| 单词 | strings |
| 例句 | He had two strings of fish in his left hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She combed strings of still-wet hair with her fingers and smiled weakly at herself in the mirror. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z She lays the axe in with the pile of wood and strings her scarf through the rope to make a handle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z White strings of gulls drag over it like beads. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “And if you can do that, I’ll give you a real prize: ten million each with no strings attached.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a worn-down pencil eraser, a pile of Q-tips, the strings of a guitar, and a shadowy shape with a shimmering silver triangle in the middle. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z When Shorty let me stand up and see in the minor, my hair hung down in limp, damp strings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He mumbles to himself what he can remember of Celia’s instructions, the ones that are more complicated than finding books and tying strings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z With a deliberate plan, I set each of the strings just a hair out of tune with the others. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A heavily perfumed gentleman with long, oiled hair and a Vintic accent clapped me on the back and gave me a purse of money, “for new strings.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Golden Hours grabbed her shoulders, and she sagged like a puppet whose strings had been cut. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Out of the formless stream of sad but horrible sounds, strings of words would now and again shape themselves: grim, hard, cold words, heartless and miserable. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The money I earned in Kilvin’s shop was spent on essentials: ink, soap, lute strings ... the only other thing I could afford was pride. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was as though the masked wizards on the ground were puppeteers, and the people above them were marionettes operated by invisible strings that rose from the wands into the air. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The roof drips with strings of shriveled red peppers and paper-skinned onions. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Strauss was saying: “The problem, Mr. Raynor, is getting sufficient funds to work on projects like these, without having strings tied to the money. When amounts are earmarked for specific purposes, we can’t really operate.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Rose hips were everywhere, yellow and red, and you could make strings of beads clear to your toes without stirring off the porch. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Everybody who had made money during the war moved as close as they could to the valley, and the white people were buying down river, cross river, stretching Medallion like two strings on the banks. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The smell of things burning that aren’t meant to burn wafts across the city: shoe polish, rat poison, toothpaste, piano strings, hernia trusses, baby cribs, Indian clubs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Your dad had to pull some ‘old baseball buddy’ strings with the doctor—who is apparently his college teammate—to get permission for us to be in here in the first place. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z He was sitting on the edge of a chair, near his bedroom window, running the bow over his violin’s strings. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Probably a lion’s mane because it had so many “strings,” which weren’t really strings or hairs or a tangled lion’s mane but lots and lots of tentacles. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z After dinner they drank anisette and I was given the crunchy diamonds that formed in the sugarcane strings inside the bottles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She’ll spend too much time rosining her bow, and not enough tuning the strings. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z He made motions like tying strings into bundles, then tacked them to the firmament above him in the same way garlands were hung at the festivals in Mologa. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She said this with a quick little shrug, her eyes still on the strings of her racket as she straightened them. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z At this, two strings of his harp snapped with a resounding twang. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Last, I slip on her black velvet shoes—which fit me perfectly—and tie the dainty strings around my ankles. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She deserved to hurl whatever was available, to keep us moving, to speak in counterpoint to the deadening strings of my pyrrhic feet. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Lots of shoes, more than were ever needed, and strings of ties. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The thick strings vibrate through my fingers, up my arms, down my chest. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting on top of all his books was the white box, tied with strings. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z If only they could gather up the strings and wind themselves nearer, nearer, until finally meeting in the middle. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I pushed my curiosity aside and bowed my head to watch my fingers, careful to keep them from slipping on the strings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At the bridge’s center span, the severed hands of thieves and cutpurses hung like strings of onions from iron stanchions along the roadway. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Somebody had planted blue morning- glories below each of the four wide windows, and the vines of the blue flowers were climbing cotton strings that had been nailed to the window frames. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z His whole being was gliding over the strings. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Shanti cried, her words floating out in front of her in strings of black type. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He jerked his hands from the strings of the mandolin so that a phrase of music was chopped off. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z None of my strings were worn badly enough to break. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z You’d have loved all of this—as well as the strings of lights she wound around the crèche and the branch she stuck in a pot and called a Christmas tree. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He put one of his hands near the top of the fiddle and began pulling at the strings with his other hand. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z A warm breeze blew around them, and water was dripping like strings of pearls from melting icicles. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z First Guitar was on in years, and pluck-weary, but its strings produced the purest sound with a sweet echo on the end. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z A crowd of several hundred spectators ringed the courtyard, which was illuminated by colorful strings of party lights. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Every time he patted the strings it seemed like something wide and heavy was walking by slow and easy. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Jethro nodded and sat quietly staring into the fire for a long time, listening to the music of the strings until his eyes grew heavy and his shoulders began to droop. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z "Other people have money and things, but these are the pearls Roma women carry, these strings of names." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The word, like a scythe, cut the strings that were holding her upright. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The emission or absorption of one particle by another corresponds to the dividing or joining together of strings. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Back to the time I had played to make the sound of Wind Turning a Leaf on a lute with six strings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They made their way past beer gardens illuminated by bright strings of electric lights, full of people singing gaily, dancing polkas, and hoisting steins of beer in their direction. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Even so, I kept worrying that one of the strings would come unravelled and a single balloon would sail off up into that cloudy sky. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn't help herself from imagining the notes of the plucking strings playing for dancing chickens. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Moreover, as well as particles, which occupy a single point of space, and strings, which are lines, there were found to be other objects called p-branes, which occupied two- dimensional or higher-dimensional volumes in space. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It may also include a piano and/or other keyboard players, more percussionists, and one or more guitar players or other strummed or plucked strings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z But despite all that, Valley had overheard her mother saying the Dimblewits had pulled some strings and used some of their considerable wealth to shorten their sentence. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He put the beautifully curved instrument on his shoulder, barely touched the strings, and a long, lovely melody filled the air. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Miss Edmunds fiddled a minute with her guitar, talking as she tightened the strings to the jingling of her bracelets and the thrumming of chords. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z They might not see the strings attached to this, but there was one on every single bill Toby held. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Especially when it was time for the kite-flying contests—where the boys would skillfully try to cut their competitors’ kite strings. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So when I slipped my headphones over my ears, I turned the music up until bass strings thumped, cymbals hissed, and guitar strings squealed like they were having a conversation with each other. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Inside was a cracked ukulele strung with two violin strings, a guitar string, and a banjo string. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Mama had already set up the dreaded frame of branches and there were strings of hide nearby that she would use to tie the skin up tight so that it could be worked. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The boys yanked their strings and water cascaded down, not only on the Yugoslavians but also on some German police cadets who were trying to quiet them down. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Commander Jameson leads the soldiers to a flat circular stand in the middle of the roof, a stand with the Republic's seal embedded in it and strings of heavy chains hooked around its rim. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The Bach suite and the Shostakovich had both flown out of me like never before, like my fingers were just an extension of the strings and bow. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After I put the cannula in, I head over to the door, pulling on the blue latex gloves and wrapping the strings of the face mask around my ears. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Never mind that a deal struck with Cory would probably have major strings attached. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He grabbed my guitar and began tuning it, holding his head close to the strings. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Chester flexed his legs, and as quickly as you could run your fingers up the strings of a harp, he had played the whole scale. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z After realizing that I could neither make a string nor acquire a new one, I sat back down and began to learn to play with only six strings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His ears buzzed and he had to grip the saddle strings tightly to stay erect. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z If two beads are on the same string, then they are always tied together, no matter how one attempts to mix and match strings. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Nearby, Marillion the singer sat oiling his wood- - harp, complaining of what the damp was doing to his strings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The two most common — strings and hollow tubes — will be discussed below, but first let's finish discussing what makes a good standing wave container, and how this affects music theory. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z They eagerly scoop them up, frozen fingers struggling with the strings. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z She swings them in loops and circles, leaving glowing trails of white light in their paths, moving so quickly that they look like strings of fire rather than single flames on lengths of chain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z War preparations were already tightening the supplies of both commodities, but Loomis pulled strings, even yanked them, to get Lawrence what he needed at a preferential price. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Hearts, lips, navels, all their strings wound tight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Besides, I had checked the strings before I left the University, and again before I had come on stage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I sounded the strings, one at a time. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We make for the rear, pull wire cradles into the trench and leave bombs behind us with the strings pulled, which ensures us a fiery retreat. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Racks of yellow head scarves; strings of Egyptian beads. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She released the other soldiers, and they fell back into their slumber, puppets with their strings cut. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Most were sucked backward like kites on strings, reeled back to the metal hand to watch as the sleigh, spinning slowly, scudded farther and farther out of their reach. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Both schools of thought are castles in the air, connected to the ground by the thin strings of meagre archaeological remains and anthropological observations of present-day foragers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The wood floors were dark and difficult to clean because the mop strings caught in splinters and cracks. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z No matter what the man played, a drowning sound warbled out from the piano’s strings and hammers. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z His long, white- blond hair hangs in dirty strings, and he doesn't even seem to notice that some of it is plastered across his face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The Pythagorean fascination with whole-number ratios in musical harmonies seems clearly to be based on observation, or even experiment on the sounds issued from plucked strings. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z These arrows had bigger heads, ground to razor sharpness, and they were heavily feathered in a square cut There was a bow inspection, and two or three men were issued with new strings. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The sword made a screech, like the sound of a bow being drawn shakily over the strings of a violin. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The data, organized by classroom, included each student’s question-by-question answer strings for reading and math tests. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I wonder how many strings she had to pull and how much money she had to throw away to get me into this. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z At a certain time Colonel Gerineldo Márquez was really the only one who could have pulled, even from his paralytic’s chair, the musty strings of rebellion. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Another is a space-time that contains two cosmic strings moving past each other at high speed. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She even got the chance to fly a military jet when her brother, an air force colonel, pulled some strings. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Six harp strings broke at once, and the others strained so tautly they looked on the verge of snapping. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z A large woman, barely done tying her apron strings, goes running to the cabin John and Ann Laydon share with two other families. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z In that particular flat-building and all the neighboring buildings, creaky shutters were closed and tied with petticoat strings to the window bars. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When he looked up from the toilet, shifting on his knees, he saw a wealthy goblin woman draped in strings of pearls glaring at him. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z It only took the old man about five minutes to get the strings in agreement. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z James' chubby face was set and unsmiling as Major continued his imitation, scratching his nose, pouting his lips, and shambling loosely like a puppet at the end of jerking strings. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I breathe in a lot Of good fresh Saturday air And let my Fingers run like A wild crab Across the strings. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Samuel stroked the fork now tied to his saddle strings. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There are five gunshots, and my bow bounces on the strings as I flinch. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They crept inside, stepping over frayed curtain ropes, a lute with no strings, a plastic pitcher, and an old broom. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Captain Newport demonstrated the kneeling over and over again until he looked like a marionette on strings and people began to snicker. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It was the sort of gaze that reached into the tight strings of the soul and plucked, like the strings of a harp. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He has dozens of these strings, in every conceivable color, which his students know came from the Dollar Store. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z In spite of Brother Fowles’s vouching for his character, Mother suspected these gifts from the chief were not without strings attached. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They throw as fast as they can, others pass them, the handles with the strings already pulled. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about Hailsham closing, and how it was like someone coming along with a pair of shears and snipping the balloon strings just where they entwined above the man’s fist. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There were certainly strings somewhere, though—easy as it seemed on the face of it—I wasn’t sure that this was where those particular strings led. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Wind Being’s hand beckoned him and pushed aside the blue-silver strings, moving them like fabric. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Entertainers dressed as mythological creatures played pipes and strings. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He cradled the instrument in one arm and, almost before his fingers touched the strings, a gentle melody, as beautiful as the curve of the harp itself, lifted like a voice singing without words. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Spit strings dangled like cobwebs, and Grandpop’s smile was in the palm of his hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She considered whether to take an extra cake of rosin along with new strings. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Another help was that the great waves had washed ashore long strings of black pitch, which was often difficult to find on the island and which I needed. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Each tiny sign was perfectly formed, with little flags and short tails at the ends of each stroke, resting on invisible horizontal strings like pins perched on a clothesline. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I had some success with the strings of the lute, but my fingers fumbled on the keys of the virginal. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Whilst he was talking, strings of dark brownish slobber gathered up in the corners of his mouth and was getting stretched from his lower lip to his upper one with every word. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “I mean, what kind of advice is this? Cave songs and knots on stupid strings?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Their dirty blonde hair was frizzled out, like unraveling kite strings dragged through too many hands, but they didn’t seem to be concerned about what they looked like. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I ran the bow across the strings, and listened for the tuning. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And he looked up and watched the strings rush by as he became immersed in a cloud of them. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She is so careful in her movements, so precise— it reminds me of the Amity musicians plucking at banjo strings. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The trees parted to reveal a mossy clearing hung with strings of silver lanterns, and in the center of the clearing a bonfire was lit, sparking and burning with unnaturally red flames. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A boy who remained at home tied to his mother’s apron strings was regarded as a sissy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt the meridians of energy springing back like strings snapping into position; it made her skin feel red, chapped, as though she had been scoured by a dry wind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He reaches to part the strings of beads and stops, suddenly, and turns around. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The womenfolk had spent all day paring apples, threading them on strings preparing to dry them for the winter. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t remember where to put his hands on the strings. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He is about to hand the earphone to Jutta when—clear and unblemished, about halfway down the coil—he hears the quick, drastic strikes of a bow dashing across the strings of a violin. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Even though Papi didn’t live with us, he often came to see us and once showed up with strings of red and green electric bulbs, which we tacked around windows and doors. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z There’s a little cardboard tube attached to it, connected with thin white strings. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “True,” he said, reassuring me of his ignorance, “but strings are cheap.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then he and his friend drove back to Fairfax, passing the strings of lightbulbs—the ’fraid lights, as they were called—that shivered in the wind. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His own bowmen nocked arrows to their strings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A few straggling strings were still blowing up from the box, but most of the army of unleashed tampon strings were fading into the distance. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Being with Jody and Mark and Cal was beginning to weigh on my nerves, like a dull wooden block on the strings of a piano. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Archers scrambled into the shallows, holding their bows high over their heads to keep the strings dry. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Instead of toppling to the ground next to the base it was once connected to, it hung diagonally in the air, as if on strings. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She was muttering angrily in Polish and Yiddish, untying the strings from my wrists, her eyes darting toward the hall. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They were pounding their fists into the air and dragging rusty cans tied to strings. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z What they have in common are the trinkets from their homelands swaying from the rearview mirror, the strings of beads, shells, the brass letters, the blurry snapshots of their small children, the night-worn eyes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I expected to read strings and strings of words tapped out from her pencil onto the walls. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Felinia Tower had the skeleton of a person hanging against her living room wall, its bones all held in place with black strings. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Like one with the attached strings that wrap around and tie it shut. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The second box had cracked open, and thousands of finely braided tampon strings were whipping past him, and past Hassan and Lindsey—blowing around and over them. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z It was pretty beaten-up from neglect and the strings were missing. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I show her the loops near the waist for weapons and how to secure the waist ties and extra strings at the ankles. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The fingers of the sitar player traveled up and down the strings like clever mice. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z One arm played strings in the air; the other was swathed against his chest. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I looked at Mola as I tuned the strings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Fingers and strings made a careful conversation, as if their dance described the lines of an infatuation. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Pepettes arrived in their short skirts and letter jackets, their hair, usually so buoyant, falling in damp strings because of the rain. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She fiddled with the strings of her racket, straightening them the way players do on TV. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She is moving in a slowly liquidy way as if her arms and legs were on long strings pulled by an invisible being. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The woman picked up a handful of gray strings and sorted through them, and then looked at Hazel thoughtfully. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The Centipede took one of the silk strings between his teeth and bit through it. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z She reached out for the smaller of the two strings, being careful not to brush his hand with hers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I unlaced his strings and started again, skipping the second and fourth holes. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Every act of violence was deliberate, and every favor came with enough strings attached to stage a puppet show. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She bought him a new set of guitar strings. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She’d seen them on the road at seven in the morning coming home with their strings of fish or with mushrooms, with fern tendrils, butter clams, sea-run trout if they got lucky. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We play the broken strings of our instruments one last time. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “I set before you the bow of godlike Odysseus. He who strings the bow and shoots an arrow straight through twelve rings in a line, I will take as my husband.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Consider now the answer strings from the students in two sixth-grade Chicago classrooms who took the identical math test. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Abel’s fingers danced across the strings of his lute. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Aunt Docia pulled as hard as she could on Aunt Ruby’s corset strings, and then Aunt Docia hung on to the foot of the bed while Aunt Ruby pulled on hers. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z To think that I pulled strings and called in favors just to meet him! Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z By pulling the horses towards each other, with strings tied to the platform on which they stood, the knights could be made to tilt. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Clayton planned to learn how to play the guitar and how to tune the strings, hold the neck and body the way Cool Papa did, and eventually read music charts and play the notes. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z For thousands of years humans were oppressed—as some of us still are—by the notion that the universe is a marionette whose strings are pulled by a god or gods, unseen and inscrutable. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to the window seat, picked up a harp, and ran his fingers lightly over its silvery strings. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And the first time I had washed a body, I had vomited in the alley behind the tahara house until I was coughing up strings of burning bile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The strings felt strange against my fingers, like reunited friends who have forgotten what they have in common. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It wasn’t right for one body to own another or pull strings to make them jump. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In the sunlight, telephone wires looked like glass strings high overhead, bushes glistened like cakes made of diamonds, starbursts of frost etched themselves against our windows. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z With two tugs on the strings he unties my hospital gown to expose my left leg, and then he draws lines into the back of my hip with something. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “My family pulled some strings to get special permission. After Dylan, it’s really the least we could do.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Nearly colorless hair hung in deadened strings over her shadowy, gaunt face. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “No, listen, it’s just like you and Celia going out, right? No strings attached. Neither of us has any expectations. We’ll just hang out.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I had scarce tied the strings of the portfolio, when, looking at his watch, he said abruptly— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The strings of yarn flew free, rising on the breeze. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “This is the real deal. A true chance. No strings attached.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The green light filled the cramped hallway, it lit the pram pushed against the wall, it made the banisters glare like lightning rods, and James Potter fell like a marionette whose strings were cut.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I did the same with the sack of flour and carefully slid my arms with the strings into Mrs. Diamants enormous old coat. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She kisses each twin on the forehead and later makes strings of folded paper cranes to hang above their cradle. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Interwoven in the red strings were thousands and thousands of small clay figures, each no longer than her finger; like a spider, in the exact center, sat the Old Man of the Moon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The one who easily handles and strings the bow and shoots through all twelve axes I shall marry, whoever he may be—then look my last on this my first love’s beautiful brimming house. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Puppet strings. Never heard it described like that before.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The only way of making it softer was to lay felt against the strings - also either on or off - and there was no way of moving gradually from one state to the other. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “You think it will be you, do you, the boy who has survived by accident, and because Dumbledore was pulling the strings?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The three strings that joined them wound them ever nearer. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He thumbed one of the strings, nudged the tuning peg a little higher. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I yank the strings and pull the fabric closed over my face. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Even the soundtrack chosen for this level is off-the-charts epic, full of orchestral strings and deep drums, sending my heart soaring. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As their name suggests, cosmic strings are objects that are like string in that they have length but a tiny cross section. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I tensed like violin strings tuned to the highest note. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Our families are the strings family, the woodwind family, the brass family, and the percussion family.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The slinger puts a stone or slug in the pouch, picks up the strings by the free ends, spins them around a few times, and releases one of the strings at the proper moment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It splattered over his white coat and down his chest, marking him with strings of red slime dappled with dark flecks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His guitar leaned haphazardly in the corner, one of the strings broken and dangling. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The archers, with Queen Lucy, fell to the rear and you could first see them bending their bows and then hear the twang-twang as they tested the strings. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z They were her own consciousness spun out from her on long, invisible strings. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We walked to our bathroom, grabbed the three strings of leftover firecrackers from beneath the sink, and ran to the Eagle’s. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Smiling, I brought out my lute and brushed my hands over the strings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When we buried my father, I watched her crumble, like a puppet with its strings cut, and there was nothing I could do. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He ran his fingers against the smooth wood, and then up the neck, and down the strings. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Shadow observed, with a wry amusement, that the bows of the stringed instruments, played by mechanical arms, never actually touched the strings, which were often loose or missing. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z In her experience, when someone tried to do something for her, it came from either pity or distrust, but this simple gesture felt like what it was: a small kindness, with no strings attached. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I put my arms through it and tied the strings in the front. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Nearby, boys were fishing in the pile for metal using magnets on strings. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After trying for nearly half a day, I realized that three broken strings were too many. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z First, he kick-started a craze for extravagant, Hallowe’en-style music, full of dark, deep, crashingly loud chords and abrasive strings. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Vocalists, wind instruments, and bowed strings are usually not part of the rhythm section. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “I’ve got strings out, right now. Wait till next year. Just wait. Then see where I’m marching. I wont need to tell you how I’m fixing it; I say, just wait and see, my boy.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “In a second, Duke. Look. There’s something jiggly in the water. It’s like a flat rubber pull toy made out of clear gunk! It even has all sorts of strings to play with.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It reminded me of a town where I had lived in Mexico, where boys used to stun birds with slingshots, tie strings to their legs, and, when they revived, fly them tethered like kites. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever strings can be pulled, in other words, are being yanked. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One entire wall was dedicated to archery: wooden bows, arrows, spare strings. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Birds and bats and butterflies hang throughout the space as if held by strings, completely still. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When he moved again, it was as though marionette strings had been attached to him and given an overzealous yank. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Like piano music with a few strings in the background. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z With one hand she pulled the strings and the belt fell free at both sides of my waist. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Players of both bowed and plucked strings generally find fingerings and tuning to be easier in sharp keys, while woodwind and brass players often find flat keys more comfortable and in tune. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Barrels of slimy stuff stood on the floor; jars of herbs, dried roots, and bright powders lined the walls; bundles of feathers, strings of fangs, and snarled claws hung from the ceiling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The stone towers thrilled under them, trembling bodily like the bass strings of musical instruments. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter how she screamed and schemed, her husband refused to loosen his purse strings. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “We can only do a few shows a night, and all we need are the kittens and hoops and strings and things. Anyone who doesn’t really need a tent performs wherever there’s room.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She untied the strings of her apron and smoothed her hair with her fingers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Teece grasped the man’s suspenders like two harp strings, playing them now and again, contemptuously, snorting at the sky, pointing one bony finger straight at God. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He understood that they were only animated cavities full of jelly and strings and liquids. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I fumbled with the strings of my purse, surprised to see my hands trembling slightly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You need to learn your letters before you can write. You need to learn the fingerings on the strings before you play and sing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the back of the room was a marble fireplace, big as a sepulchre, and a globed gasolier—dripping with prisms and strings of crystal beading—sparkled in the dim. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The imaginary strings holding my heart in place start to snap. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Vendors hawked strings of Amber orbs the size of pomegranate seeds next to enormous ruby-red orbs big enough to cook soup for an army. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “Go on. You deserve it for being so terribly clever. Despite the fact that no one uses gut strings in this day and age.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The marionette strings are cut, and even her head looks wobbly on its post. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Wind Being waved goodbye, and its human form disintegrated into strings of wind carrying cactus flower petals and sand. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Music fills the air, and the only sounds I recognize—from my limited experience with the Amity—are plucked guitar strings and drums. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He gripped the lute roughly and dragged his fingers across the strings with no thought for rhythm or tune. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Several strings of onions hung from the ceiling. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z While I attacked the blueberry sour strings, she ran her hand through my hair and demanded to know everything I hadn’t put in my letters. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z My bow stuttered across the strings; flew; landed; sung to my fingers; and thus, with a final thrust, a final parry, a final stab, I was done. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The people sit around the table as if suspended, like props in a play, or puppets on strings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There were extra strings that led to the various rudders. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They were either too large and would not go in, or, when they had been turned smaller, they were too small and would not hold the strings in tune. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z But, through the strings of the brass cone, the tune sounded even sadder, like a machine with a broken heart - the way Festus might sound if he could sing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I collect our offerings—the stubs of her SAT number 2 pencils and four broken guitar strings. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Each night our presence was recorded on the quipus, colored strings tied to a long branch of wood. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Of course, we don’t know what the music played on this lyre sounded like, even though we can strum its strings and admire its craftsmanship. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z His long, whiskery brows moved like strings on a marionette. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “Are you asking if he’s close to endorsing, or if I know what strings need to be pulled to get him to endorse?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Captain Smith holds two strings of beads in his hand. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z His fingers couldn’t form chords on his guitar strings. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Using magic was like playing a gusli: anyone could pick up the instrument and strum the strings, but only a talented or trained bard could make real music with it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Cool. No strings attached or weirdness,” Hudson says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He paid because he had inherited from his mother a certain tightness through the purse strings. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z In his opening remarks, Tho referred to the Saigon government as an American “puppet,” one that could never stand without a foreign power holding its strings. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It’s not like Mother’s meddling, but a clean hope, without strings or hurt. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I notice a good many of the strings are badly knotted. Has the weather got into them?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z This time he led the way, for the bard admitted—after a number of harp strings had snapped—that he had not been able to keep all Medwyn’s directions in his head. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Cristofori’s invention, instead of plucking the strings, tapped them with a gentle hammer tipped with deerskin. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z There were the echoes of nostalgia I heard in the crying strings of wild geese winging south against a bleak, autumn sky. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, come on, Rick! What’s your deal? All of a sudden, it’s like you care about this dumb play. Look at you, worried about how many strings there are on a thing of hay.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “We think you should stay for three months, until the end of the school year. I’ll pull some strings and get you your diploma so you can enter colegio in the fall.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But they stayed up, just as solid as when he had held the strings himself. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z But even then, he made my mom stop the tape every fifteen minutes so he could ask long strings of questions. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He starts to thump The strings So that the noise Is real music And my cat Negrito Returns to sit On the fence. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The quipu recorders placed intricate knots in the strings to indicate our ages and our purpose for traveling. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She pictured him in a tuxedo and top hat, pulling at their marionette strings. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I lay it across his wheelchair and he traces his fingers across the strings. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z You could do organ, strings, trumpets, and drumbeats all at once. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the squat, buglike printing press, the trays of type, the strings on which printed sheets were hung to dry like clothes on a line. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I played until my fingers bled on the strings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z All these years he’d wanted friends, and now he discovered they came with strings attached. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z An auxiliary cable strings out from the cigarette lighter, attached to an iPod. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z I reached out and touched on the strings. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He moved his fingers on the strings, listening for the tone. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z To the side of the map, there are extra pins with strings. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z He looked at the hill where the cattle had disappeared, and fumbled untying the saddle strings; he pulled the bedroll loose and reached into the folds of the blankets. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes they attach razor blades to the sides of the kites and in a war of all against all try to cut each other’s strings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He finished with a chord from the strings and the last sounds shivered to silence in the cold air. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A guy whose strings were broken, who didn’t feel the root of his leaf of grass connected to the field, a guy who was cracked. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I could always feel my mother’s vibrating strings. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z To operate it, a stone is put in the strap; the ends of the strings are held and whirled above the head. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Overhead, strings of globe lights were looped around tall mirrors, bedposts, and the odd nonfunctional chandelier. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Bryce set Edward on the floor and started pulling the strings attached to his feet, making him do a slow shuffle. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Each put on a coarse straw bonnet, with strings of coloured calico, and a cloak of grey frieze. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The next song that comes on is the orchestra arrangement of Beauty and the Beast, and it’s mainly piano and strings. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It’s good to know that I don’t need to change for others but to search for people who will take me as I am—without any strings attached! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Without knowing what I did, I set my fingers back to the strings and fell deep into myself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z When the sun rose, the red strings of the bridge melted into the sky and the bridge seemed to disappear, only showing itself again at night. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Malik tugs at the strings of his hoodie. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The Big House was decorated with strings of red and yellow fireballs that warmed the porch but didn’t seem to catch anything on fire. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z At last,when his legs were quite numb, she turned like a marionette with some of its strings cut and went back toward the house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z On the boulder lay Fflewddur’s harp, which played of itself as the wind stirred the strings. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Connors says something nice to me and Nicole adjusts the strings on her racket. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “It is something like idleness and luxury unmanning us —the strings have gone slack and out of tune.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Having no safe place now to leave his cup, he had tied the strings of the flannel bag to his belt. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The leading evangelist, a short, fat, cross-eyed, baldheaded man with thick, woolen strings about his chest and neck and hands in the manner of chains, stepped forward and demanded silence. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Never have tampon strings seemed so beautiful as they rolled up and down with the wind, landing on the ground and then twirling and floating up again, falling and rising and falling and rising. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Most grammatical rules are defined over trees, not strings, so this momentary tree-blindness can lead to pesky errors. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Wayward strings of lightbulbs hang overhead, beyond which I can see the mirrored, upside-down version of the city hanging down toward us from the sky. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Jules played with the strings on her coat, twirling them in her fingers and letting them unravel. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Most of the strings are threaded through long rows of paper cranes, all different colors and hiding their own secret messages. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z A blue silk bag full of red strings lay open beside him, and Minli felt a shock run through her as she saw it. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Almost all the women were wearing aprons, and the strings, which were tied tight around their waists, made their bulging stomachs stick out even more. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z What this technique does is eke out as many as possible of the sympathetic resonances, or harmonics, latent in the reverberating strings, thus imitating the natural harmonics found in plucked strings and struck metal bars. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The spool rolled in his palms, the tendons in his scarred wrists like rubab strings. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The third plucked at strings stretched across a long-necked instrument made of wood. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Many have bells tied on strings around their necks, which chime when the animals slowly move their heads. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Christmas decorations still hung on the walls, and a few strings of coloured fairy lights blinked on and off, like a secret code. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Wet, black hair hung in strings around her face. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Some just hold them—a tarnished flute, a mandolin missing three of eight terribly corroded strings. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Whereupon God cut his strings, and Joe sat down with a rude bump. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Toward the end of summer, one of the strings broke, broke beyond repair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Whoever that voice belongs to, she is pulling the strings; she is responsible for Eric’s leadership position; she is the one who wants me dead. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The jeepney’s draped with strings of bright triangle flags, the American flag, and the Philippine flag with its vibrant yellow sun. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She pulled out an old shoe box tied with yellowing strings. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Your gallant tales are worth all the harp strings in Prydain. And you, Taran and Doli, must promise to tell me more of your famous deeds. But first, I must find Lord Gwydion.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z So Debussy’s hanging chords, with the dampers kept away from the strings, represented a kind of return to nature, a move away from the more artificial sound of block chords. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Well, I don’t see any strings,” Håkon said, waving his fingers. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Without warning, he skittered back up the giant web and tugged one of its strings. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, the advice is unhelpful because it is stated in terms of strings rather than trees. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “You could’ve given me a warning that didn’t involve knocking me into a puddle,” I growled, swiping strings of mud from the seat of my pants. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The strings are very tiny–tiny enough to pass for point particles. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z A herald gave a shapely cithern harp to Phemios, whom they compelled to sing—and what a storm he plucked upon the strings for prelude! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z My shoulders felt tight, like they were attached to my body with strings that might snap any second. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Few voting-age blacks were prepared to challenge the white employers and landowners who held the purse strings in Dallas County. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Biff rocked himself in the chair and languidly plucked the strings of the mandolin. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The candy lady's small living room is filled with shelves and shelves of chocolate bars and gumdrops, Good & Plenty and Jujubes, Moon Pies and Necco Wafers, lollipops and long red licorice strings. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Not to mention that the wuss didn’t have the guts to hurt a fly—not unless someone else was pulling his strings. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I even hum the viola parts as I glide the bow across the strings. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Mrs. Nielsen and I bring boxes filled with glass balls and china ornaments and ribbon and strings of sparkling beads up from the storage room in the cellar. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z A flock of birds dipped down, circled, swung up and out as though linked by invisible strings. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If she plucked the strings or used a bow. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Even more surprised when I took off my coat, stood on a blanket, untied my belt and sleeve strings, and let the kasha come spilling out. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They passed through a music room where a harp stood sternly apart from them, with never a jangle of strings to mark their footfalls. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The music began: a breath of strings, then a whisper of voices, chanting, soft as silk, but somehow piercing. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Chandresh cannot decipher any of it, cannot even tell if the marks are broken into words or simply continuous strings of motifs. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Interspersed among the lively, whispery strings are little military outbursts from the horns. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z With all the seagulls straining at the strings above... James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z There was no tune to it, but it possessed a curious twanging quality as of plucked strings. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Johnny put the cup back in its bag, but before he could tie the strings to his belt Mr. Lyte’s long fingers had reached out and taken it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge of a violin held up the strings at the end and some sound-holes had been carved on either side. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “What a singular rabbit,” said an elderly lady with three strings of pearls wrapped around her neck. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z No instrument currently imaginable will give scientists the power to observe strings directly; nobody can think of an experiment that will give physicists evidence about whether black holes and particles are, indeed, strings. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The ropes that the Cloud-Men had been using for lowering the rainbow got tangled up with the silk strings that went up from the peach to the seagulls! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z The blind man stroked the strings and played two more chords. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She had smooth arms and small delicate hands that were quick against the strings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Fflewddur sat with his head bent close to the strings, a curious expression on his long face. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The banker pulled the purse strings of his mouth taut. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It is made up of strings of shiny beads. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z While he tapped, Ron continued to try to hit on the correct password, muttering strings of random words under his breath. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I thump all Five strings and Scare my cat Negrito, Who jumps from The couch and onto The windowsill In the kitchen. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z One other doorway was screened by beads on strings. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He quickly discovered that strings have a peculiar, yet predictable, behavior. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z It was like a quick stroke across the strings of a violin, or like a harp that has been plucked suddenly. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I place it Between mv legs Like a cello And thump The strings. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In the root cellars strings of onions and garlic dangled from the rafters, and bags of carrots, parsnips, radishes, and white and yellow turnips filled the shelves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Layers of copper wires, like multiple sets of guitar strings, crisscrossed inside the funnel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He had strings of sky blue turquoise strings of red coral in his ears. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “You were hardly the angel. Your place was crawling with all those skinny girls. You didn’t want strings, remember?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The lid is like a wing of a bird ready to fly, propped up to show the golden strings that create the sound. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Papa stuffing the good viola case with rosin and strings. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I'm surprised that the bow doesn't squeak on the strings as Lev pulls it. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Here the breeze was fitful and allowed the strings of the parachute to tangle and festoon; and the figure sat, its helmeted head between its knees, held by a complication of lines. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The spider’s silk support cables trembled like massive guitar strings and began to snap. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He stared down at the strings and thought about all the blessings that had accompanied them over the years. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Robin had learned how to tune it by tightening the strings and could play it a little. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Reverend Hunt waits while we pull our shirts over our heads and tie the hat strings under our chins. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She put her head on her knees and tied knots in the strings of her tennis shoes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Then there are diagrams and strings of numbers, and references to things that everyone here seems to recognize except me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z In the end, Dinath pulled enough strings to speed up his release and left after serving only four months of his two-year sentence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A sling is a woven pouch attached to two strings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Blanca managed to bring him a guitar and stuffed some rags beneath the strings so no one would hear him composing muted songs of widows, orphans, prisoners, and the disappeared. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment he was thoughtful, his head bowed, then his hands gently touched the strings. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Cosmic strings may sound like pure science fiction but there are reasons to believe they could have formed in the early universe as a result of symmetry-breaking of the kind discussed in Chapter 5. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Similarly, a single piece of string can divide into two strings. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched Sunny and ran his fingers over Ye’s strings. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z On Saturday nights they played at a dance hall in nearby Blyn, where a farmer had turned, with the addition of some strings of electric lights, his chicken coop into Sequim’s most popular dance venue. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After finally getting the milk jug down into the bag, he tied the bright yellow plastic strings and quietly opened the back door. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z "Next, strings. May I have my violins, please?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The Preacher put the four fish on one of the strings and said, “I think I’ll call on Sister Carolina and see if she’s had fish lately. Maybe she can fry ’em up.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z As a rule, young men wore it long on one side, in an equine mane, but cropped the other side short, which prevented it from getting tangled in their bow strings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The whole way, I tug at my hoodie strings and wipe my palms along my jeans. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z As the Giulia blew its horn and moved away from the dock, a few hundred strings of yarn stretched across the water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Syntax solves this problem by having adjacent strings of words stand for related sets of concepts, and by inserting one string inside another to stand for concepts that are parts of bigger concepts. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z But it’s nice that the porch is totally uncovered, except for a few strings of twinkle lights. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Almost all the kids in the neighborhood with working parents had their keys around their necks on either strings or plastic key chains made in Bible school. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Troyka wiggled his fingers around in an idiotic imitation of pulling strings. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “I count twenty-four strings. How does that even work? That’s more than some harps.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My body feels like it’s held together by strings that are splitting and fraying inside me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When I start To thump the strings Again, my cat Falls off, scared. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Every Thursday afternoon, after the last serious arrow had been shot, they were allowed to fit one more nock to their strings and to shoot the arrow straight up into the air. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Multiple strings ran through a series of pulleys that looked like miniature steam-train wheels. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Celia takes a step into the room, ducking to avoid the strings that hang from the ceiling. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now listen to the same phrase played by an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar with twelve steel strings34 and an acoustic guitar with six nylon strings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Right,” I say, pulling at the loose strings on her flowered comforter. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Papa, you’d better get them off before they start biting the pegs and strings off the fiddles,” said Bill. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Before leaving isorhythm, there is a footnote to be added about the way it is organised as strings of note values. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t do something nice and have there be strings attached to it. Especially not with you.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And then, moving the strings with the sticks with his one hand, Bryce made Edward dance and drop and sway. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z So while Pollard lay on the ground, his cries distilling down to long strings of barked obscenities, the panicked stable hands heaved the gear out of the runabout. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z No song as complex as “Sir Savien” can be played perfectly on six strings instead of seven. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I raised my hands to the strings and drew their attention back to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A ball of muddy strings, but without weight, fluffy but terrible in its malevolence. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The gold spoons on the table and the jingle bells on the juggler’s cap, the strings on the minstrels’ guitars and the crowns on the king’s and the queen’s heads. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Uncle pointed up at the large, dark shapes of the glider models, turning on their strings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z That Saturday night he took the chain off the piano strings and played something he had been remembering and practicing in the morning, something called “Moonlight,” a piece by Beethoven, Cotton Eye thought. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I looked up, and there were strings connecting a lot of the windows with clothes hanging on them. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t speak directly to Jesse, but she gave him a look with those blue eyes of hers that made him zing like one of the strings she was strumming. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He wears a necklace of a large piece of copper, and many strings of beads. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I say, tightening my grip as the cat’s claws hold the strings on my sweatshirt. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z My bow is poised over the strings now. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The offer was tempting, but even on the off chance he'd actually come through with the money, there would certainly be strings attached. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Finally I tied strings to some of the abalone shells and hung them from poles. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z All the girls made friendship bracelets from plastic strings and colorful yarn, so I learned many ways of creating my own jewelry. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He tuned the banjo carefully, fiddling with knobs and plucking at steel strings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But Art3mis used her fame to pull a few strings, and she and I were both allowed to join the cast for that night’s show. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It filled up the night and made music as though the branches of all the trees were being pulled across silver strings. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There were always strings attached to his gifts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The conductor lifts his baton, and I'm invigorated hearing the familiar passages: the drone of the double bass as the heartrending introduction begins, the strings peeling away layers like birch bark. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As though invisible strings were tied to Snape’s wrists, neck, and knees, he was pulled into a standing position, head still lolling unpleasantly, like a grotesque puppet. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They thrum inside me at a comfortable pitch, plucking strings of my soul in places I haven’t tried to reach in a long time. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Strange was just Strange, and he’d offered up his spirit with no strings attached. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But obscurely, behind the scenes, was a white boss—a president, or board chairman, or some other title, pulling the real strings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z From these plucked instruments, rested on the lap and nestled against the body, with as few as six and as many as thirty-five strings, would grow innumerable further offshoots. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He pulled the strings tight and slipped the purse around his neck, then sat holding the old Snitch and watching its wings flutter feebly. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I press down on the strings, not too hard, not too soft, “with purpose,” like Ty told us. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Men set up booths, hung strings of electric lights, and put the final coat of paint on the new gazebo. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Fantastic!” said Hermione, as Ron unraveled the long, flesh-colored strings and began to feed them toward the bottom of the door. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But there was the cross over his bed, and there on the workbench the little harp just as he had left it, waiting for the strings to be fastened to the keys. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z His pale hands shook, and the almanac he held looked like a puppet dancing without strings. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The bard, as lean as eyer, despite the huge amount he had eaten, repaired his harp strings. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z June sliced her bow across the cello strings. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Exhausted, we stopped with three strings left and hoped we’d given the Colonel enough time. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Perhaps Bunny had allowed his greed to get the better of him, and was angry to discover that Henry’s largesse had strings attached. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Isa pushed the hair off her shoulder and put her violin up, clenched her eyes shut, and crashed her bow onto the strings. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He noticed the smooth wood of the harp and how the strings were held with wooden pegs. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I did not even cry for the boy who had learned to play a lute with six strings in the forest years ago. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some of these walking sticks are decorated with beaded strings and feathers. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z These weren’t typical hunters; the strings of bullets told me they were combatants, probably hungry and unpaid and setting traps for extra food. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He was standing up, watching George and Grandma, and the bow danced over the fiddle strings. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In one grave they found the skeleton of a fifty-year-old man, covered with strings of mammoth ivory beads, containing about 3,000 beads in total. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He held a metal bar to the strings of the neck and plucked the strings over the belly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The two men recorded this information on the official quipu strings. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Colin had never understood this before, but now thousands of strings were fluttering over and around and past him, and they were both tiny broken beams of light and endless, undulating waves. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z It included brass and wind instruments, percussion, and a whole gallimau&y of types of strings: plucked, stroked, strummed, keyed and bowed. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He had long strings of sky- blue turquoise in his ears, and silver rings on four fingers of each hand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Or if they wanted, they would have allowed him to hang himself by his racket strings while under police custody.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And James Henry Trotter, holding on madly to one of the silk strings above the peach stem, told himself that this must surely be the end of everything at last. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z There are diagrams, numbers, lines and charts—strings of words with terminal punctuation at the end—some are periods, some question marks, and none of it makes sense. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Seven naked little pink creatures lay all wound up together with closed eyes and ears standing up and long whiskers sticking out and little pointed noses and tiny strings of tails. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The ladies wore long strings of cultured pearls that hung down to their knees, and cloche hats that hid their eyebrows. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s how they made them years ago, before metal strings, before they knew how to brace a long neck. It’s incredible. There’s more careful engineering in that swan neck than in any three cathedrals.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Old-fashioned biplanes hung on strings from the ceiling, tilted at crazy angles like they were in the middle of a dogfight. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Bryce played his harmonica and moved Edward’s strings, and Edward bowed and shuffled and swayed and people stopped to stare and point and laugh. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z I slipped a little on the strings of the unfamiliar instrument, and Ben wandered off looking for notes once or twice, but it was nice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Instruments that produce sound using strings are called chordophones, or simply strings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She tensed the muscles in her neck until every tendon rose to the surface beneath her skin, like strings under a drooping tent. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z My hands danced, then ran, then blurred across the strings as I fought to keep the lute’s two voices singing with my own. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was made from strings of the yucca bush and had a small opening at the top and hung down like a pouch. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Cara is surprisingly nimble—she moves over the rungs like she’s plucking banjo strings, touching each one only briefly before she moves to the next one. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I had been confronted so suddenly with struggle that I could not pull all the strings of the situation together at once. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Victor jumped on Arthur and started pummeling him furiously, landing roundhouse blows to his head so fast that his arms were a blur, like the nylon strings on a Weed Whacker. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mom took it to the music store and they put new strings on and tuned it,” I say. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The outside looks like an enormous circus tent, painted with broad black-and-gold stripes that glitter under the strings of lights. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He remembered a huge room, rather dark; and there were big wooden things with strings fastened to them, and lots of women standing round them—making blankets, Linda said. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1984 interest in strings suddenly revived, apparently for two reasons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Today I will learn about frets and strings and how to turn on an amp. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I plucked at the strings with my toes for a second and adjusted one of them. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Singe unclasps the bag's strings and disappears inside of it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The man behind the counter tugs on the strings of a heavy trash bag. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z And another came during the evening, so that they were compelled to study with their nerves being plucked like banjo strings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We said the Hail Marys together, Queenie and Violet moving strings of wooden beads through their fingers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And she had decided to leave her body—to leave it for me—in a shadow version of our subdivision, where her first strings had broken. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The room is lit by small, bright bulbs on strings, but the strings are so densely packed that a web of yellow and white covers the ceiling. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was like two invisible puppeteers, standing stage left and stage right, were yanking on strings to lift up the corners of her mouth. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z In a span I was nearly as good with six strings as I had been with seven. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Aru didn’t think it was fair that only her magical item came with strings attached, but it wasn’t like she was in a position to refuse it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Several Gypsy men were on horseback, riding ahead of or behind their wagons or leading strings of mules and horses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Now we had flying weapons, kites able to cut the strings of other people’s kites in midair. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He slid his thumb ring’s edge along the metal strings. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z His father was a stranger during those terrible days, like a sleepwalker going through the motions, like a puppet being maneuvered by invisible strings. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I tipped my lute case onto its side and flipped it open so the sun could warm the new strings, helping them stretch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And on top of the tinsel, popcorn, strings of it, ropes of it, wrapping around the tree like a mummy. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z She was standing with her back to me and the strings of her apron dangled loose. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “We had to scramble, but we made it. The city manager was able to pull some strings for us.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z This time as she came away, she absently untied and re-tied her apron strings, taking up what little slack her enormous waistline allowed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z A pirate ship looms along the shore, lit up with strings of lanterns that dangle in intervals to the top of its masts, the lights reflecting against the water in a sheet of glitter. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His hair fell in long dirty strings over his eyes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Sun Man pulled out his things: four sets of new clothes two pairs of new moccasins two strings of white shell beads Kaup’a’ta smiled when he saw these things “We’ll gamble all night,” he said. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “You said . . . When the guy died, you said maybe all the strings inside him broke, and then you just said that about yourself, that the last string broke.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The strings of the violin, the part that made the sound, was the edge of his wing. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z The same stories claim Mien’s own lute had eight strings in all. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And then, instead of picking true notes on the strings, Cool Papa hit a few ghost notes, thumping his brass thumb ring against solid wood. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z As neighbors and family members clapped him on the back or tossed strings of flowers around his neck, Neel glanced at the sundari trees. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z In my job, I knew that pure kindness, with no strings attached, was pretty rare. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z His eyes were closed now, but except for that, he looked more than ever like a marionette, a marionette flung carelessly into a corner, arms and legs every which way midst tangled strings. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Wash pulled his hands from behind his back to reveal the two strings of fish they’d caught. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At that word, the old man nodded all at once, one nod, like a sad old puppet on strings. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The piano strings had been removed, and in their place were more books. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But as I tie my shoes for school, my mind gets pulled away again: my brown shoelaces remind me of those leather strings wrapping the little brown book tight. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Wrapping strings around their fingers to remember things, that is. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Didu gets up and goes over to the picture of our grandfather that hangs on the wall, which she keeps decorated with strings of fresh jasmine or marigolds. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His hands were in the air, artfully manipulating strings. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z You look like a puppet, when all the strings have gone loose.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I became impatient, stuck to the huge toll road that strings the northern border of Indiana, bypassed Elkhart and South Bend and Gary. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The giant peach swayed gently from side to side as it floated along, and the hundreds of silky white strings going upward from its stem were beautiful in the moonlight. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z I tied the strings on his gown and we continued to his room. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z We nod, the strings attached to our heads twitching. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z She plucked the strings of her apron, unraveling the thread. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She trailed strands of leftover spider silk from her arms and legs like the strings of a marionette, but somehow, amazingly, none of the debris had hit her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Or you could twirl it into long strings and wrap it around your tongue. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The beat is in my sneakers, in my hands on the strings, in my voice through the speakers. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The strings holding them in place sometimes slipped outside the short sleeves of her well-pressed white shirts, and she had to turn her back to us in order to adjust them. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z For this theory to give the observed value of the strong force between particles, the strings had to be like rubber bands with a pull of about ten tons. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally Moon Orchid gathered up her stuff, strings hanging and papers loose, and met her sister at the door, where they shook hands, oblivious to blocking the way. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z People don't like to know that three quarters of their tampon strings are being buried, or that their paychecks have less to do with their company's profitability than its owner's compassion. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “I remember when that was a hell of a lot of money to me, too. Keep the shoes. I swear, ain’t no strings attached.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Bows groaned as the archers on the mezzanine pulled their strings taut. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I suppose I could pull a few strings,” she conceded. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was like one of those fast-mo- tion videos of plants blooming, except she seemed to be reeling the flowers up from their loamy bed by invisible strings. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Not once would I see a three-legged toad, though; you need strings of cash to bait them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Hovering above these women, men and children tie strings of wet clothes from trees to tents, creating giant spiderwebs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The way she moved, Hazel heard the yearning of strings. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Curious, some of the older boys gathered around him as he started twisting pegs and plucking at strings to tune the instrument. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “It's a textile mill. These days we mostly make, uh, tampon strings.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He'd walk around me, staring, acting all puzzled, till Tariq or someone would ask him what he was doing, and he'd say he was looking for the strings that were holding me down. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z That morning Laura had to stand still a long time while Ma unwound her hair from the cloth strings and combed it into long curls. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandmother hummed on and the apron strings trembled. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron hastily fed the Extendable Ears back under the door and passed one of the strings to Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Like when you feel like the tinkling wind chimes at the beginning of a song or like the squeaking sound when fingers move across guitar strings. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Marina pulled some strings to get twenty-four new Yaks. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I try, but it’s hard, very hard. As a king, you get into the habit. Sometimes I think I pass more time fixing strings than playing. But, there it is. You can’t have everything.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z In fact, every time I touch it, I’m careful to avoid the leather strings. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z We knew the Old Man of the Moon had given us a string of destiny, one of the very strings he used to bind people together. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z And that’s when, finally, I remembered what she said about the dead guy and the strings— and about herself and the strings. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Now,” said Mrs. Joe, unwrapping herself with haste and excitement, and throwing her bonnet back on her shoulders where it hung by the strings, “if this boy ain’t grateful this night, he never will be!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “We better check him out, then. I’ll run strings on him.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Then he washed his hands, threw the oilcloth over himself, and before midnight he returned with a few strings of dried meat, several bags of rice, corn with weevils, and some emaciated bunches of bananas. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z At the center of a small table is a wooden post at least two feet high with strings dangling from the top like a tree. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Soon, I’m on the bed as she carefully cuts out the strings that were used to sew the fake hair into my cornrows. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Dimly, as if through a veil, geneticists were beginning to visualize patterns and themes: threads, strings, maps, crossings, broken and unbroken lines, chromosomes that carried information in a coded and compressed form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He felt the strings of the bow guard unravel and the bare air blow across his exposed wrist. 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