In the forums, there weren’t any news updates, but Emily did see a thread under the “Garrison Griswold” category titled “What if...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Now this came to the ears of prudent Medon under the chair where he had gone to earth, pulling a new-flayed bull’s hide over him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Foaly. Don’t act so surprised. I have more successful recons under my belt than any officer in history. Plus I did my basic training in Ireland. Back in the top hat and shillelagh days.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to decide when I notice something under my foot. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was a roaring furnace under all his layers of wool and straps and canvas. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned her wheelchair around toward him, reached under her, wrapped his other arm around her back, and lifted her out of the wheelchair. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Somehow, I don't know how, I kept my emotions under control. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Traffic problems at the judgment pavilion. Double overtime for the staff. I used to be a rich god, Percy Jackson. I control all the precious metals under the earth. But my expenses!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I’m sure it will be very peaceful when we are all either dead or cowering in submission under the threat of mind control or stuck in an endless simulation.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll think about your kindness while I’m watching your boat sink under you.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He eased himself deeper within her and felt the warmth close around him like river sand, softly giving way under foot, then closing firmly around the ankle in cloudy warm water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Trapped under roast beef sandwiches! Well, there are worse fates.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guardian whom McAuliffe suspected of killing his grandmother was a prominent attorney working for the tribe who never interfered with the criminal networks operating under his nose. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear laid armfuls of straw on the hillside, and there Min sat, the hollows under his eyes dark with exhaustion. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

For even the Wise might fear to withstand the Nine, when they are gathered together under their fell chieftain. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Silvertongue looked over at their campsite and the woman asleep under the trees. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Henry put his arm under her neck and occasionally turned and kissed her. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Their first item of business involved Arthur Devlin, hat in hand, negotiating new working codes and payment arrangements for the mine workers in exchange for access to the vein running under the town’s land. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

They each do better under those conditions, and a farmer who would mix white and black chickens would be the dumbest man in the world.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We become, therefore, a mongrel unit of one under a single all powerful government... and we stand for everything ... and for nothing.... While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He came and went with his books under his arm and a plumber’s bag in his hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple sighed and climbed under the covers, turning on her left so she could face Celia. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They stood for a moment under a lamppost, just long enough to agree on a time to meet the next day and plan their announcement. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He washes his face, takes off his shirt, and washes under his arms. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, Tom and Matt left off their glaring contest and began looking under pillows, behind curtains, in dresser drawers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Piano Fingers reaches under his desk and pulls out some forms. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

So they opened another section, called the observation unit, where they could put a patient for half a day or so under the most basic care. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

His own daemon, a seagull, had her head tucked under her wing on the capstan. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Some of these safe areas must be kept under constant wizarding supervision; for example, dragon reservations. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time she rushed into the kitchen, the cook had extricated himself, had both hands under the cold water faucet, and was squealing with rage. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got this idea from the deer, who found a lot to eat under the snow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I’d spent part of the afternoon helping tidy up around Shady’s place and now I wanted to be alone to look through the Lucky Bill cigar box I’d found under the floorboards. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“No! Sinkhole, man! It’s a sinkhole! It’s opening up under the field. Look at 19!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two men in suits climb out, carrying briefcases and scanning the scene from under homburgs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She lifts up the blanket and crawls under the bed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“The boy was right about the fire, wasn’t he? Until he mentioned it, I didn’t under- aaaaggghhhh!” the scribe shouted, jerking away from Bast. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Helen saw her husband ride the arc of the filly’s back down into the mud and disappear under her tumbling body and the bodies of the three horses who struck her from behind. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over Mama’s shoulder at Kiyo, on top of his fat mattress, buried under jeans and overcoats and sweaters. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the morning of the last day Frodo was alone with Bilbo, and the old hobbit pulled out from under his bed a wooden box. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They had no time to find any hiding-place better than the general darkness under the trees; Sam and Pippin crouched behind a large tree-bole, while Frodo crept back a few yards towards the lane. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The rabbits crept into the shade, under any cover that offered. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were red and under them were dark smudges. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I said to myself, “If this boat goes under, I will commit my last sin on earth and run over those two boys to get that lifejacket.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says something under his breath to me, and I don’t totally catch it, but I sure get the gist. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he mopped up under his hat brim with a silk handkerchief. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s probably only saying it because she wants me to fall back under her spell anyway. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I kicked off my covers and moved out from under his hand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

A branch that would’ve been so far from Axel’s reach before the storm is right under his palm now. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Quickly he leaped out and squeezed under the door of Room 5. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Worse than that. Yesterday the teachers who were under investigation had to climb the factory chimney.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see them glancing at us, the two old ones, how sweet they look under that painting of Bid6. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I went bade under the shelter, spending a long time rubbing Stew Cat He purred and pushed himself along my body. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And were face to face with a semi-transparent guy in medieval garb with a fur-trimmed cap and a beard that looked like two raccoon tails sewn together under his nose and chin. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Molly touches Vivian’s shoulder, frail and bony under her thin silk cardigan. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Most assuredly. The pond can be a hazardous place. Return there now, and you would find friendly naiads beckoning you near the water in order to pull you under and drown you.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He also tried to place his granddaughter under surveillance, for he thought that since she moved in a circle of Communists, at any moment someone might mistreat her because of her relationship with him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I fed and watered the mules and staked them out under some trees, the other fellers made camp. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Her family had been given rooms adjoining hers, but the palace was so large that she could hardly believe they were sleeping under the same roof. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We got even more miserable when Lee Roy noticed that Smiley had left our box of shotgun shells out under a tree. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Through the speakers, the security is reassuring the crowd, saying, “A transistor sparked in the upper levels of the dome, but everything is under control now. Please mind your steps and follow the exit signs.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They had playhouses under the two big oak trees in front of the house. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey lay on her back with her arms under her head, staring at the blank, black ceiling. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat under a wide autumn sky, a sky that sheltered us all, even my Dismay. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The hems of her jeans were smudged with dirt, and she carried a journal under her arm that Virgil was desperate to read. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“She could be hiding something under that towel. Why don’t we look and see?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Only way to find out is to go under. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The point of his spear took the black knight under the rim of his shoulder-hamess at exactly the right place. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Homework on the first day of school,” he muttered under his breath. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He climbed a pile of coffee grounds, but near the top the grounds gave way under him and he slid down and landed in a pool of leftover rice pudding. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She must have looked under the refrigerator for some reason. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is a bad man, princess. My own daughter fell under his spell. Do not listen to him.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Some could barely walk; some were so weak that they had to lie down on the benches with their coats tucked under their heads for pillows. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Your appetite’s been touched like by your accident,” said the landlord, glancing at the bandaged arm under my coat. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He stood now with his harp, holy and clear, in the wall’s recess, under the window, wondering if he should flee that way to the courtyard altar, sanctuary of Zeus, the Enclosure God. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father, whose name is Mike, wrote under the name Easton Michaels. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes an owner forgets we are coming or forgets to leave a key under the mat or changes his or her mind about the service without thinking to notify Ted. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad jammed the forks under the bin, then lifted me and the scrap and began driving, full throttle, toward the trailer’s head. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The thin roof resonated under the rain: it was like being inside a great drum, which might give way any moment under the crazy assault of the drummer. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Blood and spit flew with his words, betraying his anxiety under the mask. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“I want to be under way before we have to speak with them.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

A dark cloud passed from her face as she eased off a tight shoe under the table. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boar was less fortunate; it couldn’t turn that fast, so all ten tons of the monster charged out onto the tiny trestle, which buckled under its weight. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

When I sleep, she presses close to me, half buries me under her thistly fur and fat. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, I thought Thalia had it under control. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

For it would be on this visit, his grandfather had said, that the books in his glass-fronted case, collected over a lifetime and preserved under lock and key, would be given to Ashoke. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wound healed—my mother treated it with some herbs—but I still have the scar, under my right eye. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Um, it might be fine if you wear leggings under it.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But after backing into the wall twice, he gets things under control. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

