| 单词 | tumble |
| 例句 | Bubbles like amber jewels tumbled up and up and up, breaking and rising and breaking. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Momentum carried me forward until I tumbled into the grass. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Her voice tumbled around inside my head as she slowly circled the ghostly ancestors, humming and rattling her beads. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Silky black hair tumbled loose around their shoulders. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z “I liked the place where the bundles fell off and tumbled downstairs,” said Meg. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Out tumbled her belongings—pans and candles and the biscuits Cooky had given them—and then the book rose from its depths, shedding its leather wrapping as it floated toward Tanin’s outstretched arms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A sixth grader tumbles to the mat and has to join the spectators on the grass. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The sky tumbled overhead, unspooling into a reflection of fireworks on water and rising white buildings that appeared as distant and inaccessible as the medieval Neamt Citadel. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Stones tumbled as the robot staggered to his feet. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We skidded into the living room and tumbled onto the rug in front of the radio. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The roar was all he could have hoped Ah', the tumult so loud that the two old shields tumbled from the walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Flora Lou and Cleontine let the doors fly open and the words tumble out while I type as fast as I can, asking them every five minutes to please, please, slow down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It might even begin to tumble or to spin. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They stand up and look at me, amused that I’ve tumbled into their presence. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Edward landed with a most alarming thump, and then he tumbled and tumbled and tumbled down a long dirty hill. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The words tumble out before I can stop them. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The girls do not speak but their thoughts tumble together like gems in the polishing, reaching their hard conclusions. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The ice tumbled out of the square in the fridge door and into the glass. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I've stumbled repeatedly and managed to regain my feet, but when the stick slides out from under me, I finally tumble to the ground unable to get up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I’m just sitting here, waiting to take the sheets out of the tumble dryer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Same song, different verse,” I tell Mateo before going on about the screeching tires, the way we busted through the road’s safety rail and tumbled into the river.... They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z For an instant, with her power of flight still working, we tumble in place as she tries to shake me off. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The rough track she was following had petered out, and she was clambering with more and more discomfort among tumbled boulders and smaller stones. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She leaned closer, and the medallion that Sister Ailan had entrusted her with tumbled out over the collar of her tunic, as if it had been pulled. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Philbert kept on holding us, and together the three of us tumbled out of bed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She held tight and grabbed Coach Hedge by the shirt collar as he started to tumble away. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The words tumbled from Koffi's mouth before she could stop them, and she prayed she wouldn’t regret them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The night of the talent show we ate dinner and tumbled into the hall, ready for some entertainment. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Zero's head knocked against the back of his shoulder as he fell and tumbled into a small muddy gully. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z It cracked against the counter edge, tumbled to the floor, and shattered. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z When the door flies open, I tumble out of the guardhouse and land on a patch of earth that's more mud than grass. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Once, it caught a wheel in a pothole and almost tumbled over. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z My body was in the wrong position when I hit, and I tumbled over backward with all the grace of a bag of potatoes. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dream I started thinking about all the monster barracudas and sharks that lived on the reef, and what a bad thing it would be to tumble overboard there. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The day my grandfather tumbled his grandmother, Pancha Garcia, among the rushes of the riverbank, he added another link to the chain of events that had to complete itself. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Our feet crunched over twigs and fallen leaves until we tumbled into the clearing that led to my house. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It’s times like these I miss our massive backyard in Alabama and how easy it was to just go out and tumble until I’d flipped so many times, it felt like my brain had realigned. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He fumbled, and the gorget he was trying to fit around Robert's thick neck tumbled to the ground. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The dogs tumbled across the hummocks and cried out for our blood. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He hadn’t meant to speak so directly, but once he’d begun to ask it, the words just tumbled out. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The evergreen arch wouldn’t stay firm after she got it up, but wiggled and threatened to tumble down on her head when the hanging baskets were filled. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z From afar it brought to mind a bad train wreck, as if scores of ghostly white boxcars had derailed at the lip of the ice cap and tumbled down the slope willy-nilly. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t a big enough hole, and besides, if the floor gave way, Arachne could probably hang from her silk and escape, while Annabeth and the ancient statue would tumble into Tartarus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They tumbled to the paving stones at the foot of the bridge, the ancient leather splitting, pages of parchment flying. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She run all pregnant out the door and tumble in her car and speed off. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The subjects stormed the queen's castle with such fury that the stones of its very walls tumbled. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She tried to calm herself, but the words tumbled out of her mouth too fast. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Items tumbled into the water behind us with a splash. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z One of the men tumbled backward and came to his feet with his sword out. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His hand opened and the file tumbled to the ground. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z His heel slipped, the edge of the cliff crumbled, and the- great Polyphemus made chicken wing motions that did nothing to help him fly as he tumbled into the chasm. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The helicopter landed on the front lawn, blowing away a tent that was being erected for the party as if it were nothing more than a napkin tumbled by the wind. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z We pushed aside curtains that were like pavilions and felt over innumerable feet of dark wall for electric light switches--once I tumbled with a sort of splash upon the keys of a ghostly piano. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I open my mouth, praying the Quichua words will tumble out. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And Amy, the dignified, tumbled over a stool, and never stopping to get up, hugged and cried over her father’s boots in the most touching manner. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Two from our group tumble into the waves and are lost. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Far inward they glimpsed a tumbled mountain-mass with one tall peak, at the mouth of the vale there stood like a sentinel a lonely height. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I blinked, disoriented and scared, but I managed to tumble off of my shelf. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z It was littered with cracks and broken boulders and tumbled heaps of rock. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Against the tumble of her deep golden hair, the soft blue of her gown was a reflection of the deep blue of her eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Down he tumbled, rolling this way and that until he arrived at a plateau of skulls. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried to stand up again, but she could not, and slowly she tumbled forward into the water. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z His hat had tumbled off in the fracas, and now he just looked like a little kid. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She screamed as he threw her at the domovoi, barreling him backwards as they both tumbled across the floor and hit the well. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He grasped my head in both hands and kissed my lips with a passion, letting his book tumble to the floor with a great noise. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I run to Will, our bodies colliding, our feet giving way as we tumble to the ice, laughing as we land together. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Then, as if in slow motion, she tumbles forward, a thrashing avalanche of patriotism and motherhood, crushing three spectators and a table of apple tartlets. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Masses of bright yellow hair tumbled to her bare shoulders in thick curls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Annabeth, Piper, and Jason tumbled to starboard and almost rolled overboard. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams--not through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z An American flag the size of a mainsail unfurled from the tallest flagpole in the Court of Honor, and immediately two more like-sized flags tumbled from flanking poles, one representing Spain, the other Columbus. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We would push the rock up the hill, only to have it tumble down again. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Down the slope was a tumble of dark, rounded shapes, and then another slope rose beyond that. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Located where the cold, clear Spokane River tumbled in a white froth over a series of low falls, the town was surrounded by ponderosa pine forest and open range country. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Hanging from the branches of trees growing out of the rocky gorge face, the men slid and tumbled down toward the river. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He counted waves and told himself he would leave after twenty-five had tumbled in. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z And what Mr. Dandy might have said to that, Bod would never know, because the man let go of the headstone and tumbled slowly down into the open ghoul-gate. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z But every single time my little fingers could not hold it, and it tumbled back down to the carpet. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Jazz music tumbled out when they pushed the front door open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Another almost-spent wave came up behind and tumbled it off—claws and legs all to be sorted out again. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We tumbled, me dangling from the chariot front with one hand, the other still clutching the tub as we spun over ourselves. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A handful of beans sprayed back at them as the food tumbled out of sight. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I crept on, and an instant later I tumbled in, too. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It sounds like a misstep causing a tumble into a dark and dangerous crevasse, which is exactly what has happened. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She was pug-nosed and bouncy, with freckles and a mane of thick red hair that tumbled down past her waist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The goddess Nike tumbled out, free from her golden net. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He would have caught me if I had not, in my blind panic, tumbled over a cliff. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z My story tumbles out, gaining momentum like a boulder rolling down a mountain. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearby some crows were pecking at a body crushed beneath the tumbled stone, but he lay facedown and Bran could not say who he was. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We had driven there earlier in the day, parking in the shade of a tumble- down school and some old missionary buildings. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The words tumbled out of my mouth before I knew what I was saying. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z James didn't know how to swim, and whenever he tumbled into the canal一more than a dozen times by his count—someone had to pull him out. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The force of the punch tumbled into my spine, my legs. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s why I had closed it—so the squirrels wouldn’t tumble inside. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Initially the water was indeed too hot, but as she became used to the heat she relaxed, and was, for the first time since she had tumbled from the sky, utterly happy. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z In moonlight, two acres of coarse bent grass, undulant and ankle deep, tumbled and rough as a horse’s mane, appear like a bay of waves, all shadowy troughs and hollows. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It tumbles down and clatters against its neighbors. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I tumbled into a ditch that served as a garbage dump for the camp. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I can’t do anything any more,” she said, and she sat on the steps and watched the boys tumble in the dust. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Amah tried to pull a wide comb through my hair and I pretended to tumble off the stool as soon as she reached a knot. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z There, among more grain silos and a just-passed threat of a tornado, she twisted her ankle and tumbled onto the road, bloodying her palms and knees. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z When Ruby tumbles into the seat next to me, I’m not exactly thrilled. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The trail began at her tree house in one corner, and it followed the slope of the mountain as it tumbled toward the north. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The sea tumbled him over and over like a stone, seeking out his eyes and nose and throat. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I exclaim as a blue butterfly tumbles by. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z She had always pictured a troupe of burly men with long black moustaches who would tumble her into a blanket and bear her off like a sack of potatoes while she pleaded for mercy. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z These thoughts tumbled through my mind until I saw the lights of the town across the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother landed right beside me and we tumbled and tumbled and rolled and rolled. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z A pillar of ash tumbled from his cigarette onto the threadbare hall carpet. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As he cursed at me breathlessly, I shouldered open the unlatched door and tumbled into the night. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It stopped at the summit station and hundreds of more happy tourists tumbled off. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Incredibly, after falling only 70 feet he plunged headfirst in a crevasse, which arrested his tumble. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They were moving laboriously over the tumbled and broken rocks toward the foot of the slope. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Naima took off her cap and let her braid tumble down. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z She tumbles onto the slippery floor and instantly vanishes from sight. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Men tumble out, and their cries and prayers fade away swiftly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Pipers piped for her, tumblers tumbled, and jugglers juggled, while dyers draped her in colors she had never known existed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The door to the apartment burst open and in tumbled their dad. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z When they returned, Runt tumbled back into the den. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Taisin emptied the pouch into her hand, and the medal lion tumbled into her palm. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They advanced slowly, for they had to pick their way through a pathless country, encumbered by fallen trees and tumbled rocks. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He tumbled backwards into the fountain and screamed as he disintegrated. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I caught my breath with a tiny cry and tumbled to the ground, breaking the pot in two. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z It tumbled to the ground with a tiny atonal clank. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I tumbled through the branches, struck my head, and fell into darkness. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I tumble down the aisle between the center console and the seats. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When she unzipped her overfull backpack, The Maltese Falcon tumbled out. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He tumbled into the darkness, his body rolling across the stone floor with a series of sickening thuds. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Some dry leaves fell, and then something white tumbled from the branches to the earth with a dry, whispering sound. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He tumbled lifelessly through July, feeling as dry and empty as the cicada husks on the trees. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps he had fallen on it when he tumbled out of the tree. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On the threshold stood Matthew Wood, staring from his awful height at the littered room, the gowns tumbled over chairs and benches, and the guilty faces of his womenfolk. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Beyond it were slopes covered with sombre trees like dark clouds, but all about them lay a tumbled heathland, grown with ling and broom and cornel, and other shrubs that they did not know. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z When the technicians got to their new base, the bomb bay doors opened and they tumbled to the ground—some of them were so stunned by the experience that they couldn’t even get up. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z 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 It also seems remarkable that the Martians should have tumbled independently to the Latin alphabet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sheets of paper tumble down the rows of cots, and in Werners chest comes a quickening. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We had barely an hour before the dark tumbled down into every nook and cranny in these woods. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The nerve-grinding squeal of the spike cutting through the ground sent a shiver up Thomas’s spine, though a second later the Griever tumbled into the abyss. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And now those eyes were looking down at the last landscape they’d ever see: a barren slope of brutal tumbled rocks, and beyond it a forest on fire. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She lets go and we tumble together on a little bank by the side of the road. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They shouted, “Good-by!” and tumbled out of the house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z An old van halted on the road above; two men tumbled out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A few yards in, a tumbled heap of rocks blocked the way. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As the rock tumbled down the hill, Cole closed his eyes. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Her words tumbled out in an excited rush. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Luna lost her footing in the dark and tumbled, head over feet, into a muddy ravine. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Surely that watch had not tumbled into Nancy’s shoe by accident? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The words tumbled out of her so urgently that even she didn’t expect answers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The earth fell away from beneath her feet and she tumbled into water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We both stood there, breathing hard, staring at the wash of rice grains that had tumbled out of the canister and spread to almost every corner of the kitchen. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I watched as Yorick helped Hamlet turn a somersault before the queen, who clapped to see him tumble head over heels. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I didn’t know how to explain to him that since Yakov’s death, the world had turned upside down, everything going topsy-turvy like a tumble down a rabbit hole. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A water jug we had brought up earlier tumbles down the stairs and bursts across the floor. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I’m nodding back at her like a fellow flower, when the table beneath Broken Me-Blob No. 8 gives way and my self-portrait tumbles to the floor and shatters into pieces. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Its innards tumbled out onto the cutting board, red and purple and plum-colored, intestines and vital organs like wet jewels on the dusty wood. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I tumbled out, stiff but excited, and ran all the way to the house. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he reached in and pulled, and the rest of the guts tumbled out onto the ground in a heap. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z There was a burst of laughter, and two girls tumbled from behind the nearest tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She pulled off her ski cap, and her long blond hair tumbled down her shoulders. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The last standing wall of the clothing store cracked and tumbled down with a dull rumble. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z By the time we’ve steeped six tea bags in our custard, David, Justin, and Robin Hood tumble into the house in a blur of grease stains, sweat, and fur. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The vine snapped, and Thorn tumbled over with half of it still uselessly gripped in her hands. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The little rabbits turned round at the interruption and in a moment had tumbled up the side of the hollow, squeaking “Hazel-rah! Hazel-rah!” and jumping on Hazel from all sides. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Steeples and skyscrapers and bridges tumbled in and out of my vision. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Florida tumbled along underwater, knees and elbows scraping rocks. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z A weight fell against him, then tumbled to the ground. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Luna kicked it away, and it tumbled over the edge of the ridge. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He tumbled into the alley behind their house. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Standing on her feet all day in the sweltering laundry was an opportunity if the tumbled military uniforms bought new school clothes, if each sock made a down payment on her children’s college educations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Still, when she tried to take a step and tumbled onto her tail, it was awfully charming. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He was driven to the left and for an awful moment nearly tumbled over the rail. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Several slavers collapsed where they stood or tumbled over the side, screaming. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Javi slipped in the grass and laughed as he tumbled to the ground. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z "You're a prince! Kings and such-like are learned to write and read soon as they tumble out of the cradle. Don't think you can pull the wool over our eyes. Hop to it!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z ‘Try not to tumble off the horse. If you do, best waddle back to Pentos. Our shy maid will not wait for man nor dwarf.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Powell spread his arms outward with a vague smile upon his face and tumbled backward onto the bed. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The world around me tumbles, and all I can see is flying snow and evening sky. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The words tumbled out, faster now, as if a dam inside her had broken, and the story was roaring through her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Somehow he managed to break his tumble with his hands and turn it into a clumsy thumping cartwheel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A Huntsman tumbled with him to the ground. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z At Troniat, a small station that one of the men recognized, the doors were suddenly thrown open and they tumbled out into the darkness onto a gravel path. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The women stumbled back, dropping their wiping cloths and pressing their hands to their mouths as the coins tumbled and leaped about their feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Faster and faster she tumbled, down and down, and some ghosts couldn’t bear to watch; they hid their eyes and cried aloud. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The backpack ripped, Eddie’s journal tumbled out, and bright green light flared in a blinding flash. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He let go of his cane as he landed on the man’s back, and they both tumbled into the dirt. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Bod followed it up the hill to the Egyptian Walk, where the winter ivy hung in green tumbles, an evergreen tangle that hid the mock-Egyptian walls and statues and hieroglyphs. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Many years before a colony of beavers had dammed a small creek which had tumbled into the river about two miles upstream. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In many ways Spokane was not then far removed from the rough-and- tumble lumber town it had been in the nineteenth century. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Inside the walls there was only a series of ramps and a great tumble of boulders and stones of all sizes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A sheet was spread on the floor with a tumble of items in the center. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Angel after angel, outlined in fire, their wings ablaze, tumbled screaming from the air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She put two huge pots on the stove, then tumbled a big bag of plump figs into one and ripe tomatoes into the other. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She looked like Winged Victory, tumbled on her back, being carted off to a conqueror’s museum. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Francie made up four tumbled beds and washed a few breakfast dishes and swept the rooms. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And as she watched it tumble down the steep slope toward the sea of grass, she realized she must follow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I tumble off onto the sidewalk and explode into the street, my hands on the door of the police car before my mother can figure out what's happening. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As far as the eye could see, to the very horizon in all directions, a tumbled sea of white extended without a break. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It’s piled ragtag with parcels and boxes covered in leather skins, bits of furniture and large baskets, all tumbled together, almost overflowing with itself. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Ida was sitting next to the telephone when the four of them tumbled into the room. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z In her rush she caught her sandal on a curl on the pony’s mane, and tumbled face-first to the hard concrete. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z We both tumble straight into the glacier’s surface. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I tumbled out, rolling a few times before landing on the shoulder. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z A wall had tumbled down and the tile floor was all tom up. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And before anyone could react, the monster, with Annabeth still on his back, leaped over the cliff and tumbled into the darkness. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then, like a flash, Jinny found herself caught in a fog—pulled into a picture she’d forgotten, lost and tumbled in all the gone years. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A shot rang out, then a second, and the folding man tumbled and splayed onto the ground. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It was like traveling in a tumble dryer and microwave oven combined. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Plus one broken bit of blue-and-white china with a bird on it, tumbled by the sea. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Shards of broken-bottle glass tumble down down in slow motion through the vision I have had. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Here, he and Juana might have stepped out of the wheel rut, and these people from the inland, these hunters, could follow, could read a broken straw or a little tumbled pile of dust. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z A voice that would make the mockingjays fall silent and then tumble over themselves to join in. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Her wings were keeping her up, but then up became down and she tumbled, exactly as Lazlo had planned it, right into his arms. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Whiskers pranced around my feet in the snow, batting at a clothespin that had tumbled out of the laundry basket. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z After barreling down the highway, he made a screeching U-turn, with us kids feeling like the car was going to tumble over on its side, but the squad car made one, too. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I would open the car door and all the animals would tumble out—except Nanky-Poo, who stayed in the car, and the rat and the hedgehog, who stayed at home. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Håkon’s trouser legs shredded away as his long ruby tail with golden spines tumbled out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Now America waited to see if the rough-and- tumble western boys from Washington State would write another chapter in the story. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She remembered a red warning light and bolting down hallways as rivets popped and supersecret high-tech equipment tumbled from desks. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Just then we took a sharp turn over some railroad tracks, the door flew open, and I tumbled out of the car. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The sheets slid from his body and the sandbags tumbled free as he bent before the radio. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the boy with red hair lost his footing on the slippery bank and tumbled into the churning river. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In the fashion of the very Orthodox, their hair was closely cropped, except for the area near their ears from which mushroomed the untouched hair that tumbled down into the long side curls. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The water roars and tumbles below us, sending up a soft spray that nurtures mosses and maidenhair ferns where it falls. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Kneeling in front of one of the crates like it was an altar, I opened the cigar box and let the contents tumble out. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Werfel almost tumbled off, but Spurge grabbed his wrist. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The swineherd rose in surprise, letting a bowl and jug tumble from his fingers. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He broke through the branches of an olive tree and tumbled onto the grass. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The valleys, far beneath them, were so green, and all the streams which tumbled down from the glaciers into the main river were so blue, that it was like flying over gigantic pieces of jewelry. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z One jab, two jabs, three, and a trio of fetterlings the color of ashy scabs tumbled over the edge in pieces. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When Larry held his wife in his arms, her cheek against his heart, he was tall enough to see the top of her head, the dark tumble of her hair. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But if they were accidents, then it was like putting a jigsaw puzzle into a tumble dryer and having it come out with all the pieces in the right place. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The people climbing them learned that they were treacherous, jagged things—hot to the touch, often unstable—eager, should certain important rocks be disturbed, to tumble some more, to form lower, more solid curves. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma shouted “Get down!” and we ducked for cover as bees tumbled over our skin, our hair. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Two tall double chimneys tilted to the right, giving the place an unstable look, as if it might topple over at any moment in a tumble of bricks. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I remember one day, when I was about a year and a half, I escaped from my carriage through the broken drop latch and tumbled past the front lawn toward a dirt tractor road. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The stone sailed across the surface of the water, but the momentum of the pitch threw Wash off balance, and he tumbled into the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We came to a skidding stop by the depot and tumbled out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The door pounds open, and Sana tumbles in. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z As soon as I saw the rotten pilings jutting out of the water, the events of last April tumbled forward in my mind and my stomach lurched. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The lowest step, where the stream collected before it tumbled down a hundred feet and disappeared into the rubbly desert, was a little platform of stone and sand. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z As he tumbled, ears over tail through the air, he managed to catch one last glimpse of Abilene. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Palmer imagined—tumbled beak over toes to the floor. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z And so the far-off kingdoms of Europe and Russia tumbled into the second Great War. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Above the wind tumbled the voices of animals: yips and barks, growls, bleats, caterwauls and roars. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The entire group tumbled down the stairs in a tangle of arms and legs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Raw memories tumbled forth about my war-ridden childhood and the brutal refugee camp. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Not a big drop, but you wouldn't want to tumble down it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He careened around the turns with such reckless speed that Smith began to fear that he would be unable to hold his arc and would tumble over sideways. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue Eyes flailed for him, trying to reach around and get hold of him, then bent forward sharply and tumbled him over her back. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The madwoman skidded to a halt at the wall, letting Antain and Luna tumble from her back. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Your eyes widen and what you did with your best friend last night tumbles down over you like bricks falling from a crumbling wall. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Their clear laughter came up, separated by distance from the tumbles which gave it rise. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z More chunks of stone tumbled from the ceiling. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Trying to get down quickly, she tumbled to the floor and then immediately dusted off her coat. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The Mehtas’ house was larger than ours, but some of the mud-brick walls were tumbled, and a part of the house had no roof. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z In fact, Margaret and Jasper had been seen whispering plans to go ice skating on the lake should a few hours of freedom tumble unexpectedly into their laps. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z My legs kept going as the motion of my body pulled first my right and then my left hand free of the Agena, and I tumbled off into space! Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see beyond the door and walls where Theresa and I tumbled naked and wild on the green sofa and I know now she is in hell and all because of me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The books she was carrying tumbled out of her arms, but she didn’t pick them up. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z They went to Fernway, his old elementary school, where they clambered up the slide and shimmied up the pole and tumbled from the catwalk to the wood chips below. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then the bottom fell out and he escaped and I tumbled along on his release. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Down the stairs she tumbled, seeking out each of her siblings and whispering, “Family meeting, NOW!” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We watched the confetti fall from the sky, skip across the ground in the breeze, and tumble into the canal. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He knew he would find her and he knew she would be upset and hysterical and possibly even brain tumbled. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The school building shakes again and tiles tumble off the roof. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It startled him so badly that he dropped the peace banner and tumbled from his saddle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly a cart laden with bleating lambs rolled past, and one of the smallest creatures wiggled through the wooden bars of its cage and tumbled to the street. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I let a few more feet of paper tumble forward so it looked like a massive document. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z He tumbled from his saddle while the mesh spread over his body and clung to him like an enormous spiderweb. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Along its brink there now stretched a wide tumbled flat of scored and weathered rock, cut every now and again by trench-like gullies that sloped steeply down to deep notches in the cliff-face. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The desk tipped to the side like a boat about to capsize, and a pile of books and papers tumbled to the floor. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The two of them tumbled together into Mom’s arms. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They run wild, tumble, and fight, like elementary school kids with a substitute recess teacher. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z No, it couldn't be; she ached all over from the tumble down the stairs. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s find out,” Claire replied, and they tumbled into the grass. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It’s the howl of a mother bear as she watches her cub tumble off a cliff. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I’d just got to where they all tumbled into the water when I forgot and laughed out loud. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z A beach umbrella is lifted out of the sand and tumbles down the beach. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z She dodged one set of slashing fangs and tumbled under another, weaving through the dragons heads as she ran in our direction, gagging from the monsters horrible breath. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z And that’s where it should have stayed, except that, while Toby was turning another corner into the gray fog, the suitcase tumbled to the floor of the truck. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It tumbles and bangs down the sides of the chute, as if my words are shouting their truth one last time. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Once or twice I nudged foot-sized rocks over the side and watched with faint horror as they crashed and tumbled to improbably remote resting places. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The spider tumbled from the broken web, hung by a single strand a few inches above the floor, then swiftly climbed the strand, scrambled across the top front rail of the porch, and disappeared. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She’s pretty enough, and Jackson’s type is anything he thinks he can tumble. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Coraline shook it and set the snow flying, white snow that glittered as it tumbled through the water. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z A shriek echoes from above me followed by a tumble of blonde and silver. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They fought and jostled to get right underneath the raft, as if at any moment we’d tumble out of the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He tumbled back and planted his rear in the dirt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I tumbled to my knees in a patch of grass, letting my forehead and my fingers touch the earth. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z There was just room to turn round at the far end and as they did so Speedwell and Dandelion tumbled in behind them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As he tumbled, whisker over tail, through the darkness, there were only two words in his mind. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Finally he stopped to catch his breath amidst the scrub, thorns, and tumbled rocks at the base of the hill. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She could barely make out the stars through the tumble of green, yellow, and black. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z This time, a man’s voice hollered in answer, and Magdalys heard the crash and tumble of a body falling onto the cobblestones. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z When we arrived in London, we tumbled into three taxis and went clattering across the great city to King’s Cross, where we got on to the train for Newcastle, two hundred miles to the north. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z He might have doubted that he’d seen anything at all if, at that moment, the one-hundredth moth hadn’t tumbled off his brow to fall dead into his lap. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her hair, long and wavy, spilled around her head and tumbled over the side of the lid, so lifelike that Celaena could have sworn it was real. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Charlie attempts a raggedy tumble that makes me and Sneaky bust up laughing. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z We tumbled on the ground, no punches, just thrashing arms and legs and trying to get on top. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I whip my head around in time to see Magnus and the beast tumble down the aisle. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Julia and I sat close enough that we could hold hands as we watched all the stars that tumbled out of and into the black overhead. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The cloud roiled and tumbled, and then it parted for a second. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Ivan flew backwards, while his sword dropped from his hand and tumbled several feet away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Who could ever forget her amazingly gymnastic tumble through zero gravity on her space walk in that episode about the space station? Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The Hessians, now unshielded and completely exposed, stood frozen, then seemed to tumble forward. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z I felt every minute like I should tumble into sleep precipitously. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On that day, long ago last summer, she had freed him from the tight bonds of his tikinagun, let him tumble and play. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The demons tumbled and poxies were sent into the air as trees were torn from the earth and the buildings around Central Park lost their windows in a single devastating sonic explosion. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His first thought was of Ruby—first, disoriented, to wonder if she’d shoved him; second, as he tumbled...downhill?...if she was all right. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Jutting up squarely from the quiet desert, butted against rust-colored mountains of tumbled boulders, it was something that would have terrified me if I were there alone. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I tumbled down into reality, hot-handed and self-conscious, with my face aflame, and began to stammer my apologies. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z As the stock market crashed and the United States tumbled into the Great Depression, she was sent to Houston to help with a court case. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Crash crash tumble crash! . .. through a thicket of weeds and bushes ... A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Kanue rolled forward violently on his right shoulder and tumbled to a stop in the dust. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Many of them looked to have been worked by hands, though now they lay tumbled and ruinous in a bleak, barren land. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Shawn had caught me by the hair, and he yanked me toward him with such force that we both tumbled back and into the bathtub. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Xan tried to pluck the memories as they tumbled by, but they were like bright pebbles in an avalanche: they flashed briefly in the light, and then they were gone. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The back door of the truck was left open so we could breathe, but people had to hang on for their lives and be careful not to tumble out onto the road. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The pursuing pups plowed into him, tumbled, fell, and lay still. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Jazz music tumbled out when they pushed the front door open. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z As the light grew a little he saw to his surprise that what from a distance had seemed wide and featureless flats were in fact all broken and tumbled. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There’s still a chance one or more of us will tumble off the trail. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “We’re blocked in. It wasn’t the ceiling coming down fifty feet away that knocked us over. It was our own ceiling. The shock’s tumbled it!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The Mississippi River tumbles on like it has for hundreds of years, and like it will for another hundred more. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Terrified and screaming, civilians and German soldiers tumbled and leaped into the icy water, grabbing for chairs, oars, life vests. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Felix’s name was on the tip of his tongue, ready to tumble out. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z China and India and Mesoamerica would, I think, have tumbled to science too, if only they had been given a little more time. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Marigold slapped at her knees so hard, the book tumbled to the floor. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z If she fell off the precipice she might tumble through the snow for all eternity. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He tumbled to the bottom, where he lay bleeding. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Rather than normal meal kits, most of the food was cubed protein bar material, which would still be edible even if Iris failed to deploy its tumble balloons and impacted at incredible speed. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z My body could twist only left or right, whereas in space I could not only twist, I could roll from side to side, and even tumble head over heels. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The jaegers circled, the longspurs tumbled on their wings, and at last Silver came home. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When Beto undid the last knot, Wash tumbled to the ground and fell on his face. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I split my lip on the last tumble and tasted wet pennies and heavy perfume. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z No sooner had her handmaids retired for the night than he tore the robe from her and tumbled her backwards into bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We were high up in the foothills, at least five hundred feet, and down below a valley spread out, filled with a tumbled collection of red mesas and boulders and spires of stone. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They tumble forth, competing for precedence and sometimes coming out so tangled I have to back up and pick up a different thread. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The long blonde hair swirled softly, like golden seaweed, as the lake released its grip and the body tumbled up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Round and round in her stomach the meatballs tumbled like pebbles. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He saw their mouths open, yelling, but he didn’t hear them, and the snow tumbled over him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The three boys have tumbled off the couch and are wrestling on the floor. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He saw her, spun, and suddenly an axe came flying from his hand, die blade gleaming as it tumbled end over end through the torch-light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When Ms. Banks, looking luscious and lean in a long flowered dress, appeared beside the metal box, the group of geeks gathered around Mr. Switzer all tumbled aside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z They tumbled, balanced and gyrated, cavorting comically across the laden tabletops without upsetting as much as a single sultana. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The way up was steep and stony, the summit crowned by a chest-high wall of tumbled rocks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He pulls it up and we tumble down into the darkness. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We all tumble out of the car and head to the front door. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Somewhere around midday I was hiking along, singing a lullaby and rubbing Otto’s foot, when he unexpectedly tumbled from my back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z All I can really remember is the wild heart-stopping scare I knew as I tumbled, head over heels, down among those killer hogs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z They had tumbled into their own symmetry, and it was certainly true that too even a distribution between the irises and the rosebay willow herb ruined the effect. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z By pointing the camera out the window at the earth, and then turning it over in my hands, I could make the earth appear to tumble, not something you get to do every day. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z On the warm stone walls, climbing roses were just coming into bloom and great twisted branches of honeysuckle and clematis wrestled each other as they tumbled up and over the top of the wall. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z As periwinkles etched the beach with their purple trails, and sea foam blew off the waves and tumbled across the beach as if longing for a dog to come out and play. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Some parking ticket confetti, caught in a frail wind puff, tumbled across the dirt and settled around the sheriff s boots, which were on the wrong feet. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Katz tumbled from the woods a few minutes later, looking wild of hair and eye, and I hustled him across the road against his voluble protests that he needed to sit down immediately. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And then her words tumbled out in a passion of communication, as though she hurried before her listener could be taken away. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She tumbled away into a doze, and was woken by the drone of a man’s voice in the nursery, and children answering. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Milo, who had tumbled back off the steps, sat up quickly, while Tock and the Humbug rushed from the car to see what had happened. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The torch spun from his grip to bounce across the floor, then tumbled into the pit, still burning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Tally let her bare feet trip, and tumbled down the slope. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z As the winds built up speed across the tumbled floes, the frozen sea began to shift and creak and press against itself. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Beginning with that day when Goblin had tumbled Lieutenant Stranger in the mud, Johnny had no more trouble with the British stable boys. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I should go home,” I insist before any words tumble out of his partially opened mouth. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I frowned as my thoughts tumbled and multiplied. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z East, west, north, south, everywhere he looked, the clouds rose up like black mountains, their tumbled slopes and collossal cliffs alive with blue and purple lightning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jockey tumbled his hands in his lap to keep time. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At once she rolled away, before the witch could shoot another, and tumbled down the slope toward the monkey. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Ultima was immediately at his side, holding him so that he would not tumble from the bed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat in silence for a while, Bennie twisting and pulling away as Sierra tumbled the past two days around and around in her head like a load of laundry. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The boulder, roughly the size of a pickup truck, tumbled off into the fog like it had important business elsewhere. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z How he managed to reach his weather instruments and take readings is not known, nor are his words when he finally tumbled back in, though “Jeeeeeeeesus!” would seem an apt possibility. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She hung in the vacuum of that lifeless morning for only a few seconds, then wavered and tumbled. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, it was more of a tumble than a climb, and he left a little skin and a little blood in one or two places—though, thankfully, not on his shirt. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Well, not dropped so much as fallen off a cliff and tumbled straight down. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She tumbled to one side, evading Kelli’s claws, and came up with a rock in her hand, which she smacked into Kelli’s nose. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She reached over and took hold of the napkin and gave it a good shake, and Despereaux tumbled out of the napkin and landed right directly, plop, in a measuring cup full of oil. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Nothing but what you might expect: pink, tumbled boulders with guano layered on them like icing; and a steep slope up to the shattered rocks that crowned the bastion. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Shards from the domed ceiling broke and tumbled down in slow motion. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I felt like running up to it and knocking it down—letting it tumble to the ground with the rest of the fancy plans Wilfrido had for my neighborhood. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The sewing machine tumbled down the stairwell, broken beyond repair. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z There is no them without you, and without the right to break you they must necessarily fall from the mountain, lose their divinity, and tumble out of the Dream. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z A return to clay and plaster followed, and ghostly casts of her acquaintances haunted corners of the house, or tumbled off closet shelves onto people’s heads. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when the body tumbles to the floor at my feet, and I wake. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z David took the board over the ridge so fast that Tally thought she would tumble off. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Too anxious to think of doing anything productive, I simply sat and enjoyed the weather, watching the wind tumble a few scraps of wastepaper along the cobblestones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The words tumbled out of me in a breathless rush. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z That way I could tumble off into the hay down below. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The open container tumbled out of his lap and hit the floor. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Her body tumbled forward, hands reaching out to break her fall, the container slipping from her grasp. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z What he has told me and all that has happened will tumble into place like pieces of a jig-saw puzzle. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Around us, on all four walls, water tumbled from huge pipes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z And when she woke up a second time, some moments later, it was dark and the engine was still throbbing reliably, and she was heaped uncomfortably among the tumbled cargo. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It laughed louder and louder again, until the ground was shaking and it felt like the sky itself might tumble down. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Huge blocks of ice tumbled out of its path, and large floes were churned into chunks. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They sounded like they loved watching dice tumble more than anything in the world. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z One clipped the side and tumbled into the grass. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The girl held tight to the unicorn's neck as it tumbled headlong through the dark forest. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z If God had not ordained the hierarchy everyone lived by, then England could tumble into chaos. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Add to that watching me tumble down a hill with a spear through me in the middle of a sandstorm . . . yeah. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He had even tumbled die miller's wife a time or two. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But she went on putting the cards back into the box, yawning a little, while I straightened the tumbled bed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Angrily growling, “1 don’t know why we came—” Bloom tumbled out with a screwdriver and a pair of pliers to fix the wipers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind was blowing hard, and garish petals shook loose and tumbled back among the cars, sticking to the damp windshields like bits of confetti. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It tumbled and bounced across the hillside, scattering rocks; headed upward, it came at last to a grinding, skittering stop. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He might stumble upon the little cottage in the cove and he would not be happy beneath its tumbled roof, the thin rain beating a tattoo. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Down, down, down, you tumble from that cloud as Freddie Mercury croons from the speakers of your laptop: ...sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z She hopped onto her hind legs, trying with both forepaws to claw it off, and tumbled over and over. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “One night, she took a tumble out of bed, probably she needed the bedpan, but then after she fell, she couldn’t get herself up. She was too weak, too sick.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She was debating which one was Kapugen’s when the door opened in the smaller one and three children tumbled out. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He and his father went over in a tumble. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Gully stumbled forward onto me, drooling, and we both tumbled to the cement. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I tumbled down the steps and landed on the concrete pavement. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we pulled out of our dive, sailed fifty feet, and tumbled onto the pavement—pegasus over demigod. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It had started out well, with much laughing and shouting, and for the first few seconds, as the peach had begun to roll slowly forward, nobody had minded being tumbled about a little bit. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Far away in the tumble of country that lay at the foot of the mountain was the dell from which they had started to climb the pass. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The very night they had returned from Acom Water, Gelmarr the Grim had tumbled down some steps and broken his back. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Ziploc, a dirty camouflage green flashing glassy sparks of pipe, tumbled along the highway before being obliterated by the car behind us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When Jinny got back to the cabin, she found Ess had conked out in her absence, tumbled right over on top of the blankets. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Like that immortal hero, she reposed awhile after the first attempt, which resulted in a tumble and the least lovely of the giant’s treasures, if I remember rightly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Pale white mists rose off Alyssa's Tears, where the ghost waters plunged over the shoulder of the mountain to begin their long tumble down the face of the Giant's Lance. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He found that he had tumbled off the drawbridge, landing with a smack on his ride in the water. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Its top bricks have tumbled to the ground and weeds almost obscure them. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She flew into the bookcase, causing several books to tumble to the ground. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Bon puts the cloak about Henry and goes and takes up his tumbled blanket and swings it about his shoulders, and they move aside and sit on a log. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z I also had an inborn sense of where I was as I tumbled through air. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Stories seemed to tumble out of Hannah's mouth,reruns of all the movies and books she could think of. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Any second now, Fowl would tumble to her plan and she’d get the hypodermic treatment again. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The river was folding gently before her like a silver snake, hissing as the water tumbled across a stony bed. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The dagger hit—bang!—and the pile of shields tumbled to the floor—crash! Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Immense blocks of black basalt, each as large as a crofter's cottage, lay scattered and tumbled like a child's wooden blocks, half-sunk in the soft boggy soil. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A ragtag group with dreads who look like they just tumbled out of a dryer. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A low boil stirs inside, works its way upward, and tumbles out of me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z As Deputy Collins tumbled and fumbled around, he knocked into a small bud vase I had forgotten to take and place on Gran’s grave. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She clapped her hands and settled down to watch this language of jumps and tumbles, elated that she was at last breaking the wolf code. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It took him three tries, but he managed to hoist himself over the side and tumble into the boat. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z He cannot let himself fall asleep; one good shake of the train, and he would tumble off. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Then again, when he had removed his black mask and she had tumbled to him, surprise had been operating, stunned astonishment as much as emotion. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I tuck the bag beneath my arm and let them all tumble onto the kitchen counter. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I watched falling leaves skitter over the watery surface, which gurgled as it tumbled over the rocks. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He plunged and snowballed and tumbled and laughed until the sky in the west turned fiery orange. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I tumbled into the backseat, right after Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He lowered himself toward the ground and tumbled into the grass one last time. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z "We don't want to see Stormhold tumble and fall. Nor do we want a curse on our heads, for that matter. Better just place him in the Hall of Ancestors." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z A nearby stream tumbled out of a glade. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrabble for something to hold on to as the door swings open, and I tumble out, a mountain of instrument cases cascading all around me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Even if he dumped the bike, he’d either tumble into the creek or be caught by Flux. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He tumbled along with the racetrackers, and soon found himself buying a few nondescript Mexican horses and traveling down to attend their races. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When everything was ready we stood by the door and people began to tumble in with wide smiles, wearing their best clothes, arms full of flowers and sweets, rose perfume floating in the air. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He will leap back as the sea snake’s head tumbles onto the battlefield. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z A hurdle trips me up, and I tumble to the ground. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The hollow tumbled away from us, grasping at empty space as it fell. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In revenge, she yanked a rug out from under the Baboon Mask, who tumbled to the floor. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was heavier, and she hadn’t adjusted her technique to the weight yet, so it struck the very edge of the target and tumbled to the sand. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z There was something sordid about the tumbled sheets, the sprawling blankets and the thumped pillows, and that bedside table dusty with powder, spilt scent, and melting liquid rouge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He was about thirty feet from the back of the truck when a family in stained, torn clothes tumbled out from the warehouse next to them and pushed ahead. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Grandma was wedged into a thick bearskin beside the door, snoring lightly, and Big Pinch was tumbled at her feet. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Tally leaned forward, watching wide-eyed as Shay tumbled down toward the library’s main floor, three stories below. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was as if he really had tumbled headfirst into a book of fairy stories, and all he wanted to do was share it with Blink. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He wrenched himself away from me, spurted across the road, and tumbled down Purgatory Hill. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The necklace of the Brisings tumbled from her neck to the floor. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The train raced over bridges and along cliffs where glacial waterfalls tumbled thousands of feet down the rocks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It tumbled and landed in the basin of dirty water, as if that were what the basin was there for. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But the bear padded silently across the dirt yard without giving him so much as a tumble, and kept right on going until it hit the juniper-pinon cover of the foothills. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z When she unzipped her overfull backpack, The Maltese Falcon tumbled out. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z My heart tumbles to the pit of my stomach. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I ran and tackled her and we tumbled sideways off the deck and into the water. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I hit the ground rolling, tumbled forward, then came up on my feet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z One fell flat on the landing, but the other tumbled down the stairs, his rifle firing, sending bullets pinging against the stone walls, the sound echoing down the stairwell. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Big Jerome hollered and tumbled headfirst into the pool, taking at leastthree younger kids with him. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I roll, hear the butt slam into the street, catch the tumble of bodies out of the corner of my eye as Mitchell tackles Peeta and pins him to the ground. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z One of the bears ventured out too far, curious, and tumbled right out of the tree. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He gave a last rocking jerk, and my hat tumbled off. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In their haste they tumbled onto the floor, their bodies pressed together in the narrow space between the seats. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They’d tumbled out of the house, intrigued by all the commotion. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z As Dutchy rearranges himself with his back against the wall on the other end, words tumble from my mouth. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And, while he often tumbled heavily, it was never he who was hurt, but, rather, the unfortunate person on whom he fell. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z When Luma shook her head in confusion, the boys tumbled to the ground, laughing. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Jormungundr, the serpent, reared up, high above the boat, then tumbled back into the sea. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She tumbled and fell off the rising ledge, her head smacking the other pilot’s knee. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Starry gropes after the material that's been yanked from her hands, but it falls out of reach and the whole quilt tumbles down the chute. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The words had, once again, overtaken her; they overpowered her throat, and tumbled out. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Nobody said anything for another minute after that, and the silence felt stifling, so Jinny opened her mouth to fill it up, and as usual, too many words tumbled out. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Father Cham listened quietly, nodding, as lie after lie tumbled forth. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “The man is a monster. And that apple didn’t tumble far from the tree.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z My own reaction to him, confusion tumbled with head-spinning want, shocks me into silence. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The seven of them tumbled away from the front door, landing in a pile on the front lawn with Anya on the bottom. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z There were riots there, and men tumbled olT the piers, pushed by crowds; wealth would not deign to pass through those quarters, for fear of what was yelled and what was thrown. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the flickering light, a chicken coop tumbled past, all the birds already gone, every one of them lost to the gray roar. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z On one of those walks, I had found a pair of spectacles among the tumbled pebbles. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It hit the trunk of an alder tree and tumbled into the arms of a pine. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z They tumbled out, the idiotic words, just as I had imagined them. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It struck her on the leg and tumbled to the street, and the half-cooked meat left a smear of grease and blood down her thigh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In many of Seattle’s nicest hillside neighborhoods—places like Alki and Madrona and Magnolia—homes slid from eroding bluffs and tumbled into Lake Washington or Puget Sound. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Omakayas’s mind tried to grasp what she was hearing, her heart tumbled into darkness and she could not speak. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Then other bell sounds tumbled over the first pealing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The snow had started to fall, too, in soft flakes that tumbled exuberantly in the wind. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I felt its cold touch on the back of my neck as I all but tumbled in the narrow space between the front seat and mine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It felt like I had been riding on the crest of a high wave and now it tumbled onto shore. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Then, an infinitesimal veering of the canoe, and the line of his body would break, the soaring arms collapse, up shoot an uncontrollable leg, and Phineas would tumble into the water, roaring with rage. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z They rolled on the floor and tumbled down from the piles in the corners, hightailing it to where Uncle Cotton lay with his eyes closed, a heavy sigh escaping his lips. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z South of Rivendell they rose ever higher, and bent westwards; and about the feet of the main range there was tumbled an ever wider land of bleak hills, and deep valleys filled with turbulent waters. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Through the window over the sink she could see the deweys still playing chain gang; their ankles bound one to the other, they tumbled, struggled back to their feet and tried to walk single file. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Everything is on the tip of my tongue now, ready to tumble out—but I stop just short of saying too much. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The day had tumbled into night in an instant. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Here Joe’s hat tumbled off the mantel-piece, and he started out of his chair and picked it up, and fitted it to the same exact spot. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z So Trip taught me how to jape and tumble. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A leopard skin was draped across one shoulder, and hair as red as blood tumbled to his shoulders in oiled ringlets though his pointed beard was black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The first time Julie managed to position herself to break his fall, and the three of them tumbled onto the sidewalk together. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z She had tears in her eyes, but they didn’t tumble down her cheek. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Around one o’clock the door opens and, with a burst of color and noise and raindrops, the boys tumble in and throw their slippery arms around me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the pastures, there are giant bales of hay—some upright, some tumbled on their sides. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The kits tumbled about her feet, yelping and nipping at each other, too young to listen. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He tumbled through the air and crashed into the arms of a stone grizzly bear with a painful “Ummphh!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Jason tumbled backward over the edge, his arms flailing, screaming as he fell. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She tumbled into Archer as the packs struck her back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Two Step yelled as he careened into her and they both tumbled backward in the saddle. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A lie tumbles out of my mouth instead. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Snowflakes tumbled and drifted in front of the headlights. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The other ropes snap pretty quick from the sudden shift in weight and I cover my head and press myself away as the silage rolls start to tumble. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z So she lost her footing and tumbled down the steps amid a clanking metallic hail of small cans. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z If the gravity were much less, there might be tall, spindly shapes that would not be tumbled or crushed by their own weight. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The chessboard tumbled from her hands, and now all the other pieces joined the black pawn on the floor. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The kittens tumbled over her, batting at each other. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Aye, well enough, though I do not know my head from my tail in this place, as the cat said when she tumbled into the fowler’s net.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z In her haste she missed her grip on the bucket and, to her horror, it slipped loose and tumbled several yards down the hill behind her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She fell on her knees, threw open the bag, and tumbled out some spanners and a screwdriver that filled the top part of it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He tumbled, smashing his head on the deck. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z It tumbles to the floor, the top falling open. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z I watched from the window as the boys tumbled out of the brick schoolhouse across the field from us. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The cattle rolled their eyes and bellowed, but they had no choice but to go forward until one after the other, they tumbled into the lake. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I point my tongue like a parrot’s, letting it touch the ice cubes that tumble toward my mouth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Their wood had been consumed, and their stones had crashed down, had tumbled against one another until they locked at last in low and graceful curves. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Bergs and floes larger than the ship rose up and tumbled over like children’s toys. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Bud reared, thrusting his head so high I thought he might tumble backward. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He slipped on a cue stick lying in the middle of the floor and tumbled forward. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His hands jumped with the recoil, but he saw the red mist, a spray of blood in the air; a body tumbled off the ramp and crashed into a group of three people below. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In the mornings, I heard them tumble from the trees, and it seemed a waste to let them rot under the branches when we could be enjoying them. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z A couple of strands come loose from his ponytail and tumble to his forehead. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The tankards in which the ale and wine were served lay tumbled about. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The two tumbled into the ruins, tearing out chunks of feathers, fur, and scales. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It had tumbled the length of its body and was trying to stagger to its feet; after a moment it gave up and lay still, barefoot, shivering, its belly heaving in and out. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He gave Barbarossa a push that made him tumble backward against the sea horse. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z They tumble until they look like they’re going to crash into the ground—and then suddenly pull up, so that they’re skimming right above the glacier. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When it came to the turn of the strange animal to jump, he had almost reached the other side before he tumbled down into the hole. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The blue uniform tumbled away down the slope. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The words for what has been uppermost in my mind all night tumble out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The momentum pulled Tree-ear off balance, and he tripped over the cart and tumbled headfirst to the ground. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Bet their mamas and daddies’ words tumble out slow and lazy just like mine. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The water tumbled past him as if from a vast faucet, larger by far than even the spout that poured water into the great white tub his boy bathed in. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Marigold picked her way down the stairs, her arms piled so high with shirts and pants and things for her father that she practically tumbled to her death three times. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I tumbled back and found myself staring up at—Char! Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She gasped, then, in a hard intake of breath, and tumbled to the grass, where she lay with her face contorted, making small noises of pain. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Will darted forward suddenly, just as he’d done to the man in his house, and with the same effect: his antagonist tumbled backward unexpectedly, falling over Lyra to crash onto the lead. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Bodies piled up in the streets, and sickboats moved through the canals, using long shovels and hooks to tumble corpses onto their platforms and haul them out to the Reaper’s Barge for burning. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her golden hair tumbled across her bare shoulders, and around her waist was a woven belt studded with emeralds. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The star tumbled, a streak of light, through the night sky, and it tumbled down somewhere to the south and west of them. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z And when I tumbled onto the silk coverings, I laughed to discover a soft mattress that was ten times the thickness of my bed in Ningpo. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The gangplank fell into the sea, and the two girls tumbled onto the deck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z No plagues rain down upon museum employees; Marie-Laure does not succumb to snakebite or tumble into a sewer and break her back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z My mother was always afraid I’d fall off the sea wall, or tumble out of a tree, or cut myself with a pocketknife. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z At that cue, Zora in her rubber suit with the flashing green sequin scales would tumble into the tank. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Each time her foot touched the ground became a fresh opportunity to lose her balance and tumble forward. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They couldn’t, and she slipped, and then tumbled down the hill like a flake in the wind. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A spark flew where the steel bit into the stone man’s calcified grey flesh, but his arm tumbled to the deck all the same. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mama’s flower arrangements tumbled into the mourners or crashed to the floor as people tried to get out of the way of the moving casket. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z James was climbing up among the big rocks that had tumbled down to the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun came out; the air grew milder and heavier; the little mountain streams became lively with the tumble and gurgle of meltwater. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z With the shoelaces of each of them ded to the laces of the others, they stumbled and tumbled out of Eva’s room. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There are no more comments about tumbled buildings, who we are, were, or the strain between us. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Her golden hair tumbled about her shoulders, and it glinted in the morning light. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Trays clattered and people screamed as Harry tumbled past them. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He roared into battle, and in the bellowing thumping rough and tumble that followed, one sleeping giant after another either got stepped upon or kicked. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway across there came another loud creak from the snow; a piece fell off near her feet and tumbled into the abyss, and the bridge settled down another few inches against the crack. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They rolled and tumbled, all swinging arms and punching fists. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When they tumbled him into the shallows of the Reaper’s Barge, he somehow found the strength to cry out. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They have forgotten, because to remember would tumble them out of the beautiful Dream and force them to live down here with us, down here in the world. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The gate was up, and I sat on one of the squared timbers and watched the smooth apron of water before the river tumbled into the falls. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z During the day Loki would transform himself into a salmon, and he would hide in the pool at the bottom of Franang's Falls, a high waterfall that tumbled down the mountainside. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The woman turned quickly, and the top pillow tumbled to the floor. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Brer grunted as crumbled leaves tumbled out of an opening near his head. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was a futile spread of pink rocks sleeping on a rise of sand, a few tumbled pillars, one lonely shrine, and then the sweep of sand again. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z But then the hoverboard would tumble into the chasm behind her, leaving her stranded. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Matt tumbled to his knees on hot sand. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I just open my mouth and the words tumble out. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When we were alone, the throat-burning words tumbled out of me. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Her words tumbled out in an excited rush. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I tug lightly on the strands, forcing her hair to grow, and soon it tumbles over her shoulders in coiled ribbons. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Great swathes of incandescence trembled and parted like angels’ wings beating; cascades of luminescent glory tumbled down invisible crags to lie in swirling pools or hang like vast waterfalls. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She stands on one foot, her entire body shaking, surely about to tumble forward any moment now. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z On hearing about Milton’s death, she had removed her hairnet, tearing at the masses of hair that tumbled down. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Instead he laughs as he tumbles through the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Sierra sidestepped, and the demon behind her tumbled past. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The airlock tumbled across the surface for a further fifteen meters. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The words tumble out of my mouth, ahead of the more important ones—I could have sliced Taryn in half. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She’d cover the pits with branches and leaves and wait for helpless victims to tumble to their doom. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Tony looked over at Wes, his clothes, his crisp green footwear, the laces gleaming white even after their tumble through the grass. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The wet snow that had covered it tumbled to the ground with a soft thump. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I tumbled off his back and plunged into the icy sea. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He felt it fly free as he tumbled along underwater. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Cars zipped by at impossible speeds, and clouds tumbled across the skyline as though driven by force-ten gales. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She kicked the headless corpse of the unicorn so it tumbled over onto its side. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He swung the stake and the savage tumbled over; but there were others coming toward him, crying out. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Now there are sounds, gasps, a low noise like growling, yells, and the red bodies tumble forward and 1 can no longer see, he’s obscured by arms, fists, feet. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dany stood, the lion pelt slipped from her shoulders and tumbled to the ground. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He had wandered into an area not previously explored, had apparently slipped on the ice and tumbled and bounced for a distance of 150 meters. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been watching a pale crab in a low pool for about an hour—maybe die same crab that had tumbled onto her toe the day before. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Instead of lying on gritted ground, he tumbled with Gray and his brother kits across a snowy tundra spiked with starry blue flowers. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I wanted to dance to this music in my head, but when I took a step, I tumbled into the creek with a wild splash. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They bumped against me as they tumbled into the street, and sent me reeling against the wall. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z An avalanche of uncertainty tumbled down, pinning me to my seat. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Sergio finds a parking spot close to the main house and we all tumble out. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Her hands were covered with half-healed scratches, and both knees were scabbed over where she had scraped them raw in tumbles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He tumbled across the amphitheater floor with Frank, some large marbles, and a clump of plastic seaweed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As if stricken by some blasting spell it burst asunder: there was a flash of searing lightning, and the doors tumbled in riven fragments to the ground. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He fusses with his cravat until it loosens, and the silk tumbles down his chest like a spill of orange champagne. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The clothes and backpack in her lap tumbled to the ground, and she bent down to pick them up. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Soon the hay was flying everywhere as the children yapped and tumbled over one another quite playfully, until all three lay at Penelope’s feet. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Lissa studied me intently, her forehead furrowed beneath a tumble of dark hair. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He rolled and tumbled with them for almost an hour; then he ran down the slope, turned, and stopped. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The narrow path ran parallel on one side to a snow-filled ravine through which a stream may have tumbled in the spring. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Today’s behavior is no more fixed than when we tumbled out over Europe to build cathedrals in the twelfth century. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The god and I both tumbled out of the chariot. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Finally, I look at him and the butterflies tumble. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z They laughed and tumbled and shouted on the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z We waited for the balloons to zag away, then tumbled out of the grass, praying we were too far away to be spotted. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Scruffy tumbled out of the window and landed in the toilet bowl with a splash. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Priceless artifacts tumbled off their pedestals, shattering on the marble floor. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I tumbled everything—cards, cassette, cassette player—back into my backpack and waved good-bye. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This one could not be waved away as some drunken tumble or the kick of a horse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The slave catcher tackled him and they both tumbled into the dirt. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Hello, Caden,” her head says as it tumbles in the aftermath of a sudden swell. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The boom-bap of early hip- hop, still young and close to its Bronx roots, tumbled out of the apartment buildings, mixed with Spanish music blaring from boom boxes. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Grace stared at the photo for a full minute before picking up the piece of stationery that had tumbled to the floor. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I lunged for it, tugging away blocks so hard, the small section of wall tumbled to the floor. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z It all looks like a wreck inside, as you’d expect, things tumbled everywhere, lots of busted everything. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z As the eagle flew above the firepit, Loki found himself falling, still grasping his spear, and he tumbled onto the grass. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z And with that the man tumbled a long rope ladder over the side of the ship. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Whoops,” Elizabeth says as papers tumble to the floor. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “I know what that is, too,” he muttered, ‘‘when you tumble in with your clothes on. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Books tumbled down, and loose papers rained on the floor at my feet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It just tumbled out, my sleepy mind having shut down all my filters. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Frost sparkled on tumbled bricks and fallen timbers. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z It measures our second level of attitude, our racial attitude on an unconscious level—the immediate, automatic associations that tumble out before we’ve even had time to think. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Memories cartwheel out of her head and tumble across the floor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The window frame sprang free, and still grasping it by the bars, he tumbled backward off the box. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened the plastic bag, and a fur coat tumbled out. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Genie knew Ernie was trying to distract him, and he appreciated it because his questions started to tumble downhill just as he had done earlier. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Their blond curls were all a fashionable tumble, and gold ornaments shone at wrists and fingers and throats. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Yes, Britten had searched his room; his clothes were mussed and tumbled. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The board tumbled below her, spinning like a falling leaf. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Her long auburn hair tumbled unbound across bare white shoulders and down her back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Another told how pitilessly Galahad had dealt with a fiend in a tomb, how he had cooled the well of lust, and how the castle of the leprous lady had finally been tumbled down. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A soldier tumbled over Cat's gunwale, cradled off the oars, and sank. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Every time the fire licked upward, more branches tumbled free, cherry red and black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I keep thinking,” David said, “the whole thing might tumble open if we could just move the exact right boulder ” “And not the exact wrong one, the one that makes the whole thing crush us?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A trunk tumbled off a shelf and hit the scar-faced man on the head. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Mama caught a giant magenta clump that tumbled from the wagon. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The breeze clicked the branches above us together, and the water farther away tumbled and dropped into the pool below. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z If we lived a little farther south, a tumbleweed would tumble by. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They had mock battles and tumbled over and over, wrestling and biting. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Shadow stood and watched the snow tumble and spin. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Benny glanced around for hidden hit men, but thankfully, at just that moment, the Vanderbeekers’ door flew open and out tumbled Isa. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But Henry Couture’s desk behind it shivered violently and tumbled to the floor. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We both go flying, toppling to the floor in a tumble of elbows and kneecaps. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I think of how we all tumbled out of the building into the dyna that bumped and bounced along the crazy, crowded streets of Mingora. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I almost tumbled into Daddy as I ran toward the back door. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The boom caught him on the side of the head with a terrific clout, a blow hard enough to lift him off his feet and tumble him, stomach first, into the water. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The taillight missed me by inches, and I tumbled into the ditch. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z At the entrance to the court he turned to the right, stepped over the stream, and strode away southwards along the feet of great tumbled slopes where trees were scanty. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Akira hurried to keep up and immediately tumbled over a rock. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The inn and its stables were much as he remembered, though little more than tumbled stones and blackened foundations remained where the rest of the village had stood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He fell off the step, away from the rock wall, out into space, off the cliff-side, where he dropped—a nightmarish tumble down distances that Bod could not even imagine.... The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Kilvin shook it once, sharply, and my hand lamp tumbled free, rolling awkwardly across the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Thomas landed against the wall and spun just in time to see the second creature tumble over the edge, not able to stop itself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z My hair tumbles down in a tangled mess. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The words tumbled out before I measured them. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Her legs went up in the air like she was doing a backward tumble. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Nina tumbled down after her, landing in a heap. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The machine men tumbled down the stairs, and Leo forced them to jitterbug like 1920s flappers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mitt would dash past us to the king-sized mattress in the center of the open space and tumble on the neatly sheeted bed. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When he opened the door, I couldn’t stop the gasp that tumbled from my mouth. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z It was utterly bare: a platform of tumbled rocks with not a blade of grass to be seen, no tree, no bush, nor any moss or lichen. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There was one last stumbling splash, and then we tumbled together over the log and onto the soft sand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He watched her bounce up in mock alarm and then tumble kicking into the grass. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I threw open the double doors and tumbled into the cool, breezy afternoon. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I tumbled words over one another, trying to express some of the thanks I felt for all of their actions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw his enemy tumble backward into the pool, and Kino strode to the water. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I tumble to the floor at the last stair, scrambling on all fours as I right myself. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The words tumble out in a rush, and Darin's up in an instant, his face stony. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The world tumbled in on me like hay from the loft door, each blade cutting with knife-sharp pain. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z All about the streets and lanes behind the Gate it tumbled down, small round shot that did not burn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z When not glazed, his eyes were lively and intelligent, his hair an artless tumble of brown locks that many a maid might have envied. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The drapes ripped free of the canopy overhead and tumbled down, half on the rushes and half on him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The words tumble out of my mouth before I’ve had the chance to think them through. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Just as our caps start to tumble back down, a huge cloud of balloons goes up. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Briony had not even been cast as Arabella’s mother, and now was surely the time to sidle from the room and tumble into facedown darkness on the bed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A letter and two photos tumbled out, and Grace caught one of the photos before it could hit the floor. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As the doors slide open, people tumble out in a cloud of smoke they’ve brought from the Nut. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When Prince joined him, Nat’s words tumbled over themselves as he explained. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Water always soothes me: hearing its movement, swimming in it, or watching the waves tumble. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z If anything, he says it too loudly and all in a rush, as if the words have been wanting to tumble out for a long time. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Chunks of asphalt as big as garage doors tumbled down, along with six or seven Italian cars. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ekon’s mind went frighteningly blank for a few seconds before the memorized words tumbled from his mouth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Rotten durian rinds showered over him as he tumbled into the black water. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A wide broken slope of tumbled rocks and ice, where a track had been laboriously cleared, led up to a crag outlined against the sky. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z In Seattle, Joe’s half siblings whooped and hollered and cheered and tumbled about the house, tossing seat cushions and pillows in the air. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Blackjack darn near tumbled out of the sky, he was so tired. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He passed, and I went on; a few steps, and I turned: a sliding sound and an exclamation of “What the deuce is to do now?” and a clattering tumble, arrested my attention. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But as she utterly failed to hold on to anything, as the stones rolled and tumbled beneath her, as she slid down toward the edge, gathering speed, the horror of it slammed into her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I saw shapes in the clouds, and sculptures in the tumbled stones at the bottom of a stream. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Outside, the treetops tumbled and tossed, with a foamy whoosh like club soda bubbling up in the glass. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I tumbled head over heels, but I soon righted myself in time to see the greatest aerial display a man will ever see. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Its brown waves tumble right back to his shoulders. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The words tumbled out heedlessly, but Theon knew at once that his father would approve. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Annabeth and I tumbled to the ground, banged up but alive. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Some colleges, like Emory University in Atlanta, have climbed fast in the rankings over precisely the same period in which their percentage of low-income students has tumbled. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z A short way beyond the way-meeting, after another steep incline, a flying bridge of stone leapt over the chasm and bore the road across into the tumbled slopes and glens of the Morgai. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He knelt beside her, his curls tumbled and his eyes wide. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Hugh coughed, and bees tumbled out of his mouth to form a question mark that shivered in the air. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z But now it tumbled forward and fell end-over-end, landing directly in the palm of my avatar’s hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When Joe finally started to talk, questions about his half siblings tumbled out: How was Harry Junior doing? The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Twining his hands in her hair, he kissed her as if possessed, and they tumbled into the flowers, their bodies hidden in the tall grass. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Gum Baby’s back was stuck to my wrist as if it were glued there as we continued to tumble down the fiery tunnel. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There was a squeal and a rabbit tumbled on top of him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt like there weren’t enough letters in the alphabet for everything she had to say, for all the words that wanted to tumble out of her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z As they loosen the rope around the chest, the corpse tumbles off the chair and lands in the dirt. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that he could not have made a better explanation than this one about foiling on his head, even if he had meant to—for the ants did occasionally tumble off. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And pulled off the tub lid as I tumbled. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Then twelve billion gallons of water molecules crowd for that initial escape vent, and they tear and chew at the structure until house-size chunks of it tumble down its disintegrating face. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Her heavy feet slipped and tripped, and she tumbled right into a mudslide. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He steps away and kicks the loose leg of a picnic table so it tumbles to one side, then he swings around. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Her tongue cooled my lips and we tumbled in the waves for a moment. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z To and fro he swayed, now so near the brink that almost he tumbled in, now dragging back, falling to the ground, rising, and falling again. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z When they left, the little girl waved good-by to Eleanor, and Eleanor waved back, sitting in joyful loneliness to finish her coffee while the gay stream tumbled along below her. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z |
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