| 单词 | taxi |
| 例句 | “Arthur tried to borrow Ministry cars for us,” Mrs. Weasley whispered to Harry as they stood in the rain-washed yard, watching the taxi drivers heaving six heavy Hogwarts trunks into their cars. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It was in the lowest spirits that he taxied across to his work at the Conditioning Centre. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes you can. It’s air taxi work. No intrigue attached.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z In the taxi her parents talked in whispers while Shirley ogled the tall buildings. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Then you’ll have to borrow. Go on. Hurry up, though. The taxi’s waiting.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z At seven-thirty Brother Jack and some of the others picked me up and we shot up to Harlem in a taxi. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Boats and river taxis were moored, men sitting with their oared skiffs and tiny scrap sails, waiting to ferry anyone who needed to move into the Orleans beyond. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Shirley barely recognized the woman who stepped into the taxi stuffed with suitcases stuffed with gifts. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The taxi slammed against the guardrail and skidded along with a horrible grinding noise. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Once they’d landed, the planes couldn’t get off the runway because they couldn’t taxi—their wheels just sank into the slush. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The taxi honked and Charles put his head out the window. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I get in his car and sit in the back with Mai like we are in a taxi, which we are not. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The taxi driver wrenches the wheel to the right, swings around something, drives on. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She would generally have me rush by taxi right back downtown to be on the 45th Street and Broadway comer at a specified time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We took a taxi to Mike Wallace’s office, stopping at the comer of Broadway and 14th to pick up a copy of Time. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “See, this is a taxi stand, but it’s as close as I can get to Resthaven.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Habib pulled the taxi next to a restaurant called Khyber Pass. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Once the taxi disappeared from view, Shirley turned to her parents. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The woman driving the taxi stops under a swinging streetlight, and me and Kalinda jump off without paying. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Since we left the minibus on the outskirts of Aleppo, I’ve only seen a few shared taxis. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z No brownstones with the cement stoops where you could watch the buses, ice cream trucks, and taxis ride by. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "So you see, sir,” said Somkit in a voice sweet as palm sugar, "we were just testing that taxi out so we could fix the motor. Ask Officer Manit—he'll vouch for me.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z When Mom called the taxi company, the owner told her that he’d hired a new driver the day my father got arrested. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I hauled them to the street, hailed a taxi, and took it across town to Eric’s building. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He listened to the constant parade of sounds outside, footsteps, bicycle bells, the incessant squawking of crows and of the horns of cycle rickshaws in the lane so narrow that taxis could not fit. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I got back from the hospital today. The doctor told me to rest, but I took Eugene’s money and asked Kevin to take me to the park. I hired a taxi and came here.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It was, after all, the taxi driver’s home. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “And I wouldn’t call driving a taxi a real job.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Pet Bulene’s new taxi was parked in front, for Pet had been alerted the night before to take the Williams girls to the morning train for San Francisco. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His friends pay for a taxi to the north side. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The three of them got into the waiting taxi. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z One look at her, and I can tell she saw me jump off that safari taxi without paying. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He arrives by taxi—though she is willing to drive herself around their town, she is not willing to get on the highway and drive to Logan. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her friend Micah sees me, though, and waves back at me madly, like he’s trying to hail a taxi. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed for the evening, when I looked out the window and saw Mom rooting through a Dumpster. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “No bus station. No taxis. No car rental. No way out.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z We bought our children balloons and colored ribbons, purchased sweetmeats by the kilo, paid calls in taxis to relatives we had not seen throughout the year. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Then one day Mamacita and the baby boy arrived in a yellow taxi. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z By then the taxi was blowing its horn and once we got in it took us to the bus station. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We climb into the worn backseat of one of the three-wheeled taxis, and Zohra tells the driver where to take us. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The taxi driver, a sallow, yellowish man, shriveled like a chickpea with the cold, said, “I wouldn’t take you more than a couple of blocks near. I don’t go to have my cab wrecked.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, we arrived in separate taxis. Twice the expense, but I’d pay it a hundred times over to make sure my darling wife was safe—wouldn’t I, darling?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Only after he had shut the door, and the taxi was on its way back downtown to Mia’s cramped apartment, did she unfold the paper to see that astonishing figure again: $10,000. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They drove out into the country in a taxi, and then at four-thirty they went to the dining-room at the hotel. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I had the bellhop put the bags and the tape-recorder into a waiting taxi, paid my hotel bill, and walked out the revolving door with the object of the search nestling in my jacket pocket. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The taxi sped off, churning up some pebbles in die gutter that stung Mrs. Reilly’s legs through the torn rayon gown. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who came back?” the ground crew called out as the Po-2 taxied in. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z With her suitcase stashed in a bus-station locker, Jule shouldered a tote bag and took a taxi to the Las Vegas strip. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “What was it? Scratching your mosquito bites till they bled? Not saying ‘Thank you’ to the taxi driver?” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The taxi driver sees and honks his horn and yells at me in French through his open window. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Just as I thought they would all go stark raving mad, a taxi pulled up outside. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z All the taxies were hired, all going downtown. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z After getting our bags and clearing customs, we all piled into a taxi driven by this doughy bald guy who spoke perfect English—like better English than I do. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Instead of waiting, I got my suitcase, slipped outside, and caught the first taxi uptown. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z We drive through tiny streets that our taxi barely squeezes through. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The taxi rounded the statue of the inventor of the semaphore engaged in doing same, and turned up the Boulevard Raspail, and I sat back to let that part of the ride pass. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Outside in the street we looked for a taxi. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Not one taxi will stop for us, though we hail for twenty minutes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was no taxi, I was also told, and there was no one, I did not need to be told, who would offer to drive me out there. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents tried to seem excited as we left the hotel, pointing out sights from the taxi window. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Finally, they located an old broken-down pirate taxi whose owner charged them four times the going rate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Ernie was escorted from the stadium by police to a waiting taxi in which he, his family, and their guest departed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, Eleanor thought, staring after the taxi, there’s one person, anyway, who will be praying for me. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He walks slowly into the airport terminal and through the building and out to a curving road where taxis are always parked. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whitepeople literally threw money at you—just for being neighborly: opening a taxi door, picking up a package. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The horizon is a million adults zooming past me, is a line of yellow taxis, is more than you could possibly imagine. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z When she got out of his taxi, she told him that he would hear from her. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z We then walk across the plaza and get into Jairo's taxi. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z All the time I’m wondering how I’m going to get the money to take Celia home in a taxi and if I could make a move on her in the back of the taxi. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Got a wig or a hat and snuck down the back stairs into a taxi. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z A taxi arrived a half hour later, and two people emerged, a man and a woman. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “The taxi stands are on the opposite side of the building. Isn’t listening supposed to be your job?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z On taxi rides through the city, going to visit the various homes of his relatives, his father had pointed out the name elsewhere, on the awnings of confectioners, and stationers, and opticians. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Bill asked in the taxi on our way down to the Ile Saint Louis. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Monet hands the driver some money and gets out of the taxi and opens the glass door and goes over to the reception window and indicates that he is very ill. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It touched down, and just as it began to taxi on the tarmac, the grandmother screamed and dropped her handbag. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Later, when they were in a taxi heading into the city, Barry asked Dad how he had stayed so calm. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z I walk slowly as buses rumble by, cars and taxis race for lane space. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “I’m not afraid. I wish the taxi would come, though.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z After the train, Gordievsky switched to a taxi, and then—for the final leg of his solo journey—to a bus. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes thinks she detects the scent of her father’s cigar, but when she turns there’s only a businessman hailing a taxi, his hand waving a cigarette. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A passing taxi driver leaned out of his cab window, alerting them to a group of rowdy white youths massing nearby, which sounded like a lot more fun to them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Yellow taxis pass by and we groan, wishing we could hop into one and search out the house from the comfort of a back seat. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I tried to convince myself that they’d come to see me about my accident with the taxi, but that didn’t make sense. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Border permit. And I got you a boat to go with it. Don't worry, it's not a pink taxi. It's a fast boat with a souped-up motor.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There was comedy in the way Milton, while still worrying about me, kept one eye on the rocketing taxi meter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A tall, bearded taxi driver stood weeping in the street. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice was slurred and the operator wouldn’t give me the number of a taxi company. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was hot inside the taxi, and quiet. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And in the afternoon Mother took me to Hampstead Heath in a taxi and we sat on the top of a hill and looked at the planes coming into Heathrow Airport in the distance. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z All three got in a taxi and drove toward downtown Boston. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She was carrying her suitcase to the car when she saw the town’s one white taxi drive up and deposit Dr. Finch on the sidewalk. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He never complained, but he was basically miserable driving a taxi up and down the highway. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I met my father's plane at Charles de Gaulle, and as we were walking toward the taxi stand, a bag of peanuts fell from the pouch of his suitcase. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Then she got a taxi to the bus station. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The taxi driver, while taking me to the Hotel Aletti, described the atrocities the French had committed, and personal measures that he had taken to get even. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We wave again from the taxi that pulls out slow down the drive—watch our grandmother, still waving, grow small behind us and our grandfather, in the window, fade from sight. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z You could go by water taxi, but then you had to wait for pickup. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The journey was uncomfortable, owing to the fact that they were jammed in the back of the taxis with their trunks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “That’s fine, then,” the little lady said, waving at her as the taxi pulled away from the curb. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z When he returns to the bedroom the taxi driver is already asleep in the white bed, snoring peacefully. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “You took a taxi from the bus station,” he said. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “So, as you can see, we didn't steal the taxi. It's an old junker, and we were just...” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The taxi slows down in front of a Catholic church, and behind that church is my school. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Meggie and her mother stayed in the village while Mo and Elinor went in the taxi to the nearest town, and came back a few hours later driving the two small buses they had rented. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “A taxi is expensive. The bus is cheaper. It’s only twenty cents each. We’ll take the bus.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked outside and caught a taxi to the Foley Square courthouse. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z The taxi descended when they got to Mufakose, and, under the She Elephant’s directions, settled down on a deserted parking lot. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z If a taxi I had hailed was stuck in traffic for over a minute, I got out and walked. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But when he looked up, there they were, standing beside a beat-up pink water taxi. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The next morning, I put on my blue suit and my cardinal tie and had my first taxi ride. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I was knocked down by a taxi while crossing Gray’s Inn Road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can you tell me where I can get a taxi?” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver of one of the taxis stepped forward. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I make my way out of the taxi jam and push my heel down on my board. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You may pay my taxi fare home,” she said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z They put him in a taxi to the airport, and he boarded a Kenya Airways flight. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to stand out as a lost foreigner, so I took a taxi, too. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The taxi, idling in a cloud of fume, was already waiting in front. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The taxi stopped in front of the embassy and the driver pointed to the green, white, and blue flag to make sure that I was at the right place. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I watched him crossing the street through the taxis, small, heavy, slowly sure of himself in the traffic. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They sideswiped a taxi and sent it spinning almost out of control. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I look to see that Dad has caved, and is by the curb trying to hail a taxi, while Mom instructs him that he needs to be more aggressive about it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She loaded us into the back of a Vegas taxi as if we actually had money, and told the driver, “Los Angeles, please.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I put on my clothes and took a taxi and I woke up two people, the madam, then Sammy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I had lied about her hitting me after the taxi incident. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She taxied to the Operations hut as the brand-new Lancasters were leaving. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Inside, the taxi reeks of really powerful cologne. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I waited in the terminal while Dr. Tamba hailed a taxi, then I ran outside and jumped in, quickly closing the door behind me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I want to be Mom & Me; we’ve ridden in taxis like this since I can remember, my head, her shoulder, her arm around me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Now all he had to do was wait for his father to drive to the airport and line his car behind the rest of the taxis waiting to pick up passengers. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It was a good thing Rain drove a taxi before devoting her life to terrorizing my mother. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z The night-watchman opened the door for us and we sat outside on the stone slabs beside the stairs down to the driveway and waited for the taxi. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He collapsed in the taxi, moaning a bit. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He’d take me to the movies and save enough money so he could send me home in a taxi rather than put me on the bus. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Miss Brent said stiffly, "Thank you," bent her head and entered one of the taxis, the door of which the driver was holding open. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z It was my first time in London, but I was so nervous about the competition, I hardly paid attention to the world speeding by outside the taxi window. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Ear, Eye and Arm had trouble finding a taxi that would take them to Dead Man’s Vlei after dark. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z For our next meeting, a minivan taxi hauls my grandmother and five big trunks to Carver School. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much crime to deal with, but he was always on call to come help housewives move furniture, and anybody who needed a ride could depend on Tag to supply taxi service. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We waited for a taxi by the plaza, and didn’t look back. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I hug them both again and take off running—until I reach the corner and hail the first taxi I see. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z By the time we hail taxis for the ride to the hotel, Lili is holding tight onto my hand, pulling me along. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow Mother found a taxi and it delivered them to the station not a minute too soon. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z We reached Clarksdale and hired a taxi to the doctor’s office. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something like that. It was a good city,” says the taxi driver. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The taxi veered wildly around a corner, then chugged slowly north on the road from Jerusalem to Ramallah. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, mah,” he said, and went out to bring her luggage from the taxi. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A taxi came up the street, the waiter hanging out at the side. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She agreed to see me, and I took a taxi uptown, impatient at the slowness with which we moved. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He told her that they fired rockets at cars but, for some reason, left taxis alone—which explained to Laila the recent rash of people spraying their cars yellow. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z We are all now working, even Dell, when Jairo's taxi pulls up. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z We dispatched men to strategic places around the townships to watch the trains, buses, and taxis in order to determine whether or not people were going to work. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When the coast had been clear, he’d snuck out of the apartment and hidden in the trunk of the taxi, which he’d unlocked earlier. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He steps confidently into the intersection, slipping between cars and taxis. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z His two colleagues were knowledgeable enough to dismiss his request for a taxi and call an ambulance instead. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z A moment later, she ducked into another taxi and was gone. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The old summer people “used to try and fit in,” said Arlene Briard, a taxi driver who has lived here thirty-five years. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z In fact, there was no one there at all, no people, no cars, no taxis. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They crouched down behind the large brown truck as the taxi with Fred in it drove right on by. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z We had no way to get home; there were neither taxis nor buses, and I’m too old to walk. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “He left in a taxi about an hour ago.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It was my fault, the taxi driver wasn’t to blame. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I worry all the time you will get hit by a taxi or a trolley car, and you go and get hit by a baseball.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I gave her the kegs to my taxi and she waited inside while the storm subsided. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z At sunset, the taxi dropped us at the beach in Santa Monica. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z In the taxi, Aiyi talks nonstop, so I have no chance to ask her about the different sights we are passing by. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We take a taxi home, which seems very official. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z As the plane taxied down the runway, the enemy suddenly let off a burst of rocket fire. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I want to take a taxi, but I can barely lift my hand. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A driver in a taxi passed him some money. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I told her she could stay in my taxi with her laundry and I would wait outside until the rain stopped. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As the taxi sped along, Mami had to repeat the address for the driver because the man could not understand Papi's accent. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I heard the rumble of the buses, the hooting of taxis, that inevitable tireless London roar, but I was not part of it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z "Is there a taxi here?" my grandmother said to the tall doorman in his green uniform. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z As I tiptoed from the porch I heard my taxi feeling its way along the dark road toward the house. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “There’s a car outside, John. I think it’s a taxi!” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The taxi passed within a few yards of one who was sitting at the edge of a lake washing his feet, but the driver didn’t panic. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She said nothing of these things to Hasina, though, whose own father was an ill-tempered taxi driver who in two or three years would almost certainly give her away. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Again at eight o'clock, when the dark lanes of the Forties were five deep with throbbing taxi cabs, bound for the theatre district, I felt a sinking in my heart. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z And when the Bellinis took a taxi, you could be sure it was an emergency. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z She showed me the taxi receipt, and I assured her that this was indeed the correct price. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I was knocked down by a taxi,” I said. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He stared as Josef paid the taxi, then as we came up the front walk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I nodded, because Annabeth had jogged something in my memory when she reminded me about our taxi drive with the Gray Sisters. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z In the taxi on the way home, we were silent for a long time, and then she put down her purse and straightened my tie and puffed up my breast pocket handkerchief. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z When he comes back to the hotel he is surprised to see the taxi driver standing in the lobby, hands deep into his pockets. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “And the taxi took both of you home?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, Lord. Santa, maybe you oughta go tell Angelo to run along. I can get me a taxi. Tell him he can run out the back way. It's easier for him. You know?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now tell me what you were doing in the trunk of my taxi.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z At his mother’s flat on Amherst Street, where his uncle’s family lives now, neighbors look from their windows and roofs as Gogol and his family emerge from the taxi. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The last time Laila ever saw Hasina, she was being helped by her father into the crowded backseat of a taxi. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The family said their good-byes and watched as the taxi disappeared down the road, its broken taillight fading into the gloom. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Now we were taxiing, Barnie and me, bumping over the ground, gathering speed behind the yearning motor. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The taxi driver pulls up to the entrance. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z No lockers, no baggage room, no taxi, and now he realized no men’s room either. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I could walk, or even call Jairo to drive me over in his taxi. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He turned out to be Dympna’s other passenger, the other ferry pilot on her taxi run. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Mother had urged Dad to call a taxi. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The taxis bringing the evening’s first customers, Midwestern tourists and conventioneers, made slight splashing sounds in the cold dusk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Two and a half weeks before she left for San Francisco, Jule sat next to Imogen in the back of a jeep taxi, bumping over the road from the Culebra airport. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But it isn't a truck—it's a taxi—and it's stopping right here, in the circle in front of the entrance, and its doors are opening. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z God, let this plane taxi the runway! he prayed. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Fiat taxis run the gauntlet, honking promiscuously above Arabic monologs droning from speakers. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z In the taxi on the way home, I couldn’t stop talking, telling Delsa about the broad streets, the big schools, the subway train. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Get a taxi. Somebody at your house can pay the driver when you get there.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “We will go over to Eighth Avenue, come uptown that way,” says the taxi driver. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Either that or Ms. Muldauer is attempting to hail a taxi indoors.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z We take a taxi back to the warehouse, our hands resting side by side on the seat. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z That night, he got in a taxi and gave the driver the Cambridge address. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “I have been driving this Allah-forgotten taxi for thirty hours,” says the driver. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “These are little buses that drive through the towns. They’re like taxis, only you share them with other people. Brilliant, Charlie!” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Nairobi taxi drivers like to chat with their fares, and this one probably asks if he is sick. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was late afternoon when the taxi dropped me at the Empire State Building. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He doesn’t want us all cramming into his taxi. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The taxi driver went down at once and opened the door. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In the morning we breakfasted at a Hardees across the street and paid for a taxi to take us back to the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And she rang her C.O. to let him know she had been asked to taxi one of her usual passengers from RAF Special Duties to an “Undisclosed Location.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She told me, “I got here in a taxi.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, as he walked back to his taxi, moving across the wide parking lot in the midday sun, he checked his watch. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Jamie didn’t let her finish, “No, dear Lady Claudia. We have not the funds for taxis, buses, or subways. Shall we walk?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s only a taxi. Can we go inside now?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Whole families are squashed inside the few shared taxis in the line, bags and bundles packed around them. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z As we wait on the curb for a taxi, I realize I’m hungry. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The sun is already peeking above the horizon when we finally reach the main road out of Kobani, busy with shared taxis, minibuses, and people on foot, all departing the city. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I see only taxis, people of all ages, and sunlight glinting off windows. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Now the taxi turned right, spiriting her off in the opposite direction. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Since it was against the law for private cars to charge fares like licensed taxis, the network would be paid for by donations collected at the mass meetings. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Then I finally got a man who promised to send up a taxi at once. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z My sheep taxi started plodding up the hill After a hundred yards, my hands and feet started to hurt from holding on. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The porters were piling luggage on the taxi. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The little ship taxied away and turned, and down the field it roared and staggered into the air, and Olive was looking straight ahead and probably her eyes were closed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We drove up one alley and then another, bouncing on the cobblestones and the taxi’s creaking springs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I was not used to taxis then, and thought the driver was looking at us in the rearview mirror. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s a siren, a taxi horn, music from a window, and a bird chirping. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z When we needed a change of scenery, we rode water taxis and walked along the Baltimore Harbor. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Look, put your stuff in your room and meet me in the hotel lobby in twenty minutes,” he said when the taxi dropped us off at the hotel. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Nigerian taxi drivers in America were all convinced that they really were not taxi drivers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On the taxi ride back to the hotel, Sohrab rested his head on the window, kept staring at the passing buildings, the rows of gum trees. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then the taxi headed into the rural West Bank of orchards and tiny villages, each with its own minaret and perched houses. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z After all, taking the taxi home from the courts instead of the bus had been Selena’s idea. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He turned the taxi boat south and cautiously ventured into the slower flow, staying close to the eastern bank. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The driver pulled his taxi over to let pass another long convoy of Soviet jeeps and armored vehicles. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “Good yer takin’ a taxi, ’stead a’ the subway,” the Cap’n says to us, but it’s me he’s looking at with his one good eye. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I rode with mounting nervousness; the taxi seemed unnaturally warm. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z After another few minutes, a kid in silver walked up from the hotel taxi stand, where he’d been taking a break. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Charles stormed off—walked home, got a taxi, she didn’t know what he’d done. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He’d been driving a taxi for the past year and a half. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She’s worried about me, because of the thing with the taxi. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z So after a rapid breakfast, our cavalcade left the Grand Hotel in three more taxis and headed for Oslo docks. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver of the second taxi said: "Like to sit inside while you're waiting?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z To passing traffic it looked like a taxi with passengers but no driver. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Very kindly, the girl in the cloakroom called a taxi, and one of the younger members of the door staff carried my bag all the way out to the pavement. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Suddenly everyone from sports stars to taxi drivers felt entitled to share their thoughts on which work was a “real” Vermeer painting and which wasn’t. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z A battered yellow taxi draws up beside him and, grateful to be able to abandon his train of thought, Salim gets in. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She told Arize about the taxi driver’s comment, and Arize shrugged and said, “There is nothing that they are not saying.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, a yellow taxi pulled up front. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Jack found it tough going with his wheelchair, so he and his sister took a taxi to a victory dinner for Bobby at Vorst’s, a German restaurant a few blocks from the tournament site. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The taxi door opened like a waiter’s arm. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The bus that she had planned to take never came, so she grabbed the first taxi that she saw. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “How am I supposed to get out to sea in a pink taxi with no permit?” asked Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It takes us a moment, but when the taxi reaches waterfront, the two of us start laughing. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Brett had not been in the bar either, and so I looked for her up-stairs on my way out, and took a taxi to the Café Select. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Wasp yanked the wheel, and the taxi swerved away from the rail. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Shadow climbed into a taxi and told the driver to take him to the airport. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z At dawn a taxi is called to ferry them through deserted Cambridge streets, up Massachusetts Avenue and past Harvard Yard, to Mount Auburn Hospital. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I was just a taxi driver who loved to read. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z They finally decided they would call the FBI, but first they hailed a taxi and went to Grant's Tomb on Riverside Drive for the prearranged meeting with Quirin and Heinck. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “I want to park for a couple of hours. Think you can get me a taxi?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z One night, in a taxi stuck in midtown traffic, she had impulsively asked him to marry her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z People started crowding around the taxi, peering in, snapping photos with their phones, making me feel I was something from a freak show. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z My grandmother got into the back of the taxi and sat down and put me on her lap. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Their lives were full of plans he made—Cozumel for one night, London for a long weekend—and she sometimes took a taxi on Friday evenings after work to meet him at the airport. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I looked for a taxi but none was passing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "One more," Brett said, "and I must run. Do send the waiter for a taxi." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z While he was paying off the taxi—there would just be time. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat on laps several children deep as the four adults in our party climbed into the front with the taxi driver. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard his taxi stop and went to the window and called to him; he waved and started up-stairs carrying his bags. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Soon I retreated to my taxi and drove next to her as she walked. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Under the protective cover of darkness, the taxi he and his family were traveling in swerved around a bombed-out Soviet tank and exited the pockmarked highway. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I got into a taxi, I assume, or back onto the train. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who said anything about taking a bus? I want to take a taxi.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Today, in the taxi, as I crossed London at walking pace in the freezing rain, I thought of little else. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A taxi which brought a very late customer to the Bear Flag squashed five frogs in the street. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She flew home to Kansas and arrived by taxi on Saturday morning at her family’s plot at a graveyard in Wichita just as the funeral service began. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Habib managed to find an empty parking spot at the back of the lot and squeezed his taxi in between a delivery truck and a Mercedes-Benz. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He must have taken a taxi from Jerusalem, dropped it off, and ridden the same taxi back. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And so I found myself, six days later, standing at our local airport watching a tin commuter plane containing Katz touch down and taxi to a halt on the tarmac twenty yards from the terminal. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z More recently she served them as a taxi pilot delivering their rather special passengers. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And I was playing The 11th Hour on my computer that evening when a taxi stopped outside the house. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She did worry, Brian thought, watching her as the plane taxied out to the runway. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The children lagged behind, weaving through parked cars and taxis. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Under Somkit’s skilled hand, the taxi zipped past the other boats, flying across the water. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The air whips in and the sound of the city fills the taxi. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He was trying to replay how he’d opened the trunk the day before, when the taxi bolted forward, tossing him against the back metal edge of the trunk. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z As soon as we exited the taxi, the Gray Sisters peeled out, heading back to New York, where life was safer. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “You smell of chicken,” he murmurs in the taxi, his face against my neck. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Call me a taxi,” she laughed, running toward the bus stop in front of the museum. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “Rain used to drive a taxi in San Francisco before she formed Garland.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I hopped in a taxi and headed into Manhattan. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The taxi driver opens his eyes and reaches for, and replaces, the black plastic sunglasses, but it is too late. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I will be taking a taxi next week at this same time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Even though Dad didn’t like dealing with googans, he was ten times happier on the water than he was driving a taxi. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They would fetch a taxi then and take it all to a pawnshop. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The first time I took a taxi in New York I tipped the driver ten cents. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z So she took a taxi, which cost her an arm and a leg. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I went back inside the glass doors to wait for my taxi, in the carpeted, popcorn-smelling lobby. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z This time, she took a taxi to the largest hospital in Kinshasa, the Mama Yemo Hospital. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She kissed me on the cheek and said goodbye and climbed right back into the taxi. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The seat was cracked and lumpy—no different than most taxis. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The day he moved she sat on the front porch banisters and watched him get out of the ten-cent taxi with his suitcase and his chessboard. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Coach made his way to his taxi—the Motivation Mobile—had his arm out the window, the other holding the stopwatch. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The doorman whistled for a taxi, and Kaira asked the driver if he knew the way to the Golden Gate Bridge. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The taxi driver grinned in the rearview mirror. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The night before I’d had to bring him home in a taxi, help him upstairs and into bed, where, judging from the condition in which I’d left him, he still was now. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Shin’s growing unease turned to panic when the journalist went on to explain that there could be danger when they got out of the taxi. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Yet, now, only a few years later, her taxi was on Airport Road, driving past the Igbo Union Grammar School. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That night I stopped in a liquor store and bought a half gallon of the cheapest rotgut on the shelf, just as Dad had requested, then took a taxi down to the Lower East Side. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z All four taxis filled with family members had been stopped. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z María bribes another taxi driver and we all get in. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The boys made their way to the back, where the smaller motors for sleek water taxis were being sold and repaired. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It was a taxi, all right, but unlike every other taxi in New York, it wasn’t yellow. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I pan down the line of taxis, right up until Hina and I enter one. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z But they were missed by many others, and every day of the week these people found their way to the prison via bus, car, train, and taxi. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The taxi’s Jade orb winked on, and the motor sputtered to life. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The digital clock over the subway read 2:20 when the taxi landed outside Resthaven Gate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Once she had asked a taxi driver, “So where are you from?” in a knowing, familiar tone, certain that he was from Ghana, and he said “Detroit” with a shrug. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “How can that be? A statue isn’t something like an umbrella that you leave in a taxi and lose. That is, those people who actually ride taxis; something you wouldn’t know about.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The taxi driver comes out of the shower, wet, with a towel wrapped about his mid-section. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Forms leaned together in the taxis as they waited, and voices sang, and there was laughter from unheard jokes, and lighted cigarettes outlined unintelligible gestures inside. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He would greet visitors, ask them to sign the guest book, and then direct them, like he was an air-traffic controller and they were taxiing airplanes, to the Serenity Suite. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t parked a car, nor had he come by taxi. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z To the man, my father is just a poor taxi driver. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z If travelers were on foot, they could usually wade across and catch a burro taxi on the other side. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I had never been in a taxi before. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But there is no room in the quarantine ward at Mama Yemo Hospital; so she leaves the hospital and hails another taxi. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the plane had wheeled around and was already taxiing up to the start of the runway. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z In the backseat of the taxi, they did not speak. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I told the taxi driver to wait and went inside. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I had almost everything at this point: an envelope of money, phone numbers for two different taxi services—the Cairns Cab Company and the Coral Sea Coach shuttle service. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z We stood at the curb of the terminal where taxis pulled up and wives jumped out of station wagons to kiss their husbands and hand over car keys. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Shears was in the taxi and he got out of the taxi and threw a big cardboard box of things belonging to Mother onto the lawn. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z When the taxi stopped I got out and paid. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z On his first and only journey by subway he got lost and confused, and missed his appointment; now he takes taxis only when he has to, and the rest of the time he walks. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Finally, the brakes squeaked in protest and the taxi came to a lurching halt alongside a row of deserted warehouses. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The Air Transport Auxiliary is how we manage with the RAF, ferrying planes and taxiing pilots. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “You took a taxi there,” said Henry shortly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Finally, a swarthy man with thick black hair and a flat cap on his head stopped, got out of his taxi, and helped us load our stuff. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Well, they weren’t lost in taxis. They were lost track of.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I feel like exactly what I am—a suburban taxi driver who doesn’t exercise enough. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z She burst out crying, and ran out and up Lenox Avenue and caught a taxi. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You mean turn into a dragon again? Honestly, Percy, I don’t want to spend the whole quest being everyone’s flying taxi.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z People chattering, feet stomping, and taxi horns honking. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z We started going down the stairs to where the taxis are. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Her awareness of life’s perils convinced her that while I would be safe on the public conveyances, she “wasn’t about to trust a taxi driver with her baby.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Somkit finally rammed the throttle forward, and the taxi leaped through the water so fast that it nearly threw Pong over backward. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He was able to pay other people to work for him, i.e. the dry cleaners, taxi drivers, waitresses, etc. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As they took a taxi into downtown Anchorage, Percy told Frank and Hazel about his dreams. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The taxi pulled up in front of my building, the doorman held the door for me, and the elevator man took me up to my floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He called a taxi, and when it came — a bright yellow Checker, with a loose muffler — he directed the driver to Ralph’s address first. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed time to think, a taxi would be too quick, as would a bus, what was I afraid of? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “You have to give me the name of a specific taxi service,” she said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The driver closed the door, and they watched him maneuver out of the narrow taxi landing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z More or less 120 minutes long distance at $1.35 per first three minutes plus thirteen for the books plus probably ten for Charley’s taxi plus probably sixty for his time came to...? The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I imagined loading the God of the Sea into a taxi and taking him to the Upper East Side. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Buses, taxis and limos swarmed through the skyways, patrolled by cops in night-black cars that reflected no light. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "Look, Sybil," I said, "stand here a minute while I go over to Fifth for a taxi. Stand right here, dear, and hold on." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the caravan of taxis and Ambassadors comes to whisk them one last time across the city. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I sat down for a few minutes with my head in my hands, until I heard the phone taken up inside and the butler's voice calling a taxi. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z All over Syria, people use microbuses, minibuses, and shared taxis to get around, and buses for far-off cities. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The morning of Henrietta’s first treatment, a taxi driver picked up a doctor’s bag filled with thin glass tubes of radium from a clinic across town. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We went into the next bar and I sent a waiter for a taxi. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She took a taxi from the train station and asked the driver to stop first at the market, so that she could greet Uncle Mbaezi. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the first light, Bull taxied his plane to the end of the runway, looking back to see the long line of F-8’s following behind him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Poppy took her pulse and whispered to her while someone called a taxi to drive her back to her hotel. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The waiter came and said the taxi was outside. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I know his taxi license number and give that to the dis-patcher. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The taxi driver says we’re being dropped off because we have a meeting with Mr. Vega. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Teenage taxi drivers were common, so at least he wouldn’t look too suspicious. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I caught a flight to New York, and once I landed I caught a taxi to the Chelsea Hotel. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z After a quick hug Habib hurried back out to his taxi. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Within a day, a man in a taxi, stirring a cloud of dust as he pulled up at the door, asked for Hamameh. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Then she begins: The waitress with the big fat hips who pays the rent with taxi tips . . . says nobody in town will kiss her on the lips because . . . because she looks like Christopher Columbus! The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment Fadi’s fear and embarrassment melted away as the taxi was shrouded in wisps of fog rolling in from the bay. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Ignatius eased himself into the taxi and gave the driver the Constantinople Street address. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But the evening before he gave me a pair of new tennis shoes and ten rands taxi fare, and he and members of the ranch wished me well. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z So early on the morning of April 21, I flew west and took a taxi to the University of Chicago for an 11 A.M. appointment with the Dean of Admissions. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We finally taxied out to the runway and the pilot said, Flight attendants, prepare for departure, and then two tremendous jet engines roared to life and we began to accelerate. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z "Will you be needing a taxi tonight, Doc?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The undersized twelve-year-old got into his taxi, and in a whisper of a voice said that she did not have the money to pay for the fare. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z After ducking down in the taxi so Mom wouldn’t see me, I hated myself—hated my antiques, my clothes, and my apartment. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She kissed Ma on the cheek and then quickly hopped in the taxi without looking back. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The ground crew rolled the steps away, the door was closed, and it taxied off down the runway. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It doesn’t occur to me to call a taxi. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Today is it a speedway for black-and-yellow taxis taking advantage of limited pedestrian access. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He took a taxi to Darling Street, paid the driver, and bounded up the stairs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The She Elephant dug her fingers into the taxi driver’s neck. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z We hurtled down the bridge toward Brooklyn, going faster than any human taxi. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I bumped into him as he was leaving with his parents and I was exiting my dorm to take the taxi to the bus to my parents' in New York. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z It was nosed into the reeds and the pilot opened the window and asked them to aim the plane around so it could taxi out and take off. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z She bundled Mia into her coat, as if Mia herself were a child, and herded her into the elevator, then into a taxi to a pharmacy on Broadway. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z "I'll telephone for a taxi to take you home, and while you're waiting you and Jordan better go in the kitchen and have them get you some supper--if you want any." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The little taxi rocked on tall waves, and the boys were temporarily blinded by a Gold spotlight shining through the raindrops. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “You could call for a taxi from Alamogordo,” the clerk said doubtfully. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A taxi passed, some one in it waved, then banged for the driver to stop. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I hop off at Seventy-Second Street and step out into a mess of people and taxis and strollers and noise. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z We moved into the next block and still no taxis. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad obviously couldn’t drive, so Mother had called the taxi. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Willow Chance I handed him the message when I got out of the taxi. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z We hop in a taxi, and the first thing the driver does is turn down his music. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “From Oman. I have been in Oman. It was a long time ago. Have you heard of the city of Ubar?” asks the taxi driver. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When the taxi stopped in front of the building flying the South Korean flag, Shin’s chest felt heavy. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She’s walking heavily on her cane, and Christoffel has come with her in a taxi, helping her, offering his arm as she picks her way slowly over the bumpy grass and rocks. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Falling she struck a theater marquee, bounced off it, and rolled under the wheels of a taxi. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I take a taxi back to the studio, climb the four flights of stairs, dimly lit as they are at night, resting on the landings. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I dedicate it to Gerhard Muller, the Dresden taxi driver, too. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She liked how the taxi driver waited wherever they asked him to. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weasley had braved the telephone in the village post office to order three ordinary Muggle taxis to take them into London. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When I came out, Strauss wanted to put me into a taxi, but I insisted I could get home all right. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry, honey....The A train was out of service....No taxis anywhere...So sorry...” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Soon after crossing the bridge, the taxi stopped. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I caught a taxi to the main branch of the Fort Lauderdale li-brary. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She allowed the men to buy her drinks, dinners, later to take her in taxis to their apartments, in neighborhoods she had not yet discovered on her own. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z With all this lack of sleep, he was quite drowsy the next morning when he had to call the taxis to get to the theater. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z So Mr. Popper, who never liked to be a nuisance to anyone, always took taxis instead. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z My plan was to go there and use the phone to call a taxi. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He gave the taxi driver French’s address with instructions to take her there, but to return her to the bus station if her husband couldn’t be found. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The empty taxi rose, and the Russian watched it go, absently. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Two taxi drivers honked and honked at a jammed intersection, refusing to budge. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “You say, ‘No. Go call a taxi like a normal person because I don’t know you.’ Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z They arrived at a taxi stand just as one was landing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Through a federally funded job training program operated by Goodwill Industries, McNair found a $9-an-hour job at a warehouse twenty miles—two buses and a taxi ride—away. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But the only way the job really differed from a normal taxi run was that the chaps she picked up obviously weren’t pilots. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “We need to get a taxi to the hotel,” Sergio says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z We stand alone at the side of the road, trucks and shared taxis and minibuses edging around us. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z At last Singer bought a bottle of whiskey from the hotel manager and lured him into the taxi again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “If you don’t study and work hard, you’ll end up a taxi driver like your father.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Everyone was talking about it, even the taxi driver in the white hat and caftan who drove her and Baby from the airport to Arize’s compound. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And Maddie taxied other people besides me, who in all likelihood were not doing the same work as me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just Lysanders that she ferried, and she didn’t do much taxi work that first year, so it probably wasn’t an Anson. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “All right, sweetheart,” the taxi driver said, “where do we go?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The taxi stopped at a red light under an overpass. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Mom jumps from the taxi in her sling-back pumps and runs past the giant bird of paradise bushes, past the rotting pawpaw tree, and up the three front steps of Abuela Celia’s house. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He found a taxi and took it the short distance to the American embassy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “The taxi’s outside,” she said, wiping her tears with the backs of her hands. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z It was the winter of 1975, the streets were icy, and on his way to Lawrence’s house, Rogers’s taxi was hit by another car in the middle of an intersection. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I ripped the story out of the paper, folded it into my pocket, and ran back to the taxi. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She opened her handbag and stuffed the book into it, and followed Lane down the long platform toward the taxi stand. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z My interview was on the opposite side of town from where Scott lives, but I took a taxi from the police station. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "What are you waiting for?" he called out, his taxi creeping up the street, emergency blinkers on. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The alternative is to take a taxi. among/between. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We rode in a taxi down to the Palace Hotel, left the bags, arranged for berths on the Sud Express for the night, and went into the bar of the hotel for a cocktail. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z At first the young woman didn’t want to accept the ride, so Abuelo parked his taxi and offered to carry the laundry wherever she needed to go. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z That sounded fairly bothersome to Percy, but the taxi kept driving. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He'd have to wait until he floated out to the river, where he'd have enough room to get the hang of the taxi without killing someone. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He could still envision Grover, the morning mist, the taxi door slamming. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, keeping the same taxis, we drove on to the grandparents’ house, where an emotional welcome awaited us. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He taxied away without looking back and as soon as he was clear of the reeds he gunned the engine, increasing speed until the plane was roaring across the lake. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z The sickly smell of raw alcohol filled the taxi. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z When the taxi stops, I get out as Mom pays. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z But a group of Yak fighters was taxiing along the runway. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The taxi waited as I ran into the newspaper reading room and found the paper Newman mentioned. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z At the Grand Coulee Club and the Silver Dollar, small orchestras played dance tunes for taxi dancers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Dad, who has finally snagged a taxi, calls from the curb, a bit mystified by his family’s sudden attention to a homeless man. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When we arrived in London, we tumbled into three taxis and went clattering across the great city to King’s Cross, where we got on to the train for Newcastle, two hundred miles to the north. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I grinned all the way to the Roseland in the taxi, because I had showed Ella I could hang out with Hill girls if I wanted to. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Up the street was a little square with trees and grass where there were taxis parked. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Outside were cabs and taxis and a line of hotel runners. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Gladly,” Eleanor said and turned to the taxi driver, who had been waiting, interested. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “I know this place. We’re close. We have to go through the Orleans, to get to the deep-sea platforms. We’ll need a water taxi.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The custodian and the taxi driver lug the trunks to Mrs. Johnson's office. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I didn't even taxi, but I was walking lighter. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She told Curt about the taxi driver, how his sincerity had infuriated her and how she had gone to the station bathroom to see if her pink long-sleeved blouse was too tight. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “By the way, love that jacket, old man,” Bunny said to me as we were getting out of the taxi. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A few blocks later I flagged a taxi and went uptown, to 50th Street. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Is this your first time in the city, and are you guys enjoying the beautiful snowfall?” the taxi driver asked. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Holding her belly, she sits in the backseat of the taxi, while Lina, up front, tells the driver to hurry. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And now 1 am holding my breath as the taxi driver dodges between trucks and buses, honking his horn constantly. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I open the door, the outside will rush into my ears: taxi horns, loud radios, barking dogs. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z “No taxi driver would take a check. And even if he did, how were you planning to get home?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z As Ignatius pulled himself angrily up and out of the taxi, he saw his mother coining down the street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward they would hop into Abuelo’s taxi and drive all the way to Abuela’s house, where her mother, grandmother, aunts, uncles, and cousins all lived. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As the plane taxied toward the operations tower where the family waited, a fuel truck sputtered into life by the hangar and rolled slowly toward the plane. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I could legally drive, I became a one-man taxi service. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping along behind you, and nobody even looks at you funny. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When we got off the boat, we all went in a cavalcade of taxis straight to the Grand Hotel, where we would sleep one night, to drop off our luggage. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Should I call a taxi or are you okay walking home?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z He pulled his taxi into an empty spot in the parking lot. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I hung up and called the garage near the station to send up a taxi. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He did barrel rolls and wing-over-wing spins and even flew the plane straight down the street above their heads, inverted, then landed smoothly and taxied the plane right back to where they stood. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z They crowded downstairs in a flurry to hail a whole herd of taxis and head north. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z At 2:45 a.m., they crammed into a small truck and a taxi and drove, headlights off, along the dark, tree-lined avenue leading to the concrete walls surrounding the embassy of the United States. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “No, he was really nice about it. But he yelled at me for hiding in the trunk of his taxi.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z In Calcutta, from taxis and once from the roof of his grandparents’ house, he has seen the dead bodies of strangers carried on people’s shoulders through streets, decked with flowers, wrapped in sheets. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The taxi driver moaned as he took off. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Two taxis were coming down the steep street. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Maddie taxied her little plane to the apron in front of the Operations hut and idled the engine, waiting. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z On the first day of my first term I set out by taxi in the afternoon with my mother to catch the paddle-steamer from Cardiff Docks to Weston-super-Mare. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z That way, I’d have enough for taxi fares, a bunch of meals, and maybe a few nights’ stay in a not-very-nice hotel. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They stay in Ballygunge, Tollygunge, Salt Lake, Budge Budge, ferried by endless bumpy taxi rides back and forth through the city. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The trip to Newcastle took about five hours, and when we arrived there, we needed three more taxis to take us from the station to the docks, where our boat would be waiting. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Others get out of buses and shared taxis to walk into the Old City. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I had several cousins who drove taxis, and they’d come and take me to town when I wanted. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Finally, in a burst of invention, I hired an all-night taxi to lead me, and sure enough I had passed very near my hotel. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I explain that at this point the taxi driver and I aren't strangers, but I understand her concern. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z A taxi driver who couldn’t take his passenger to the right address didn’t make a lot of money. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Like a taxi?” we all asked, and laughed. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z As my mother stands in front of Carnegie Hall, one taxi driver yells to another, “What do you think this is, a dance floor?” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The sticky neon night rushed past the taxi window. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z So I went online the following week and ordered a taxi to pick me up at the curb when school was over. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The same taxi that took Trotter and the children to the white Baptist church dropped him off on the way and picked him up on the way home. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z There are men collecting garbage, a female traffic officer motioning for a taxi to make a turn, students on the way to school. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of them in those years worked around Chicago in various jobs, laborers, driving taxis, and things such as that. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll have to take a taxi. I took one over here. It’s waiting downstairs.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He’d come home from jail at 11 P.M. in a taxi and the driver refused to take a cent from him. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I was still arguing with her when the taxi pulled up at the curb, long slants of rain illumined in the headlights and the tires throwing up low fans of water. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Grandma believes in God, but she doesn’t believe in taxis, so I bled on my shirt on the bus. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z About ten minutes later a taxi pulled up in front, and the Pigman got out. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I wanted so bad to jump in a taxi and head home. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I’ve lost all modesty in taxis; I lean against him, his hand around me, under my arm, on my breast, or I lie down along the seat, head in his lap. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When they reached Jerusalem, after passing the usual daily things—vegetable carts, sheep, stores, family vineyards propped on poles—the taxi turned sharply onto a gray industrial-looking street. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I ran to the curb and grabbed a taxi that was just letting out a family of cruise passengers. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It someone needs to get to an airfield and you can get them there, by taxi Anson or motorbike or pony trap or pig-a-back, you should always take them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Something is wrong with me. Get a taxi. Please.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They are ushered into waiting taxis and down VIP Road, past a colossal landfill and into the heart of North Calcutta. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I would get word of her death—the ferry had sunk with her and my mother aboard, or more often the taxi had crashed and her lovely body had been consumed in the flames. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My taxi was cutting through the back streets of Bloomsbury, past the house where my father lived after his second marriage, and past the basement flat where I lived and worked all through the fifties. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z When they reached the bottom, Captain Cook was so eager to go up again that Mr. Popper had to call a taxi, to distract him. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Even then, as the two of us watched Barack’s plane taxi and come to a stop maybe twenty yards away on the tarmac, he was picking up on something before I did. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mamas eyes were still glazed, but she looked like a different woman from the one who had come out of the taxi that morning. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But if they were in a taxi, I would always tell the cabbie, “The Apollo Theater in Harlem, please,” since among New York City taxis a certain percentage are driven by cops. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z While FBI agents raced to the home of Herbie Haupt's uncle, Herbie had already gone to the draft board and registered, and was in a taxi on his way to the FBI office in Chicago. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I took a taxi to the five-star hotel where I had been booked. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Red buses and beetle-black taxis crawled through traffic on narrow streets. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And as I flag a taxi to go back home, I wonder what any of our parents would think, if they knew the whole truth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The light turns green, but the taxi driver does not move, despite the immediate discordant blare of horns behind them. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His parents are on the way, they’re like a quick taxi from Presbyterian Hospital. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z When the taxi had had no passengers, Fadi had helped his father memorize the stack of maps kept in the car’s glove compartment. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z "Mike was pretty excited about his girl friend," I said in the taxi. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The taxi drove through downtown, past a bunch of tourists’ shops advertising furs, Native American art, and gold. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A taxi came along and I got in and gave the driver the address of my flat. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z There were lots of taxis, and all the people who arrived at the bus station took them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We get to the taxi stop and wait for a minivan to pull up. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Fadi glanced back and saw his father push a wad of cash toward the frail white-haired taxi driver, who shook his head. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I can’t believe that school starts tomorrow and I’m taxiing down a runway in France. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Then we crammed ourselves into a battered little Peugeot taxi that felt like home at last, and came to Elisabet’s house, to fall into sleep or the fitful wakefulness of jet lag. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In less than twelve hours they would be in a taxi, headed toward Jalalabad. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But their services lasted even longer, and often W.E. would have to run in and get the old man out of his service while the taxi meter impatiently ticked away. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The taxi dropped me right at the gate of Ellis Park Tennis Stadium. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But in his back pocket, folded in half in his worn-shiny leather wallet, was a slip of paper worth a year's salary driving his taxi. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z We wait for the taxi, laughing and making jokes. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Coach was heading our way in the taxi; if he caught us standing, he would give us the blues. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z By the time they had reached Constantinople Street there was a hostile silence in the taxi, which was only broken by the driver’s request for the fare. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As the great crowd dispersed, marchers and visitors scrambled to find taxis, buses, cars, trains and planes so they could get out of town before nightfall. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly everyone from taxi drivers to sanitation workers had been outfitted in some kind of smart new uniform. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I jump into a taxi that only has one other passenger, and when I jump off and don’t pay, the driver doesn’t cuss me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then the elephant taxi service headed back into the valley. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Reluctantly, unwilling to give up the elegance he had felt on the flight, he taxied from the airport to the bus station and settled himself for two idle hours before the Greyhound left. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Similarly, a church member, a taxi driver, gave five migrants a ride up the road. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z They’re coming home from work or picking up their kids or getting out of a taxi or going grocery shopping. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The taxi stops and I assume we’ve arrived, but then I peer out at what looks like a grander version of the Hyatt Regency. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Yurchenko then stepped out of the restaurant and hailed a taxi heading up Wisconsin Avenue. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I can’t remember a single taxi coming to visit us ever in my life. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “He called a taxi to take us home.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do my taxis have Removalists painted on the doors? Do I look like a charity to you?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z |
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