英语词汇“swift”造句子简单的方法、技巧、例句及翻译-英语例句辞典

‘Ride now as light and as swift as you may!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

At his words, there was an immediate clamor of loud voices arguing for and against the likelihood of a swift and easy Communist defeat in the hands of American military might. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The Blackfish had taken a hundred picked men and a hundred swift horses and raced ahead to screen their movements and scout the way. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mostly they remembered only that it was a delight to hear the voice speaking, all that it said seemed wise and reasonable, and desire awoke in them by swift agreement to seem wise themselves. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She shot a swift glance upward at him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

They slew the gentle musician, tearing him limb from limb, and flung the severed head into the swift river Hebrus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a cry and a splash he fell face downward into deep swift water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

William and Mary were still running around on the platform, and I saw The Grand High Witch aim a swift running kick at William. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The air on my face is cool and swift, like a poem. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The mountains of North Korea are crisscrossed with swift rivers, large and small. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

‘The messenger of Mordor. The storm is coming. The Nazgûl have crossed the River! Ride, ride! Wait not for the dawn! Let not the swift wait for the slow! Ride!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It rang again in my hand now and for no reason at all the words of a childhood prayer spilled through my mind like swift water. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silence pressed upon him: There was no bustling or talk or swift footsteps here; the purple-carpeted corridors were as hushed as though the Muffliato charm had been cast over the place. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The still eddy waters next to the banks had frozen, but out in the middle, where the current was swift, the water was running, leaving a trough in the ice pack. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started with my high-school diploma, applying one precious match with a feeling of remote irony, even smiling as I saw the swift but feeble light push back the gloom. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reaction of the white rulers to our first efforts was swift and brutal: sabotage was declared to be a crime punishable by death. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fiddlers begin a swift, tempestuous tune, and Keenan takes my hip in one hand and my fingers in the other. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She went to the front door and opened it in a swift, determined pull. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The swift growth of the wild with briar and eglantine and trailing clematis was already drawing a veil over this place of dreadful feast and slaughter; but it was not ancient. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And my eyes, my mother gave me my eyes, no eyelids, as if they were carved on a jack-o’-lantern with two swift cuts of a short knife. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would mean a swift and unpleasant death, starvation, or attack by predators. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Luckily Penelope’s reflexes were swift, and she caught her new mistress before she hit the floor. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Tucked away in Tututepec, 8-Deer assembled a private army, staffed it with many relatives, and in a series of swift campaigns seized dozens of neighboring villages and city-states. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

If he regains it, your valour is vain, and his victory will be swift and complete: so complete that none can foresee the end of it while this world lasts. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Lupin gave him a swift smile, but as they turned away, Harry saw Lupin’s face fall again into lines of misery. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was so swift—a blur of metal and she was down. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

That was far from a berth on a swift ship, but I had little choice. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

For his part, Euwe didn’t evince much pride in his swift victory, since he felt that Bobby “was only a boy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She caught back the swift words upon her tongue. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It dwindled at last to a country cart-road little used; but it did not wind: it held on its own sure course and guided them by the swiftest way. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

‘Many riders on swift steeds are coming towards us!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Then the snow-leopard dæmon got to her feet in one swift movement and leapt to the door, but it was too late: the orderly who had knocked had opened without waiting. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And I could feel water again running swift and peaceful in the secret shade. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

For in a swift radiance of illumination he saw a glimpse of human struggle and of valor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

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

Now she was being made to look different from the ratty, thin-faced girl with the permanent sneer and the swift frown, his closest friend. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was the tillerman’s daemon, and clumsy and heavy as she looked, her flight was powerful and swift. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After a hurried dinner and a swift face-washing there was just enough time to change into the only nice dress I have before the carriage came. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The movement was so swift it startled me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Outliving beauty’s outward with a mind that doth renew swifter than blood decays.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Will jumped to his feet, and his sneakers got tangled under him for a long second, but he made a swift, semi-graceful recovery and stood upright. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

With one swift movement, Clay raised one heavy boot and kicked Hushpuppy, propelling the dog out the door of the kitchen and into the yard. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand went to his rapier, and he drew it from its hanger in one swift motion. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He laced to his feet the sandals of imperishable gold which bore him swift as a breath of air over sea and earth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a valley through which a broad, swift river wound its way, flowing eastward toward the sun. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I gave her a hard, swift push and she fell onto the bed. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

There were ripples round it, for under the banks the current was as swift as in midstream, on account of weed-cutting and sound camp-sheeting. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beatrice took my hand, and bending down gave me a swift peck on my cheek. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“As there is no time to lose, I vote we have a look at his house right now. Time is everything with him; and swift action on our part may save another victim.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

We were walking up the steps of the infirmary, everything was very swift, and next I was in a corridor being nudged by Dr. Stanpole toward a door. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They passed over another bridge, swift waters running beneath it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The big ranger was half a legend in the Watch, a man of slow words and swift action, tall and straight as a spear, long-limbed and solemn. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Mas free hand picks up a knife and in one swift moment, the sharp edge slices into the bird’s neck, silencing it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

While under formal control, virtually every aspect of one’s life is regulated and monitored by the system, and any form of resistance or disobedience is subject to swift sanction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Swiftly he ran, but Shelob was swifter; in a few leaps she would have him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The sea would be swifter, but if she does not have the ships... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I kept my expression firmly under control, expecting the swift flash of his eyes to judge my reaction that soon followed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

How swift and brave and graceful in his long trousers with bicycle-clips around them and his scarlet school cap at a jaunty angle on his head! Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like a conjurer’s trick, the swift disappearance of his hostility. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The move was so swift I am not certain I saw it clearly, but I believe he thrust his point through the guard of the other's weapon, then jerked upward. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately executed Evasive Pattern Beta, a swift dodge to the left. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Paris struck first, but Menelaus caught the swift spear on his shield, then hurled his own. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Orcs go fast in tunnels, and this tunnel they knew well; for in spite of Shelob they were forced to use it often as the swiftest way from the Dead City over the mountains. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Day followed day; the river rose steadily toward its banks, growing broader, fuller, swifter. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, moved by a will that is not my own, I turn and with one swift motion lift baby Hamlet from his basket and unwrap him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Now when I saw him there I wept for pity and called out to him: ‘How is this, Elpenor, how could you journey to the western gloom swifter afoot than I in the black lugger?’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cat by himself was a swift and efficient traveler. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pleasant enough river, I suppose, but the smallest fork of the Trident is twice as wide, and all three of them run swifter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With a swift motion, I threw the venison to the ground and the dog fell upon the meat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“She is a very brave young fieldmouse. But for her swift action we would all have been under the heel of the tyrant today.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But at least they had adopted a fatalistic attitude that death, if it came, would be swift and painless. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The papers were covered in swift, spidery handwriting, in black ink, which was hard to read; it seemed to be a sort of long argument about mathematics, all in French. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Kwasi held her hand tighter and they ran even faster, Amari trying in vain to be as invisible and swift as the wind. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tremor shook me; it was as though he had suddenly given a name to, had organized the vagueness that drifted through my head, and I was overcome with swift shame. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed the swift movements of her hand as she moved the brush from palette to paper and then back again. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

That nation has committed itself to a war against us and has earned our swift and sure action. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

One excellent reason for living close to dassies was that they would give a swift warning of anything dangerous in the neighborhood. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Lord rideth,” he said, low and threatening, “upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a swift rustle in the undergrowth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s the storm, or today’s drill, or the sound of thunder, but Axel can’t stop himself from dragging a swift arm across the top of Frank’s desk. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The rowers were swift and the journey was short. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nick warded it effortlessly, then aimed a swift cut at my head. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wind of our swift passage remodeled my features. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voice was raving about some failure of the laboratory and I felt a swift uneasiness. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom’s father was determined to make the killing mercifully swift, and once the apparatus was completed, he repeatedly tested it with sacks of sand. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I run to the river’s edge, take a swift look round for crocs, then lean down and scoop up a few handfuls of water into my mouth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

In his swift reckoning, he thought it best to trust in words to please her—and keep away; he might anger the girl, touching her knees. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gurgling sound I had heard was the swift current as it sucked its way through the channel. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held it out to the captain and in one swift movement he was on his feet, hand outstretched, fingertip brushing the edge of the cover. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Greek artists and poets realized how splendid a man could be, straight and swift and strong. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever so quickly I reach out my right hand, grab a sleeve, and give it a swift tug. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He was a brisk, pudgy, high-strung person whose movements were swift and certain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In a swift and decisive practice of preventive medicine, Dr. Snow removed the handle from the pump. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

A swift prescience with the strength of adrenaline flowed through him and heralded a day when he would speak to Bull Meecham man to man, as a friend and equal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Green Fork ran swift and deep here, but the Freys had spanned it many centuries past and grown rich off the coin men paid them to cross. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Tiny flames went darting up the wood like swift red mice, skating over the oil and leaping from bark to branch to leaf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She had just settled down to read with the book cradled in her lap, and she unwrapped it in swift, smooth motions. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They were hurtling out to sea, the black water ripping them past the lighthouses and into the swift currents of the Callidian Strait. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Out of the shadows dash creatures of all shapes and sizes: swift, diving bats and scurrying raccoons, fluttery moths and cunning bobcats. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

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

Whatever he said, the swift answer crushed him like a bludgeon. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Then sudden and swift the enemy strikes from nowhere, the cavernous heart. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me true, and I promise you shall have a swift, clean death.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We sat beneath them, on the bank of the stream and let our feet hang in the bright, swift waters. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the animals behind him were swift ones; it was the first run they had ever taken in their lives and they were all longing to use their new muscles. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The very thought would have been terrifying to them, and they knew that the whites would have retaliated with swift brutality. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

White reaction was swift and stern: white legislators sent back a message instructing blacks to end “the assertion of impractical claims for social and political rights.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

With one swift movement, the guard pulled handcuffs from his belt and clipped Cole’s wrists behind his back. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Gloss isn’t quite as swift, and I sink an arrow into his calf as he plunges into the waves. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, when women died a swift and painless death, they were held to have been slain by her silver arrows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a swift motion she tucked him into her furs, and it was like being wrapped in snow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

So swift and crafty it was almost not there, but it was. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Punishment, swift and sure, was left to the family. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then, once the time is right, with one abrupt, swift action I’m going to completely knock them out of my life. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a single blinding pulse, a moment of glory much too swift and expansive for any form of words, the singularity assumes heavenly dimensions, space beyond conception. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Two swift hours passed, and now the king sat upon his white horse, glimmering in the half-light. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then, in one swift movement, Finn grabbed Jinx, twisted him around, and shoved the gun into his back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

While Miranda was told the proper way to apply it, in swift upward strokes beginning at the base of her throat, he spun the lipstick carousel. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Travis’s father unbuckled his belt and whipped it off with a swift motion, popping loose one of his belt loops. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

They were swift, even as Gwydion had warned. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

A fierce kick in the ribs and a swift chop to the claw sent the rat and the cutlass in opposite directions. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

How long the preparations had seemed, and how short and swift the clearance now. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance he looked like an old man, his shoulders stooped, but he walked with the swift space-covering gait of a young man. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the wrist failed him, then the touch had fled and he would be forced to challenge the tall men who dwelled beneath the basket with swift drives that they would quickly move to intercept. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would have traded anything to hear her swift footsteps across the floor. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw three river runners too, long lean boats built tough to brave the swift currents and rocky shoots of the White Knife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In this type of swift warfare, German dive-bombers attacked Poland from the air to support the tank assaults on the ground. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And while he was resting, over the hill came flying the dark swift, screaming as he went, ‘News! News! News!’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So do you, Sam. Have a swift, safe voyage, and take care of her and Aemon and the child.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Yet for a long time the pig had led a charmed life, nonchalantly absorbing high-powered lead lumps in its thick haunches, or else—it being also a rather swift pig—escaping on the run unscathed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And the long-winged birds like swifts, I suppose they are the worst, for they can't rise from a flat surface at all?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls went out with torches in their hands, swift at their work of bedmaking; returning they whispered at the lord Odysseus’ shoulder: “Sir, you may come; your bed has been prepared.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad clasps her arm in a movement so swift, it startles me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The coyote-man raised his whip; there was a long moment of expectancy, then a swift movement, the whistle of the lash and its loud flat-sounding impact on the flesh. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Young Majidi with a swift comeback, even if it is a little juvenile.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Khaled accepted a drum and began playing with one swift, accurate hand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later the swallows and swifts felt the change and left the Northeast. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I had to act with grace, with swift, athletic timing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The swiftest crawlers were already at their goal. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one swift moment, he had crossed the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The attack was swift, painful, and without warning. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The first fights and skirmishes put a swift end to any excitement and pleasure Aurelia might have felt. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