They also wore special cotton waistbands under their clothes and made for each soldier by his wife or his mother or his sisters. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe when I’m losing I cheat sometimes—hide a card under my leg or something—but most of the time I just win. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But because of someone under Conger’s command, it was obvious Booth was not going back to Washington alive. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph did a surface dive and swam under water with his eyes open; the sandy edge of the pool loomed up like a hillside. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Despite being under considerable stress because of the bad blood between my father and me, I went ahead and sat for the Standard Six final exams. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell that it works by the way it vibrates under my fingertip. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He reached under his frock and pulled out a tattered, well-worn copy of the catechism book. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wilkins found an X-ray diffraction machine in the chemistry department and housed it—“in solitary splendor”—in a lead-lined room under the embankment wing, just below the level of the neighboring river Thames. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I feel something warm on my neck, and under my cheek. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He stopped, hesitated, then he said, “I found a letter. Upstairs. It was hidden under a loose floorboard.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The Vanderbeeker kids took turns sliding their letters of apology under the door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he told himself, edging under a shopfront as the morning rain came down like tears, he had not failed. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Curzon was lying on the stones, with no blankets covering him nor a pallet under him, not even straw. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The winter mantle had gone, taking with it Sir Grummore, Master Twyti, King Pellinore and the Questing Beast—the latter having revived under the influence of kindliness and bread and milk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer watched her slim legs and smooth form under her skirt. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She hoarded them in a box under the bed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting under what seemed an unusual heat, even for this island, Ralph planned his toilet. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Now he came out of a nearby clump of mugwort and flowering thistle and joined Hazel under the thorn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rearranged the goat hides under the blankets and rolled over on his back. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’d had only a hard-boiled egg on the train, but I was here under his hospitality and I didn’t feel right asking for food so soon. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I crossed my arms over my chest and held my hands tightly under the protection of my upper arms. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know about that,” I said, slapping the stone under my hand, trying to sound more certain than I really was. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Jax says something, and I miss what he says and the ball, which rolls under a parked car. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

A chirping ring that was almost impossible to hear under the screaming of the fire alarm. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She gets up, walks over to me, puts her hand under my chin, and lifts my face so I’m forced into the earnest hold of her eyes. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They were chasing each other, putting their heads through the kelp and then going under and coming up again in a different place. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so proud to stand under the stars and stripes in that arena. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Most of it was done, except for under each window of the house. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Late that summer we picked the fruit green and stored it in a root cellar he had dug under our new barracks. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

At high tide, waves sparkle under the wooden bridges, and I can guess the tide before I even see the water, just by closing my eyes and breathing the air through the open car windows. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after the accident, under the gathering clouds of fate, something changed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Annabeth had told me about a monster crab—something about Hercules crushing it under his foot? The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The massive walls had been plastered with red clay mud, but the weather had exposed the straw in the plaster; under a broken tin rain gutter, plaster was peeling away, exposing brown adobe bricks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Soviet Union controlled East Germany, where it installed a Communist government under a dictatorship. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

We get a table, but it’s near the entrance, so it already feels like we're under a spotlight. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

His question curls around me like smoke, sliding over and under my skin, and through my dress. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The vault opened onto one of the tunnels the brothers called the wormwalks, winding subterranean passages that linked the keeps and towers of Castle Black under the earth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She was not a maternal drudge, her mind pressed flat, her shoulders hunched under the burden of housework and care of others, brutalized by a bear of a man. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he never came back to the pitch without some tight compression shorts on under everything. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Not the slightly wobbly kind, but the kind that sends the trees swooping around you and causes the earth to move in waves under your feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“What the—” Mr. Ray whipped around after hearing the belching and hacking sound of spit-up, along with my chair sliding back from the under the table and my footsteps running up on him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When he was well enough to get out of bed, he carried The Illustrated Natural History by J. G. Wood under one arm, and a book about Africa under the other. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Then she thrust one end of the jack under a cross-tie. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

From under her pillow — a wadded-up evening dress — she brought out her pen and notepad and began to draw. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

At evening, off the fields of Ithaka, they bound me, lashed me down under the decking with stout ship’s rope, while they all went ashore in haste to make their supper on the beach. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a minute he could almost picture it—they could hide him under burlap bags in the pickup truck bed until they got into town. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I did not understand what many of these names meant, though I was told that we and most of our neighbours were counted under them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came back after every class, dialing and cussing under his breath. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Already, he was being pressed to give input on whatever issues were under discussion. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Tally remembered that first terrible morning, yanked away from the promised operation, flown out to be interrogated, her future pulled out from under her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They ducked under barbed-wire fences and scrambled in and out of ditches that crisscrossed beneath the freeways, ever aware of the frightening, oceanlike roaring over their heads. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

As long as she was under Rufus’s protection, Edwards might curse her, but he wouldn’t touch her. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Reverend Salles has written to tell him that Vincent “has withdrawn into absolute muteness, hides himself under his bedcovers and sometimes cries without uttering a word.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

‘Nothing! Leastways I was just trimming the grass-border under the window, if you follow me.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I dreamed instead about my grandfather as a boy, about his first night here, a stranger in a strange land, under a strange roof, owing his life to people who spoke a strange tongue. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

With her collar turned under, her dress is more adult-looking, but the hard hand of a warning grown-up shows everywhere else: in the hem, the waist-centered belt, the short, puffy sleeves. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It can only happen under special circumstances, between two people who truly and completely love each other." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He’d walk home carrying a huge turtle under his arm the way you carry a schoolbook, and me and Dee-Dee would gawk. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the eat-sleep routine I had begun in the hospital, and kept up under Mother’s dictatorial command, got the better of me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the wall and under the wall the last assault came sweeping like a dark wave upon a hill of sand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

My contact folds in half under my eyelid. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Keeping flat to the ground, they pushed a poncho under Scruggs as a stretcher, then dragged him to safety. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She tucked it under her arm as I approached. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The stresses and fractures, the quick collapse, the two of them buried alive under all that weight. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In no time, I've cleaned and gutted the animal, leaving the head, feet, tail, skin, and innards, under a pile of leaves. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then she propped some pillows under my bloodstained feet. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The father came out, called to the man, and invited him to sit on a stone under one of the trees. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Behind us, a ten-ton pig tank was knocking down pine trees and crushing boulders under its hooves as it chased us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He had hurried out and called Sounder and looked under the house before he had finished buttoning his shirt, but his mother had made him come in. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys sat under the bridge drinking malt liquor and smoking as the morning quickly turned to afternoon. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

As I climbed the stairs she backed under the archway and disappeared. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her silver hair was stuffed under it, wisps sticking out the sides like she was hiding an old cat up there. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

A tongue slipped out from under the darkness and into the light of the moon. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Kate put her elbows on her knees and cupped her hands under her chin so that her fingers covered her pointed ears. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the following week the man who ran the fish market called Mrs. Sen; he assumed she wanted the fish, and said he would hold it until the end of the day under her name. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But once under way, he was better than ever. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here,” I said, keeping an eye on the road as I reached under the seat to pull out a copy of the day’s newspaper. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then one of the people from under the tree called out into the sky. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

So, we went to the eighth-grade dance as a couple, but my friends and I spent the whole night eating Fritos and spying on people from under the bleachers. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Nat pointed at the table a few feet away, and when Jinny glanced down at it, she recognized a lumpy tuft of tangled black hair sticking out from under the tabletop. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The baby ape reached his fingers under my collar to touch my skin directly. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The cousins with their bugs — those bugs — and that funny wooden bridge over the neck of the pond, collapsing once under their collective weight. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Take down the Pope and hide him in the coal hole under the stairs where he won’t be seen and he’ll be out of harm’s way. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

With or without registering, if you are under 18 years of age, you must be at least 13 years old and have your parent’s or guardian’s permission to create an account. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I grab my earmuffs from under my chair and jam them on. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Her name's Paula. Her husband is at this moment sitting all by himself in his box under my desk and is worried sick.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Part of the reason for this was that in the past no government had the power to keep its citizens under constant surveillance. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Even the Latest Model was aware that all hell was liable to break loose at any time after Dad submerged under the black cloth. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went out into the courtyard and stood under the trees to wait for her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie walked back to the house, kicking a plate tucked under a nearby rosebush. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I walk along the gravel, between the slabs of overgreen lawn Serena Joy is sitting under the willow tree, in her chair, cane propped at her elbow. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tayo could see the lines at the corners of her eyes and a slight curve of flesh under her chin. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I kick him under the table, and my cereal spills. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The professor was gone, the city was gone, and here she was under the beautiful stars—alone, alive. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her hair is twisted into a messy bun, and dark circles paint the skin under her bloodshot eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She was tall, with her hair pulled up under a hairnet. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She stared at the stains on the ceiling, and waited until they gave up or fell asleep, and then she rolled out from under them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Toddling Callie, wobbling Mona; they seemed to be always emerging from under the kitchen table — Callie on a mysterious errand, Mona forever chasing that sister gone around the corner. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to get comfortable when I feel something under my pillow. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

His hand gripped his wand under his robes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

After she showed me what being a good wife had taught her—her words, not mine—I fell asleep under the watchful eyes of a dozen or so porcelain dolls. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

