopping the list of illegal substances “my friend” had partaken of. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When he knew she had agreed, Junior ran ahead excitedly, stopping only to yell back at her to come on. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Her uncle helped her think of all these things without crying, and taught her to relax and not resist the pain so that it would pass through her without stopping. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Sheed stopped moving, but the beast took a bouncy step forward and poked its snout in his face, stopping short an inch. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “There’s something wrong,” said he, without stopping, “up at your place, Pip. Run all!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She arose, and bowing her stiff, lofty bow, she went away, stopping for neither thanks nor applause. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Gaw,” said the penguin, stopping at the edge of the porch to look down at the steps. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z I wipe my hands on my thighs and walk toward the track, stopping a few yards short. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I’ve got to get to the border,” he said, not even stopping as we met. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Look at how beautiful she is!” he said, stopping people to show them her photo. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “And now you!” said Mr. Jaggers, suddenly stopping, and turning on the two women with the shawls, from whom the three men had meekly separated,—“Oh! Amelia, is it?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Typing stopping, and this time the door opened even more quickly. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I think that helmet thing might be stopping the blood in his head.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They return to the Parker House with a multitude of packages in tow, stopping by their rooms for hardly enough time to sit before Elizabeth comes to take them down to dinner. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I just took her porch steps in one leap and was off, not stopping till I ended up with skinned knees and elbows in the alley beside the post office. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She was talking, of course, about stopping the Nazis in World War II, but that’s not what I was hearing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She began to vomit and he began to hit her again and again, stopping only when Emma Lee Givens lay unconscious in the blood-darkened sand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Faber turned the pages, stopping here and there to read. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d brought a big drawing pad and asked me to describe the creature again, and as I did he sketched it, stopping occasionally to ask for clarifications. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They would pretend they were stopping for the refugees, and the refugees would run toward them, then the drivers would suddenly take off before the refugees got to their trucks. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We considered stopping for a sandwich or a visit to one of the things the islands lacked: a museum, a theater, a library that held ten thousand books. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The sun and the moon might still be gods, but they were gods who obeyed strict laws, apparently without any exceptions, if one discounts stories like that of the sun stopping for Joshua. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I clump-clump-clumped down the steps, stopping a couple of times to yawn real loud. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z However, when his men accidentally knocked over an old bent man carrying buckets of water, the king insisted on stopping. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Lily said something under her breath as she pushed past Toby, walking out the door and not stopping until she was in the passenger seat of the El Camino. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Mrs. Bedlow huffed ahead, stopping more than once to catch her breath on the climb to the fourth floor. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z We’d finish with a short visit to Botswana, meeting with its president and stopping at a community HIV clinic, and then enjoy a quick safari before heading home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Father Mulligan would say, stopping and folding his umbrella. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The theater is only a stopping place—Jews are brought there for a few days or weeks. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Something big moved deep in the trees, and I froze, stopping and calling Otto’s name. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He stumbled off down the street, stopping every few feet to pick up his sword or rearrange his toga. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She explained about their quest in the Argo II. When she got to the part about stopping Gaea from waking, she faltered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I rush over to my speakers and almost hurl them against the wall, stopping myself at the last second. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He just kept plugging away at the trees like he always did, making the same music, stopping every time someone came up only long enough to see if they were gonna tell him something. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He had two men on the job and was stopping by to make sure they were there, that they were busy, that they had what they needed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z When she saw we were not stopping at garbage cans, she planted her feet and said, “Where are we going?” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z They became the four great rivers of the land, stopping the drought and death of all those on earth. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I climb the stairs carefully, stopping just before my head emerges. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z And with that, she walked away and down the steps, stopping to chat with Reverend David Okonjo, who had managed Blessed Way for as long as Moss knew the place existed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Before long, people are stopping by Children’s House every week to ask for the radio repairman. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Emily continued to flip pages, stopping every third page or so. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It rang and rang, very loudly and with no sign of stopping, and from this he gathered it was Kate at the bell. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But there was no stopping Cap when the subject was the immortal Rain. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He passed her again with his emptied flat and saw how intent she was on her picking, never hurrying but never stopping. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z "Well, you can't really go wrong," I tell her, stopping short of the truth: Whatever you do, they'll eat it up. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Slowly, occasionally stopping at an area that his instincts told him was a likely exit from or entrance into the trees, he probed with the glasses along the pines bordering each lake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It's the almost that keeps stopping me, that has stopped me all week. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But I saw that this was not stopping the other boys. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning I head straight for the Spinney after breakfast, stopping to say hello to Gloria—on her way to meet a friend at the orchard cafe. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z We walked for hours through the country; our Regiment stopping only once, that those of us with shoes might lend them to such of those as marched without, and thus give them some respite. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We keep watching as he gets closer, stopping every few steps and crouching down. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The solitary gray animal loped along the shore, stopping every dozen strides to look around and sniff among the rocks. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The great sala all along the front was half plastered, the line of white halfway around and then stopping, just as the workmen had left it over ten years before. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He grinned his crooked smile at me, stopping my breath and my heart. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A bulge of muscle is stopping the fabric. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “I apologize for not stopping to chat after you let me out of that drafty diya, Aru,” said the Sleeper, “but I had business to attend to. Things to gather.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Right at the last second she went like a blur up the side of a horse chestnut tree, stopping just out of reach. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I started stopping by her apartment sometimes after school. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Wanda was quiet again, and then she walked over to the door, stopping before she left the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The trackers scuttled along, stopping, looking, and hurrying on. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bloody he—” Newt started before stopping himself; he closed his eyes for a second and took a deep breath. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Once we get rid of them, there’s not much stopping us from controlling the government ourselves.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z It occurred to me that I wasn’t stopping as much to think of things to write. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “So why are you not stopping the car so we can get out?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They rode all day, stopping only for a noon meal at the side of the road, eaten cold. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to,” she says, stopping to face me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z As she passed Meme she took her hand without stopping. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I take my time walking down the stairs, running my hands ’long the cinder-block walls and stopping to tie my shoes. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z They pedaled along the edge of the lot, past parked cars and then back into the shadows, stopping suddenly next to a battered red pickup. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she holds her hand up, stopping me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z No doubt rural blacks at that time were accustomed to strangers stopping at their house to use the bathroom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Whether stopping or starting, everything happened with a tremendous JOLT. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He took off running, stopping every few feet and calling to her until she followed him down one of the paths that led away from the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z They moved on, stopping only for sips of water from their goatskin flasks, and talking little. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A fragment of memory returned—recollection of myself as a youngster reading Lillian Smith’s Strange Fruit, her description of the Negro boy stopping along a lonely path to urinate. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy Pilgrim went on skating, doing tricks in sweatsocks, tricks that most people would consider impossible—making turns, stopping on a dime and so on. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We got into his car and drove up the road, stopping a few houses down from the tree. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He held up a hand like a traffic cop, stopping Emily. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There was no stopping those girls until they’d had their fill. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Shoot, nothing there either,” she mumbled, stopping the video. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I turn toward him, stopping on the path, but he grabs my hand and tugs me out of pedestrian traffic. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z From sunrise until dark he walked without stopping, drinking from the gourd along the way. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “Well, many of them are here for a meeting of some sort. But they did make a point of stopping by the lab.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Papa asked Grandpa if he intended to go all the way to the campground before stopping. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He blinked, looked around, realized what he had done, and retraced his steps, stopping in front of it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The shuttle bus made the West Side rounds, stopping to deposit Dorothy at the front door of an outpost called the Warehouse Building. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z He tried a combination of whimpering, mewing, and chuffing, stopping every now and then to listen. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Then she began stopping by the cricket game every week, and I started walking her and her friends home. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In the old days, five elfin warlocks would form a pentagram around the target and spread a magic shield over it, temporarily stopping time inside the enchanted enclosure. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z We sat in the two chairs, and I watched him wolf down the sandwich without stopping for breath. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A triplet-based code had 64 combinations—enough for all twenty amino acids, with extra ones still left over to specify other coding functions, such as “stopping” or “starting” a protein chain. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Sweeping, folks stopping by, a break for water where Ivan don’t say nothing to me, more sweeping. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Now I’m not just stopping by, watching it all happen; I’m a part of it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z From sunrise to sunset, we plant crops and vegetables in the garden, stopping for only dinner and lunch. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry ran without stopping, clutching the crystal flask of Snape’s last thoughts, and he did not slow down until he reached the stone gargoyle guarding the headmaster’s office. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She imagined strolling with Dee back home, maybe even stopping at an ice cream cart along the way. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They are silent, but not somber—they smile at the Amity they pass, inclining their heads, a few of them stopping to exchange pleasantries. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Carla figured the driver was looking for an address, just as Papi drove slowly and got honked at when he was reading the signs of shops before stopping at a particular one. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The United States, committed to stopping the further spread of communism, backed the government of South Vietnam; it was corrupt and unpopular, but firmly non-communist. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z With Tisquantum and at least nineteen others, he sailed to Europe, stopping only once, at Cape Cod, where he kidnapped seven Nauset. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He went by me like a shadow, passing me without stopping, without a glance. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But that day, he kept to himself, sometimes stopping to stare in at the wall in my bedroom. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The bony figure of Death rides the streets below, stopping his mount now and then to peer into windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Without stopping, he waded into the water and used the edge of the stream as a pathway to avoid the heavy underbrush. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The train depot was so small I wondered if trains ever bothered stopping there. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Everyone changes, mi vida. Even you are changing. There’s no stopping that. But here’s what I know for sure. Abuela and Lolo have us to help them,” she says. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Silently I left the toyon bushes and ran without stopping until I reached the mesa. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought they might ease on to another topic, but Martin was on a roll now, and there was no stopping him. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Calpurnia, our whole existence on this earth is a cycle of life and death. That is a fact. There is no stopping it.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Police were instructed to crack down on drivers, stopping them and questioning them at every opportunity. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z And her mother said, “Well, I’m not stopping you.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z His sword was gone, but that wasn’t stopping him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When reciting its texts, one raised and lowered one’s voice to replicate the natural pauses provided by commas and periods, stopping for emphasis or to take on a questioning tone. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Gallup was that kind of place, interesting, even funny as long as you were just passing through, the way the white tourists did driving down 66, stopping to see the Indian souvenirs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was only after stopping many times that she managed her task, and when she had returned she felt as if she would never be able to walk again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Mr. Griffiths holds up his hand, like a cop stopping traffic, but I continue. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “There she is,” Redd said, finally stopping at the edge of the pier, arms akimbo like a proud father. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Do you have a plan for stopping them?” she asks. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Hey, do you mind stopping the car. I just want to get a shot of this guy.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But as the picketing showed no signs of stopping and as the messages on the placards grew more militant, the president became increasingly irritated. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z They spent their days stopping up leaks and replacing pipe joints. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After school we ran all the way home without stopping. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z By six o'clock Michaelis was worn out and grateful for the sound of a car stopping outside. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “Don’t you care what this looks like? Coming back here while everyone’s at dinner —” “Why shouldn’t we be here?” said Ron hotly, stopping short and glaring at Percy. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I wondered if Grams snake bite had anything to do with her stroke, and if Gramps felt guilty for whizzing off the highway and stopping at that river. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z So at this point Gilly was not ready to pull her time-honored trick of stopping work just when the teacher had become convinced that she had a bloody genius on her hands. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The miles went by quickly, and we passed around the water, vegetables, and chapatis, never stopping to rest. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Business picks up after five o’clock with the after-work crowd stopping by for desserts. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran, without stopping, all the way to the other end of the township where Granny lived. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about stopping at my place first,” Buddy suggested. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z However, they would not in any case have lived much longer, for at their next stopping place, the Island of the Sun, the men acted with incredible folly. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her vision grew spotty, her mouth went dry, but there was no stopping it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I’m going to teach her a lesson,” he says without stopping. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I can’t stand this whispering,” she said looking right at me, stopping her squeezing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Matty climbed back down the bank, scooped wet mud with his hands, and gently coated her feet and legs, stopping the bleeding and trying to ease her pain with the thick cool paste. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He just got in the car with the summer people, stopping only to snag a box of cookies from the pantry. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It was their last victory over their east-side rival, the beginning of a winless drought that showed no signs of stopping. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z After stopping by a few taverns at random and not finding her, I walked back to the University, not knowing if I should be worried or irritated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When the bell rings, I walk home without stopping by Tats’s locker as usual. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “You know how I had a lot of problems with starting and stopping my sentences before?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z "Where ya stopping at? Perhaps we could get together for cocktails tomorrow." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Maybe I should have told him I was thinking of stopping by. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The doctor had put in a replacement ligament, but it was hard to construct one that could handle the natural stress caused by the constant starting and stopping of running with the football. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A folded dollar bill holding down the switch, stopping the alarm from blaring and letting everyone in the hospital know some crazy guy with cystic fibrosis and self-destructive tendencies is hanging out on the roof. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “You mean like stopping the man Jack and his people?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z On Third Avenue they would all go off to the market together first thing in the morning, talking and pushing and stopping to lecture to children in gutters and streets. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Your husband said you would be stopping in. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I head to the mosque for prayer, stopping first at the bathroom to do wudu. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Fifths of a second ticked off with precision in his head; Woolf timed his horses’ rallies so precisely that he regularly won races with heart- stopping, last-second dives. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Nana shuffled around the room, moving from photograph to photograph, stopping at some longer than others. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Then we were stopping with a gentle bounce and I was uncertain whether we had gone up or down. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, hey!” they say, stopping in their tracks when they see me in the hallway. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z But it isn't a truck—it's a taxi—and it's stopping right here, in the circle in front of the entrance, and its doors are opening. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Dad always has an excuse: traffic, last-minute customers at the pharmacy who’ve run out of their prescriptions and can’t wait until morning, a salesman stopping by with drug samples. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z We raced up the middle of the street, not stopping to talk to anybody, not even the people we knew who tried to say hello. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrub myself from head to toe, only stopping to throw up again right in the shower. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Handel,” said Herbert, stopping, “you feel convinced that you can take no further benefits from him; do you?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Now turn the candle sideways so the wick is directly above the water, beta. Then let the drops of wax fall into the water until you feel like stopping.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The first was a conversation with the distinguished German quantum physicist Otto Stern, a future Nobel laureate who was stopping at Berkeley during the holiday. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He looks up at me from the box, hand stopping an inch from his mouth, before he shovels more cereal. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z They wait outside the yellow police tape, stopping everyone and interrogating them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She stumbled across the bridge, not even stopping for her things, and ran all the way home to Staples in teary disgrace. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He was his own director—relieving himself when he wanted to, stopping for cold beer when he was thirsty, and even in a seventy-five-dollar car the sense of power was strong. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He paces back and forth, stopping to wipe his face and scratches his head. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Sigemund swam slowly, stopping every now and again to surface and he on his back, sending tall spirtles of water up out of the waves. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z They rode the bus all over town, stopping in at high schools where they didn’t even go to school, just to visit whoever might be hanging around the halls. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I worked all this morning, stopping from time to time to cool off in the sea. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though the United Nations and the National Guard were very successful at stopping the violence, the intolerance is still there. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The pages of the diary began to blow as though caught in a high wind, stopping halfway through the month of June. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I turned the big cell key in more than thirty locks and finished before Smith; he was stopping at several cells to say good morning, I noticed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From the top of the ride, Kat says London looks like toy-town and the cars on the roads below look like abacus beads going left and right and stopping and starting. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z I was instantly reminded of my mother, who would comb my hair every morning while staring into space, never stopping to apologize when she pulled too hard or made me cry. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Guided by her big eyes, he paddled as fast as he could, stopping to bail out the canoe when the rain had filled it to his ankles. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He hesitated, then stomped back the way he’d come, stopping to purloin a clean shirt from another cabin. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He carried him across the field, stopping to rest each fifty counted steps. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Certainly we could,” said Dumbledore, stopping so suddenly that Harry almost walked into him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Savannah and Lindy kept stopping by with papers to go over with Arnold and for me to give to my parents for signatures. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My calculations told me that I needed to walk another two kilometers west before stopping for the night. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Ophie crept out of the bedroom and down the stairs, stopping only to grab the iron nail and salt out of the pocket of her work apron. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I could hear it coming like a freight train and there was no stopping it. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Clarence flew ahead of us, stopping to wait on tree branches, looking down at us and laughing and laughing. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They made their way back to Matthew, stopping a couple of times for James to pick up some produce and other items from the farmers’ market for his mom and grandmother. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I watched in silence as an older soldier walked by and started to untie him, stopping only when the teenager who had given Otto the beer complained loudly. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I had no trouble stopping everything they kicked at me. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t told Nick about his heart stopping. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Without stopping to shave or comb my hair or even change my clothes from the night before, I grabbed my Greek Prose composition book and my Liddell and Scott and ran to Julian’s office. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I understand. So how are you going to make that happen? What exactly is stopping you?” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z |
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