You could bask there in tingly bubbles, your nose on a level with the icy river and only inches away from its swift currents that pulsed just beyond a thin wall of lavic rocks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They want something done, more police protection, swift justice, but no one has any good idea of how to get it done. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have gone easier and swifter as falcon or dolphin, but Ogion had advised him not to change his shape, and he knew the value of Ogion’s advice. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The deer and the rabbits would be shy and swift. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She also felt a strange flattery: the idea of herself as swift and darting and birdlike was new and pleasant, because she had always thought of herself as dogged and plodding. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was deadly as a sharp stone beneath swift water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then, with a swift movement, he snapped it shut again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

My own feet felt as light as feathers as I stepped over the floorboards, and I wondered if it was her miraculous tonic making me feel so weightless and swift. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was not the river nor the curving cars that flashed through the dark, but pitched like a distant crowd or a swift river at floodtide. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heart of a stallion would make her son strong and swift and fearless, or so the Dothraki believed, but only if the mother could eat it all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It kills humans with swift efficiency and with a devastating range of effects. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his most famous puzzle, “The Achilles,” Zeno proves that swift Achilles can never catch up with a lumbering tortoise that has a head start. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

At his forearm, Doc’s hands wove in and out of each other, swift and silent as shadows. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Point out the double sense of the word "expedition" in the following sentences: "With winged expedition, swift as lightning."—Milton. "The expedition of Cortez miserably failed."—Prescott. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smith didn’t care about the race results; all he wanted was swift starts and the fastest early fractions. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat down, they watching me, and the little girl with her streaked face and the gnawed looking loaf, and the water swift and peaceful below the path. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed moved by eyes alone—the eyes of neat, vigilant young women—needing only the occasional, swift intervention of a human hand to keep them clattering. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them in long swift lines came all their vassals from the northern mountains, speeding on a gathering wind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The streets were empty, save for an occasional car that zoomed past on swift rubber tires. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She called back the image of the snake: its eyes, its aim, the swift accuracy of its strike. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When spo-radic pushes came from the federal government to change the status quo, to break down the boundary of the railroad tracks, they were met with swift and well-organized resistance. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in a swift change of mood, she said, “Mary will be awfully happy here, won’t she? I mean—she knows how to be happy. Being happy takes a lot of practice, don’t you think?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat gripping my brief case, my eyes closed, feeling the bus sailing swift beneath me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's a clean cut, swift and sure and deep enough that I start wondering how much them doctors charge you to sew up stitches. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Bookman shot a swift bitter glance at the HSS head; the others in the room remained uncomfortably silent for a moment. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the punch of relief, swift and firm to my gut. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

By the time the afternoon sun lay in long, barred shadows across the road, the cat was still traveling in smooth, swift bursts, and the young dog was comparatively fresh. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that the Unicom was as swift and timid as the Antalop, and could only be captured in one way. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got up suddenly and Monique moved deftly out of his way, but she wasn’t quite swift enough. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Jean Louise started the swift descent her fingers brushed cold metal. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Before I can react, he jerks my head with a swift, savage motion. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I imagined a whirlwind, dark and swift, and in the middle of it a gentle oval-shaped stillness, shaped like a bicycle wheel seen from an angle: the London Eye. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The marshal was spun this way and that, then a swift tattoo of blows started him down the street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The watchful mind lies, cunning and swift, about the dark blood’s lust, lies and lies and lies until, weary of talk, the watchman sleeps. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the sound changed to a quiet crunch of snow and creak of timber, and the dogs began to step out eagerly, and the motion became swift and smooth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

As the rabbits came up by the hole inside the beech wood, a swift gust of wind passed through the leaves, checkering and dappling the ground beneath, stealing and giving light under the branches. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above us the air teems with invisible swift movement, with howls, pipings, and hisses. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

To effect a swift change in policy, the Communist party was dumping one organization, scattering its members, then organizing a new scheme with entirely new people! Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were just hours out of Vietnam, where life-and-death decisions were made with swift finality, and no one messed with Stringer. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, having heard all she had, Bonnie welcomed their swift approach. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed I felt his hold on me loosen, so I twisted my body in a swift movement and slipped away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The water was dear but not swift running—the linen did not float too far or too quickly away from my hands. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A swift current grabs the tube and sweeps it into the river. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Ugwu heard the sound just before they cut their cake in the living room, the swift wah-wah-wah roar in the sky. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’s soon finished, and then in one swift motion he throws the new bottle out the window. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The East-mark is my charge, the ward of the Third Marshal, and I have removed all our herds and herdfolk, withdrawing them beyond Entwash, and leaving none here but guards and swift scouts.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

With a swift kick, my heart started racing, and just as I returned the inhaler to the table, Maggie appeared in the doorway. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

And so swift, like shadows on the surface of a river. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The woman stood up in one swift, elegant movement. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He also made him a present of eight of his swiftest horses, each horse decked with a golden bridle and a saddle encrusted with precious stones. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as she was rounding the corner of the hostel she heard the swift passage of an arrow followed by a thud as it struck its target. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was a swift current which swung left, towards the eastern shore where the channel was clear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We entered rooms littered with the signs of swift emptying. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Avoiding the stabs of the banner pole and the swift whiplike slashes of the tail, Basil realized that this was no clumsy rat he faced. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

‘It is a long way from Rivendell, my friend,’ he said; ‘but you are wise and swift and come at need. Far let us ride now together, and part not in this world again!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He pulls the box from my hands and refills it with swift, concise motions. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

‘But we ride on horses tall and swift,’ said Théoden; ‘and great though your heart be, you cannot ride on such beasts.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The water was cold as ice and swift flowing, but now Robin had learned to grit his teeth and plunge in. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Fierce, hard — my sneakers slap the tar — swift, brisk. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snowmelt that came down from the mountains of the north had filled its tributaries and now it was at its highest and swiftest. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Adina made a stab, but the golden fish was too swift. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

As he had run forward, eager, rejoicing to be free, Shelob with hideous speed had come behind and with one swift stroke had stung him in the neck. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

No matter how hard the job assigned to her, she could always pause for a moment in her work and watch the slow drift of the clouds overhead, study the swift flight of the birds. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, perhaps, if he felt like it, he condescended, threw them at us and then gave each of us a swift kick in the bargain, just to make us feel his utter contempt. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gray as a wolf and almost as big, her movements are agile and swift. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I had no weapon, only my hands and my swift feet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Men of his size usually aren’t very fast, or very nimble. He could knock me out in one punch, probably, but he’d have to be swift enough to catch me.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I sneaked a swift look out the window to see that Charlie was already gone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He flung the door open in one swift movement, and then moved, almost cringed, swiftly away from me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"One letter, in two copies. Send your swiftest birds. The matter is of great import." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Everything was fine until we reached midstream, where the current was much swifter. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben had said, “How many million cousins does Red have?” but the opportunity for speech had died a swift death. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A swift night breeze slammed it shut with a dull thud. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She turned her mind away, accompanying the mental trick with a swift quarter-turn of her head. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

In one swift grab, she shakes me out of my high chair. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It holds, which is fortunate, because if it breaks, my death will be swift and certain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mama, when she was only known as that swift girl Yellow Kettle and had no children, had always loved to dance. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Not that he wanted to in that first exhilarating rush through the air, so swift that the East Wind was out-stripped and left far behind. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the man with the pipe spoke up, a swift charge of tension building with his words. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet his eyes were darting swiftly, first over the rows of students, then over the section reserved for teachers, his swift glance carrying a threat for all. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lampetia in her long gown meanwhile had borne swift word to the Overlord of Noon: ‘They have killed your kine.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is too low in the water with all this baggage, and the Great River is swift. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His father, walking with swift authority, approached the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But most of the traffic went out along the chief highway, and that turned south, and then bending swifter than the River skirted the hills and passed soon from sight. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The fire danced along their wings and they became swift. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Since farming created the conditions for swift demographic growth, farmers could usually overcome foragers by sheer weight of numbers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And tidings now came by swift riders from Cair Andros of all that was done, and the City made ready for the coming of the King. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And I thought of the tide, how swift it ran and strong into the little cove. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

My swift rise to E’lir alienated me from most of the other students. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The sharks were makos—swift, pointy-snouted predators with long, murderous teeth that protruded noticeably from their mouths. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with a swift movement he raised the wig. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The backlash against the gains of African Americans in the Reconstruction Era was swift and severe. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And then with a swift, graceful movement of her small hands, she removed her long pearly strand and put it around my neck. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

With five swift strokes, she cuts it into pieces and adds them to the steaming broth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He approached Harry at a swift walk, his black robes swishing, then stopped in front of him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

As soon as the earth warmed, the birchbark house always took shape under Nokomis’s swift hands. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

So in her swift packing to leave her own world, Mary Malone had taken with her the Book of Changes, as it was called, and the little yarrow stalks with which she read it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They would be sweeping in on the flood tide, but the Lannisters would have the river current to their favor, and the Blackwater Rush flowed strong and swift where it met the sea. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But “standard” by then included some remarkable safety technology, like an antilock braking system, which allowed for swifter stoppage time and had first been developed in the 1960s. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"King's Landing, *my lady, as you did command, and never has a ship made a swifter or surer passage. Will you be needing assistance to carry your things to the castle?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Prince Joffrey's mount was a blood bay courser, swift as the wind, and he rode it with reckless abandon, so fast that Sansa was hard-pressed to keep up on her mare. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He drank the last of the whisky in a swift single motion. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A swift stroke she dealt, skilled and deadly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A blackbird ran across the rose-garden to the lawns in swift, short rushes, stopping now and again to stab at the earth with his yellow beak. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In one swift motion, she somersaulted through my window, into my room, and then rolled beneath my bed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

In fact, if you look at the arrangement of the two constellations a little differently, it’s almost like Mama Bear sent Baby Bear spinning with a good swift head butt. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

At dusk through her tears she saw the swift and luminous disks that crossed the sky like an exhalation and she thought that it was a signal of death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The bitter upland plains, the purple wastes of sage, the wild, swift antelope, and the grouse are then a natural system in perfect balance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The swift figure meaning everything to them, all identities, all persons, all names. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat still and felt the canal water rush cool, swift, and glassy. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only was the current swift, but the waters were laden with all kinds of debris: tree trunks, brushwood, drowned animals, and once the bloated corpse of a man. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, when the gambling instinct got the better of him, he’d try to turn around and administer one swift disciplinary stroke, and then turn back again in time to smile before the camera went off. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elevator began to move, Tally’s ears complaining at the swift ascent “What’s our escape plan?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The sound of the river told the rabbits that it must be bigger than any they had known before—wide, smooth and swift. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bristle’s swift paw swept out and raked the doomed mouse to her jaws. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They made a scattered but swift run to the northeast, along the edge of a field of ripening wheat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stone bridges spanned swift, narrow rivers, while small farms spread in rings around holdfasts walled in wood and stone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"I know, I know," he said, with a swift displeasure that surprised me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

You do, strange as you seem; but you are swift and immediate, like birds, like butterflies. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ma gives me a stern look and a swift slap on my leg. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, Dad had a gimlet eye and a terrible swift sword. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the water was still again, dark and still and swift. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see now what I saw then, flashing by with the swift, deceptive ease of an accident: shower of gravel, windmilling arms, a hand that claws at a branch and misses. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was low enough for him to walk across, but still swift. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She threw the stone- but not at me. skimming bouncing I threw the stone— over the water skipping swift and merry twice over the water. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