In the heat of the day, Nhamo sat under the lemon tree at the highest point of the island and made twine. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was instantaneous, and he didn’t know how his mother didn’t crumble under that kind of pressure. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She yelped as he grabbed her under one arm, then moved his other hand to her knee. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

All his experience in the Antarctic had proven to him that going to sleep under those conditions could be his last act. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Her fontanel was sunken in, a telltale sign of dehydration, and her ribs and the small bones of her spine had been visible under her skin, like a string of beads. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I felt naked under his gaze, and he must have sensed my discomfort, because quite suddenly he offered me his hand. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I speak under the threat of mob-rule and have no desire to intensify the already existing hate. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their beds were on the soft meadow grass; under the thick-leaved trees; where the pine needles fall year after year. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let go of the hand-rails and ducked under the canvas. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He dug a tunnel under one of the fallen trees, scooping away the snow with his arms, his frozen hands clawed inside his sleeves. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The madwoman scuttled under the table, grateful for the shadows. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They touched Mamá’s arm, and our mother did what I feared she might do under the circumstances. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“When I was out, they must have injected me with something or run me under a scanner or whatever they do. I think the infection’s gone.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe soldiers will no longer patrol our neighborhood, maybe I can jump rope after dark, maybe the whistles that tell Mother to push us under the bed will stop screeching. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Then, somehow, he was up, and Manny was forcing the acrid smelling salts under his nose, forcing him back to reality. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You see, you start under the rotunda in this circular reading room. Then you go upstairs and enter each of these ten chambers, where you have to answer a question about a book...” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

They halted under an elm tree: its leaves though fast turning yellow were still thick, and the ground at its feet was fairly dry and sheltered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Which is weird, because it's always warm in the down under, with the furnace right next door. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I cursed^ willing the sea to push us faster, but the ship's masts were already going under. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The waitress looked a little surprised, since most of the machine was tucked under the table, but she was cool and acted as if she got orders from Medi-Talkers every day. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Anna Howard Shaw, for example, said she would never march “under the suffragette flag” of the British protesters. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He saw monks walking about under the beautiful trees. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grab his hand and drag him back under the awning. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A small rude table was set under a window that looked down into the valley. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

My command center was located under an armored dome embedded in the rocky surface of my own private asteroid. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Following his lead the Company passed under the northern arch. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They found the others gathered round Hazel, under the bank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d almost forgotten that Annie’s being on the cross country team meant that anything under ten miles was a warm-up for her. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But watching another match die out under the wet wood, I could feel the rush of energy in my throat. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She tucked a down comforter around me and stuck a feather pillow under my head, but I didn’t even look at her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

By Monday morning a race riot was under way. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Bryce walked without stopping, carrying Edward under one arm and talking to him the whole time. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

The Times ’ Handler, beside me, was taking notes and muttering under his breath, “Incredible! Incredible!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had half a mind to stick a booster rocket under his waistband and launch it into orbit. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

What if Lorena tells the SIM about how I kept a diary hidden under my pillow that I erased every night? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I could probably have nailed one corner of it into the floor and disappeared within, performing all of Fiddler on the Roof as if under a summer stock tent. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Outside the shooting started again and I squinched under the counter the best I could. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It does not matter, the Court declared, why the police are stopping motorists under the Fourth Amendment, so long as some kind of traffic violation gives them an excuse. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I have told my sons that they are not under any circumstances to take part in massacres, and that the news of massacres of enemies is not to fill them with satisfaction or glee. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius stuck the bottle of Dr. Nut under his moustache and drank noisily, making great sounds of sucking and gurgling. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked home under the early stars through Hobbiton and up the Hill, whistling softly and thoughtfully. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And besides, everything breaks eventually if it’s put under enough strain. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Later, she read his online posts on Nigerian Village, all of them sour-toned and strident, under the moniker “Igbo Massachusetts Accountant,” and it surprised her how profusely he wrote, how actively he pursued airless arguments. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His father looked up to Clayton’s room, stood for a few seconds under the porch light, and waved back. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Lefty began waltzing Desdemona around, European-style; he waltzed her outside, across the yard, over to the cocoonery, and back under the grape arbor, and she laughed and covered her mouth with her hand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

My mom told Marcus that I could go under a few conditions: I had to be home by midnight. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

On the floor under the web, the spider had dropped husks of flies and yellow jackets. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Come out from under the mess before it’s too late. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting under my tree at lunch, reading a book, when a group of girls shouted at me, from across the quad, to come sit with them. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It shone on the floor like spilled sugar, and when she slid from her gryphon’s back, it was cold under her bare feet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I grab his arm and pull him under the arch of the metal bean. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They gathered such small boulders and broken stones as they could find to hand, and under Gimli’s direction the Westfold-men blocked up the inner end of the culvert, until only a narrow outlet remained. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Bando is stretched out on his back, his hands under his head, looking out at the stars. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They certainly didn't look hungry, or as if they were sleeping under bridges. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

At their back stood a dozen stout mice guarding the gatehouse door under the command of Basil Stag Hare. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I had the raw ingredients and a test subject, all under the same roof. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Ivy’s stomach growled again as she ran her hands over the soft cotton and tucked a few shirts under her arm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There was snow all over as soon as we’d stepped beyond the parking lot, hard-packed from all the feet before mine, but it still slid out from under me a little with every step. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I wrote a fresh note and left it under a rock in the middle of the AT, just in case, hoisted my pack, and went down to the pond, where there was a shelter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

One morning as they sat under the old oak tree eating their breakfast bread, Alyce told the cat again about the birth of Tansy’s twins. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feel of his skin under my fingers sent little jolts of fire up my arms, and when he carefully peeled my shirt off, I thought I would combust. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“The minute I look away, the Marxists will pull that chair right out from under you!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within the enclosure there weren’t any caves or rock overhangs to shelter under. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It poked up straight from the water and then went under and poked up again a few yards farther off, and then it sank fast. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gladly would have left Boston under the flag of marriage, but not under the reckless terms he proposed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He put the pup under his coat, and he crept to the barn wall and peered out between the cracks, toward the horseshoe game. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could feel the tears threatening as she reached under the bed for the guitar case, which she opened with trembling fingers. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Orion was under serious development in the United States until the signing of the international treaty that forbids the detonation of nuclear weapons in space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started to feel restless, an itching under my skin that I didn’t know how to scratch. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the letter in the shoebox under my bed. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I sat there a moment before the memory of the shrill siren of the Recruiter’s whistle shoved under my feet like slivers. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The glass is— The glass shatters under my hand, and water spills onto the floor. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I want to give her a hug, but she takes Voxy’s and Feathers’ hands, and leads them and Rubio farther under the canopy. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The clouds would have cleared off in a few hours, as they usually do, and the volcano would have emerged as a black shadow under the Milky Way. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loomis is back with him near Ithaca, in the laboratory under the mountain. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Telephone operators helped the Gestapo by listening in on conversations between people under surveillance. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The mud was too heavy, and it was sucking them both under. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The basketball boys were already under the hoop, bouncing the ball to each other. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I want to sit out bad at night, a boy around my neck and the wind under my skirt. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

We left the man, still under the kitchen table, and headed for the verandah. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was a quote from a mine fire authority observing that if the rate of burning held steady, there was enough coal under Centralia to burn for a thousand years. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He reached under the seat and pulled out an old feed sack. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day after dinner Mr. Lapham took a long nap under his basket snoring as gently as he did everything else. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what to do, only that I had to do something, so I shifted my feet under me, planted my hands on the walls, and struggled to my feet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

One part of Helen, though, still lounged in her pink-piped pajamas, under a shimmering silk comforter, clapping while her brother performed magic tricks. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along with selling cartoons, shebeen owners sold illegal concoctions brewed in the backyards, often under unsanitary conditions. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too weak to swim against the current with the drag of the fighting kid under my arm. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

More important, it might precipitate regime collapse in North Korea and lead to the unification of the Korean Peninsula under a Seoul-based government closely allied with the United States. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“She’s in more danger under that anesthesia than she is with me,” I fire back. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“You went under the surface, I couldn’t see you. My clothes were weighing me down. We could have drowned, both of us. Is it your idea of a joke? Well, is it?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Henry is holidaying in one of the family’s country homes while Alex suffocates under his last week of college. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The air felt like somebody’s hot breath all over your body, even under your clothes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the space under it had originally been a store for perishable foodstuffs, but at least once before it had also been used as a hiding place. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I get my tall knees out from under the desk. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The reality began to sink in, and I slumped under its weight. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sloppy rows of expensive cars sparkled under the decorative lights strung from the palm trees that kept vigil over the yard. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When the nurse walked away, I quickly unfastened the Velcro and threw it under the bed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Leo stops by under the pretense of saying farewell to the Doctorita. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He twisted the cup into the sand beside him and cushioned the folded blanket under his sweaty head and covered him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They set them under the tree and watch with us as Jane walks through the wreckage of Thornfield to find Rochester again. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She rechecks the little house under her pillow and fights the temptation to take out the stone and instead reinstalls the house inside the model city at the foot of her bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

