| 单词 | surrounding |
| 例句 | But the children knew, as I’m sure you know, that the worst surroundings in the world can be tolerated if the people in them are interesting and kind. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z On the four sides of the square surrounding the jail, there were two feed stores, a harness shop, two general stores, a newspaper office, and three saloons. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z By dawn, the advancing soldiers could see figures all around them in the half-light, armed men running through the surrounding fields, outpacing the British in their rush to get to Lexington. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he was dissimulating, like some of the teachers at the college, who, to avoid trouble when driving through the small surrounding towns, wore chauffeur caps and pretended that their cars belonged to white men. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z To prevent two conflicting sides from causing damage to each other or their surroundings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The sound rang out piercingly shrill and sweet, and almost before the echo rebounded a joyous, answering bark rang around the surrounding hills. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He noticed the young mouse’s evident interest in his surroundings and quickly diverted his attention with a savage kick at the helpless figure. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They sat in an uneasy silence, the tinkle of silverware and the indecipherable hubbub from the surrounding tables the only sounds. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Besides tending pigs, he hunted with the farmer for wild boar in the surrounding mountains. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Her tribe, the Nuer, often fought with the rival Dinka tribe over the land surrounding the lake. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z After all, I do not need to see them, for there is a goodness-shimmer surrounding him. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z From the middle of the school’s baseball field, a deep voice cut through the surrounding noise. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z She explained that the ogres had been surrounding the house for three days, waiting for Frank to show up. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z For what seemed like the thousandth time, he took in his surroundings. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I broke off my daydream to take in our surroundings. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They seem to be just as repelled by me as by their new surroundings. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Enrique smells excrement from goats and his fellow campers, whose bathroom is the surrounding grass. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Floodlights lit up much of the work site, and in the immense surrounding darkness of the high desert the effect was otherworldly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The other goods, tools, cake-mix boxes and so forth were tucked out of sight in our pockets and under our waistbands, surrounding us in a clanking armor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There isn’t a ceiling, just four columns surrounding the wooden square where several strange plants and vegetables are growing. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Sohrab spared me a brief squinty smile, then stuck his fingers in the chain-link fence surrounding the bathroom and started to climb. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I looked at the pine trees surrounding the football field. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It is no doubt the quiet of these surroundings that has enabled me to ponder all the more thoroughly these thoughts which have entered my mind over this past half- hour or so. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z His expression held indecision as he looked back and forth between Ekon and the surrounding fields. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Tally nodded, her eyes tracing the familiar patterns of light and darkness surrounding the city. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Alone in the room, I could hardly believe that I was so far away from home, yet there was nothing familiar in my surroundings. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl was standing in a large field, bright green grass surrounding her like the ocean, and she had her hands lifted to the sky. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There is scant mention of the surrounding scenery. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The women of his family gathered into a tight hug, surrounding him with love. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Jack is squinting and scrolling slowly, his brow furrowed in concentration; Mom is taking pictures of our surroundings. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Her surroundings looked almost white, washed out and devoid of all color but that same constant white-gold. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Medicinal pastilles burn on chafing dishes surrounding Charlotte's bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The white-hot reaction devoured the surrounding oxygen in a nanosecond and surged down the path of least resistance, which was, of course, immediately after LEP Commander Root. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The parents before him, along with the walls surrounding them, started to fall apart. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z At 2:45 a.m., they crammed into a small truck and a taxi and drove, headlights off, along the dark, tree-lined avenue leading to the concrete walls surrounding the embassy of the United States. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Four tall lampposts stood near the fence surrounding the plant. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Ron and Hermione had lit their wands too, and were now examining the piles of objects surrounding them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The coyote was at the edge of the forest surrounding the marshland. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As the alarm spread that morning, their numbers were steadily swelled by groups of militia from the surrounding towns. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her stormy grey eyes scanned the surroundings, alert for any threat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z We had done this before, and we knew firsthand that leaving friends and familiar surroundings behind would not be easy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At this point, people seemed uninterested in the truth surrounding the crime. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z When they looked back, the monsters were only a few yards away—dozens of them surrounding Thalia. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Hornet cast a careful glance up and down the alley while Prosper made sure no one was watching them from the surrounding windows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The surrounding mountains were huge, dark living things that reached up, up, up, and touched the tiny, bright flecks of light that lived in the night sky. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I looked up long enough to see branches of trees on the far side of the sanctuary shake as the young bonobos disappeared into the surrounding jungle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Gray like the others surrounding it except for the roses my mother planted around its border just before I was born; they still bloomed each spring around this time, without fail. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z There was a dreamlike quality to them; they were too vivid, too at odds with their surroundings. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She lit it, taking care not to set the screen surrounding the fuel outlet on fire. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When I've caught my breath, I blink away my fuzzy vision and study my surroundings. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was the face from Mo’s photograph, except that the hair surrounding it was darker now, and there was no sign of any smile. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z At that moment, my body felt light, lighter than the water surrounding it, like a balloon lifting into the sky. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There are still tendrils of mist threaded through the evergreens that rise along the surrounding bluffs. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I blush scarlet and thank every god in the world for the darkness surrounding us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z There had always been a wide path of empty chairs immediately surrounding our eating area because other students shunned us during the lunch period. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first few days at Princeton, the boys kicked back and luxuriated in the posh surroundings of the hotel and country club. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I mean mapping here, the forest surrounding the ranch. It’s complicated. You want to come, too?” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The three of us roll up to the store and step inside, taking in our surroundings. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I feel sheepish, and Aiyi and the others seem delighted by our temporary surroundings. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Kyle stared at all the kids blasting through outer space, flinging catapults of fire at castle walls, or scuba diving with dolphins on the glowing game screens surrounding him. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Heat shimmers rose off the street as the hathay rattled and jounced along on its iron-rimmed wheels, giving a dreamlike quality to their surroundings. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z From the guard towers surrounding the camps, guards could keep careful watch on prisoners. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z Alex burst out of the house and stopped in the open air, taking stock of his surroundings. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z We were shocked by the racial division of the city and surrounding county, where most of the black kids attended understaffed and underfunded city schools while whites attended sparkling clean suburban schools with fantastic facilities. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Most high school and college students today have no recollection of the political and media frenzy surrounding the drug war in the early years. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Only,” said Bagman, smiling awkwardly, “well — I know I’ve been a bit of an idiot —” One or two wizards and witches in the surrounding seats smiled indulgently. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Feed for the animals was grown in fields surrounding the livestock pens. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She was seriously wondering whether they could fashion a parachute out of their shirts—that’s how desperate she was—when something about their surroundings changed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Here one was met by a bench - and indeed, by a most marvellous view over miles of the surrounding countryside. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z When I finally came around for good, there was nothing weird about my surroundings, except that they were nicer than I was used to. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z We are near my other grandparents' house, small red stone, immense yard surrounding it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The subtle circumstances surrounding how we say things may matter more than what we say. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In a moment the three attackers were running toward the fence surrounding the basketball courts and climbing over it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I peered down the sun-baked dump and then at the surrounding mountains, my imagination clicking into overdrive. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was like a small panther when confined with the same people and surroundings for any length of time. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Two days later, Singleton sat down in a windowless room in Brigham City, his immodest investigator’s surroundings, put one of the discs into the computer, and discovered what looked like nonsense. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The color drains from the surrounding buildings in the evening light, so that they all appear to be gray. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The cottage was full of memories, but it was easier to accustom the mind to new ones and train it to the loss in surroundings that were so different at this time of year. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Gradually, he began to see in the darkness; she was on the other side of the bed, her dark body like a shadow in the denser darkness surrounding her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Sol was very, very careful, always surrounding myself with my friends when I was out and about. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z What little of his face could be seen beneath his hood and scarf was as colorless as the surrounding snow, but breath still puffed faintly from his nostrils whenever he exhaled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z While I’d slept the clouds had blown away, and now the moon lit the surrounding countryside in pale silver light. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A stream bubbled through the middle, surrounding a medium-size hill with a flat top. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Rabbits above ground, unless they are in proved, familiar surroundings close to their holes, live in continual fear. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Candace and I found our way to the school’s gymnasium, which had obviously been modernized, as it stood in stark contrast to the gothic buildings surrounding it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z States’-rights advocates from surrounding Southern towns were up in arms. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The glasses turn completely black, blocking my surroundings out. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z To Ekon’s horror, several Sons of the Six were already standing there, surrounding a larger group of people seated in the grass with bound wrists. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z No one had ever witnessed my mud ritual, and I prided myself on being aware of my surroundings so that I wasn’t taken by surprise as I just had been. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z One of his two notes is a plea for help, addressed to anyone who might come upon the camp while the hiker searched the surrounding area for food. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They were surrounding him, but they could not come for him without exposing themselves. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was consumed with curiosity but still felt too ill to look closely at his surroundings. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Occasionally she disappears for the day, to go antiquing in the surrounding towns. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z True to his word, Ocean really didn’t seem to care about the general weirdness surrounding our situation. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The affluent suburb of Wayne might as well have been the Serengeti the way I imagined animals surrounding me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z But the sky looks like it’s everywhere, sky falling on top of me, sky surrounding me, sky resting at my feet. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Having heard Imani’s scream, other girls are surrounding us, looking shocked, everyone talking at once. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The things were coming out from all around the rim now, millions of them, flooding toward the center of the pool, completely surrounding us. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Even in the bucolic surroundings of Columbia, Seabiscuit could not escape the carnival atmosphere. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Thorn ran the few toadstools toward the Spector Lagoon, and as she entered through the curtain of the willows surrounding the area, what looked like hundreds of red eyes opened and blinked at once. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The first several images in the stack are landscapes—shots of the surrounding bush, the overgrown trail, distant mountains, the Sushana River. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This ritual continued for months, until the shoes formed a huge pile surrounding the santo, and trickles of miniature footwear were spreading out underneath the pews. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly I feel like I’m in zero gravity, untethered from my surroundings. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was not until the next morning that we got a proper sense of our surroundings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Quiet, empty, a mix of grand old buildings and new, more of an industrial site than a town really, with development sprawling into its surrounding areas rather than inside the town itself. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But the extraordinary publicity surrounding the Morrison murder gave Pearson another idea. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Under certain circumstances, the membrane surrounding blepharisma disintegrates and comes independently loose, like a cast-off shell, leaving the creature a transient albino. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For some while after that I did not know what day of the month it was, nor what month, and in fact I came only slowly to comprehend my surroundings at all. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The steam engine had been nearly whisper-quiet, the hiss low enough that we didn’t attract a single shambler from the surrounding woods. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The quadrangle surrounding the Far Common was never considered absolutely essential to the Devon School. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the surrounding hills were hushed, as if brought low by language. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Tables were set for the party in one of the vast gardens surrounding the Big House. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jesus, that Post reporter just texted to ask for a comment on the speculation surrounding your relationship with Henry and whether it—whether it has to do with you leaving the campaign after the DNC.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Beyond, surrounding a thicket of rushes, stood an enclosure of posts and rails half as high as a man. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Whoever wants to understand National Socialist Germany must know Wagner,’ Hitler once said, and much of the propaganda surrounding him depicted him as a Wagnerian hero. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The blocks surrounding us were home to Jewish families, immigrant families, white and black families, folks who were thriving and some who were not. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He paid little attention to the surrounding Silicon Valley, though he’d never seen it before. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From up on deck I can see into the port and its surroundings. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His idea of luxury was to spend a night in such surroundings. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But as soon as he bowed and the audience clapped, Farid went around with a little silver dish, which was the only thing that didn't quite seem to belong in these surroundings. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The guards surrounding them started forward but then pressed back in fear as the tattoo on Pong's left wrist began to glow. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A strange but harmonious feeling infused the surrounding desolation. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z My gaze goes to the knights surrounding the dais. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It lay ten feet lower than the surrounding country, with sloping banks, and the snow had been swept off it. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, Tycho was sufficiently impressed that he suggested that Kepler might care to join the team of assistants surrounding the older man. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The Old Man’s thread still connected them and the red line wove itself among the other strands surrounding him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Days, I spend most of the time in school, in rehearsal with the musical society, or in the crowd surrounding Michah and his maps. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Flux halted his Time Suck, took in his surroundings. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The moon was partially hidden behind ragged summer thunderheads, but the agent could still see the surrounding landscape. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mo was awake, sitting with his back against a tree, watching the morning light drive the night from the sky above the surrounding hills. