| 单词 | thunder |
| 例句 | “I’ll be right back!” she called to her dad as she thundered down the stairs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z My heart is thundering as with his grubby hands he roughs me up. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The sound pierces the dull drone of the aircraft engines, and then there's an ominous pause before the thunder of another explosion. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was the flying machine, its thundering beat now obvious above the raging fire. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Now once more he could expect the big thunder of cannon. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On Sunday morning I am woken up by a rumble of thunder and Boomer—who hates thunderstorms—inching closer to me in bed. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z That wasn’t the only thunder I heard that night. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Then how his shipmates killed Lord Helios’ cattle and how Zeus thundering in towering heaven split their fast ship with his fuming bolt, so all hands perished. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, the old woman’s mastiff rose from its sleep and growled, a sound like the rumble of thunder. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The first time he ate, the thunder god jumped out of the sky, its legs like old trees. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z For a few endless moments, Tally felt only relief to have escaped the searing wind, the thundering machine, the blistering heat of the firestorm. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I don’t remember the thunder and lightning ending but through it all, we’d fallen asleep. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z And then, distant at first but growing louder, the thunder of the engines of American bombers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In the late afternoon, when the deluge finally let up and the thunder became a distant echo, they descended from the branches with deep shuddering breaths. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Tam Lin thundered through the door and gathered Teacher up in a bear hug. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Stan threw her bag out after her and rammed the doors shut; there was another loud BANG, and they were thundering down a narrow country lane, trees leaping out of the way. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The whole crowd of boys rose and thundered off the bleachers, white shoes shining and voices raised in a high-pitched whistle as the layup line formed inexpertly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why you want to be a no-count farmer?” he thundered. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Each time the lightning cracked and the thunder boomed, Fern and I hugged tighter. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I want the thunder of ocean, a day that's cold but dry, the feeling that comes with heavy clouds in the distance. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Do you have an arm like God’s, and can your voice thunder like his?” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In arguing, too, the parson owned his skill, For, even though vanquished, he could argue still, While words of learned length and thundering sound Amazed the gazing rustics ranged around. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Harry flung his arms over his head and ran, slipping over the coils of snake skin, out of the way of great chunks of tunnel ceiling that were thundering to the floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A peal of thunder seemed to answer him and that night he dreamed that he saw the ants being transformed into human shape. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His booming voice rolled around the walls of the cave like a burst of thunder. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind is still pounding with the jazzy thunder of that piece. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Thor, god of thunder, mightiest of all the Aesir, the strongest, the bravest, the most valiant in battle, was not entirely awake yet, but he had the feeling that something was wrong. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Great bolts of lightning cracked from the low-hanging clouds, and thunder shook the ground. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But couldn’t they call once in a while, or thunder, or something? The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The thunder came right on top of the lightning. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “It’s not a single heartbeat that calls the storm. It’s the power of our voices joined together, demanding justice. It’s the thunder of our collective feet marching for our freedom.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A gray wall was thundering toward the Frog in the moonlight—too close. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I raise my head to look for Mango, who hates the thunder. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I had always looked to the sky for thunder, but this thunder was coming from beneath my feet. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Then as the dark hole stood before him and the stench came out to meet him, like a clap of thunder the thought of Frodo and the monster smote upon Sam’s mind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Small talk of husbands, children, lives back home, or the ever-present war rose above the thunder and hum of the giant laundry boilers and dryers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The tank roared; the sound was thunder trapped in a metal drum, clamoring to be let out. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As I was swallowed up in fire and thunder, I hugged my arms tight against my ears. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The sound is moving away like thunder that travels through the sky. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Last, she slides the long piece of the trombone all the way to her knees and back, making a thundering sound. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z As the train doors opened, there was a rumble of thunder overhead. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z After him thundered the knights of his house, but he was ever before them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then there was a wild chorus of war cries and hooves thundering against metaL A dozen centaurs charged out of the main stairwell “Ponies!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of the week, I experienced Rome as they did: as a place of history, but also as a place of life, of food and traffic and conflict and thunder. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z For the first hours, the drama of die storm kept them fascinated, amazed at its power, wondering when the next peal of thunder would shake the cliffs. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Then a loud clap of thunder echoed from the dark clouds. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Before we celebrate Mass, I have been instructed by the archdiocese to take a survey,” Father Mulrooney thundered. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The pandemonium of thunder and lightning vanished behind us as, for just a few seconds, we were bathed in the cold, clean light of the full moon. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She climbed into my lap and tucked her sleek head under my chin, against my throat where she could hear my pulse and I could feel the small thunder in her chest. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I had no words and no eloquence, and when Ras thundered, "Hang him!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple nodded, biting her lower lip, her heart thundering so hard she was sure her chest was jumping with each beat. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Emily, James, and Matthew hugged the wall next to the restrooms to stay out of view of anyone on the lower level until footsteps thundered beneath them and then faded. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Finally he thundered his fury, like a force of nature. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The buzzer boomed like thunder in my head, and Freddie, despite everything, charged me and knocked me back into the net. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Emily thundered past them and down the stairs with James at her heels. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A summer rainstorm with soft thunder—it didn’t seem anything to worry about and certainly nothing to keep him awake. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Now, for the first time since 1945, the man-made thunder and lightning at nuclear test ranges around the world ceased. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Branch-cracking winds and thunder that shook the bowl of the sky would descend on the island, along with torrents of life-giving rain. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart thunders in my chest as our eyes lock. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The building collapses in a rush of fire and thunder. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z For his entire five years and ten months, the only time Fig hadn’t greeted me was when he’d been hiding under my bed because of lightning flashes and growling thunder. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The sound of it echoed off the ice like rolling thunder, and the first of the free folk began to stream toward the gate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Listen here, you pig!” she thundered as she latched the door and grabbed a switch from behind it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The woods are awfully dark now, and the rain is really coming down and it’s still thundering. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z That moment it breaks out behind us, swells, roars, and thunders. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z His pale white horse had galloped over waters, and thundered over land. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Outside it began to thunder a little, a few raindrops fell, then a wind blew the clouds back over the mountains. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And there it was again—distant thunder on a cloudless day. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Her heart thundered in the best way, her breath quickening. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z ‘I’m sick,' Hooper said primly, 'in storms. I always have been sick. At school I’m allowed to go out of form and lie down, if it thunders.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Most to the North he looked, and would pause at whiles to listen as if by some ancient art his ears might hear the thunder of hoofs on the plains far away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z If we let ourselves be fire, thunder, or lightning, we could alter everything. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I expected at any moment to hear the boys thundering after me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I was staring at the sky, the dark clouds, listening to the distant thunder. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z It grunted again, deep like rumbling thunder, and I felt it in my chest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, chaos already reigned in the yard, as two of the trikes thundered toward each other, spooked and furious, and a third stumbled to one side, nearly throwing its rider. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They were still for a moment, the girl twisted in pain but grimacing to prevent herself from crying out louder, the man bent over her frowning like thunder. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But he continued to approach the lion with the roars ringing in his ears like thunder. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “You women had better stop giving teas and brunches and settle down to the business of learning how to draw,” Ignatius thundered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A star in the daytime, maybe, or the sun to shout, or even a mutter of thunder. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Its voice thunders and jingles like copper pans. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a sound familiar to all of them, its thunder rumbling across them as though they were long sheets of glass. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The tanker thundered past, slower than he would have wished, but faster than he thought such a huge ship could move. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing exists but Ben’s hands on my back and his lips on my lips and my fingertips and his cheekbones and my thundering heartbeat. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z And then he was gone before I could question him, his footsteps thundering down the hall as he raced to dinner before the last bell sounded. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He was aware, in the night, of thunder and of lightning, although he did not wake; and then in the small hours of the morning he was woken by someone treading, awkwardly, on his feet. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z His voice was like the crack of thunder. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Over the thunder of hovercars and crackle of burning buildings and sounds of battle, the Special somehow heard her soft exhalation. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “Because...” said Thor, creasing his brow and pondering so hard that distant thunder could be heard in the mountaintops. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z A noise thundered to life on Tally’s left, unmistakable even above the roar of the fire. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Outside, there was a flash of lightning and then a large clap of thunder. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Lightning flashed overhead, followed almost immediately by thunder. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Almost all animals are disturbed by the approach of thunder, which oppresses them with its mounting tension and breaks the natural rhythm by which they live. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get back!” shouted Ron, and he, Harry, and Hermione flattened themselves against a door as a herd of galloping desks thundered past, shepherded by a sprinting Professor McGonagall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Minutes later, the black rhino thundered over the hill and made his way toward the spring. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I heard Stew Cat down near my feet let off a low growl I said, “It’s only thunder, Stew Cat We need the water.” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There was another clap of thunder, followed immediately by forked lightning. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z As my counting reaches five, the thunder cracks and rumbles above, shooting vibrations through the wooden steps. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “We have to wait for thunder to play ball — you’ll see why,” he promised. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was a blink of bright light beyond the forest and the thunder exploded again so that a littlun started to whine. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It takes me a while to notice the roar of the audience’s cheers thundering all around the landscape. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The roof was made of black thundering clouds that swirled in a clockwise fashion. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Surely, when the thunder struck them again they would vibrate, tremble and shatter, till warm shards, sharp as icicles, fell flashing down from the ruins. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who the hell says I can’t?” he thundered pugnaciously in a voice loud enough to rattle the whole building. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The stove was warming, with orange light showing around the lids and the soft thunder of drafty flame leaping past the open damper. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The Welch Daily News had stolen a bit of his thunder with an article about us and our science-fair wins. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I certainly don’t want to speak with him,” Ignatius thundered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Liam called my name in a panic, his feet thundering against the cement. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z IN THE MORNING, IN THE EVENING, AIN'T WE GOT FUN---- Outside the wind was loud and there was a faint flow of thunder along the Sound. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z There it was again, like a low grumble of thunder. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z At once, I release the splendor as it erupts, thundering loudly before it separates from me and my blade to seep back into the earth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The cannons of his adversary were thundering in the tattered morning when the Majesty of England drew himself up to meet the future with a peaceful heart. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart thundered through the ringing in my ears. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Somewhere in remote distance a rocket bomb thundered. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z No thundering from a pulpit, no condemnation from bad churches, no peer pressure, just a book of scripture quietly waiting to say hello, as gentle and powerful as a little girl’s kiss on your cheek. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z A single gunshot punctuated his order like an exclamation point, thundering across the open road. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The thunder's so powerful it seems to shake the ground. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Or it seemed like he was the thunder, soft and far away but getting closer all the time. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The sky cleared and the oppression lifted as the thunder moved away eastward. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Drizzling rain, driving rain, lightning storms and thunder. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to say something, to protest or to ask more questions, when Thor said, in a low rumble, like thunder echoing on a distant mountaintop, “And me? What did I actually do last night?” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly they swept up with a noise like thunder, and the foremost horseman swerved, passing by the foot of the hill, and leading the host back southward along the western skirts of the downs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It leapt with savage energy from the pad, zinged up the guide pole, and split the valley with its thunder. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There came another lightning flash, and a second later the thunder crashed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He screamed, thunder boomed, and Dismay struggled out of our arms. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There came a long rolling of great drums like thunder in the mountains, and then a braying of horns that shook the very stones and stunned men’s ears. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Sometime around three-thirty in the morning, a loud burst of thunder wakes me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Senator Trueba thundered, slamming his fist on the table so that the glassware jumped, and stopping the discussion in its tracks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning and thunder seemed to be rolling eastward but the rain just wouldn’t quit. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And then the sound of cantering hooves thundered through the palace. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Into that silence, the raw scraping of the doors being pulled open was as loud as thunder. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Visitors!” the man said, the word thundering through the microphone. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Quaking with fear, Chickenhound held his breath as the woodland juggernaut thundered by within a couple of yards of the hideout. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Milo took one which read: Dear Soundkeeper, We had a thunderstorm last week and the thunder still hasn’t arrived. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It landed with a crash and started thwacking about with such thunder that I was afraid it would demolish the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “May I speak to you?” thunders an officer. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She put her hands forward and moved quickly between the trees, trying to ignore her thundering heartbeat. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The elephant thundered down the road and turned north, heading toward a big open field where some fortifications were under construction. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Sure enough, a long thick neck soon appeared over the rooftop as the thundering footsteps grew louder, and then the whole gigantic beast lumbered around a corner. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The booming noise came from the entire landscape, as if thunder were echoing from beneath the ground. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The clouds churned violently overhead, their bellies rumbling with thunder, and lightning jumped across the sky. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Of them all he was foremost, as was proved by the extraordinary fact that poets report, that when Zeus wished to use his thunderbolt, it was Pegasus who brought the thunder and lightning to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The thundering of Sigurd’s feet was louder, and then he grabbed her by the arm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Dinah made a sound to herself, a low rumbling sound like faraway thunder. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z High up among the bulging clouds thunder went off like a gun. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Both terrified and incensed, the savage watchdog thundered around, tipping over another table and three more chairs—napkin holders bounced across the floor; a sugar bowl shattered. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They released the handles of the winch in unison, letting the gate thunder down, but still the link didn’t give. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z My dreams were interrupted by the loud sound of a truck thundering down our quiet lane. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z A mental picture of hamburger, the way they showed it in the television commercials, thundered into his thoughts. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z They were lying on a blanket at Green Lake one spring day, and her head rested on his chest, and she could hear his heart thundering. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She invited James over to hang out, and as they walked up her stairwell, her apartment tilled with skateboard thunder and Matthew chanting Flush lyrics. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes when she had nightmares, a thunder and lightning storm would rise up out of nowhere, illuminating the sky like a lullaby created just for her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The waves here didn’t crash on the shore with a steady sound like muted thunder the way they did in Provincetown. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Leopard growled, a rumble like thunder in a forest, and the massive beast prowled over. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But the important thing was this witch didn’t show off any dark thunder charcoals or red ant-hill beads. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘Blubbing at a little bit of old thunder like a baby.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Their longing for them was great enough to make them never give up laboring to see them clearly, until at last the thunder and lightning were changed into the Universal Father. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Even over the noise of all the rain and thunder, the honk of the bus horn blared clearly. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z There was a collective gasp in the audience, followed by an applause that thundered in my bones. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "I am not without mercy," thundered he who was notoriously without mercy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “This new voice of yours rambles on like thunder in the rainy season.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z There are no lights, no music of thunder. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Dream of being woken up by that peal of thunder and finding her gone; dream of searching and searching for her under the trees.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And the thunder and lightning was close and closer and it started to rain. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The roar of the draccus was like a trumpet, if you can imagine a trumpet big as a house, and made of stone, and thunder, and molten lead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The wind thundered in the trees, and when I finally looked back, Miles stood at the door to his truck, outlined by moonlight, staring right back at me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “How do we get out?” yelled Ron over all the screaming, but before either Harry or Hermione could answer they were bowled aside: Hagrid had come thundering down the stairs, brandishing his flowery pink umbrella. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Under the thicket, the earth was vibrating very slightly; or perhaps there was a sound beneath the obvious thunder of the fire and scribbled ululations that was too low to hear. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z "Children are foul and filthy!" thundered The Grand High Witch. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Up on Kayak, Buddy Haas had never heard such thunder as was pouring from the grandstand and infield. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Seconds later, deep rumbling thunder rolled overhead, followed by another flash of lightning. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Moss thundered underfoot, and Whisper caught him, scolding him about a fresh scrape on his arm. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He stalks along the line, and I am really rather disappointed; judging from his pictures I imagined him to be bigger and more powerfully built, and above all to have a thundering voice. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look, is there anything we can say without it thundering?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t even have time to start counting before the thunder exploded over our heads. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Instead, his voice held a low resonating quality, a certain flat and steady intonation I found appealing, like the rumble of distant thunder. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I stop playing when I hear the thunder of engines in the distance. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From time to time the lamps flickered with the thunder, and once—just as the children were taking seats at the table—they went out entirely. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z From the distance came a rumble of thunder. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "No one leaves a King," Noodle thunders at me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It sounded like thunder a long way off. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z But it’s hard to run one hundred and thirty-nine runners into the ground, especially when the gun goes off and the thunder of all those feet takes over from the thunder in your heart. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The thunderclouds which usually go with hot weather were there, high columns of cumulus with glaring edges, but there was not going to be any thunder. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The hooves of their skeletal horses thundered against the pavement. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As he spoke, Spoon Man whistled like the wind and burbled thunder from his lips, flailing his arms to capture the fury of the tempest. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The thunder god fell to the earth, and the villagers could see that it was a blue pig or bear with horns and fleshy wings. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A crisis in a heroines life could be made to coincide with hailstones, gales and thunder, whereas nuptials were generally blessed with good light and soft breezes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He was thinking out his first touch for her—a kiss, one hand to her long, soft hair, the other to her waist—when a thundering roar filled his ears. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He waved to Mrs. Hurd, who grinned and waved back from her window, and then skipped down Parker Head as thunder came from far, far away. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z One day there was a storm, with much lightning and thunder and rain. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There was another crack of thunder; and then the rain came. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Golly Moses, he looked as if he could stamp his foot on the ground and the rocks would split open beneath him and fire and thunder come out. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The bass beat from the main hall thundered in the stairwell, echoing off the walls and in my head. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “But, Milo, you are doing your duty,” Colonel Cathcart exclaimed with a laugh that thundered jovially. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Oh, fleet rocket, your thunder wanders down the valleys, startling deer and mountaineer alike. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Bursts of rain and thunder crash into the ocean and create large waves that threaten to swallow our boat. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Another rumble of thunder echoed across the valley below us. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The word came like a clap of thunder. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z More thunder rolled, and then a third wave. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A running stream could be a glissando on a xylophone; thunder can be played with drums; footsteps with a woodblock, etc. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Were it not that through long years I have train myself to keep an open mind, I could not have believe until such time as that fact thunder on my ear. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z At parties, when all six-foot-five of him thundered into the room, attention shifted to him like sunflowers turning to the sun. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A flash of heat lightning lit up the sky over the mountains and there was a low rumble of thunder. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But there was only the ceaseless whine of air-raid sirens, and below that a series of dull cracks like rolling thunder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “It was thundering when I left Lanyon,” he said, “the sky was like ink over my head. Why in the name of God doesn’t it rain?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The thunder rumbled on, but we stayed dry, as Alice had predicted. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I had listened to Florence’s heresy, but the God of the church had not hurled his thunder at me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I tip up a boulder and let it fall thundering toward him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The other Marines, lifting their glasses, thundered, “The Corps!” and the band struck up the Marine Corps hymn. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And the thunder god did not often smile. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Sir Ector was moving through these activities with a brow of thunder. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A flash of lightning and loud clap of thunder draw everyone's eyes to the window. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The hall was dark because of the menace of thunder overhead. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that an army was thundering up the stairs. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Night has fallen, and outside the cave, thunder reverberates. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was mostly guys stomping, cheering, hooting, thundering through the room, but some of the girls joined in too. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Some might interpret Botha’s willingness to meet me as his way of stealing thunder from his rival, but that did not concern me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z With crack on crack of thunder, Zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do not speak to her!” thundered the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z But not just her belly—her fingertips and toes, eyes and ears—lightning and thunder and bone-soaking rain and darkening clouds. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Sometimes I allow myself a shot of rum before climbing into the car, not enough to scent the slightest scandal, just a little thunder in the heart. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I crouch, listening to the thunder of wings behind me, and run my hand through the grass, just above the ground. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The storm heated up, the thunder booming louder, the lightning lashing harder, the air filling with the moist feeling that comes just before it rains. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She started counting at the end of the thunder, and barely got to two when the lightning flashed again. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z If I’d been the weatherman that morning, I would have said an area of low pressure was moving in from the west, with closely packed isobars and a chance of thunder. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Even as it dies, the serpent will empty its venom sacs over the thunder god, in a thick black spray. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z They were getting up on their benches and clapping over their heads in applause like summer thunder. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z His stride was still enormous, but no longer did his feet strike thunder from the earth. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z A peal of thunder rumbled in the distance. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There is a crack of thunder, a flash of light. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Small but growing larger and not slowing down, thundering their hooves like there’s no tomorrow. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But after a moment Marjoram said, “Have you heard any thunder yet?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But instantly there came a crash of actual thunder and a flash of lightning. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Finn could only lie in the road, pinned by Petey’s bike, as his horse, his beautiful, magnificent, impossible horse, thundered toward him, The mare reared up, shrieking, hooves hammering the air. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Before I could finish baiting, another trout jumped at the falls, making the same lovely arc and disappearing into the water that was thundering down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Through the thunder of the rushing water beneath me, I heard Beau bark. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Lightning sang and hissed around our shoulders, and the thunder bellowed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That single word thundered down around me, freezing me in place. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Outside, like punctuation, there’s a flash of lightning; almost no pause and then the thunder. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise shook the air like thunder, and the people were no more. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They saw the huge drums that were used for making thunder, and the Cloud-Men beating them furiously with long hammers. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z All of the wrongness thunders and falls and threatens to bury her alive. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Closer to the sound of thunder in the distance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Du Barry's voice thunders inside me: Don't reveal the secrets of the Belles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z This ceremony tonight was in honor of Illapa, god of thunder and lightning. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He seized it off the wall behind him, ran, leapt, and they were off, the night wind hammering about their siren scream and their mighty metal thunder! Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is a lute, not a banjo,” Ignatius thundered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A rumbling noise off to my left sounded like distant thunder. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A heavy rain followed, with thunder and lightning that lasted for less than fifteen minutes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then, all of a sudden, they were hovering over the shimmering moon’s reflection, waves thundering around them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z We passed the starting line and thundered into our final lap. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z At that instant several gunshots, which sounded like thunder striking the tin-roofed houses, took over town. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then the silence was shattered with the thunder of hoofbeats; vaqueros surrounded the small house with shouts and gunshots, and when they entered the room they were laughing and singing and drinking. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Together we go down the stairs, our footsteps thundering as they never would have been allowed to in my parents’ house. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I see what Bellatrix meant,” said Harry, the blood thundering through his brain, “you need to really mean it.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I saw his hand go up in a salute, and the audience thundered. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The booms that came next were infinitely worse—the thundering of something heavy falling and the resounding crack of metal snapping. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The thunder was far away and the soft sound of it was more like a distant whisper. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z A skylight window reveals angry clouds ready to thunder and rain down. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Ignatius thundered and sprang into a sitting position. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It thundered during Religious Education the day school broke up for the summer. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z There wasn’t any thunder though, I added that in. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then they heard the sound of thunder booming in the distance. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z They thunder all around me but somehow sound miles away. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z First I cut off his leg with one sword swipe, as Chen Luan-feng had chopped the leg off the thunder god. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain quickly went from a sprinkle to a downpour, thundering against the leaves and trenching water through the soil. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z And then, with a thundering crash, it hit the ground. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z “A favor!” he thundered, throwing his hands up. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then he dreamed of horses, herds of great horses, thundering by through black canyons of cloud. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The hedgehog was now sitting quite a ways from the others, staring at the crowds with a face like thunder. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The flickering light became brighter and the blows of the thunder were only just bearable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The sound of his cowboy boots on the steps thundered, then gradually faded away. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Clouds and thunder. That place up the field—it’s like the bottom of a river. Anything could be happening in there.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why doesn’t he . . .” Then—a flash of lightning and, soon after, a crack of thunder. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The sounds of the horses echoed like rolling thunder. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “The storm is very bad now,” Lopsang recalls, “boom! boom! Two times like sound of gun, there is big thunder. Two times lightning hit very close near me and Scott, very loud, very scared.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But in centuries past, pulpit preachers, rabble-rousers at political rallies, parliamentarians, and lawyers would be expected to thunder on—sometimes literally for hours—without a shred of a note. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z And it thinks, on this thundering night, That the hour of the wolf and the Eskimo is over. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He imagined enemy horsemen thundering over the grass towards the castle, hundreds of them, bunched tight together at the front and widening out behind in the shape of a fan. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It hit my body like a clap of thunder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The enemies’ horses would thunder up into the clearing, leaping the pig-fences, sending the cows and the pigs away mooing and squealing, and the two bands of men would charge. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad had taught us how to count the seconds between the lightning bolt and thunder—one thousand, two thousand, three thousand—to figure out how many miles away a storm was. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It began as a soft growl, like distant thunder, and finished as a roar that shook the trees and the rocks of the valley and the sky. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She shoves the paper back at me, her face like thunder. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “Ladies bow low and the gents bow under, couples up tight and swing like thunder!” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The thunder subsided, rumbling back and forth across the sky, searching for someplace else to go. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There were blue-bellied clouds hanging low over the mountain peaks, and he could hear thunder faintly in the distance. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He could nor walk for the thundering of his own feet. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Quiet and far off, but still real thunder. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z If this were a movie, there would have been a loud clap of thunder outside, too. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z But in the midst of all that thunder, all that news assaulting our ears, we heard not a word. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "The thunder of his hooves!" the others chorused. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “The Lord He held me back,” he said, hearing the thunder, watching the lightning. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Every time it thunders we jump as if guards had opened fire on the house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It grunted again like thunder, then bobbed its head and breathed another great gout of billowing blue fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It’s followed by a crash of lightning and more thunder. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Finally, I heard my mother thundering up the stairs. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Barely three miles into the journey the wreck had broken up during a thunder squall and gone down in twenty-two feet of water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The massive, thundering herds were pathological, something that the land had not seen before and was unlikely to see again. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A mighty clap of thunder foretold the end of the dry times as the skies opened and gave the earth its water. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The sewer drains thundered liltingly; the streets shone like glazed candy. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z We lie there together, watching the lightning and listening to the thunder, and waiting for the beginning of a rainy dawn. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Thor looked up at Loki, whom he was now holding far above his head, with a face like thunder. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The chorus grew to a rolling thunder of support, and it felt as if Isihlangu was shaking beneath our feet. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Sentries are out already. Does the thunder worry you?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Smaller fetterlings poured in through the breach around it, leaping over the broken branches and thundering across the field. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “What I say,” said Thor, in a voice like thunder, “is that you should not have taken my hammer.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z So it was a complete shock when Tommy came to a dead halt, wheeled round and stared at Laura with a face like thunder. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He roared louder than the thunder and arced high and back toward us. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Now he’d pointed it out, she could hear a low, persistent rumble, almost like thunder, a very long way off. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then they retreated to opposite ends of the clearing, got their weight upon their toes, and came rumbling and thundering together like two runaway trams. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a veil, a background, and its sudden disappearance, as after a clap of thunder, was a shocking thing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The eeriest thing was a sound like thunder that rolled across the water. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I was afraid that maybe he would say we couldn’t keep a dog who went crazy with pathological fear every time there was a crack of thunder. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The son-in-law and the two granddaughters were an unceasing commotion, thundering through the house. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Minho yelled, almost drowned out by the earsplitting sounds of the thundering spikes rolling along the stone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “All aboooooard,” he said, climbing back into the car as the caboose flashed by and the thunder of the train diminished gradually into the darkness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When I screamed, he didn’t even flick an ear but came on, driving like an avalanche now, thunder booming from his hooves across the cliffs. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s the storm, or today’s drill, or the sound of thunder, but Axel can’t stop himself from dragging a swift arm across the top of Frank’s desk. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Sirens wailed and the antiaircraft guns rumbled like thunder. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He spoke and the thunder echoed through the skies. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted a storm—thunder, wind, a deluge. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Big Ma said, “Supper last night. Just before the thundering and lightning started. The kids went to their beds early. Stayed in their room.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The chattering of a squirrel nearby echoed like thunder in the silence. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She stuck a hair ribbon in the place. she whispered as the feet of an army of girls could be heard thundering up the staircase. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the thunder rumbled and lightning cracked into something. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A loud crash exploded all around them, like thunder times a thousand. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The explosions were still thundering across die sea. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, most continue to accept Seton s basic thesis: the Americas seen by the first colonists were a wildland of thundering herds and forests with sky-high trees and lakes aswarm with fish. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I pictured Legs lying at Dante’s feet, whimpering at the sound of the thunder. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The thunder was still grumbling outside, and the hallway was dimly lighted. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Another wave sweeps in, breaking over the boulders with a clap like thunder. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When they stopped to eat the bread and tamales Auntie had packed for them, they could hear a low rumble of thunder in the distance, from the direction of Tse-pi’na, Mount Taylor. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He started to struggle up the ridge towards the tower: but suddenly a light came in the sky, and there was a noise of thunder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Yeah. How come I see lightning before I hear thunder?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “How dare you attack the spirit of the noble Mrs. Levy,” Ignatius thundered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I will own up to being scared of thunder.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran down the stairs taking two steps at a time, the other two thundering along in his wake. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ishtar cries out, and her voice rolls like thunder across the plain. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Scoob steps right up to the chair, his heartbeat thundering in his ears like an angry storm. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The distant rumble of thunder unsettled him more. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z He was trembling, but not with cold: the stuffy runs of the Mark were dense with thunder; the air felt like a deep drift of leaves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The boat was taking fuel on board; the railcars were hauled alongside and tilted sideways to let coal thunder down the chutes into the hold, and the black dust rose high above them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The timbre of his voice has a lot in common with thunder. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Above the thunder boomed, close at hand now. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Personally, Tendai didn’t care if a gang of robocycles thundered through the opening, but the guards had apparently worked up enough courage to close the rift in their wall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Peals of thunder rolled around the mountain, and the rain turned into a downpour. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A crack of thunder rang out, loud and sudden as a gunshot, and the rain began in earnest. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z "We're in luck!" said Primus, his bass voice booming like thunder. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A rumble of thunder shakes the ground, and a gust rattles the palm fronds like shells. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In Asgard, three gods sat on their thrones: one-eyed Odin the all-father, red-bearded Thor of the thunders, and handsome Frey of the summer's harvest. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Dr. Stanpole called to me on the chapel steps over the organ recessional thundering behind us. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The full guilt avalanche, thundering down the mountainside, sweeping away houses, knocking me flat. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra sharpened her mind and allowed her vision to slip alongside the spirits as they, thundered through the old anthropologist’s inner workings. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The rain drummed on the roof, heavy; thunder shook the skies above them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The woman stared at them with eyes of thunder for a moment or two, then she sat down heavily on the ground and doubled over with gales of laughter. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the cabin, thunder cracked and then came the sound of rain falling on the tin roof. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z My heart thunders loudly in my ears, my palms cold and sweaty. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The words tumble out, making a sound like the rumble of distant thunder, taking shape, depth, and substance. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I waited and waited, but there was no thundering sound from the sky. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary was washing; she heard the thunder of their wheels and the agitated murmur of their talk, and hurried out of her house, drying herself. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The noise rolled up, booms that sounded like thunder and cannons. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He flapped them once as he swept back above the sands, and the sound was like a clap of thunder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The last rolling thunder of the avalanche stoned down about his ears, not touching him. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z They could no longer sing that fiery song, sound of thunder in the chorus: Go down, Moses, Way down in Egypt's land, Tell old Pharaoh, Let my people go! Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Lightning crackled, a brilliant, jagged streak, and thunder rattled the little building. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z In the roaring, piling thunder of the river he had no control. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I saw a family of weaver birds work together for months on a nest that became such a monstrous lump of sticks and progeny and nonsense that finally it brought their whole tree thundering down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Zeus thundered overhead, one loud crack for a sign. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z What if while he was running away after hearing the thunder, he fell down and hurt himself? A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Besides, I don’t think I could put into words the shiver down my back or the tingle in my toes or the thunder of my heartbeat while we watched.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Hours later she was awakened by thunder shaking the old silo. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Flying was bad enough for a son of Poseidon, but flying straight up to Zeus’s palace, with thunder and lightning swirling around it, was even worse. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z After a long time, it began to steady, and fell like needles, but the thunder and lightning came simultaneously again, so loudly that Kingshaw himself jumped in alarm. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z And although he did not for a minute believe this herd of thundering clowns was going to flush Joe Mondragon, he never let that belief disturb his concentration on the job at hand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Women already inside the house replied to the newcomer with similar cheers, and their sounds merged into a thundering song that reached up to the clouds. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Her list included lightning, which astonished her; thunder, which terrified her; and frogs, which made her laugh aloud. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When the Transfiguration class had finished, they joined the crowd thundering toward the Great Hall for lunch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Stanley could count more than thirty seconds between the flash of lightning and the clap of thunder. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z But when he drove in his golden car over the waters, the thunder of the waves sank into stillness, and tranquil peace followed his smooth-rolling wheels. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have fallen asleep because I remember being startled awake by the sound of loud cracking thunder. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They shook, cleared water from their eyes with their nictitating membranes, and listened to the thunder boom. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z More cheers and pounding feet thundered through the air. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A crack of lightning, an explosion of thunder, the sound of pounding rain. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Light from the Sun reaches us across the intervening empty space, but no matter how carefully we listen, we do not hear the crackle of sunspots or the thunder of the solar flares. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But now it was Indra, the god of thunder, who looked down at her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I bolted down the hall, clutching Fig against my thundering chest, and planted myself in front of the TV. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z From behind the hills, through the low grey cloud, a rumble of thunder. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was raining outside and there was thunder and lightning all around me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z There's a clap of thunder, and I see lightning electrify the sky through an opening in the rocks. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The roar of the crowd swelled up to the ceiling—a terrible thunder of shouting and stomping and mad laughter—and then it broke across the room like a flood. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “A stray like you could never become a guard dog! You’re afraid of everything! Even thunder!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z "Don't argue with me, Miss Honey!" the Headmistress thundered. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z A pack of students thundered into the room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z There was a dry splitting crack of thunder right overhead. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Most of the Mark did not appear to be unduly affected by the thunder, which was still distant, as Chervil had said. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The clean white children, even the big ones, were scared of the thunder. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A low thunder burst rumbled, and my insides did the same. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z A loud boom of thunder echoed across the empty lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Then she heard the shot, followed quickly by another, like thunder in the dark. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The thunder of sound above me shook the chimney to which I clung. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a muggy sort of day with a hint of thunder in the air. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z And then a thundering explosion shook the ground. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z He heard distant screams from the thundering roller coaster. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Like distant thunder, the sound seemed to come from everywhere at once. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I hear whoops and shouts and laughter all around me, and dozens of thundering feet moving at different rhythms. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Is something wrong?” thundered Father from the head of the table. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Lightning kept clawing at the sky almost continuously, thunder shook the earth. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z As he scrubbed his hands clean, the thunder hit two more times, back to back, like the sky was literally cracking open. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The ice thundered and boomed, roaring like drum beats across the Arctic. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They had rung the bells when King Robert died, she remembered, but this was different, no slow dolorous death knell but a joyful thunder. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Lightning flashed again across the sky and thunder rolled. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Like thunder, like an avalanche, like the war cry of the seraphim who had come on wings of fire and cleansed the world of demons. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The sea flared with light every time one ship crashed into another, and the impact sounded like a crack of thunder. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Auntie Fatmata screamed, her voice drowned out by thunder as I stood outside, hoping that the lightning wouldn’t strike me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning got brighter and the thunder got louder, but all we could do was brace for it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z As if he had the hands of God, Mr. Gunthrie thundered into the room, took Celia’s collar in one hand and Stacey’s in the other, and lifted them off their feet. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Grandmother said if you heard thunder without seeing lightning, it was the voices of the njuzu celebrating the approach of rain. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Once again the slaves were forbidden to sing “Go down, Moses,” the song with the sound of thunder in the chorus: “Let my people go! ” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Half her length, she sways her heads in air, outside her horrid cleft, hunting the sea around that promontory for dolphins, dogfish, or what bigger game thundering Amphitrite feeds in thousands. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned in the direction of the low voice that’d clapped across the clearing like thunder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The locks cracked through the silence like thunder as they came together again. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A flash of pain woke him, sharp as ice, the color of slow thunder, down in the weeds that summer’s night. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Something like a feathered bomb blew up and away in a flurry of leaves and thunder. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z But as Harry climbed onto the windowsill there came a sudden loud screech from behind him, followed immediately by the thunder of Uncle Vernon’s voice. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The rumble of thunder wakes her, brings her to. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The outer door closed with a sound like distant thunder, and again the lightning came, as if in answer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lightning illuminates the distant clouds in erratic bursts, but it’s still too far away to hear the thunder. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As the lightning flashed and the thunder cracked, I, the unsung quarterback of an unsung team, rose up out of that mud not once, but twice, to achieve football immortality. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there was a thundering of the earth, and a great rift opened. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Odd dried plants and flowers hung from the ceiling, and the walls were covered with pictures of Inti and Mama Killa, as well as of the stars, the rainbow, and Illapa, the thunder god. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Mr. Weasley’s car was thundering down the slope, headlights glaring, its horn screeching, knocking spiders aside; several were thrown onto their backs, their endless legs waving in the air. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z A moment later, there was thunder and a flash of lightning, and I dragged him away from the tree again. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z They rode several miles before they heard the first thunder. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So for a time the inn resounded with the rumble of the thunder, the cries of the laboring mother, and the useless clucking of the woman’s husband. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The demons' cries of victory had been louder than the thunder. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Gunfire or thunder, explosions or high winds leave him utterly unconcerned. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The tumult of 1848—the bloody populist revolutions that swept fiercely through France, Denmark, Germany, and Austria and overturned social, political, and religious orders—largely passed him by, like distant thunder. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z At the Big Store, those few old men not at the launch got uncertainly to their feet as the thunder reached them. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z There was one metallic crash of thunder and the air chilled suddenly. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z All through the day, the heavy thump of the locomotives’ steam pistons thundered down our narrow valleys, the town shaking to the crescendo of grinding steel as the great trains accelerated. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he laughed and laughed, wild and hysterical, as thunder boomed and timbers moaned and waves crashed all around him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His eyes were so wild, his hair so long and matted, his voice was so full of authority and thunder that he caused panic on the first, or Charter, National Suicide Day in 1920. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But she hardly ever smiled, and when she talked everything came out with a hint of thunder in it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The Gran clapped her hands together, and a sound like thunder fell over them as the crowd cheered. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Gimme eat, I said,” he ordered loudly in harsh tones that 128 rumbled ominously through the silent tent like claps of distant thunder. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z An explosion of thunder rolled through the house, rattling the windows and pictures on the walls. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I was exhausted just listening to the boys’ laughter booming and rolling out over Horn Rock like thunder. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She walked on puddles like they were Persian carpets, and when a clap of thunder boomed around us, she looked up at the drowned sky, opened her mouth, and let the rain fall in. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We descend, the water thundering inches away from us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z As the door thundered shut behind Celia, Dimple sat back and looked up at the ceiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Which was exactly why the thunder outside was perfect for this picture. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Fred yelled from his room before thundering down the hall, inhaler in hand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z And then, just before the nobody died, the heavens opened up, and there was thunder and lightning. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lightning split the air near me, and—krakoom!—the thunder knocked me down. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z And now the sky was laced with lightning, and then the first almighty crack of thunder hit their eardrums like an ax. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I must have fallen asleep because I woke suddenly with a start, and heard that first crack of thunder in the air. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Like those thundering drums, their hearts were booming through their sad green uniforms. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then they retreated in the usual way, fewtered their spears, and charged together like thunder. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It took Will and Lyra a while to get used to the living impulse of the muscles and the shuddering thunder of the hard wheels on the hard stone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Surrender our charter and we lose all,” he thundered. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The sound of Lockton’s snoring came from above, like faraway thunder. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Bertha’s voice is like a crack of thunder outside our door and we scramble to put everything away and climb into bed. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z That night, there was a real bad thunder- storm. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Today the water looks considerably lower than it looks in the photographs McCandless took twelve months ago, but to try to ford the river here, in thundering midsummer flood, is nevertheless unthinkable. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z By midmoming they could see lightning flickering to the west, followed by the distant crash of thunder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He thrust his sword in the sky and thunder shook the valley. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The cows came thundering toward Marly and Mother just the way they had before, but way back they stopped like magic. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z There came a thunder of footfalls above me, someone calling, "Keep going man, it's hell upstairs. Somebody done opened the door to the roof and them flames is leaping." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s rocky and wet and slimy and we lean as close as we can to the rock side, away from the thundering water. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The smell of fear made his heart thunder and slaver ran from his jaws, and he reached the falling tree in stride and threw himself up the trunk, claws scrabbling at the bark for purchase. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Enunciated and sharp like little claps of thunder. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My voice got lost in a rumble of thunder. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A bolt of lightning shot down; the thunder followed almost immediately. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Just then there was another crack of thunder and Winn-Dixie rose straight up in the air like somebody had poked him with something hot. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The class listened to one opera each month—at least made some effort to listen over the thunder of groans and barely suppressed expletives from the athletes who populated the last row of seats. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His deep, rhythmic voice thundered through the hall. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “By then there was a violent thunder and lightning storm,” said Hornig. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z This is how he likes to be when there’s thunder, the one thing that actually frightens him. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It thundered across the field, stomped through the stream, and John Henry raced toward it, hammer in hand. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He stood, reluctant to leave the Mikado and its thundering, jangling music. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The trail took us past glades of juniper and dwarf birch, blue pine and rhododendron, thundering waterfalls, enchanting boulder gardens, burbling streams. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The clouds above the sea became heavy, and just as he began to hear thunder, a wall of dark water poured from the sky and into the sea. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z There was a roll of thunder and then it began to rain—a really cold, miserable, penetrating rain. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They heard the muffled thunder of cannons, saw blossoms of flame in the fog. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Maggie Kelly was tiny, but she walked with the thunder of a rhino. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She had known his father when lightning flashed and thunder rolled through Heaven, and his father said: “Listen. God is talking.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Suddenly, and without warning, they were roused by the thunder of hooves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The rain fell steadily, broken occasionally by thunder and lightning. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I cry out, but no one’s going to hear me, not over the rain and the thunder and the sound of the approaching train. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Lightning burned streaks in the sky, and thunder cannonaded. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A boom of thunder as loud as a cannonade shook the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z ‘I’d shut up if I were you!’ thundered the voice on the dais. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z All at once the lights flickering ahead of him merged together, the roar of the forest rose to thunder and a tall bush directly in his path burst into a great fan-shaped flame. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The thundering grew louder and he knew that the men were nearing the top floor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z At moments of wonder, it is easy to avoid small thinking, to entertain thoughts that span the universe, that capture both thunder and tinkle, thick and thin, the near and the far. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Rain clattered loudly in the surrounding forest; lightning and thunder boomed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound makes me smile—it’s like far-off thunder. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Our story begins on the ocean, with wind and rain and thunder and lightning and waves. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The orb skipped and rolled with a sound like thunder. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Theon had watched from the safety of the Sea Tower, and sometimes he still saw die torches in his dreams, and heard the dull thunder of the collapse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Leave it to Peach to steal Max’s thunder, though. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Everyone laughs at the deep thunder she plays on the piano. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z His voice was like the sound of thunder. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Candles were lit in their chamber, for only a dim twilight came through the windows; the air was heavy as with approaching thunder. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z When he was done, the rain had stopped, and the thunder rumbled down the valley. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I hadn’t been expecting the cheers, the thunder of applause. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Wagons rolled on the cobbles with a sound like distant thunder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ekon tried to remember the better things, the crinkles around his father’s dark eyes when he smiled, or the way his laugh had boomed like thunder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She remembered that Grandma had said the island was the drum of the thunder beings. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Those who feared thunder had felt ill that morning. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A thunder blast seemed to slant the rain for a second. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The sunset drums thunder as we emerge from the barracks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She stood close by Boatwright’s legs with all her fur bristling, her lips drawn back, her tail slowly swinging, a deep growl like distant thunder coming from her throat. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Lightning crashes overhead, followed by claps of thunder that vibrate through the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When he sat down behind a large wood-grained desk—the kind where it was obviously not made of wood, but covered with something that looked like it—my heart thundered. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Their feet pounded and thundered on the ground and left a great sheet of dust behind them. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The servant’s prayer, after the cloudless thunder of Zeus, Odysseus heard with lifting heart, sure in his bones that vengeance was at hand. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees are quieter than I remember, and my scuffed boots thunder as they hit the forest floor. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He gave a deafening roar that bellowed, filling the sky with thunder. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Lightning flashed across the sky, and thunder rumbled. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z His gods were already waiting for him when he arrived: Tyr, one-handed, and gray Odin gallows-god, and Thor of the thunders. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Soon shouts and battle calls broke out, rising in volume, filling the air like thunder. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Emily thundered past them and down the stairs with James at her heels. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The night crackles electrically, the front thunders like a concert of drums. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and dead men with black hands and bright blue eyes shuffled round a cleft in the hillside but could not enter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She would open the windows to let in streams of air and light, but the flowers never lasted until nightfall because Esteban Trueba’s thundering voice and slashing cane were even powerful enough to frighten nature. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Julius Robert Oppenheimer had arrived on the Berkeley campus almost exactly one year after Ernest Lawrence, and with every bit as much thunder. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z A fat man wearing the same uniform as the prisoners thundered through the barracks, a truncheon in his hand. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z They heard the sound of a key turning and bolts sliding back, and as thunder crashed overhead, the door opened to show a distinguished-looking man holding a lamp. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I try to get a better handle on them, but as I’m doing that, thunder booms again. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The applause struck like a clap of thunder. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He had felt wind in his shelter, felt the rain that came with wind and had heard thunder many times in the past forty-seven days but not this, not this noise. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Below him was a loud, heavy pounding, like a faraway rumble of thunder. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His voice was like low thunder, deep and rumbling with strength. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z It thundered out across the Brooklyn skyline, making Manhattan pause and wonder what was going on over there. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The sky thundered in the distance, so I figured maybe the burgers smelled okay. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Another crack of thunder booms and lightning flashes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I said and hurried outside to the mailbox, my heart thundering in my chest. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The thunder of the guns swells to a single heavy roar and then breaks up again into separate explosions. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, Dicey was awakened by thunder roaring about the house. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z But perhaps it is also raining, a cold, slanting, merciless rain, with thunder and lightning playing on the neighboring hills. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And then, clear as day, low as thunder, I heard Sam say, “That was my bin.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The singing, thundering, magical words made her seem doubly dangerous, doubly alluring. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Another clap of thunder shook the windows, and the stormy ceiling flashed, illuminating the golden plates as the remains of the first course vanished and were replaced, instantly, with puddings. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z With that, she sweeps out the door, leaving me with a thundering heart and the royal seal burning in my pocket. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was too dark to make out their expressions, but the tension in the air was like the hot static buzz you feel before that first clap of thunder. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t think I can——” he gasped as a jagged slash of lightning ripped open the sky and the thunder stole his words. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Across the street, a group of blacks responded with a thundering chorus of “We Shall Overcome.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Five seconds later, with a thundering heart, Winston was sitting at the girl’s table. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A full effort would send the rock thundering down to the neck of land. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The flying machine thundered closer, and she glimpsed an inhuman face staring at her from the pilot seat. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z One more clap of thunder makes my mind up for me, and I start running toward home. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They radiate from the epicenter, shaking the ground like buried thunder, traveling the globe in less than twenty minutes. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z During volleyball games, these other girls lollop and thunder around me, their voices outsized and raucous, their new, extra flesh wobbling. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A deep boom rumbled through the City like thunder running in the clouds. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They sped along at a pace that frightened her, but the thunder of their wheels on the hard road and the beat of their scudding feet made her exhilarated enough to ignore the discomfort. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They were beating across the rocks with the sound of thunder. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But what woke me up wasn’t the thunder and lightning. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The thunder trundled away to the north and ceased and there was just the rain. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “I hear the bowling thunder,” I tell him, “and my lightning is about to strike you down!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z He gave me the exact hour and made the thundering noise of the tumbling Jeep he graphed with his arcing hand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The black wings cracked like thunder, and suddenly the scarlet sands were falling away beneath her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I found myself asking, barely able to hear myself over the sound of my thundering heart. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Iron clanged on iron, teeth crashed on teeth, breath roared harshly, feet thundered on the hard-packed ground. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Relax and be lazy? Mamma thundered. Her glass bangles jangled in synchrony. “Do you think you’re going to find a husband by being lazy? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z ‘I will bring down this chamber!’ the giant thundered. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Chuck Muckle thundered: “Is this somebody’s idea of a sick joke?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z For a second, Sefia swore she saw storms, great roiling clouds rolling with thunder, and lightning cracking overhead. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The next obliging roll of thunder saw it wedged once more into place. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The bells in the seven towers of the Great Sept of Baelor had tolled for a day and a night, the thunder of their grief rolling across the city in a bronze tide. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After four seconds, the crack of thunder sounds like a giant breaking the sky in two. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z A new wave of anxiety racked his body as he thundered back down the stairs and ran down a new hallway. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It rumbles under me like thunder across the yard. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Now and then thunder rolled from somewhere beyond the horizon. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Prisoners, orphans, Kidnapping Clubbers, and guards all scattered out of the way as Magdalys’s three armored trikes thundered across the yard. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z One single shot sounded then a barrage followed it like the roar of a cannon, like the rumble of thunder in a summer thunderstorm. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Before they made it off the dance floor, the room filled with a thundering beat that threatened to blow the rickety old sound system to pieces. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z A rumble, as though of distant thunder, told them that the feast had just ended. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z This was always followed by Collins’s Ode on the Passions, wherein I particularly venerated Mr. Wopsle as Revenge throwing his blood-stained sword in thunder down, and taking the War-denouncing trumpet with a withering look. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s only the thunder. What our rain-holder kept back is finally unleashing itself. It’s only the thunder.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He definitely didn’t want to hear that—they already had thunder—and didn’t know why Grandpop would do this during a dark dinner. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Traitor Knight,” cried the neighing voice, as the wood thundered under the metal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was before the disastrous May when the Allies fled, retreating to the French beaches, before the siege that was the Battle of Britain, before the thunder and flame-filled nights of the Blitz. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I swear I see the flash of the thunder flicker through my closed eyelids. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When, one day, his butler overheard him thundering away from his bathtub, he approached to see what the matter was. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The topmost bones rattled, and all at once Matt saw a blinding flash of light followed by a crack of thunder. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay down for half an hour, pressed under the fallen tree where he had hidden, to give time for the thing to go right away and for his own heart to cease thundering. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Late in the afternoon the clouds darkened, and they heard a rumble of thunder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There was nothing but the dull thunder of the water and a sickening sense of tumbling. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The dull thuds of thunder falling in the distance now felt comforting, and before the sounds entirely faded, Omakayas was asleep. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She heard the thunder boom and the wind rage around the house. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The doors slide shut and she spins around to look at me, her face like thunder. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The cheers which now began, round after round, were like drumfire or thunder, rolling round the turrets of Carlisle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance, thunder sounds, heralding more rain. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The hooded Death Eater’s shout reached Harry even above the thunder of the motorbike’s engine: Next moment, both pursuers had fallen back and disappeared from view. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z We’d watch the pictures of the marines in their zigzagging trenches, or deep in their bunkers, holding their hands over their ears inside their helmets because of the thunder of the mortar shells. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Hey. Melody is okay. She’s really smart. Let me introduce you to—” But I wasn’t about to let him steal my thunder. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They went down the long stairway and out into the main tunnel, where the river thundered alongside the path, its dark surface strewn with flecks of light. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He blinked and sat up, heard the thunder. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even they disappeared, though, when the black clouds made it directly over us and the sky opened up and poured rain and thundered so loud it made us three jump a little every time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I was used to some thunder in her face, but I’d never seen it so full of storm. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z People said they climbed the trails to the mountaintops to look west and southwest and to call the clouds and thunder. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The thundering report of the rifle followed the flash of fire. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The man thunders into the room and guzzles two cups of Belle-rose tea. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Together we thundered up Half-Blood Hill, where a small crowd had started to gather. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Bernabe gasped, all out of breath, his heart thundering so hard he thought his chest would explode. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the silence that followed C.P.’s remarks, Clement stood up and thundered, “Right on, brother Ellis.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We slept long hours, the rain drumming against the walls, the angry rolls of thunder galloping over our zinc roof. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The thunder fills the air with streaks of charcoal-black spirals, and for a split second I think they’re trying to pound me into the ground. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z His heart thundered in his ears, louder and louder blocking out everything else. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The escarpments above camp were draped with hanging glaciers, from which calved immense ice avalanches that thundered down at all hours of the day and night. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Matt cautiously peered around a bush and saw two bighorn sheep thunder at each other like a pair of farm trucks. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the boy let out a gigantic belch which rolled around the Assembly Hall like thunder. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Marina Raskova was given the Soviet Union’s first state funeral of the war, with Moscow city and Soviet state officials in attendance, a thundering salute of guns, and an air force flyover. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He stood quite still, holding the miraculous paper in his nerveless fingers while inside him a kind of quiet eruption sent joy and grief thundering in equal measure through his veins. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As the last scene faded and the segue music played, my heart started to thunder. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The season had been brief; the flash of bird wings, the thunder of migrating herds. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We hear the muffled rumble of the front only as very distant thunder, bumblebees droning by quite drown it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, they once again heard the sound of thundering rapids. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Rain fell in torrents, and thunder rumbled across the sky like empty barrels rolling toward the horizon. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z When the thunder came, it tore the sky apart with its roar, and as it came, she pulled herself through, and dropped to the cot inside, unharmed. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z So for the perplexed audiences who first heard it in 1804 and 1805, even the funeral march is denied its thundering climax, collapsing rather than concluding. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Her heartbeat thundered in her ears; panic rushed through her body. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There was a low crack, like a distant boom of thunder. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Emily, James, and Matthew hugged the wall next to the restrooms to stay out of view of anyone on the lower level until footsteps thundered beneath them and then faded. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Six heartbeats later came the thunder, like a distant drum. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His eyes flew open, and a clap of thunder threw Percy and Piper backward. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Footsteps thundered down the hall, and the door was slammed open by an army of Keepers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “If we wanted to frighten them with thunder, then you might be useful.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Your life belongs to me, her voice thundered. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I rubbed down the horses at night and rattled the sheet of tin backstage when we needed thunder onstage. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The church thunders in applause, and I see Pop Pop in the back of the pews jump up and shout, “Saaaaaaang, Nessy!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z There was lightning in the sky and thunder and the smell of rain. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Nothing, the reply rolled like silent thunder through the mist of my dream. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It flared with a sudden white radiance like lightning; and his voice rolled like thunder. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The Bible stories seemed slow and meaningless when compared to the bloody thunder of pulp narrative. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z There were swimming reptiles, flying reptiles, and reptiles—some as tall as a six-story building—thundering across the face of the Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The sky is black and echoes with the thunder of monsoon storms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver hesitated—until we all heard the thundering of renewed bombardment. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z "It was dark. There was that-that bloody dance. There was lightning and thunder and rain. We was scared!" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z All this happened in about the time that it would take a sixpenny rocket to start off with its fiery swish, bend down from its climax and disperse itself in thunder and coloured stars. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The dawn drums thunder out and begin listing the names of the dead. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Far away the thunder rumbled, quietly, and lightning flickered in the distance. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z An instant later came a crack as loud as thunder, and the bottom of the wagon came ripping loose in an explosion of splinters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It makes me want to keen, sing, clap up thunder, lie down at the foot of a tree and let the worms take whatever of me they can still use. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z As he reached the clump of thistles where he had spoken to Kehaar that morning, a long roll of thunder sounded from across the valley beyond. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The thundering above woke her, terminating the void. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A moment later, a freight train thundered past on the other side of the broken fence that separated the tracks from this junkyard. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And as the rain thundered down outside, it was no small thing that the roof didn’t leak. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Who am I,” she thundered, “to pass judgment on the Lord’s anointed?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z A grumble of thunder brought my dog, Dismay, to the kitchen, where he shoved himself at my feet under the table, pressed his shaggy black body against my legs, and shuddered. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then for no good reason I saw myself as Raw Head and Bloody Bones, spinning into nothing under giant wheels and thunder. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z His foot hooked on something in the air and he hopped again, bounding up an invisible set of steps as Ivan’s water column thundered through where he had just stood. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The rain was only a faint sound on the roof, and the sound of the thunder was distant, and moving east. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Aaron,” I say, my heart thundering, my breath catching and turning into meatier and meatier coughs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It needed the thunder and the avalanche, the war cry and the whirlwind. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Heavy thunder, and mortar rounds, and people yelling. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the moment of intermingling with a noise like thunder, the spectacle of broken lances sailing in the air while hones pawed that dement before they went down backward. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain was thundering on the roof now. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z There was thunder again, and Papa went to get the ladder. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z The lightning and thunder were four seconds apart. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Rage thunders in me like a great storm. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His voice held its familiar thunder, but he pressed his hand against the side of his body, wincing as he spoke. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z A flash of lightning spidered across the sky, followed by a powerful bang of thunder. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Overhead, American bombers and fighter planes thundered through the clear blue sky. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z You can hear the thunder of the stomping feet in the stands as they cheer and stomp, giving their team their noisy, enthusiastic support. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And the master of heaven and high thunder, Zeus, went to his place among the gods assembled hearing Athena tell Odysseus’ woe. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a distant mutter of thunder borne on the rising breeze. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The thing was all around me, now, like a thunder charge. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Though her palm had given the first tap, she would not rob me of the thunder of the first wicked drumstick drumroll. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Another bright flash of lightning split the sky, and right on cue, we both grabbed the other’s hand and began to run just as a huge clap of thunder rumbled the ground under us. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But the minute he saw her, it thumped back into his chest, where it began thundering at warp speed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z For a while Tyrion could still hear Benerro’s voice growing fainter at their back and the roars his words provoked, sudden as thunder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And in the swirling smoke a flash of lightning struck and out of the thunder a dark figure stepped forth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When the thunder boomed through the wood again, he stuffed his fingers in his ears, and ducked down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Lightning flashed across the sky and thunder rumbled and Kainene said, laughing, “It sounds like shelling.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They had just reached the plank bridge when there came a rumble of thunder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the window Chacko could see the tops of buses, luggage in their luggage racks, as they thundered by. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I go to the window, open it, and in come the eerie moans and caws of the loons, the thunder of the winter waves, stellar waves, I see. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A silent flash traveled around the mountain, followed by another flash— chain lightning, but no thunder reached the town. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Although I supported these objectives, I believed that the Communists were trying to steal the thunder from the ANC’s National Day of Protest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But he grinned happily as Troy and Quigley lifted the Cup into the air and the crowd below thundered its approval. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z But dark clouds were rolling in, and just then, thunder boomed in the distance. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then the balcony was falling in large sections, thundering on the roof of the car with the dull, heavy thud of grenades. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll be right back!” she called to her dad as she thundered down the stairs. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I had not slept long when I was suddenly awakened by what I thought was thunder, but upon looking out from my shelter I saw that there were no clouds in the sky. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until Inej and Wylan were thundering over the trestles of the bridge that Nina could make out what they were yelling: “Get out of the way!” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Each step brought him closer—made him bigger and taller—and her heartbeat thundered in her ears. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His voice was like thunder, but the warm rolling of a welcomed summer storm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The waves were huge and he could hear them well now, thundering against a beach he still could not see. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Penelope felt herself flooded with a mixture of shock, relief, confusion, and fear, for even as Cassiopeia spoke, there was a thunder of hoofbeats from below. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z One morning, immediately after we had passed a deserted village, we started hearing something like the roar of big engines, the rolling of metal drums on a tar road, a thunder exploding, roll after roll. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then there was another boom!, accompanied by a flash that momentarily lit up the sky, and I realized I was hearing the crash of thunder. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z My new execution time comes without any fanfare but the occasional crack of thunder coming from outside the building. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Its deafening roar dwindled to a distant rumbling thunder. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z At this moment that unmanning thunder cloud, the aegis, Athena’s shield, took form aloft in the great hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart thundered at his touch, but I kept my breathing calm. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He did not go back that day even for his noon meal, for the sky was heavy with thunder clouds and his rice lay dead ripe for gathering into sheaves. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Harry started to speak but he was cut short as Lockhart flung an arm around his shoulders and thundered jovially, “Shouldn’t have asked! We meet again, Harry!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z "He was up there! Dog, cut through them and bring—" A tumult of sound drowned his last words, a rolling thunder of rage and fear and hatred that engulfed them from all sides. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And there are no phenomena in our experience—like the crack of the bullwhip or the clap of thunder for sound—to suggest the possibility of traveling in a vacuum faster than light. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nettle grabbed her brother by the scruff and pulled him outside as an avalanche of rock thundered behind them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The trumpets sounded and she too made the walls of the cavern ring with the sound of music and thunder. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped at a girl whose strong heart sounded like thunder within the earth, sending its power into her fingertips. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My body told me it was morning, but it was dark outside, and thunder rolled across the hills. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z There is no thundering of hoofbeats, no racing to catch and punish us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Dudley’s snores were drowned by the low rolls of thunder that started near midnight. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The shaking got stronger and stronger, the noise louder and louder, like thunder exploding all around them. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z The cloudburst had passed into a distant echoing thunder roll, but it had left a rain determined to go on for a long time. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, just after the gut-shaking boom of a jet, you could see the bombs arc down and, if the wind was just right, the sound would be somewhere in between thunder and a cymbal clash. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Harry heard a thin, piteous human scream from amidst the terrible commotion, the thunder of devouring flame. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He thundered toward the docks, leaping over cars, barreling through intersections. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z But what if the gunmen can hear my heart thundering? Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I throw myself through the flap and then immediately up against the sidewall as the yak thunders past, his crooked horn just inches from my chest. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The Emperor’s stern face darkened like a thunder cloud covering Julius’s sky. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “Ron!” said Hermione, this time clearly audible over the rain thundering on the tent roof, but again, he ignored her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Several times work stopped altogether, for what reasons I do not know, while Kenny and Selvam strode about the deserted site in exasperation, dark as thunder, unapproachable. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z As we howled and thundered in the stands, Stargirl got up and walked from the gym. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I woke up at dawn on the morning of August 20, 1942, to hear thunder and wondered when the first drops of rain would spatter on the roof of the shelter. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She came roaring down like thunder, screaming like a thousand hurricanes, eyes as bright as dragonfire, and before she was within a mile of us, the creatures had leaped to their horses and galloped away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Dad, to answer that question would take hours of backstory, and I know that you’re probably very tired, so just go back t—” “In the house,” he thundered. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He toured the country, mesmerizing crowds with thundering calls for black people to shake off the undermining ghetto stereotypes and claim their long-denied political power. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He laughed, a great booming sound that rolled like thunder, and when the first wave of fetterlings leaped forward, his hammer was there to greet them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And every time there was another crack of thunder, Winn-Dixie acted all over again like it was surely the end of the world. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z They reverberated around the walls of the cave like thunder and the glass jars rattled on their shelves. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The rush and thunder of the falls shook the windless air. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She invited James over to hang out, and as they walked up her stairwell, her apartment tilled with skateboard thunder and Matthew chanting Flush lyrics. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Distant grumbling of thunder or ordnance or both. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a heavy metal bookcase thundered in from the right, sliding like it was on roller skates. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z But the thunder behind them only grew louder, like an inescapable storm. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z As the ferret’s drum thundered out he roared madly, “On to Redwall! Smash the gates! Kill, kill!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The thunder and wind made it feel like a scene out of a really good movie. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z On the great beast thundered, blundering in blind wrath through pool and thicket. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Ash woke in the middle of the night from a dream of horses — tall, thundering white horses with foaming mouths and slender, wraithlike riders. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was from here that the booming, clanking, thundering noises came, and it surprised Matt so much, he sat down on the trail to think. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry thundered, and the powerful voice of Runcorn echoed through the Atrium: The wizards sealing the fireplaces froze. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z No sooner had he come to that realization than he heard a sudden crack, loud as thunder, the deck lurched beneath him, and he slid back down into the water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So when the sun takes cover and the thunder rolls, I know somethings about to go down. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It was not without a certain wild pleasure I ran before the wind, delivering my trouble of mind to the measureless air-torrent thundering through space. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Before Ma and Pa could clear the cattle out, Seth Clemson thundered in with a small posse of cattle hands to round up the rest, dropping John at my side before charging into the field. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z They waited in vain, for no lightning no thunder no rain came. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Up in the cloud canyons the thunder boomed again. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The skies burst into thunder seared with lightning. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Now Brian sat, looking out the window with the roar thundering through his ears, and tried to catalog what had led up to his taking this flight. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The deweys, who went wild at the thought of water, were crying and thundering all over the house like colts. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He pulled back the hammer, and the sound struck the ship like thunder. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z 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 So when Janie looked out of her door she saw the drifting mists gathered in the west—that cloud field of the sky—to arm themselves with thunders and march forth against the world. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z In the light of the moon, she saw all nine of those monstrous half-naked brutes thundering across the landscape together. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same instant, two trains thundered in, one on either side of the platform. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Never invisible again, the monster said, finally letting up, its huge branch-like fists curled tight as a clap of thunder. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He’s probably just hanging out at one of the shopping malls, waiting for the thunder to stop. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As the crowd thundered, a man eased up beside a thin, pale woman with a bent neck. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly he heard a thundering sound, and he was thrown to the ground by a wind such as he had never known. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard the thunder of footsteps from the arena, cresting like a wave as people burst into the passageway outside his cell. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A stroke of lightning flashed, followed by heavy thunder. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Then he thundered his gravelly voice at me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Her command was emphasized by the roar of thunder somewhere out in the distant sky. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The noise had not been the grumble of thunder, it had been a growl of a TIGER! Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The Stormhold itself was perched high in the sky, where the thunder clouds gathered before they went down to the lower air, spilling rain and lightning and devastation upon the place beneath. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “This does not belong here!” the priest thundered. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “From top to bottom. Papa always built well. He said he wanted a house that could hold a herd of thundering elephants—that was what he always called Mama’s folks. He never liked them much.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Fuxi bellowed a sound of grief, a thunder that shook the heavens and four new mountains of the earth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a tremendous thumping noise came from outside the cave entrance and a voice like thunder shouted, ‘Runt! Is you there, Runt? I is hearing you jabbeling! Who is you jabbeling to, Runt?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The air thundered distantly beyond Nancy’s hearing protectors. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It rolled in clouds of dark smoke like the thunder of the summer thunderstorms. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Waves thundered and cracked when they hit the Frog. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Higher-ups bark orders, and the thunder of hundreds of boots stomping against dry ground reverberates through my body. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Once a huge arch came thundering down only a moment after they had passed through it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z It sounded a bit like thunder, but not exactly. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance bombs explode like thunder, slashes lighten the sky, gunfire falls like rain. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z A booming explosion of ripping wood and broken glass thundered from somewhere upstairs, shaking the whole house. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The thunder kept threatening like a big old empty cloud clearing its throat. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I glance at the girls, to see if either of them was in fact bit, when thunder splits the humid air, warm fluid spattering my face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We stand speechless, tiny and insignificant, as waves of stone thunder down the mountain. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Hermione twisted in midair and the thundering of the collapsing house rang in Harry’s ears as she dragged him once more into darkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Then he lumbered off to the factory door, thundering past Miss Trixie, who had fallen to her knees again before the cross. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I press my head against the earth and listen to the muffled thunder, like the explosions of quarrying—and raise it again to listen for the sounds on top. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Off to the west there was thunder, soft little moaning sounds, and the monsoons seemed to be a lasting element of the war. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I popped back up into the thundering darkness and finally managed a heaving breath and one wild scream. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She knew about thunder gods, earth-makers, wise crows, sly coyotes, and shadow souls. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Lightning flashes somewhere off in the distance; thunder rumbling a few seconds later. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They extended their arms in the Nazi salute and thundered joyously, “Heil Hitler!” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness, I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too, I feel the suffering of millions. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The remaining iron monsters screeched at this new enemy, and they thundered past us to attack her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As he galloped across the British Isles with the helicopters thundering above him, people stood and gaped and wondered what on earth was going on. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But as I continued to listen, it did not seem to be thunder. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Distant but deep there came up on the wind a roaring sound like the roll of thunder heard far away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Except for some occasional thunder it was a deeply quiet morning, just the rain and the steady sloshing sounds of eighteen men wading through the thick waters. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, Annabelle lies in bed and listens to the rumble of distant thunder as Saint Christopher swings over her head ominously, like a vial of incense during mass. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I guess that’s all right. Hurry back though, in case it starts to thunder.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “There are no violent offenses that are juvenile,” thundered Newt Gingrich, who was then Speaker of the US House of Representatives. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And again the whites were thundering across the mountain. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The massive screen overhead might simulate the day and night sky, but it won’t have the crack of a lightning strike or rumble of thunder. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The encounter brought the audience to its feet in a thunder of applause and cheers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Ares bellowed with glee as he thundered down on the back of a fire-breathing horse. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z So, when Toby turned to them a moment later and thundered, “Kneel and bow low—O ancient Egyptians—before the miracle of the oracle!” they hurried to obey. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The car would thunder past, leaving you blinded in yellow fog. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the rain kept falling, and lightning brought angry thunder to the sky. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Thunder! That was thunder!” everybody started saying to each other in voices that were giggly with relief. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It enraged him as he listened to the thundering feet of his retreating children and heard Mary Anne scream, “Torah! Torah! Torah!” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry leapt backward in shock and hit the wall; his heart was still thundering as he turned to Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Amari listened to the thunder that their feet made and thought ruefully, The feet of my people bring forth rhythm even when the noise of the white men can produce none. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The shattering of the jug created thunder, and the water pouring forth was the rain. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The thunder fades behind me, and the staggered start has me at a mental advantage—I can see Vanessa, but she can only feel me behind her, moving in. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The thunder was closer, and now she actually saw streaks of lightning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Light flashes, followed quickly by the boom of thunder. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There was a low crack, like a distant boom of thunder. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They went rather hesitantly down into the cutting, half expecting the fiery, thundering angel of Frith to appear out of the twilight; but the silence remained unbroken. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear thunder in his throat when he speaks. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Let the words echo, ring out, whisper and rustle and roll like thunder. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Outside, a distant clap of what sounded like thunder echoed, and the darkening window rattled in its frame. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Far away a faint rumble of thunder muffled in the murk. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The oarsmen came leaping aboard, sturdy men with great arms, while longshoremen rolled water barrels thundering out the dock and stowed them under the rowers’ benches. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z All at once, like a clap of thunder, the tension of the room broke into laughter that shook the timbers and rattled the windows. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Outside, the thunder and lightning snapped right alongside each other, perfect secret drawing weather. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Trembling at each fresh burst of thunder, they made their way down to the landing. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then the king raised his hand, and with a rush like the sudden onset of a great wind the last host of Rohan rode thundering into the West. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And before the thunder followed, in a pause while wind and rain held back for one brief moment, she thought she heard, fading in the distance, the tinkling little melody of the music box. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We see a dimly illumed underground waterfall and climb down to it for a dark thundering shower. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Another crash of thunder echoed down from the mountain peaks, louder than before. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Though the day was clear all around them, thunder rumbled, and lightning flashed above the Romans. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It sounds to me as though he bellows, every gasping breath is like a cry, a thunder—but it is not only my heart pounding. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I wait for the rush of fire and thunder from Baba, but it doesn’t come. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Lightning flashed, and thunder rolled over the hills. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The act made thunder explode in the distance and lightning flash all around us as sinister black clouds began to swirl directly overhead. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Whether Richard Parker skulked up in masterly tiger fashion before landing upon them in a thunder of roaring, or slouched by indifferently, it was all the same to them. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Parts of it: the sound, the light, the thunder, and the slamming and cracking of it; and he was afraid. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z From somewhere, far away, came the first rumble of thunder. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z In the distance he could hear thunder and after a while there were dim shudderings of light ahead of them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Keep breathing,” he orders, his voice a rumble of faraway thunder. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z Another crack of thunder, and Boomer leaps out of bed and cowers by the door. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Pauline flushed the toilet and thundered defiantly back into her room. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The cannoneer came thundering down the steps, but I scrambled faster than he and ran for the rear door. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I poked my head out from under the covers, my heart thundering. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He woke to the sound of distant thunder and sat up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It got halfway and then, horrifyingly, the ground heaved up with a tremendous roar, louder than the thunder itself. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The thunder and lightning were still boiling over Mount Tamalpais in the north. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There was Omakayas—laughter from the front and laughter from behind—and suddenly, all of last night’s thunder in her heart. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Words in English and Spanish thundered through a bullhorn. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z And then, at that very moment, there’s a clap of thunder overhead and the sky opens up and the rain starts to fall. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The whole sky became light and then more thunder came, and she ran out of the courtyard and down the road, going so fast and hard I could see pebbles kicking up behind her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And my grandmother, whose constitutional gloom had broken out into full cardiac thunder, looked at her brother, as she once had her own shadow, and felt that something was missing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The thunder god slammed his feet through the bottom of the boat, and he used the sea bottom to brace himself, and he began to haul Jormungundr up on board. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z For a long time I was held hypnotized by the thundering herd, then with a cry of resolution exploding from my throat I rushed into the melee. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Badly wounded and shocked, the survivors on the roadway tried to crawl back to the safety of the ditch, only to be buried beneath rubble which thundered down on them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Another spot fell on my hand, and another crack of thunder came. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a lightning flash, and at almost the same time a crash of thunder. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then three other soldiers ran to the window, and while Bronwyn cried “Please, don’t kill him!” they raked the field with bullets, filling our ears with the thunder of their guns. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z His voice was lost in the thunder of screaming voices, voices calling for the kill . . . kill him, kill him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Those were the sounds that played in my head at night now—the jingle of corrugated tin, the short tap of copper wire, the thunder of iron. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z An elevated subway train thundered overhead, making the afternoon light along Roosevelt Avenue blink like a failing fluorescent bulb. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z On towers all around the courtyard, bands of musicians played a vast, slow tune on quacking horns, blaring trumpets, and thundering drums, while below, the spiral moved to their beat. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The keys way down on my left create thunder and booming and power. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Kaira said with a laugh amid the thunder of applause, and then she and the band left the stage for good. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z There was a flash of lightning from the clear skies, followed by the dull boom of thunder as the hammer left Thor’s hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The sun had just finished burning away the morning dew, and farmers harvesting wheat and barley in the fields looked up as we thundered past. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z No/ My word is silent, but it thunders inside me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance, thunder rumbled, getting closer every minute. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The rain was lashing the valley, and thunder and lightning crashed across the mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was the ship, he realized—that thundering noise. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z And his Noise opens up to me, loud as thunder. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Stop it,” he shouts over another rumble of thunder. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He fought his way toward the cauldron, but in another instant a sharp clap, louder than thunder, rang above the clearing. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “Shocking business...shocking . .. miracle none of them died...never heard the like...by thunder, it was lucky you were there, Snape....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “No corres. Do not run,” a voice thundered from the sky. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z As soon as she spoke, a deep rumble of thunder shook the forest beyond us, and then crashed westward toward town. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Mr. White thundered, his lips snarling back to reveal gleaming teeth. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When we were a block away from Calhoun Place, a barrage of thunder cracked open the floodgates to the sky. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The weather was breathlessly hot, there was thunder in the air. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Here am I on this terror train thundering to The North. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z "I have seen his face, and heard the thunder of his hooves," she proclaimed in a thin, wavery voice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The sky above and to the west was still dark with thunder, and lightning far away flickered among the tops of hidden hills. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z His heart thundered in his chest and his hands and face were wet with sweat. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been strong winds and heavy rain all day, and as Wood spoke, they heard a distant rumble of thunder. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The front door of the apartment slams closed with an echoing thunder. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The thunder of the big guns no longer rolled over the water. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, as rain fell and thunder clapped outside the courtroom, Morrison testified that Hale had plotted to eliminate all the members of Mollie’s family. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His deep voice rolling out like distant thunder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z City snowplows thunder through the streets as the white snow gets piled up and sooty, until nothing is pristine. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was raining, hard, thunder snarling and rumbling and ripping through the sky. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Rishi thundered, his eyes flashing with a temper Dimple hadn’t seen yet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Genie couldn’t remember thunder being that loud in Brooklyn. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Something was shaking the deck A gaur—an Indian wild ox—exploded out of the rain and thundered by me, terrified, out of control, berserk. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It reminded him now of Saturday mornings when his father would read to him under the sheets with the clock thundering in the background. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Blasts of white gold blazed through the dark, and we covered our ears to brace for the thunder. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The muted thunder of the plumbing—she had not noticed it begin—ceased with a judder that shook the air. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A roar like leaping flame, like thunder after lightning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z ‘When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning, or in rain?’ Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Enjoy it,” her grandmother had bellowed in her thundering voice, helping Ashima to straighten. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And there came a second crack, loud and sharp as thunder, and the smoke stirred and whirled around her and the pyre shifted, the logs exploding as the fire touched their secret hearts. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The thunder continued to roll slowly, on and on, in the distance. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z With crack on crack of thunder, he let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in sacred fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the water. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A strange stillness prevailed over the scene as the stentorian thunder of bombardment yielded to the minuscule cries and commands of distant voices. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z To her left the slope fell away into the dark, and far below was a glimmer of white and a thunder of water from the cataract of Saint-Jean-les-Eaux. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Droppeth thine soccer ball as thunder from the clouds Those are words to make you shiver, too. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z There’s another crash of thunder, and Rollie and Lillie pull me in the direction of our building. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z At that moment, I became like the fire, and like the lightning and like thunder. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Don’t ‘mercy’ me,” he thundered on, leaning over me so that I felt no more than a tiny mouse. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I could listen to its voice in the thunder and feel its breathing in the winds, see its breathing in the clouds. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It is heard—the thunder, earthshake, drum-fire, of the bright and battering sandals I Yes, and even then it is only a cavalry charge you are thinking of, not a chivalry one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Raindrops the size of bullets thundered on the castle windows for days on end; the lake rose, the flower beds turned into muddy streams, and Hagrid’s pumpkins swelled to the size of garden sheds. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Olanna could hear the sound of the planes far off, like gathering thunder, and soon the scattered sharp cracks of antiaircraft fire. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It has a mournful harping note sometimes, and the very persistence of it, that eternal roll and thunder and hiss, plays a jagged tune upon the nerves. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And now the day was quite definitely done, and most of the stars were out, and still the Horses thundered on and the children rose and sank in their saddles, miserable with thirst and weariness. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z A jet passed over the river near the Meecham house, its thunder shivering every pane of glass. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy thought thunder was shaking the temple again. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Almost a rumble now, a waterborne thunder that actually made the hull vibrate when he put his hand against it. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I stand there shaking from head to foot, moved to the deep-sea depths of my being, like a creature thrown into audience with thunder. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Five seconds in between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder means it’s one mile away. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I have great pleasure in announcing that this year at Hogwarts —” But at that moment, there was a deafening rumble of thunder and the doors of the Great Hall banged open. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The thought creates a storm inside me, a rumbling of thunder and a rush of wind. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z At first he thought it was thunder, out of the dark sky to the north. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the sound of thunder, and a red-tailed hawk flew above the man and horse. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z No sound could be loud enough to get over the thunder. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He fell asleep, and in his nightmare, the rumble of thunder became the laughter of the earth goddess Gaea. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sneaky's snoring is like thunder trapped in a blender. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Now the lightning flashed so often that the sky stayed fit for several long seconds at a time and the thunder came in a continuous roar. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Waves thundered against the rocks, throwing spray into the air and falling back with a hiss. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z It had picked us up now, and, beaming just ahead, led us into the arena and encircled us full in its beam, the crowd thundering. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Horses small as ants thundering through the grass. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ekon’s heart thundered in his chest like a war drum as he watched the monster turn its head slowly to the right. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Pardon me,” insisted the Humbug, “but I in no way meant to imply that—” “SILENCE!” thundered the policeman, pulling himself up to full height and glaring menacingly at the terrified bug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z A big burst of thunder and lightning that trampled over the roof of the house. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Black Betha swept upriver, the sound of her oarmaster's drum thundering in her captain's head as he looked for a likely victim for her ram. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My theory is that the god of thunder HuracSn always acts up around the holiday of the Conquistador, who killed off all his Taino devotees. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A crow cawed and thunder clapped, and everyone in Isihlangu froze in time. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Lightning flashes around us with thunder less than a second behind. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Now, slave, how long am I to wait for my chariot?” thundered the Witch. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The answer, he thundered, was in the negative: did not such men as General Fremont, General Wade Butler, General Ulysses S. Grant, rank high above Abraham Lincoln? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The thunder is deep and loud; the lightning is brief and bright. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The tent goes silent, the kind of quiet that's laced with lightning and heat and thunder. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But oh, thank the Lord, thank the Lord, she felt their thunder on the earth beside her. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z After what feels like an eternity, the thunder finally moved on and rain came in its place. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And despite the rolling thunder, he couldn’t be bothered to hide under the covers. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “It is God who has sinned against me!” his voice thundered, and we fell back in horror at the blasphemy he uttered. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Thor clapped his hands together in delight, and thunder echoed across Asgard. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Occasionally, on those nights when we were all reading together, a train would thunder by, shaking the house and rattling the windows. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She could tell he was favoring the opposite side as they thundered along. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The sky shook with endless thunder and erupted with lightning, the clouds bursting with a billion joules of energy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Beyond her, I saw the first zigzag of lightning, and heard, far off, the rumble of thunder. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The ocean thundered on, oblivious to Sierra’s plea. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The wind picked up and I could hear thunder in the distance. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z If the crowd was cheering, they couldn’t hear it over the fresh rolls of thunder. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The cannons were blossoming, filling the air with thunder, far enough away to soften and roll, not angry yet, but growing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The air was full of thunder, and there was rain behind the white dull sky, but it did not fall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z When the thunder and lightning began, people confused it with Japanese bombs and would not leave their houses. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The knight came thundering down on him, swinging the spiked ball of a momingstar around his head. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Out of the wind came a clap of thunder. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The thunder’s booming and I’m at my kitchen table sweating. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It did seem as though the fire in him was smothered, the thunder and the avalanche, the war cry and the whirlwind, all stamped out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The thunder was rumbling in the distance now. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z 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 They passed only for a moment, but the horse’s thundering hooves belied its grace, for it seemed to glide more than run. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Wind filled the room, the air thundering with the monster’s angry bellows. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z The horses pulled away from each other—Tempest thundering in protest, Blackjack flapping his wings. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He wasn’t like Frankie, who crackled with excited energy and thundered by like a comet in whose blaze I could only follow. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I stood on Nic’s balcony and watched streaks of lightning race across the sky, claps of thunder chasing them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The windows of our home rattled with the thunder of ultimatums. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We hear him thunder by on the road and turn up the bridge that heads straight into Carbonel Downs, hooves clattering on boards and then on dirt till they’re swallowed up by the loudspeaker sounds. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Its thunderous hooves became an early rumble of distant thunder, and in moments it was lost to sight. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z To Matt, the sound was as normal as the thunder that sometimes echoed over the hills. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The thunder’s enough to turn the grass sour, but not much hope of it breaking before the evening, I’d say.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Every few minutes the insects' piercing whine is supplanted by the boom of distant thunder, rumbling over the taiga from a wall of thunderheads rearing darkly on the horizon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The gods arrived a few minutes later in their full war regalia, thundering into the throne room and expecting a battle. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Blasts of gunfire thundered throughout my country, too. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But after the underwater thunder, what came was not souls but fish.They came rolling to the surface with mouths opened wide by that shocking boom. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Every crack of thunder and flash of lightning makes the back of my neck prickle, as if electricity is dancing over my skin. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He gave my face three quick licks with his wet tongue, as if to say, Yep, it’s thunder! Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I forgot about him. I was just thinking about the party and I forgot about Winn-Dixie. I forgot about protect' ing him from the thunder.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He’s bound to come back for her the second he hears that thunder. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Two seconds later, the thunder of the cannons reached us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to worry about no thunder! It’s a beautiful day for a pic-a-nic!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But Zeus had now got the thunder and lightning under his own control. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The sand rattling against their legs and racing away in the dark and the thunder cracking just offshore. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z No thunder, no earthquake that split open the ground, no hailstones big as heads. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy’s stomach did its normal thing, which is to say it thundered and flashed like a wild storm, but for once Ivy didn’t mind. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It thunders across the yard—just a thunderhead of black robes. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z |
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