| 单词 | swept |
| 例句 | So, at the southern border, where he should’ve kept going until he dropped over the waterfall, he was transported back to the northern border and swept down the creek all over again. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was incredibly cold and an icy gale swept up and down the Chicago streets with blizzard force. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A dull rage at the unfairness of it swept over him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z All of the trash was carted to the lake and dumped; not only was Chicago swept clean of the fire, but a large landfill was created in the process. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z A new voice swept by like a wind, deep and booming. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She actually swept her hand out over the land. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Frank swept two more off their feet with his spear. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z As I came out of class one day, a helicopter swept over campus and released a wide arc of tear gas meant for a nearby rally. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z His blade swept over her head in a glowing bronze arc. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the shape of a silver salmon, Loki was swept over the waterfall, and he vanished into the depths of the deep pool at the base of the mountain. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Bigger looked round the room wildly, then darted to a curtain and swept it aside and grabbed two heavy iron skillets from a wall above a gas stove. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Panic swept over her and tears came to her eyes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Anger welled up in Dicey, flooded her eyes with tears, and now she was swept away with the determination to get the kids to Bridgeport. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Here they meandered in their tiny sailboats, tacking and coming about; they painted, hoed, swept, and planted when the mood for therapeutic work struck them, and lolled on the beach when they felt like it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Doesn’t matter the name of the place, it’s only a matter of time until it’s swept away in a wave of the dead. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Twinkle swept the floors and volunteered to pick up the samosas; she had an appointment for a manicure and a pedicure in that direction, anyway. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I swept a space under its shelter, dusted dirt from my hands, and sat. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Soon Luxa swept into the room in a dress that was a lot fancier than the clothes she’d worn in the stadium. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But the reasons we’re so swept up, researchers began to understand, is because personal communications devices are unprecedented at capturing both our top-down and bottom- up attention systems, even without our awareness. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z A thundercloud big as a mountain swept up the river just before sunset. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It tore away bridges and swept away houses. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z I knew how it was to be swept along on the tide of events, and to feel you had no control over any of it, not even your own fate. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z While we swept and burned old newspapers, we talked. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Maize swept into Africa as introduced disease was leveling Indian societies. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They tutted and scolded and swept it all away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He was wearing long robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Pastor Tom swept his eyes over the rest of the men. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As maize swept in, Indians burned and cleared thousands of acres of land, mainly in river valleys. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He swept between them as they practiced, looking just as much like an overgrown bat as ever, lingering to watch Harry and Ron struggling with the task. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Or perhaps he just swept onward without a thought, to live the life that was always his. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Mom silently swept up the glass into a dustpan. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z My tasks were simple but many; I milked the cow under her supervision, gathered eggs, swept, and was through in time to serve breakfast. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A wave of disappointment swept over me, disappointment so bitter it wiped out even my fear. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He turned his head slowly, just enough to see Rex crouching behind him, back straight, ears swept forward, tail rigid and taut. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z And she turned and swept out, kicking her train behind her in one practiced motion. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The letters that swept over the Internet were adding up in the thousands. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z But the thrill of it, the honor of it swept all other feelings away. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A very thin beam of flashlight swept along the floor outside. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard swept down the steps to shake his hand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later the lighthouse beam swept past and I saw the hull of a ship stretching beneath us on all sides. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The temperature had dropped a good forty degrees in the night in one of those unpredictable fronts that swept down from the Amarillo plains. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "Now, that's nice to hear," I.said, aware now of another bullfight scene further down the bar in which the matador was being swept skyward on the black bull's horns. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I paused for a moment, hating the wave of guilt that swept through me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When she finished, she and her length of yellow silk swept out of the store without so much as a how-do-you-do to me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The wild wind must have been bringing clouds overhead, because suddenly the moon was covered, and darkness swept over the whole landscape—thick clouds, too, for no gleam of moonlight shone through them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Oliver swept the gifts into his desk drawer, then grabbed his earphones and put them in, hoping that his mom would be too tired to climb the stairs in search for him. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It cracked the top shelf, swept the beige, finger-size ceramic figurines of ballet dancers in various contorted postures to the hard floor and then landed after them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Frank pointed his sword forward and, from the golden eagle standard, tendrils of lightning swept across the enemy, turning several hundred monsters to toast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The chlorine is micro- chemically swept for the newly produced argon. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The boulder slammed into the creature’s head and swept its body off the wall. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Then he swept the floor, washed the tables, and rubbed down the bar, moving with a methodical efficiency. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They were immediately swept downstream by the powerful current. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z While he exhibited flashes of brilliance, this wasn’t the same Bobby Fischer who’d swept through the United States Championship eighteen months earlier. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It had swept away the rouge and bedizening silks which had moved his pity when he first came back. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It swept across my face, smelling like the river, like a piece of old wood that had gone moldy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind swept over the crusted snow into my Byzantine face, which was the face of my grandfather and of the American girl I had once been. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He picked up a branch of driftwood and swept it back and forth through the stained water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A terror of drowning swept over him, and he tried to crawl away from the trough. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Russian was well dressed, his red hair swept back; he appeared to be in his forties. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Gibbler pointed a finger and swept it across the line of trucks. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She took a broom that was standing in the comer and swept the dried leaves off the porch. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 In vain we searched for traces of the assault, some sign of the intrusion, but the room was swept and in order. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Percy obviously didn’t like it, but at that moment a flood of monsters swept over the Greek forces. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She put on some water to boil and then swept the porch; then she hauled out the curtain stretcher, but instead of putting the damp curtains on it, she swept the porch again. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I swept it back and forth, tormenting him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The whole mass of them swayed side to side, like the tall grass around the kolba when the breeze swept across the clearing. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Abby’s mom came in yawning and wearing a fluffy purple bathrobe that swept along the floor behind her. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z While I dusted and swept the floors, I kept thinking of how tired and bored I was working for Santa Maria Window Cleaners day in and day out. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He moved about the kitchen, washed the breakfast dishes, and swept the floor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The main force of the flood was broken up here and baffled by the trees, which was why the canoe hadn’t been torn loose and swept away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Vogel stood with his mouth agape as a shocked expression swept across his face. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His vision began to fade in the corners, and panic swept through him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He swept his way out among the shelves. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached for a loaf of bread, but a server swept it out of the way to make room for a new dish: a huge platter with a suckling pig on it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The crowd burst into whispered conversation until Queen Melisande, her golden hair swept up beneath a jeweled coronet, raised her hand to quiet them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, Ash could never remember if she had helped to clean her mother’s things out of her parents’ bedchamber, or if Anya had simply swept them all into a trunk and out of sight. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the time it takes to gasp, the race is over, and to everyone’s shock, Liberty has swept the event. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z And at this a small flurry of laughter swept over the table; they went back to their eating and drinking, as though the matter were finished. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She looks different from how I remember her, dressed in her soldier’s uniform and heavy army boots, her long dark hair swept back under an olive-colored headscarf. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He swept the photos off the table and slumped into a chair, but his leg felt stiff and awkward, and he popped back up and circled the table like a restless horse. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In spite of the feeling of dread that had just swept through him, his spirits could not help but lift at the sight of it. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z When he swept back inside, pirouetting my mother, it seemed the perfect moment to ask. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Before I’ve gone a dozen strides, my feet are swept out from under me and I’m facedown on the ground with a knee on my cheek and one of my arms twisted behind my back. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And just like that he turned to mist and was swept out the window on a warm ocean breeze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Men began to fall, swept to the left or right by the lashing tail. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They stopped again, pointed, swept their arms this way and that. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z A narrow gap appeared between them, and the River swept the boats towards it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It might just be the gin, but it feels indescribably good to be swept along with the crowd, everyone phone-checking, fishing in pockets for rail passes. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, the path had been only dirt covered in fallen pine needles, but by midmorning, the pine needles were swept away, and by noon the horses stepped onto pavement. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Viola doted on her, which was odd since she barely tolerated the other cats—the Outside Cats—and sometimes swept them off the back porch with her broom. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Half a dozen twenty-five-pounder guns were piled beyond the ditch, as if swept up there by a heavy bulldozer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A man in navy overalls swept garbage off the floor a few feet away from us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!” came a flurry of women’s voices as they swept down the stairs to lift Matt from Steven’s and Emilia’s arms. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The furniture had been put back in place in the front room and the withered leaves and fallen flower petals swept out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z If the powerful scientific revolution that had swept through Europe in the eighteenth century had one legacy, it was this: the laws that ran through nature were uniform and pervasive. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z In early June, a rumor swept through the school that a recent graduate had been killed in the fighting around Jerusalem. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He didn’t expect to see small pugmarks along the banks of the rivulets and creeks, because two high tides and two low tides swept in and out every day. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z And to move meant Peach would be swept away, too. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A smallish woman with her hair swept up in a loose bun and a smile painted on her face greets us at the door. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z A wave of ice particles swept over him, coating him like a glazed donut and freezing him in place. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He swept his way into the back room, jamming the straw broom into nooks and crannies he had already swept clean. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He will write to Theo a few years later that at this time a fear swept over him, that he was terrified of his family. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z To make matters worse, riots erupted in the summer of 1964 in Harlem and Rochester, followed by a series of uprisings that swept the nation following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z His forces swept the enemy away, breaking their every attempt to regroup. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She wore a thin white cotton nightgown, with a high, lace neck, and a hem that swept the ground. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I think the stars have all been swept away by the storm. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Her voice was so casual, so matter-of-fact, that her words swept past all of Sarai’s defenses and pierced her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Newton was embarrassed by the infinitesimals in his equations, and he swept them under the rug. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He swept the floor methodically, catching all the corners. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Babulya made her way to the table, bobbing as she took tiny steps and swept her hand in front of her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He swept the floor with his jacket and lay down, using the book he had just finished reading as a pillow. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood in her doorway, looking around slowly from left to right, and his gaze swept past the tree. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Muslim rulers took Alexander’s old lands in Afghanistan and then, from there, swept through to conquer northern India. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z There was the hot panic that welled up in my throat and swept through my blood when I first saw the lazy, limp coils of a blueskinned snake sleeping in the sun. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Out in the dust-clouded yard, Riker’s tyrannosaurus leaned down and gobbled up a man in a prison uniform, then swept its tail in a wide arc, clobbering two knuckleskulls and sending their riders flying. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Like a lightning bolt, a red-tailed hawk swept under her and, upside down, grabbed the pheasant in his talons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z You’d watch a battle building, the dots multiplying—more joining the first as the pulsing light swept the screen. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “The priory collapsed in the flood. We just got her out in time. Then we got swept away.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They opened it, with the result, of course, that all the Winds rushed out at once and swept them away in a terrific tempest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I hope that she swept under the bed like she was supposed to, and that Max will not sneeze. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The chimney hasn’t been swept in ages, so the room is bound to fill with smoke. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He swept out every day, but there was something a little wrong. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z On the morning after the broadcast, the news media swept into Grovers Mill, New Jersey, looking for a story. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Joblessness and crack swept inner cities precisely at the moment that a fierce backlash against the Civil Rights Movement was manifesting itself through the War on Drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Laborers moved quickly to the stage with brooms and swept away the mounds of discarded hair. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Dust, ants, and twigs showered over her, but the trees also caught the craft and kept it from being swept away. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had let herself get swept up in all the excitement, but not too much. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Garcia swept the leaves away with his hands and sat down beside her in the gazebo, so near that their legs were touching. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A sudden gust swept through the showground, rattling the tents and sending a cowboy chasing after his hat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Some brush closed in on him and when he swept it angrily aside, he saw a stile and the road in front of him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Switching the ashtray over to his left hand, he went up to the night table and, with the edge of his right hand, swept his father’s cigarette stubs and ashes into the ashtray. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z But here in all the hubbub we would have lost track of each other, with how we were just getting swept along on a big dark river of people. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The social worker wasn’t going to be swept out quite so easily. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Outside a tent, a young girl in a pink T-shirt and long skirt dutifully swept the entrance with a broom. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z All thoughts of the kitchen swept clean out of my brain as soon as I walked down the hall. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She and Royal were about to return to the farm when a gust swept out of the tunnel’s murky depths. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Once a white owl swept silently overhead, so low that Hazel saw its dark, searching eyes looking into his own. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Washington boat swept under the black skeleton of the railroad bridge at the three-mile mark, it was still nearly three lengths back with a mile to go. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He flexed his fingers and struck a few soft, experimental notes, then swept into the song so gently that I caught myself listening to it before I knew it had begun. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Atlas’s javelin swept around and knocked Artemis’s legs off the ground. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Their eyes swept across the platform, then to the group of two standing under the eave. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I swept the rat off and sent him flying to the ground. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Dawn came clear and bright; a wind swept across their path, rushing through the bent grasses. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Malfoy almost knocked Harry over as he swept into the room. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Black Betha swept upriver, the sound of her oarmaster's drum thundering in her captain's head as he looked for a likely victim for her ram. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She swept up the store and hauled out the trash. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z When he was finished, Constance swept the powder into a small bag and handed him another root. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He glared over his shoulder at me, then swept past Father out the door. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z ‘The Deeping Wall is taken, lord, and all the defence swept away; but many have escaped hither to the Rock.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Any bad odor was noticeable here, where the sidewalks were swept hourly and lotus blossoms floated in the clear water below. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A cold spell had swept in and with it a cleansing rain. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z She was from the generation of the bewildered, who did not understand what had happened to Nigeria but allowed themselves to be swept along. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The red boundary that marked the Eastern Region swept within its grand confines all that had once been China, India, Burma, Indo-China, and Indonesia. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z As I said that, an expression of deep concern swept my mother’s face, and she tried to hide it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The laundry would be clean, the gray wood floors sprinkled and swept with water and wet sawdust. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Men cried and scattered, and some ran in flames to the water’s edge and plunged in, to be swept along and out of sight in the current. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Right, ’cause being perpendicular, it didn’t get swept away in the storm. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z And he swept the hay from on top of it. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She swept her arm out and said, “Everyone, thank you so much for helping us search! We’ll see you at the church!” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Sighing, he folded his coat around himself and swept out of the room through a back door, almost hidden behind a tapestry. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He chased mice, tried to pounce on them, swept them away with his wings, even caught a few and pecked them sharply, as though to warn them. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The winds had swept the ash and dust from the surface. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Something large, tall, dark swept past—a tree? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z My father swept his hand from one side of the car to the other. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Even Craig, who’d so avidly protected me since the day I was born, had gotten swept up in the excitement of a potential run. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Hey,” said Dean, as the crowds swept us by Fryer Tuck's Chip Emporium. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Under the bridge he got out his lighter and lit it and swept the ground with the flickering light. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I heard Bunny scream; this was followed by a crash, as if of books being swept from desk to floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Archer set aside two dice—a six and a five—and swept the other three off the table. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The trash and garbage had been swept away; dead animals—cats, dogs, birds, and pigs—had been removed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Once the floor is swept, Mr. Jones applies tape to mark on the floor a smaller basketball court, a foursquare court, and a dodgeball area. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Mud was four feet deep in some houses, and folks’ pickups and mobile homes were swept away. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She asked for help from passersby and swept the streets and washed clothes in exchange for money, but one tragic evening, in a pool of moonlight, her mother died in her arms. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My feet were knocked out from under me and I was swept into the living room, just out of Mother’s sight. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Hugo swept his arm toward the corner where, sure enough, the tower of coffee cups was teetering like it was about to topple. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Then all the mothers cleared the tables and swept off the long white tablecloths and, all laughing, folded them together and boxed up the extra food, and there was a lot. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In an instant, the other students are gone, swept away in the roaring tide of voices and slamming lockers and sneaker squeaks down the hallway outside. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They swallowed their complaints, sometimes because they too were swept up in the excitement of pushing the technical capabilities of the cyclotron further and further. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After the Redcoats swept through Georgia and South Carolina, Clinton put General Charles Cornwallis in command of all troops in the South. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We all knew this was just a show, but lio—that’s what we called him—may have gotten swept up in the idea for a while. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes took in every face, and finally swept the bright room. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The floor was swept bare, with bags of seed and fertilizer stacked neatly by the door. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her hair was almost white, swept away from her face and up into something like a nest on the back of her head. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But, at other times, vast, well-constructed, apparently robust intellectual edifices are swept away with barely a murmur because, to paraphrase Vadianus, experience really can be demonstrative. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z John swept Horaces legs out from under him. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z But he couldn’t shake the image of the tiny seaside town being swept away, Papi screaming as twenty-foot tidal waves carried him to certain death. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z As Haiyi swept, the pieces of the broken bowl clinked together and made a hollow sound. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We, his auditors, were enthralled—swept away in awe. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Like the river’s flow has swept away his every burden and worry. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Through court after court he was swept, into the very inner courts, and of those men and women who had Jived in the house he saw not one. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Are you sure she is safe?” whispered Jo, looking remorsefully at the golden head, which might have been swept away from her sight forever under the treacherous ice. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But this is the story of explorer Ernest Shackleton, and his twenty-seven men who survive years in Antarctica after their ship is crushed by ice, and she can’t help but get swept up into it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The She Elephant grunted and swept aside a heap of chicken heads to make room for him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The force of the flood might prevent them from going back anyway; they might find themselves swept all the way through Oxford and on to...where? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Verses told of smoky, poisonous fumes, of great fractures in the earth itself, of the way huge buildings toppled and were swept away by the seas. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mia swept crumbs of eraser dust from the table and stood up. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z If her sun-and- stars had lived, he would have led his khalasar across the poison water and swept away her enemies, but his strength had left the world.' A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We were all swept up in a greediness we couldn’t stop. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Their parents, sleeping in another tent beside them, were swept away and never seen again. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Ash swept a pile of dried peas into the kettle hanging over the kitchen fire and added a handful of ham. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After I had pulled my panties down to my knees, a hot wave of embarrassment swept through me and by reflex I covered myself with my hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He wiped away enough of it to see the upper half of his body there, and that awful feeling swept through him again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Soon winter rode on the back of the wind as it swept down the mountain slopes toward the village. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They saw the fire and smoke before them, but could not believe that the city, with their means of livelihood, had been swept away during the night.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he stood still, close to the trunk of the nearest tree, as a truck came around the circle and swept its lights over him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After he swept, he placed the chairs back in their place while I cleaned the blackboards. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Fatima swept up crumbs from the floor while her father stored chopped vegetables in the refrigerator. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I dig my feet into the muck at the bottom to keep from being swept away. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Within seconds, they were swept down the rapids. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Then she stood up without another word and swept out of the room. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He turned toward her and swept a strand of hair out of her eyes, his fingers leaving a burning trail on her skin. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Brown swept in wearing a new and unbecoming chartreuse gown and clapped her hands for attention. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z We did, and he swept the light over Martin’s body, a landscape of garish ruin. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She trotted out, swept up her underpants, and began to dress. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z About twenty women in black burkas swept back and forth, placing trays of food, enough to cover the rug and feed a thousand people. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z A low branch almost swept them off the saddle. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z A wave of sadness swept over me as I realized that my friendship with Ivette was ending. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The war itself, the years of losing, had turned the house into a clean, swept, airy skeleton. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z She was moving fast, almost running, and her long braid swept back and forth across the pale blue of her dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She felt the cold air of the wide-open world, the breeze that swept from the mountains and carried her away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It had taken no time at all for us to get swept up in South Africa’s energy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He allowed himself to be swept up the marble staircase with them, but at the top he hurried off along a deserted corridor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He heard the rush, got his knife out and lunged at one dark figure and felt his knife go home, and then he was swept to his knees and swept again to the ground. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He swept his spear in front of him, trying to locate the source of the voice. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Sing Sing is one of those rare American places where enough of the old has been left alone— preserved, incorporated into the present, or simply never swept away—to put one in mind of history. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He “lifted me by one arm, you know, under one elbow and...carried me like that, swept me out of there and swept me into this big limousine with a driver.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The clapping that swept the hall seized her by surprise and she stood very still, wondering for a moment if she was imagining it all. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Henry must have been angry about something else, no doubt, but he’d swept the food onto the floor, yelled that it was sombrero slop. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We tried to ignore the cold billows that swept through the house and made us clutch the blankets around us even tighter. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Naomi had swept up the sugar and cleaned the counters by the time Henry came out of the twins’ room a few minutes later. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He sprang up and was immediately swept with dizziness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo swept his flashlight across the Celestial bronze plates and pistons he’d been installing slowly but surely. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Instead of a chestnut blight or Dutch elm disease or dogwood anthracnose, what if there was just a tree blight—something indiscriminate and unstoppable that swept through whole forests? A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And how, to the great distress of Uncle Al, he refused to budge until he had swept her off her feet and married her. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The flood nearly swept my feet out from under me, but I kept flailing, frantically reaching down to feel the bottom of the creek. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Rap music changed after the War on Drugs shifted into high gear and thousands of young, black men were suddenly swept off the streets and into prisons. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He tightened his grip on the stick and swept away at the leaves. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z His host commenced preparations for their supper with a lively cheerfulness that swept Jethro away from his troubled thoughts and back to the immediate satisfactions of the evening. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She swept my hair aside and pressed the cold compress to my forehead. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He even talked with Hank, who swept up over at the post office. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Terrible winds and thunderstorms had swept through Washington early that morning, dissolving the dirt streets into a sticky muck of soil and garbage. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Two motorists we passed looked out of their windows outraged as she swept by, and one pedestrian in a lane waved his stick at her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I close the door soft and make my way to the bed when he says, “We need to get this floor swept and mopped.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Renault, refusing to take up the defensive, swept forward again, landing a few strong blows on Cain’s blade. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He had served four terms; that he should serve a fifth in the year of the fair seemed fitting, and a wave of nostalgia swept the city’s wards. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z While One Hundred Years of Solitude swept me up in its magic and its images, its intricacies and its breadth, Jane Eyre made my heart swell. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It was my last connection with this world before I was swept into a dark empty one. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Papi had left a few boards down the center of the room and around his and Mami’s bed, to stand on until the ground was swept and flattened. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The floors were to be swept three times a day. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The only redeeming facet of Support Group was this kid named Isaac, a long-faced, skinny guy with straight blond hair swept over one eye. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Whole families were swept away in a matter of days. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z They swept toward her, harbingers of the storm that was to come. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She emptied and sluiced the bedpans, swept and polished floors, made cocoa and Bovril, fetched and carried—and was delivered from introspection. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When everyone had taken a swig of antidote and the various swellings had subsided, Snape swept over to Goyle’s cauldron and scooped out the twisted black remains of the firework. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He’d been swept out to Commercial Street, where the river of molasses became shallower and shallower. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He threw his arm around her waist, swept her up with an animal-like grunt, and placed her before him in the saddle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But he clearly relished being part of the bureau, being swept up in events greater than himself. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Nailer put on a burst of speed and leaped as a ladder swept past. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Together they had swept California from its home water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Pollard swept up to them, grabbed the attacking jockey by the back of the neck, tossed him to the ground, and pinned him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth swept her flashlight beam over the archways of the eight tunnels. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Immediately, two or three others cried out also, and a wind, a foretaste of that great down-pouring they awaited, swept the church. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Problems of the immigrant and black communities were swept under the dazzling carpet of success, where they grew until they forced their way into the open. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z For a few moments he was swept with despair, unable to think clearly. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He knelt and swept the bottle suddenly up and behind him. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It got worse on R, where no one had swept or picked up in many hours. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Exactly. Good luck, kid,” and he leans back and gets swept up in the surge, his head bopping along, off in the direction of something called a Duane Reade. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She swept her hand in a grand gesture. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Emma swept a clear patch in the hay and knocked on the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z After lunch, I cleaned the pipes, swept off the floor, and started the boiler. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I swept the floors and wrapped parcels and dusted the shelves, and Mrs. Diamant said I was a quick learner. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z And then he was swept away in a gushing tide. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z And so he left, as he had come: a shadow swept away by the wind. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The elven-sheath glittered as he grasped it, and the bright blade of Andúril shone like a sudden flame as he swept it out. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Her hair was now so long it swept the floor, wiping up her tears. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the cannon fire swept on, hurtling down the column, chased by the fighter’s roar and the flicker of its shadow. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And then she swept forward, faking high with the machete before slashing low. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The winter chill has swept away the fall leaves, and the grass beneath them is frozen. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He went back into the kitchen and got the broom and came out and swept the cover clean and set the broom in the corner and lifted the cover from the tank. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He couldn’t find it—the night’s winds had swept the ground clean of any trace. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Dumbledore stood and swept over to the cabinet where he now kept the Pensieve, but which then was full of bottles. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Tattered but freshly swept carpets covered the highly polished hardwood floors, and the rooms were filled with antique velvet-covered chairs inherited from my great-grandma. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Instead, I got Granny’s gallberry brush-broom off the back porch and swept the dirt clean around the steps. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The racial profiling cases that swept the nation in the 1990s may well be the last wave of litigation challenging racial bias in the criminal justice system that we see for a very long time. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I had no idea what that meant, and was so swept up by his generous gift that I did not give it much thought. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z After dinner I washed the dishes as usual and swept the floor. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She waved her hand to land a mock spank on Gilly s bottom, but by the time it swept the air, Gilly’s bottom along with the rest of her was well down the hall. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z And as the Council swept through the final causeway, Gherland made sure to congratulate himself for his kind, humanitarian nature. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He swept the flame low before him, looking for . . . there. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Like a thousand Kansas homes, not just Dorothy’s, were being swept up in a tornado. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He swept a hand across the campfires that binned from horizon to horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But on that same day a Norwegian tanker, headed for Willemstad, was torpedoed off Curacao, and fear again swept over the old city. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Oakes swept and dusted and talked to the house, locked it and returned home to her cottage. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a silk shalwar kamiz, her graying hair swept up into a bun. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A year after MacMillan published his book, a wave of riots and unrest swept the Caribbean. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In the daytime their crisp, incinerated corpses littered the floor and windowsills, and until Kochu Maria swept them away in her plastic dustpan, the air smelled of Something Burning. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Heads turned when they came in, and a murmur, barely audible, of astonishment and pleasure swept over the church. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z From legal and political standpoints, what happened to Emmett Till was all but swept under the rug for almost fifty years. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A fear of death swept over me like a fever. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He’d haphazardly swept the remnants of the contraptions into the plastic bag, and yolk dripped from a hole at the bottom. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He moved on, swept along by the river of traffic. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The light was gone immediately, and Anya was swept away from the well opening in the breakneck darkness of the river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The giant slaves swept their scythes through the meadow grass and gasped and exclaimed with pleasure. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z By the time my line of sight was clear, Nicole had swept her hair to cover up the bandage. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z A mighty wave of nos mixed with giggles swept the crowd. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z My algebra final was swept up in this superstition. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Now her likeness gazed back at him from the bulletin board - her almond-shaped eyes, her pouty lips, her long straight hair swept over one shoulder of her sleeveless dress. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Frank felt as if a door had opened somewhere in the House of Hades, letting in a blast of fresh air that swept through the tunnels. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “That porch better be swept,” she called back to the twins. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Poor Akiba Drumer, if only he could have kept his faith in God, if only he could have considered this suffering a divine test, he would not have been swept away by the selection. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The frightening news swept through the camp, moving like a sudden gust of wind. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Once the bosses’ mood turned against you, anyone might be swept up in it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In the house, he swept rooms no one had slept in for years, and cleaned bathrooms no one had bathed in. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z His wide, startled eyes, careful to avoid Palmer, swept across the walls. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He swept one arm out to the east, over the rainbow lights of the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z When it’s flight, you’re swept away by a force—but when it’s fight, you’re giving in to an even stronger one. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He swept out his leg and knocked Jason off his feet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And John knew, in the moment his father’s eyes swept over him, that he hated John because John was not lying on the sofa where Roy lay. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Hundreds of thousands of people of color are swept into this system and released every year, yet we rationalize the systematic discrimination and exclusion and turn a blind eye to the suffering. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Relief — warm, sweeping, glorious relief — swept over Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And, with an agility he hadn’t been able to muster in years, the Owner swept his hands through the register drawers, plucking out every last bill. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A chill swept across the room from the abruptly opened door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Quite a few pennies found swept into the corner by Mr. Munch, the school's janitor. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z It swept by in a fine parade of shining mail, bright banners, and gaily caparisoned horses. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z What if another fiery hurricane swept over the forest? I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z As Burkhart left the courtroom, White strove to catch his attention, but Burkhart was swept away by a mob of Hale’s supporters. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As the current swept the Shy Maid beneath the bridge, their shifting shadows danced upon the mossy walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She swept her finger, trying to clear it away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The subject of white folks is associationally swept into the orbit of talk. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Fawkes went whooshing past Harry’s ear and settled on Dumbledore’s shoulder, just as Harry found himself and Ron being swept into Mrs. Weasley’s tight embrace. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Thor just as carefully swept the rest of the pastries up, and they vanished, to the sound of munching, under the veil. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z And when he was sure he was going to die, swept up forever into the boundless blue ocean, that’s when the water spoke to him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He was swept by the memory of his humans’ car roaring away in its stinging spray of gravel. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Something to focus her Vision on so she wouldn’t get swept away. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I pressed my lips to his once brilliant and now rayless eyes—I swept his hair from his brow, and kissed that too. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The wind swept down the mountain, blowing strands in my eyes, and I reached across my face and brushed them away. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z In this picture, my chin-length hair is swept back and artfully styled. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The big gate of the bull-ring was open, and inside the amphitheatre was being swept. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She swept a large coffee can from a shelf. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Astonishingly, it also swept westward across the Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa, resulting in the colonization of the island of Madagascar. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, a door swung open and a grey-haired woman swept in, wiping her hands on an apron. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “No surprises there!” yelled Ron as a storm of applause and cheering swept the Hall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Sierra let herself get swept up in it, let go of the fear and sadness that had been haunting her limbs since their visit to the printing press, and danced. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “I just got swept up in the crowd. I’m fine. Everything’s fine.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There are drifts of paper and sketchbooks and notepads that have been swept off the desk and other surfaces. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Celaena covered her head as they swept upon her, and she kicked blindly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It looked as though it hadn’t been swept out in years. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The four metal women swept behind them in a loose semicircle, herding them to the northeast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It feels like the Prince of Darkness has swept his cloak over the table. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “My whole body was swept by fear of being killed.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z As if a strong wind has swept through the cathedral, the locked door inside me flies open. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Tartarus swept his hand toward the monster army, beckoning them forward. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When Christianity swept through the West, it became closely tied to the Aristotelian view of the universe and the proof of God’s existence. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z At the time, India was very, very poor, especially in the north, where famines and droughts had swept across the countryside and people were pushed off their land. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z All linen was swept aside to be washed, but she carefully wrapped the useless cord and the afterbirth and laid the package at the feet of the Virgin on the small altar. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sister! You should have warned us that you were coming! At least we would have swept the yard better! Ah! Sister! Aru amaka gi! You look well! There are stories to tell, oh!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And in the early morning swept clean of clouds and telescopically clear, we crunched around on the thick white ground cover of frost and got under way. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s one out in the bottom of the last inning, and the game’s tied at five, but in my mind, we’ve already won the game and swept this doubleheader. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z He swept an arm toward the Clock Watchers, who looked hurt and offended, but kept quiet otherwise. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In photos from around this time, Jim appears as a neatly groomed, well-proportioned young man, a few inches shorter than Farmer, with jet-black hair swept into a knife-like wave and wire-rimmed glasses over narrow eyes. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But to our surprise she swept open the screen door and stepped out onto the porch. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Theon was staring down into the last dregs of his third tankard when Lady Barbrey Dustin swept into the hall and sent two of her sworn swords to bring him to her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The wind just swept through, took what dampness there was out of the air, messed up the yards, and went on. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I rose to my feet, and a calm swept over me. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The strike against wage cuts swept west along the rails through Chicago, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, to San Francisco—100,000 workers halting commerce for forty-five days. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z And Serafina listened as he told her of the rumors that had swept the town. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I swept Mattie into my arms and motioned for Chase to take hold of the rope. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z As we swept on across South Dakota toward the Badlands, the whispers no longer said, hurry, hurry or rush, rush. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Following the invading German army, mobile killing squads of the SS, called Einsatzgruppen, had swept through the villages of eastern Poland with the sole purpose of murdering Jews. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The delivery boy had had enough of their suspicions; he swept a pointed finger across their range, imitating the sound of a machine gun: "Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened the door, and Matt was swept up by Celia, who obviously had been waiting on the other side. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And a collective sigh, like a small wind, swept through the class. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Hadn't it felt good to wash out whatever nameless storm swept through me? Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Her soft blond hair swept across my desktop and over my hand. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Be my guest,” Mom snapped as she swept out of the room. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Princess Vasilisa swept down hallway after hallway, saying nothing but leaving a trail of sizzling wrath in the air behind her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z We go out into the hallway and are swept along with the sea of people. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Broken bottles don't always get swept up right away. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z A dizziness swept over me and I reached out a hand to steady myself against the wagon’s wheel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Matt was swept by an icy wave of terror. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sea was black and the moon was silver as the Iron Fleet swept down on the prey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It’s unrecognizable, as if a tornado swept through, picked up furniture, and threw it against the walls. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When the triumphant fliers got back to Moscow, they were swept up in a parade through streets filled with flowers and cheering crowds. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Sam swept up his sword from the ground and raised it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He swept up, ran errands, weighed bags, and lifted them onto the drays. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Her dark green London habit almost swept the ground. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They jumped into the pit and were swept off to the underground country. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The white man's hot eyes swept the crowd. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I swept out the door, my cloak trailing rather dramatically behind me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Each one will need to be swept of pods before we can advance. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A cool, gentle breeze blew boiling small clouds of dust as my mother, Maria slung loosely about her back, swept the stoop with a grass broom. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As if it were a great wave that swept my legs from beneath me, I sat suddenly on the floor and wept. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And when they were only ten minutes down the path, something swept past his head in the fog and dived at Hester. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Donovan’s arm swept outward in a vague, grandiose gesture, “You got me!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She tilted her chin so that one plume swept gracefully against her cheek, discreetly curled and uncurled her numb toes inside the kid slippers, and set herself to endure. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She could feel him reaching for his weapons as Rajar’s hands swept back the folds of his coat, exposing his guns. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A huge truck swept past, lifting scraps of white paper into the sunshine; the bits settled down slowly. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Chills swept over him in steady surges even though the sun was pouring down on him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Home of mice and damp and the stink of stranded shellfish, as if a huge tide swept in decades ago and took its time draining away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “One gets swept up in a career,” she said later, “and one has time for little else.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Her glance caught Poirot’s and swept over him with the nonchalance of the uninterested aristocrat. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z After I took the oath, the families of the graduates flooded the field, and she was swept away in a tide of Gens Aquilla before I had a chance to speak to her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was a terrible thing, a plague that swept everything before it. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z His eyes flicked up at the hole in the ceiling and then swept over the massive metal air conditioner wedged into the floor. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The Company swept past them and took no heed of them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He stood and mounted the stairs with her and entered die spotless bathroom where the dust had been swept from underneath the claw-foot tub. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Within a few centuries, in one of the swiftest colonizing advances of recent prehistory, Bantu farmers had swept all the way to Natal, on the east coast of what is now South Africa. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At a quarter to six I swept the floor, dumped the dirt into a newspaper, along with the rotten beans, and tossed it into the stove. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly they swept up with a noise like thunder, and the foremost horseman swerved, passing by the foot of the hill, and leading the host back southward along the western skirts of the downs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z A wave of nausea swept over me as it had that day I fainted in the field. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Then she swept Fabian up to the high table, asking him for his “report.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Now irritation beyond reason swept them all, since they were nagged by fear that he could string it. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ogilvie daughters, Colette and Jeannine, swept into the room, dressed in matching pink and yellow bombazine gowns, wearing their curled hair piled on top of their heads. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z One day when Orithyia was playing with her sisters on the bank of a river, Boreas swept down in a great gust and carried her away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Elation swept through him, and with it his new sense unfurled, growing and reaching out, seeking and finding and knowing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The 46th Guards made their way steadily through Germany until they were stationed north of Berlin, supporting the Red Army as it swept in for a final and brutal victory. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A wave of excited voices swept over the room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Word must’ve spread that unless one of the other medaled teams miraculously swept the final three competitions, the championship was down to two true contenders. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “STUPEFY!” roared twenty voices — there was a blinding series of flashes and Harry felt the hair on his head ripple as though a powerful wind had swept the clearing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The crowd was jeering, some of them on their feet, as the woman swept out of the dungeon, and the boy continued to struggle. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z For the water that had swept over BaiMa had washed away all his hair. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She herself swept her room and made her bed, as the nuns had taught her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He dropped a nickel in a telescope for a better view of the Brooklyn Bridge, then swept across Lower Manhattan and out to the distant Statue of Liberty. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Haliax’s hooded face swept back and forth to look at each of the figures sitting around the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As they were leaving, the cameraman swept his lens over the whole outdoor jail, Zeitoun included. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Then Grandma swept the spectacles off her nose. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z A surge of bravery swept over me, but I didn’t trust it. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie made up four tumbled beds and washed a few breakfast dishes and swept the rooms. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, without warning, it swept over him, the dreadful truth, more completely and undeniably than it had until now. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Then came the jingle of car keys, and Grandma swept Genie and Ernie out the door. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Megan swept her hair back from her face and propped her head on an elbow, resting on my desk. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Until we meet again,” he said to the Dursleys, who looked as though that moment could wait forever as far as they were concerned, and after doffing his hat, he swept from the room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She swept me in her arms and before I knew it she was crying on my shoulder. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ellie swept in first, gathering Tally into a hug that emptied her lungs and lifted her feet off the ground. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z As he swept, he snuffled and blew, following the path of his brush. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Cersei’s gaze swept across the faces of the men behind him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But it feels so much better right now to say yes, to stay, and Mabel and I are swept up in it. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I hadn’t swept, and my hair still lay in clumps on the floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In the midst of them was a cart, a long leiter-wagon which swept from side to side, like a dog’s tail wagging, with each stern inequality of the road. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The wind blew from off the water to the northwest and swept raucously down Hill Street. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She swept up the scuffed sand and spread a fresh layer in a fine pattern. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z A misted half-moon had risen to the height of its arc by the time Tree-ear had swept the kiln entrance clear of ashes. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Some evil spell had settled on the community: mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z All the tools and spare timber were gathered up and the roadway was swept. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He swept up the cobwebs and laid a rug over the dirt floor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I swept my hands around in the blackness and whispered Otto’s name. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z How easily the ocean must have swept him away. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And then the full force of what had just happened—what she had barely avoided— swept through her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “I cant do nothing ” It is as though the sound had been swept from his lips and up and away, speaking back to us from an immense distance of exhaustion. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z A searchlight swept quickly across the bottoms of the thick clouds. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled the reins hard left, and we swept onto Broadway. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The cargo ship had been transporting hundreds of them before it was swept up in the storm. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He swept an arm toward the end of the street, along the path of destruction. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z On top of her head, she wore a small brown felt hat with one large brown-speckled feather swept across the front. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As Tree-ear swept the yard or brought clay to and from the draining site, he tried to catch what glimpses he could. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Confused and jostled, Ranofer was swept along by the crowd, trying in vain to catch a glimpse of the palace walls over a sea of bobbing heads. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The same way being jealous had swept me up a minute ago, something else swept o’er me now. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Marina Raskova's school years were bent and shaped by the harsh winds of change that swept her nation. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It was all as neat and welcoming as if Nature herself had swept and tidied up her best room, figuring on guests coming to call. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I swept, mopped, dusted, and soon had the office and the shop clean. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘I last saw him fighting on the ground behind the wall, but the enemy swept us apart.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Joy and relief swept through Kaede, and she took the Queen’s hands in her own, discovering that the Queen was clutching Elowen’s medallion in her fingers. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z His dreams had been noise, the birdscream of thousands, a shrill wail that came on like day itself until his own voice was swept away with it. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She squatted and swept under Henry’s bed, being careful not to disturb his shotgun or the boxes of birdshot and buckshot he kept there. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The lord and maester swept from the room, giving her not so much as a backward glance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "It was poor judgment. I got too swept up in my social life." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z We did not tarry, but Charles, who is ever practical in his considerations, swept in to secure the man’s musket and powder horn. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As the citizens hesitated as to what to do, Juno herself swept down from heaven, smote with her own hand the bars and flung wide the doors. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Ellis swept her golden head left to right and then began to turn the wheel in a cautious maneuver to the left. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z He heard urgent voices, and then Professor McGonagall swept back into view, closely followed by Madam Pomfrey, who was pulling a cardigan on over her nightdress. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He basically swept up the street every single day, but it didn't seem to ever really get clean. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Harry shouted as the girl who so resembled a veela got gracefully to her feet, shook back her sheet of silvery blonde hair, and swept up between the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The usual low whisper of “Severus Snape?” greeted him, the chill wind swept him, and his tongue rolled up for a moment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Peacekeepers, in pristine white uniforms, march on the cleanly swept cobblestones. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “My friends,” he began, and a hush swept through the hall, so profound that Theon could hear the wind plucking at the boards over the windows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A feeling of vertigo swept over him, and the mad certainty that it had been taken. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In front of their feet, the ground swept away in a long, gentle slope. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A red priest swept past, his scarlet and crimson robes snapping in the wind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If the trackers found the swept place, he must leap for the horseman, kill him quickly and take the rifle. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Forest fires occur frequently in the vicinity and produce charcoal that is regularly swept into caves by wind and streams. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A beam of light swept across his face. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The sun lights a path for my balloons as they hover above the dark ocean, careful not to get swept into the masts of large imperial ships. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I swept until all the hair was in the trash and I scrubbed the green dye off surfaces as much as possible. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Then she flounced over to the dog, kissed it with ecstasy and swept into the kitchen, implying that a dozen chefs awaited her orders there. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Cheering swept down in waves from the stands. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind swept back to early experiences in the movement. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In the six months since they began to plan their trip, the Congo has been swept by war. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Every now and then her bony fingers swept ash off the page. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Cursing, he swept his arm across the table and sent the baking ingredients flying. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Out swept his sword, and he spurred to the standard, hewed staff and bearer; and the black serpent foundered. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She softly swept back my overgrown hair and laid her palm against my forehead. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Six vibrating bongs rang out, and a murmur of anticipation swept through the crowd. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A long-fingered willow swept the top of the grass at the water’s edge. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z With unvarying regularity, seconds were ticked off, and at the hundredth, up went the eyelids, and the glowing red of Robbie’s eyes swept the prospect. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z But whether they knew it or not, if someone identified them, they could be swept up in deeper trouble than that. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He knew the smell of impending loss, how it felt to have parts of his life erode from under him and be swept away. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He grips the iron railing with his left hand and lunges forward with his right, grasping the sleeve of Alec’s shirt before he’s swept out of reach. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He swept away, roaring with laughter, his partner in his arms. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And it swept over most of Detroit like a giant bird of prey. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The boat was swept through like a leaf on a flood, bobbing wildly as the water beneath it struck the bridge supports and was flung away. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t stop the tears that came then as the fear swept over his whole body. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My gaze swept about the room, trying to absorb the sights. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z But the thing that flew down swept them aside with a brutal blow from her wing, and then settled heavily on a ledge just above the children’s heads. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Bob swept his broom around the base of the altar, occasionally crouching to study the ground as if looking for something. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I swept those in the dining room, like I was told to. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I swept my eyes over the gate, the way they had showed us to on night maneuvers back at Devens. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z But the pilot wasn’t satisfied; the wind was swept into eddies and cross-gusts by the edges of the mountain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Nailer’s eyes swept over the broken clipper’s upper decks, the pontoons and stabilizers and the cracked remains of the fixed-wing sails, all of it white, almost blazingly white in the sun. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Her legs swept out from under her and she fell on her face. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It is embedded with stone logs, the remains of a tropical rain forest that was swept up in the eruption and buried in ash and mud. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z All across southern England houses and villages were devastated, large buildings were swept away, farm animals were drowned, and as for people, the number of missing or dead was, for the time being, uncountable. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Other than that, though, it was the crew that had swept to victory here so effortlessly a year before. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The symptoms he was seeing reminded him of a sickness that had swept through Philadelphia back in 1762, when he was sixteen years old and studying under Dr. Redman. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The rest of that day Matt was swept by both fear and joy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He put another bite of cereal in his mouth, definitely not looking at the rubbish bin, where he had stuffed the plastic bag full of leaves he’d swept up this morning first thing. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z As he was swept away, a pale gray, raisin-wrinkled hand emerged from the creek, and palmed Flux’s face, as if to pull him under. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A ripple of excitement swept over the authence as they hushed one another and shoved themselves into spaces on the nearest bench. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Somewhere far away the headlights of a car swept through the snowy night. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Anyone who came in after we did would have to get swept with a magnetometer wand by a Secret Service team, a process that was usually quick but still an inconvenience. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Barrabas kept his tail, which in time grew to be as long as a golf club and developed a life all its own that led to lamps and china being swept from tabletops. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His coattails flapped against my shins as he swept past me and out the door. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Soon after his confession, a posse of lawmen swept in and seized Brown when he was in Pawhuska on business. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z And then a horribly familiar wave of cold swept over him, inside him, just as he became aware of something moving on the field below.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z They cleaned the cabin and swept out the splintery plank floor. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Never one to back down from a challenge, Lon swept his hands through his dark hair, making it stand up at the ends. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then the winds took it and swept it upward toward the west, and it was gone. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The rifleman swept the edge of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z This is so much what my own mother would say that I am swept with longing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Rem Krassilnikov reflected on the tidal wave of change that had swept over the world he once knew. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The Queen swept her eyes over him from head to toe; he felt the hairs on the back of his neck rise. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Memory swept over him, and with it a chilling knowledge of the thing in store for him today. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Besides, the cables, the pylons, the transformers were too close: to be swept in among them, with a zeppelin full of inflammable gas, would be instantly fatal. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And so he swept down on Stoney Sept, closed off the town, and began a search. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For nearly a mile, the rapids swept on, interspersed along the way with a number of waterfalls. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z That a witch had enchanted him and swept him off into the night. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z An impenetrable, tangled mass swept toward Magdalys, flushed around her, and nearly toppled her as she stumbled along with them and out into the muggy Manhattan night. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Miss Montana swept her arm toward the juggernaut on the beach. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Suddenly the Queen had swept her plaits out of his fingers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z So I swept my hat off the end of the counter and off we went in Carl’s car. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The sun and the wind swept through them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The critical point is that thousands of people are swept into the criminal justice system every year pursuant to the drug war without much regard for their guilt or innocence. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She swept the floors, beat the cobwebs fluttering in the corners of the ceiling. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Tiara bent over a prone pirate and swept the sopping hair from his face. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He swept his hand across the earth as if he owned it all: "What do you want to be?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The riverbank was steep and high here, so she was quite safe when a rushing torrent of water, heralded by a great curling wave, swept past. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Finally, peoples of some areas ecologically suitable for food production neither evolved nor acquired agriculture in prehistoric times at all; they persisted as hunter-gatherers until the modern world finally swept upon them. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The dirt was orange, striped in places where crumbs had slipped through the cracks when Mami swept. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Tree branches that should have been heavy with green needles were stripped clean, as if a giant had come and swept them bare with his fingers. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z For a while, a sense of rejuvenation and purpose swept across the land. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Big and green, with wide fields of high grass that swept back and forth with the breeze, turning the blades into gentle waves. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Though I had felt little love for my father, sadness like the constant tide swept over me, leaving me limp. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A surge of love and understanding swept through him, but was quickly replaced by anger. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, trying to sail around to the other side put them at risk of being swept past the island and into the Atlantic with no landfall before Africa. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z A hand appeared through the curtains and forcefully swept one aside so that it rolled a bit, making a wide opening. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Without waiting for an answer he grasped Robin’s crutches and swept him up into his arms, because he could see that Robin had come as far as he was able. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Even if he was mad at Luke, as soon as he stepped inside, he was swept away by the reminder that they didn’t get to do things like this. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Lovely eyes they were, dark and almond shaped, with very long black lashes that swept the exquisite pallor of her cheeks. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like an enormous broom had swept away all the people. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At some point in the night, my mother swept me up and danced around in a great spinning circle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I was swept into the large room and introduced by my new name. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Minli thought about her own home — the wood floor always swept by Ma, the extra blanket Ba put over her when the wind blew cold — and she felt a strange tightness in her throat. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He plucked a biplane from its string and swept it across the battlefield, making airplane engine noises as he knocked down little German soldiers. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then it lifted her over the front gate and swept her upwards towards the branches of the cherry-trees in the Lane. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The Titan swept his broom in a wide arc, forcing the spirits back, but they came in again like the tide. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Frank and Fred swept imaginary ticker tape off his head and shoulders. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I seemed to feel his eyes resting upon my face as he swept the section in which I sat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The huge, killer horse swept by me, but Tenorio’s foot hit me and sent me spinning to the floor of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But they hadn’t had time to sell it before the government swept them away like dust from their homes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The voice that had swept down on retreating battalions crossing the Naktong River in Korea. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And indeed, Bailey is swept into their carriage almost as soon as they step off the train. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A wave of satisfaction swept through Clayton now that he had the hat safely out of reach in his closet. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z In the old days, the winds swept through the irrigated plains around Jalalabad where farmers grew sugarcane, and impregnated the city's air with a sweet scent. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z More shrieking birds swept in, descending into the lower branches, then flapping up again to higher perches in a cyclone of distress. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And in reality the realization of the truth discovered swept over me in a few seconds. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He seemed to know what she intended before she did, and when she lunged at his head, the great paw swept the stick aside harmlessly, and when she feinted, he didn’t move at all. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He spat tobacco juice in an arc that just missed a Rhode Island Red pecking dirt in the swept yard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Big Red chased the swaying patterns while his master swept and dusted, scrubbed the floor and scoured the toilet and cleared the desk of literary accumulations. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We were swept into another level of exposure and into the swift current of other people's expectations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And even this enormous force might not have overcome the empire if while Cortes was building his ships Tenochtitlan had not been swept by smallpox in the same pandemic that later wiped out Tawantinsuyu. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z May would tell Cletus and me, if she was here right now, that it’s okay to grab for something or somebody that’s being swept away from you. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z As Stick went on, I let myself be captivated by his words, swept into his vision of the movement. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z A lone Cyclops swept the street with an uprooted oak tree. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I had to almost jog to keep up with him as he swept down the furrows. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She wanted to believe this, and so she indulged herself and tried to be swept up in it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Without proper sanitation, disease swept through Durham’s slums like an armed invader, carrying off the young, the old, and the weak. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He told them about the fiery hurricane wind that swept down the mountain. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z For the trees, bare of leaves, arched overhead in the very same way that the groined arches of stone swept up high overhead in the Gothic churches. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He swept through the spacious, echoing lobby of the building in a temper of scalding and vindictive resentment. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The men wanted to see her lovely calf, that neat shoe, and watch the focusing that sometimes swept down out of the distances in her eyes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He swept the puppet over a bale of hay and dropped it onto the wooden egg in the big tin bowl that Vola had painted to look like a nest. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Ghostly, curving tracks swept over the rink like the flights of birds. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Struggling, terrified, he heard more clicking, and saw Ron’s legs leave the ground, too, heard Fang whimpering and howling — next moment, he was being swept away into the dark trees. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z His eyes swept the clearing, then up the edge of the clearing, and in those two sweeps he knew—he knew the clearing and the woods. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z George swept off through the curtain to help with the customers, and Fred led Harry back into the main part of the shop to find Hermione and Ginny still poring over the Patented Daydream Charms. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He closed the car door, flicked a signal with his hand to Iran, and then swept up into the night sky. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Lord Gyles, more grey of face than ever, stammered out a tale of seeing the High Septon spilled from his litter, screeching prayers as the crowd swept over him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The debris in the hallway has been swept clean, but the broken lightbulbs haven’t been replaced, so I walk through stretches of darkness, like patches of bruises, on my way to the right cell. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z One man, pierced through a dozen tunes, his clothes afire, danced and whirled in the knee-deep water until at last he fell and was swept downstream. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Then you’d better take this,” said Mr. Wonka, and he swept his magnificent black top hat of his head, and held it out, upside down, in front of Mrs. Teavee’s mouth. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z They had not gone far before they felt once more the fear that had fallen on them when the winged shape swept over the marshes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He runs to get it from the gutter it swept into. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She swept out of the room as Fig dashed back into his carrier. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The wind caressed her face and swept her hair behind her in a billowing sheet of gold. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I swept it up from the kitchen floor and wrapped it in a plastic bag and hid it beneath the floorboards of my room. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z They even made a game out of it; whoever swept the most chimneys got first pick from the dactyl squad and could decide which way they headed next. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A powerful gust of wind caught her wings and swept her upriver. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He knew that the moment he allowed himself to feel to its fulness how they lived, the shame and misery of their lives, he would be swept out of himself with fear and despair. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Every inmate still out claimed he was a porter—an inmate employee who swept, mopped, or cleaned up the common areas at a designated time. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The warm smell of rain and wet grass swept into the hall, and for a minute they stood in the open doorway, breathing air from outside Hill House. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Kaz could see himself as he was then, walking the Stave with dazzled eyes, hand tucked into Jordie’s so he wouldn’t be swept away by the crowd. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z No wonder, then, that most people labeled felons are swept back into prisons not long after their release. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She swept past Izzy and into her bedroom, where, as soon as the door was shut, she huddled in bed and tried to think about what to do. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The tumult of 1848—the bloody populist revolutions that swept fiercely through France, Denmark, Germany, and Austria and overturned social, political, and religious orders—largely passed him by, like distant thunder. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z When disease swept Indians from the land, this entire ecological ancien regime collapsed. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Tenderly, tenderly, Archer swept a lock of hair away from her forehead, along her temple, and back behind her ear. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He took his foot down, pointed behind us, and swept his finger back and forth. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The light swept across the surface, making a spatter of ink- gold splotches before it stopped, abruptly. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He strode across the kitchen and swept plates and platters to the floor in a fury. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A breeze came out of nowhere and swept across the porch. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Neeley swept out the cellars and swept down the carpeted stairs. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A car swept by, and its headlights stroked the far wall, stretching out the shadows, bringing them to life. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Much of this world vanished after Columbus, swept away by disease and subjugation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The old woman from the next field swept a broom through the air and loosed the spirits-of-the- broom over our heads. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The browning grass had recently been clipped short, and the brick path leading to the graveyard was swept clean. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair hung long over her shoulder, swept to cover the left side of her face. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Double stairs that swept up to the columned portico. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A strange, dark whirlwind swept through the dusty street and cried mournfully around the corner of the saloon. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z So Matty swept the wooden floor each day and straightened the bedcovers: neatly on the man’s bed, with haphazard indifference on his own, in the room next to the kitchen. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I recall your deep sighs of admiration as I swept your sidewalk. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The waiter nodded his head and swept the crumbs from the table with his cloth. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Joseph turned his attention back to the stage and was quickly swept up in the action. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But then she saw that Will had swept up the man in his right hand, holding him tightly around the legs so he couldn’t use his spurs, and was holding him high. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then, balked by the staunch brick walls of the houses at the foot of the hill, the death-dealing mass swept back towards the water. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z She looked on in silence while Kat got out the dustpan and brush and swept up the mess. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Now as he sat on the rug in the teachers’ room the same warm feeling swept through him at the sound of her voice. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Housewives swept the granules from porches and sidewalks, where they are said to have “looked like snow.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The rain had been swept away with the darkness. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She flicked her hand, and her golden bat swept down behind her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A flush of panic swept up Sierra’s airway and took over her thoughts. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I swept up the glass while Mama pulled our dinner casserole out of the oven and put some rolls in to warm. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z A wave of water swept into the house. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Then Darlene swept onstage in a ball gown that trailed yards of nylon net. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Far away, upstairs, perhaps in the nursery, a little eddy of wind gathered itself and swept along the floor, carrying dust. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z And then the lighthouse beam swept past, and in its gleam I realized they weren’t fins at all but a conning tower and a giant bolted-down gun. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z All at once such a warmth and happiness swept over her pale face that Kit too was startled. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Another draft of warm air swept up the escarpment, struck her open wings, and ringed her up again. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Voldemort swept from the room without a backward glance, and the great serpent floated after him in its huge protective sphere. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Suddenly the River swept round a bend, and the banks rose upon either side, and the light of Lórien was hidden. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They were turned outside, where they swept the woods quickly, back and forth. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Only yesterday mankind lived in fear of the scourges of smallpox, cholera, and plague that once swept nations before them. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Regally he swept through the ranks of both sides, looking neither to right nor left. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then, three miles up, the wind steadied and bore it in a descending curve round the sky and swept it in a great slant across the reef and the lagoon toward the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Throughout human history, centralized states with metal weapons and armies supported by dense agricultural populations have swept away sparser populations of stone-tool-using hunter-gatherers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He swept his gaze over our deli—or what was left of it—and for a moment, his face fell. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Maybe,” I said, and then I grabbed Horace, swept my hand toward the row of houses, and said, “Choose.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z All the directors of the Central Aero and Hydrodynamics Institute, in Moscow, were swept up in the arrest along with them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She swept her bamboo staff out in front of her slowly, making the motions that signaled the start of a spire-fighting match. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Tiny diamond droplets fell from her ears, and her hair was curled and swept up onto her head, strands of pearls woven in. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was a lot of giggling, but Mrs. Granger turned up the power in her eyes and swept the room into silence. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As June’s light swept across one of the titles—Harriet Honeywell and the Mermaids of Hurricane Cove—Ivy sucked in a breath. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She was tall, willowy, with long, golden-white hair that swept to her waist. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “You could have swept up the glass on your way out!” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The ocean breeze swept away the muggy heat of the summer afternoon, and it was pleasantly cool under the shade of the palmetto trees. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He ran his hand through the blocks of wood while the image of blue glass shattering over white roses swept him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Before someone could enter and notice, Celaena swept a foot over the tracks, destroying any trace, and stuffed the flowers into a nearby satchel. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z One day after Zella had swept the floor to make it look neat and clean, she picked up a stick and drew a rug of flowers, deer, and butterflies in the earth. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I did the dishes, swept dust and candy wrappers out from underneath the couch, mopped the living room floor, wiped the bathroom sink clean of my toothpaste smears, and even made my bed. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I swept the cone of light around, looking for anything remotely creepy, relaxing a bit each time something strange became familiar. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Lady Constance swept into the room as giddy and foolish as ever; to look at her, you would think nothing unpleasant had ever happened in the whole history of England. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Ma and Grandma cleared away the dishes and washed them, and swept the hearth, while Aunt Docia and Aunt Ruby made themselves pretty in their room. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She swept three dead flies from the sill into the basin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The women swept about in red gowns, laughing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Washington had become the national champions and swept the Hudson. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mariam was disappointed that he did not notice the clean windows, the swept floors, the missing cobwebs. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Alfred swept and reswept the dark wooden floor just to keep moving, his head down, avoiding the Epsteins' sad, distrustful looks. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a little swept up in being a hero, I guess. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z At the last second he found the golden thread of its trajectory and swept his hands through the air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Waves of sadness swept over Liyana unexpectedly every time they entered a house that might become theirs and left it again. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He dove and swept his hand upward, knocking the weapon away as it shot a bolt of white heat. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Gow was swept into Lawrence’s magnetic field and held there by the boss’s “sense of urgency, his willingness to try ideas rapidly and drop them when a better idea came along.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The first one swept his arrow through the torch, lighting the end on fire. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z A Great Depression had swept over the nation, and we couldn’t seem to throw it off. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She leaped with grace, her fur gleaming like metal; then she swept into a dip in the landscape and vanished. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I chopped several logs, cleaned the henhouse, and swept the front porch. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Dirt and trash were swept away by the flood. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A breeze swept down the block and around me and Lovey as we started on our journey home. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In April 1975, the North Vietnamese Communists swept down through South Vietnam, heading for the capital, Saigon. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They washed windows and swept floors and cleaned lavatories and put jars into boxes and sealed cardboard boxes in a factory that made malt syrup. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Nina swept her hands in an arc, and the soldiers toppled without protest, row after row, stalks of wheat felled by an invisible scythe. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A wave of dejection swept the group of five-, six- and seven-year-old boys. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I had swept the ground smooth and placed mismatched tiles in the center for a colorful mosaic floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Thus informed by the sight of him covered by burlap, I set out from the hospital and returned to our camp, where Pomp swept out our tent. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z These buildings were steel and glass and hard to tell apart; they all held enormous banners that swept from their lowest to highest windows. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I poured coffee and tea, served oyster loaf and Indian pudding, carried the dirty dishes back to Eliza, and tried to keep the floor swept clean. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Minos, the royal creep himself, swept into the room. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly a dark cloud swept across the sun, blotting it out and leaving the earth in shadow. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I took my arm and swept the whole pile of cards to the floor. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Turn himself into a penny swept into one of the corners by Mr. Munch's big broom. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She found her way down to the cellar of her house and sat in the darkest corner on a heap of burlap sacks and waited while the hurt waves swept over her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The trackers stopped at the swept place and studied it, and the horseman stopped. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra smiled and dashed into a dark grove of trees as another red tide swept past. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z And I swept my hand downward along my body and pointed. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With an inward sigh of relief Matthias swept up the packet of nuts. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The fireworks have swept the sky in the city. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z I hoped that someday my feelings for a man would knock me sideways, that I’d get swept into the upending, tsunami-like rush that seemed to power all the best love stories. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He felt humbled by the size of the full moon, by the chill wind that swept wide across the foothills of the mountain. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A wave crashed over it and swept it out to sea. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was sparsely furnished but swept as clean as a monk’s room. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Gilly patted the skinny, freckled arm and swept up the walk into the house, leaving the open-mouthed fledgling outside the gate. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z On that same night the searchlights went on in the guard towers and swept across their single window. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She swept off gracefully, leaving Tyrion to waddle after as best he could on legs half the length of hers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Before he could reach for his spear, the leopard mother was upon him, her sharp claws uncurled, her sleek ears swept back in anger. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z His power swept hers aside like a hand brushing crumbs from a table. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z To earn money for cheap beds in cheap places, I handed out circulars and swept gas stations and shucked oysters, but my real job was running my mouth. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The very substantial financial investment involved in backing and launching an insecticide may be swept away as the insects prove once more that the effective approach to nature is not through brute force. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She swept the dust outside and returned with a small pot of rice and lentils, still warm from the midday meal. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Then a tearing noise filled the air, the crackle of dry brush inflamed, and the smell of smoke swept over Tally, bringing her suddenly and completely awake. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A breeze swept through the tree’s leaves, and they all moved in unison with a single whisper. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Rumbles of anger and confusion swept the space, but I pressed on. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They swept on their capes and took a quick glance in the mirror. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A flash of bronze, and all five of the baton-wielders were swept aside. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They all stood there, in a tight circle, as a chill breeze swept over the hilltop. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Many of the books that Capricorn’s men had only swept off the shelves were already back in their old places, others were waiting on Mo’s workbench to be rebound, but the library shelves were empty. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Hunt's men swept the deck with small-arms fire, creating “a great slaughter.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The streets are better kept here, swept clean, with few holes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A roar swept through the crowd as I flew in low over the shield and rocketed to a halt above the others. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “There was salt all over Richard’s mother’s room. I found that curious, so I swept it up. Do you know anything about that?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Fenoglio swept a hand over his forehead and looked at the window. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The rumbling mutter of the vast mob swept in. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She turned and swept out into the corridor. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We followed it with our eyes as it swept up and away, leaving a lonesome silence behind it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You know what? She thought this snow was a miracle—it swept her away!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z General Peckem lifted a wooden pointer and swept the rubber tip cheerfully across Italy from one coast to the other. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Any vestige of doubt has been swept away. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z His feet barely touched the ground as he was swept along by the crowd of thousands of people running and screaming. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind her, my mother knelt and swept the carpeted steps with a whisk broom, collecting the dirt in a dustpan and watching me anxiously. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The river was sparkling under a cloudless sky, and Tally allowed herself to be swept away by the beauty of New Pretty Town. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In the distance, mare’s tails swept out of nowhere across the sky. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She said she would, and we helped her clean up and put away anything in the yard that might be swept away in the storm. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Similar scenes were played out along the coasts of western Europe and northern Africa, with Galway City’s walls partially swept away and a tidal wave reaching as far west as Barbados. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z He flapped them once as he swept back above the sands, and the sound was like a clap of thunder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On one fateful occasion, while I drove through the same neighborhood, a vicious rainstorm swept through the streets, and your abuela got caught in the middle of it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Where the walks were swept clean of snow and ice, I could see they were concrete, not wooden. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She swept the living room and the hall and the bedrooms and the bathroom and the porch. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You saw how strong the flood is. In case we get swept further down where there aren’t any shops or houses or anything.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When it cleared, raw winds swept down from the north, whistling through corridors and hall, sending up whirls of dust in the courtyard, billowing the tapestries that hung on the wall. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He didn’t hear their approach from behind him, but in a moment he was swept up with them: Tizerkane from the barracks, fiercer than he’d ever seen them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She was ruminating on these things as she swept the stairwell — she always worked from top to bottom — when it started to rain. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He swept around in his long black cloak, watching them weigh dried nettles and crush snake fangs, criticizing almost everyone except Malfoy, whom he seemed to like. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He refused to accept that Ernest might have participated in Strauss’s campaign against him or engaged in any of the rumormongering about his Communist tendencies that periodically swept the Berkeley campus. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He swept his hand, and a wall of red flame rolled across the patrol cars. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She ran to him, and he swept her up in his arms. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Their eyes swept across the station as the conductor cried, “All aboard!” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Among the casualties was a stone-crab boat called the Molly Bell, which was tom from her anchorage and swept up a swollen tidal creek, where she wallowed and sank from sight. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jennet crossed herself as the man swept platters and mugs off the big table and helped his wife lie down. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Its wings moved up and down with long, massive flaps that swept away the clouds we were flying through. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A banner vanished suddenly as its bearer was swept under, and soon after the first dead man drifted past their walls, borne along by the current. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The last thing I needed was to be swept up in someone else’s revolution, when I was battling my own war trying to get my family here. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z This period of control may last a lifetime, even for those convicted of extremely minor, nonviolent offenses, but the vast majority of those swept into the system are eventually released. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “The retreat was now a stampede and we were swept along,” a frightened Claire recalled. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z This room was swept and fairly neat, for Crooks was a proud, aloof man. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The stream of Masks that now swept onto the dock appalled him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z And he’s completely swept away in the moment. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The Town Gran swept into the room, and everyone seemed to find their seats and stop talking at once. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Even President Roosevelt was swept up in the fervor. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And again he swept out his traces and went back to Juana. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, I swept the insects off my bed and windowsill and slept extremely well in what was to be my new home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He swept aside his daughter with the back of his hand, sending her flying into the black rocks. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He had a long narrow face and a chin beard bound about with golden wire, and his stiff red-black hair swept out from his temples to form a pair of taloned hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The king swept out of the room with his guards, and the doors slammed shut, leaving the boy and his father alone in the darkness. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Dishes Washed and floor swept and trash not a mountain to climb. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Suddenly, something that I can only describe as an icy blast swept over me, and I looked up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She cornered me one day as I swept the library. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And then a light swept over us and a loud voice barked, “Who’s there! ” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Waves of rumor and paranoia swept through the countryside, enveloping especially the powerless. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A wave of guilt swept over me and caught me by surprise. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She grasped the oar and was swept with another fit of dizziness. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking the long branch in both hands, he swept it back and forth. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Suddenly Brand uttered a bellow and charged into Cooke and swept him violently backward. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “La migra swept through the camp about an hour ago, and I didn’t know if the immigration officers searched your school too.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Travis’s mom swept a stray bit of flour into her hand and threw it in the garbage. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He swept his hand through it and jumbled everything together before removing the drawer and turning it upside down on the floor. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They helped pick up the broken branches, swept broken bits of pottery and tiles from the street, and nailed shutters. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The broom pushed him away, turned him around, and swept him up the street. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Andals crossed the narrow sea and swept away the kingdoms of the First Men, the sons of the fallen kings held true to their vows and remained at their posts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The ambassadors then swept in, wearing capes edged with fur and bearing maps and many papers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z At that exact moment, I heard a key turning in the lock of the door and the door burst open and The Grand High Witch swept into the room. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z An expression of shock swept my mother’s face. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared at the peak for perhaps thirty minutes, trying to apprehend what it would be like to be standing on that gale- swept vertex. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z With one hand the Object swept her hair away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Max swung around and followed him, and I did too, because I was swept up in all the silliness. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The Mieles were swept into the examining room at the appointed hour. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Min’s interruption could hardly have been more abrupt, but the curt words swept over Tree-ear like cool rain over a parched field. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Two more landed on the floor, and finally Basta swept the rest off the table, too. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It swept the black-red from the margins of his eyes and turned the contemptuous crowd beneath him into a faceless blob. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The intention of a charge was forming among them; they were working up to it and the neck would be swept clear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It swept through the Yambuku Hospital’s nursing staff, killing most of the nurses, and then it hit the Belgian nuns. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As Dorian swept past in the arms of the cowboy, Ignatius tried futilely to attract his attention. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z What remained of his body plummeted toward the city below, swept out of Mark’s vision as the Berg sped forward. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The herb smell swept him back to her kitchen with a rush, and he wondered if she was there now. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Vast numbers of people are swept into the criminal justice system by the police, who conduct drug operations primarily in poor communities of color. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The snow was blowing so we could hardly see and we went into the little inn by the station and swept each other off with a broom and sat on a bench and had vermouths. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z They picked up debris, swept the space clear, and set up planks to display their masters’ wares. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “He changed. But you came into this dark place filled with mysteries, wonders, and terrors beyond your imagination”—she stuck her hand out, palm first, and swept it though the air dramatically—“to save him.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “This is Mrs. Pelham,” she said, and then swept off down the hallway like a great white goose. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z A hundred smithereens of darkness, they broke apart and re-formed and siphoned themselves into a little typhoon that swept down toward the rooftops of Weep, whirling and wheeling on soft twilight wings. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She swept up a blouse from one of the chairs, and held it in front of her. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Dark curls are swept high into a Belle-bun, the hairstyle only we wear. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Remembering what it was—what countless systems there swept space like a soft trace of light—I felt the might and strength of God. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They smiled at Will in his black cape with red lining and a tall hat he swept off his head. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The roadsides, once so attractive, were now lined with browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The coliseum and the hippodrome were swept away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If a gust of wind swept the waste, I looked up, fearing it was the rush of a bull; if a plover whistled, I imagined it a man. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I swept the ground idly with a bundle of rushes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Matt was swept with such an intense feeling of desolation, he thought he would die. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It had all happened so fast, and the shadows had swept in from the beach just a few minutes later, too late to help Robbie. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The middle of the yard was cleared and swept for a dance floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He swept the tiles up and dropped them into the pouch at his belt. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A particularly brutal wind swept through and the Vanderbeekers didn’t bother turning their backs to avoid the sting on their cheeks. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z His bright, indignant eyes swept from my battered gray cap, down the frayed sweater and paint-stained pants to a pair of clodhoppers. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The blue lights swept across a form on the ground. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Dishes When the last plate is scrubbed, the leftovers put up, and the floor swept clean, Mom comes into the kitchen. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Holly swept the area with an X-ray scanner. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The day was chilly, autumn fully arrived, but her welcome swept over Tree-ear like a warm breeze. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He’d get the floors swept and the stock put out every morning in no time. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There was no sign left of the storm, and the beach was swept clean like a blade that has been scoured. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She swept out the canoe by hand, tossed the paddles and the life jackets into it, and dragged the canoe toward the riverbank. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Tree-ear swept the shavings into his palm, then threw them into the river. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z A murmur swept through the crowd, with many nodding. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The Nazgûl screeched and swept away, for their Captain was not yet come to challenge the white fire of his foe. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z As usual, Sophie had to crouch low in the crevice of his ear to save herself from being swept clean away. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a grab at a soldier and swept him up in his hand. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there was another and another, and more lights swept across the ever-moving trees outside, in a brilliant green scatter of radiance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She and the boy waited while the storm swept over them, bringing more rain. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And after wearing my hair constantly swept back into a regulation ponytail for gymnastics, with a braid at the front, I was looking forward to trying out some looser hairstyles. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I have seen papers that had been apparently swept off the terraces upon the shrubbery between them and the lagoons,” Olmsted wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Ben swept off the cement court that spread from the back porch of the house to the garage. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The burgundy liquid swept up the sides of the bowl and dripped slowly down as he held it to the sunlight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The long table where he worked had been swept clean, with not a stamp nor a knife in sight. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The woman swept away the broken bowl with a flourish, almost dancing with the broom. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Sarai might have seen the cool flicker of her gaze if she weren’t so swept up in the moment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The crew of the White Hart met them at the rail, but Black Betha’s men-at-arms swept over them in a screaming steel tide. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A wave of sorrow swept through Kira, a feeling of loss. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She swept me up into a fierce hug. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z After supper she not only got the clothes out but brushed the floors and swept the cobwebs out of the corners. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A Gypsy woman in a flowing robe swept into the campfire circle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Werfel immediately was swept up by the ancient tune, as heartbreaking and familiar as his mother’s tears. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The Hands swept forward, seconds away from funneling me inside…. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Flora Baumbach thought the short, sleek haircut was adorable, especially the way it swept forward over her little chin, but Turtle did not want to look adorable. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the monkeys rattled their cages, and the wave of noise swept up and down the room. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough, a dust cloud swept toward Nyame’s palace, and the faint sounds of screeching and rattling carried over the roar of the chaos in the bay. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z My grandmother rushed forward and managed to grab hold of him before he was swept away. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The anxiety of scarcity had arrived: the country was swept with rumors about products supposedly going to disappear, and people bought anything they could, without thinking, as a precaution. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Guilt for giving away food swept over her, through her—her heart was filled with it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Five days later, as the Robes swept through the town toward the cursed house, Antain was home, sick to his stomach, vomiting his lunch. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Spotlights swept across the room and reflected off the dais, throwing disco glitter over the skeletons on the floor. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “But it was a sight we did not like, for the floes were thudding against our floeberg with increasing violence. Our temporary home was being swept away at an unpleasantly rapid rate.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z By the time the snow melted and the rains of spring swept in, every boy in Kabul bore telltale horizontal gashes on his fingers from a whole winter of fighting kites. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The mortal conflict would rage for decades until all civilization was swept away, and the earth goddess awakened fully. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was a race around the soccer field in third grade that swept me into a real love of running. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He barely breathed, and his eyes went to the place where he had swept out the track. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve probably heard about the incursion today. Two gorgons were swept into the river by this newcomer, Percy Jackson. Juno herself guided him here, and proclaimed him a son of Neptune.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Buckley let go of Bigger’s arm and hoisted the window; a cold wind swept in and Bigger heard a roar of voices. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She washed the windows, swept the floor, aired the house, took a long bath. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He hurled himself at the giant, but Polybotes swept his hand through the water, leaving an arc of black oily poison. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Nailer raised his knife, but instead of coming at him again with her blade, Blue Eyes simply swept a leg under him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The tip of the blade swept by my face. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And then she swept you up and danced with you up and down the living room. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It sprayed a blinding sheet of rainwater that washed over Cade’s windshield and nearly swept us from the road. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z So I just took my arm and swept them all to the floor. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Sometime in the night a thirty-foot wall of water came roaring through the valley and swept the house away. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The axe swept back down, rasping over the skin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And then a realization swept through my body as if I had been torn apart by bullets myself: My mother was not with Deborah. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As a warm breeze swept in, Officer Delinko noticed something fluttering at the top of the fence. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d gone into that situation smug and confident, only to have his feet swept out from under him, literally and emotionally. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When be swept it over Tyrion's shoulders it enveloped him head to heel, with a cowl that could be pulled forward to drown his face in shadows. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was like swimming against a current that swept you backwards however hard you struggled, and then suddenly deciding to turn round and go with the current instead of opposing it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Her hair is pinned up loosely, her bangs swept to the side, and her lips and cheeks are soft and pink. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I dropped the bar, as a flash of heat swept over me: His face was caved in. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, holding the suitcase, he walked out in the river until there was no bottom and he was swept away in the dark. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a very hot night—Selvam and Ira were sleeping out in the open, in the small square in front of our hut which I had swept and washed with dung that morning. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z A pulse of astonishment swept over the crowd. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I felt swept up by that glance into the Mexicans’ company. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A towering black curtain had been swept across half of the room, blocking the other half from sight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mama dozed while Stella washed the dishes, swept the house and both porches, and peeled potatoes for supper. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For half an hour, they swept and mopped and picked up trash. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was delighted, seized his bow and quiver, and swept down from Olympus through the vast expanse of air to Colchis. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She studies me a moment, then says, “We lost to Mount Vernon by six points. They swept the four hundred and won the four-by-four-hundred. It lost us the meet.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The third time she put Doodle on my tray, I swept it off with such force that my arm brushed Penny’s head. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Long, eerily pale beams of light swept back and forth across the dark sky as the Germans on the ground tried to find the aircraft that were attacking them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But once I swept the cells off, they returned to full efficiency. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Wrestling with my bags, I swept along with the crowd, up the stairs into the hot street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth didn’t need her eyes to visualize the river—a black briny current filled with tortured souls being swept deeper and deeper into Tartarus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The hot, dry wind swept away the last notes of the song. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I lay still a while: the night-wind swept over the hill and over me, and died moaning in the distance; the rain fell fast, wetting me afresh to the skin. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The seats were swept clean and the bicycle polished. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z A murmur of assent swept the Merman’s Court. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was as though everyone’s heart were touched a little by the coming cold, as though a shadow of the windigo swept across their minds. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z A devastating cold front had swept down from the northand brought dangerous temperatures and huge amounts of snow. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The room’s been swept out, and the sun streams on the half that’s supposed to be mine. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The billowing clouds of Mordor were being driven back, their edges tattering as a wind out of the living world came up and swept the fumes and smokes towards the dark land of their home. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z In a loud voice that swept through the sleeping neighborhood, he called to his family, “Stand by for a fighter pilot.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like an eagle staring down from a high mountain crag as his eyes swept over his audience of awed young Navajo men. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Hannelore’s heart always seemed to soften when I brought her sweets or swept the sidewalk. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z After Abraham Lincoln was elected president in November, rumbles of rebellion swept the southern states. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Right before the collision, Luke dropped to a knee and swept the wriggling kid up, squeezing him close to his shoulder. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I feel the bandage touch the swollen area and immediately it gets cooler, immediately the pain starts to edge back, like it’s all being swept away by feathers. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The curbs were loaded with tree limbs and trash and ruined things that people had swept from the streets. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The glass was still on the table and I swept it across the room, hearing it rumble and roll in the dark. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Wilson had changed her costume some time before and was now attired in an elaborate afternoon dress of cream colored chiffon, which gave out a continual rustle as she swept about the room. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Her hair was swept back a bit more now, and I saw the edge of what must have been a pretty big bandage covering her cheek. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Uncle Camp mostly swept the floor and put out stock, and in the wintertime broke up wooden shipping crates to burn in the stove. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z His dark hair was undercut, swept into spikes on top. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was fairly modest in size until 1873, when a temperance revival swept across Ohio and western New York. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Mrs. Montague’s voice preceded her, and she swept into the dining room, tapped the doctor curtly on the shoulder by way of greeting and seated herself with a general nod to the others. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The graying hair on the back of his head was swept forward, a comical arrangement to disguise his bald spot. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The invaders had swept west to Buffalo, Chicago, and St. Louis. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z And then she swept offstage in a flourish, heading into the house to retrieve her clothes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z An avalanche comprised of a hundred thousand memories, experiences, sights, smells, sounds, and feelings swept over me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Someone, I guess my mother, had cleaned away the burnt torches and swept clean the patio. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A dam had burst and savage waters swept everything up in a swirling. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Mercedes came to a roundabout with a fountain at the center, swept around it, and continued up toward a fantastic sprawling house. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Behind him the ululation swept across the island once more and a single voice shouted three times. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z When my wife answered, the strangeness of my situation again swept over me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Getting leaves,” meekly answered Jo, sorting the rosy handful she had just swept up. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He concluded, correctly, that he would probably be swept to his death if he attempted to cross the Teklanika at that place, in those conditions. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Next morning her dark fears were swept away in a rush of wonder. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Witch doctors! Murderers! Get out, all of you!” she cried, and swept the image of Obatala off its altar. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then good luck,” said Dumbledore, and he watched, with a trace of apprehension on his face, as Snape swept wordlessly after Sirius. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Kraals were swept, the topsoil was conserved, fields were neatly divided. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He cleared his palate with black coffee and then munched delicately on the whisky while his eye swept my abode. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z What matters most is who gets swept into this system of control and then ushered into an undercaste. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Without another word, Professor Karkaroff swept his students away with him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And I move on, letting myself become swept along in the momen- turn of my new life. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had some eighty others still on wing in the city, but the blast ripped outward so fast and far it seized them all in its undertow and swept them away. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then I’m swept upward again and jostled along in the dark until I’m sitting on the edge of a bed. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The clouds swept down and hung all day over the land and brushed the hilltops, and the winds blew shrilly at night. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He swept his eyes across the people, now attentive. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He turned neatly on to his feet, jumped down to the beach, knelt and swept a double armful of sand into a pile against his chest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He repositioned his patient’s head and swept the blood out of the patient’s mouth with his fingers. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a crowd speaking; a swirling mob that swept through and past and over him with a rapid, headlong motion, that left drifting tatters of words behind them. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The crowds on either side of us and behind us swept us forward. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z But the gates swept out of sight and were replaced by the beige brick walls of our school. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Unfamiliar noises and new scents wake me early, and I'm swept into the day. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z 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 With his stern gaze, scowling moustache, and long, thick hair that swept straight back from the forehead, Hrdlicka was the very image of celluloid-collar Authority. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She swept her eyes through all the stuff in the treehouse—the chair, the blankets, the lantern, the books—her mouth hanging wide open. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I swept the floor clean and strewed it with leaves. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z An attendant hauled open the doors leading off the platform, and instantly the noise redoubled and the heat swept over them like a breaking wave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “A rumble, a hiss—some say a boom and a swish—and the wave of molasses swept out,” the newspaper proclaimed. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Piles of false riches are swept up in the raging waters. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Gondola after gondola swept up to the marble steps, and left its lovely load to swell the brilliant throng that filled the stately halls of Count Adelon. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Few of them made it more than a few feet as the chopper guns swept everything in their path. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly she swept down the aisle and as she passed me her astonishing gold eyes rested for a moment on my own. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Stretched out on his stomach, holding the lighter in one hand, he swept the bottom with the other, clawing, pulling, fingering, poking. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Violence was like the fog that swept in from San Francisco Bay on summer afternoons to cloak the city in damp shadow. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Then, as the wagon came to a stop beside them, a young man rose from the seat and swept off his hat. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The faint smell of manure was everywhere, but the walls were whitewashed and the dirt floor swept clean. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I swept the kitchen floor, made a pile, and Mong set down the dustpan. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z His black open palm swept upward in a swift narrow arc and smacked solidly against her face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’d rather not be interrupted,” said Scrimgeour shortly, “or watched,” he added, pointing his wand at the windows, so that the curtains swept across them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In and out, we are swept;. . . we cannot step outside its sinuous, its hesitating, its abrupt, its perfectly encircling walls. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There was a moment’s awkward silence, during which Ranofer struggled without much success against the familiar frightened loneliness that had swept in again as through an opened door. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He squinted and took a step forward to get a better look as a wave of hot air swept over him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The blue kite sliced a big purple one and swept twice in big loops. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She went for the broom and swept the clay up. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The cry swept by him across the narrow end of the island from sea to lagoon, like the cry of a flying bird. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The hair swept off her brow and soared into the air like a wave curling before a ship’s prow. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon every trace of the gorgons was swept downstream. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Her mother hadn’t said how pretty Bebe was—big eyes, high cheekbones, thick black hair swept up into a ponytail—or how young. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z For a moment she was swept by panic and about to scream, but then she remembered that old Pedro Garcia had once told her that thieves never wear clothes so dogs will not attack them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The officers in charge of it got it into working order, and in the pauses of the inrushing mist swept with it the surface of the sea. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I swept the sidewalk, pausing when a white person was twenty feet away. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The rebels have swept in through the empty streets, the abandoned barracks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As they rounded a corner, a gust of this soft air swept past them, and their candles went out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Naomi reached out a finger and swept it into her mouth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I was an early riser but was not allowed out until the sun shot in through the crack near Mami’s sewing machine and swept a glistening stripe of gold across the dirt floor. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Panicking, Hall clumsily swept the papers into his desk drawer as Koontz stepped in. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She laid down her knife and swept the chopped fruit into a bowl, which she passed to Lazlo. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Yes, I suppose so ...” A great fatigue suddenly swept over Devine. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In some places we have to slow down because there are rocks, branches, and other obstacles that I imagine were swept up in a current when this place actually transported water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She gripped the remaining well stones, holding herself from being swept away by the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z There came again that high, bird-like cry that swept along the line, So some were still watching for him; but some-? Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z A bare foot swept by her head, its big toe catching on her kerchief and pulling it in front of her face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Instead of falling straight down, both creatures had been swept out of Jess’s line of vision by huge gusts of wind. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The boundaries of Ngoma’s Tropic Region were stencilled in dark, wide brown and swept about a gorgeous interior labelled “jungle” and “desert” and “here be Elephants and all Manner of Strange Beasts.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Frightful swept down from the sky and perched in an oak tree, waiting for Sam to go hunting. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Turner swept his gaze over us, his expression proud and certain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Sam's hand swept over the table, fingers plump as sausages indicating the clutter of books and scrolls before him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her style, it swept before her like conviction. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z A well-documented example from Pacific islands is the epidemic that swept over Fiji in 1806, brought by a few European sailors who struggled ashore from the wreck of the ship Argo. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Preferable to that of the men who called her mermaid and the women who swept up her footprints or put mirrors on her door. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Once swept into the system, one’s chances of ever being truly free are slim, often to the vanishing point. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes late winter storms swept in and men froze while they were trying to work the fields. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Her outfit was conservative, dress pants under a light blue blouse, her hair delicately swept back. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She swept the pile under his feet and guided the dust toward the open door. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Without a word he shook his reins, the horses turned, and we swept into the darkness of the Pass. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She gave Ron a very cold look and swept past him up the marble staircase without speaking. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I grabbed hold of Belet before she was swept away by the hurricane-force wind and pulled her back inside the greenhouse. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Rats screamed aloud and grasped at midair as they were swept from the ladder to the road below. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She swept him up and hugged him as if she meant to press him right into her heart. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I washed cars, swept driveways and polished the baas's shoes. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Folly Bridge had been swept away altogether, and the Thames was no longer a river but a swollen sea of gray turbulence sweeping from right to left and threatening to overwhelm La Belle Sauvage entirely. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The memories swept over me and I felt months of stress leak out of my shoulders. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Malcolm said no more, but swept up the shavings and the sawdust and tipped them into the bin next to the offcuts, from which Mr. Taphouse would feed the old iron stove the next day. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Others were probably swept out to sea by the wind. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She swept shotgun, shells, and the greasy rag off the kitchen table and put them all back behind the wood- box. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z To allow oneself to be carried by the mob, to be swept away by blind fate. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They were moving purposefully, all together, straining to stay near one another, and the doctor’s flashlight swept the hall and stopped at the great front door, which was standing open wide. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Each fall, when the wind swept in from the sea and the leaves fell rustling on the ground, she brought her little companion into the cottage once again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I peeled off my wet shoes and socks, and a wave of relief swept over me, like wet feet had been the worst of my problems. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of speaking again, he shook his finger at me, turned, and swept out of the room just as my brother entered it. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The harder she swept, the thicker the dust became—dirt swirled everywhere. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And then a helplessness and a hopelessness swept over him, and his face went black and his eyes were sad. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered the other time and a nausea swept through her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally his muscles twitched from the hard storm of passion that had swept him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The four of us have to fight the current of people to not get swept away with it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She swept up the quilt that Grandma gladly surrendered. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z By habit, Dedd swept her eyes across the room looking for the boys. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The nausea swept over me, the choking tension, the buzzing in my ears, my stomach knotting and stretching as if it wanted to tear itself out of my body. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The red arm swept the screen with agonizing lethargy, and then...flash! Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She was drunk on the magic of the night, giddy with glamour, swept away by beauties she had dreamt of all her life and never dared hope to know. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The damp, raw wind swept in from the ocean and entered through cracks in the walls of the hut. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Dismay shivered and remained very still, as if he knew that to move meant being swept away. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The monkey’s tail was erect, the snow leopard’s swept powerfully from side to side. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She squeezed her grandmother’s shoulders gently, and as she stood up a wave of terrible loneliness swept over her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He ran ahead of the Federalist candidates for Congress, who were swept from office in a Republican landslide. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The icy fear and panic Thomas had experienced so often the last few days swept over him once again in full force. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then Maxim started up the car and we swept round and into the drive and the house was hidden. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A rush of moist, noxious air swept up and over Mark, and he gagged. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He swept the area, carefully studying every spot before he dared take another step, his head swiveling up and down, side to side, like some kind of robotic scavenger unit. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Silently, she began to collect paper and other trash from the floor while Prosper swept up the mouse droppings. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The wind swept against the windowpane and the building, whining, then whispered out into silence. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She jerked the broom as she swept, raising a wind. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When we turned into the swept yard, I noticed for the first time how rundown the place looked. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “She’s ill. We got swept down in the flood and we been trying to look after her. But...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z But ten minutes later, when Roosevelt’s canoes came around a sharp turn, they were unexpectedly swept into another series of rapids. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Worried that it was just a matter of seconds before the canoes were swept away and wrecked, the camaradas screamed for help. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The river by this time had changed color, because it was meeting the remains of the first floodwaters that had swept down out of the Arctic. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps even he—charismatic gale of a man that he was—was temporarily swept aside by the force of her. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Telegraphed messages swept across the nation within the hour. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I did not exist for him; I was as far from his mind as the stone buildings that swept past in the street. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened the window and shivered with delight as the clean chill air swept over me. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When I swept it I found the cobwebs I had saved for Ruth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A wave of nausea swept over me at the sight of her head lolling this way and that when I put her back to bed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She crossed and recrossed the Great Square and always, ahead of her, the people swept apart to let her pass. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Ultima cried triumphantly and with clean linen she swept up the evil, living ball of hair. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She swept the cottage’s dirt floor, sprinkled it with water, and stamped it to keep it hard packed. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Their hooded eyes swept over the place where their hope had lain since 1927. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z His dark hair was swept to one side, like he’d just come from a walk on the beach. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z So Alyce laid fires and swept floors and carried water all that spring. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It moves up past his knees and it’s coming faster now—he has to plant his feet more firmly to prevent them from being swept out from under him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He swept his arm toward the big blond man, who waved uncomfortably from his seat. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Didu burst into tears, swept me into her arms, and cuddled me close. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Teddy Sanders swept a rogue thread off his otherwise immaculate blazer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lead the way,” he said promptly, and he swept off along the corridor behind Harry, leaving Snape standing next to the gargoyle and looking twice as ugly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “A feeling of shock and horror swept over all of us,” said Tibbets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The people in front had already done so, swept down by the wave of bullets. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z This time they did not heed the cruel pellets that swept over them like hail. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “I’ll be fine,” she said, but she felt the beginnings of panic whirling in her stomach—why had Taisin left?—and she swept up a piece of glass that nicked her thumb. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The giant swept low with the blunt end and knocked Percy off his feet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When she swept them back down, uncurling her fingers, they held four sharp knives. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Children knelt on the pavement and prayed while water from fire hoses swept them down the street. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The car swept past soot-blackened buildings, stopping at each block, jerking again into motion. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had swept the wagon box clean and laid a clean blanket on the wagon seat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We burst into peals of laughter, and the roar of the guns bothered us no more; our fears had all been swept away. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Birds, when they take off from trees, should be swept away towards the west. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Under the pitiless double assaults of her mother and grandmother, the cottage where she lived was always squeaking clean, mopped and swept and scoured into limp submission. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z With nothing to impede it, Monte Alban swept out and established a domain of almost ten thousand square miles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Kaltain swept past them, the skirts of her dress floating in the air around her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Ten yards from the exit the first bat swept in front of him, knocking him flat on his back on the ground. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Robbie’s red tide swept out again, but this time Sierra was ready. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Eighteen months later she swept down from a wagon with two crutches, a new black pocketbook, and one leg. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He reached and got the broom and swept away the ash. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Bristle’s swift paw swept out and raked the doomed mouse to her jaws. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The lace curtains were gray, the floors, although swept, grew sticky and dank. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was like being swept under a bird’s wing, and that’s how we stayed for a while, rocking back and forth with me tucked under there. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The air hummed with insects, and a cool breeze swept up from the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Two jets swept by and started hitting a target less than five miles away. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s almost within reach now, but the water is beating at his back, making it seem impossible that he hasn’t been swept away yet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His wide blue eyes swept over her body, lingered. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The following weekend, our rocket rocked in the stiff, frigid wind that swept over Cape Coalwood, enough so I was afraid it might be blown over. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And then, in a swift, brutal motion, like a monstrous snake swallowing its prey, the men swept Amah into the blackness of the night. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She made me rewash the breakfast dishes with near boiling water and complained that I left too much dirt behind when I swept. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes even the fishermen’s huts were washed away, knocked right off their long-legged stilts and swept down the river. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A disdain for the practical swept the ancient world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The man swept the light around the tent. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His father took him and his brother Bill to the community boxing ring, where they were swept up in the prizefighting craze of the 1920s. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He removed his straw hat and swept it grandly in the direction of the fresh salad bar, and called his cows to their dinner. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The earthen floor was swept and the fuel pile replenished. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z History marched on: Christianity swept through Europe, the Roman Empire fell, the Library at Alexandria burned, and the Dark Ages began. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Paper balls littered the floor, so many that the door swept a bunch of them to the side of the room. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The tiled roof swept down like the sides of an immense, upside-down boat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to fight the undercurrent to keep from being swept away. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He ushered us into this big foyer, where a red carpet staircase swept down to a black and white floor. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Ajax fell and the waves swept him away to his death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He swept his arms in one direction, as if directing their attention to an explosion. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Moments after putting the willadonna in, I’m swept into the heart of the festival with a tide of Scholars. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z 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 She wiped the tears out of her eyes and swept to the door. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z And he swept the spoon off his head and bowed deeply at the waist, “yes, your most royal Princess Pea. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z A car swept by, slinging scalded air and a layer of dust. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes swept back and forth over the abandoned campsite, stopped on the axe. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z One mud hut had a lighted window, and the vision of my dream swept me towards it to be witness at the birth of a baby. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A stream of images and thoughts swept across his mind .. . every teacup and urn and key and painting and chair and book he’d seen leapt towards him out of the darkness. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Master found a broom and swept the study himself and left the pile of lizard droppings and dust just outside the door. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I could hear her laughing behind me as the blood swept back across my cheeks and all the way to my ears, like rain streaking over a windshield. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A mood of outrage and defiance swept the South, not unlike the reaction to emancipation and Reconstruction following the Civil War. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As the second line swept past the twin towers, Davos took a closer look. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He stepped closer and swept the device up and down her body. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Chunky clods dislodged from the creek’s bank and toppled into the water, swept into the loop. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I swept the whole store and then dusted some of the shelves. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He tossed his own clothing into the river and watched it swept away. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The house had been emptied and even swept out neatly; the only thing on the floor now was the snow, in soft piles that had drifted in through the cracks. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The kiss swept through me, and I clung to him, trembling. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Down on the Road, where it swept to the right to go round the foot of the hill, there was a large inn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z My feet hit the bottom, bumping boulders and scraping rocks, and I realized the river wasn’t deep but it was fast and my feet couldn’t stop me from being swept away. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As Peach gagged, Dismay banged into the rose of Sharon bushes and yelped, then bounced into the current and was swept away, tumbling under the water. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His dark eyes swept over the faces of the strangers in the market. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mia sprayed the counter and swept the sponge across it, corralling crumbs into the sink. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A mighty eagle swept down and bore him away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She swept the ground to prepare sleeping areas, hauled water from the stream, and began the long process of preparing food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then suddenly, without warning, Uglúk sprang forwards, and with two swift strokes swept the heads off two of his opponents. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The bow was completely underwater now, and waves swept over the deck. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Chapter Eleven, swept up in the sexual revolution, tried to educate me, too. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Professor Trelawney swept over to him holding a dustpan and brush and said, “One of the blue ones, then, dear, if you wouldn’t mind...thank you....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z She swept from the room in a billow of silk and honeyed perfume, leaving a stunned Inej in her wake. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Daito turned and swept the beam over the Sixer ground forces around him, frying them like terrified ants under a magnifying glass. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z His brightness swept around the room in a contagious cloud. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The grief washed over her, swept her up, tossed her upside down. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z First the one, and then the other, with an infection that swept the countryside. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Relief swept through Ranofer like a fresh breeze off the river. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Moody swept the dead spider off the desk onto the floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Malcolm imagined him watching, and giving a stern nod when everything was put away and swept up. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A wave of tension swept over the stillness. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z At least they would not be swept away in a storm. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z And from another world, Elena swept down, cloaked in golden light. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He walked to the window and looked out onto the copse, swept by the first heavy rain of summer. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I hear Maman's voice and am swept into our old room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Someone had swept the floor, and the beer bottles and cigarette butts were piled high in the middle next to the broom leaning against the back of a chair. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Oh sh —” The earth beneath them gave way suddenly, and the girls were swept down the mountainside in a spiral of mud and sequins and screams. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z They rushed through woods and over mountains uttering sharp cries, waving pine-cone-tipped wands, swept away in a fierce ecstasy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge ocean rollers swept toward them, and the three boats began clawing up waves whose faces were a quarter of a mile long. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Fear swept over him in a cold rush; beneath the sheets he could feel his bladder letting go. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I could tell that it needed to be swept. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Comets, violins, parades, loneliness, clouds, beards, bigots, lists, flags, earthquakes, despair were all swept up in a scram-bled swirling. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had already cleaned out a hornet’s nest in the blockhouse and swept off the launchpad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z This last image wasn’t as bright as the rest, and that bothered me a bit, but then the splendor of the entire Story Box swept me away. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As soon as possible, however, the stalls were righted and the words swept into one large pile for sorting. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Weasley gave Harry a scathing look and swept from the lift. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was shiny purple and had a white banana seat, wire baskets on the side, chrome handlebars that swept out like steer horns, and white plastic handles with purple-and-silver tassels. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A wave of longing swept over me; I hadn’t heard that hymn since Charlie’s last Sunday at church. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z "He's coming," he said, nodding toward the approaching policeman as he swept up the dolls, dropping them into the carton and starting away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If he was floating atop water shared with the lake, surely fish had been swept into the city. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The breeze swept off its golden and orange leaves, sprinkling them down on Anya like confetti. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The next night a different type of frenzy swept Odessa in a different part of town. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As the five picketers crossed Pennsylvania Avenue, twenty-nine police officers swept in to arrest them. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In seconds, he had swept past Harry, Ron, and Hermione and detached Mrs. Norris from the torch bracket. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A chill swept through Thomas that was surprisingly pleasant. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Tiwanaku split into flinders that would not be united for another four centuries, when the Inka swept them up. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He swept his hat off with a satisfied gesture. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She shook her head and swept all the photos up into a rough pile. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Major de Coverley swept it away with mighty displeasure the moment he recognized what it was, his good eye flaring up blindingly with fiery disdain and his enormous old corrugated face darkening in mountainous wrath. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z John had swept one side of the church and the chairs were still piled in the space before the altar when there was a knocking at the door. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Boston was swept with a passion it had not known since the Boston Massacre three years before. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship’s boom swept across the deck and crewmen ducked under its swing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The beam swept and zagged, blinding me when it swung across my eyes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “This—” He swept his hands around the room. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I don’t believe they were faithless, but sincerity failed to give them substance, and they were swept away by other, stronger currents. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The current swept up the boat like it was a dried leaf. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She swept as hard as she could, and then immediately dusted all the dark shiny wood of the furniture. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z That day we were swept up in the spirit of Dr. King’s dream—the dream of an undivided Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I swept the front walk and ran to the store to shop. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy’s vision swept past him, into the headquarters. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I was so horrified, I didn’t know how to respond, so I put that letter aside and then got so swept up with life. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Pointed in the wrong direction, trapped outside their own history and unable to retrace their steps because their footprints had been swept away. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Matthias thought of the neat cozy little bed and a wave of homesickness swept over him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Powell’s eyes swept the jagged glitter of Mercury to the horizon and winced at the gorgeous brilliance. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Yes, I was afraid it was valuable. That’s why I swept it up so carefully.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The bloody revolution of 1917 that had swept through Russia attempted to erase all individual distinctions to prioritize a collective good. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He swept a gloved hand over the high, wind-carved crags that surrounded them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She entered in a rush, and swept to the middle of the floor where the girl sat, hunched and stiff, ready to resist to the last. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z A mixture of excitement and dread swept over him when he realized what Minho was saying. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A cold sweat swept over me and I felt nausea in the pit of my stomach. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I swept the pieces into the trash can. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It was as if a supernatural wind had swept through the place and sucked out all sound. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He came to a solitary Martian graveyard, a series of small hexagonal stones on a hill swept by the lonely wind. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Then as we took a hill we were swept by a wave of scorching air and it was as though we were approaching a desert. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z As Biography accelerated to stay with him, Professor Paul swept up on the grandstand side. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I took a step closer and swept my phone around. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A hush swept across the whole auditorium as all eyes turned to the tall, elderly white woman in the middle of the room. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It is as though the sound had been swept from his lips and up and away, speaking back to us from an immense distance of exhaustion. As I Lay Dying 1930-10-06T00:00:00Z Death they cried with one voice loud and terrible, and gathering speed like a great tide their battle swept about their fallen king and passed, roaring away southwards. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A mudslide swept down the mountain, picking up trees and logs and trucks and houses and bridges. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Lyra was nearly mad with Pantalaimon’s fear and her own, but then something swept past her and upward. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And in the morning, long before she was fully awake, she felt a longing so bitter and tight it yanked her out of a sleep swept clean of dreams. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so madly in love with the material he was teaching that I was swept up. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It’s exhilarating to be caught up in the music, to be swept away in the tide of it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Zeitoun could only think that perhaps the body had traveled far, that the man had been swept from closer to the lake all the way to Uptown. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z My foot slips on slick rocks, and I am under, swept downstream helplessly, gulping muddy water. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He swept the floor and organized the small boxes behind the counter. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I had swept the courtyard so often that every inch was familiar to me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z As they were swept aside the travellers could see, now very close, the pale foam of the River lashing against sharp rocks that were thrust out far into the stream like a ridge of teeth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He swept the weapon back and forth as he walked, looking for any interlopers. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He swept the boards clean and knelt and hooked his fingers in the ring and lifted the trap door and swung it open. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z We were swept up in the spin and in the smell of metal and vomit and bleach. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The feeling lasted only as long as the sound, but he wanted to go with them, to be swept away. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When it ended, we formed into a loose line and swept east through the village. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice strangled on the last word as I put weight on my foot and a wave of pain swept through me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I thought I was lost back there. Like I was going to be swept away, my mind, my memories, all picked apart and dissolved into nothing.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Within one century of European colonization, 40,000 years of Aboriginal traditions had been mostly swept away. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, Henry and Bud were swept along with a group of parents pressing toward a telephone pole. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z An even more drastic linguistic upheaval must have swept over tropical Southeast Asia to the south of China—in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Peninsular Malaysia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I swept the floor real slow that day. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z When microbes arrived in the Western Hemisphere, he argued, they must have swept from the coastlines first visited by Europeans to inland areas populated by Indians who had never seen a white person. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z His eyes swept his audience, all looking at their shoes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The same sun appeared each morning, swept over the valley and dropped behind the peak. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z What religion was to his family, music was to mine—but ultimately, we both got swept into the net. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The Plant had gone to seed, and we had swept every tiny fleck into a labeled envelope, which had then been placed in a labeled jar, which had then been locked in the library cabinet. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He swept past them and shut the door quickly behind him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He reads histories and mythologies and fairy tales, wondering why it seems that only girls are ever swept away from their mundane lives on farms by knights or princes or wolves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She came back and swept the curtain back. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As I swept my pitch to throw the hay slop into the barn, lightning spooked the horses, and they jolted the wagon. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Hanuman swept his hand over the screen, and images twisted beneath them. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But then a twenty-foot wave grabbed hold of Papa and swept him off the deck. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Morning sunlight swept across the tiled floor and over the white bed sheets, bathing the room in warmth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He swept his device across it, nodded, and pulled one of the stabilizer fins off. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I knelt on the floor and swept up the pieces into my hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The first time she did not come back, the man who swept floors found him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Bigger ran to it and caught the steel bars in his hands and swept the door forward, slamming it shut. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The sand is smooth and damp, swept clean by the recent wave. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo swept the floor with a bundle of grass and rubbed the dung in with her hands. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'll see to you later, Horse," he growled, and swept out. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z When Ann started losing her breakfast in the mornings and sleeping all afternoon, her father fretted about the mysterious illness that had swept over his youngest child. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Our spectral host lifted his hands from the dock, thus giving himself over to the directions and exhortations of the tide; and with that, he was swept away into the darkness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A gust of wind swept over the parapet and Dr. Kerry teetered, clutching the wall. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Later that morning Tree-ear swept up the remains of the destroyed vases in Min’s yard. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z She clamped her mother’s hand in hers, terrified that her mother might be swept away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sitting on Arion, she looked like a queen, powerful and beautiful, her brown hair swept over her shoulders and a wreath of icy mist around her head. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mr. P swept her up in his arms and twirled to a song he bellowed out in Greek. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “If we can’t get back,” she said, “if we just get swept away, right...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z At this point, the Virginia and North Carolina separatist authorities organized a force that swept through Cherokee towns, driving residents out into present-day middle Tennessee and northern Alabama, where the campaign of extermination continued. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z She was at my mother all the time now, following three steps behind her as she swept or cleaned, carrying the black Bible and reading and reciting to her. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z This was not getting swept under the rug of “oh well.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was swept with sadness, a sadness deep and penetrating, leaving him desolate like someone washed up on a beach, a lone survivor in a world full of strangers. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Dumbledore’s blue eyes swept over the students before he smiled once more. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A wave of anger swept through him like a tidal bore. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z An icy chill swept through Isihlangu, and nobody spoke for several heartbeats. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z If they let go, the balloon would be swept off course at once, and to judge by his glance at the compass, would be swept toward Nova Zembla at nearly a hundred miles an hour. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers swept the compound, washed their clothes, lined themselves on benches to welcome him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then the three Sorrows swept forward around her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Everything I was about to say was swept clean out of my head, blown away by the idea of Momma wanting me back. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z And then, without any word or warning, she swept her arm along the windowsill and pushed all the eggs out at once. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She swept past her husband and with elaborate gestures that seemed natural on her, she grasped Mrs. Grantham’s hand and introduced herself. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately they were circled by guards who swept them toward the safety of the castle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Their new puppies will be swept away in the flood!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I swept the hall until his father left the room. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z As Larisa and Nadya recovered from the shock of their own bomb exploding beneath them, they found themselves swept by the headlight beam of the German fighter plane. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Including Mama, who was swept away when the sea rose up. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z The ubiquity of the geoglyphs may indicate that some type of cultural movement swept over earlier social arrangements. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They peeled and sorted and bunched and sprayed and cleaned and stacked and shelved and swept; my father put them to anything for which they didn’t have to speak. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was swept into the large room and introduced by my new name. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z For now men leaped from the ships to the quays of the Harlond and swept north like a storm. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Moments after the Gran ended the ceremony, the Oracle swept through the square, their long holographic cape billowing in the night breeze, their crystal ball suspended in the air beside them. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A bitter loneliness swept over Cole as tears clouded his vision. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z However, it was still a great shock to watch my black hair falling about my shoulders and down onto the floor, where it was just swept away as if it meant nothing. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The night air felt brisk as the wintry wind swept down the street. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z An elderly couple swept up broken glass and debris along the sidewalk in front of their barbershop/beauty parlor. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Dvorah swept her hands through the air, like she was grabbing the glow and warmth of the candles and bringing it to wash over her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He watched the needles intently; they still swept out a wide path across the dials. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z And we almost got swept up into a White Sox game before Mom came to her senses and remembered she didn’t even like baseball. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Ayanna dropped to her knees and swept the doll out of my hoodie and into a huge hug. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Adaon rose in the saddle and swept down with his sword. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The queen took his arm and swept past the men of the Night’s Watch with never a second glance. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The air was red with flags, which dipped and lifted as the marchers ducked under the level-crossing gate and swept across the railway tracks in a red wave. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They ran until they could run no farther, till a river of green was a river of blue, blue water that crashed and swept them in a wild torrent. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z "Deem. Tell the captain it would not be taken amiss if that one should happen to be swept overboard before they reach Eastwatch." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The fever that swept up over me made my body go limp, and I was pressed back against the bed, sinking into the pillows there like I was falling through clouds. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Her gold-streaked curls are swept into an Attendant's bun high on her head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “He led a raid. Crazy Horse and several other Lakota warriors swept through here like a sudden wind. They took the Long Knives’ horses. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I slipped and slid, teeth chattering all the while, until I found sure footing on the swept wooden steps. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Sister Ignatia stood and swept over to the window, looking out. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He nodded at the shards of glass swept into a pile in the corner. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The brown fields swept out to the horizon. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He swept the musket up, the bayonet pointing straight at me, twenty feet away. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The litigation that swept the nation in the 1990s challenging racial profiling practices has nearly vanished. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He tried to hold it back, but the wind swept down from the green coastal mountains, whipping the rain into gray waves that blinded him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The Renegades are about to get swept in a triple-header by a team that should have a hard time scoring runs against us, and I’m the reason. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Percy drew his sword and swept all the food ofF the picnic table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Will’s fleshy face contorted and a memory swept over him like a chilling wind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But her feet had not felt the earth in ever so long, and her thoughts had been replaced by whirlwinds and storms that swept all her cupboards bare. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z It was with this voice that she enumerated, twice a day as she swept the stairwell, the details of her plight and losses suffered since her deportation to Calcutta after Partition. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until a rain-filled blast of air swept into the land of Egypt a moment later that the noise was recognized for what it was. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the lights swept over me and I trembled with fear that I would be found out, or worse, that I would be mistaken for Lupito and shot. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m swept forward in a crush of bodies. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The courtyard where the wedding was to take place had to be carefully swept and a ceremonial fire readied. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z So we may well imagine the flutter of excitement that swept through the Iowa Department of Natural Resources when in the mid-1980s the world’s geological attention focused on Manson and its crater. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I nodded and turned so he wouldn’t see my tears as I swept up all the pieces. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When the house was swept out, smoothed, fussily arranged, and admired, they moved in. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Those who have been swept within the criminal justice system know that the way the system actually works bears little resemblance to what happens on television or in movies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “Me, I like the fall,” Tony proclaimed, pretending the tree branch he’d swept up from the side of the road was a sword. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She looked over at Moss before speaking, and a wave of affection swept over him as she smiled. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He swept the disc of yellow and walked gingerly down a hall and into a room at the front of the house. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her blue eyes were beautiful, and the way her hair swept over her shoulders ... The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A Mars mania coursed through Europe and America, and Lowell found himself swept up with it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall stood up and her beady eyes swept the room. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a pale orange crop top and a leather miniskirt, and the bulk of her hair is swept to one side. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She pulled a sword out of thin air, swept Percy off his feet with the flat of the blade, and pressed the point under his chin. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Just then it seemed my chamber-door was touched; as if fingers had swept the panels in groping a way along the dark gallery outside. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The blades swept through the thickest stalks and met with no resistance. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z |
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