| 单词 | twig |
| 例句 | I cut off a green twig and began to whittle. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner of the voice came backing out of the undergrowth so that twigs scratched on a greasy wind-breaker. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was only a twig, but Tree-ear reached for it anyway. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He gathered a pile of twigs and heavier branches and with the knife cut them to a useful length before trying to get them lit. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Or inscribed on the side of a fallen log, half-obscured by twigs and mulch: This is a book. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The first twigs are thin, green, and supple. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z A twig popped under her knee—Tally’s aching muscles had finally betrayed her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z By the time we got to work on S’meggs, cutting up twigs and marshmallows, Mrs. Kapoor had come outside with mugs of hot chocolate. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even when a bird was seven or eight feet away the arrow would turn without feathers to stabilize it and hit brush or a twig. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, when outer walls are to be finished, thatched, the size must change, and as though given new orders by telephone, all the workers shift the search to the new twigs. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt came over to her, still carrying an armful of twigs. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only the faintest indication of a trail here; a cracked twig and what might be the impression of one side of a hoof. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He spotted a small, brown, fist-sized clump of twigs not ten feet away. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Around a peeled twig Ten Snow had wound a long length of the finest sinew thread to use in beading. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He had come back safely, but he had had a small Warning on his return: a sudden painful puncture from what had seemed a tiny twig. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z A thick bed of leaves and fallen twigs crunched underneath him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The imprint of the doe faded away with every blink of his eyes as he stood there, listening to the sounds of the forest, to distant crackles of twigs, soft swishes of snow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Thin as a twig, bright as a meadowlark. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She always kept a twig from this bush on the top of her dresser. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Underwood, you don’t make her let go of Bull, I’ll snap you like a twig.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Some had been uprooted, others snapped like twigs. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z The leaves of trees were glistening, and every twig was dripping; the grass was grey with cold dew. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And because—tell you what—if you land on a kid like Calvin, it feels like you have crushed a little pile of twigs and feathers. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z She looked me over, from the twigs in my hair, to my ripped skirt, to my bloody knee. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He tore some skin off the palm of his hand, on an up-ended twig. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Sleek and shiny, with a mahogany handle, it had a long tail of neat, straight twigs and Nimbus Two Thousand written in gold near the top. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z New leaves oozed from twigs in the hedges. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z At the sound of what has to be a snapping twig or something, Scoob looks out again and sees G’ma tiptoeing back across the clearing. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z The board wouldn’t let her crash into anything solid, but it didn’t get too concerned about twigs. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She gathered up the bundles of twigs and started walking southwest. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But the fire had caught now, and the flames began to spurt up, green and orange, between the twigs. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Others hung, suspended from a twig, in a tiny, motionless J that became a hardened cylinder. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She looked like a little bird on a twig. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When I get there, he’s on his lawn, throwing little twigs at a tree. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Not far from the cliff face, Duchess lost her lift and fell down through leaves and twigs. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “See that air conditioner? With all the twigs stuffed underneath it? That’s the nest.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He showed no fear as he wandered into this forest, and paid no attention to the whispering sounds and the cracking of twigs which were all about him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z So he patiently broke twig after twig till he had made a little hole through which he peeped, saying imploringly, ‘Let me in! Let me in!’ Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not; too many little signs were there, too many broken twigs and scuffed places and displaced stones. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z All the twigs had turned to lace, and the trees were stooped with snow. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The roof was made of the interlaced sprays of the yew tree, stiff twigs twisted in and out, over and under, hard as ice and set with dull red berries. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They took the DeSoto over snow-dazzled roads decorated with cracked and fallen branches and with the green twigs of cedars and hemlocks. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Suddenly the ground at her feet went snap, like a twig breaking. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Rita dropped a last load of twigs and dusted off her hands. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z There were twigs on the ground, and large stones, but he avoided these carefully and was soon only a short distance away from his quarry. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z If Mrs. V is, well, like a tree, then my mom is a twig next to her. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Maybe he’s broken his Hand of Glory,” said Ron vaguely, as he attempted to straighten his broomstick’s bent tail twigs. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The third level of the platform was woven of branches no thicker than a finger, and covered with dry leaves and twigs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They walked behind them for about twenty minutes, not speaking, listening hard for noises other than breaking twigs and rustling leaves. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The bare twigs of the maples were tipped by swelling red buds. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Aron picked up a twig and drew a line on the dark earth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He would swing and look at it—a breaking twig, a movement of air—and know die sound as if he somehow could move his mind back down the wave of sound to the source. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Even on the narrow path, she was constantly shoving past branches and twigs, tripping over roots and rocks. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Now, I saw the damp lying on the bare hedges and spare grass, like a coarser sort of spiders’ webs; hanging itself from twig to twig and blade to blade. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The men had deserted their camp, but there were plenty of signs of their passage: upturned earth, broken twigs, crushed leaves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The flame, nearly invisible at first in that bright sunlight, enveloped a small twig, grew, was enriched with color and reached up to a branch which exploded with a sharp crack. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She carefully took it, thanked her crow, and laid the twig aside. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “A plaything. A pretty. He'll make a cage for it, from twigs.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At a stage in the construction, twigs of a certain size are needed, and all the members forage obsessively for twigs of just this size. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, with an occasional crackle of twigs, they threaded their way back to the clearing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Still moaning he sought vaguely about and found a twig and put it in the other bottle. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning she returns with objects in her hands, pretty rocks and twigs and big oak leaves, and she sits down silently at the small table in our garage apartment to construct a little house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He clambered up the hill, swiping at the leaves with his free hand, swatting at the twigs and branches with his bag. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “Someone else collect feathers and twigs. We’ll get rocks!” said Oz excitedly, already running in the direction of the tide pools. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The snap of a single twig would give her away. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Hooper was poking the end of a twig about, in the leaves. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z This was a thousand times worse than hitting a statue with a twig. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Now, there was only the thick, greenish-brown carpet of foliage, the sticks and twigs and sinewy roots of the trees, like ropes coming up out of the ground. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z We jumped a creek and heard some twigs snapping nearby. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A twig cracked under her feet, and the light went out behind one of the windows in Capricorn’s village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z You ever see a twig get caught beneath a lawn mower? Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He had the same shape and colors and markings as a real twig. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Breaking twigs underfoot, stumbling ineptly from tree to tree, Ragear watched the mouse and fantasized. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She tapped the glass And pointed an angry finger At the molcajete, Packed with dirt And sprouting a forest Of twigs and popsicle sticks. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Later I cut a blackgum twig to chew on and settled myself comfortable on the ground with the stump for a back rest. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I’m the snip of red thread caught on a twig. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She picked up a little twig from the ground and tickled him, and she gave him water from the gourd she carried in her bundle. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat above the fire on a thick twig perch Deydey had fastened between the mortared stones. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z But soon she grew impatient and poked her twig rhythmically and intensely into the earth, making a small neat hole that grew deeper and wider with the least manipulation of her twig. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I felt ’round to see if maybe I could get ahold of a chunking stone and go down fighting, but my fingers waren’t running over nothing but more roots and twigs. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Crouched next to it, the bard and Gurgi fed twigs to the flames. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Grasping at my arm, covered with twigs, he spake to me; I heard the violin all around us; I awoke. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The pine twigs and straw burst into flames that licked the dry, weathered boards. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, stuffing twigs into my pockets for our stove and my paintbrushes. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I heard twigs breaking and footsteps getting closer from the direction of the swimming hole. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I leaned the littlest twigs together in a tiny teepee over some crumpled-up newspaper and shoved a couple of the cotton balls in. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He settled back on his haunches in exasperation, looking at the pitiful clump of grass and twigs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The mighty stones of its walls split like twigs, their jagged ends thrusting at the sky. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Finch steps back, shielding his eyes because the sun is peeking through the branches, and there is a crack as his foot comes down on a twig. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Brian set aside the tinder and found some dry pine twigs, as small as matches. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He heaped them all up, all the dry twigs and branches. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Each was at the centre of a number of twigs that were tightly curled around it—to protect it, I supposed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I see deer with legs like delicate twigs. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The twigs were bitter, so you refused to use them. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Proceeding cautiously, Kyril Montana advanced through underbrush and dead leaves, automatically avoiding twigs and small branches that cracked underfoot. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just the wind,” I said airily, holding a twig in the fire till it got red hot on the end, like a long cigar. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z At the time, it happened so fast no one saw it, though several people said they heard a sickening crack, like a twig snapping. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z There was a nervous meanness in these long twigs that made us long for the steady stroke of a strap or the firm but honest slap of a hairbrush. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z It was from a very light tread — this person knew how to move quietly in a forest full of fallen twigs and leaves — and when the sound stopped, Ash knew the person had seen her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Pulling on her powerful wings, Frightful sped to the top of the tallest pine and alighted on a slender twig. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The familiar smell of woods and grass and the silence, broken only by birds chirping and tiny twigs breaking underfoot, reveals the spot even before my blindfold is off. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Bod Faded even more, became a part of the graveyard, no more important than a shadow or a twig. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I brush my hair roughly, and then I pull it into a bun by knotting it around a twig. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Not long after, slow on his ruined feet, the young man made his way laboriously down from his hut on the hillside, carrying the twig cage on his back, with the bird inside. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He then removes one leaf and with a twig carves a cross on it and returns it to the wall hole. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Pilate put a fresh piece of twig in her mouth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Occasionally it shifted, and the twigs collapsed into soft, ashy heaps. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I hear a twig snap nearby, and I shoot up. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Polly and Tidbit ran out of the cave and searched under logs for dry twigs to feed the fire. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Some caterpillars masquerade as dead leaves, twigs, snakes, even bird droppings, to avoid being eaten. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He was standing aside, aimlessly cracking a twig over and over again until it became a limp ribbon in his hands. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At once the king’s soldiers fell upon them, their swords smashing the men’s wooden staves like twigs. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z If Pamela really is the culprit, the evidence was right in front of us, and nobody twigged to it. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z To Taran’s amazement the brambles began to shudder as though being pushed from inside; then, with much scraping and snapping of twigs, the whole mass opened a crack. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Each time a scatter of sparks burst out and went exactly where Iorek directed them: into a heap of shredded twigs and dried grass. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I pulled a limb down, and all I saw were leaves, twigs, and flowers. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I found my mother sitting in front of a fresh fire, slowly adding twigs to build it up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Others chatted with their neighbors or prepared a bit of food, feeding the cooking fires with leaves and twigs. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she’d switch so vigorously at nothing that the twig would break. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Constance’s gruff voice growled into her ear, “Be still, fox, or I’ll snap your neck like a dead twig!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She offered the other girls each a twig. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The torsion on the clamp snapped the strong composite like a brittle twig. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I whittled an angle on that twig, and bound the two angles face to face with a strip of green bark. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there was a sigh, a rustle, a snap of one incautious twig, and the clearing of the giant lime tree was as empty as it had been before the days of man. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I stamp out the fire, bury the charred twigs, and sprinkle the burned spot with dirt. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He plucked some twigs from the nearest tree and broke off a few short branches, shredding the twigs and placing them as well as he could before striking a match. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I wiggle around, trying to find a place that doesn't have twigs poking into my back. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Beneath an overhang he saw someone under a covering of grass and twigs. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Lying there in his bed without his wedding garments, he looked thin as a willow twig and very weak. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He glanced away from the oily green gaze that watched him, and held up before him his staff, that looked now like a splinter, like a twig. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The twigs of the trees above them began to drip. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z On February 8, one of the men found a twig tangled in some seaweed, and the crew gathered around as the twig was fed to the fire. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Lennie went behind the tree and brought out a litter of dried leaves and twigs. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z We trod upon broken twigs, and last year's leaves, and here and there the fresh green stubble of the young bracken, and the shoots of the bluebells soon to blossom. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She walked quietly and slowly so as not to disturb it, but the bird took no more notice of her than if she’d been a twig on the water. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z While she waited for the father and son to gain a little distance on them, Sefia pecked at the ground with her fingertips, plucking up twigs and brown leaves. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “That it was, sure. And I watched you close while Lord Cheldthorpe taught you to swim. You out there a-wiggling your little twig arms.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The cardinal wasn’t doing anything at all—just sitting on a twig, all fluffed up to keep himself warm. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And like a magpie I bring these scraps and twigs back to the store. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes it was hard to spot him because he blended in with the green leaves and twigs. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The flames had bitten his nose and his lips, yet Dustfinger kept finding him making torches of cotton wool and thin twigs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I have to start building,” she told Matt, who still held a bundle of twigs in his scratched, dirty arms. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He spat out the twig he was chewing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They made a terrible rustling and snapping of twigs as they went, but the noise behind them was still louder. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I broke off a twig from the oak tree and stuffed it into my pocket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Vonetta was too happy to run out to the tree and scrap around among the twigs for a good licking stick. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z We have dirt on our cheeks and twigs tangled in our hair. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “Set your bag down and get to gathering up a bunch of twigs and any dead leaves you see, will ya?” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Their branches grow into one another, creating a maze of leaves and twigs and apples. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Three twigs, broken from the naked trees, lying in the snow, pointing in the direction I will travel. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He had also changed a twig into something more suitable for fishing termites. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z There was a stone fireplace built into the shelter wall, and some kindly soul had left a pile of twigs and small logs by the side. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The little flare of the twig fire made the design on his sleeping mat jump before his entranced eyes. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Trees blazed like torches; the sap in their veins boiled and split them asunder, the pitch in the conifers caught like naphtha, the twigs seemed to blossom with ferocious orange flowers all in a moment. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She shook my hand, and her thin cool fingers felt like twigs that could be snapped in a minute. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure if these are going to work,” Dari said as we put the finishing touches on S’meggs, sticking random twigs into jumbo-size marshmallows. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Unscrewing the top, he gathered bits of grass, flower petals, a twig, and a pebble, and placed them in the jar. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z One of Lyra’s brat companions picked up a stone automatically when he heard the commotion, but Lyra said, “Put it down. She’s in a temper. She could snap your backbone like a twig.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He saw a lot of insects, spiders, and shiny, segmented beetles, going in and out of the twigs. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Inside were a few twigs and leaves and one large, fat beetle. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And she and her dæmon raced upward, flying quicker than sparks from a fire, the air rushing through the twigs on her branch and making her black hair stream out behind. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell she had been hanging decorations off the trees, because of the little twigs and leaves stuck in her hair. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He stepped back and accidentally snapped a twig. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Dustfinger was glad of such darkness, but the boy jumped whenever a twig brushed his face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She dragged the mass of twigs and branches further up on land, then ran to call her mother. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dicey and James pulled mussels from the rocks and washed them off in the water, while Maybeth and Sammy climbed back up the hill for twigs and larger pieces of wood. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Squibbles tried to steal a few fabric strips to line his drey, the nest made of leaves and twigs high in one of my forked branches. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I began to hurry, twigs cracking beneath my feet and my own hoarse breath loud in my ears, and before long the path emerged into the clearing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The blue mesh struck the twig, but the fairy darted away at the last instant. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Well, we have to try something,” Polly said as she began to gather dry twigs from the back of the cave, looking hopeful. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When he did get one alight, he lay down and tried breathing into the twigs, to keep them going. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Crouched in the shade of our guava, he planted upright twigs in the dirt. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried small twigs, breaking them into litde pieces, but that was worse than the grass. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Macon tried to button his pants and get away without waking him, but the leaves and twigs crunching under his feet pulled the man all the way out of his sleep. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was obvious that he could snap a man’s backbone like a twig with those mammoth hands. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z They were painted on pieces of paper, and the papers were pierced by twigs and the twigs were poked into the ground. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The soles of my sneakers catch onto the bottom rung and I hang there like a caterpillar curled on a twig. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He shifted the twigs in his hands, and Kira could see that he was reluctant to get involved in her problems and fearful of his own fate. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nor you me, you squat, filthy bore! Your outfit is ridiculous and your beard is filled with twigs.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I stared down at Takumi’s twig sticking erect out of the mud and said, “I swear to God I won’t rat.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I started to set up the fire, surrounding dry leaves with a pyramid of progressively larger twigs and branches. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As soon as the twig cracked my eyes snapped open and I was wide awake. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Dots of sun danced on the green walls of the shady grove above low bushes weighted with pigeon peas, the earth screened with twigs, sensitive moriviví plants, and french weed studded with tiny blue flowers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He made the sound of a twig breaking. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Otto rode on my back, occasionally reaching out to grasp a leaf or twig whose beading water interested him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Next to it stood a bed table with a pitcher and a water glass and the silver twig of a thermometer poking up from a jar of pink disinfectant. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z They built a pyramid of leaves and twigs, branches and togs, on the bare sand by the platform. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “No. My shoes are fine. It’s strange, though. While we were walking, I kept having to stop to pull twigs out of my shoes. You probably noticed.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t the blowing of the wind or the falling of a twig. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z At the crack of a twig he jumped. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z There was so much mud and so many twigs in my hair, Mama said, “Oh, if Aunt Florentine could only see this!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z And there were ten million little crystals shining on every single branch of every single tree, down to the littlest twig. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Jojo, with Dusty at his heels, was back in a blink with a handful of twigs. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There was a sound out in the woods, twigs snapping. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There were twigs in his hair, an arresting new tear on his flannel shirt, and a trickle of dried blood on his forehead. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I pushed small stones into the earth with my thumb, creating a pathway to our front door, and lined the roof with twigs. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It moved and churned, foaming and dark, carrying leaves and sand and twigs from one place to the next. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z While they watched, Claire lifted one of the little girls and helped her weave daisies into the twigs of the bower. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They use twigs and leaves to build nests in the branches. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z We started hunting for more twigs that had been under the trees and put the damp ones out in the sun along with some dried leaves. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I kicked the twig again, sending it flipping end-over-end all the way up the tunnel. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She is called Zola and is skinny like a twig- tree, with hair chip-chopped in a startling way. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z The sky was clear to the south, and a fresh-scented breeze was just lifting the twigs and stirring the pine tops. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no cries—no spitting of a cat, no squealing of a rabbit—only the crackling of twigs and the tearing of the grass in violence. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A sharp sound, like the snapping of a twig, echoed in the gym. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And a twig that I hadn’t noticed snapped under me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I was this close to being out of the tree line when I heard a twig snap behind me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “I suppose you and your brothers have to save up twig by twig.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Alyce was sitting by the fire one cool November morning, tying up birch twigs for a broom, when a pounding came at the door. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Remember, it is perilous to cut bough or twig from a living tree in Fangorn. But do not stray far in search of dead wood. Let the fire die rather! Call me at need!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He took away the thick, coarse rope and gave her a thin, woven cord that whistled when she spun it out into the cold air and snapped a twig with its tiny noose. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She used a whisk that looked like it was made from the twig of a tree. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see twigs on the willow bush. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I glared at the twig and then kept climbing until I was right outside Sahil’s window. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When both twigs were undressed Nel moved easily to the next stage and began tearing up rooted grass to make a bare spot of earth. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A bat flittered through the trees and out again without touching a twig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The seer was a specialist in the casting of twigs; he threw them on the ground, and made interpretations based on how they fell. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair was standing up on all ends, dusted with leaves and little twigs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He kicked a pile of twigs into the fire hole to make a blaze, and then he could see the face of Coyotito. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z A pile of dry leaves and then twigs, placed criss-cross, on top of one another, were arranged in the trench, with plenty of spaces in between. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I was still awake and heard their careful footsteps snapping twigs. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Dust, ants, and twigs showered over her, but the trees also caught the craft and kept it from being swept away. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But then he stands, and his knees crack like twigs. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Takumi picked up a twig and dug it into the soft red dirt. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z What she had taken for twigs were bones. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He held up a twig on which squirmed the biggest, fuzziest caterpillar I’d ever seen, a good two inches long. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Then I concentrated, muttered another binding, and held the oak twig above the flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The flame cracked up among the twigs and fell to work. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z She pointed to where Sam was helping to sweep the scuttles out from under the dining table with a twig broom. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I scooted farther behind my tree, cracking twigs and fallen leaves, even though I knew they wouldn’t see me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He could sense the Sleer writhing and expanding, hear a noise like the scratching of a thousand dead twigs, as if something huge and muscular were snaking its way around the inside of the chamber. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z He wasn't comfortable, though, because he'd given Hooper all the extra clothes, and twigs and dry bits of leaf were sticking into him, through his shirt and jeans. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “I had to. And I think it did her good. She seems like a changed girl to me. Maybe we haven’t bent the twig enough. We’ve spared the rod. Maybe we were wrong.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Will snapped off a twig, and the piney resinous smell stayed strongly on his fingers. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Tiny shards of twigs were flung in every direction and the stump split in two. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z There rabbits and ptarmigan gathered to eat seeds out of the wind, and moose wintered on the twigs of the willows. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A twig caught the brunt of it, burst into weak flame, and then the flame died. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z There are noises behind us, leaves crackling and twigs snapping. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then he tried a combination of the two, grass and twigs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z During our afternoon walk, as soon as Amin and Alan run ahead to collect stones and twigs to build their own refugee camp, I burst out with the news: “We are leaving here for Europe.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Holly bent to the ground, brushing the dried leaves and twigs from the clay’s surface. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He took the spray and broke off a twig for her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z His neck snaps in my hands like a twig. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She’s the shape of a breakfast-link sausage standing on broomstick legs, her arms made from twigs, her face blurred with an eraser. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z But Amil is so wiry and thin, like a twig you could easily snap in half. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And she snapped a little twig off the pine branch she flew with, and sniffed the sharp resin smell with greedy pleasure, before flying slowly down to join the sleepers on the grass. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They were building the fire, twig by twig. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The first pale streaks of dawn were barely showing across the sky when the young dog sat up alertly, hearing the shuffling approach of some animal through the dead leaves and twigs. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Shaking her hand was like holding a bunch of twigs, but her eyes were clear and steady. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Just Renee looked around at the dry twigs and towering trees. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Betsy had poked holes in the lid, and she had some twigs in there and grass, for it to eat, I guess. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I stopped there to shake the twigs from my shoes. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was filthy and ragged and its hair was tangled with twigs and leaves. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The tree right next to her window was a wilderness of shining threads, as if every branch, every twig, was spun from ice. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z The second sat close to the flames, feeding them twigs and branches and complaining of the wind in a querulous tone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was still considering that when he heard the snap of a twig and a sharp breath in, a gasp. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I snipped a couple of twigs off their apple tree and stripped off the leaves. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She reached into her jacket pocket and pulled out a twig with bright blue flowers. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When it had almost reached the foot of the bank it scuttered over a fallen twig with two or three green leaves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At her voice, the puppy, his fur matted with twigs, emerged from the place where he had been hiding. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Pick it apart, leaf by twig, stone by rock, until I have orderly piles of the material. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Accustomed to building fires on the beach, they found it easy to light the small starting pile of leaves and twigs with the matches Dicey had taken from the counter in the store. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The nearest switch was the twig Fern used to scratch the message that was supposed to save her hens. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Taisin began to giggle, and then they were both bent over double, clutching the twigs and branches to their chests as they guffawed, their voices ringing in the twilight Wood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The creatures in it looked like live twigs or dry leaves. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Aru touched the image of the first key, the blossoming twig on her wrist. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then he built a little pyramid of twigs leaning against one another in the center of the circle. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Mom reached into the kitchen cabinet and removed a small basket made of twigs. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “No,” I said as he placed the blazing twig carefully against the teepee. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z After what seemed to be a very long time, a faint whisper of smoke snaked up from the twigs and leaves. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The song stopped, and a snap like the breaking of twigs took its place. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I've just placed the first lot over the coals when I hear the twig snap. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Leaf mold in my underpants, a twig up my nose. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Most common were the crisp nguka caterpillars, favorite snack of Anatole’s schoolboys, which resembled small twigs and were impossible to see until I learned to sense their particular gray curve. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A Nephila spider spun a golden web, lazily swinging from twig to twig. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But Matty, still a young boy, had been with him then, as a guide; and Matty had seen the twig grow, expand, sharpen, aim itself, and stab. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He had the weight of a dry twig yet heaved with the ferocity of a bull. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He grabbed at twigs and broke them as if they were bones. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I break off a twig and scrape at the dust in the outlines. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He poked his finger into the little lopsided cage of twigs and twine that dangled from his rope belt. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z When he came into view again, he was carrying an armful of twigs. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Spurge had made a little pile of leaves, then twigs, then sticks, then logs. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The twigs of the trees at its foot were stretched out stiff and still, as if reaching out to the warmth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Stephen tells me to move my feet slowly, balancing on one foot at a time, careful not to step on twigs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The dog’s bent tail, matted with twigs and leaves, thumped on the ground, and the boy grinned in reply. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The toy was drifting farther and farther from the boat, like a useless twig in the current. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He wrapped the twigs in a piece of cloth and put them back in his bag. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A twig stuck into a wormhole made the mast and another twig through a leaf served for a sail. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z She was a girl in a dark wood who has heard a twig snap. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He and I went to the stream and cut two fat twigs about eight inches long. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She was about to get up and give herself a rigorous cleaning when she noticed a peculiar twig. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z A twig snapped in silence, a flurry speckled the crusted snow. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z My hair hung below my hips in an unwashed mass of tangles, matted with twigs and leaves and mud. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z At the first hint of flame, we add twigs. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z From above came the sound of wood splitting, and a huge limb fell across the path behind him, a few leaves and twigs swishing against him as it passed. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He waved the twig idly as he sat there, his face turned up to gaze at the branches far above him. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He watched a bird flutter in a nearby tree, and noticed that it had a twig in its beak. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The bark would slip easily from a twig. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The sharp angles of the plum twigs, their blackness stark amid the airy white blossoms. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Then he saw Deedee, leaning against a tree a few feet away, peeling the bark off a twig. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A raspberry twig was standing upright over one of his ears. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Tell me if it happens again, the sticks and twigs poking at you.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Florida tilted a twig toward the beetle, letting it run up the side. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z To my surprise, the caterpillar had spun itself into a cocoon and had attached itself to a small twig. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was made from a very small gourd with the pointed end of a twig sticking out from the narrow side and a fan-shaped bit of bark wedged into a slot on the opposite end. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She had washed carefully in the clear stream water and had cleaned her nails with a sharp twig. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Sidman took everyone else to search for wood, and she organized-what was brought back into a pile that slouched from the biggest logs to the smallest twigs. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Polly raked her fingers through her hair and brushed a twig off her dress. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When a generous clearing was made, Sula traced intricate patterns in it with her twig. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She was sitting on the sand, with her feet out straight in front, arranging short willow twigs into bundles, tying them with fluffy cotton string that she had twisted by hand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was old and some of the twigs stuck out at odd angles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She would form these very neatly out of pieces of twig, and would then decorate them with a flower or two and walk round them admiring them. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The cracks were shaped like twigs on a tree. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z At another practice, the Under Fifteens had gathered in a circle at midfield to stretch, when they heard noises in the woods—snapping twigs and the crushing of dry leaves. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z She noticed a pile of twigs and dirt. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Clear of the last twigs, she trilled a soft tribute to wings and flight, and dove freestyle down the mountain to the river. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Kaede tried to stuff down the warmth that flared in her when Taisin’s body had snaked past hers, and she began to haul out handfuls of twigs, handing them to Taisin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The only way she would have real coffee is if I'd brought it to her, and I hadn't, so when she says she has coffee, she means she has ground acorns or twigs. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The two of them collected twigs and yams to sell while their children begged. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She carried on, searching for crescent-shaped puddles and broken twigs in the failing light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z With a final growl, it wolfishly snapped the barn boards like twigs. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It was not a great roar—it was more like the sound made by a tiny creature that lives among the leaves and twigs. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She ducked a twig I threw at her, then got serious. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He dropped dry twigs from the bird's nest onto the little fire, which crackled in the night and began to blossom and grow. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z They lined the floor with beech twigs and leaves. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Rani doesn't have tooth powder, but she shows me how to brush my teeth with a fresh twig from a neem tree. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Without the crack of a twig or the rustle of a leaf they passed and vanished. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The huizaches that dot the mountains are short, and the twigs are armed with spines. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “The twigs keep breaking,” Dari said as one of the twigs snapped. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The latter had told him to gather some twigs. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z “Grass, feathers, and twigs,” says Leo, “make for a soft center.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Finally, with a great snapping of twigs and thrashing of branches across the windshield, as if the countryside is loath to release them, the car bursts forth onto smooth pavement and the light of day. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I am nothing, no one, a messenger no more worthy of attention than an animated twig woman or an owl. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When Minli finally reached the beggar, the tiny twig of the tree vanished underneath the pile of peach pits and the beggar was turning to leave. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I blew gently on the fragile flames and saw one skinny twig start to burn, then another. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Only thing was, dry oats and twigs held together by glue weren’t really part of my soft foods diet. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z From the footpath that cuts through the grove on the opposite side of the road, she hears the sound of branches being thrust aside, twigs snapping underfoot. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The scaffolds also held work platforms for the masons made of mats of woven twigs. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z The buckets were full; we fished out floating leaves and twigs and took the buckets in. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I checked on him again before bedtime, and he was motionless, stretched full-length along his twig. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I hadn’t read more than two pages when I heard a twig snap. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Pilate spit her twig into the palm of her hand. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When his piece of grass got bent, he dropped it, picked up a little twig, stripped the leaves off it, and used that. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He often ended up by picking lots of small, soft, leafy twigs to make a pillow. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z We only could find thin twigs under the brush which wouldn’t burn very long, but we found many, and two thicker branches from the lower parts of a bush that seemed dry. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z So while Dilsey held the horse Luster put a splint on the flower stalk with a twig and two bits of string and gave it to Ben. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z With a gentle touch, the robot picked up the twig. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It was a little work of art, a delicate basket woven from grass and twigs and feathers, and it was right above the robot’s head. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z We kept a bin of driftwood twigs nearby, perfect kindling that caught easily when I lit the paper and blew gently on the flame. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Then I placed the twigs on top of the grill, where the green wood would smolder rather than burn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He tried to find some dry grass and twigs, then peeled bark from a nearby birch to shred into a fire nest. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Light trips over pebbles, rocks, dirt...searches for the fewest weeds, fallen branches, and twigs...searches for where brush has been worn away. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I washed at the courtyard well and brushed my teeth with a twig from the neem tree. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z A brown thrasher sits on a twig imitating all the birds in his area. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost all the boys were thin, some past the point of gauntness, with spindly shanks and arms like twigs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was an iron twig with two iron lovebirds perched upon it. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The shopping bags were torn, and the weeds and twigs stuck out of rips in the brown paper. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The cereal looks like twigs in my milk; it reminds me a little of a nest. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “How many twigs in a bird’s nest?” asked the enchantress suddenly. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z A girl walking through the woods, alone, half-naked, as the late afternoon sun plays with the light, twigs and branches cracking in the distance. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Harry’s seemed to be picking up every sigh of the wind, every cracking twig. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Debris, dirt, grass, and twigs from the river still stuck to his clothes. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The twigs went flying, bits of marshmallow exploded, and a cloud of glitter burst in the air. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They heard twigs snapping, footsteps on brush, and then nothing. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I blew on it, I breathed on it, I cupped it in my hands, but no sooner did I add twigs than the whole thing went black. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z While the fire catches, I sweep out the snow that has accumulated under the empty windows, using a twig broom my father made me when I was about eight and I played house here. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, the rocks show a path, she raises walls with the twigs, and the canopy of leaves she blows gently with her breath, to make sure its utility. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The tree shakes; leaves and twigs and caterpillars patter down, bouncing off his gray felt hat, hitting the tarpaulin. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The fire was now a decent size, and Papa kept adding small twigs that had sat in the sun. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Lily had picked up a fallen twig and twirled it in the air, and Harry knew that she was imagining sparks trailing from it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z On her right, her twig arm had been turned upward, as if in a wave. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Each time he saw a pile of leaves and twigs, he jabbed and poked and called out for Smaug. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He tensed as a second twig snapped, this time behind him, and then he heard a distinct sound, a hissing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Then he gave in to the cold and shivered until the twigs around him rattled. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z As I got closer, I could see another purpose to these curled twigs: support. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you wanted to end this. Clean. Snap like a twig. Good-by.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Along a polished earth, pieces of straw and twigs scampered until they were stopped by some rooted thing; and little stones rolled crookedly before the wind. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He dug carefully with a stick until he found hot coals, then scrounged dry twigs from under the tree branches. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The sound of branches and twigs breaking, of the flowers being crushed. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Eb took a dry twig and broke it up into a dozen pieces, aimlessly. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry opened his eyes and was dazzled by gold and green; he had no idea what had happened, he only knew that he was lying on what seemed to be leaves and twigs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The fairy balanced on a twig protruding from a low hedge beside the pool. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z But she found that someone had already done that: hers and Will’s, too, were laid over the springy twigs of a fragrant bush, nearly dry. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then he built the twigs into walls with a sturdy basket weave of shredded bark all the way around. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d gotten the idea from the stick insect, but Roz quickly realized that camouflaging herself as a twig was out of the question. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I have lived in constant fear of being seen and hunted down: the sound of pebbles sliding on the rocks, a twig snapping, even the wind in the leaves can make my blood run cold. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z All around her, in a firmament, soft white silkworms clung to bundled mulberry twigs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Their surfaces were studded with stems that connected them to the surrounding twigs. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But then I hear it: the crunch of twigs beneath shoes, and the quietest gasp. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Crawling out on the ledge, my hands trembling, I lay a small pile of pine needles and twigs, then, taking out my flint and steel, strike a spark and start a fire. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At the long town wharf, a seagull stands on twig legs, facing the wind, shaking his feathers dry. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I may never find out what’s happened to him, she thought, as one of the blue fairies rocked back and forth on a twig above her, its face bland and happy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She trimmed the broken twig ends, so that the cuts would be cleaner, less apt to harbor disease. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She jerked at the rope and to her relief the twig on which it was caught snapped and the rope fell loose. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ben looked at the fire I’d laid out, then picked up a leaf, mumbled a few words, and watched a small flame flicker into life in the center of the twigs and tinder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My bare feet find every discarded twig and branch on the forest floor. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Melyngar herself stepped quietly; hardly a twig snapped under her hoofs. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I scraped a flat spot out on the sand next to a giant black boulder and gathered a pile of twigs and sticks and branches, the smallest I could find. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z To the trackers, the words were as meaningful as scat or broken twigs, signs of the girl’s passage but nothing more, and Tanin kept it that way, eliminating every letter they found. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It will crack then like ice under the pick, and through the breaks I will see the loam, fertile, free of pebbles and twigs. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A twig snaps, and I spin to see Alyssa coming up behind me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They stir until it seems all the wood, coals, and twigs are wet. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He fed small twigs to the flame, crossing them and recrossing them until the fire was full, healthy. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z There were more snapping of twigs and cracking of branches. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She moved her clumsy shoe a few centimeters and deliberately crushed a twig. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z First I whittled an angle on one end of the twig. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It still had the twigs and grass in it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The only sounds were their muffled steps, crackling twigs, rustling leaves. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z They were willing to believe that aloe, like ginger and cinnamon, could be found only by gathering twigs that drifted away from paradise. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Fish bones snapped in his mouth like dry twigs. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Many months would pass, and countless surgeries on his heart and lungs would be performed, before Shawn and Emily would bring home the little twig of flesh that I was told was my nephew. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When she hit me a dozen times with a bunch of twigs, I was the Brown Pelican: I didn’t bat an eye—and you try getting hit a dozen times with a bunch of twigs. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She tucked the pouches of seeds and the small smooth stones between the folded clothes, and she rolled bundles of cattail reeds and willow twigs in a skirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The twig turned, one of the leaves caught the sunlight slanting through the trees and Hazel saw it flash for an instant. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she would swing the twig with a vigor which belied her years. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z And in her practical way she scraped together a small square of dust, and with a twig from a pigeon’s nest began drawing a map on the floor. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z But all this time, just as a drop of water slowly swells until it is heavy enough to fall from a twig, the idea of what they meant to do was becoming clear and unanimous. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The honking sound came again, and then there was a movement, the crack of a twig. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He strode a few paces forward, scanning every broken twig and blade of grass. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He was standing there crying, his legs quivering like skinny little twigs in the wind. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z She watched him kneel before the twig pile and grab two to rub together for a fire. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Inside was a tray filled with a wet gray sludge from the roof mixed with a compost of dead leaves and twigs. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Her slate strands pick up leaves and twigs as her head rolls away from me across the forest floor. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A twig snapped somewhere to his right and he jerked his head in that direction. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then, nothing, not even the crack of a twig. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I pick up a twig from the dirt under the bush behind me and trace the cracks in the bricks. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z That morning, the three of us brushed our teeth using neem twigs, like Amma said people had done in the old days. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The sunlight filters through lacy hemlock needles and we stretch out on our backs, chewing the tasty twigs of a spicebush and silently admiring the forest. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He clasped his hands in his lap, knotted and lumpy as cherry twigs, and all of him seemed to shrink in the seat as though he sucked in his outline to make it smaller. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I hoped that she would not cry, fear breaking up her voice like twigs underfoot. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Always before, Jim and I had carried them into the mountains to bury them and to give them their last rites, a prayer over a rough wooden cross of birch twigs and twine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I stand hunched, twigs and leaves tangled in my hair. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The decks began to buckle, and thick beams snapped like twigs. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Lettie marveled at various parts of the story as Ruthanne and I walked alongside, our feet crunching through twigs and leaves in the moonlight. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z It was star-dingly heavy for something made of twigs, seaweed, and grass. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He was pulled along like a twig in a torrent. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Then he got up, and dusted the twigs out of his jerkin, and wandered off forlorn, taking the easiest way and trusting himself to God. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Again I cleaned the wound with a coral twig. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, dropping Petey and his twig into the biggest Mason jar we had, quart-size, with holes punched in the lid. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Everything in this forest is drenched in a cold sweat: the stiff pine needles, the skinny twigs, the leafy ferns. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Where I saw nothing but leaf mold and dried twigs, he saw camouflaged beetles, motionless lizards, invisible spiders. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And a second later, pitching down in a swirl of white limbs, black silk, and green twigs, the witch fell right at the feet of Father MacPhail, her bones crunching audibly on the rock. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Pile on some twigs so I can see,” he said to Hazel. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The twig flew up from the ground, spun through the air as if caught by a gust of wind, then zoomed directly at the trunk through the Willow’s ominously swaying branches. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It was cold and the snap of each twig breaking sounded like tiny hunters firing tiny rifles at tiny imaginary deer. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The sound of a twig breaking was Cole’s only warning. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The deer family did not run from the sound of snapping twigs and crunching leaves. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Then I cut a smaller twig and sharpened it to a point. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She bent down with her twig in hand and began to write in the dirt, all the while shooing her hens away. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z The twigs catch, we add some bigger chips of wood, keep blowing, and soon we have a good fire going. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Her hair was a tangle of brown and red and gold, autumn colors, with vines and twigs and withered flowers woven through it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “This is my wild raspberry- picking basket,” she said proudly, and inspected it to make sure all the twigs were still woven in place. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z High above them she stalled out and fell, landing in a treetop, her wings spread across leaves and twigs. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z When the depression was the size of a small dishpan, Nel’s twig broke. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And there in all his glory was Petey, or Belle, stretched wide on his twig, enormous wings filling his jar. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Still, Fern pointed to what was left of the twig scratchings like the drawing was as clear as day. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Papa had put a pile of twigs over the old fire the night before. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The canoe was whirled forward, with as little purchase on the water as a twig. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The old Bear People said they would come They said Prepare hard oak scrub oak pihon juniper and wild rose twigs Make hoops tie bundles of weeds into hoops. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The wind whistled through the twigs and fretted the occasional, dirty-looking crocuses. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Roosting birds rustled overhead; the night breeze stirred the leaves; here and there a dead twig fell. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 He had got together a big bunch and was smelling their faint sickly scent when a sound at his back froze him, the unmistakable crackle of a foot on twigs. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “I knew it was you,” the santera says, clapping her hands with brittle twig fingers when she finds Celia on her doorstep. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He scraped a patch of ground clear of wet leaves and twigs and put the little pile of papers on to the soil. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Two women at the river’s edge were beating clothes against rocks while their children placed twigs and leaves on the water and watched as the current caught them up. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Evergreen trees grew along the sides of the surrounding mountains, but the forest of the valley below appeared no larger than bits of lichen and twigs. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The cold cereal and the twig were still in place as they headed in opposite directions to their lockers. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z October slips by quickly, like a twig being carried downstream by the stream in the Spinney. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Deep inside the hedge, there’s a nest of twigs cupping three speckled eggs. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They are mobile cells, circulating through a dense connective tissue of other ants in a matrix of twigs. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Bring her over here, and we’ll put some steaks on the grill and something with beans and twigs on it for you.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Before Eilonwy had finished, a hairy figure, covered with leaves and twigs, popped up at the window, and with great agility clambered over the sill. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z He taps me on the arm and uses a twig to write a word in the dirt. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Her gauzy curtains were torn, wrapped around twigs and green-leafed branches. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Madam required its twigs and berries for her decorating schemes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He was covered in twigs and leaves, like he’d been sleeping there a long time. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The kindling of twigs and pine needles was lit with a spark from a flint stone, and when the fire was well on its way, the door of the kiln was sealed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z So we did, not by digging a grave, but by covering him with a high mound of leaves and stones and twigs and earth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Or to the top of a tall Florida pine where a vast pile of twigs and sticks in ordered disorder holds three large white eggs, cold and lifeless. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As they picked their way through denser underbrush, a twig snapped off to one side. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In the elevator I imagine a bird decorator who’s wearing my dad’s glasses—the funky rectangular ones he wears when he has a meeting—and flipping through a bird-size binder full of twig samples. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Ah, I thought not. Sorry, no offense. I’ll just make do with some bark and a burnt twig. Where could I obtain such things, please?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The black wasp dashed up to a twig and flipped it over. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She left the run to grab a twig that had fallen from the pecan tree. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z For this she was put to scragging, second-picking the bushes that had a few inferior puffs left on the twigs by swifter hands than hers. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they cleared a place for a fire, surrounded it with stones, then gathered twigs, leaves and branches to burn, plus four slim branches on which they could thread the fish. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z "No, but I've seen it on TV. When I was with Rani, she showed me how to use neem twigs to keep our mouths clean, and in jail we rubbed a powder on our teeth." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I notice a leaf In his hair the color Of wintry twigs. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she bounded away through the thickly tangled underbrush without stirring a leaf, without snapping a twig, and vanished into the green. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Joe squatted, automatically picking up a twig and beginning to scratch in the dirt. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The twigs and dead holly hurt his knees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Down one way, a man was puffing a pipe under a tent, and curls of sweet-smelling smoke rose from the gnarled twigs of his beard. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Around the embers of each campfire, bundles of grass and twigs had been wrapped in blankets. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Quickly they gathered dry grass and leaves, and bits of bark; and made a pile of broken twigs and chopped sticks. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Bark and reeds, mud and leaves, twigs and stones. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Fenrir strained and stretched the muscles of his legs, and the chains snapped like dry twigs. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Me: “Do you have any twigs? Little branches? I could use them to make the arms.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The land cracked and the springs dried up and the cattle listlessly nibbled dry twigs. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z His eyes moved from the golden registration number at the top of the handle, right down to the perfectly smooth, streamlined birch twigs that made up the tail. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Its branches touched the high roofbeams of the hall, and on every twig of every branch a golden apple shone, each a sun, for it was the Year-Tree. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Leaves and twigs were tangled in his thick, wiry black beard. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Lefty Lewis said, “Yeah, he’s puny. Good thing his legs don’t touch when he walks ’cause if those two twigs got to rubbing against one another he’d have a fire going in no time.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He sat down on a twig and buried his head in his hands. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z “So is it you who breaks the twigs and bruises the leaves of the paulownia tree just beyond?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Before I climbed into the tub, I picked the ropelike body out with a twig broken off a broom and threw it in the toilet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A pair of green suspenders, more decorative than useful, gave the finishing touch, for he was shoeless and there was a twig tucked between the toes of one foot. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He rolled a smoke out of his precious tobacco stores and plucked a twig out of the fire with a burning ember at the tip to light it with. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z We heard the boys thrashing through the undergrowth, twigs snapping as they rushed away from us through the darkness. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z De la O would be awake for two hours, straining his ears, alert for any sounds of someone creeping toward them—a snapped twig, the sound of fabric brushing against a plant. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They gathered wood, some twigs, and handfuls of dried leaves. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z As she looked again at the clouds and the moon in the Dust flow, they looked as frail and doomed as a dam of little twigs and tiny pebbles trying to hold back the Mississippi. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We find twigs and bits of wood in the fields and rush to Roden Lane. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She watched animals, birds, and insects which disguised themselves as leaves or twigs or other animals to escape from things that could hurt them. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The roosters had been crowing for some time, and the early pigs were already beginning their ceaseless turning of twigs and bits of wood to see whether anything to eat had been overlooked. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here is a twig. Throw it and I will direct your aim.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They crept beneath the twigs and leaves, settled themselves in the smooth, curved trough—which soon took on some of the warmth of their bodies—and slept at once. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached up, plucked a cocoon from a mulberry twig, and put it in her tunic pocket. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A twig cracks beneath my shoe, and I shriek like it’s a bone. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The twigs cracked again, and then they heard soft, thudding steps, in the leaf-mould out beyond the bushes. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They saw the flames tall and furious, they saw the roof fall and watched the fire die down as quickly as a twig fire dies. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The unownable bird took fright and vanished down its tunnel of twigs and nows. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Nel found a thick twig and, with her thumbnail, pulled away its bark until it was stripped to a smooth, creamy innocence. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The rock bounded on, thumping and smashing toward the beach, while a shower of broken twigs and leaves fell on him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z So Will watched as the flames roared along the resinous twigs, and with streaming eyes and scorched hands he adjusted each fresh branch till the heat was focused as Iorek wanted it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z |
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