After flagging down the durian boatman, the guards would carry the enormous spiky-skinned fruit to the wooden table under their shaded pavilion. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he looked around carefully for servants coming down the hall.The minute he opened Maria’s door, Furball yelped and scurried under a sofa. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

No Grammar School kids and nobody under twelve years old. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“What, you don’t want him messing under your hood again?” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He tried to get under his father and lift him up, but could not. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tickled under his nostrils and played leap-frog on his thighs. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

It was dark now, and as we dipped under a little bridge I put my arm around Jordan's golden shoulder and drew her toward me and asked her to dinner. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Bobby Fischer was the only person in the world ever known to have faced charges under President Bush’s bill. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He puts an arm around my waist and slips the other one under my knees to readjust me so he’s cradling me like a baby. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Tom was overcome by the news; his brother—who was married and had three children under the age of eight—had seemed invulnerable to Tom. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"Correction officer found it under his bed. That kid's probably still doing time." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“A man shouted to us from a bus. We ran fast. He pulled us on—hid us under seats. The guards counted passengers but didn’t search. We got off in Reyhanli. We walked here.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Miranda, and Colin I put the card in my knapsack so that I could slip it under Jimmy’s door the next morning on my way to school. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Omar's dark hair looked almost brown under the bright afternoon sun. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I have my life's savings in a metal box under my bed. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Inside, under a dark, low-slung ceiling, there are four pool tables, a long bar, and a jukebox that plays Latino music. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m hoping we’ll know it when we see it. Keep an eye out for anything that looks out of place. A note taped under a table or something like that.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I wriggled my arms out from under the covers and set them on top. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I look at the turnstile and see how easy it would be to duck under the metal bars and slip onto that train just as it leaves the station. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“My season is one of lazy heat and forgetfulness ripening under a burning sun,” said Summer theatrically. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I tucked my books under my arm and went to the door and tried it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Dad has wandered off under the trees, his binoculars pointed up. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Benton was still talking loudly and slowly, under the impression that he could be understood better if he spoke in this manner. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

It crumpled under its own weight into a mountain of bent steel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then, because as everyone knows, a toy motorcycle moves when someone makes a noise like a motorcycle, Ralph took a deep breath, went pb-b-b, b-b-b, and shot out from under the clock. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I checked everywhere: under the chairs, around the lectern I’d stood behind while delivering my eulogy, under the treat table, on the bulletin board packed with Sunday school kids’ drawings of God’s love. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The streets under our feet were made of cool cobblestones. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He shoves it as best he can under his seat, his long legs bent awkwardly, aware that he is perspiring. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had been home alone and of course there was nothing under our bathroom sink except a barf bowl and some Q-Tips. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We lay there in the darloiess under quilts, our voices bouncing back from the bare walls; and we chuckled and had a great time talking about the miracles. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The color seemed to sparkle under the dazzling morning sun. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She did the same to him, reaching up under his coat and his shirt, to feel the muscled firmness of his lower back. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no, no, no,” Ben was saying, half under his breath. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The doorman scratched his head under his hat, thinking. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baskets of figs and pistachios and coarse yellow grains are displayed under their awnings. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if she hid under the bed, there was no escape. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lay down in the field and slept under the stars, with the otak nestling in his pocket. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The day seemed almost warm and they slept in the leaves with their packs under their heads. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

One huge branch had recently broken off and fallen, and three pine trunks lay bent double under its weight. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The boys dived under tables just as the double doors and the brick wall they were mounted to exploded inward, destroyed by the force of the giant, furry platypus beast barreling inside. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I’d remember how long it took him to get to me, and how his fingers were all jerky and nervous, and the way his lips kept twitching under that ridiculous little mustache. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its branches reached high and stretched wide, and under it sat a little girl who resembled both Charlie and Zooey, staring at the stars overhead, a secret smile on her face. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Finally she slipped from under the blanket, wriggled into a tunic, and padded barefoot down the stairs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Amino acids have been assembled under primitive Earth conditions into molecules resembling proteins. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you’re not dead,” the man said, chucking the little lamb under its chin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He pulls a bucket of clay from under the pottery wheel, breaks off fist-sized balls, and tosses one to each of us. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He got hit under the arm,” a hawk-faced doctor was saying. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fold it and put it under my bed. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He looked exhausted, the skin under his eyes baggy and bruised. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I took another bite of corn dog and stared at the patch of dead grass under my feet, chewing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I zoned out completely; hid earbuds under my scarf and listened to music while the world droned on. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He felt under the table for something else, a small cup Genie hadn’t even noticed, right next to the mystery coffee can. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I gave my cousin a defiant look as I lifted up my cowboy skirt, tucked it under my chin, and yanked my panties down. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The bushes nearby exploded with startled buffalo, who had apparently been sheltering under the wrong tree. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The movements occur not just laterally as the Earth’s plates move across the surface, but up and down as well, as rocks rise and fall under the churning process known as convection. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

They stayed warm all the way to the textile mill in Brunswick, with the wind at their backs and the heat under the robes. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Copernicus’s book, De Revolutionibus, was even dedicated to Pope Paul III. However, the church was under attack. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Maya had found another one in the bucket of cleaning supplies under the bathroom sink. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“There are two things under this world that I really despise.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I set up a vase on the table right under his picture. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she spied Gendry, his bare chest was slick with sweat, but the blue eyes under the heavy black hair had the stubborn look she remembered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There are dark circles under his eyes; he looks exhausted. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, it’s all I’ve got. Anyway, potassium chlorate is unstable under heat and pressure. It's too dangerous for rocket fuel. What do your parents think about the BCMA?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Once all the men and gear were safe on the same piece of floe with the boats, they began to relax, only to have another crack split directly under the James Caird. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

By studying the strengths and weaknesses of commanders he had served under, he had collected shards and fragments of the speech he would one day deliver to men who looked upon him as their commander. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of blocking Octavian’s troop ships as planned, Mark Antony’s warships sailed to defend supply stations that were under siege. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Her life had always been strenuous—field work, internment, more field work on top of housework—but during this period under Mrs. Shigemura’s tutelage she had learned to compose herself in the face of it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

In my hard bunk in the orchestra barracks, I always used to put the case under my ankles so my father's viola would sleep in peace. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I tucked my knees in under my chin and tightened the cloak around my face, afraid that he would pull me out of the crowd. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He stretched his legs out, stuck an arm under his head. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Many labored under hot suns and then killed the restless ache with alcohol. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Genie slid the empty coffee can back under the table and grabbed the cup Grandpop used to spit his apple seeds in. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Mama, you and the little ones sleep on the mattress. Roberto, Panchito, and I will sleep outside under the trees,” Papa said. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I was confused, not knowing whether to run for cover under sea grape, or what was left of it, or try to fight them off with my cane. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes had bruises under them, and her face was shiny with sweat, early in the morning and all through the day. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The alcohol didn’t change him at all, but it had a tremendous impact on whomever he saw while he was under its influence. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mighty Mechanics went under, Abel had to get his cars out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Harry lost the thread of his thoughts for a moment and Hedwig did nothing to help him retrieve it, but continued to sit with her head under her wing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He stands and presses his lips to mine, his mouth open, his hands on my bare hips, his thumbs slipping under the top of my jeans. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Those who did attend were the accused whom the police had failed to pick up under the State of Emergency. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the kids and Joyce and his father were all under one roof, sitting in front of the fire right now, waiting for him to come in out of the rain. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They travel south past the Wall Street skyscrapers, past Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, past Bayonne, New Jersey, and the Bay Ridge Channel and under the Verrazano Bridge. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside on the terrace under the arcade the German head waiter came up. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He shaved, and sprayed deodorant under his arms, while a zoo guide on a raised platform outside explained what Billy was doing—and why. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went to a playground which sported a basketball court, a football field and Ping-Pong tables under awnings. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to give my mother credit, she appeared more relaxed and cheerful than I would have expected under the circumstances. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

We do this for a while, and I chase her around the surface, ducking under, grabbing her legs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Insulting me doesn’t change the facts, Julius. You know what the Book says. We cannot under any circumstances allow the Lower Elements to be compromised. One time-stop is all you get, after that...” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The car, which had driven up the lane and over the brow under the elms, came on a few more yards and stopped. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They grumbled, but we pulled into shore, dragged our canoes up to the drier ground under the pine trees. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He lunged at it and sent it sailing across the street with a three-point kick; it landed on the opposite curb and shattered yellow under the streetlight. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