In a swift motion, Uncle Phil grabs me around the waist and starts tickling me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was designed to her bones for a swifter life. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was too bad that justice wasn’t as swift or fair in real life as it was on Dog Squad. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The eyes of the children turned to Lillian awaiting a swift response. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olanna sat with them for a while, but their Hausa was too swift, too difficult to follow. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In one swift movement, Hagrid seized the front of KarkarofFs furs, lifted him into the air, and slammed him against a nearby tree. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It stopped in swift waves, beginning at the rear of the synagogue and ending at the chairs near the podium. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the pan out of Vonetta’s hand with a swift yank. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then when it is time for the slaughterhouse, their deaths should be swift and painless. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, the water must always have been swift, but the shore was once much more reachable. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cabbie looked over, his head out of the window, sitting high at the wheel as he made a swift U-turn and came alongside. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quite a bizarre place,” Inigo said, moving past several large cages in which were cheetahs and hummingbirds and other swift things. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There were sniggers here and there and swift glances. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The current was swift there, but midway across, three boulders rested against one another to form a secure perch. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She was a beautiful thing, and her huge paws hinted that she might someday grow large—and swift. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Which is perfect timing from every angle: the enchiladas Scoob and G’ma stopped for are ready to make a swift exit, and there’s no public toilet for him to use. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Maesters and septons alike agreed that children marked by greyscale could never be touched by the rarer mortal form of the affliction, nor by its terrible swift cousin, the grey plague. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I pictured them surging into the little cove and breaking with a roar upon the rocks, then running swift and strong to the shelving beach. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The sky was broken now into scudding patches that dragged their swift shadows up out of the shabby garden, over the broken fence and across the yard. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water under the hole ran blacker and swifter, and there was no way I was going to squat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It seemed a long way, and he grew hot and very hungry; and night closed down swift and dark. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

At times by night, as they cowered or drowsed uneasily in some hiding beside the road, they heard cries and the noise of many feet or the swift passing of some cruelly ridden steed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In a swift and furious struggle, all three of them, twisting in the air like scraps of flame, rose and fell and rose again, only to fall, finally, among the rocks on the far side. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

For a start, he would have sent a few of his swiftest ships to probe upriver and see what awaited them, instead of smashing in headlong. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Under the cold moon they went on once more, as swift as by the light of day. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Now even their parents were too swift to talk about Onyeka, his good mechanic job in town, his bicycle, his good behavior, as if he were already a member of the family. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Only when he passed in front of Ultima did he glance up, and in that swift glance his evil eye vowed his revenge on Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a swift peek, and then wrote it down. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

What was more frightening was the unknown: the occasional corpse hanging on the gate without an explanation, the swift kick by the blokova for no reason. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the creek and its swift water. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The channel grew narrower and the River swifter. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The current was swift and they went forward slowly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

That way, the swift male sperm would rush in and die off. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Alex tries not to be in awe of the simple agility of his hands, tries not to think about classical piano or how swift and smooth years of polo have trained Henry to be. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then there was a pause, and after it many swift scenes followed that Frodo in some way knew to be parts of a great history in which he had become involved. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

At first it was thunderous, and then it receded for a moment and came back again, louder and swifter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They halted, cowering on the evil-smelling ground; but they saw nothing in the gloomy evening sky above, and soon the menace passed, high overhead, going maybe on some swift errand from Barad-dûr. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Once again I saw Colonel Julyan give him that swift, curious glance. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I knew it from the way his left foot came forward and the bat snapped back and his long, thin body began its swift pivot. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He ties each one and adds a string in one swift movement. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Arya whirled and ran, swift as a deer, her feet flying over the cobbles all the way to the bathhouse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With a swift wing beat she alighted above a transformer on an electric utility pole. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They are not just tiny and swift but also often tantalizingly evanescent. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Pilots flying new planes could provide swift transport over otherwise impossible distances and heights, perform glamorous stunts and dramatic rescues, explore new territory...and, of course, embark on dangerous acts of war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

A grim, swift ship she looked, and all in sea-trim, with all her crew aboard. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They were by the banks of a swift narrow river. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Laura stood at the window and watched Pa, big and swift and strong, walking away over the snow. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was more than I had hitherto endured, even from her, but the swift lash of his reply was unexpected. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But I had a mind to make his eye swell up like one with a good swift punch. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

He turned and flung open the door of the railcar, and then he turned back and with one swift kick, he sent Edward sailing out into the darkness. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The boy was silent, his body frozen, swift tears running down his startled face. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I exhale, shove all that out the door of my mind with a swift kick, take a deep breath of the wet pulsing air, and start looking for Guillermo Garcia’s studio. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He did not answer Sam, but gave him a swift venomous look. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His older brothers were rough and ran wild, and he had a sister known as a strong, swift runner. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

"I care nothing for the size of its cabins or the quality of its appointments, so long as it is swift and safe. I wish to leave at once." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A swift crouch, a little leap and the BFG was over it. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s what derailed attempts to domesticate cheetahs, the swiftest of all land animals, despite our strong motivation to do so for thousands of years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A wide ladder with rubber treads on the steps allows for a swift, easy descent into the bowels of the city. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He was swift and graceful, even in his Hawaiian footwear. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

An act of great wizardry is not worked without arousing such men, and they had ways of coming very swiftly when need called, though none had been so swift as the Archmage. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in a single, swift motion, she jumped into the black water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her judgment was as swift as it was dismissive, probably based on a quick-glance calculus involving my grades and test scores. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Finally, swimming to the middle and staying in the swift current, he swam downstream. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The swift current had eaten away at the footing, causing it to lean. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Realisation came like a rocket, swift and fiery. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then with a swift movement, she wrapped the hair around her hand into a bun, which she pinned on top of her head again. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She plucks them off my brother’s head in one swift motion. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Yet had he known of it, he could have wrought a just and swift revenge. Alas, Fortune truly is a false dame!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He delivered a swift kick to Lucy’s side that made her yelp in surprise. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Knots and tangles, Jaime thought, wishing he could cut through all of it with one swift stroke of his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And he thought of their feet so swift and brutal, and the dark gray clothes they wore, and how when they passed they did not see him, or, if they saw him, they smirked. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Even his agony of terror could not make him swift enough to outstrip the keen-scented pack. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think about why she might have needed to make a swift marriage, what she might have had to hide. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her long pointed wings; wide shoulders; and strong, tapered body were sculpted by the wind, the open sky, and the nature of her ancestral prey—swift birds. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I felt a swift kick in my backside. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time the clink and scrape were followed by a slithering and the soft swift patter of skinfeet on stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was, in a way, his style: swift, painless, efficient. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Mom simply shrugged her shoulders and yanked off my shirt in one swift motion. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It had what newspapermen called “plenty of swift.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That sound—the swift, shocking report of gunfire—called the scattered, irascible, permanently seeking part of his mind into focus like nothing else. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When that other man had come this way, he had been mounted on a courser, swift and spirited. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She makes no sound as one of the knights—the redcap knight with the slashed shoulder—beheads her with a single swift and brutal strike of her blade. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This is not good: Dapir isn’t swift like my sister, though she has the same brave spirit. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra stood shivering in the fo’c’sle and laughed with delight as her beloved Pantalaimon, sleek and powerful, leaped from the water with half a dozen other swift gray shapes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The other diggers were long gone, having cut their clay with a swift skill that left Tree-ear alone and in despair. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

A swift underground river ran through the Pipeworks, and every now and then someone fell into it and was lost. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After the departing villagers passed the river, at a spot where the water ran swift and deep, Alyce stepped out of the woods. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

You need a swift eye, strong wrists and a very quick pair of hands to play fives well, and it was a game I took to right from the beginning. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must look really pitiful, because even Mouse Girl reaches out to give me a swift pat on the back. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It was icy told, much swifter than he’d imagined, but that didn’t bother him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her decline had been so swift that he hadn’t made it there to say good-bye. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If Hizdahr conspired at my queen's death, I will see to him myself, but his death will be swift and clean. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He could feel the Hound, like autumn, come cold and dry and swift, like a wind that didn't stir grass, that didn't jar windows or disturb leaf-shadows on the white sidewalks as it passed. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, he could not quite overcome his surprise when, after a short while, they indeed came upon a swift running brook winding its way through a stand of rowans. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was a large hole in the roof; I saw blue sky, a swift cloud moving from left to right, through the jagged black edge. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

‘Then come, and let your brother go with us, and some other of your folk who is most swift! For we have need of speed greater than any wind, outmatching the wings of the Nazgûl.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A swift rigidity fell on all of them as James lurched one step forward into a crouch. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Malcolm tried to catch it by turning suddenly to the left or to the right, but all he saw was the swift movement that showed where it had been a moment before. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Matthias seized the frightened Guerrilla Shrew by his paw, pulling him along at a swift run. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They started, she flying swift as an arrow, her hair tossed back over her white shoulders, a rosy flush tinging her fair body. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled Major Udodi up and said something in swift Igbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As the truck lurched over a bridge across the Nenana River, Alex looked down at the swift current and remarked that he was afraid of the water. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Brown dust engulfed the plane as we slid down the field that angled out to the right. Both the swift turn and the thick soil slowed the plane, and we came to a jerky stop.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She looks at me like she’s considering giving me a swift smack. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as his legs were free he tried to bolt, but one swift curl of the Elephant’s trunk round his waist soon put an end to that. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He’d earned the job of Assigner because of his quick mind, his swift intelligence, his fertile imagination, his ability to see two moves ahead as if life were a giant checker or chess game. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The orderly saluted and, with one more swift uneasy glance at the empty bed, went out and shut the door. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I reached the corner, but a swift glance revealed that it was only a blind drive to the back of another building. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

With a swift movement he levered the fourth step an inch forward, exposing a long dark gap. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Two came flying at him rattling their wings, but the big one came circling from behind, very swift, to burn him and his boat with its breath of fire. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah said no more, but in her mind’s eye she saw a swift shadow racing into the dark trees. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie and Grandma made a swift move to the house, Genie heading straight upstairs to hide the tooth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There was a beaten way, north-westward along the foot-hills of the White Mountains, and this they followed, up and down in a green country, crossing small swift streams by many fords. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

With a swift gesture, he caught the handle and flung the door open. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The reaction was swift this time, and Moss’s heart dropped. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I slide the bar beneath the bracket, and with all my strength, I bear down with a single swift push. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The Taedong, as it flowed past Camp 14, was too wide and swift to freeze in the North Korean winter, which allowed dam construction to continue year round. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The dogs had suddenly caught sight of them, and it was only by a swift dash for their holes that the rats saved their lives. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

In one swift motion, he pulls it over his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

‘Our peril will be greatest just ere we reach the river,’ said Glorfindel; ‘for my heart warns me that the pursuit is now swift behind us, and other danger may be waiting by the Ford.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The ferret grappled vainly but was cloven in two with one swift stroke. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

In fifty paces, with a swift bend round a jutting bastion of the cliff, it took them out of sight from the Tower. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A hundred yards or so from the house I became aware of another set of footsteps behind me, even swifter than my brisk pace—some fellow player late for morning rehearsal, I guessed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

If it were eating it would be the gluttony of the famished; if it were sex it would be a swift furtive stand-up in an alley somewhere. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a strong wind, Dad rises from the clouds, strikes down the stairs, swift and sharp and mad as lightning. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Once two Centaurs, swifter and stronger by far than any mortal, caught sight of her when she was alone and pursued her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no swifter ships than those three. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, in one swift movement, she gobbles it. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Many spectators, anticipating a swift decision, had never left their seats. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Hullen speaks truly, son. Better a swift death than a hard one from cold and starvation." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I dread them as much. They are ruthless as the Cauldron-Born, their strength even greater. They go afoot, yet they are swift, with much endurance. Fatigue, hunger, and thirst mean little to them.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“There is none swifter, honored lord. Adventure can run down the wind itself. Tell me where you wish to sail, and swiftly I shall bring you there.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His black open palm swept upward in a swift narrow arc and smacked solidly against her face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

In a sudden swift movement that seems impossible considering how drunk he is, he spins out of my arms, casting me backward in slow, torturous motion. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They are so swift, so exactly proportioned and balanced. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