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z To him, the building was gloomy and imposing, out of spirit with its surrounding structures. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I brought my passport for him to see, laying it on the grass among the wild daisies surrounding the grave. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Both sails luffed in the night breeze, which was still light and spotty because of the surrounding hills. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearing the tomb, we spread out, surrounding it on three sides. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I look at the plastic bags—pretzels, chips, cookies—surrounding us. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z It protects the entire body from a hot agent, surrounding the body with superfiltered air. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At the start of the ninth game, more than ten thousand fans packed the playing hall, the lobby, and the surrounding streets. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Will try to assess themselves when requested and take in things that others point out as important in their surroundings. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The golden noses of imperial carriages peek out of the trees surrounding the teahouse. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Minli asked, then she looked at the gray stone surrounding them. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z You pointed at the muddy earth surrounding a tree whose trunk had busted right through the sidewalk. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She had no weapons, no demons surrounding her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She found an ad that seemed a happy combination of factory and office; operating a machine in office surroundings. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Anchors* securing the ladders and lines routinely melted out when the afternoon sun warmed the surrounding ice and snow. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z One woman told him she had set several hens after the surrounding land had been covered with poison, “and for reasons she did not understand very few young were hatched or survived.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Evergreen trees grew along the sides of the surrounding mountains, but the forest of the valley below appeared no larger than bits of lichen and twigs. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Root and the surrounding LEP officers rushed for cover, but Foaly, who had never actually seen a dwarf tunneling, decided to stay for a peek. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In spots the rocky sides of surrounding peaks still displayed some snow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead of them, ten vehicles sat just outside the chain-link fence surrounding the court, including Coach Douglas’s Buick and Chip’s truck, all of them with their engines running and their headlights on. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Rain lashes me, dotting my view, and I realize that the storm on the horizon has now reached us, one thing I hadn’t changed during my control of the surroundings. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He thinks of the alarm system now installed in his parents’ house, wonders why they cannot relax about their physical surroundings in the same way. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He let his gaze drift over his surroundings. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The rest of the town looked like servants’ quarters surrounding the “big house.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z It led to wooden steps built up to a lookout tower that gave a view of the deep valley and the surrounding hillsides. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Tally looked at the surrounding forest, trying to peer into the black spaces between the trees. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z There early every morning the farmers arrived from all over the surrounding countryside, with trucks full of tomatoes, corn, cabbages, potatoes, eggs, chickens, hams, food for the city. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were open, her surroundings a blur. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She swallowed and shuddered into a certain awareness of her surroundings. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Mary was also a shrewd and intuitive judge of character, an emotionally intelligent woman who paid close attention to her surroundings and the people around her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z On the left wall, surrounding the windows, hung a huge curtain of African-print cloth. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z And while views of the surrounding mountains and deserts were spectacular, the army built high fences around the entire lab—making the scientists feel like prisoners. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The heat from the flames melts the surrounding snow and a black trickle runs across my shoes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Jon had never liked surrounding himself with guards, but today it seemed prudent to keep a few good men beside him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Those loyal Dauntless gathered in the lobby and split into four groups that stormed the stairwells simultaneously, surrounding the Dauntless traitors, who had clustered around the elevator banks. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Garfield wanted to reduce the corruption surrounding the Customs House, and he didn't like Conkling pushing him around. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The eight tiles surrounding the glowing tablet also started to glow. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The cage was directly before the manor door, and the techies were securing a concussor seal to the surrounding wall. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z This morning she had awakened in her familiar surroundings, the place where she had lived for so many months, but by midday her entire life had shifted. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z This was due, no doubt, to the fact that though I motored further and further from the house, I continued to find myself in surroundings with which I had at least a passing acquaintance. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The doomy horrorhouse atmosphere of the church was not helping at all and he stared at his surroundings with frank terror, while Camilla took his arm and tried to nudge him down the row. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Hyperion yelled to the surrounding crowd: “Group A-22! Hurry up, you sluggards!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Darlene had her head averted, her eyes staring out of the lamplight into the surrounding darkness and looking almost unconcerned, as though they had no part in the drama taking place around them. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z After that he stood up, shaking the water out of his ears and flinging the wet hair back from his forehead, and began to take stock of his surroundings. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Every day seemed to change the mountain, the sky, and the surrounding valleys, making them spectacular in a completely new way. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Maybe if Guitar was back in the city now, among familiar surroundings, Milkman could defuse him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z His half-moon glasses glittered in the wandlight as he peered around at the surrounding trees. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The study of the way early man looked at his surroundings does not get much help from the Greeks. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the sun was hanging in an unblemished sky, turning the Red Carpet Inn and the surrounding woods—perfect for stashing a body—into a real winter-wonderlandish affair. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Without the concern for the effect she might be having on the surroundings, she is able to relax into the sensation instead of resisting it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “There’s a fence surrounding the platform. We can’t get too close, but I know we can get there and leave these flowers.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Considering the whole span of earthly time, the opposite effect, in which life actually modifies its surroundings, has been relatively slight. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z So, Ellen and I wandered together in the veld and hills surrounding the township. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In that somber house that held four Virgin Marys, where death sighed in every comer and candles sputtered, die gardenia smell and canary-yellow dress emphasized the funeral atmosphere surrounding them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I have a good life, as far as the overall surroundings. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a vast green lawn enclosed by a white fence, the kind typically surrounding a horse ranch. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I kept my head still while my eyes darted about my surroundings. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Marcus began chanting, “Shot, shot, shot!” and it was taken up by the drunken horde surrounding me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The silence surrounding them was so absolute that Meggie hardly dared to breathe. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Meggie liked the view of the surrounding hills, the swallows’ nests under the roof, the dried-up well that yawned darkly as if it went straight down to the earth’s core. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They were surrounding me as we walked through the crowds of kids. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I twisted around to see myself in the washstand’s oval mirror, but all I could make of the rash was a stain a shade darker than the surrounding skin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The Gustano kids hesitated, seeming equally terrified of Ms. Morales and the police surrounding them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Hunts were usually initiated by one man, the mwini chisokole, or owner of the hunt, who called together all the willing men from the surrounding villages. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “According to plan!” gasped Holly, pointing to the devastation surrounding them. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The beam leaped out of his hand, pointing the way ahead and throwing pure white light onto his immediate surroundings. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Back the way I had come, a shadow freed itself from the surrounding gloom. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was truly gargantuan—wide enough to fit Anya’s barn inside it, and twice as tall as the trees surrounding it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I was a vision that publicly counterbalanced the negativity surrounding Muslim identity in the United States. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Meg looked around her, realizing that she had been so breathless from the journey and the stop on the two- dimensional planet that she had not noticed her surroundings. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the surrounding silence and darkness came the quiet ringing of a distant church bell, thin, faint, but clear. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Most of the students surrounding us laugh as if Boy21 is joking, but I can see Erin twenty people deep in the crowd, and she’s biting down on her lip. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z You didn’t need to shell out twenty bucks for a movie ticket at the real theater because you got all of that in much more lux surroundings at her place. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Nothing warped seemed bizarre any more in his strange, distorted surroundings. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z A faint light source appeared a few feet ahead, and as they got closer their surroundings began to come into focus a bit. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Seven and Thorn did as she said, surrounding the Nightbeast as best they could and barraging it with combat spells as fast as they could go. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Instead I stare through them and watch my surroundings smear together. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know, the same way I didn’t know what lay ahead for us in the White House, nor what lay ahead for the country or for any of these sweet children surrounding me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It’s your job to make our new students feel welcome and comfortable in their surroundings.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He glances back in the direction of the acrobat tent, he can see the top of it from the courtyard, rising taller than the surrounding tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There is no football game; it is not possible, as it is in the spring, to take bicycle trips into the surrounding country. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was told no, the prisoner seemed disappointed, as though he thought the protocol surrounding this ritual of vengeance was not being properly observed. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked around, taking in the strange surroundings. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The forest had been hacked away in patches surrounding a few missing segments of rail, but it held the rest firmly in its grasp. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The week surrounding Yulemas was a time of relaxation, a time to celebrate the carnal pleasures that kept one warm on a winter’s night. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They had not the least idea of their most immediate surroundings. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He stepped from the train into the heart of Englewood and took a moment to survey his surroundings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was built of a light stone that shone almost like snow in the glare of the moon, a vast spreading complex of walls and roofs and buttresses, all surrounding the slender spire. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Morrow’s games had transported me out of my grim surroundings as a lonely kid growing up in the stacks. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As the last house on its street, it was set back from the surrounding properties and shielded by a grove. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Fortunately, as a child, my surroundings were filled with my father’s partners for social change. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z To avoid the open area and regroup in the nearby forest, we had to make an opening for ourselves; there was too much firepower surrounding us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We are fighting shrubbery, Asha thought as she slew a man who had more leaves on him than most of the surrounding trees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Through the surrounding trees, it sounds more like a scream. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Mama took the three children to the market with her, on picnics in the nearby forest, and on outings in the mountains surrounding Gdynia. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z He pointed to the guard towers on the top of the wall surrounding the White Island. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the surrounding neighborhoods, cobblestone streets were lined with freshly painted town houses, shops, cafes, and parks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z We went downstairs and found Mr. Hadley sitting in one of the lumpy chairs, trying not to look offended by the surroundings. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 have always known it possible that he could have many minions and pawns surrounding a case, a swarm invisible even to the spy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My left knee is a bloody mess: one large rock jutting out of the center, with small gravel particles surrounding it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It was too glorious for its surroundings, a truly un-ordinary sight. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Only a month earlier, the atmosphere surrounding Ivory had been so different. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly all warrens have an Owsla, or group of strong or clever rabbits—second-year or older—surrounding the Chief Rabbit and his doe and exercising authority. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The surroundings seem to have changed very little since I last saw them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What is in the—” Velia began to say something, but she was so shocked by her surroundings, she couldn’t finish her thought. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They were set flush with the face of the door, which was flush with the front of the frame, which was flush with the wall surrounding it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The crowd surrounding us filled the cavern, and more zipped around on rails above our heads. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He arose, turned around and around, and looked at his surroundings. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z When the train trembled approaching the water surrounding the City, they thought it was like them: nervous at having gotten there at last, but terrified of what was on the other side. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We had heard that the houses surrounding ours had been looted; TVs and jewelry had been stolen. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The leafless branches of the trees surrounding the prison were skeletal against the iron-hued December sky. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But before she can step between me and Tonesha, the bell rings and teachers start to make their way to the crowd of kids surrounding us. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There were animal tracks in the mud surrounding a puddle in a tire rut. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When I opened his door, Takumi was sitting at his desk, boxy headphones surrounding his entire head, bouncing his head to the beat. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The structures were built practically on top of each other in this section of the settlement, and there was no room to cut through and escape into the surrounding woods of the mountains. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As always, he scanned the courtroom, taking in his surroundings. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And whether from the fact of sleeping in new surroundings, or from the loss we had sustained, I was unable to sleep again. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, Ben thought, Red has ten or twenty of his buddies surrounding him which gives the battle of poundage back to Red by several thousand pounds. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Their lowered voices were drowned out by surrounding conversations and the echo of footsteps on marble floors. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The air lock is a small sealed room surrounding the front door. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His surroundings were not hidden by cloudy vapor; rather the cloudy vapor had not yet formed into surroundings. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There had been, once upon a time, a great deal of curiosity surrounding the vanished city and its fate, but after two centuries, it had become little more than a fable. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I imagine the experience of unease mixed with exhilaration often described in connection with this moment is very similar to what I felt in the Ford as the surroundings grew strange around me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Just as the light was filling the tunnel, its white glow surrounding us, I felt a sudden pressure in my ears and the light disappeared. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He needed to know more about their surroundings. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dill sat in his living room, waiting for Dr. Blankenship, with everything he was taking to college surrounding him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The sun was shining, fields of grass surrounding the parking lot swayed in a light breeze, bright little bird chirps ruffled the air. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The sun penetrated the graveyard, and as we stood there, a slight breeze blew, causing the trees surrounding the mounds of earth to sway gracefully. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It was arranged for the Laughing Man to meet the Dufarges at midnight in a designated section of the dense forest surrounding Paris, and there, by moonlight, Black Wing would be set free. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I held myself in, afraid to act or speak until I was sure of my surroundings, feeling most of the time that I was suspended over a void. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They also found that a piece from one of the spear points was pressed into the dirt surrounding a bison bone. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The days that followed were gray and heavy, as if Tali’s death was a dark cloud surrounding them. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Foragers mastered not only the surrounding world of animals, plants and objects, but also the internal world of their own bodies and senses. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At many moments in history, states have arisen independently—or, as cultural anthropologists say, “pristinely,” that is, in the absence of any preexisting surrounding states. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a dense layer of Candor surrounding the entire complex of Erudite buildings. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Finally, he gave up hope and sent urgent telegrams to the surrounding cities and towns. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z My eyes struggled to become familiar with my surroundings. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I tried to take in my surroundings with my peripheral vision. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It clanked on the sidewalk, and even in the midst of the noise of the crowd, it got the attention of people surrounding him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z First step: Scan your surroundings for immediate threats. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The bleak line of shore surrounding the gray harbor was a disheartening contrast to the shimmering green and white that fringed the turquoise bay of Barbados which was her home. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z With little cover surrounding the well, she worried that unseen eyes might be spying from the foliage below. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z With all his brothers surrounding his voice with theirs, what did he know about losing all the people he loved one by one? P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z While settling in Cape Town and the surrounding frontier, the white colonists had their way with the Khoisan women, and the first mixed people of South Africa were born. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z With news cameras surrounding the campus and students crying, I didn’t know what to think. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He summoned the “Overseers and Guardians of the Poor,” the only official group then dealing with the poor of Philadelphia and surrounding areas. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The girl chased and caught each bubble on her fingers, and set each of them surrounding daisy blossoms or butterflies or the leaves of trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The neighborhood surrounding the Professor’s store was made up of inexpensive apartment houses, little family-owned shops, and small, aging homes. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I have memories from when I was a child of her never-ending arms surrounding me, her fingers, each as long as my whole hand, picking at my hair. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Cadence Sinclair Eastman had no memory of the events surrounding the fire, no memory of it ever happening. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Shin knew the layout of the camp from countless days of gathering wood and collecting acorns, but he knew nothing about how to get over or through the high-voltage fence surrounding the camp. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Every moment more and more Minute Men were arriving, surrounding the village. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Cordelia lives farther east than I do, in a region of houses even newer than ours, with the same surrounding mud. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The efrits shriek and streak after us, surrounding and blinding us, tearing my hands from the ropes once more. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Through loudspeakers surrounding the pool, a Schubert sonata plays, violins and cellos. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Since it was only the first day of spring, the pool was still covered with a tarp, but the stainless steel gas grills on the concrete slab surrounding it had been shined and buffed. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Memories of Blue Eyes hit me rapid-fire, and I had to turn in a full circle to make sure my surroundings were normal. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I drove for hours, never able to take my eyes from the surrounding mammoths. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not find Noah's account of the events surrounding his becoming best man quite as amusing as he did, but for several complicated reasons, I did not express my opinion. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z There is no atmosphere surrounding the moon to produce clouds or smog, so our view was impaired only by darkness. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A large wooden house and a barn loomed before them, and hidden in the surrounding woods were five-hundred-gallon copper stills. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Or rather, who. All information surrounding your brother’s disappearance is classified. Nothing we’re allowed to discuss with a trainee. It involves extremely dangerous matters you shouldn’t concern yourself with.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Held aloft in a cloud of heat that generates not from my surroundings, but from my own being. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Graceful arched windows punctuated the walls, which were hung with blue-and-bronze silks: By day, the Ravenclaws would have a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The only light came from the dull orange glow of lampposts and the high-up windows of surrounding buildings. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I was becoming irritated, and I could see that Algernon, upset by the smoke, the buzzing, the unaccustomed surroundings, was moving around in his cage nervously. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were huge, dark globes that reflected back their surroundings. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A layer of clouds muddied the sky, bleeding the surrounding color, leaving everything monochrome and drab. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Maybe she was taking in their surroundings, or maybe she was worrying about her brother. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Minli was so happy to see the dragon that she didn’t notice that most of Da-A-Fu’s family were surrounding them in awe. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Now they’re surrounding our home in the middle of the night. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Dana intended to establish a command center there, and from Bryantown launch cavalry patrols through the surrounding countryside, in pursuit of the Lincoln and Seward assassins. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the big rat gazed about his surroundings in secret admiration. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His eyes were coolly assessing the hundreds of SS guards, the thousands of prisoners surrounding him. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The word didn’t fit the surroundings, the sun and the bright October afternoon. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I raise my head as high as I can and see the JumboTrons embedded in the surrounding buildings. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Neville called, and as the crowd backed away, Harry was able to take in their surroundings. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The final case of the Cold War was now shut, and the mysteries surrounding the Year of the Spy had been solved. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The councillors and politicians began their procession from the castle, followed by guards surrounding the king and queen. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Jake was a hiker, and since I knew every nook and cranny in the surrounding mountains, he occasionally called me up and paid me to guide him and whatever girlfriend he had at the time. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Percy stood over her protectively, scanning their surroundings. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Instead of water, I feel arms surrounding me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He must have gotten out of his personal enclosure, during the attack or once the power went out, and hid out in the surrounding jungle until he saw us leave. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Jurisdiction over the city of Detroit and the surrounding fifty-three suburbs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They dragged the excrement to surrounding fields or carried it on their backs. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Enigmatically indifferent to its surroundings, it is a kind of cosmic Cheshire cat. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I noticed more than a few of the surrounding students were watching the show from the nearby tables. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We descend, sardines in a can, dark metal casing surrounding us for several floors. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The ocean surrounding Puerto Rico looks like it’s made of blue crystals. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z A moment later a small girl appears in the doorway, dressed too nicely for the chaotic shabbiness of the surroundings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Bunch of gang members surrounding a white guy. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Open all year round: Located in beautiful, quiet, wooded surroundings in the heart of Amsterdam. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I tried to keep it focused on my surroundings, but I was tired and so I let it run a bit off leash for lack of the energy to remain disciplined. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z While the women did the wash, my father and the other men, hoping to provide the meal for the day, hunted for porcupines in the areas surrounding the stream. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Those two other girls tagged along as we went to the back of the house where we all sat down on the platform surrounding the pump. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There are some things she's better off not knowing, and the sordid details surrounding that lock-picking set is one of them. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z His sensitive eyes gazed gravely at the surrounding faces, swerved up to the shadowy hangman, then downward to his own manacled hands. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They stopped long enough to issue threats from where they stood on the grass surrounding the basketball courts. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I stare at the heaps of bags surrounding us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, Matthias picked up the pen and ink Wylan had laid out and began to scratch in the names of the buildings and surrounding roads. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The soldiers surrounding the Saif caravan, dragging me from my bed. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Harry turned slowly on the spot, and his surroundings seemed to invent themselves before his eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There were three cars surrounding our smoking, useless hunk of metal. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Now and then it paused to check its surroundings. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was constant there, a warm white light that bleached the stone buildings and cobblestone alleys, that brought incredible clarity to the surrounding cobalt sea. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z As Frank had feared, a loose ring of campfires glowed in the woods, completely surrounding the property, but the house itself seemed untouched. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z As it coiled up his legs, he realized the smoke wasn’t surrounding him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My own avatar’s eyes slid shut, but I could still see my surroundings. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But the matter accreting into a disk surrounding the black hole would be a sight worth remembering, in the unlikely case that you survived the trip. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To me, it seems unlikely that the surrounding Indian example had nothing to do with the change. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The college didn't want a farm, so it sold all the surrounding land to a developer who put in roads, sidewalks, and sewers, divided it up into lots, and sold it to builders. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The marketplace was just across the way, and the village a mile farther on, half a hundred white cottages surrounding a small stone sept. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The shore surrounding the ice moat was little more than a slender, slippery rind of white stone. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Russian composers like Tchaikovsky mostly treated the brouhaha surrounding Wagner’s music dramas with disdain. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Many of them were Irish and lived in the surrounding neighborhood, which to some marked them as both ignorant and incompetent. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z He had flown into Guam airport from Kimpo eight times previously, most recently a month ago, and he knew the airport and the surrounding terrain well. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z We’d barely made it out of the Tokyo Dome when the first enormous broadcasts appear on the sides of the buildings surrounding the arena, the headlines in giant, screaming letters. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There was a culture of silence surrounding the crime. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Genêt had fled Philadelphia and its epidemic for Manhattan in September, but the passions surrounding him and the Neutrality Act seemed to have died along the way. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z And stayed silent for some time, even while she did another of her tree-climbing surveys of the surrounding area. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “The circumstances surrounding my current state of undress.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As the Holo projects our surroundings, I feel my heart sink even further. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I am not really aware of my surroundings. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Marshall Square was squalid, dark, and dingy, but we were all together and so impassioned and spirited that I barely noticed my surroundings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At some point he gets up, laboriously removing his shoes and socks, and walks calf-deep into the water, regarding the surroundings with his hands on his hips, his chin thrust pridefully into the air. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was made of a solid piece of grey stone the same color as the surrounding walls. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He looked down and there, surrounding him, was a pack of golden-eyed dogs, each of which had the intelligent child’s eyes he had seen from the window. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He ignored his discomfort, momentarily, to try and adjust to his surroundings. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It was a collage of shredded roof tiles surrounding a red heart covered in barbed wire. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even after his eyes were open he took in his surroundings only gradually. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Albus’s voice drifted back to Harry over the surrounding clamor; his sons had resumed the argument they had started in the car. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We enter a small, well-lit foyer, and my surroundings start to look more familiar. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She saw a huge cavern filled with monsters—Cyclopes, Earthborn, and stranger things—surrounding her and her friends, hopelessly outnumbering them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The water glows green gold with the reflection of the surrounding trees. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “No one’s going to come around with that smell surrounding us.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z If we wanted to play outside, our moms usually took us to the park, but even then, they were always worried, telling us to keep our eyes open and pay attention to our surroundings. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Honeycomb was as good as finished—though rabbits are not methodical and are never really certain when anything is finished—and the surrounding burrows and runs were taking shape. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As the nation spent much of 1866 and 1867 debating the issues surrounding the Fourteenth Amendment, tensions grew within the women’s rights movement. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It was my arrow, aimed at the chink in the force field surrounding the arena, that brought on this firestorm of retribution. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z No color at all, save for the neighboring trees and the grass of the surrounding fields. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He woke, hot across his chest and throat, uncomfortably aroused, and briefly confused about his surroundings. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Medical men and even the general public were becoming aware that the human environment was inhabited by an enormous number of microorganisms capable of causing disease, just as today carcinogens pervade our surroundings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Then I saw my mother rushing across the asphalt surrounding the plant. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I use my rock hammer to chisel around its edges, then pry it up and brush away the surrounding dirt with my gloved hand. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z My synthetic surroundings faded away as I focused on the game and lost myself in its ancient two-dimensional reality. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As Minli looked at the buffalo boy, aglow with happiness against his poor surroundings, she saw it was enough for him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z There were hot dogs and peanuts, and surrounding him was the scent of tobacco and whiskey. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Matthew shuffled in a circle, one hand shielding his eyes from the sun as he took in their new surroundings. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z This fuzziness surrounding the rules was a strange counterpoint to the solidity of Sing Sing’s walls, the seeming immutability of the prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Two stories high, the unfinished shul stood level with the brick buildings surrounding it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Given the position, I had this weird high-level view of my surroundings as we left the lot. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The rise of his body blocked most of the room, so I had to peek slowly over him to check the surroundings. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The ice pack surrounding the continent had been particularly heavy that year, and it wasn’t breaking up as quickly as usual. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It wasn’t spring—that was still weeks away, and the trees surrounding the house were still deeply asleep. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The walls surrounding them were glossy and golden. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He would rent a car, devour the surrounding towns, explore the coast, visit famed mosques, meet women who would beg him to stay. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He had returned to his own house to wait, passing as he did the workers still preparing to build a wall surrounding Village. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The signs surrounding the triangle indicate that the altar should have one angle facing south. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I sat down on the ledge surrounding one of the fountains with my head bowed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He didn’t know about the doubts surrounding the August 4 “attacks” on Americans ships—and McNamara certainly didn’t volunteer that information. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He continued to force, and then the boulders were surrounding them. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z With one hand he agitated the surrounding earth, bringing showers of it crumbling around his own head. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Senn was a quiet, rather nervous man in his mid-fifties who did not seem at all comfortable in his surroundings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy had many visitors, from PIH and from Boston’s Haitian community, surrounding him with toys and smiles of love. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The lot was empty, and the surrounding area appeared deserted. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I stared out the window, watching as the suburban sprawl surrounding Birmingham faded into the slow-sloping hills and fields of northern Alabama. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I vaguely realized that we were headed up the next flight of stairs, but I wasn’t paying much attention to my surroundings. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Without fail, the people started to inch closer, surrounding Mark and Alec. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A small crew had already removed the rusted fence surrounding the courts and was now carrying over jackhammers. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I started to set up the fire, surrounding dry leaves with a pyramid of progressively larger twigs and branches. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It looks like it’s been there since forever, but the surrounding buildings have been scrubbed clean and polished. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “He wanted you to know that the fence surrounding District Twelve will now have electricity twenty-four hours a day.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She lifted herself from the truck bed and did her best to take in her surroundings. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The creatures were surrounding something that lay glittering in the mud: something slightly taller than they were, which lay on its side, a large cage, perhaps, with walls of crystal. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Stab!” shouted Harry; his voice echoed off the surrounding trees, the sword point trembled, and Ron gazed down into Riddle’s eyes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z From my vantage point in the sky above, I could see that the Sixer forces surrounding the castle were already being overrun by the endless mob of enemy avatars. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Our room had by this time of year the exhausted look of a place where two people had lived too long without taking any interest in their surroundings. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Five years feels like a lifetime when one day bleeds into the next, and your world doesn’t stretch any farther than the gray electric fence surrounding two miles of shoddy buildings and mud. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z After all, the specter of colored rebellion, all those angry dark faces surrounding them, had stirred white settlers to leave the south. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The disreputable circumstances surrounding Lee's pregnancy were enough to influence the pathologist who conducted the autopsy to conclude that the stillborn baby was born alive and was then suffocated by Lee. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The surrounding building had commercial offices, an immense banquet hall, and a hotel with four hundred luxurious rooms. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Seconds go by before I see definite edges in my surroundings, the lines of door frame and countertop and ceiling. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z T-shirts, overflowing under the architectural canopies and into the surrounding hills. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I am not interacting with the surroundings as directly as you are,” Marco continues. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the second it took him to try and fail to count the legion of spiders surrounding him, he knew it was true. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Compared with the soaring office towers surrounding it, it’s squatty but not without grandeur, featuring tall Corinthian columns out front and giant, echoing lobbies made primarily of marble. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Often the bodies are left in the hot sun, until the smell permeates the surrounding air, causing everyone passing by to pinch their noses. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Rising from the center of a large moat, Akapana mimicked the surrounding mountains. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Hearing nothing, they extended their thoughts and their imaginations out and into the surrounding meadows. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z We could see where he had made a campfire, carefully surrounding it with stones and clearing away the brush so he would not set the woods afire. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Before Nico could stand, wolves appeared from every direction - huge black beasts leaping from the roofs, surrounding their encampment. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Men poured from the surrounding keeps and towers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It would distract me from the newness of my surroundings and put me at ease. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z As my avatar plummeted down into the museum, the green vector-graphic theme disappeared and I found myself in high-resolution full-color surroundings. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It was splendid in any case to be enveloped once more in our familiar surroundings. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Unless you pulled focus and stopped to examine your surroundings more closely, it was easy to forget that everything you were seeing was computer-generated. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Philbert sits across from me on his visit, his usual buoyant energy rendered nervous and quiet by our surroundings. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The tea stops before it splashes onto an open book as though there is an invisible wall surrounding it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Arles and its surroundings look the way he imagines Japan. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Reed snuck a glance at the surrounding sea, but there was no sign of another ship. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The medical 02 tank mixes pure oxygen with surrounding air, then feeds it to you through a mask. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking past the trees on the northern ridge of the hill gave a gorgeous view of the surrounding countryside. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The field at Indian Creek was a free-for-all in the afternoons; there were no fences around the property, and neighborhood teenagers were constantly popping out of the surrounding woods. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She comes in farther and her eyes widen as she takes in the chaos surrounding us. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As he approached the seafloor, he realized the patches were glowing fields of algae surrounding the ruins of a palace. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Nondescript grey stone renders it indistinguishable from the surrounding buildings save for a tarnished sign hanging by the door. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This is when Scoob actually takes a gander at their surroundings. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Once the shadows have shapes and I can see my surroundings, I slide out from the covers and off the mattress. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z We can thereby ingest, store and communicate a prodigious amount of information about the surrounding world. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember how he would make fun of Joe Namath in those old cologne commercials, remark that he was too ugly a man to have so many beautiful women surrounding him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z For surely there would have been some of the unfamiliar plants surrounding me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Pa tells me that when I was born he saw a bright red aura surrounding me, which means I will be a passionate person. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to avoid looking at the faces surrounding me; I could not bear the expression of fear and anguish written on them, as they realised that yes, I was leaving. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was dim from the closed curtains and the cloud of smoke surrounding Mr. Diamants chair, cluttered with all the little items from our packing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I reached out, felt the presence of my family, my ancestors surrounding me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She seems calm, unfazed by the sea of soldiers surrounding her. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The next morning David and I set off to explore our new surroundings. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z From the balcony, we could watch the athletes from all over the world coming and going to the surrounding buildings, jogging along the footpaths, or doing laps in the pool. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The cities of Germany are completely independent, they control little surrounding territory, they obey the emperor when they please, and they fear neither him nor any other nearby power. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He gapes at the fires surrounding the reservoir, surprised they’ve grown this far. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Not in the heart of the minuscule town, nor in the surrounding fields, nor in the area around Jot: Mondragon’s house, nor around the lawyer’s home either. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t seem to notice their ominous surroundings, or if he did, he hid it far better. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They fieldstripped Spassky’s chair, x-rayed it, took scrapings of all the surroundings, and even examined the air on the stage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She balanced Susie with one arm and waved the other hand over the dessert dishes surrounding us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The ink-black wedge of the summit pyramid stood out in stark relief, towering over the surrounding ridges. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The houses there were modest but neat, with patches of new lawn that seemed oddly green and out of place in the uniformly brown surroundings. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z With its high brick walls and the barbed-wire livestock pens surrounding it, it seemed as impenetrable as any fortress. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Ignoring the surrounding cacophony, he noted that math was next. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z In these gloomy surroundings I stumbled through my explanation. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire roared, at least ten feet wide with its tongues of flame licking far up into the air, almost threatening the lower limbs of the trees surrounding it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Each new warrior was required to slaughter a cow, and all of the tribe came from many surrounding villages to join the feast. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Not with Will and Christina standing a foot away from me— staring with open mouths, probably because I just kissed Tobias—and the clamor of the Dauntless surrounding us. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z They swim toward me, surrounding me, and circling all around me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The little flicker of the fire made the surrounding darkness even deeper, and made every shadow move. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Suddenly the air surrounding him was abuzz with stinging insects. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z There is much uncertainty about the interpretation of experimental data and a great deal of controversy surrounding the theories. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Once I reach Times Square, screens tower above me, surrounding me in a world of neon and sound. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The crowd surrounding the Commons had swelled to include the entire army and every soul in the city except for Madam and Becky. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As they approached the fence surrounding the field where the large wicker basket and deflated balloon rested on the ground, Guy let go of the hands of both his wife and the boy. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z In the morning neither the empty and unfamiliar surroundings nor the stiffness of my side bothered me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He did everything possible to probe and expose the hypocritical rhetoric surrounding the Indian Creek Dam—the state engineer’s pronouncement, for example, that it was “the only way to save a dying culture.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z During the week there were two days especially for groups of Roots & Shoots from the surrounding schools. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z When strawberry seeds are still young and not yet ready to be planted, the surrounding fruit is green, sour, and hard. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z To move around or interact with your virtual surroundings, you keyed in text commands telling the game what you wanted your avatar to do. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The surrounding landscape grew covered with smoke, and it was even harder to find the way home than it had been to get to the target in the first place. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z With a metallic scrape the doors were opened, and a puff of dust from the surrounding stone rose into the air. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Keeping one eye on the game, I tried to make sense of my surroundings. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z That would explain the presence of half a dozen lawyers inside the room solemnly passing documents back and forth to one another, which they culled from the filled cartons surrounding them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the midst of all the hype surrounding school desegregation, I was beginning to think seriously about where I wanted to go to college myself within the next few years. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Now we sat in his office, surrounding him in his re- cliner. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Guard dogs barked beyond the barbed-wire fence surrounding the camp, and cars and tanks rolled by outside. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The pressure that such a pool of magma exerts on the crust above has lifted Yellowstone and about three hundred miles of surrounding territory about 1,700 feet higher than they would otherwise be. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z There were millions of stars surrounding the crescent moon. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z As he speaks, the sun bursts through the clouds, its light surrounding the tall and outwardly serene Lincoln. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Through the window he sees that dawn is creeping into the sky, only a handful of stars still visible, the shapes of the surrounding pines and cabins growing distinct. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, I close my eyes and I can hear the wind blowing against the trees surrounding the river. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z The transparent blue sphere generated by the Orb of Osuvox appeared around the castle, surrounding it both above- and belowground. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps the injustice was as nightmarish to them as it was to those surrounding me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A block away, every emergency vehicle in St. Louis was surrounding the Arch. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I looked at our squalid surroundings, then at Julian, whose appearance and manner spoke of better things. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z A great fig tree spread its poisonous leaves over the surrounding area, making it the coolest in the neighborhood. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Like he should take a mental photograph of Lydia and everything surrounding her, in case he never saw her again. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z And more than that, there must be a massive surrounding sports complex to provide venues for a wide variety of competitions, a single, unified Reichssportfeld. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At first it appeared to be only a shadow of the surrounding trees. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Lyra sat up groggily to see Mary talking to five or six of the mulefa, who were surrounding her, clearly excited; but whether they were angry or joyful, she couldn’t tell. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Two gleaming lamps appeared in the darkness of the cat’s face and his tail swished in response, but he restrained himself in deference to his surroundings. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “So I created a new serum that will adjust your surroundings to manipulate your will. Those who refuse to accept our leadership must be closely monitored.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He would need every sword to deal with the ragged horde of Poor Fellows surrounding the Great Sept. She asked about her twin often, but her gaolers gave no answer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We were here, in this fabulous warehouse with all these incredible things surrounding us that we could pick and choose from, because of Sahil and what he’d done last night. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Militia units from the surrounding colonies piled into the city. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As the crowd swarmed past me, I stopped to take in my surroundings. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z From here I can see all of downtown Los Angeles, as well as many of its surrounding sectors, and the thin rim of land that separates the enormous lake from the Pacific Ocean. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I curl my toes, one on top of the other, to hide the dried-up, crusty skin surrounding each nail. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Will it matter to them, the way I can’t hold on to even basic facts surrounding my accident? We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And by the time his surroundings came into focus, there was no longer a youngish white lady staring at him, but a little old brown-skinned dude. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z I think in the end we must have absorbed quite a lot of information, because I remember, around that age, a marked change in the way we approached the whole territory surrounding the donations. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Giant searchlights—the largest ever made and said to be visible sixty miles away—had been mounted on the Manufactures’ roof and swept the grounds and surrounding neighborhoods. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Crowds of people were congratulating the performers, surrounding them, patting them on the back. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I pleaded with God not to let all the wild green bushes and grass surrounding me bring up my asthma and allergies. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But as he got closer, he realized they were surrounding something on the ground, all of them looking down at it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Matthias figured that he had been in his new surroundings for a night and a day. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In those two weeks, Lucas and I had nearly searched all of the surrounding area ourselves, had kayaked down the river twice, getting out to search random sandbanks and things like that. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The media bonanza surrounding the “new demon drug” helped to catapult the War on Drugs from an ambitious federal policy to an actual war. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Schulwerk uses the native language, sounds, timbres, rhythms, melodies, and tonal material surrounding the child, particularly in its folk music repertoire. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z His eyes were open, and they had great depth and clarity, as though one could see deep into them and as though they could see deep into their surroundings. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It kind of looks like Maria Hernandez Park, but without the playground, or the surrounding browns tones and buildings. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Even though they don’t say it, I can feel all the expectation and weight surrounding us. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And perhaps the green shutters were closed only because night was already falling over the surrounding mountains. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Miserable and with a sour knot in my stomach, I took in my surroundings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He smelled the distant odor of the desert, perhaps even of the mesquite surrounding the oasis.Things traveled so much farther at night. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They spoke in veiled attacks about his mediation of talks surrounding the black boycotts of Korean businesses across the city. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They shimmied through a gap in the iron fence surrounding their school, just small enough for a Witchling. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He passed the Childcare Center where Lily stayed after school, and the play areas surrounding it. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Only these trees are not green but bright and white, luminous in the darkness surrounding them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Thousands of visitors now moved toward the smoke and packed the lawns and paths surrounding the building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The platform was teeming with people dressed for the World’s Fair, a riot of bright colors at odds with the surrounding cityscape. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There were news vans set up like permanent trailer parks—surrounding the strip mine, outside the school, and along US Route 30. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I reach in my bag for a thermal imager, and sure enough, the area reads colder than its surroundings. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Jews resisted the bleak surroundings by sharing their hopes and dreams and stories with one another, as Mr. Luftig did with me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z She looks at the surrounding rock like she’s suddenly noticed where we are. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The family built a hut in a small makeshift village with other Moro, avoiding the “peace camps” and farming the surrounding hillsides to produce enough food to survive. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Batsare obliged to make sounds almost ceaselessly, to sense, by sonar, all the objects in their surroundings. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “We should start by observing our surroundings,” Dylan says, looking around. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The five thousand marines there were cut off and could get supplies only by air, even though any helicopter that flew over took a lot of enemy fire from the twenty thousand surrounding Vietcong troops. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I liked to come here to read, to do my homework, or to simply enjoy the view of the surrounding green fields. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Moreover, a drunk driver remains impaired for the whole ride, whereas the impairment of a cell phone user is intermittent, and impacts the brain only in the period surrounding their interaction with the device. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z An equal number, she said, occupied the surrounding countryside. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The bespectacled man seated behind it is almost invisible, blending in with his surroundings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Sculpted by the intense solar rays, glowing a radioactive shade of turquoise, the towers reared like giant shark’s teeth out of the surrounding rubble as far as the eye could see. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Nothing more can be added to the second case than to encourage such princes to fortify and provision their own cities, and not to concern themselves with the surrounding countryside. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z They decided they had to warn the communities surrounding Boston that the British were on their way, so that local militia could be roused to meet them. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Though she was calm at the outset of our interview, she became increasingly emotional as she started detailing the events surrounding he case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He writes to Theo only about art, about how he tries to see beauty in the bleak surroundings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And the stones surrounding the window’s opening were no longer stones—just damp clumps of pulp. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z My heart sinks when I see the rows of high metal fencing topped with barbed wire surrounding the camp. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z But surrounding it was the stillness of nearmidnight in a country town, so that the hurrying feet and the repressed voices had a hollow reverberance. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His mind functioned without flaw, trying to calculate his surroundings and predicament. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He was attentive to his surroundings and hardly limited in his physical activity. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The intoxication of success had evaporated; he was soberly his old self; and by contrast with the temporary balloon of these last weeks, the old self seemed unprecedentedly heavier than the surrounding atmosphere. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Scoob returns the note to the table and stares at the vast concrete wasteland surrounding the RV and sighs. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z It was crowded by the work surrounding it, and I wouldn’t have noticed it if he hadn’t pointed it out. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Newborn leaf clusters on the surrounding trees had a look of pale green popcorn. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The unfamiliar surroundings reminded me of the inside of a museum—marble floors and stone walls and long winding hallways that seemed to go on forever. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry blew a smoke ring half into the yellowy circle of light beneath the lamp, half into the surrounding dark. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She clutched her fish and flour and scrunched her shoulders, trying to erect some sort of wall between herself and the boys surrounding her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The effects of the witchery of the evil thing in his surroundings began to turn away. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We pushed our Formica cupboard up to the door and pressed against it with our bodies as the noise got closer and closer, until it was surrounding us, engulfing our home. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The grass was green and neat, the mulch surrounding the various trees bright and woody. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The surrounding beach was peppered with smaller pieces of burning wreckage. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The net caught on the spines, the rough scales, and the mane of horns surrounding the main head of the Basmu. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The field and surrounding asphalt track were covered with glass from broken bottles, and there were no soccer goals, only a couple of rusting chain-link backstops. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Don’t pester her too much,” Lydia advised, her eyes under hoods of bright blue shadow, her hair teased into a chestnut-colored globe surrounding a face that suddenly seemed too small for all that hair. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The problem was most notable in the transonic range, as the eddies of air surrounding an object approached the speed of sound. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z In that moment, dozens of people came tearing out of the surrounding woods with fists raised in the air, yelling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The boy had been uneasy when he saw how close Dustfinger's chosen hiding place was to the village, but Dustfinger had explained why there couldn't be anywhere safer to lie low among the surrounding hills. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He roused Boots, who seemed to enjoy her new surroundings. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But they were plainly so ill at ease in their new surroundings that Holly was already contending against his own belief that there was little to be hoped for from them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “For this, I suggest a term of imprisonment in Azkaban lasting no less than —” But there was an angry outcry from the surrounding benches. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z About five feet under the trench, the pipe going to our house must have burst and turned all the surrounding dirt into sewage. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And Lee carefully packed the bones, femurs, and tibias really straight, skull in the middle, with pelvis and clavicle surrounding it and ribs curving on either side. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For a brief moment, I'm lost to my surroundings. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In the surrounding darkness I sensed the tension. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wow,” I said, but my voice cracked like a kid who suddenly realized he was alone inside the bedroom of the girl he loved, which made sense, considering the oppressive reality of my surrounding conditions. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Her eyes flicked side to side, taking in her surroundings. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The afternoon was alive with the racket of a thousand different songbirds calling to us from the grove, surrounding us with their chants, their hymns, their lullabies. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In a measured tone, he announces martial law in the counties surrounding Grovers Mill. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Out of these deep surrounding shades rose high, and glared white, the piled-up mattresses and pillows of the bed, spread with a snowy Marseilles counterpane. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I start moving through the crowd because I don’t like the way this guy is surrounding my brother in half-dance steps. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It was a market day, and people had come from the surrounding countryside to buy and sell goods on the main street. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He stared at the waist-deep water surrounding him. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I walk away from the lake and toward the forest and surrounding shrubs. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He makes adjustments to the flood of Prussian blue paper himself, responding to her arrangements, surrounding replicas of ancient Egyptian temples with columns of curving bookshelves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She’s staring straight ahead, wearing a white dress with a necklace this rainy afternoon, her long nose and dark eyes seeming to blend in perfectly with the mostly eastern European faces surrounding her. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Pattie and I stand in the entry and stare at the stacks of newspapers, magazines, and mail surrounding the discount lawn furniture, which I decide is the exact color of a white rabbit's eyes. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He and Alec quickly combed the surrounding area, calling their friends’ names as they did. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Struggling for control with herself and her surroundings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This is where we were now, up against the high fences surrounding Four Winds Resort, according to the faux-marble sign at the end of the weed-cracked driveway on the other side. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The bride wore so many jewels, she looked like one of the trees strung with strands of twinkling lights in the surrounding garden. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Kanue, Mandela, and Natnael had come through—new faces were arriving from the footpaths through the surrounding woods—though there had been some confusion about the start time. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z There was a landscape in the background that looked like a slightly different version of the hills surrounding Capricorn’s village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z One day I turned a corner and there she was, coming right at me, the long skirt softly rustling, looking straight at me, surrounding me with those eyes. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z An embarrassing sense of pride tentatively bloomed in the middle of the sadness I felt at my surroundings. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The depth and apparent intractability of the problem became much clearer during the debates surrounding the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The thimble was a crucial part of architect Frank Burnham’s design, meant to shield the surrounding wooden walls from the superheated gases exiting the stack. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The men knew the direction they were heading—due north—but the river and the surrounding rain forest could still hold plenty of surprises. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z It occurred to me now that a great part of my mindless indifference to my surroundings earlier on was simply that I didn’t know where I was, couldn’t know where I was. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Finkle wrapped an arm around me and guided me down the dirt path away from the people surrounding our trailer. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Sandy and Max came to remove the police tape surrounding me. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As she looked through, she saw a swarm of golden sparkles surrounding the form of Atal. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They might be encamped on the surrounding hills, or they might be only a small company. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I walked over to the window and looked out on a stunning view of the surrounding landscape. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “It sure was. The warriors on the hill, those surrounding the soldiers, really wanted to wipe the soldiers out,” Grandpa Nyles said. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He picks a path to take and along it, between the entrances to the surrounding tents, there is a small group gathered around a raised platform. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Ernest Rutherford depicted the atom as a miniature solar system, with negatively charged electrons surrounding a tiny yet massive nucleus consisting of positively charged protons and negatively charged electrons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Tree-ear knew that the rice must be from last year’s crop; in the fields surrounding the village this season’s rice had only just begun to grow. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z A small crowd stood at the low railing, surrounding a swathed form. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Glancing down, Kendra saw that the two-inch dune of salt surrounding the bed indeed marked the line the goblin could not cross. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z All the frightful descriptions we had heard about each other, all the violent expressions of hate and hostility that had seeped into us from our surroundings, came now to the surface to guide our actions. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His neighborhood was a series of walls surrounding a narrow dirt path that turned into a long and winding road from the main street. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “If so, they didn’t make it public. The last press report only said that VanQuish is considered missing in action and that all details surrounding the investigation are confidential.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Two worried about the railway cutting through the forest surrounding Perchance. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The Wide Patrols began as mere forays or raids, led by Woundwort, into the surrounding country. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We stand at the green railing and watch our surroundings change together. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The bespectacled man seated behind it is almost invisible, blending in with his surroundings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As many examples show, the poison is carried in by rains and runoff from surrounding lands. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As he gaped, he saw, also, that everyone else had pulled themselves together into a group, taking in the new surroundings. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The wooden watchtower was the tallest thing this side of the mountains, rising twenty feet above the biggest sentinels and soldier pines in the surrounding woods. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She’d never seen him before, so she knew immediately that he wasn’t from town and must have come from the mountains surrounding the valley. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Ignoring her injuries, Constance called into the surrounding woods, “Over here, he’s over here!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z An enraged mob killed the black man, then continued in its fury to destroy property owned by blacks in the surrounding area. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Newt thought a minute as he stood there, the bustle of the Glader preparations surrounding both of them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The armchairs around the low tables are upholstered in different prints, as are the heavy draperies at the windows and each wall segment surrounding the diners. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z His immediate surroundings had to be remade to accommodate his girth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Twisted ripples of the creature’s torment, echoes of its cry, flooded out into the air surrounding it; the man or woman, whichever it was, had become contained by its own howl. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z My pain and sadness no longer feel real or personal—no longer mine—when the blackness swallows my surroundings and me with it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They were among the crowns of a group of trees surrounding the tower of an old oratory: exactly where he’d thought they were, though it all looked different from high up in a tree. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z One by one, like massive falling dominoes, more workstations lower from hidden pockets in the surrounding walls of the room. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She pushed herself up and eyed her surroundings. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z There’s a tall black gate surrounding it, and maybe whoever lives there is a superstar. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z 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 Without the hired lamplighters, most of the city’s 662 whale oil streetlamps remained unlit, the surrounding areas cast into a gloomy darkness. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z He couldn’t imagine how she figured on living in such surroundings. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Furman signed a receipt and got into one of the seven cars surrounding the truck. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z If he had said something, anything at all, the troops surrounding him might have remembered that he was a man, not a rabbit to be skinned. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Sliding from Harry’s shoulders the moment he could, he had sprinted for cover amongst the surrounding goblins, brandishing the sword and crying, “Thieves! Thieves! Help! Thieves!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z A city provides goods and services for its surrounding area, exchanging food from the countryside for the products of its sophisticated craftspeople. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z His dad was staring at the parking lot, the thin blue smoke from his cigarette surrounding his head like a halo when he said, “All right. Let’s hit it.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The students surrounding him, the boys especially, have gone silent, jabbing one another with their elbows as they try to figure out who I am and how Christoffel knows me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She passed young saplings clustering around the bases of the tallest trees like children surrounding their mother. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It cantered forward, and now the dementors scattered in earnest, and immediately the night was mild again, but the sounds of the surrounding battle were loud in his ears. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The history of life on earth has been a history of interaction between living things and their surroundings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The boy who raised his head and looked around at the ugly old mountains surrounding him seemed far different than the boy I’d been merely moments before. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And then I crawled into his unmade bed, wrapping myself in his comforter like a cocoon, surrounding myself with his smell. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He beamed urbanely as he began orienting Colonel Scheisskopf to his new surroundings. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z To his side were giant glowing jellyfish that lit their surroundings with their streaming tails. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Rain clattered loudly in the surrounding forest; lightning and thunder boomed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But her mom was furiously scribbling in a yellow notepad, with piles of books surrounding her at the table. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There must be dozens of temples in the mountains surrounding Songdo; even if Tree-ear could find that monk, it was likely that he would no longer remember. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z And it must be noted that the surrounding country where they were located was stark desert and not exactly crawling with wildlife. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And then the thing beneath the hood, whatever it was, drew a long, slow, rattling breath, as though it were trying to suck something more than air from its surroundings. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The fence surrounding the two green courts was as rusty as the playground equipment. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was a duplex, yellow with green trim, that stood squarely on the corner, a rusted chain-link fence surrounding it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There was nothing official about it, just a wall of crumbly earth surrounding a pit. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Its gray stone buildings almost literally had their backs turned to the streets surrounding campus. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I slept well, being by now much more accustomed to my surroundings, and, besides, I was tired and pleased from my day of space walking. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The bus lay on its side like an old sick horse, its broken headlights staring out mournfully into the surrounding trees. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z For the first time she embraced him, clasping his face to her sari, surrounding him with her odor of mothballs and cumin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “There was six of ’em, Chief, they tried surrounding me, but I fought like a devil! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The secrecy surrounding cereals like Lucky Charms seemed silly, and I said so. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Pong spent most of his time inside the temple grounds, but when he turned thirteen, Father Cham began taking him along more often on his visits to the village and surrounding countryside. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Then, around the corner, gliding noiselessly, came dementors, ten or more of them, visible because they were of a denser darkness than their surroundings, with their black cloaks and their scabbed and rotting hands. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z So would superintendents from surrounding school districts, representing outraged white constituencies. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z While she was hungry, she was more interested in taking in her new surroundings. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Almost literally ripped from his mother’s arms and dumped in more austere surroundings at such a tender age, this scarred him mentally for life, although no unkindness was intended. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z On-screen, Bruno’s surroundings brighten to signify the beginning of a new day. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Over time, they would fade from our minds, but for a while those essays helped keep us afloat in our new surroundings. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not, I don’t think. His dad survives by constantly surrounding himself in a booze haze and setting the hell hound loose on the neighbors.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The army of the Zulu king, Shaka, began a bloody campaign to conquer the land surrounding his kingdom, and this path of terror and destruction caused millions to flee. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z There were all sorts of myths and legends surrounding the lake. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The Ridgefolk surrounding the stage scattered left and right, fleeing back to the safety of their homes. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Booth doesn’t realize the Garrett brothers are outside guarding the barn, nor does he know that the cavalry is surrounding the place. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z To Thomas, there seemed to be a shadow hovering over it darker than the gray air surrounding everything else. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But she was remarkably confident and utterly unfazed by her surroundings, and proposed that we get down to business right away. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A mosaic on the floor showed an exact map of the palace grounds and the surrounding ocean, but the mosaic moved. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The dachshund gave a little yelp, then cringed forward, shimmying with ecstasy, till his mistress, shouting something at him, stepped hurriedly over the wire guard surrounding the tree and picked him up. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z After that fateful contact with endrin, this normal, healthy child became little more than a vegetable — unable to see or hear, subject to frequent muscular spasms, apparently completely cut off from contact with his surroundings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “I doubt that,” Celia says as she looks at the surrounding patrons, not finding a single eye turned in their direction. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When the estate materialized in the distance, only the second-story windows and balconies were visible from behind the huge brick wall surrounding it. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Though Harry could see only a fraction of the immense gold walls surrounding the field, he could tell that ten cathedrals would fit comfortably inside it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A city-state is an independent state or nation consisting of a city and its surrounding territory. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Mark joined him on the ground below the Berg, wary that someone might be watching from the ruined homes surrounding them or from the burnt woods beyond those. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When she was sure of her surroundings she recalled an image of her father. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A gray-green mist filled the wooded air with a soft half-light, making the surrounding trees rise up like vaulting shadows. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Raising the dust jacket with her finger, Meggie saw the dark red cloth, as red as the flames surrounding the ink-black heart. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I don’t think I can explain the despair my surroundings inspired in me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Absorbed by my surroundings and the gravity of the labor, I lost myself in the unfettered pleasures of ascent, and for an hour or two actually forgot to be afraid. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z One scientist suggested a comparison: Imagine surrounding an unopened beer can with explosives and trying to blow the can in on itself without spilling a drop of liquid. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not so sure,” Stella said, gazing at the iron bars surrounding her. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Through the cage exits we could see the vegetation of the surrounding island, flooded with sunlight. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z And our surroundings are crusted in frost: the railing along the stairwell, the windshields of every car in the parking lot. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The girl in charge opened her mouth, but an older boy stepped up and leaned the rake in his hands against the simple fence surrounding the garden. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The scratch was shallow, but the area surrounding the abrasion was as red and swollen as a chain of kielbasa sausage. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Besides this, the enemy will in all likelihood burn and lay waste to the surrounding country upon their arrival, just when the spirits of the defenders are still ardent and determined on the city’s defence. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Several of the surrounding, trick-or-treaters turned to look at him, and the other three Egyptians stared in astonishment. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Many a day the Apothecary went walking to collect the herbs and leaves of the surrounding green. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Her eyes swept the surrounding hills and through them I saw for the first time the wild beauty of our hills and the magic of the green river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I gently pull away from my mother’s embrace, to look around at my surroundings. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to press the surrounding area of the wound to see how far the infection has spread.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A belief in God and the rituals surrounding that belief— church every Sunday, grace before meals, prayers before bed— were an important part of the Deweys’ existence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The spiders blanketed the walls, crawling over one another, spreading across the floor and gradually surrounding her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Everything looks wrong, false, weird, like in dreams, and now," he murmured, turning his head to indicate the surroundings outside, “now we’re flying. Or the night is flying past us. Or something." Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There it was, surrounding me: my wild and tangled and colorful garden. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z As the roofs and then the interiors of the surrounding structures were consumed by the flames, a scorching wind swept around the alley. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z And in several of the restaurant windows surrounding the parking lot, people have stopped eating to watch. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But in fact the lake is comparatively warm, and so the land surrounding it is less beaten by frost than the surrounding highlands. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The government was under pressure from its supporters in the surrounding areas of Westdene and Newlands, which were comparatively poor white areas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We did a quick sweep of the surrounding area. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He found just what he wanted in the misty woods surrounding Lake Cowichan on Vancouver Island. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My aunt’s trailer was the top unit in a “stack” twenty-two mobile homes high, making it a level or two taller than the majority of the stacks immediately surrounding it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But I had to stop a few steps away — a crowd of people, all boys, were surrounding it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The land surrounding it was rockier than any other place we knew, and the path to it branched off underneath a massive fallen oak that looked somewhat like a mermaid. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They had left the Hogwarts grounds completely; they had obviously traveled miles — perhaps hundreds of miles — for even the mountains surrounding the castle were gone. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She listened for any change in her surroundings, but the nearby trees were silent, their leaves motionless. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It’s brick with an iron fence surrounding it. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Its windows afforded a stunning view of the surrounding “city.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Everything surrounding me becomes blurry and I do not hear Keav telling me to move my legs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “What my father calls a natural talent. I find it harder not to influence my surroundings, I was constantly breaking things as a child.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Divided into two groups, they moved as quietly as they could through the plantation and into the surrounding jungle in single-file lines, searching for the North Vietnamese. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He looked into her intense, eager face and then out into the surrounding darkness, thinking. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Marco’s back slams against the ground as though he has been roughly pushed, leaving him coughing both from the impact and the cloud of black ash surrounding him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z They reached the cement walk surrounding the suburb. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z With the exception of a school of otters swimming in the river, the surrounding area so far had not been full of wildlife. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I broke away from the crowd and walked into the mob of people surrounding Sookie. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I can still make no sense of my surroundings. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The Indian Ocean flashed incredible colors of emerald jade and opal in the shallow water surrounding the Maldive Islands, then on to the Burma coast and lush green jungle, followed by mountains and coastline. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z John and Lou had picked up some kind of virulent intestinal ailment from the unclean surroundings. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The ragged cut rock surrounding us seemed to close in. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At the beginning of night, I saw owls coming from their hiding places, revolving their eyes, and stretching to become familiar with their surroundings and get ready for the night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Standing in the doorway, I feel like I am inside a sunset, the radiance surrounding me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Again he directed the wand at the surrounding trees and bushes, searching for a human outline, for the glint of an eye, but he could not see anyone there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We crowded into that room with the aroma of the food still surrounding us, some people still munching on their drumsticks. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The waters of the pool were clear and pure, but dark from their depth and shadows of the surrounding brush. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I hopped to my feet and scanned the surrounding area for Adrian or Jay, but either they were well hidden or Marcus was alone. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The surrounding area folded in and swallowed it up. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He looked up and I flinched—the right side of his face, up to and surrounding his right eye socket, was a mass of viney wood stems and shredded cotton. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Over two hundred feet from one bank to another, and arching more than sixty feet at its peak, Stonebridge had more stories and legends surrounding it than any other University landmark. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Haliax spread his arms and the shadow surrounding him bloomed like a flower unfolding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z So in the end Link and Grandma formed something of a friendship as they discussed all the tasks surrounding Nana Healey’s care which compelled them to get to know each other. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The surrounding buildings are half-collapsed and appear to be abandoned, which is probably why I never noticed the Dauntless compound before. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z At the town of Knysna, more than a hundred miles west of Port Elizabeth, I stopped to survey the surroundings. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood on the edges of the room surrounding the posters, like we were on dry land and the posters were floating out to sea. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “This, for example, is the area surrounding one of the Peacekeepers’ barracks. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z If those tourists had come to Tiwanaku at its height, walking through the miles of raised fields surrounding it to the city’s carefully fitted stone walls, they would have been delighted by its splendor. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They greeted loudly, calling and rubbing against one another to purge the anxiety of their new surroundings. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Sonia shows off her ring, six tiny diamonds surrounding an emerald, to the mashis, who wear their red and green saris. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It completely encompasses the distant tree, making it glow a hot blue-white and causing the surrounding air to crackle with electricity. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to the more traditional surrounding architecture, such as the county attorney’s office across the street, the three-story courthouse sports steel trim around a checkerboard of clear glass windows that stretch the buildings height. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Always consider how you might adapt to your surroundings rather than forcing your surroundings to adapt to you.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Harry saw little disturbances in the surrounding air: It was as if Hermione had cast a heat haze upon their clearing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z At some tasks that one might reasonably suppose to reflect aspects of brain function, such as the ability to form a mental map of unfamiliar surroundings, they appear considerably more adept than Westerners. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Archer followed her, keeping a careful eye on their surroundings, glancing up to the rooftops and around corners. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Ali stared up at the tall development buildings surrounding us on all sides. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z The second was that I seemed to have more of a sense than most kids about the physical space surrounding me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Once the grass surrounding the marsh was in sight, I slowed down. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes I took the picture out and just looked at Minerva, imagining the sadness surrounding her existence. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The chaplain relished the privacy and isolation of his verdant surroundings and the reverie and meditation that living there fostered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z By the looks of the surroundings, we’re in an industrial area. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The entire atmosphere surrounding the assumption debate had become electromagnetic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z A thunderous echo rumbled back from the surrounding hollows. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There’s no reliable statistic documenting how many people embraced the game as a result of the publicity surrounding the Fischer–Spassky match, but some estimates put the number in the millions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The inhabitants of number twelve were never seen by anybody in the surrounding houses, and nor was number twelve itself. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It wasn’t his security detail surrounding her remains; instead, there were at least a dozen men and women, all in cloud-colored suits, forming a circle around her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z At the faces, the flowers, all surrounding the place where it must have happened. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In one of the buildings surrounding the courtyard was a door marked with the number 109. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For several minutes I remained there, holding my head and letting my mind adjust to these new and strange surroundings. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The old trees surrounding it all were intensely meaningful, with a message that was very pressing and entirely indecipherable. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z These masses of ice form glaciers that reach the edge of the continent, where every year 5,000 to 10,000 icebergs “calve,” or break off, from the ice sheets into the surrounding ocean. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z When it comes to the debate surrounding immigration reform, some argue that the breakdown of quotas needs to be changed. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z To the great delight of the crowd surrounding the boys in the grandstands, Germany came in first in all six heats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Ingrid’s nostrils pulled at the surrounding air, but she did not reply. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I crashed into the trees surrounding the sanctuary. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z There was a smattering of applause from the surrounding crowd. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The crowds packed in, surrounding the seated Texans and reducing them to four disembodied voices. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Soon there were half a dozen surrounding them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Eventually, a team of gunters tried to dig a tunnel under the dome wall, and that was when it was discovered that the shield was actually a complete sphere surrounding the castle, above- and belowground. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Cuchulain would get so hot that when he jumped into Lough Neagh it boiled over and warmed the surrounding countryside for days. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He called to the boy, and they took a walk along the dunes surrounding the encampment. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But within a short time, the surrounding landscape began to change from towering trees to rocky hills. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Below them as they came safely down to land, the surrounding orchards were foamy with white apple and cherry blossoms, in spite of the bloodshed so close by. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Maybe it was something about the design of the gardens, or the fact that the wrought-iron fence surrounding the lawns was nearly ten feet tall and unclimbable to my well-trained thief’s eye. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The village centre of Moscombe, in the morning sunshine, could be seen to be a number of small shops surrounding a church, the steeple of which I had seen from the hill yesterday evening. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z From one such island rose a weirwood gnarled and ancient, its bole and branches white as the surrounding snows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was hinting here, in print, about the transmutation of species, about how new species were created, by adapting to their surroundings, by the means of natural selection. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Though she couldn’t make out their surroundings, she knew this was a river. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I scan the surrounding crowd to make sure no one is watching, then unsling the bag and begin to pass it to Mina to remove whatever she needs for the lady. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z With the tightness surrounding her, she feels safe, secure somehow. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I squint past them to the track surrounding the football field. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It had huge iron gates leading in to it, and a high wall surrounding it, and smoke belching from its chimneys, and strange whizzing sounds coming from deep inside it. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z He wanted me to take it all in, from the splaying palm trees that lined the streets of Honolulu and the crescent arc of Waikiki Beach to the green drape of hills surrounding the city. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The question was whether this was possible, with the Rutulians completely surrounding the fort. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat in the stockade, blind to our surroundings. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I felt very still and very empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Bikes and Vespas clogged the surrounding streets, but the square itself was empty except for pigeons and a few old men drinking espresso. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It looked exactly like my own school, except the surrounding landscape was different. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z As soon as they had fed, Hazel set them to exploring the surroundings. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A farmer ran up to help him, and a larger group of Russian men arrived in a car, surrounding him as he lay sprawled on the ground. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But there had never been anything like the coverage surrounding Walter’s exoneration. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z As for surrounding areas, there are no plans. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I looked at the brick walls surrounding the property. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “As a library reaches out to the community surrounding it,” said the bizarro billionaire, “so do the games of the first Library Olympiad!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The armored cars of the police stationed themselves out on the street, surrounding the ancient building. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It recalls, to some extent, the furore surrounding Dvorak’s interest in Native American tunes - although Dvorak at least was in America at the time. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The airdrome had been bombed eight months before, and knobby slabs of white stone rubble had been bulldozed into flat- topped heaps on both sides of the entrance through the wire fence surrounding the field. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But the mixture of ice and rocks within these outer moons must contain, as do rocks on Earth, traces of radioactive minerals, which heat their surroundings. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was only a small area—the clearing where they stood.The trees surrounding them were still and calm, the branches not so much as swaying with a wind. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The majority of such escapees die rapidly, unable to thrive or reproduce in novel surroundings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Even so, considering the legion of fierce fairies surrounding her, Kendra liked her odds. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z On a stony outcrop of land higher than the surrounding country, they passed a lord's pavilion with walls of heavy sailcloth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Director Van Helsing makes a motion with his arm and the agents move forward, surrounding the elevator. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z There was definitely some mystery surrounding the milk. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Instead, there’s no smell, no movement in the air surrounding her body. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z I drifted to the locker room, changing in a trancelike state, only vaguely aware that there were other people surrounding me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The boy watched it through its trajectory for some time, until it was hidden behind the white houses surrounding the plaza. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I never knew people could care so much about the dramas surrounding high school basketball, but holy hell, it was apparently a very big deal. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I looked at the three walls surrounding the lot, then at a garden coming up beautiful, planted there close to the sidewalk. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The wooden screen door bounced open softly with each of his knocks, and a breeze churned the leaves on the big oaks surrounding Vern Devine’s yard. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Glossy black and beige tiles lined the lower two-thirds of the surrounding walls, creating a backsplash of sorts that was higher than the top of my head. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Matthew shuffled in a circle, one hand shielding his eyes from the sun as he took in their new surroundings. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They had explored the small dell and the surrounding slopes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “But the wall where you suggest is the highest wall surrounding all of Florin Castle—it is fifty feet high at that point—so that would seem the least likely point of attack.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Jacob's dream of a ladder to heaven, and Jesus with the children surrounding him. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The leaves on the surrounding trees still moved in the wind, but without sound. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The people-sea surrounding the bar parts and Tiny gets a couple of beers and offers me one. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z He could not consider Trina's age, mental illness, poverty, the abuse she had suffered, or the tragic circumstances surrounding the fire. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Aberdeen Gardens, the sprawling development built on former Hampton Institute farmland, was another desirable location, its wide streets with grassy medians and surrounding forests drawing many active-duty and retired military families. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As she sucked in a huge breath, her eyes snapped open and she blinked, looking around at the crowd surrounding her. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “This is not magic. This is the way the world is, only very few people take the time to stop and note it. Look around you,” he says, waving a hand at the surrounding tables. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Even greater horrors adorned the walls surrounding us and were fastened by ropes to the ceiling above. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Usually there would be a tide line of empty cups and glasses and plates with scraps of food surrounding it, which I didn’t like as much. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z For a second I couldn’t even see Maddie because of the thick fog of anger surrounding me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z So frenetically had he worked during the time surrounding the emissary’s visits that he was ahead of schedule on all his tasks. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The Aborigines modified and managed the surrounding landscape in ways that increased its production of edible plants and animals, without resorting to cultivation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There was silence in which every bubble and gurgle of the surrounding potions seemed magnified tenfold. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The officers seal off surrounding streets and leave little room for escape. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Christine stayed home with a babysitter until she was old enough to accompany her mother each day to her job in a two-room elementary school out in surrounding Union County. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “What’s up?” he says, the surrounding noise of many voices fading. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z And you certainly have it together with your strong ambition to make the world a better place by starting with yourselves and your surroundings. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z On the Cittàgazze side, they were in a grassy park surrounding a classical villa that gleamed white in the moonlight. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Confined to the Birthing Unit and its surrounding grounds for over a year now, she had not needed any kind of transportation. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But after the oil crash and the onset of the energy crisis, large cities had been flooded with refugees from surrounding suburban and rural areas, resulting in a massive urban housing shortage. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z From its focus on his pretrial placement on death row to the extra security surrounding his court appearances, the narrative in the press was clear: This man was extremely dangerous. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z "Better than you expect? Something that will make all of this"—I wave at our surroundings—"worth it." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Standing there in the doorway of the foundation with my real fencing family surrounding me in applause only made the moment more real. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I live aboveground in the rebel villages or surrounding caves. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Other guys be under the influence. Not being fully aware of your surroundings can be risky thinking because you’re not in your right state of mind. How do you know it’s a risky thought?” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z One by one, the lights inside the surrounding apartments turn off. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z As Ellsberg pulled up to the tall gate surrounding the estate, a voice from a speaker atop the guardhouse directed him to a parking spot. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We search the surrounding streets for the BMW, all the while my fever making me feel even more miserable. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Ron ran to pick up Hedwig, who was causing such a scene that there was a lot of muttering about cruelty to animals from the surrounding crowd. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Bo’s on dining room duty, and when he makes the rounds with the cordless vacuum, Bekah is quick to pick up some spare trash from the surrounding tables. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The SS also forcibly removed Jews from their homes in the cities, towns, and surrounding countryside. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Another swears it was a mirage, some sort of hallucination, possibly caused by evil emanations surrounding 803 Oriole Street. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked with Iorek up the slope toward the cave, where the fire glow still shone warmly in the vast surrounding dark. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When the wound did heal, it left a long and crinkled scar, and while most scar tissue is lighter than the surrounding skin, Charles’ scar turned dark brown. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The SS surrounding us, machine guns aimed at us: the usual ritual. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I squeezed my eyes shut, sending the tangled nightmares back to the corners of my mind, then opened them to continue to examine my surroundings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He then proceeded to fight off the surrounding zombies with his spear as Hall & Oates’s “Maneater” played in the background. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Further along, one could see where the street passed over a round-backed bridge and on into more rural surroundings. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been taking in the surroundings, sort of forgetting Phil for a moment while I imagine how to capture the light around the cottage. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “There’s a code of silence surrounding issues related to individuals’ earnings,” she told me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The medik moved aside, and Kaz blinked twice, trying to clear his vision and make sense of the absurd luxury of his surroundings. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Below them, in a sheltered depression like a moon crater, stood a ring of broken black marble columns surrounding a dark stone altar. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The only notice I took of my surroundings was when it rained, because then I could not bring out my lute to play, and that pained me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The bullet wound itself is just a round, red circle in Lynn’s skin, but surrounding it is what looks like a bruise. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I was unlike any of the people surrounding me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z His house turned a great, immaculate wall of shuttered windows to the sun, cedars surrounding it on three sides imperiously. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I scan with my eyes from side to side at the surroundings to get a bigger picture like the eye doctor told me I should. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Just a roomful of men sitting at control panels, crowds of people waiting for something to happen, and a tall space rocket with a lot of white smoke surrounding it. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He was polishing the metal clasp surrounding the snakestone, as gently and as carefully as an archaeologist on a dig, taking off the black and revealing the glittering silver beneath it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He did this for a while, making different noises out of the cacophony surrounding him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z And the smell went out and out into the surrounding forest, and drawn by the smell, the eagles came back, started trying to steal it from the sled dogs. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I don’t think you ought to see things like that,” he said, making haste to transfer from Lenina herself to the surrounding circumstances the blame for any past or possible future lapse from perfection. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not know at the time that the events surrounding a student election would create difficulties that would change the course of my life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Before going to bed himself, Scoob went outside and took inventory of their surroundings. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The glowing embers cast faint shadows into the surrounding night, and under the trees, a large set of eyes reflected the light, staring patiently out of the darkness. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Doctor Copeland moved about among the guests, a little crowd always surrounding him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The high narrow kitchen faced on the yard which was a flagstone walk surrounding a square of cementlike sour earth out of which nothing could possibly grow. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t think he had even experienced true depression, despite the grimness of his surroundings and what would seem to others to be insurmountable obstacles. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The prospect of a mutiny trial constantly in mind, Carvajal wrote relatively little about his extraordinary surroundings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The water breached and dodged the Phoenician stones surrounding the island without any difficulty at all. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Around her the puddle grew, trickling under the feet of all the surrounding riders. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Just like the glass enclosure surrounding that vile display of weaponry. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They saw one vacant lot that had no cover to conceal them from the surrounding houses. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z As the camaradas paddled down the smooth river, they could see the surrounding forest peppered with Brazil’s famous rubber trees, which ranchers harvested for a milky-white sap called latex. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He quickly scanned his surroundings, checking to see if anyone had seen his drop. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z One of the advantages of all that surrounding flatness is that you can see danger from a long way off. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Most people never really observe their surroundings; ask anyone what the person sitting nearby was wearing, and chances are good that they can’t tell you. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He waited, his eyes vigilant, watching the surrounding bushes for the next attack. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The ball shot like a meteor above the field, flying deep into the surrounding forest. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z One passage had thick iron bars driven deep into the surrounding stone, blocking the way. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was never any real privacy, and we weren’t allowed to leave the area surrounding the girls’ camp. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Knowing the music the world makes has no words, he stood rock still and scanned his surroundings. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She could feel the summer heat surrounding her as if it were rising from her body, and she reached up and squeezed the last droplets of water from her hair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Farmers, on the other hand, lived in artificial human islands that they laboriously carved out of the surrounding wilds. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The people surrounding us shouted, stomped, and whistled as though her awful predicament were a triumph for them. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Below it, in a deep pit, alligators sunned themselves on rocks surrounding a pond. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The knife hacked at the thicket surrounding her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z So he laid a siege, surrounding the city so that the British couldn’t come and go. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z As they plummeted, Jason saw a vast army of monsters spread across the hills - cynocephali, two-headed men, wild centaurs, ogres and others he couldn’t even name - surrounding two tiny islands of demigods. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The noise is like a barrier, a w'all surrounding us, and I feel as though we are truly alone. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z From the top of Ibibate we were able to see the surrounding savanna. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They were tribesmen dressed in blue, with black rings surrounding their turbans. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment that had arrived, despite the time pressure and the frenzy of activity surrounding her, felt somehow inevitable. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z There were hundreds of Negroes surrounding me, they were hands in the fields, who chopped the cotton, who worked the roads, who sawed the lumber to make our houses. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z My sense of direction was hopeless; I could get lost in much less helpful surroundings. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The controversy surrounding military tribunals and civil rights continues. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z We didn’t even walk about the surrounding countryside or wander into the nearby village. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Evangelists from all the surrounding counties, from as far south as Florida and as far north as Chicago, came together in one place to break the bread of life. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I asked.The sky was still thick with clouds, so the surrounding countryside was just a sea of black. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A small crowd had gathered near the low railing, surrounding a swathed form. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When the first anniversary of Halliday’s death arrived, the fervor surrounding the contest began to die down. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The dry moat surrounding Maegor’s Holdfast was three feet deep in snow, the iron spikes that lined it glistening with frost. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After he had produced this image Brunelleschi produced a second one, which we also learn about from Manetti, of the Florentine town hall and the square surrounding it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I studied him as well, the white crinkled skin surrounding his dark brown eyes, the splendor of the individual red feathers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The voice from the other table quacked rapidly on, easily audible in spite of the surrounding din. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z At first glance, it looked like an idyllic pastoral setting—except there were guards in Nazi uniforms on the premises and a stone wall with a barbed-wire fence surrounding it. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z So it wasn’t at all surprising to me that they took the time to explain the strange circumstances surrounding the arrival of the little bundle with the glistening eyes now among us. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Deeper it went, its red light glowing brighter as the surroundings darkened. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He looked at the king before him and the vibrant flowers surrounding him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They knew they were close when the beauty of their surroundings was jarred by the loud weeping and wailing of distraught family members. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z After the war, the Capitol destroyed all the nests surrounding their city, but the ones near the districts were left untouched. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As she was riding along with the group, suddenly there was a loud crack, and everyone came to a halt, surrounding one individual whose wheel had split. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It is changing the physical surroundings, now threatening to swallow the auditorium. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Starting around 1150, the six Champagne fairs became the one place where Europeans could buy and sell products from the surrounding world—a first step in connecting them to the riches and tastes beyond. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z As the fire bore down on them, they unloaded dynamite from the automobiles, packed it into Howard’s dealership and the surrounding buildings, and blew it all sky-high to widen the firebreak. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z In the area about Freiberg, Saxony, smelters for silver and lead poured arsenic fumes into the air, to drift out over the surrounding countryside and settle down upon the vegetation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The noises of the surrounding woods were muffled inside the tent; all Harry could hear was Ron’s breathing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then, each of the others turned with a studied ease and took a step toward Haliax, into the shadow surrounding him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She’d been so agitated by the visions in the doorways that she must have summoned every bit of silver in the surrounding countryside. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Cooler air blew off the sea, surrounding us as we marched behind him. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z My hair was standing up straight in all directions—a huge sphere of blond fuzz surrounding me like a giant halo. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The images—almost entirely animal figures—were represented in two-dimensional profile and seem to float in space, with no hint of background surroundings. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z The white folks surrounding them had red, twisted faces. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe Snape’s found out how to get past him without asking Hagrid,” said Ron, looking up at the thousands of books surrounding them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z As they prepared to take their leave, many of the surrounding elves pressed in upon them, offering snacks to take back upstairs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I continue, now oblivious to the surrounding desert. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It is within our capability to land a rover on Mars that could scan its surroundings, see the most interesting place in its field of view and, by the same time tomorrow, be there. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When I visited the Vietnam memorial several years ago and began my quest to find and speak with veterans, I quickly realized I knew very little about the war and the politics surrounding it. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Usually, in fact, Joe did not buy a license to hunt deer in the mountains surrounding his hometown. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced around at the surrounding trees again, but was convinced now that nobody was going to attack him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Some of the closer tents are splattered with mud, but none are burned despite the charred ground surrounding them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z To make it much wider, they would first have to move some of the surrounding dirt piles out of the way. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “Yes, and a few acres surrounding the shoreline.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Pinned with thumbtacks in a circle, all those stormy treehouse drawings surrounding one strong, smiling girl. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Exploring the meadows and bogs surrounding the castle, she discovered new insects, species she had never seen. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z As they picked their way through the dim, drenched Wood, Kaede peered out from beneath the hood of her cloak at the surrounding trees. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I could only think back to that closet, hiding inside it with a pile of jackets surrounding me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Manhattan at night seen from its surrounding bridges is Oz, it’s Camelot or Eldorado, full of color and magic. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z If Jerome had told the truth, and fiends had pink eyes and pale skin and evil, wrinkled hearts, then these men and women surrounding William now were, without any question, fiends. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The acrobat tent looms higher than the tents surrounding it and the sign that reads defiance of gravity swings over the entrance only a few paces away. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His mind grew calm for the first time in several days, and some of the events surrounding the letter began passing in review through his consciousness. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the big issues surrounding health care—the chance to impact international policy—that excited him. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It is inconceivable that their surroundings did not induce awe. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I led the way, for once more knowledgeable about my surroundings than they were. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He paints it showing a path that ends at the fence surrounding the mill. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In other words, the average forager had wider, deeper and more varied knowledge of her immediate surroundings than most of her modern descendants. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z What deceived me was my own happiness; for peace is indivisible, and the surrounding world confusion found no reflection inside me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Every year, her whole classroom and the surrounding hall are turned into a life-size walk-in tomb. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Jinny stared at the eight faces surrounding her and felt sad and happy all at the same time. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But then eventually the surroundings grew unrecognizable and I knew I had gone beyond all previous boundaries. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Ophie’s slow pace through the house gave her time to study her surroundings a bit more than she had earlier that morning. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Con’s stomach reeled as he watched the wolves tear into the packhorse; they had split into two mobs, one surrounding the horse, the other surrounding Pol. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He could hop onto it and trek right on back to the RV, which, relative to his present surroundings, is the world’s lushest palace full of what Dad would call “first-world luxuries.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z It rose, quite undamaged, from the rubble of the surrounding buildings. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, she shook the others awake, and they searched the surrounding area, shouting Tiara’s name. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It lightens the polish to a bright vomit green and bleaches the carpet surrounding it. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The virus erupted simultaneously in fifty-five villages surrounding the hospital. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Past the fog perpetually surrounding the islands and concealing them from mortals. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After dark, when the surrounding offices were empty, he opened his safe. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Mont Blanc, the supreme and magnificent Mont Blanc, raised itself from the surrounding aiguilles, and its tremendous dôme overlooked the valley. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Two thousand feet below, slicing a deep crease through the surrounding bedrock, the Dudh Kosi appeared as a crooked strand of silver glinting from the shadows. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Sela sat up, rubbing her head, trying to recognize her surroundings. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Either way, everyone on the raft oohed and aahed as the bubbles of mist surrounding us swirled and stretched into a diorama. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They walked all afternoon until at last, a mile ahead, where gray and yellow smoke billowed up from surrounding fields, they saw the bridge across the Bergues-Furnes canal. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Most kids at Granger have lots of things,” Drew said, waving his arms at our surroundings. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z But surrounding the two children were a dozen or more angels, gazing down at them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The rangers searched the surrounding area "for anything suspicious," according to Walsh, and then departed. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Three silly men who had drunk too much beer for lunch decided to climb over the high fence surrounding the pit, and of course they fell in. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the time I’d play in the dirt surrounding the trees that had pushed their way through the hard surface of the playground. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z At that moment, as she had changed, so did their surroundings. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Now then, as Director of the Unexplained, I believe the great many unanswerable questions surrounding young Amari here mean that she falls squarely under my jurisdiction.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And again, he stopped often simply to absorb by osmosis the immense grandeur, loneliness, majesty, and both frail and cruel beauty of his surroundings. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The surrounding buildings were dull and serious in comparison. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Now and then she stopped to memorize her surroundings. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were maybe 200 in my group, from my village and several surrounding villages, ages 12 to 22. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Chess’s mind worked strangely thinking about anything from the time surrounding Dad’s death. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Then I realized they weren’t surrounding the Volvo, they were actually circled around Rosalie’s red convertible, unmistakable lust in their eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There are trees and flowers and grass surrounding twisted pebble pathways, every leaf and petal perfectly white. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Early September was always hot, but there was now a chill surrounding it, one that hadn’t been there when we stepped out a few minutes ago. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The elevator takes us to the roof of Batalla Hall, twelve stories high, where the shadows from surrounding buildings don't protect us from the sun. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z For those two hours he has been miles away, he has been somewhere else, in a different place with totally different people, and the effort of swimming back into normal surroundings is very great. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z In a split second, my surroundings had changed. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the dream he had remembered his last glimpse of his mother, and within a few moments of waking the cluster of small events surrounding it had all come back. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z From that point on the path led through a wood and downward toward the valley of a stream which joined the one surrounding the castle. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z In the yard surrounding it were two large pine trees and several others Hanako didn’t recognize. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Her mind floated lazily between reality and sleep, taking in the intermingling smells of smoke, ponya seed paste, and the surrounding trees as they creaked and rustled in the darkness. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There is no one else in the tent, nothing disrupting the surroundings. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The angry voices shouting at me made it all the more difficult to find my way through these unfamiliar surroundings. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the arches, Serra's lights glow dully, tens of thousands of oil lamps dwarfed by the vast darkness of the surrounding desert. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The daylight is too bright, the surroundings too mundane and green. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I could barely see her bright eyes through the sea of wrinkles surrounding them. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Small men by the hundreds surrounding him, dancing on his head and latching on to his eyelids. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The floor beneath them changed from rigid stone to something wet and slick, surrounding…. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z This house, a large, ram bling gray stucco with a picket fence surrounding the weedy grounds, stood away from the street, perched on a ledge that dropped fifty feet down into the river below. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes what appears to be a leaf or stick in the rain forest is really an insect, fooling a would-be predator by blending in with its surroundings. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The game program provided you with a simple written description of your surroundings, then asked what you wanted to do next. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The day was cold enough to make his breath visible, and he wondered for a moment at the purity and whiteness of his own breath among the dirty, gray explosions surrounding him. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Once we left the industrial precincts of Durban, we moved through hills that offered majestic views of the surrounding valleys and the blue-black waters of the Indian Ocean. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t hit me until that moment, until the first glimpse of the gauzy blue mist surrounding the mountains, that we really were in western Virginia. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But four hours ago, they were fugitives, creeping in bushes, hearts apound, danger surrounding; and now, they sit giddy with escape, surrounded only by companions, drunken on the airiness of flight, recounting mishaps. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Worried by the noise and vibration and unable to feed, the does kept wandering downstream to look at the body and whisper together about the strange and dangerous surroundings. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The surrounding buildings were dull and serious in comparison. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Ranofer raised his voice above the surrounding noises and touched the old man on the shoulder as he spoke. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He looked round him, at the dark fir trees on the hills surrounding the lake, and at his mother and Mr Hooper, only paying attention to each other, now. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Minli was so happy to see the dragon that she didn’t notice that most of Da-A-Fu’s family were surrounding them in awe. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z As the autumn came on, and I got more familiar with our surroundings, I began noticing things I’d missed earlier. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, on weekends, they begin to visit the homes of their parents’ friends who live in surrounding suburbs. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When she bowed to me from her knees at the end of the hour, I rushed out of there, back to more familiar surroundings. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z But once they were beyond the area surrounding the camp, the soldiers continued to drive them onward, shouting and shooting. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The tall trees surrounding her cabin seemed like one solid wall. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So completely did they dwarf the surrounding architecture that from the roof of Victory Mansions you could see all four of them simultaneously. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z More than two hundred other buildings erected by states, corporations, and foreign governments stippled the surrounding acreage. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Anyway, it really makes you worry about all the hype surrounding sex. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The little creatures might have been funny if they weren’t surrounding her, staring up at her with those pointed teeth and hungry green eyes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He was whisked by car through the dense pine forests surrounding the airport to an address on Durham's North Side. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Hunting in the woods surrounding District 12 violates at least a dozen laws and is punishable by death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Stalwart, striding, close-cropped, hand- picked Fruit of Islam guards were a circle surrounding him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t dare look up to find out how many, but I could feel them surrounding me, on every side but forward. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z |
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