My hands were safely stowed in the pockets of my jacket, out of reach of Little Bob, but under the dash my feet were twitching. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Whatever I cut off, I put under the bush, to feed the roots. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was Chester, with Mr. Monroe’s towel draped across his back and tied under his neck like a cape. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

She told us to scrunch under our desks. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

It came as no surprise to the ferret to see a large siege tower under construction. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The development shocked them all, especially Constance, who was so disturbed by it she spent the evening with her head under her pillow. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And as if by magic of some kind O-lan was gone, creeping out under the man’s arm as he spoke. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

On the way to the cemetery, under the persistent drizzle, Arcadio saw that a radiant Wednesday was breaking out on the horizon. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

An old tin petty cash box was hidden under a removable floorboard beneath her bed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“We have something as cool as a secret room hidden under our house, and Mom just uses it to store food?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The water under the hole ran blacker and swifter, and there was no way I was going to squat. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She flashes me a smile, and the world spins—chairs stretch into colorful putty, laughter crescendos in peaks, and the floor beneath my feet wobbles like the land is melting out from under me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I tap my toe 3 times under my desk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and watched the blackness under my eyelids. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Templeton, not wishing to come out in broad daylight, stayed quietly under the straw at the bottom of the crate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

He takes a deep breath and pats my shoulder hidden under the comforter. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

As Ben fed him passes from under the basket, Bull made eight out of twelve set shots, moving in a semicircle outside the scratched-out foul line. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman put the jar of leeches under her arm to keep them out of the sun. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Indeed we do,” said one of the holographic statues, which had just appeared under the Wonder Dome. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

There are countless people under words like “germline mosaicism,” “chromosome rearrangement,” or “delayed mutation.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Lancelot turned his eyes sideways to the Queen’s pavilion, where she sat under the Constable’s ward. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to my math, dogs under 6 months old are adopted within 3 days. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Cuban-American treaty, Guantanamo Bay, on the southeast corner of the island, was under permanent control of the United States. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

For millions of years, the rim of the crater had been under constant attack from wind. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after we had been under way ten or fifteen minutes, someone would announce that he had to go. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Arable returned to the house half an hour later, he carried a carton under his arm. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Come on over and check under these stools,” Lana called to him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flatly refused to sit under some leaking roof listening to a demagogue out to make money by sending people on guilt trips and pretending to speak in tongues. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, adding to that, Greenfield’s family was under duress: His dad, a graphic designer, and his mom, an art teacher and art therapist, were on the rocks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It seemed like the easiest, most natural thing in the world, to sit on somebody’s headstone under the cool shade if a tree and chat. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Patrolman Mancuso said something as they passed under his window, and a woman’s hoarse voice said, “It looks safe to me, Irene. There ain’t 110 lights on. He must of gone to the show.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A light scurrying under the netting of dried grass that matted the ground. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We scramble on down the ledge, under the falls, making our way over rocky bumps and little pools with green goop growing in them. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Did she hear the last gasp of the old man as he slipped under the wheels of a cart several kilometers back? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He tried to kiss her, but she easily swung under his arm and reached for the door handle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then I sang a couple of lines quietly under my breath for her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crouch down to check under every bench and picnic table, and circle each tree. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The people from under the tree looked down on the friend and agreed to pull him out. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Then for no good reason I saw myself as Raw Head and Bloody Bones, spinning into nothing under giant wheels and thunder. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The three people still stood under the crossbar, smiling their faces off. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Mack and the boys were under a cloud and they knew it and they knew they deserved it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they finished eating they sat outside the tent, under a moon so brilliant that it made the stars pale. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Picked up another magazine and flipped through it in under thirty seconds. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In the early days of his youth he was sent to serve as a soldier under Paulo Vitelli, so that, once he was versed in that discipline, he might attain some outstanding military rank. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to rise, but the stones slipped from under him and he stumbled backward. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Younger girls than I boasted of having to shave under their arms, but my armpits were as smooth as my face. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He chewed on a tin can as we stared across the pond at the line of new cabins under construction. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The sun is hot but under the branches it feels almost cool. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I had never imagined it would be under these circumstances. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He cupped his hand under my chin and tilted my face up to his. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt thrown under a limelight, reduced to a role I had never wanted but that I had been born to play. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She put her other hand under her apron and steadied the gun with her two hands. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

To their left, three gold cloaks went down under the surge, and then the crowd was rushing forward, trampling the fallen men. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But the engineers also spent time designing strategic rockets under defense contracts, something perhaps less politically correct to advertise: Trident missiles, ICBMs, Minutemen. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He read the instructions on the side of it: Slide can under cutter and press switch. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

There is a gun stuck under the waistband of his pants, right under a tattoo. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Evil was always here, regenerating, bubbling under the surface. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Choker-girl, our dark and miserable morale officer, has learned to fake positive comments when under the captain’s glaring eye. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Sarai’s fingertips did, at some point in the heedless flow of dream time, find themselves slipping under the hem of Lazlo’s shirt to play ever so lightly over the bare skin of his waist. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

An instant later he was safe on his mat under the acacia tree, breathless and panting but lying in an attitude of sleep. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

What if my parents’ God, their whole belief system, is just something concocted by a bunch of scientists to keep us under control? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I've come a long way from those days when, full of illusion, I lived a public life and attempted to function under the assumption that the world was solid and all the relationships therein. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just rolls the skateboard back and forth under his feet. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At first he used electronic techniques to make incremental transformations to a pattern, later having live players and acoustic instruments imitate this effect under his very specific and detailed configuration. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The names are these: C/TR’OS'SO For a while the river rushes through my ears and sweat shoves itself under my arms. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

One by one, Cooke took out the rats and held them as the doctor solemnly injected the mysterious fluid under their skins. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I zip to my room and slide the flute case under my bed. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

A woman whose wages she paid, whose rent she had subsidized, whose daughter spent hours and hours under this very roof every single day. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not while the rain made it dim as twilight under the canopy and pattered like footsteps across the matted earthen floor. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He passed Filch in the doorway; Filch’s pale, wild eyes looked straight through him, and Harry slipped under Filch’s outstretched arm and streaked off up the corridor, the book’s shrieks still ringing in his ears. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He has several lesions on his right leg and an open wound hidden under his hair. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Without warning, the floor dropped out from under her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

And it was with a head full of questions that she cuddled under her covers and fell asleep. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She tucked her towel under one arm and gave me a flat smile. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His face widened with surprise and he grinned as he looked at the box under my arm. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor’s feet went out from under him and he hit the ground on his back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes we sit at the table under the trees outside the schoolhouse after the boys are finished with their school day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my flat back on and started kicking at the dirt, trying to unearth whatever was under there. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I need to start my homework and my dad wants to tinker under the hood some more.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She soaks her feet in balms of herb water, plays cards past midnight, eats oranges under a full moon. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that point Lori, Brian, and I would create a ruckus to distract the clerk while Mom hid a dress under a raincoat she would be carrying on her arm. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ammu undressed and put a red toothbrush under a breast to see if it would stay. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat on the sidelines under her blue bow like someone who had been dropped out of a history book. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dumped my own things into a bag and pushed it under Caroline’s bed, and then as neatly as I could, folded Grandma’s things and put them in my drawers. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stop to rest for a few moments under the tree where the Careers trapped me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The number of times I saw James disappearing under it...,” said Lupin, waving an impatient hand again. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It might support the weight of a child: it would certainly not stand under the weight of an armored bear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I pry it open carefully because the box is really old, the cardboard soft under my fingers. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

So I take them into Stephen’s room and slide them in among his own old comic books, which are still there, stacked up under his bed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next thing he knew he was in the dining room of the main house lying face up on the table, his hands tied and a pillow under his head. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d noticed a big hornet’s nest in the privy, just under the tin roof, so I bided my time behind a tree till I saw him go in there. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I ducked under Mr. Ferris’s arm and into his musty- smelling car. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

With the exception of a few stacked newspapers and tied-off plastic grocery bags tucked under the rear seat, the inside of the minivan was pretty well kept. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s an honor to dance with the High King’s Court under the hill.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Tristran sat under the blanket, in the warm evening, and waited. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Taran rolled up in his cloak under the protection of a bush. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

One man had money sticking out from under his cap. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyler and I wrote notes to each other, and I kept his replies under my pillow. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It felt nice riding high up and close under the trees. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