For yet another weapon, swifter than hunger, the Lord of the Dark Tower had: dread and despair. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They must beat their way between Java and Sumatra, fighting against the swift current of Sunda Strait. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one swift, creaking movement, its jaw unhinged. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Will I need my armor? We shall be swifter without it.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Those forecasting a swift and tidy end to the war had been numerous but wrong. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Our gruesome Task complete, shattered Horses still screaming on the Hillside, we was ordered to Retreat & did so, around the Hill, and run — i’faith, I have never run so swift—over the Fields. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The river, now small and swift, was leaping merrily down to meet them, glinting here and there in the light of the stars, which were already shining in the sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was moving on four good legs, strong and swift, and he could feel the ground underfoot, the soft crackling of fallen leaves, thick roots and hard stones, the deep layers of humus. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It seemed, like some weapon of morality, to be spurring me toward the Quarter, each plastic slap saving, “Take heart. Ignatius. Thou hast a terrible swift sword.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several were felled before Jess Squirrel and Winifred, along with some crack otter slingers, sent down a barrage so swift and accurate that it decimated the ferrets within minutes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

With a swift glance around the room, he at once laid out our plan of attack, and, without speaking a word, with a gesture, placed us each in position. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Whoa, this is stirring something up in me, breezy and swift. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

All these thoughts passed through me while the fishermen paddled urgently across the swift, boiling Kwenge. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On and on he led them, tireless and swift, now that his mind was at last made up. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

After him they rode: a long line of mail-clad men, swift, shining, fell and fair to look upon. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Tykes, confined, would be fighting and then wailing in response to swift backhanded slaps from their mothers. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Death came in that door and blew the life out of him as swift as the wind snuffed out his candles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They stood up, stretched, then gazed out over the swift dull water as an unspeakable restlessness and agitation held them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Both rivers were swollen with rainfall and thick with boulders that created dozens of small, swift waterfalls. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

"I've spoken to a certain man I know, a good friend to me . . . and you, my lady. He will hire a swift ship to take us to safety, when the time is right." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They cut a stout pole from a young alder, lashed the gaff hook to it, and then stealthily approached the swift, cold river. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Today, on tracks that are several seconds faster than they were in the 1930s, such a workout time is considered exceptionally swift, even for a mature horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a swift, bearlike swipe, she grabbed the dog and held him by the scruff of the neck with one hand. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She knew that if she moved her hand quickly enough she could stick her forefinger and thumb into the fish’s gills and, in a swift movement, lift it out of the water. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And at once swift riders were sent out to gather what news they could northwards; and eastwards from Osgiliath and the road to Minas Morgul. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Out past the kitchen window, swifts swoop for insects, and the filaments of a spiderweb catch the light and shine for an instant and are gone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We must have made a strange procession, my mother leading the group with her swift, proud walk, Deborah and Theresa skipping around her, my father muttering and dragging behind, and finally Ultima and myself. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For this she was put to scragging, second-picking the bushes that had a few inferior puffs left on the twigs by swifter hands than hers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one swift maneuver, I switch the sick and healthy baskets. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He swam strongly across the swift current toward the path he had seen from the top of the tower. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say “Yes, Papa,” because he was right, but the burning on my feet was climbing up, in swift courses of excru- dating pain, to my head and lips and eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Colonel turned, swift as a wasp’s sting, and menaced into the gloom. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pilots had been drinking most of the day and the party was taking a swift descent toward mayhem. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually Papa would take him over his knee and give him a swift hit on his bottom. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The swift roar of planes and the sharp ka-ka-ka of antiaircraft gunfire came from above and from below and from the sides and made her teeth chatter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the twilight a swift flew screaming overhead and Hazel turned to Dandelion. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was actually used as evidence to support the notion that the extinction of dinosaurs was swift and emphatic–and so it was in geological terms. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

If the worst happened, the little Sea- swift ought to be able to outrun pursuit. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The board was put back in the door so the police wouldn’t notice the gap, but then a swift kick from outside sent it flying to the floor. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I made my way through the wind-carved snow to the next roof and then to the next, going with swift caution. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one swift motion, she pulls Eric's ID out of her back pocket and swipes it against the security panel on the wall. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But those swift feelings of contempt never lasted long enough for her to refuse those drive-in movie sessions where she was the sole object of someone’s hunger and satisfaction. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a swift instant, between the gesture and the opaque glitter of his glasses, I saw the blinking of sightless eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he began to swim with easy, powerful strokes, striking out towards where the current was swift and certain, where the Really Deep began. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The detective turned around, grabbed one of the chairs pushed under the table in the corner and pulled it towards him in a swift, almost violent movement. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used words like “soon, when I’m back in Holland,” “a swift liberation,” “heroism” and “heavy burdens.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Watch this, Nick, he says, then dribbles to the center of his backyard and flame throws a banana kick so swift, it basically splits the air, then sizzles right into his doghouse. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Their dappled grey coursers were swift, strong, and beautifully trained. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In one swift move, Johnson had worked around a critical part of the US Constitution. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was curious how that beetlelike type proliferated in the Ministries: little dumpy men, growing stout very early in life, with short legs, swift scuttling movements, and fat inscrutable faces with very small eyes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

In the space between blinks, she could have sworn she saw things swooping past him in swift, vicious circles, hovering above him, waiting, waiting, waiting... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He knew all the natural harbors, the swiftest currents, how to avoid a squall even when it seemed intent on destroying him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Florida and Tiller were letting the swift current carry them along. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was hotly pursued and by one stronger if not swifter than she. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only a giant would have had the strength to sink the massive pillars there, in the deepest, swiftest section of the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She was an only child who ran her parents with tantrums and demands that, had they come from me, would have got me a swift slap or a cocotazo from Mami’s sharp knuckles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Snowmane snorted and reared, eager to follow; but only a swift bird on the wing could have overtaken him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I start off in that direction, set a swift pace, and cover the four miles in a little more than an hour. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned abruptly and left, giving me a swift view of her face. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Nobody lives forever,” Sunny said real swift, and we dove back into our homework. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

We were swept into another level of exposure and into the swift current of other people's expectations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

His slap was swift, powerful, furious, but High-Tech avoided the full impact because he moved back at the last second and Ugwu’s hand only scraped his cheek. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

From the corner of my eye, I saw a shadowy movement, a swift blur of beige, blue, and brown. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Use tiny movements, then a swift lunge the other fencer can’t avoid. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was, to use his own words, "an art of short, swift, and secret writing, by the which one may transcribe the spoken word as rapidly as it issues from the tongue." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were swift and elusive and difficult to net. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She was a bold-looking girl of about twenty-seven, with thick dark hair, a freckled face, and swift, athletic movements. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He gives me a swift look, and I hold my breath, thinking he is about to question me further. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

After their mother died, she had come struggling out of the womb without help from throbbing muscles or the pressure of swift womb water. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Ride to Helm’s Deep! Go not to the Fords of Isen, and do not tarry in the plain! I must leave you for a while. Shadowfax must bear me now on a swift errand.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I looked from face to face, black and white, feeling swift panic. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peering through the plant clumps, they could catch glimpses of the smooth, glittering river, evidently much wider and swifter than the Enborne. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers seemed helpless because the warrior attack was swift. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach's pudgy fingers, swift with a needle, were clumsy with a comb, but after several tangled attempts she ended up with three equal strands. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Then dig a hole in the ground,’ said Legolas, ‘if that is more after the fashion of your kind. But you must dig swift and deep, if you wish to hide from Orcs.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

So you can imagine that there was a good deal of pushing and shoving as they hustled and bustled down the passage, trying to keep up with the swift little figure in front of them. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She tucked the hair behind her ears in the swift movement he loved and took out the black velvet bundle. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She gave me a hard swift kiss, brushing me somewhere near the ear. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

There was no warning, only a leap in like a flash, a metallic clip of teeth, a leap out equally swift, and Curly’s face was ripped open from eye to jaw. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seth stayed a couple of steps ahead of her, and the swift satyr was gradually increasing his lead. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

In one swift motion, Felix lifted the ball above his head and launched it at the basket. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That is why, I suppose, you wished him to go on to Bukovina. You cannot deceive me, my friend; I know too much, and my horses are swift.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

We are riding a swift tailwind today, and the ship veers starboard quickly, moving us away from the disturbance. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

With a swift movement, Omakayas reached down and scooped the bird into the small carrying sack at her waist. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then, with a final nod to Harry and a swift smile, Lupin left the office. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His hands shaped the words in a swift series of designs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Lily jumps from the darkness and, in a swift, practiced movement, inserts and turns the key. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The pulse came swift and staccato, increasing gradually until I fairly danced between the nodes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a religion as swift as a swallow, as urgent as an ambulance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

An owl came, with an ominous, swift whirring of its wings, down on to something in the grass. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But to get to it, everyone has to swim through open water against a swift current. | Let’s Get Lost 2014-03-07T23:00:48Z

Novak is also swift to dismiss the swirl of controversy caused by Four Lions' contentious jihadist subject. Prankster's paradise: Fonejacker hits the streets 2010-04-09T23:11:00Z

The hatred these two men have for one another can go on for decades, but in serialized entertainment terms focusing the story on that and little else is a swift journey to pointlessness. In its third season, "Cobra Kai's" one-note villain knocks it off its game 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z

There was a lot going on here; it felt like a thick catalogue of the swift, tricky combinations of steps that Howard was known for. Chamber Dance Project sweeps in like a cool breeze

Though organizing efforts at many museums have been successful, agreement on contract terms has not always been swift. U.S. Museums See Rise in Unions Even as Labor Movement Slumps 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z

Your list is swifter, and less challenging, than a fully articulated analysis; also, more assertive. Robert McCrum: The seductive power of lists 2011-03-15T16:41:59Z

He obsesses over body language too: the angular, ungainly stride he created for Sheldon, and the alternately swift and halting paces of Elwood. Theater: Jim Parsons Prepares for His Lead Role in ‘Harvey’ 2012-05-23T15:00:21Z

Justice, in this case, was swift and applied brutally. Jerry Sandusky’s guilty — and so are we 2012-06-25T13:59:00Z

Reaction to her column was swift, and profuse. The ‘Mikado’ controversy: A call for calm discourse 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z

This includes the swift ax given this month to “Gypsy,” which starred Naomi Watts as a therapist with serious boundary issues. Perspective | In its bid to be everything, Netflix is still missing one thing: An identity 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z

The swift fall of one of Hollywood's most powerful figures has turned up the pressure on many in the industry to speak out. 'Abhorrent.' 'Disgraceful.' Celebrities Condemn Harvey Weinstein 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z

When we reached the bottom they proudly showed us their day’s haul, the swifts clinging to their T-shirts. Deep in Vietnam, Exploring a Colossal Cave 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

The decision was unusually swift, especially for a comic book with such an acclaimed writer, but Mr. Coates said the culprit was poor sales. Black Panther Spinoff Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates Will Be Canceled 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

“Rite of Spring” is a swift, cleanly executed 45 minutes. Review | Spreading out uptown, Pointless Theatre revives ‘Rite of Spring’ 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z

But Twitter is nothing if not a hive mind on steroids, and its verdict was swift and merciless: the irony detector found only cluelessness in this clumsy ode to Chinese cuisine. “Have They Run out of White Poets Yet?”: Asian writers mock Calvin Trillin’s New Yorker poem on Chinese food 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

An hour later, we were enjoying a rare sensation: swift, ceaseless movement through a sub-Saharan landscape. A Remarkable Rail Journey Into the Horn of Africa’s Past, and Future 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

The pace is swift, the tone playful, the screenplay peppered with one-liners. | 'Machete': Growl, and Let the Severed Heads Fall Where They May 2010-09-02T20:53:00Z

The term “trial separation” conjures a swift purgatory, something ducked into regretfully and escaped from with due speed, even if into that most conclusive of relationships, divorce. Why Divorce? Just Stay Separated 2010-07-30T20:40:00Z

