| 单词 | tearing |
| 例句 | It sounded like Darnell was tearing his throat apart and Mark wanted nothing more than to cover his ears. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Mapper hopped up, excited, and grabbed his letter, tearing it open before he’d even gotten back to the bench. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As soon as the splendor felt her touch, a new host, it came to her, tearing through as suddenly and powerfully as a storm surge. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I pulled on my clothes and ran to the window; I saw him tearing a long, young, green switch from the elm tree. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It swiped at him with one paw, tearing open his shoulder and breaking his ribs. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Exactly how such an event should proceed without tearing the country apart was still very much a matter of speculation and improvisation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z She heard her mom say something in an impatient tone, and then the words “letter” and “forgotten” and the quick, harsh sounds of tearing paper. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z White-hot, like tearing in half, and then nothing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As he was about to leave, he sensed Bristle tearing down the hill. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He suffered a good deal and was reduced to tearing at the stems of the long grasses for moisture. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally couldn’t believe how much they had salvaged, literally tearing the track from the forest’s grasp. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would go to vacant lots, where no one could see him, and sit down to rest from the claws that were tearing him apart inside. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Her eyes were tearing up, but I didn’t know if it was from sadness or pain. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Boys and a few girls stumbled out going “Aggg, my eyes!” and tearing, and running for water, but that didn’t stop the ones lined up after them. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah, you’re right,” said Ron, tearing his eyes away from Professor Flitwick, who had golden bubbles blossoming out of his wand and was trailing them over the branches of the new tree. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z And indeed, Omakayas’s voice trembled slightly as the bear made a gurgling sound deep in her throat and bared her long, curved yellowish teeth, so good at ripping and tearing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The effect was only a little short of biblical, with barking, gurgling, screaming dogs, swearing, gurgling, screaming fisherman, and a thrashing, tearing, panicking doe in a mess of rolling canoe, mud, and water.... This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her hips were free—now, look out!—here she came, her skirts tearing on the rough edges of the boards, arms flailing—and they were all in a heap on the ground. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He hooked his foot in the loop on his rock and his hands worked quickly, tearing the oysters loose, some singly, others in clusters. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Dany wedged herself into that comer, making a nest of sorts by tearing up handfuls of the grass that grew around the ruins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had never done such a thing before—imagine tearing a page out of a book!—but now she had to. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Just to prove it, I write Bad mood before tearing it up. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A few scrabbling sounds drifted down from above, scraping and tearing. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She remembered her brother tearing out of a bathroom with a towel over his face shrieking, “It burns! It burns!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z And almost immediately the ground beat with the light staccato of paws tearing toward them. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z You tearing off in one direction and Leroy tearing off in the other, I’s too old to be chasing after folks like a hound dog. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Perhaps Vincent thinks they are tearing it down, not renovating it. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Her eyes are like teeth tearing into me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z It makes a soft tearing sound as it passes overhead. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They beat me up pretty bad, pulling my hair and tearing my clothes and calling me a teacher’s pet and a matchstick. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It is all unraveling, Werner can feel it; the fabric of the war tearing apart. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Caleb,” she added as Bobby Gene went tearing off to our room. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The movement of the armies was a diagram: a black arrow tearing vertically southward, and a white arrow tearing horizontally eastward, across the tail of the first. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Waves of light cascaded across her Vision, tearing at her focus. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The horse was tearing up delicious mouthfuls of new grass. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Somebody must’ve come by and fed the horses, because they were tearing into huge animal carcasses. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The door of the mess hall flew open and a short, beefy man came tearing out. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a tearing creak and the other crack split open, and out of it Pippin sprang, as if he had been kicked. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The old man then ran toward the drawings and grabbed handfuls of them, tearing them apart. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z The sounds got louder and louder until they bored into Anya’s brain, tearing at her sanity. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Septimus tried to blink, to clear his tearing eyes, but he had forgotten how to blink, and his eyes would not close. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He drove away slowly, not tearing down the road like I expected. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran to a tree by the roadside and pulled a branch, tearing off the leaves and holding them close to his glass face mask. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He had agreed to be their official Quiz Bowl coach because he really didn’t want anybody tearing down the school, either. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The lower tables were crowded with knights, archers, and sellsword captains, tearing apart loaves of black bread to soak in their fish stew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I could feel my eyes tearing up and my throat starting to close the way it does when I get upset. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked at it and instantly started to get emotional, her eyes tearing up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes, imagining bullets penetrating the rafters and tearing holes in me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The water ran down the hillside gullies, pulling rocks and small trees with it, and spilled across the roads, tearing off chunks of asphalt. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I walked about the room biting the corner of my handkerchief, tearing at the edge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z My mother is Mexican and this woman black, yet the emotions that made them cry came from a heart that was tearing apart the same way. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Her eyes, tearing up, her tough, tearing down. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Then it was running, tearing down the hillside with demented abandon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The dogs took off, tearing through the darkness. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He grabs the magazines, hands each of us a pile and tells us start tearing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Most of them were tearing around, jumping onto and off benches and slapping the swings in some kind of made-up game. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then the great snow-white birds set about demolishing everything they could see with brutal, raking blows of their feet and stabbing, smashing, shaking, tearing movements of their beaks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Next thing I know, I’m dancing and tearing up my food too. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She wept over Mark Antony’s body, clawing at her skin and tearing her hair. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Please gods, he isn’t coming for me, he prayed, tearing off one of the rat’s legs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, for drinking paint, for tearing my sink out of the wall, for hurting myself. They’re not fair, man. You shouldn’t get charged when you’re sick in the head.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His microphone picks up the sound, magnifying it until the entire dome sounds like it’s tearing apart. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z And then he was on Laila, pummeling her chest, her head, her belly with fists, tearing at her hair, throwing her to the wall. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Are we supposed to believe that he didn’t get up and run to his door and see the kid tearing down the stairs fifteen seconds after the killing? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrambled out of the net and began a victory lap around the rink, tearing off my glove and holding one finger in the air. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The gods gathered, weeping and tearing their garments. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The leather covers on the round bar stools are worn to tearing from use. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Day sat beside me, brown plastic sunglasses shading his constantly tearing eyes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “I knew it,” Delia said, tearing up at the terrible thought. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The door shimmered when they pulled together, a vibration that traveled all the way up their arms, then it opened so suddenly with an unsticking feel—like tearing loose a strip of silent Velcro. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She felt a distinct kind of tearing within her, two things at war and pulling her in different directions. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They lowered their great heads, and the evening air filled with the muffled sounds of smacking lips, tearing grass, and the low snuffling of contented cattle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Sorry I couldn’t make anything tonight,” his mother said, tearing open the plastic bag that held their Thai takeout that night. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z So we went to play in the yard, and later whenever I mentioned tearing it down, Stick would say, “We’re keeping it.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She was the hidden double stitching that kept armholes from tearing out. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z While he was tearing the filling of the second sandwich from the bread with his teeth, Miss Trixie came in, her green celluloid visor facing the rear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They wrestled furiously among the rocks, while the golden monkey set about tearing all the needles from the witch’s cloud-pine branch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I joined him at his station, and he showed me what to do—where to make the £ cut with your knife, how | to reach your hand into the 0 bird without tearing too much skin. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z It rolled over the San Diego and Arizona railroad tracks that fed the racetrack, tearing them out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It went on tearing up the grass and took no notice of him. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He had barked the same note when angry or when being brought his dinner, when lazily snapping flies, or when tearing an intruder to shreds. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the whole assemblage is tearing around the planet itself at some 20 kilometers per second, the relative speed of two adjacent particles is very low, only some few centimeters per minute. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He ignored the pain tearing over his skin and focused all his attention on the bits of metal clinging to his clothes, the shavings and tiny particles from the severed link in the gate chain. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She slept for a while and dreamed strange sounds, tearing and something that wanted to be music but wasn’t. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The world was too busy tearing itself apart. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z There’s something flowing between my fingers as I hold the envelope in my hands and begin tearing it open. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The thing bowled him over as it scuttled away, tearing up the corridor and out of sight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z As darkness began to fall at five thirty, the wind shifted once again and quickly blew up into a gale, tearing the tops off the waves. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Their tearing coughs kept everyone awake at night. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A cold wind comes tearing up Port-and-Palace Street, the river goes gray, the trees on the Embankment shudder. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They’re tearing down some of the developments that need to be torn down. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “All I know is that it had to do with her tearing up Vickers Park,” he said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He felt someone tearing a button off his jacket. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Another handhold, and then he was up and climbing with the wind tearing at him and the trees of the jungle blurring emerald as he shot past. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The two tumbled into the ruins, tearing out chunks of feathers, fur, and scales. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Reflect, meditate on the nails tearing His hands, His feet. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Outside, rain and a high wind, tearing through the yew trees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I stopped tearing up the ground with the rake and instead combed it softly, waiting for our visitor to come into view. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z A cherry-red speedboat went tearing past the beach, then made a tight circle and roared back in our direction. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Two Big Chicks once famously fought over him in Bello Hostel, tearing each other s blouses, but he remained roguishly unattached until he met Ojiugo. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z After tearing out some insulation, I suited up and took the RTG outside. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I burst through the door into the boys’ restroom, pulling at my top T-shirt, imagining the sensation of tearing off the thermal underwear. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She screamed, and a giant reddish blur slammed into the wasp-man, yellow teeth tearing off its dark, chitinous face. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Kurtsinger, dapper in Riddle’s legendary black and yellow silks, leapt onto his back, and again War Admiral flung himself around, bucking and thrashing and tearing divots out of the Belmont lawn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A window at ground level, obviously opening on a cellar, was being wrenched apart with a crash of glass and a screech of tearing wood. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Getting a claw hammer, he started tearing off the top of the box. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The New Dealers were tearing through town like a hurricane. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The break in the barbed wire by the railway line was still there, and he squeezed through, tearing his shirt, not caring. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I have to be down the hill at CSA in an hour and now I can take the streets, for once, instead of tearing through the woods, trying to give Fry the slip. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “How are these people not tearing each other apart, like in every other place we’ve been?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He’d barely gotten his hands wrapped in the reins when she was off, tearing a furious path through the darkness as if something wicked was nipping at her heels. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Richard Parker turned and started clawing the shark’s head with his free front paw and biting it with his jaws, while his rear legs began tearing at its stomach and back. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I waited until about ten thirty before I put my roller skates on and came tearing onto the dance floor. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “I believe I will. That unnerved me. My God, what a place. This does deserve tearing down. For a moment there...” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The lynx reached a paw out to its full length and raked at the cat, tearing a strip of the bark away. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He realized that he was on a golf course, and that the blond kid was tearing down the middle of a long, lush fairway. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a tearing noise filled the air, the crackle of dry brush inflamed, and the smell of smoke swept over Tally, bringing her suddenly and completely awake. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The challenge is tearing oneself away from a venue that has been one’s creative home for so many hours, days, weeks, or months. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Why on earth are you tearing away at the wallpaper like that?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “The iron monsters are tearing our families apart.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z That reminded Aru of the mom at school who’d gotten banned from the library after tearing out certain pages in books just so her kid’s rival classmate couldn’t do his research. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z No amount of tearing could bring it down. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Then I spring after it, yanking it from the water, tearing off the silver fabric to retrieve the vial. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Then its claws were in me, tearing me open— No, it was just the pain of my torn ribs as someone rolled me onto my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He slashed his sword through the smoke, tearing the image to shreds. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z And there was still hunger there, but not like it was—not tearing at him. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He went at the few books they had particular harsh, tearing pages out of ’em and wadding ’em into balls afore he pitched ’em on the pile. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Martin had seen a hollow- gast—at night, in the rain, as it was tearing him to shreds—and had mistaken it for his most prized exhibit. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He was in clear agony, tearing off the bedsheets and trying to slide his feet to the floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My heart was tearing apart like a piece of wet paper. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When he tore open the envelope, Big Ma cried out like he was tearing a part of her. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Never in my innocent childhood did I prepare for being in the Congo one dark night with ants tearing at my scalp. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Her cells growin big as the world, cover round the whole earth,” he said, his eyes tearing as he waved his arms in the air, making a planet around him. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z From a distance I must have looked like a tornado tearing up the rows of corn. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Humbaba crumpled to his knees and clawed the earth in agony, tearing great ragged trenches with his claws. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “I want —” he began, but Uncle Vernon was tearing the letters into pieces before his eyes. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Death hacked at me with its sickle, tearing, chopping, unbearable. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z So only he saw the lump of shadow that clung to Ged, tearing at his flesh. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z "I can't help it. I'm a goner. It's tearing me all up inside." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The fire in my mother’s eyes brightens and she reaches out as if some current is tearing us apart. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no cries—no spitting of a cat, no squealing of a rabbit—only the crackling of twigs and the tearing of the grass in violence. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z You start tearing big chunks of clay off until the size looks okay and then you tackle the overall shape. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Why were we tearing away from everything we most wanted? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It was tearing Jon apart, yet he dare not shout for the direwolf as he would have liked Other things might be listening as well. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Si,” the older girl agreed readily, tearing at her long brown hair with both hands. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But that wouldn't stop them from tearing us apart. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Gallons of ocean water fill my lungs, the saltiness tearing up my insides something good. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z At first, I used to rip it with my hands, just for the sheer fun of tearing something apart. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now they’re talking about tearing down all the high-rises and putting everyone in low-rise buildings as the solution. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mole was tearing downhill to Mrs. Strawberry’s farm for his daily treat from Alice. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Every man is aware of the heavy shells tearing down the parapet, rooting up the embankment and demolishing the upper layers of concrete. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Tiny hands pull Lidia’s hands away from her face, and, like earlier, Penny is tearing up because her mother is crying. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The horrible scene of the preceding day was for ever acting before my eyes; the females were flying and the enraged Felix tearing me from his father’s feet. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Men were hurling themselves against each other, trampling, tearing at and mauling each other. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They tore across the vegetable gardens to the greenhouses, paused for a moment behind them, then set off again, fast as they could, skirting around the Whomping Willow, tearing toward the shelter of the forest.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Her hands skidded on the ground and her knee bumped up against a rock, tearing the leg of her jeans. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes, they even costumed themselves with dusty curtains and old tablecloths, scissoring through the faded fabric with Mamá’s gardening shears or tearing them apart with their bare hands. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “You kept tearing the seams and I got tired of stitching them back together.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Only the underwire and the plastic clasps were keeping the fabric from tearing apart altogether. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Best part about sitting there is tearing into my sunflower seeds like they're theater popcorn. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Some of them need to have a continual drip of Valium in the arm to keep them from pounding on the walls, smashing the viewing windows, tearing up the medical equipment. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, until he died, the Prophet couldn’t say her name without tearing up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The maroon goblin cavorted around the room in a feral tantrum, tearing down bookshelves, upsetting toy chests, and snapping the horn off the rocking horse. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Instead, he climbed up the brush cliff beside the water, clawing and tearing at the ferns and wild grape as he went. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The feathers were so well attached that when I started pulling them out, skin came off—I was not plucking the bird; I was tearing it apart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z None of our parents, with the possible exception of Robert Boone’s mom, minded tearing our butts up. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z He could almost imagine the hail of bullets tearing into him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Gendry's sword shattered on the man's helm, tearing it off his head. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Heedless of obstacles, the ogress pursued them noisily, trampling bushes and tearing through branches. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He was tearing himself to pieces to talk like that. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Harry, tearing his eyes away from the dog’s and dazedly consulting his booklist. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z But they were already tearing the chaplain from my grip and the guards were threatening me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I began tearing at the hooks of my dress, ripping the stuff. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Leah barely glances at hers before folding and tearing off the bottom and creasing it into an origami crane. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Turning my head sideways, I could see them standing on their hind legs, tearing and slashing at each other. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then the school bell clanged recess to an end and C.P. heard the two boys at the top of the stairs give a final snicker before tearing off. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Larry was tearing me up, I was crying even before the first rinse cycle was done and he finally let me go. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone made a grab for her, tearing her dress, but she managed to get out of the building. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I could only feel my heart beating and my eyes tearing every time they showed him on the screen. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Sparks gushed into the air, and flames billowed out with a sound like tearing cloth; but cutting through this came another sound, dreadfully close and violent. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Another savaged her breasts, worrying at the nipples with his wet red mouth, tearing and chewing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Conor fell to the ground, scraping his knee on the concrete step, tearing a hole in his uniform trousers. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She shifts on the exam table, tearing the paper beneath her with her thigh, and gives me another sour look. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I fumble with one hand and take out an antiseptic pad, tearing away the paper cover with my teeth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She slid her spirit vision along the streets till she found hers, watched in horror as María Santiago and Uncle Neville came tearing out of the brownstone and ran down the dark sidewalk. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He enjoyed tearing down the vines, grabbing at them with both hands and holding hard, as his hands slipped down, ripping off the leaves. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I shut my mouth, but I felt something alive tearing at my throat, bite by bite, from the inside. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We are reading The Scarlet Letter one sentence at a time, tearing it up and chewing on its bones. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Maybe we didn’t have no cause to come up here tearing after him! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She slid down the drainpipe, the flesh of her feet and hands tearing open as the metal cut into her skin, but she didn’t let herself think of the pain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He nodded to himself, hand still held against his lips, “Come back in four days. If you are clever enough to keep from tearing out your stitches, I will have you here.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In an instant the rabbits were running in all directions through the bean rows, each one tearing by instinct toward holes that were not there. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z What degradation lay in being young, I thought, and fell to tearing at my nails. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z A sudden weight smote him and he crashed forward, tearing the backs of his hands that still clasped his master’s. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z On the hockey field I often doubled over, my eyes tearing up, while Coach Stork swatted me on the rump. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In a moment Reynolds was back, leading blue troops at double time through the fields, tearing down rail fences as they came. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When I pulled it back, the grass made a tearing sound, and underneath was a clump of red Oklahoma dirt. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I dropped my leg, never tearing my eyes from Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z They push her against the car, ripping and tearing not just her clothes. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When Hali stumbled and fell, he came at her again, slamming her backward, teeth tearing at her belly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Finally,” Ana said in relief, tearing open the letter in the front hall. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy looked up from where she was tearing leaves and gathering them into a little useless pile. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As a result, they could use them for both a delicate task like milking a grazer and the rough business of tearing and shaping branches. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Your lordship, I beg you, help.me.” Lord Godric began to eat his trencher, tearing it apart in his big hands. The stew had softened the stale bread. “I have no love for northmen,” he announced. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She paced the floor, crying and tearing her clothes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Someone shouted Run! but we already were, tearing down the path toward the one place the hollow couldn’t reach us—the loop. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Back in the city room—or really the storage room now—we finished tearing down what was left of Rose’s piece of Harlem and my alien world. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Dusty came tearing down the road to meet them, his sleek black fur mud-spattered. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Angrily, he blinked away the tears and set about tearing a strip of cloth from the bottom of his tunic. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The rest he threw in the water, saw the small round fish begin tearing at it, and washed his hands. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got to the house, I turned around and saw the dog tearing at Lynn’s pants as she huddled over into a ball. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I needed to hear her take on the awful situation that was tearing my sister apart. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He was aware of alarms ringing, guards running toward him, and two cars, still some distance away, tearing up the main drive, heading for the house. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Ignatius bit into his first sandwich, tearing it in half, and chewed contentedly for a while. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t a big woman, but her hands always felt so strong, like they could hold things up instead of tearing them apart. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He always ’peared to be gigantic when he was tearing strips offen someone’s back or barking orders from atop his horse or when he was getting whispered ’bout in folks’ gossip. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Heard Rondell’s voice and the sound of somebody tearing open our bag of charcoal. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The robot engineer had also dashed in, tearing his hair, and demanding who of the gathering crowd had tampered with the machine. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The king launched himself onto the floor and began tearing at his clothes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I winced as one front wheel scraped the wall, tearing out some bricks before I was able to steer in the other direction. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “It sounds like you’re tearing the house apart board by board,” he said. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He brushed those off, found more in his pants, brushed those away, and the wind hit again, heavy gusts, tearing gusts. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Grace tried desperately not to think of the hospital, of that drive home that felt like it was tearing something out of her body, the farther away she got from Peach. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They nip at my fingertips and press against my body, wings sliding across the back of my neck, feet tearing at my hair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I grit my teeth as Venia, a woman with aqua hair and gold tattoos above her eyebrows, yanks a strip of Fabric from my leg tearing out the hair beneath it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But on Friday nights in Odessa, you could gaze down at the football field and see several black players tearing up the field for Permian. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "Stark and silent, lay the Martians,” Pierson says, "with the hungry birds pecking and tearing brown shreds of flesh from their dead bodies.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The silk came tearing away, baring her to the waist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Four-and-fifty ships is too few,” he told the dusky woman, “but I can wait no longer. The only way”—He grunted as she peeled the bandage off, tearing a crust of scab as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ben screamed, spit flying from his mouth as he thrashed about, tearing at the collar with his hands. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And when they did, Natalie just sat in the fancy classroom tearing bits of paper into tiny pieces. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Fully grown women were seen going into sweetshops and buying ten Wonka candy bars at a time, then tearing off the wrappers on the spot and peering eagerly underneath for a glint of golden paper. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Work with youths rather than tearing them down.’ The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A night for tearing heads off, bathing in blood! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He slammed all four feet into my face, claws tearing my cheeks. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They were cutting up the snow and tearing up the ground around my tree with their pawing. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not hear me, she went on raving like a mad-woman, a fanatic, her long fingers twisting and tearing the black stuff of her dress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Near us a boy owned loudly that this was a tearing fine collation; and a young maiden replied that she had not seen a more belle assemblee in all her years. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Two shrieking kids ran tearing out, and I caught the door. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z She pounces on it and starts tearing it up in front of us. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He hesitated, and when he refused it was obviously about as easy for him as tearing out his own soul. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Summer was tearing at the one that he’d brought down, its face between his teeth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “There’s something else,” said Harry, watching Hermione tearing bundles of knotgrass and throwing them into the potion. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A strip of hide came off the zebra’s belly like gift-wrap paper comes off a gift, in a smooth-edged swath, only silently, in the way of tearing skin, and with greater resistance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, for like five seconds at a time, until they start tearing each other’s heads off. I can’t believe they did that in front of you.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Originally, Gale offered to come with me to 2, but I could see I was tearing him away from his work with Beetee. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Gollum began to scream, a thin, tearing sound, very horrible to hear. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When no one did, he lay down and attacked the stick like a warrior, tearing its bark with his small sharp teeth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He kept taking them out, fiddling with them, tearing up one, and adding another. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “The guilder is overrated too,” Manet said, tearing off a piece of bread and dunking it in his soup. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It moved in me like one of those floods that devastate counties, tearing everything down, tearing children from their parents and lovers from each other, and making everything an unrecognizable waste. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “I think so,” she said, casually tearing off a hunk of bread. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The woman sitting next to Alex pulled tissue after tissue out of its packet, tearing each one methodically to shreds. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z My eyes were tearing over and I was glad for the shadows that hid our faces. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After tearing off a chunk of bread, she said, “What are you doing here?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In the Pacific, Japan was tearing through China and moving into Indochina. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z She wanted it to crash through Ketterdam’s pleasure houses, lifting roofs and tearing doors off their hinges. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His breath smelt strong of whisky and he was in tearing spirits, waving his shillelagh. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Silently, stoically, Joe thumbed up the guts, grabbing intestines and tearing them out, chucking the glop into the water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel my muscles tearing apart and separating from their anchoring bones. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he saw Rex go tearing after the ball. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “They only have one left!” he gushed, tearing off the cellophane shrink-wrap and prying open the lid. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Thorns and roots clawed at him from the sides and above his head, tearing at his hair, skin, and the decoy mask still attached to the back of his head. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I was walking along singing my lungs out when they came tearing out of the underbrush, wiggling and twisting, and tickled to death to be with me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Rain spattered his skin, coming in cold where palm thatching was already tearing away under the increasing battery of the winds. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Without a word, Rose ran straight at her Lego city and began tearing it apart. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She went running around, tearing them off the trees and the chairs. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He went tearing after it as if there was nothing else in the world but that old rubber ball. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z So the monks were tearing the beautiful lines of ivy away. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Annabeth and I ran inside, tearing down the hallway to Chiron's apartment. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z All around, sledgehammers rang against iron as swarms of men and women clambered over the ancient oil tanker, tearing it apart. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z There's a tearing sound, and then a gasp as my garment is torn in half. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “I’m going to run away,” Yossarian announced in an exuberant, clear voice, already tearing open the buttons of his pajama tops. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Anyway, she didn’t like to get her blouse dirty or risk tearing her anacos. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes tearing, her shoulders shudder like the wings of a baby bird. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z I’m seconds away from tearing my conk out, strand by strand. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I began tearing away frantically at the mattress cloth above my head with my teeth. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z And once more there was silence; and the expectancy, momentarily relaxed, was stretched again, tauter, tauter, almost to the tearing point. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, suddenly he was that little kid tearing down a back alley with some housewife hanging wash and shouting, “Look at ’im scoot!” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z And I’m-a ’specially need you not to go tearing out of Mrs. Holton’s home screaming if this here is bad news. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “You killed him because he was honest!” she screams, tearing her hair. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z On the cell phone, the explosion is soundless, but I can imagine sounds—screaming, tearing, slicing through concrete, steel, and glass. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z That night Neel slept fitfully, waking from a nightmare about a pack of vultures tearing the cub’s body to shreds. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Looking at her smiling at Sohrab, her eyes tearing over a little, I had a glimpse of the mother she might have been, had her own womb not betrayed her. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z One man went mad, tearing at his hair, talking nonstop of chickens and the chicken car. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Matt had trouble tearing his eyes away from the thing on the bed. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up a fistful of leaves and began tearing them apart, apparently unaware of what he was doing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z My dad wasn’t paying much attention, because he was busy tearing open luggage, removing the drugs, and buying new luggage. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z In fact, Jake’s mom had been smiling and tearing up ever since he told her he was on the school’s Quiz Bowl team. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z My mother has been tearing up the letters from the youngest grandson of her father’s third wife. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Wind whirled through the house, scraping Nailer’s face with cold fingers, then leaping to the wall and tearing away Nailer’s picture of the clipper ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Panicked, she dug through the paper, searching for clues, tearing faster and faster through the sheets until paper cuts crossed her fingertips and whorls of blood smeared the corners. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But none of it lasted long, because Winn- Dixie came tearing back out of the preacher’s room, panting and running like crazy. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He wrote and wrote without stopping, filling sheet after sheet of paper, tearing up what he'd written, beginning again, putting one sheet aside and starting another, frowning, crumpling up the paper—and starting once more. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Something rent inside Travis, making a sound in his mind like a thousand tearing pages. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Jarveys raced around the Council’s chair legs, tearing at as many ankles as they could reach. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was still hot and the down was so quiet that they could hear the horses tearing the grass in the paddock of Cannon Heath Farm, more than half a mile away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If you were careful and pried up the staples with your fingernails, you could get them out without tearing them. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She remembered her brother tearing out of a bathroom with a towel over his face shrieking, “It burns! It burns!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “I think some of ’em must’ve, ’cause once they commenced tearing him apart, it do seem a good bit of ’em jus’ stood to the side cheering folk on and didn’t join in. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z When the Americans finally heard the VC and detonated the mines, hundreds of small steel balls exploded back at them, tearing into their flesh. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He unclipped his bag and swung it around, tearing it open. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z My left eye’s tearing heavily now, and in the dimming light it’s all I can do to follow the boots in front of me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Spend enough time tearing apart old ships, and you get to understand them.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I suck in air, eyes tearing, trying to swallow the pain. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Silently she dressed, tied back her hair, and set herself to a succession of chores, beginning with tearing down the mosquito netting from all of our beds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I struggled with the stupid harness, tearing at the straps. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He walks around the room, tearing off strips of paper and handing them out. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Like unscrewing your chair from your desk, or tearing a hole in the bottom of your backpack.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Taking one last lunge for the flag, Louie snagged the edge and fell to the pavement, tearing the banner down with him, then scrambled to his feet and ran like mad. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a deep sleep, and I didn’t wake up until morning. o o o It is an upcar tearing along over the desert. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We jump the creek and then we’re tearing through the trees together in the opposite direction of home. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “She is a tearing fine specimen. She got excellent reserve. Not so confounded get-at-able.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She showed him some of her calculations—how the handcuffs could resist tearing under incredible stress, depending on the material used in the braid. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She remembered that some of them had fought to free themselves, tearing fur and flesh to get free. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys from the Flying Squadron are busy tearing down tents—they’ve already dropped most of the larger ones, revealing the buildings of Joliet in the background. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Ana widened her eyes but then just started tearing the paper wrapper off her straw. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I imagine it will be little more than a pale line, provided he can avoid tearing open his wound.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Or maybe Barnabas Saint was the tree, tearing the house apart, and Great-Grandpop was the birds, sitting in all that mess, eating themselves. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z At one point he slipped and scraped his knee, tearing his jeans. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He felt Bartsia’s closed teeth come tearing out through his flesh and then he was standing above him as he fell back on the ground, kicking helplessly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The raging current had tossed and twisted him, almost tearing him to pieces. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The boys helped at election time, tearing down the Republican opponents’ campaign posters and standing over voters as they cast their ballots at the polls. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Instantly his followers scrambled into the bushes as their Chief ripped the tapestry into shreds, his mighty claws rending and tearing as he roared madly: “It’s a fake, a copy, worthless trash. Aaaaaarrgh!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I’m tearing up and there’s no stopping there. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We ran outside with the wind from the blades tearing down on us from just above the trees, whipping our plain white nightgowns into a froth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Just when I was heated up enough to go upside Willie’s head we heard this squealing on the corner and we looked up and saw two police cars come tearing around the corner. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The younger boys, who had never been up this late, responded to the generalized slackening of discipline by either tearing up and down the stairs or falling fast asleep on the parlor rug. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He climbed up on her head, growling, slashing, ripping, and tearing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The last I saw him, Johnny was tearing down the road toward the square, raising up little clouds of dust as he ripped along. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z On hearing about Milton’s death, she had removed her hairnet, tearing at the masses of hair that tumbled down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Josh came tearing around the house, scolding, ruffling his feathers, and I didn’t blame him. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax sprang and seized a joint of ham, tearing it from its hook, and darted out of the tent with the heavy prize in his mouth. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They were at our blockhouse, tearing it apart, board by board, using tire irons. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t understand it: His horse was tearing over the track, but he was barely gaining. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His great jaws clamped shut, tearing off the gauzy wing of a fairy with markings like a ladybug. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They stumbled into the road, shading their eyes, the trunk of fire and smoke tearing out of the mountains like God’s finger stuck suddenly toward the sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t focus on the treasure. Not yet. First we have to stop Heath Huxley from tearing down our school.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z From below there came a roaring, rushing sound, like the crash of surf on a stony beach, but he knew it was the wind tearing through the leaves on the trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Now they were busy tearing down more of the yard fence. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, looking right into his eyes, which are tearing up because he’s having so much fun. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I’m tearing through the streets of New York City on my electric board, my rainbow hair streaming behind me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When both twigs were undressed Nel moved easily to the next stage and began tearing up rooted grass to make a bare spot of earth. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She knew now of what it was that she had so silently and so early accused her aunt: it was of tearing a bewildered child away from the arms of the father she loved. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z And they saw a great black beast, shaped like a hound yet larger than any hound that ever mortal eye has rested on, and this hound was tearing the throat out of Sir Hugo Baskerville. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He takes a bite of it, tearing the caramelized pink flesh with his teeth. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I couldn’t impose on them anymore than I already had, or risk ruining them with the invisible fingers that seemed bent on tearing apart every single connection I managed to make. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The men closed in and grabbed her, tearing at the radio receiver under her arm. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Em’s brother was tearing down the aisle toward them, his hands balled at his hips. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He turned and ran, tearing the Mylar shade down and leaving the others inside speechless; even Shay was shocked into silence. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Soon all nine demons were tearing and clawing at each other. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I could hear her rustling around for a minute and then the sound of paper tearing. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z It’s hard to get the tree pictures off the walls without tearing them. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z But there was a rending, tearing noise of work going on inside. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z With a grinding, splintering, tearing crash, Swordfish split the rotted hulk asunder. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He found Kehaar just inside the trees, snapping and tearing with his great beak at a foul-smelling piece of flaking brown flesh which seemed to be hanging from a tracery of bones. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually,” my aunt said as I began tearing away the wrapping paper, “it’s from your grandfather.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Instead of tearing into the kid, it was having fun terrifying him, growling and pulling on his pant leg but doing no real damage. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Pieces of the sun were tearing off and floating toward them, trailing long ribbons of light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And then the tent begins to open, the paper folding and tearing. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There are no cars, but there’s a man on the corner up ahead tearing through trash bags, furiously, as if there’s a garbage truck approaching to steal them all away. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z All the same, however, she went on with the action of tearing, as though the material were still in her hands; finally she lifted her hands and opened them as though scattering the fragments. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z One misstep, and he could fall into a hole, the sharp spikes tearing through his boot sole into his foot. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I love you, boys,” I whisper, my eyes tearing up. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “This, Prince O.,” said Bono, with some appreciation, “is a tearing fine cravat.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I ran back out into the crowd that was tearing through the woods. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He had climbed up on her back and was tearing and slashing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a fearful snapping of bones and tearing of sinews and muscles. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z This time he didn’t let go as easily, and she groaned at the sharp rrrrip of her dress tearing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z This low-IQ peacock came tearing after me as soon as it heard me open my bag of peanuts. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Now, I wasn’t a fool and I knew when the police come tearing like that they’re looking for somebody. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Ducking backward through a fence, Herbie caught a sleeve on a barb, tearing the shirt in his panic to reach safety. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Not out-and-out bawling, but he'd just see it and start tearing up. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z As Americans obsessed over the threat of terrorism, many were overlooking the racism and tribalism that were tearing our nation apart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Her days of pulling up railroad ties soon paid off, the jack tearing a hole the size of a doggy door. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Never mind. Let me ask you a question. How would you feel if you were a Martian and people came to your land and started tearing it up?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z When a hurricane blew through, as one had just a year before—tearing off roofs and casting boats up on the shore—everyone suffered at least a little. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Harry repeated, tearing his gaze from the water to look at Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It made him run faster, with anger, misery, and guilt tearing at him. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The White Noise cut straight through the music from the speakers, tearing at our ears. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “I wished for it,” I whisper, telling her what’s been tearing me up for hours. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A few times she cried so bad, ranting and tearing her hair, that Rosaleen had to come get August from the honey house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And that was when I remembered Jim Hawkins, climbing up the side of the Hispaniola to steal her, tearing down the Jolly Roger flag, sitting in the crosstrees and holding Israel Hands back. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I heard the sound of a coat tearing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes began tearing up, but I could not break my stare from the small wet circle where the glass had been. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He returns to the entry well and starts tearing passengers’ tickets. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He jolted in surprise when a soft hand touched his arm, tearing him away from his thoughts. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Dad was looking through the albums, page by page, tearing out any pictures that might be fourolds. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I start tearing up from laughing so hard, and Nora covers her mouth. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Emma was perched on the edge of her bed, elbows on knees, tearing sheets of paper from a notebook and igniting them between her fingers. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I lay in bed staring at the ceiling, trying not to think about anything, but my stomach churned and my eyes kept tearing up. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Oak giggles and picks up his meat with his fingers, tearing at it with sharp teeth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Slowly, the ancient wood began to rise, tearing free from plants and earth, bending the rail that lay across it. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z There were no signs of poverty, no signs of homelessness, no signs of drug abuse, no signs of the social fissures that were tearing apart America’s urban centers to the east and west. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mateo says, which doesn’t really scratch the surface on who they are to me, but I let it slide because this is so wild even Mateo is tearing up for me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The hard grass crunched under our feet as we walked and the wind squealed, tearing holes through the air. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They parked on the side of the road, and Luke fought the urge to go tearing off into the woods. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z How many hundreds of times Johnny had seen those strong white teeth tearing at coarse bread. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron roared, seizing his bag as Crookshanks sank four sets of claws deep inside it and began tearing ferociously. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I wrote down what happened, making it seem more an intellectual exercise than it was, then tearing the paper out of the machine and throwing it away. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Chloe tries to come up with a reply that isn’t tearing all the hair off my head. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Can we get through this weekend without you all tearing each other down? You think we can save some of that for the other teams?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She paused in tearing a piece of dark bread away from the loaf and looked up at me quizzically. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was a bursting, tearing movement of people around me, dark figures in a blue glow. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, Penelope turned to Cassiopeia, who had just succeeded in tearing the ribbon off her present with her teeth. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z It was the woman with the little girl in hot pink who had spotted him tearing apart the Barbie section. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I peek in horror, unable to bear the thought of anyone mishandling the Holy Quran—tearing out the pages and apparently stomping on them. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Let them play, for heaven's sake, my grandmother says, when we complain about them tearing it apart. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I’d been living with it for less than a day myself and it was tearing me up. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z And she heard his direwolf, snarling and growl-ing, heard the snap of those long teeth, the tearing of flesh, shrieks of fear and pain from man and horse alike. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But then he would remember the way the hook-hands of Count Olaf’s associate had glinted in the library, and would imagine them tearing into his flesh, and he would wake right up and continue reading. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Mom’s fierce grip on me felt strong enough to last forever, but I knew the system hated us and would keep on tearing us apart. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ve been waiting for you,” he confided, tearing off the stub of the boarding pass, with Shadow’s seat assignment—17-D—on it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z 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 Giants, six-armed Earthborn, and wild Cyclopes charged from the beach, tearing down the dining pavilion, setting fire to the cabins and the Big House. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But I'm angry with Mouse Girl for tearing my shirt and being so whiny. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The bed frame was nearly twice her body weight and the ridges were tearing cruel welts in her palms. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Some are snif- fling and tearing up silently, and some are sobbing openly. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They were upon me, clawing, kicking, tearing off the jackets, defrocking me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I try to roll free off the arms that are carrying me but succeed only in tearing a length of paper chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z It produced a tearing of the lung and heavy internal bleeding and also went through the esophagus. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben starts tearing the bed apart, and then he runs to the nightstand and pulls out the drawer and empties it on the bed. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The sea breeze bent the pines behind them, blew across their backs, and sped out over the water, tearing the whitecaps back even as they came to shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Gollum was tearing at his master, trying to get at the chain and the Ring. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But Will knew that the little girl was tearing her heart out of her breast. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z As well believe you could destroy a tree by tearing off a single leaf! Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z They were trembling, not like a leaf that’s about to fall from a branch, but like some sort of rabid beast that’s legitimately trembling with excitement over tearing you apart. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Hazel clearly had trouble tearing her eyes away from the handsome guy, but she managed it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Already a brutal-beaked carrion crow was tearing at the face of one of them, and Will could see a bigger bird circling above, as if choosing the richest feast. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She had paper in her hands, too, and was tearing it. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But eventually his religious commitments began tearing him apart. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I close the distance between us in two strides, tearing off what remains of my shirt, wadding it and pressing down on the wound. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Mom’s tearing up again, and I’m not in the mood to feel bad about it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The shot rings out as loud as a cannon blast, tearing through the parrot’s chest. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I swallowed and looked down at my hands so Newcharlie wouldn't see my eyes tearing up. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z He ripped down one of the triangle legs, and I heard cloth tearing. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, tearing each sheet to ribbons, he fed them to the fire upon the hearth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Two weeks passed like a page tearing from an old book. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He seized it just as Sigurd dropped down, tearing greenery from him as he fell. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Everything hurt now—her head, her arm, the base of her spine—and she tried to keep from tearing up, with no luck. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I got up, pulled the trunk out from under the bed, and Chip situated it between the couch and the PlayStation 2 and started tearing off thin strips of duct tape. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She meant that she didn’t want to hear Vonetta and Fern tearing up order to find slips, socks, barrettes, and gloves. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z She couldn’t see Ivan to know how he was doing, so she concentrated on tearing a hole in the side of the bag. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z So as we talked cutely together and batted our eyelashes at each other, all our sweet nothings were accompanied by a constant tearing and grinding. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Like she was tearing, and the very air was tearing around her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I drew a breath and winced at a tearing pain in my chest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Frank glared across the street, where the other harpies were sitting in a maple tree, tearing the burrito to shreds. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It should have been a relief not to have branches tearing at his clothes and hair constantly, but now Finn felt too exposed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Then, "Why not castration, doctor?" a voice asked waggishly, causing me to start, a pain tearing through me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is called a telephone number,” he told Ron, scribbling it twice, tearing the parchment in two, and handing it to them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Possibly because there were two of them tearing away at the paper, the boys managed to get their present opened first. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Cas unzipped the side pocket of her bag and pulled out the note she’d written dozens of times over the last few months before tearing each of those earlier versions into little shreds. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There was a violent rush of wind, and the roar of what sounded like a hurricane tearing through the bowling alley. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The Gray sprang and came halfway through the window, catching Ben’s arm and tearing at the flight jacket. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Dusty locked him out, but he busted down the door and then started tearing up the house. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He expected to feel sharp beaks and claws tearing at him any second, but nothing happened. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The scent of fire brings back Maman's funeral and the flames that engulfed her body, smoldering the bed of Belle-roses, tearing first through her silk dresses, and then her skin and body. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I pulled forward again, heard the shirt rip and felt his fingernails tearing the skin of my back. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Sean started tearing paper from the branches, bunching it, and dropping it to the ground. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Almost as soon as we drop down into the tunnel, Veturius pulls fatigues and boots from the bag across his chest and begins tearing off his Tribal clothes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then Eugene sat up, screaming, tearing at himself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The monsters shifted uneasily, snarling and tearing at the trees in frustration. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He reeled away, unsteady on his feet, and Grey Wind snapped at his arm, teeth ripping at his sleeve and tearing loose a scrap of cloth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Some sat up babbling words with no meaning while tearing at their own hair and clothing. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The bread was thick and dark, and tearing chunks of it gave us distraction for our hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z With so much moisture in the air and loose dirt from both tectonic upheavals and the new species of flora tearing up the topsoil, it was like thin mud being thrown constantly in your face. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I said again, tearing myself away from the boy. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “But what can we do to stop Mrs. Malvolio from tearing it down?” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Then it began, that awful tearing sound that Lyddie would come to dread with every knotted inch of nerves through her whole silently screeching body. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Surrounded by servants tearing their clothing and wailing, begging to join me in the afterlife so that they can continue to serve me.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Washkar's forces seized the initial advantage, invading Ecuador and actually capturing Atawallpa, almost tearing off one of his ears in the process. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z With a few of my colleagues in the league, I even went so far as breaking up CP meetings by storming the stage, tearing up signs, and capturing the microphone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A mediwizard came tearing across the field, his fingers stuffed into his own ears, and kicked Mostafa hard in the shins. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The executioner stumbled to his knees, tearing at his own face. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z As she stopped speaking he leaped to his feet, almost tearing his hand from hers as he spoke:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Tad started to unbutton his shirt to use as a bandage, but Rashid was already tearing a piece of his own shirt away and pressing it to his head. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Her eyes were flat and cold but her fingernails were tearing at the upholstery of the chair, ripping and fraying the silk. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The efrits shriek and streak after us, surrounding and blinding us, tearing my hands from the ropes once more. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The way my mother and Mrs. Hull were tearing around—packing, shopping, sewing—you wouldn’t have thought either one of them would have bothered to ask what we were going to see. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned a corner and I beheld an astonishingly huge machine, spotlights bolted to its side, tearing at a wall of coal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a woman came tearing through the woods from the right just ahead, the fire a glint in the madness of her eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Hamburg finds itself digging the thawing ground, tearing up city parks, and building tall concrete towers armed with flak guns to shoot down enemy bombers. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I shouted for Ricky and a moment later he came tearing around the side of the house. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She sat there on the hillside, laughing, tearing a flower to bits in her hands.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Natalie is tearing up the moons she’s made one by one, her chin jerking wildly down to her collarbone and up. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In that moment, dozens of people came tearing out of the surrounding woods with fists raised in the air, yelling. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Zu went to work tearing the box open, tossing aside the foam and plastic stuffing to get the old-fashioned silver toaster inside. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I turn back, planning to look again, to start tearing at the ivy if I have to, but Boomer doesn’t budge. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The marten spat and snarled with annoyance, biting and tearing at the chain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There was a great crash of thunder almost overhead, and a tearing noise, as though the sky had been ripped open. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The house feels like it’s shaking, too, the wind screaming, tearing at the slates on the roof. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I was tearing my way through some elders when the voices of my dogs stopped. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But the men’s voices, loud as they were, were completely drowned out by the deafening roar of the tank tearing apart. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z From her earliest childhood that scream came, with a memory of flowing, spotted skin and rending claws, and later of Ambuya tearing out her hair when they brought Mother’s bones home from the forest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see them now and then, leaping over old logs, tearing through the underbrash, sniffing and searching for the lost trad. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, I sort of staggered downstairs and started tearing through my parents’ liquor cabinet, searching for an escape route. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They had nothing to fear anymore, and they threw themselves against the invisible Specters, grappling and wrestling and tearing at things Will and Lyra couldn’t see at all. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then he bent over and began to rip out long handfuls of grass with quick, energetic jerks as though tearing out the hair of the world. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He growled softly, but the cat ignored him and continued his tearing and eating. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On the way home, there was a tearing pain that she couldn’t keep back. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine it’s someone I haven’t met yet, someone I somehow missed while I was hiding out in the ornithology stacks and they were tearing through poetry and memorizing lines. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The cogs were grinding against one another with a fearful noise of tearing metal. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z When I came tearing out of the underbrush, Old Dan threw a fit. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Frantically he thought of tourniquets and could even hear the rip of cloth he should have been tearing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Nathan began sharing out the rice and dhal, carefully tearing the plantain leaf he carried into three pieces on which to put each portion. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z While tearing apart a bird with fat fingers, Lord Wyman made polite inquiry after Lady Homwood, who was a cousin of his. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Sight of that little old pup, tearing out for the brush with that piece of cornbread seemed to loosen something inside me. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm raged for two nights, trashing the coastline, tearing away anything that wasn’t tied down. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When the secret police conducted raids, they always made a point of tearing things up, ruining furniture, wrecking stuff. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Behind her, Hodor was tearing eagerly at a chunk of hot charred flesh as blood and grease ran down into his beard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The only noise in the kitchen is her pen on the page crossing out and adding in, writing and rewriting stanzas, mixed with the slicing of scissors, the tearing of paper. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It gives way, tearing down off the hospital wall. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He squeezes his upper body through the hole, his shoulders scraping on the edges, his jacket tearing, hips twisting, and then he’s through. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The doors close and as I drop to the earth, just as Marlene did after I decided not to save her, I scream, my hands tearing at my clothes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Joon nods, his eyes tearing over even though he is holding on to that corner of sky like it is a line to heaven. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Hood’s smoke stayed where it was, then slowly, very slowly, like a huge ghost, the white cloud came drifting gracefully up the ridge, clinging to the trees, drifting and tearing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We pass diggers and tractors tearing up the earth, expanding the camp. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Arliss went tearing out of the pool on one side and the dog on the other. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z His axe was shivering her shield, cracking the wood on the downswing, tearing off long pale splinters when he wrenched it back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A woman lay in the dirt, wailing, tearing at her short afro. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I heard a noise, like the mine was tearing itself apart. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Still the wind grew stronger, tearing the edges of the great waves into flying tatters of foam, and still they rowed southwest with the wind behind them. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z A procession of suppliants climbed the knoll on bare, bloodied knees to show their devotion or purge their grief or beg forgiveness in the slow tearing of flesh and bone. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she starts tearing off the hookups to her senses. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I dropped the comb and began tearing apart the thatch of hair with my fingers. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Hooper threw himself forwards, and began to beat his fists into the ground, tearing convulsively at the leaves and soil with his nails, and making a hoarse, screaming sound, low down in his throat. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The thick leather rifle strap he was wearing stopped the poisoned arrow from tearing into him. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Sure, I pictured myself on that television screen, wearing a bomb-fancy dress, tearing up the stage with some grand, powerhouse song, and in the end having the crown placed on my head. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He buried his head in his hands, tearing his hair and murmuring a strange litany between his teeth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z As brakeman Royal Albert Leeman stood and looked out the train’s windows, he heard a huge noise that sounded like metal tearing apart. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z They chatted as they hoisted their babies and expertly dodged, with minute shifts of their hips, the children tearing after each other around the house. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I wondered if he was out there right now, tearing up that land. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Back she went to her pencil and pad, scribbling and tsking and tearing off sheets, finally giving up, and taking up her New York Times. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I learned from these former secretaries of Mr. Muhammad that while he was praising me to my face, he was tearing me apart behind my back. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Dolls interested her mainly for what was inside them; her mother would catch her tearing out their stuffing so that she could see what was making them talk. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I want more tearing guitar and mumbled words. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Immediately upon it came the thunder: a high, tearing noise, as though some huge thing were being ripped to pieces close above, which deepened and turned to enormous blows of dissolution. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z About halfway through the movie, while I sold tickets for the next show, that girl came tearing out of the theater holding her wrist. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I would remember him tearing into me, shouting Jesus H. Christ, Jesus H. Christ! The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It dawned on me I’d been sitting there tearing my hair like that for the past twenty minutes, and suddenly I got mad. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z As Celia pounds the card table, the head of her hammer finally gives way and flies backward, tearing a hole the size of a fist in the movie screen. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Either something else had happened, or old Mrs. Burgess had come back from the dead to curse Nan for tearing down her curtains. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z At a track in Arizona a monkey was a popular mascot until he began turning on all the shed-row faucets and tearing the shingles off the roof. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They laughed like this, at each other’s reflection in the mirror, their eyes tearing, and the moment was so natural, so effortless, that suddenly Mariam started telling her about Jalil, and Nana, and the jinn. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z "Crow only confessed to being the answer, nothing more," Angela said, pressing her hand against the tearing pain in her cheek. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone who was never anxious, never tortured by doubt and indecision, someone who never stood as I did, hopeful, eager, frightened, tearing at bitten nails, uncertain which way to go, what star to follow. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z More than likely, Luke was already tearing himself apart because of the punch. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She dismounted beside a gaming pit where a basilisk was tearing a big red dog to pieces amidst a shouting ring of sailors. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Excelsior!” screams Carter as he races up the hall tearing down other people’s posters so he can hang up more for Ainsley. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z In the silence there was a gentle, tearing sound as a grazing cow moved nearer. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Even with the fisherman discount, you’re looking at a five-thousand-dollar job. Minimum. Could go higher, I start tearing her down and find something else.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z No one complained because the men were very scrupulous about not tearing off the flowers until they were well withered. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As Lancelot rode by, he could see them sprawling on the ground together, with the knight’s broken lance between the horse’s legs and one flashing horse-shoe tearing the canvas from the fallen shield. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It took off in the mightiest roar ever witnessed at Cape Coalwood, tearing out of a caldron of flame and smoke. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Kids said she was a witch capable of witch deeds, unspeakable boilings and tearings apart and transformations if she caught us. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z To most people in Manson the biggest thing ever to happen was a tornado that rolled up Main Street in 1979, tearing apart the business district. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She looked for anything she might use to prop it open, and had to settle for tearing off a piece from the bottom of her prison trousers and stuffing it in the lock. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The current was tearing into his eyes and Alex could hardly see. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Arthur is still sitting at the radio listening to Amos ’n’ Andy, not even paying attention to Sonny and Henry, who are tearing apart Jimmie’s dolly. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He went back to tearing down the house. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z |
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