A stone dais under one window was carved into a bowl on top, and a pitcher with a towel over it sat on the edge of the dais. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It roll up under Sofia foot Throw me the ball, say the little boy, with his hands on his hip. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daito turned and swept the beam over the Sixer ground forces around him, frying them like terrified ants under a magnifying glass. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But under Pennsylvania law, the judge could not take the absence of intent into account during sentencing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I bobbed once and hid the parcel in my pocket under my apron. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all went and sat down under the chestnut tree. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I slipped my book under the sofa cushion because it had a picture of a great sailing vessel on the front. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to be back in Phoenix, sitting under the orange trees behind our adobe house, riding my bike to the library, eating free bananas in a school where the teachers thought I was smart. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Large numbers of malignant tumors are discovered clinically in children under the age of five, but it is an even grimmer fact that significant numbers of such growths are present at or before birth. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Something fell to the floor and rolled, glittering, under a chair: He had dislodged the Snitch when he pulled out the letter. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He sniffed the thin lines of smoke curling up from under the edges of each of them. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I tell her, but my whole chest seems to collapse under the effort of that single, empty word. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Even if there was land under those clouds, he would die in the fall, or maybe he would just keep falling forever. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then here and there the mist gave way and he saw many visions: small and clear as if they were under his eyes upon a table, and yet remote. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it’d be noticeable if I crawled under my chair right now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tea under the chestnut tree, and the murmur of the sea coming up to us from the lawns below. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Are you going to pull the table out from under my fish and chips? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe I was racing through King’s College, the Discourse on Inequality tucked under my arm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She whined and retracted her body frame under the blanket. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And before I have a chance to chicken out, I close my door, shut off the light, peel down to my boxers, and climb under the covers. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He vaunts aloud that “his blacks” in South Africa are well fed and materially better off under the chains of apartheid than their liberated brothers and sisters in the rest of Africa. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the Boreads raised their swords, the dragon’s metal skin grew warm under Piper’s hand. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Thus the growing process of intellectualization and rationalization does not imply a growing understanding of the conditions under which we live. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

In the room he shared with the little ones, he dug under his mattress and pulled out his pad and pencils. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Put your feets down, Mr. R. The table right under you.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her new jeans and her cowboy shirt were in a dark pile in the bowl, and her shoes were crammed under the lip. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Nagelman took one last puff of his cigarette, then crushed the stub under his foot. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Sefia tried to shut out the sound of them but their inarticulate cries engulfed her, rushing under her skin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And there was utmost irony and outrage in lying under someone, in a position of surrender, feeling her own abiding strength and limitless power. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere, a mouse scuttled across floorboards and under a door. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Rickon even showed them the deep vaults under the earth where the stonemason was carving father's tomb. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He saw, through a gauzelike curtain of snow, a boy standing under an awning selling papers. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, I’ll be able to bring this recall completely under control, to explore not only the sum of my past experiences, but also all of the untapped faculties of the mind. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment it seemed that any action under heaven would have been preferable to standing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The police ended up taking me into custody for assault under the influence. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And when the nine dogs of Napoleon’s own bodyguard, whom he had instructed to make a detour under cover of the hedge, suddenly appeared on the men’s flank, baying ferociously, panic overtook them. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He gave an ungainly wobble, and the golden egg, still damp from the bath, slipped from under his arm. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I huddled under my blankets when Pan Am and United Air Lines planes flew overhead, the engines sounding like insects at first and getting louder and louder. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was pretty sure destroying the whole boat was exactly what Missy wanted to do, and under any other circumstances Magdalys would have happily let her smash an escaping slave ship to smithereens. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We sit on a half wall just outside, under a great tree marked by bullets. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He crossed the outer yard, passed under a portcullis’ into the inner bailey, and was walking toward what he thought was the Tower of the Hand when Littlefinger ap-peared in front of him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was dressed as a Young Lord and had on his beret and pin, a copy of Pa’lante under his arm. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He crawls under a barbed-wire fence, then under a double strand of smooth wire. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He could almost see the cogs working under Uncle Vernon’s thick, dark, neatly parted hair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I won’t kiss you if you don’t want. I’ll send your English girl. Good-by, baby. The cognac is under the bed. Get well soon.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted a three-quarter-ton pick-up truck, capable of going anywhere under possibly rigorous conditions, and on this truck I wanted a little house built like the cabin of a small boat. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of a chamber pot, Mr. van D. was lugging a collapsible tea table under his arm. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Reaching under the abandoned teacher’s desk he sat behind as presiding officer, Carter pulled out a small black box. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hookers in wigs, short skirts, and fur coats are pacing under the overpass. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She showed him some of her calculations—how the handcuffs could resist tearing under incredible stress, depending on the material used in the braid. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Every scrap of shelter and deceit was stripped away, and she stood naked, body and ghost and dæmon together, under the ferocity of Metatron’s gaze. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Watching him sleep under the tarp, I had a good picture of how he would die. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had expected somebody with pockmarks smothered under heavy makeup, somebody tough and knowing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been operating under a terrible time pressure from the very beginning. Just yesterday morning, for example, I was a hopeless drunk and Fezzik toiled for the Brute Squad.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Rippled beams of light shone out from the tattoo under her scarred skin. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He would possess a picture of the two of them, eating fried onions under a magenta umbrella, which he would keep, he decided, safely tucked between the pages of his Russian grammar. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

My feet were knocked out from under me and I was swept into the living room, just out of Mother’s sight. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Same thing as before, but this time, she wants to make sure that everyone is either under its influence or dead.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hate It I don’t make it inside the house, but sit under the willow tree, dig a hole and into it scream scream scream I hate everyone!!!! Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

So every day she taught them under the flame tree, away from the horrible smells toward the back of the buildings. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But ever since Scott had purposely put Evan's bike helmet under the wheel of the Treskis' minivan so that Mrs. Treski ran over it when she backed out, the friendship had definitely been off. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He worked on the tables, and the thought of Elizabeth stayed somewhere under the figures—most of the time. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if dropped from the stars, a third man had materialized under the dock lights—and he was pounding Luno into a sweaty lump of Jell-O. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She pushes back her cuticles with the rounded edge of the file, then expertly picks and scrapes under her nails until they are spotless. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at me as though he could see under all my layers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In a small drawer near the floor under the sink— the only drawer that hadn’t flown open and scattered its contents all over—he found a washrag. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My part in the eviction was kept very much alive, and although I was under orders to make no speeches, I had grown accustomed to being introduced as a kind of hero. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s one thing hanging around the entrances under the Cloak, but this is different, Hermione.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Hollister pulled out a notepad from the shelf under his counter and flipped through the pages until he found the one he was looking for. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In all the years under the bridge he had never once defeated Crane-man at this game. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Sugar crystals sparkle under the orange glow of the flame. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

By the end of 2011, the last American soldiers had left Iraq; a gradual drawdown of troops was under way in Afghanistan. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Her chest rose and fell under the bright red fabric. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The air was red with flags, which dipped and lifted as the marchers ducked under the level-crossing gate and swept across the railway tracks in a red wave. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woodhull asked Congress to issue a declaratory act to clarify the right of all women to vote under the authority of the Fourteenth Amendment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then he saw their footprints going up the hill; he could see the pebbles and rocks they had knocked loose and the dry grass crushed under boot heel prints. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

His antics definitely would have gotten under her skin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Things have gotten better under the revolution, that much I can say. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran to the door, reaching up automatically to grab the key under the eave. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And if so, whose face he had seen in the mirror under the veil? The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yeller lay back under the rock slab now, staring at me with a look in his eyes that made that choking lump come into my throat again. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Movable Type Push here I move there Push there I move two squares over Buy those squares from under my feet I land on thefree square. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

His phone buzzes under a stack of files on his desk. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Because I’m certain that when they check the ladies’ room and the men’s room, they peek under the door and check only to see if there are feet. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I stopped hating them it was like I stepped out from under a dark cloud and saw the sunshine again. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

So he was hoisted into the air and the floor of the car went down, dropped out from under him, and the top of the car squashed him. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard Davenport muttering under his breath: “Good, good, good.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, right before bedtime, I went over to where he was lying on the couch and snuggled under his arm. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But he grinned like a madman and announced that they were safely under way. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We were under the shelter of the cafeteria roof now, so I could more easily look at his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Once the listener fell under the spell, he accepted it all as his due. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The whole ocean heaved under them, and now for the first time Leo felt as if they were totally adrift. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was shadowy under the maples in front of the building. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You’ll compete under an alias. I don’t suppose you heard about what happened after your trial.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Dogs lay under trees, their tongues hanging out, pant, pant, pant. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He rolls over and I quickly hide the book under my bedcovers. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I noticed Dadi’s hands, the soft blue-gray of her veins resting under her thin, dry brown skin. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I start to shuffle backward, with David whimpering in front of me, still under the influence of the serum cocktail. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