单词	swift
例句	swift ‘Ride now as light and as swift as you may!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z At his words, there was an immediate clamor of loud voices arguing for and against the likelihood of a swift and easy Communist defeat in the hands of American military might. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The Blackfish had taken a hundred picked men and a hundred swift horses and raced ahead to screen their movements and scout the way. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mostly they remembered only that it was a delight to hear the voice speaking, all that it said seemed wise and reasonable, and desire awoke in them by swift agreement to seem wise themselves. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She shot a swift glance upward at him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z They slew the gentle musician, tearing him limb from limb, and flung the severed head into the swift river Hebrus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z With a cry and a splash he fell face downward into deep swift water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z William and Mary were still running around on the platform, and I saw The Grand High Witch aim a swift running kick at William. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z The air on my face is cool and swift, like a poem. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The mountains of North Korea are crisscrossed with swift rivers, large and small. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z ‘The messenger of Mordor. The storm is coming. The Nazgûl have crossed the River! Ride, ride! Wait not for the dawn! Let not the swift wait for the slow! Ride!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It rang again in my hand now and for no reason at all the words of a childhood prayer spilled through my mind like swift water. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The silence pressed upon him: There was no bustling or talk or swift footsteps here; the purple-carpeted corridors were as hushed as though the Muffliato charm had been cast over the place. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The still eddy waters next to the banks had frozen, but out in the middle, where the current was swift, the water was running, leaving a trough in the ice pack. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I started with my high-school diploma, applying one precious match with a feeling of remote irony, even smiling as I saw the swift but feeble light push back the gloom. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The reaction of the white rulers to our first efforts was swift and brutal: sabotage was declared to be a crime punishable by death. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The fiddlers begin a swift, tempestuous tune, and Keenan takes my hip in one hand and my fingers in the other. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She went to the front door and opened it in a swift, determined pull. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The swift growth of the wild with briar and eglantine and trailing clematis was already drawing a veil over this place of dreadful feast and slaughter; but it was not ancient. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And my eyes, my mother gave me my eyes, no eyelids, as if they were carved on a jack-o’-lantern with two swift cuts of a short knife. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z It would mean a swift and unpleasant death, starvation, or attack by predators. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Luckily Penelope’s reflexes were swift, and she caught her new mistress before she hit the floor. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Tucked away in Tututepec, 8-Deer assembled a private army, staffed it with many relatives, and in a series of swift campaigns seized dozens of neighboring villages and city-states. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z If he regains it, your valour is vain, and his victory will be swift and complete: so complete that none can foresee the end of it while this world lasts. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Lupin gave him a swift smile, but as they turned away, Harry saw Lupin’s face fall again into lines of misery. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was so swift—a blur of metal and she was down. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z That was far from a berth on a swift ship, but I had little choice. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z For his part, Euwe didn’t evince much pride in his swift victory, since he felt that Bobby “was only a boy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She caught back the swift words upon her tongue. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It dwindled at last to a country cart-road little used; but it did not wind: it held on its own sure course and guided them by the swiftest way. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z ‘Many riders on swift steeds are coming towards us!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Then the snow-leopard dæmon got to her feet in one swift movement and leapt to the door, but it was too late: the orderly who had knocked had opened without waiting. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And I could feel water again running swift and peaceful in the secret shade. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z For in a swift radiance of illumination he saw a glimpse of human struggle and of valor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 Now she was being made to look different from the ratty, thin-faced girl with the permanent sneer and the swift frown, his closest friend. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z It was the tillerman’s daemon, and clumsy and heavy as she looked, her flight was powerful and swift. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z After a hurried dinner and a swift face-washing there was just enough time to change into the only nice dress I have before the carriage came. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The movement was so swift it startled me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Outliving beauty’s outward with a mind that doth renew swifter than blood decays.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Will jumped to his feet, and his sneakers got tangled under him for a long second, but he made a swift, semi-graceful recovery and stood upright. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z With one swift movement, Clay raised one heavy boot and kicked Hushpuppy, propelling the dog out the door of the kitchen and into the yard. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His hand went to his rapier, and he drew it from its hanger in one swift motion. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He laced to his feet the sandals of imperishable gold which bore him swift as a breath of air over sea and earth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a valley through which a broad, swift river wound its way, flowing eastward toward the sun. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I gave her a hard, swift push and she fell onto the bed. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z There were ripples round it, for under the banks the current was as swift as in midstream, on account of weed-cutting and sound camp-sheeting. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Beatrice took my hand, and bending down gave me a swift peck on my cheek. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “As there is no time to lose, I vote we have a look at his house right now. Time is everything with him; and swift action on our part may save another victim.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z We were walking up the steps of the infirmary, everything was very swift, and next I was in a corridor being nudged by Dr. Stanpole toward a door. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They passed over another bridge, swift waters running beneath it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The big ranger was half a legend in the Watch, a man of slow words and swift action, tall and straight as a spear, long-limbed and solemn. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mas free hand picks up a knife and in one swift moment, the sharp edge slices into the bird’s neck, silencing it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While under formal control, virtually every aspect of one’s life is regulated and monitored by the system, and any form of resistance or disobedience is subject to swift sanction. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Swiftly he ran, but Shelob was swifter; in a few leaps she would have him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The sea would be swifter, but if she does not have the ships... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I kept my expression firmly under control, expecting the swift flash of his eyes to judge my reaction that soon followed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z How swift and brave and graceful in his long trousers with bicycle-clips around them and his scarlet school cap at a jaunty angle on his head! Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like a conjurer’s trick, the swift disappearance of his hostility. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The move was so swift I am not certain I saw it clearly, but I believe he thrust his point through the guard of the other's weapon, then jerked upward. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I immediately executed Evasive Pattern Beta, a swift dodge to the left. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Paris struck first, but Menelaus caught the swift spear on his shield, then hurled his own. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Orcs go fast in tunnels, and this tunnel they knew well; for in spite of Shelob they were forced to use it often as the swiftest way from the Dead City over the mountains. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Day followed day; the river rose steadily toward its banks, growing broader, fuller, swifter. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Without thinking, moved by a will that is not my own, I turn and with one swift motion lift baby Hamlet from his basket and unwrap him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Now when I saw him there I wept for pity and called out to him: ‘How is this, Elpenor, how could you journey to the western gloom swifter afoot than I in the black lugger?’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The cat by himself was a swift and efficient traveler. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A pleasant enough river, I suppose, but the smallest fork of the Trident is twice as wide, and all three of them run swifter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With a swift motion, I threw the venison to the ground and the dog fell upon the meat. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “She is a very brave young fieldmouse. But for her swift action we would all have been under the heel of the tyrant today.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But at least they had adopted a fatalistic attitude that death, if it came, would be swift and painless. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The papers were covered in swift, spidery handwriting, in black ink, which was hard to read; it seemed to be a sort of long argument about mathematics, all in French. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Kwasi held her hand tighter and they ran even faster, Amari trying in vain to be as invisible and swift as the wind. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A tremor shook me; it was as though he had suddenly given a name to, had organized the vagueness that drifted through my head, and I was overcome with swift shame. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed the swift movements of her hand as she moved the brush from palette to paper and then back again. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z That nation has committed itself to a war against us and has earned our swift and sure action. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z One excellent reason for living close to dassies was that they would give a swift warning of anything dangerous in the neighborhood. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Lord rideth,” he said, low and threatening, “upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a swift rustle in the undergrowth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s the storm, or today’s drill, or the sound of thunder, but Axel can’t stop himself from dragging a swift arm across the top of Frank’s desk. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The rowers were swift and the journey was short. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Nick warded it effortlessly, then aimed a swift cut at my head. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The wind of our swift passage remodeled my features. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice was raving about some failure of the laboratory and I felt a swift uneasiness. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom’s father was determined to make the killing mercifully swift, and once the apparatus was completed, he repeatedly tested it with sacks of sand. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I run to the river’s edge, take a swift look round for crocs, then lean down and scoop up a few handfuls of water into my mouth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z In his swift reckoning, he thought it best to trust in words to please her—and keep away; he might anger the girl, touching her knees. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The gurgling sound I had heard was the swift current as it sucked its way through the channel. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She held it out to the captain and in one swift movement he was on his feet, hand outstretched, fingertip brushing the edge of the cover. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Greek artists and poets realized how splendid a man could be, straight and swift and strong. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever so quickly I reach out my right hand, grab a sleeve, and give it a swift tug. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He was a brisk, pudgy, high-strung person whose movements were swift and certain. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In a swift and decisive practice of preventive medicine, Dr. Snow removed the handle from the pump. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A swift prescience with the strength of adrenaline flowed through him and heralded a day when he would speak to Bull Meecham man to man, as a friend and equal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The Green Fork ran swift and deep here, but the Freys had spanned it many centuries past and grown rich off the coin men paid them to cross. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Tiny flames went darting up the wood like swift red mice, skating over the oil and leaping from bark to branch to leaf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She had just settled down to read with the book cradled in her lap, and she unwrapped it in swift, smooth motions. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They were hurtling out to sea, the black water ripping them past the lighthouses and into the swift currents of the Callidian Strait. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Out of the shadows dash creatures of all shapes and sizes: swift, diving bats and scurrying raccoons, fluttery moths and cunning bobcats. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 Whatever he said, the swift answer crushed him like a bludgeon. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Then sudden and swift the enemy strikes from nowhere, the cavernous heart. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me true, and I promise you shall have a swift, clean death.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We sat beneath them, on the bank of the stream and let our feet hang in the bright, swift waters. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the animals behind him were swift ones; it was the first run they had ever taken in their lives and they were all longing to use their new muscles. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The very thought would have been terrifying to them, and they knew that the whites would have retaliated with swift brutality. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z White reaction was swift and stern: white legislators sent back a message instructing blacks to end “the assertion of impractical claims for social and political rights.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z With one swift movement, the guard pulled handcuffs from his belt and clipped Cole’s wrists behind his back. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Gloss isn’t quite as swift, and I sink an arrow into his calf as he plunges into the waves. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, when women died a swift and painless death, they were held to have been slain by her silver arrows. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In a swift motion she tucked him into her furs, and it was like being wrapped in snow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z So swift and crafty it was almost not there, but it was. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Punishment, swift and sure, was left to the family. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And then, once the time is right, with one abrupt, swift action I’m going to completely knock them out of my life. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In a single blinding pulse, a moment of glory much too swift and expansive for any form of words, the singularity assumes heavenly dimensions, space beyond conception. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Two swift hours passed, and now the king sat upon his white horse, glimmering in the half-light. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then, in one swift movement, Finn grabbed Jinx, twisted him around, and shoved the gun into his back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z While Miranda was told the proper way to apply it, in swift upward strokes beginning at the base of her throat, he spun the lipstick carousel. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Travis’s father unbuckled his belt and whipped it off with a swift motion, popping loose one of his belt loops. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z They were swift, even as Gwydion had warned. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z A fierce kick in the ribs and a swift chop to the claw sent the rat and the cutlass in opposite directions. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z How long the preparations had seemed, and how short and swift the clearance now. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In the distance he looked like an old man, his shoulders stooped, but he walked with the swift space-covering gait of a young man. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z If the wrist failed him, then the touch had fled and he would be forced to challenge the tall men who dwelled beneath the basket with swift drives that they would quickly move to intercept. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I would have traded anything to hear her swift footsteps across the floor. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw three river runners too, long lean boats built tough to brave the swift currents and rocky shoots of the White Knife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In this type of swift warfare, German dive-bombers attacked Poland from the air to support the tank assaults on the ground. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And while he was resting, over the hill came flying the dark swift, screaming as he went, ‘News! News! News!’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “So do you, Sam. Have a swift, safe voyage, and take care of her and Aemon and the child.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Yet for a long time the pig had led a charmed life, nonchalantly absorbing high-powered lead lumps in its thick haunches, or else—it being also a rather swift pig—escaping on the run unscathed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “And the long-winged birds like swifts, I suppose they are the worst, for they can't rise from a flat surface at all?