With the stars in her eyes and the Hill under her feet, she’ll never stop fooling herself into wanting the whole world. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She invented “rest time,” a period of endless inactivity stretching out after school and lunch, in which we were ordered to stay in our beds, under our mosquito-net canopies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bast stepped into the room, muttering under his breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His house in New Orleans was under six feet of water. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Then, deliberately, he wiped his finger under his bloody nose and with two strokes stained my cheeks. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I go back to my room and lie under the covers, trying not to think of Gale and thinking of nothing else. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Will you have it here, or in more comfort in what’s left of Saruman’s guard-house — over there under the arch? We had to picnic out here, so as to keep an eye on the road.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She likes to know that the hands lifting and turning her under the blanket have been done by her. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I say, my companion seemed genuinely interested, but after a time I felt I had revealed enough and so concluded by saying: 'Of course, things are quite different today under my present employer. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Any gift ought to be appreciated, of course, and thank-you notes promptly written, but still—early presents meant there would be that much less to open under the tree on Christmas morning. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Dark bags under his eyes and ribs showing through ghost white Asian skin. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

As she attempted to call a second friend to kill more time, someone sat down beside her, muttering something under his breath. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I look up at him, watching as the snow falls in the space between us, disappearing as it lands in the dusting under our feet. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Ignoring that, I drag him over to the bed and push him and all the skirts under, first with my hands and then with my feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Prison got into your skin, or under it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When schools were first assessed under the state’s guidelines, the district scored near the bottom of state rankings. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Laila pictured him as he must have been an hour, or maybe minutes, earlier, rushing from one room to another, slamming doors, furious and incredulous, cursing under his breath. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

It stung a little, and fragments of earth fell down his collar and under his clothes. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, the man was pulled under. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk to the common area, where there are benches and murals and water fountains big enough for you to put your water bottle under the nozzle without bending it at all. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

She reached under her desk and pulled out a thick, thick book called The Pictorial History of the War Between the States. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Long, rambling conversations about everything under the sun. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But when, a few weeks after Teddy was born, Dad gave away his leather jacket—his prized beat-up motorcycle jacket with the fuzzy leopard belt—we finally realized that a major transformation was under way. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instantly Pax was on him, wriggling under his neck, licking his face, sniffing his broken foot, nuzzling his face again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The first hour passed, and Thomas felt boredom creep in like rats under the door. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

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I could sneak back and hide under the floor! Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The newchild was turning under his cover, flailing his arms, and beginning to whimper. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The vicious and easily identifiable demons that had haunted black Americans for three centuries were shape-shifting as segregation began to yield under pressure from social and legal forces. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Mole nuzzled his head under Sam’s chin and whimpered softly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“He’s just trying to get under your skin.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The five of them scuffled wildly under the table. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

We drive past the same kind of ruins I saw when we left the city—the buildings collapsing under their own weight, and the plants roaming wild over the land, breaking through concrete. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Cool Papa sat First Guitar on her stand, and Clayton shook the spit out of his blues harp, wiped it with his pajama sleeve, and tucked it under his pillow. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

All you have to do is come up with an idea, gather a team together, and propose it to the council that runs the compound under David. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was on the Shy Maid, Tyrion saw, under a scratchy blanket that smelled of vinegar. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

HARRY: I was dreaming—I was under the stairs and then I—I heard him—Voldemort—so clearly. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I keep the journal under the mattress, where no one will go looking for it. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Except for the wet solidity under his webbed feet, he was living in nothing—a solid nothing, like chaos. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Calista left me under the covers, I kept waiting and waiting for her to come back and tell me it was time for me to get ready already. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He sat a while, calm and dull as one under an enchantment, and then stood up, reaching for his staff. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Her progress was almost completely noiseless; she chose her path where the earth was bare, or where grass grew, and she avoided dead leaves, which would rustle and crackle even under her small weight. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes moved under his lids, and his lashes, resting closed—as dense and glossy as the fur of rivercats—fluttered gently. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At first I can’t make out what the shapes are—they seem jumbled, littered in random patterns under his busy hand. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

They broke up under the teeth with a delight­ful crunching sound. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When we can't find my sister, we know she is under the kitchen table, a book in her hand, a glass of milk and a small bowl of peanuts beside her. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Chubs has a little fancy lady kit under the front seat,” he said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t think or make his thought patterns begin to work: just swirling and the white cloud and the water on him, tons of water on him and he went under again. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using maps of underground Berlin, Hitler Youth moved from cellar to cellar under the city. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He reached under the counter and pulled out a small folded brown map. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I entered the room a half hour later, my arms shook under the weight of the tray. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The main thing I had hoped for was that under this bright wrapping paper there would be a letter from Jermaine. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Kathy thought that the main part of the man-uscript, which was buried under the pipe, would probably be safe, but that the other two were vulnerable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the center of the room, an armored giant struggled under the weight of a swirling funnel cloud—Adas, holding up the sky. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Tabitha treasured that spoon and always hid it inside the luak, the cattle shed, under a log that supported the wall. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They deliberately choose to foster distortions, always under the guise of patriotism, upon a people who have no means of checking the facts. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked out across the audience from underneath the skull, with Jimmy’s hand under my chin. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lying under my blankets one night, I realized I was frightened to fall asleep. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

They prowled under the trees as a piney wind blew ashes and embers through the sky. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She held the cup under her nose and sniffed the steam. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But instead, I tucked the book under my shirt and left the room. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But, to be sure, the tide was high, and there might have been some footprints under water. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The touchdown came on a perfect pass from Winchell, who, rolling to his right and under pressure, threw off-balance to the middle of the end zone and hit Hill with a bull’s-eye. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The technicians from the 586th hadn’t ever been under fire before. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

At those words Denethor’s eyes flamed again, and taking the Stone under his arm he drew a knife and strode towards the bier. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

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The squirrel tries to fit her claws under the edge of the door, but the cupboard still won’t open. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

My right leg now dangles so far under the train I’m sure I’m going to lose it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The day his boat happened into harbor, though, he couldn’t make out the bridge until he was almost under it, what with the fog; and all there was to hear were foghorns. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, he purred, pushed his head under her chin, and knocked her over. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

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But the members of the committee explained that Bishop’s Court had become multiracial under Tutu’s tenure, and symbolized an open, generous nonracialism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just took Ivy’s offered notebook, being sure to keep it protected under Gigi’s umbrella. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

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Dad hissed under his breath and pulled his eye away from the sight. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

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Now, he saw in his flashlight beam, his mother slept under eiderdown quilts that were just beginning to yellow. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had been to the barn, had thrown rocks at the swallows’ nests under the eaves until every one of the little mud houses broke open and dropped its lining of straw and dirty feathers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re trying to stay cool by running under sprinklers. Just like when you were a cute little boy instead of a skinny thug.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

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The two vast iron doors of the Black Gate under its frowning arch were fast closed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Z ducked low to get under a fallen beam and hurried down the hall, glancing over his shoulder to make sure the homecoming queen was following. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I walked past the ropeworks and the brewery, to the orchards on the east side, silent under the snow. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can children gather for a game of cricket if a bomb could go off under their feet? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“My family was hiding under the thatch on the roof when the bandits robbed our house, and we saw this one take off his mask.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned away to wipe her eyes, and Joseph thought he heard her say something under her breath. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A golden Allah rested on her chest, the chain burrowed under the skin tags and folds of her neck. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jody could see the great black kettle under the cypress tree. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know the moment he left in the morning, I’d go through the secret sketchpads he hid under his bed. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Who knew you were hiding those eyes under that silly hat?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Carlos was watching him, hands on his hips, a helmet under his arm. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

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I lay in the bed, under a lamp, and read and smoked cigarettes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

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But I made it to the shed, and ducked under the short eave. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the Party was rotten under the surface, its cult of strenuousness and self-denial simply a sham concealing iniquity. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. D mused, swirling his Diet Coke under his nose like it had a fine bouquet. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Farmers tend to breathe out nastier germs, to own better weapons and armor, to own more-powerful technology in general, and to live under centralized governments with literate elites better able to wage wars of conquest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wears her gym clothes under her regular clothes. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

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Ranofer selected one of the small punts made of bundles of papyrus reeds bound together, and crawled under it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Lee said, “I’d have liked to serve it under the tree like the other times, but the air is chilly.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We are studying cells, which have all these tiny parts you can’t see unless you look at them under a microscope. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