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls went out with torches in their hands, swift at their work of bedmaking; returning they whispered at the lord Odysseus’ shoulder: “Sir, you may come; your bed has been prepared.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad clasps her arm in a movement so swift, it startles me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The coyote-man raised his whip; there was a long moment of expectancy, then a swift movement, the whistle of the lash and its loud flat-sounding impact on the flesh. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Young Majidi with a swift comeback, even if it is a little juvenile.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Khaled accepted a drum and began playing with one swift, accurate hand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A few days later the swallows and swifts felt the change and left the Northeast. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I had to act with grace, with swift, athletic timing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The swiftest crawlers were already at their goal. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z In one swift moment, he had crossed the room. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The attack was swift, painful, and without warning. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The first fights and skirmishes put a swift end to any excitement and pleasure Aurelia might have felt. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z You could bask there in tingly bubbles, your nose on a level with the icy river and only inches away from its swift currents that pulsed just beyond a thin wall of lavic rocks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They want something done, more police protection, swift justice, but no one has any good idea of how to get it done. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have gone easier and swifter as falcon or dolphin, but Ogion had advised him not to change his shape, and he knew the value of Ogion’s advice. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The deer and the rabbits would be shy and swift. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She also felt a strange flattery: the idea of herself as swift and darting and birdlike was new and pleasant, because she had always thought of herself as dogged and plodding. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was deadly as a sharp stone beneath swift water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then, with a swift movement, he snapped it shut again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z My own feet felt as light as feathers as I stepped over the floorboards, and I wondered if it was her miraculous tonic making me feel so weightless and swift. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was not the river nor the curving cars that flashed through the dark, but pitched like a distant crowd or a swift river at floodtide. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The heart of a stallion would make her son strong and swift and fearless, or so the Dothraki believed, but only if the mother could eat it all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It kills humans with swift efficiency and with a devastating range of effects. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In his most famous puzzle, “The Achilles,” Zeno proves that swift Achilles can never catch up with a lumbering tortoise that has a head start. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z At his forearm, Doc’s hands wove in and out of each other, swift and silent as shadows. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Point out the double sense of the word "expedition" in the following sentences: "With winged expedition, swift as lightning."—Milton. "The expedition of Cortez miserably failed."—Prescott. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z Smith didn’t care about the race results; all he wanted was swift starts and the fastest early fractions. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down, they watching me, and the little girl with her streaked face and the gnawed looking loaf, and the water swift and peaceful below the path. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They seemed moved by eyes alone—the eyes of neat, vigilant young women—needing only the occasional, swift intervention of a human hand to keep them clattering. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Behind them in long swift lines came all their vassals from the northern mountains, speeding on a gathering wind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The streets were empty, save for an occasional car that zoomed past on swift rubber tires. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She called back the image of the snake: its eyes, its aim, the swift accuracy of its strike. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When spo-radic pushes came from the federal government to change the status quo, to break down the boundary of the railroad tracks, they were met with swift and well-organized resistance. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, in a swift change of mood, she said, “Mary will be awfully happy here, won’t she? I mean—she knows how to be happy. Being happy takes a lot of practice, don’t you think?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat gripping my brief case, my eyes closed, feeling the bus sailing swift beneath me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It's a clean cut, swift and sure and deep enough that I start wondering how much them doctors charge you to sew up stitches. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Bookman shot a swift bitter glance at the HSS head; the others in the room remained uncomfortably silent for a moment. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt the punch of relief, swift and firm to my gut. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z By the time the afternoon sun lay in long, barred shadows across the road, the cat was still traveling in smooth, swift bursts, and the young dog was comparatively fresh. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that the Unicom was as swift and timid as the Antalop, and could only be captured in one way. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He got up suddenly and Monique moved deftly out of his way, but she wasn’t quite swift enough. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When Jean Louise started the swift descent her fingers brushed cold metal. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Before I can react, he jerks my head with a swift, savage motion. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I imagined a whirlwind, dark and swift, and in the middle of it a gentle oval-shaped stillness, shaped like a bicycle wheel seen from an angle: the London Eye. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The marshal was spun this way and that, then a swift tattoo of blows started him down the street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The watchful mind lies, cunning and swift, about the dark blood’s lust, lies and lies and lies until, weary of talk, the watchman sleeps. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the sound changed to a quiet crunch of snow and creak of timber, and the dogs began to step out eagerly, and the motion became swift and smooth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z As the rabbits came up by the hole inside the beech wood, a swift gust of wind passed through the leaves, checkering and dappling the ground beneath, stealing and giving light under the branches. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Above us the air teems with invisible swift movement, with howls, pipings, and hisses. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z To effect a swift change in policy, the Communist party was dumping one organization, scattering its members, then organizing a new scheme with entirely new people! Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z They were just hours out of Vietnam, where life-and-death decisions were made with swift finality, and no one messed with Stringer. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps, having heard all she had, Bonnie welcomed their swift approach. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed I felt his hold on me loosen, so I twisted my body in a swift movement and slipped away. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The water was dear but not swift running—the linen did not float too far or too quickly away from my hands. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z A swift current grabs the tube and sweeps it into the river. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Ugwu heard the sound just before they cut their cake in the living room, the swift wah-wah-wah roar in the sky. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He’s soon finished, and then in one swift motion he throws the new bottle out the window. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z The East-mark is my charge, the ward of the Third Marshal, and I have removed all our herds and herdfolk, withdrawing them beyond Entwash, and leaving none here but guards and swift scouts.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z With a swift kick, my heart started racing, and just as I returned the inhaler to the table, Maggie appeared in the doorway. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z And so swift, like shadows on the surface of a river. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The woman stood up in one swift, elegant movement. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He also made him a present of eight of his swiftest horses, each horse decked with a golden bridle and a saddle encrusted with precious stones. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as she was rounding the corner of the hostel she heard the swift passage of an arrow followed by a thud as it struck its target. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There was a swift current which swung left, towards the eastern shore where the channel was clear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We entered rooms littered with the signs of swift emptying. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Avoiding the stabs of the banner pole and the swift whiplike slashes of the tail, Basil realized that this was no clumsy rat he faced. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z ‘It is a long way from Rivendell, my friend,’ he said; ‘but you are wise and swift and come at need. Far let us ride now together, and part not in this world again!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He pulls the box from my hands and refills it with swift, concise motions. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z ‘But we ride on horses tall and swift,’ said Théoden; ‘and great though your heart be, you cannot ride on such beasts.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The water was cold as ice and swift flowing, but now Robin had learned to grit his teeth and plunge in. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Fierce, hard — my sneakers slap the tar — swift, brisk. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The snowmelt that came down from the mountains of the north had filled its tributaries and now it was at its highest and swiftest. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Adina made a stab, but the golden fish was too swift. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z As he had run forward, eager, rejoicing to be free, Shelob with hideous speed had come behind and with one swift stroke had stung him in the neck. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z No matter how hard the job assigned to her, she could always pause for a moment in her work and watch the slow drift of the clouds overhead, study the swift flight of the birds. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, perhaps, if he felt like it, he condescended, threw them at us and then gave each of us a swift kick in the bargain, just to make us feel his utter contempt. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Gray as a wolf and almost as big, her movements are agile and swift. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But I had no weapon, only my hands and my swift feet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Men of his size usually aren’t very fast, or very nimble. He could knock me out in one punch, probably, but he’d have to be swift enough to catch me.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I sneaked a swift look out the window to see that Charlie was already gone. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He flung the door open in one swift movement, and then moved, almost cringed, swiftly away from me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z "One letter, in two copies. Send your swiftest birds. The matter is of great import." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Everything was fine until we reached midstream, where the current was much swifter. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben had said, “How many million cousins does Red have?” but the opportunity for speech had died a swift death. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A swift night breeze slammed it shut with a dull thud. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She turned her mind away, accompanying the mental trick with a swift quarter-turn of her head. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z In one swift grab, she shakes me out of my high chair. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It holds, which is fortunate, because if it breaks, my death will be swift and certain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Mama, when she was only known as that swift girl Yellow Kettle and had no children, had always loved to dance. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Not that he wanted to in that first exhilarating rush through the air, so swift that the East Wind was out-stripped and left far behind. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the man with the pipe spoke up, a swift charge of tension building with his words. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet his eyes were darting swiftly, first over the rows of students, then over the section reserved for teachers, his swift glance carrying a threat for all. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Lampetia in her long gown meanwhile had borne swift word to the Overlord of Noon: ‘They have killed your kine.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She is too low in the water with all this baggage, and the Great River is swift. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His father, walking with swift authority, approached the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But most of the traffic went out along the chief highway, and that turned south, and then bending swifter than the River skirted the hills and passed soon from sight. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The fire danced along their wings and they became swift. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Since farming created the conditions for swift demographic growth, farmers could usually overcome foragers by sheer weight of numbers. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And tidings now came by swift riders from Cair Andros of all that was done, and the City made ready for the coming of the King. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And I thought of the tide, how swift it ran and strong into the little cove. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z My swift rise to E’lir alienated me from most of the other students. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sharks were makos—swift, pointy-snouted predators with long, murderous teeth that protruded noticeably from their mouths. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then, with a swift movement he raised the wig. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The backlash against the gains of African Americans in the Reconstruction Era was swift and severe. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z And then with a swift, graceful movement of her small hands, she removed her long pearly strand and put it around my neck. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z With five swift strokes, she cuts it into pieces and adds them to the steaming broth. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He approached Harry at a swift walk, his black robes swishing, then stopped in front of him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z As soon as the earth warmed, the birchbark house always took shape under Nokomis’s swift hands. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z So in her swift packing to leave her own world, Mary Malone had taken with her the Book of Changes, as it was called, and the little yarrow stalks with which she read it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They would be sweeping in on the flood tide, but the Lannisters would have the river current to their favor, and the Blackwater Rush flowed strong and swift where it met the sea. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But “standard” by then included some remarkable safety technology, like an antilock braking system, which allowed for swifter stoppage time and had first been developed in the 1960s. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z "King's Landing, my lady, as you did command, and never has a ship made a swifter* or surer passage. Will you be needing assistance to carry your things to the castle?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Prince Joffrey's mount was a blood bay courser, swift as the wind, and he rode it with reckless abandon, so fast that Sansa was hard-pressed to keep up on her mare. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He drank the last of the whisky in a swift single motion. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A swift stroke she dealt, skilled and deadly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A blackbird ran across the rose-garden to the lawns in swift, short rushes, stopping now and again to stab at the earth with his yellow beak. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In one swift motion, she somersaulted through my window, into my room, and then rolled beneath my bed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z In fact, if you look at the arrangement of the two constellations a little differently, it’s almost like Mama Bear sent Baby Bear spinning with a good swift head butt. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z At dusk through her tears she saw the swift and luminous disks that crossed the sky like an exhalation and she thought that it was a signal of death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The bitter upland plains, the purple wastes of sage, the wild, swift antelope, and the grouse are then a natural system in perfect balance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The swift figure meaning everything to them, all identities, all persons, all names. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat still and felt the canal water rush cool, swift, and glassy. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only was the current swift, but the waters were laden with all kinds of debris: tree trunks, brushwood, drowned animals, and once the bloated corpse of a man. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally, when the gambling instinct got the better of him, he’d try to turn around and administer one swift disciplinary stroke, and then turn back again in time to smile before the camera went off. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The elevator began to move, Tally’s ears complaining at the swift ascent “What’s our escape plan?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The sound of the river told the rabbits that it must be bigger than any they had known before—wide, smooth and swift. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Bristle’s swift paw swept out and raked the doomed mouse to her jaws. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They made a scattered but swift run to the northeast, along the edge of a field of ripening wheat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Stone bridges spanned swift, narrow rivers, while small farms spread in rings around holdfasts walled in wood and stone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "I know, I know," he said, with a swift displeasure that surprised me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z You do, strange as you seem; but you are swift and immediate, like birds, like butterflies. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Ma gives me a stern look and a swift slap on my leg. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z However, Dad had a gimlet eye and a terrible swift sword. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the water was still again, dark and still and swift. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I see now what I saw then, flashing by with the swift, deceptive ease of an accident: shower of gravel, windmilling arms, a hand that claws at a branch and misses. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was low enough for him to walk across, but still swift. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She threw the stone- but not at me. skimming bouncing I threw the stone— over the water skipping swift and merry twice over the water. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z In a swift motion, Uncle Phil grabs me around the waist and starts tickling me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She was designed to her bones for a swifter life. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It was too bad that justice wasn’t as swift or fair in real life as it was on Dog Squad. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The eyes of the children turned to Lillian awaiting a swift response. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Olanna sat with them for a while, but their Hausa was too swift, too difficult to follow. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In one swift movement, Hagrid seized the front of KarkarofFs furs, lifted him into the air, and slammed him against a nearby tree. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It stopped in swift waves, beginning at the rear of the synagogue and ending at the chairs near the podium. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I grabbed the pan out of Vonetta’s hand with a swift yank. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Then when it is time for the slaughterhouse, their deaths should be swift and painless. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Of course, the water must always have been swift, but the shore was once much more reachable. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The cabbie looked over, his head out of the window, sitting high at the wheel as he made a swift U-turn and came alongside. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Quite a bizarre place,” Inigo said, moving past several large cages in which were cheetahs and hummingbirds and other swift things. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There were sniggers here and there and swift glances. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The current was swift there, but midway across, three boulders rested against one another to form a secure perch. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She was a beautiful thing, and her huge paws hinted that she might someday grow large—and swift. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Which is perfect timing from every angle: the enchiladas Scoob and G’ma stopped for are ready to make a swift exit, and there’s no public toilet for him to use. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Maesters and septons alike agreed that children marked by greyscale could never be touched by the rarer mortal form of the affliction, nor by its terrible swift cousin, the grey plague. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I pictured them surging into the little cove and breaking with a roar upon the rocks, then running swift and strong to the shelving beach. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The sky was broken now into scudding patches that dragged their swift shadows up out of the shabby garden, over the broken fence and across the yard. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The water under the hole ran blacker and swifter, and there was no way I was going to squat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It seemed a long way, and he grew hot and very hungry; and night closed down swift and dark. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z At times by night, as they cowered or drowsed uneasily in some hiding beside the road, they heard cries and the noise of many feet or the swift passing of some cruelly ridden steed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z In a swift and furious struggle, all three of them, twisting in the air like scraps of flame, rose and fell and rose again, only to fall, finally, among the rocks on the far side. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For a start, he would have sent a few of his swiftest ships to probe upriver and see what awaited them, instead of smashing in headlong. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Under the cold moon they went on once more, as swift as by the light of day. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Now even their parents were too swift to talk about Onyeka, his good mechanic job in town, his bicycle, his good behavior, as if he were already a member of the family. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Only when he passed in front of Ultima did he glance up, and in that swift glance his evil eye vowed his revenge on Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a swift peek, and then wrote it down. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z What was more frightening was the unknown: the occasional corpse hanging on the gate without an explanation, the swift kick by the blokova for no reason. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the creek and its swift water. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The channel grew narrower and the River swifter. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The current was swift and they went forward slowly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z That way, the swift male sperm would rush in and die off. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Alex tries not to be in awe of the simple agility of his hands, tries not to think about classical piano or how swift and smooth years of polo have trained Henry to be. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Then there was a pause, and after it many swift scenes followed that Frodo in some way knew to be parts of a great history in which he had become involved. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z At first it was thunderous, and then it receded for a moment and came back again, louder and swifter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They halted, cowering on the evil-smelling ground; but they saw nothing in the gloomy evening sky above, and soon the menace passed, high overhead, going maybe on some swift errand from Barad-dûr. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Once again I saw Colonel Julyan give him that swift, curious glance. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I knew it from the way his left foot came forward and the bat snapped back and his long, thin body began its swift pivot. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He ties each one and adds a string in one swift movement. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Arya whirled and ran, swift as a deer, her feet flying over the cobbles all the way to the bathhouse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z With a swift wing beat she alighted above a transformer on an electric utility pole. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They are not just tiny and swift but also often tantalizingly evanescent. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Pilots flying new planes could provide swift transport over otherwise impossible distances and heights, perform glamorous stunts and dramatic rescues, explore new territory...and, of course, embark on dangerous acts of war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z A grim, swift ship she looked, and all in sea-trim, with all her crew aboard. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z They were by the banks of a swift narrow river. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Laura stood at the window and watched Pa, big and swift and strong, walking away over the snow. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z This was more than I had hitherto endured, even from her, but the swift lash of his reply was unexpected. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But I had a mind to make his eye swell up like one with a good swift punch. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He turned and flung open the door of the railcar, and then he turned back and with one swift kick, he sent Edward sailing out into the darkness. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The boy was silent, his body frozen, swift tears running down his startled face. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I exhale, shove all that out the door of my mind with a swift kick, take a deep breath of the wet pulsing air, and start looking for Guillermo Garcia’s studio. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He did not answer Sam, but gave him a swift venomous look. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His older brothers were rough and ran wild, and he had a sister known as a strong, swift runner. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z "I care nothing for the size of its cabins or the quality of its appointments, so long as it is swift and safe. I wish to leave at once." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A swift crouch, a little leap and the BFG was over it. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s what derailed attempts to domesticate cheetahs, the swiftest of all land animals, despite our strong motivation to do so for thousands of years. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A wide ladder with rubber treads on the steps allows for a swift, easy descent into the bowels of the city. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He was swift and graceful, even in his Hawaiian footwear. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z An act of great wizardry is not worked without arousing such men, and they had ways of coming very swiftly when need called, though none had been so swift as the Archmage. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Then, in a single, swift motion, she jumped into the black water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Her judgment was as swift as it was dismissive, probably based on a quick-glance calculus involving my grades and test scores. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Finally, swimming to the middle and staying in the swift current, he swam downstream. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The swift current had eaten away at the footing, causing it to lean. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Realisation came like a rocket, swift and fiery. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Then with a swift movement, she wrapped the hair around her hand into a bun, which she pinned on top of her head again. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She plucks them off my brother’s head in one swift motion. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “Yet had he known of it, he could have wrought a just and swift revenge. Alas, Fortune truly is a false dame!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He delivered a swift kick to Lucy’s side that made her yelp in surprise. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Knots and tangles, Jaime thought, wishing he could cut through all of it with one swift stroke of his sword. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And he thought of their feet so swift and brutal, and the dark gray clothes they wore, and how when they passed they did not see him, or, if they saw him, they smirked. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Even his agony of terror could not make him swift enough to outstrip the keen-scented pack. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about why she might have needed to make a swift marriage, what she might have had to hide. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her long pointed wings; wide shoulders; and strong, tapered body were sculpted by the wind, the open sky, and the nature of her ancestral prey—swift birds. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Suddenly I felt a swift kick in my backside. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This time the clink and scrape were followed by a slithering and the soft swift patter of skinfeet on stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was, in a way, his style: swift, painless, efficient. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Mom simply shrugged her shoulders and yanked off my shirt in one swift motion. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z It had what newspapermen called “plenty of swift.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z That sound—the swift, shocking report of gunfire—called the scattered, irascible, permanently seeking part of his mind into focus like nothing else. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When that other man had come this way, he had been mounted on a courser, swift and spirited. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She makes no sound as one of the knights—the redcap knight with the slashed shoulder—beheads her with a single swift and brutal strike of her blade. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This is not good: Dapir isn’t swift like my sister, though she has the same brave spirit. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Lyra stood shivering in the fo’c’sle and laughed with delight as her beloved Pantalaimon, sleek and powerful, leaped from the water with half a dozen other swift gray shapes. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The other diggers were long gone, having cut their clay with a swift skill that left Tree-ear alone and in despair. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z A swift underground river ran through the Pipeworks, and every now and then someone fell into it and was lost. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After the departing villagers passed the river, at a spot where the water ran swift and deep, Alyce stepped out of the woods. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z You need a swift eye, strong wrists and a very quick pair of hands to play fives well, and it was a game I took to right from the beginning. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I must look really pitiful, because even Mouse Girl reaches out to give me a swift pat on the back. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It was icy told, much swifter than he’d imagined, but that didn’t bother him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Her decline had been so swift that he hadn’t made it there to say good-bye. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If Hizdahr conspired at my queen's death, I will see to him myself, but his death will be swift and clean. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He could feel the Hound, like autumn, come cold and dry and swift, like a wind that didn't stir grass, that didn't jar windows or disturb leaf-shadows on the white sidewalks as it passed. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, he could not quite overcome his surprise when, after a short while, they indeed came upon a swift running brook winding its way through a stand of rowans. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z There was a large hole in the roof; I saw blue sky, a swift cloud moving from left to right, through the jagged black edge. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘Then come, and let your brother go with us, and some other of your folk who is most swift! For we have need of speed greater than any wind, outmatching the wings of the Nazgûl.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A swift rigidity fell on all of them as James lurched one step forward into a crouch. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Malcolm tried to catch it by turning suddenly to the left or to the right, but all he saw was the swift movement that showed where it had been a moment before. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Matthias seized the frightened Guerrilla Shrew by his paw, pulling him along at a swift run. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They started, she flying swift as an arrow, her hair tossed back over her white shoulders, a rosy flush tinging her fair body. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled Major Udodi up and said something in swift Igbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As the truck lurched over a bridge across the Nenana River, Alex looked down at the swift current and remarked that he was afraid of the water. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Brown dust engulfed the plane as we slid down the field that angled out to the right. Both the swift turn and the thick soil slowed the plane, and we came to a jerky stop.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She looks at me like she’s considering giving me a swift smack. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As soon as his legs were free he tried to bolt, but one swift curl of the Elephant’s trunk round his waist soon put an end to that. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He’d earned the job of Assigner because of his quick mind, his swift intelligence, his fertile imagination, his ability to see two moves ahead as if life were a giant checker or chess game. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The orderly saluted and, with one more swift uneasy glance at the empty bed, went out and shut the door. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I reached the corner, but a swift glance revealed that it was only a blind drive to the back of another building. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z With a swift movement he levered the fourth step an inch forward, exposing a long dark gap. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Two came flying at him rattling their wings, but the big one came circling from behind, very swift, to burn him and his boat with its breath of fire. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Hannah said no more, but in her mind’s eye she saw a swift shadow racing into the dark trees. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Genie and Grandma made a swift move to the house, Genie heading straight upstairs to hide the tooth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There was a beaten way, north-westward along the foot-hills of the White Mountains, and this they followed, up and down in a green country, crossing small swift streams by many fords. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z With a swift gesture, he caught the handle and flung the door open. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The reaction was swift this time, and Moss’s heart dropped. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I slide the bar beneath the bracket, and with all my strength, I bear down with a single swift push. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The Taedong, as it flowed past Camp 14, was too wide and swift to freeze in the North Korean winter, which allowed dam construction to continue year round. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The dogs had suddenly caught sight of them, and it was only by a swift dash for their holes that the rats saved their lives. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z In one swift motion, he pulls it over his head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z ‘Our peril will be greatest just ere we reach the river,’ said Glorfindel; ‘for my heart warns me that the pursuit is now swift behind us, and other danger may be waiting by the Ford.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The ferret grappled vainly but was cloven in two with one swift stroke. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In fifty paces, with a swift bend round a jutting bastion of the cliff, it took them out of sight from the Tower. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A hundred yards or so from the house I became aware of another set of footsteps behind me, even swifter than my brisk pace—some fellow player late for morning rehearsal, I guessed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z If it were eating it would be the gluttony of the famished; if it were sex it would be a swift furtive stand-up in an alley somewhere. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a strong wind, Dad rises from the clouds, strikes down the stairs, swift and sharp and mad as lightning. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Once two Centaurs, swifter and stronger by far than any mortal, caught sight of her when she was alone and pursued her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no swifter ships than those three. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly, in one swift movement, she gobbles it. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Many spectators, anticipating a swift decision, had never left their seats. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z "Hullen speaks truly, son. Better a swift death than a hard one from cold and starvation." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I dread them as much. They are ruthless as the Cauldron-Born, their strength even greater. They go afoot, yet they are swift, with much endurance. Fatigue, hunger, and thirst mean little to them.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “There is none swifter, honored lord. Adventure can run down the wind itself. Tell me where you wish to sail, and swiftly I shall bring you there.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His black open palm swept upward in a swift narrow arc and smacked solidly against her face. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In a sudden swift movement that seems impossible considering how drunk he is, he spins out of my arms, casting me backward in slow, torturous motion. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z They are so swift, so exactly proportioned and balanced. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z For yet another weapon, swifter than hunger, the Lord of the Dark Tower had: dread and despair. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They must beat their way between Java and Sumatra, fighting against the swift current of Sunda Strait. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In one swift, creaking movement, its jaw unhinged. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Will I need my armor? We shall be swifter without it.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Those forecasting a swift and tidy end to the war had been numerous but wrong. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Our gruesome Task complete, shattered Horses still screaming on the Hillside, we was ordered to Retreat & did so, around the Hill, and run — i’faith, I have never run so swift—over the Fields. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The river, now small and swift, was leaping merrily down to meet them, glinting here and there in the light of the stars, which were already shining in the sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He was moving on four good legs, strong and swift, and he could feel the ground underfoot, the soft crackling of fallen leaves, thick roots and hard stones, the deep layers of humus. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It seemed, like some weapon of morality, to be spurring me toward the Quarter, each plastic slap saving, “Take heart. Ignatius. Thou hast a terrible swift sword.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Several were felled before Jess Squirrel and Winifred, along with some crack otter slingers, sent down a barrage so swift and accurate that it decimated the ferrets within minutes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z With a swift glance around the room, he at once laid out our plan of attack, and, without speaking a word, with a gesture, placed us each in position. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Whoa, this is stirring something up in me, breezy and swift. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z All these thoughts passed through me while the fishermen paddled urgently across the swift, boiling Kwenge. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z On and on he led them, tireless and swift, now that his mind was at last made up. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z After him they rode: a long line of mail-clad men, swift, shining, fell and fair to look upon. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Tykes, confined, would be fighting and then wailing in response to swift backhanded slaps from their mothers. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Death came in that door and blew the life out of him as swift as the wind snuffed out his candles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They stood up, stretched, then gazed out over the swift dull water as an unspeakable restlessness and agitation held them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Both rivers were swollen with rainfall and thick with boulders that created dozens of small, swift waterfalls. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "I've spoken to a certain man I know, a good friend to me . . . and you, my lady. He will hire a swift ship to take us to safety, when the time is right." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They cut a stout pole from a young alder, lashed the gaff hook to it, and then stealthily approached the swift, cold river. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Today, on tracks that are several seconds faster than they were in the 1930s, such a workout time is considered exceptionally swift, even for a mature horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z With a swift, bearlike swipe, she grabbed the dog and held him by the scruff of the neck with one hand. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She knew that if she moved her hand quickly enough she could stick her forefinger and thumb into the fish’s gills and, in a swift movement, lift it out of the water. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And at once swift riders were sent out to gather what news they could northwards; and eastwards from Osgiliath and the road to Minas Morgul. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Out past the kitchen window, swifts swoop for insects, and the filaments of a spiderweb catch the light and shine for an instant and are gone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We must have made a strange procession, my mother leading the group with her swift, proud walk, Deborah and Theresa skipping around her, my father muttering and dragging behind, and finally Ultima and myself. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For this she was put to scragging, second-picking the bushes that had a few inferior puffs left on the twigs by swifter hands than hers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In one swift maneuver, I switch the sick and healthy baskets. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He swam strongly across the swift current toward the path he had seen from the top of the tower. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I wanted to say “Yes, Papa,” because he was right, but the burning on my feet was climbing up, in swift courses of excru- dating pain, to my head and lips and eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The Colonel turned, swift as a wasp’s sting, and menaced into the gloom. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The pilots had been drinking most of the day and the party was taking a swift descent toward mayhem. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually Papa would take him over his knee and give him a swift hit on his bottom. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The swift roar of planes and the sharp ka-ka-ka of antiaircraft gunfire came from above and from below and from the sides and made her teeth chatter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the twilight a swift flew screaming overhead and Hazel turned to Dandelion. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z This was actually used as evidence to support the notion that the extinction of dinosaurs was swift and emphatic–and so it was in geological terms. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z If the worst happened, the little Sea- swift ought to be able to outrun pursuit. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The board was put back in the door so the police wouldn’t notice the gap, but then a swift kick from outside sent it flying to the floor. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I made my way through the wind-carved snow to the next roof and then to the next, going with swift caution. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In one swift motion, she pulls Eric's ID out of her back pocket and swipes it against the security panel on the wall. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But those swift feelings of contempt never lasted long enough for her to refuse those drive-in movie sessions where she was the sole object of someone’s hunger and satisfaction. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z For a swift instant, between the gesture and the opaque glitter of his glasses, I saw the blinking of sightless eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he began to swim with easy, powerful strokes, striking out towards where the current was swift and certain, where the Really Deep began. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The detective turned around, grabbed one of the chairs pushed under the table in the corner and pulled it towards him in a swift, almost violent movement. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She used words like “soon, when I’m back in Holland,” “a swift liberation,” “heroism” and “heavy burdens.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Watch this, Nick, he says, then dribbles to the center of his backyard and flame throws a banana kick so swift, it basically splits the air, then sizzles right into his doghouse. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Their dappled grey coursers were swift, strong, and beautifully trained. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In one swift move, Johnson had worked around a critical part of the US Constitution. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z It was curious how that beetlelike type proliferated in the Ministries: little dumpy men, growing stout very early in life, with short legs, swift scuttling movements, and fat inscrutable faces with very small eyes. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z In the space between blinks, she could have sworn she saw things swooping past him in swift, vicious circles, hovering above him, waiting, waiting, waiting... Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He knew all the natural harbors, the swiftest currents, how to avoid a squall even when it seemed intent on destroying him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Florida and Tiller were letting the swift current carry them along. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She was hotly pursued and by one stronger if not swifter than she. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a giant would have had the strength to sink the massive pillars there, in the deepest, swiftest section of the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She was an only child who ran her parents with tantrums and demands that, had they come from me, would have got me a swift slap or a cocotazo from Mami’s sharp knuckles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Snowmane snorted and reared, eager to follow; but only a swift bird on the wing could have overtaken him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I start off in that direction, set a swift pace, and cover the four miles in a little more than an hour. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned abruptly and left, giving me a swift view of her face. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Nobody lives forever,” Sunny said real swift, and we dove back into our homework. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z We were swept into another level of exposure and into the swift current of other people's expectations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His slap was swift, powerful, furious, but High-Tech avoided the full impact because he moved back at the last second and Ugwu’s hand only scraped his cheek. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z From the corner of my eye, I saw a shadowy movement, a swift blur of beige, blue, and brown. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Use tiny movements, then a swift lunge the other fencer can’t avoid. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z It was, to use his own words, "an art of short, swift, and secret writing, by the which one may transcribe the spoken word as rapidly as it issues from the tongue." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z They were swift and elusive and difficult to net. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She was a bold-looking girl of about twenty-seven, with thick dark hair, a freckled face, and swift, athletic movements. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He gives me a swift look, and I hold my breath, thinking he is about to question me further. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z After their mother died, she had come struggling out of the womb without help from throbbing muscles or the pressure of swift womb water. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Ride to Helm’s Deep! Go not to the Fords of Isen, and do not tarry in the plain! I must leave you for a while. Shadowfax must bear me now on a swift errand.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I looked from face to face, black and white, feeling swift panic. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Peering through the plant clumps, they could catch glimpses of the smooth, glittering river, evidently much wider and swifter than the Enborne. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers seemed helpless because the warrior attack was swift. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Flora Baumbach's pudgy fingers, swift with a needle, were clumsy with a comb, but after several tangled attempts she ended up with three equal strands. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Then dig a hole in the ground,’ said Legolas, ‘if that is more after the fashion of your kind. But you must dig swift and deep, if you wish to hide from Orcs.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z So you can imagine that there was a good deal of pushing and shoving as they hustled and bustled down the passage, trying to keep up with the swift little figure in front of them. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z She tucked the hair behind her ears in the swift movement he loved and took out the black velvet bundle. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She gave me a hard swift kiss, brushing me somewhere near the ear. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was no warning, only a leap in like a flash, a metallic clip of teeth, a leap out equally swift, and Curly’s face was ripped open from eye to jaw. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z Seth stayed a couple of steps ahead of her, and the swift satyr was gradually increasing his lead. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In one swift motion, Felix lifted the ball above his head and launched it at the basket. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “That is why, I suppose, you wished him to go on to Bukovina. You cannot deceive me, my friend; I know too much, and my horses are swift.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z We are riding a swift tailwind today, and the ship veers starboard quickly, moving us away from the disturbance. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z With a swift movement, Omakayas reached down and scooped the bird into the small carrying sack at her waist. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Then, with a final nod to Harry and a swift smile, Lupin left the office. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z His hands shaped the words in a swift series of designs. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Lily jumps from the darkness and, in a swift, practiced movement, inserts and turns the key. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The pulse came swift and staccato, increasing gradually until I fairly danced between the nodes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a religion as swift as a swallow, as urgent as an ambulance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z An owl came, with an ominous, swift whirring of its wings, down on to something in the grass. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z But to get to it, everyone has to swim through open water against a swift current. \| Let’s Get Lost 2014-03-07T23:00:48Z Novak is also swift to dismiss the swirl of controversy caused by Four Lions' contentious jihadist subject. Prankster's paradise: Fonejacker hits the streets 2010-04-09T23:11:00Z The hatred these two men have for one another can go on for decades, but in serialized entertainment terms focusing the story on that and little else is a swift journey to pointlessness. In its third season, "Cobra Kai's" one-note villain knocks it off its game 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z There was a lot going on here; it felt like a thick catalogue of the swift, tricky combinations of steps that Howard was known for. Chamber Dance Project sweeps in like a cool breeze Though organizing efforts at many museums have been successful, agreement on contract terms has not always been swift. U.S. Museums See Rise in Unions Even as Labor Movement Slumps 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Your list is swifter, and less challenging, than a fully articulated analysis; also, more assertive. Robert McCrum: The seductive power of lists 2011-03-15T16:41:59Z He obsesses over body language too: the angular, ungainly stride he created for Sheldon, and the alternately swift and halting paces of Elwood. Theater: Jim Parsons Prepares for His Lead Role in ‘Harvey’ 2012-05-23T15:00:21Z Justice, in this case, was swift and applied brutally. Jerry Sandusky’s guilty — and so are we 2012-06-25T13:59:00Z Reaction to her column was swift, and profuse. The ‘Mikado’ controversy: A call for calm discourse 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z This includes the swift ax given this month to “Gypsy,” which starred Naomi Watts as a therapist with serious boundary issues. Perspective \| In its bid to be everything, Netflix is still missing one thing: An identity 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The swift fall of one of Hollywood's most powerful figures has turned up the pressure on many in the industry to speak out. 'Abhorrent.' 'Disgraceful.' Celebrities Condemn Harvey Weinstein 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z When we reached the bottom they proudly showed us their day’s haul, the swifts clinging to their T-shirts. Deep in Vietnam, Exploring a Colossal Cave 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The decision was unusually swift, especially for a comic book with such an acclaimed writer, but Mr. Coates said the culprit was poor sales. Black Panther Spinoff Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates Will Be Canceled 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z “Rite of Spring” is a swift, cleanly executed 45 minutes. Review \| Spreading out uptown, Pointless Theatre revives ‘Rite of Spring’ 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z But Twitter is nothing if not a hive mind on steroids, and its verdict was swift and merciless: the irony detector found only cluelessness in this clumsy ode to Chinese cuisine. “Have They Run out of White Poets Yet?”: Asian writers mock Calvin Trillin’s New Yorker poem on Chinese food 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z An hour later, we were enjoying a rare sensation: swift, ceaseless movement through a sub-Saharan landscape. A Remarkable Rail Journey Into the Horn of Africa’s Past, and Future 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z The pace is swift, the tone playful, the screenplay peppered with one-liners. \| 'Machete': Growl, and Let the Severed Heads Fall Where They May 2010-09-02T20:53:00Z The term “trial separation” conjures a swift purgatory, something ducked into regretfully and escaped from with due speed, even if into that most conclusive of relationships, divorce. Why Divorce? Just Stay Separated 2010-07-30T20:40:00Z
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