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I threw sticks at the bandicoot, the nasty rat that lived under the house, to keep it from getting our food. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He reached under the desk again and this time pulled up a three-foot-tall hourglass, a giant version of the red plastic timers that came as standard equipment in a lot of his games. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

For a second Hazel thought the Amazons might start fighting one another, but Kinzie seemed to get her anger under control. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

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Near these men he sat down, and told his tale under their questioning. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And while the archangels are preparing the courtroom and the blessed tune their harps and certain others lie hunching under their fires, the ladies will be dashing hysterically in and out of fitting rooms. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

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The deck came up under his feet and sent him stumbling into a wall. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It bunches on the curbstone, wrists crossed, and hides its smile under a wide-brim hat. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though it’s still early morning, the desert heat has set in, and I fidget under the itchy weight of the cloak I’ve taken to wearing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And all the time there had been a small fortune belonging to him, buried deep under London. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Alas, I do not. But I can get them. They are under my bunk.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There were half circles under her eyes, and other, subtler signs that mark an acutely troubled young girl, but nonetheless no one could have missed seeing that she was a first-class beauty. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

In the touchy atmosphere of a country under embargo, you have to be careful not to step on any toes. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

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I heard him cuss under his breath, but then nothing more. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

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Every rib showed up under the wet coat, and when the dog shook himself Mackenzie saw him stagger. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked under baby in the dictionary and found little; she looked under birth and found less. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Some kids tucked the bread under their arms and walked home brazenly letting all the world know that they were poor. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t imagine how you managed to get it under control so easily.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’d anchored it with a veil to keep the mosquitoes away, and tied it under her chins. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I returned, it was to be sacrificed or to see those whom I most loved die under the grasp of a dæmon whom I had myself created. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

We resumed our walk to the riverbank and found shade under a hospitable tree in the pecan bottom. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

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Every one of the officers had insisted that the South would be happier under the Queen than under the Union. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But before he made it to us his legs seemed to fold under him and he sat back unnaturally on the matted lawn, his face so small-looking, arrested, so short of breath. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

From under the collar of her T-shirt she pulled a leather necklace with five clay beads of different colors. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They got under way slicing ham, laying out fried chicken, shaking paprika on the deviled eggs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He first took Mother’s pulse, then felt the skin on her ankles and wrists, then peered down her throat and under her eyelids. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen knew less about fashion than T. Ray did, and when it was cold, God-help-me-Jesus, she made me go to school wearing long britches under my Pentecostal dresses. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as he got the car under way, he became silent, and I decided not to ask any questions. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was cool and quiet under the waves. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mark Antony, a brilliant general who served under Caesar, took on Caesar’s duties as head of state. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

At 2:30 p.m., as the boys continued to prepare in their shell house, the first race of the day—the four-man with coxswains—got under way at the starting line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I make my way into the glade, under the shelter of the sycamore tree, and then settle myself on Throne Rock. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Wart sat down under the tree, so as not to disturb the bird any further as it went to sleep, and Cully, standing on one leg, ignored his existence. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Contempt from Rome To outsiders—especially Romans—it seemed likely that Cleopatra manipulated Mark Antony in order to keep him under her closely supervised control. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She gasps for air, chokes under the pressure of my fingers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quite soon they led Odysseus under the river bank, as they were bidden; and there laid out a tunic, and a cloak, and gave him olive oil in the golden flask. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pencils hair in, under their arms, and on their chests between the breasts. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Not now. They’ve been registered in Albany. These two little birds are quite famous and are under the protection of the United States government.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He stuffs a few rags under his head for a pillow and slips into sleep. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Emmett and George’s woods beyond the barn are crisscrossed, leaning, too big to go over, too scary to stay in one place for too long, so Axel races deeper and deeper, under and through. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I pull my feet away and tuck them safely under me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She brushed off her fingers and put one hand under my chin. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At first Mr. Freeman sat still, not holding me or anything, then I felt a soft lump under my thigh begin to move. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still felt the vibrations of the fence under my skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I’d hidden the sheath under my shirt while I worked but the knife is definitely still there. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Birds flitted quietly into the trees; tiny white moths sprayed off from under their feet; the trail led sharply upward in shadow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only had three markers and one dried out when the cap fell under the backseat. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Knock, knock,” he wrote neatly on a piece of paper, which he pushed under the crack. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

King George put Massachusetts under military rule and made General Gage governor. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Viola still don’t look at me, still has her arms crossed and is now under the arm of Hildy as they walk on again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The giant’s weight made the boat ride low in the water, and the dwarfs rowed the boat onto the rocks just under the surface. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then, holding the struggling Gwin tight, she removed the note from under his collar. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Growing up under that heated control, Alice swore she wouldn't, but she did, pass it on. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white on her tail and under her chin was as bright as new snow. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The drive to Villiers cheered me considerably, and I was laboring under a false sense of security when I entered the small courthouse on the morning of the third of September. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pick up my pocketbook and thrust it up under my armpit. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They had strong castles and wicked retainers, who found more opportunity for wickedness under their leadership than they would have found in a settled state of society. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell on my bed, buried my head under the pillow, and cried. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the Washington boat swept under the black skeleton of the railroad bridge at the three-mile mark, it was still nearly three lengths back with a mile to go. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Gray had crept beneath our skin, settling in dark trenches under our eyes. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Making a loud rustling sound, he leapt out of the bushes right under MacDuff 's nose. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

His hands slide up under my shirt, and he trails his fingers across my chest. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I was under the impression that in the kinds of books they read—poetry, philosophy, classics and so on—there must lie the secret of their power over black people. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally the door to the roof is in sight, cracked open under a bright red alarm just ready to go off. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

By the time I manage to roll out from under the sack and make it up to my knees, a man is gazing down at me in concern. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

In a flash Lucky was out from under the hood, glaring at her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Put their tails down and slunk right out from under the best practical joke ever thought up by man or boy in Cold Sassy, Georgia. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He hooked the toe of his boot under Sigurd’s chest and kicked him onto his back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was comforting to believe that the fate of my body and the bodies of my family were under my powers. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Odysseus’ arrow hit him under the chin and punched up to the feathers through his throat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s bad enough in the winter when everything flows over and seeps under our door but worse in the warm weather when there are flies and bluebottles and rats. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was looking at me so intensely that I felt like disappearing under the sofa. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I wanted the process to be under way before I informed anyone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On just one side — Helen and Theresa, huddled in long-sleeved shirts and polka-dot sun hats under the additional shade of a beach umbrella, laughed at him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone who had anything of value decided to keep it under the mattress or send it overseas. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Percy,” she said under her breath, “we’ll have to fight a Cyclops. Polyphemus, the worst of the Cyclopes. And there’s only one place his island could be. The Sea of Monsters.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I crawled under the covers and lay there in silence. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Peeking out from under her straw hat, wisps of mahogany hair garlanded her ears like a laurel wreath. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A life jacket is in the pocket under your seat. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Soon I heard her quiet, even breathing, but I still couldn’t sleep, not until the sky began to lighten and I heard Pretty Boy stir under his cover. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the cat stalked from the closet and crawled under the bed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Every so often she stood up to warm herself; otherwise she waited patiently, the hard metal under her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They rowed with cold rainwater running down their backs, pooling in the bottom of the boat, and sloshing back and forth under their sliding seats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I looked under all the chairs and around all the bushes and trees. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Walking the outer perimeter of the fence, the patrolman clapped his hands and shouted, in case the animals were hiding under Curly’s trailer or snoozing in the shade of the bulldozing equipment. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were children everywhere, sitting under chairs and on tables. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

And then the whole earth blew up from under him and hit him a terrific blow on his seat. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When smoke stopped coming through the cracks, Laura would bring more hickory chips and Ma would put them on the fire under the meat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents and my sister and I have, once more, come up from under the city in the wrong place. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

That night, as soon as we got under the tent, my tent companions passed out. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

That led me to Metro Barber Shop Supplies who had a barbershop account under the name of Gordons Barber Shop on Wentworth Street in the Bronx. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sucked in my stomach, walked slow to make sure nothing jiggled, and tugged down on my shirt, like I could really hide my extra pounds under there. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Woundwort dropped through the roof of the Honeycomb, Bigwig was already lying under a thin covering of soil on the other side of the south wall, not far from Clover’s burrow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he’d put on a straw hat, which made Marie laugh, and his forearms were all white under the black hairs. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“This membrane here? Right under his skull? This right here is the dura mater.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Laney sought out Paganini from under the fronds of a potted palm tree. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Keep him under arrest I” the M.P. shouted, doubling over with raucous laughter at his jest, and sped away in his jeep. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He merely said he would take what we said under consideration. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The arm muscles would begin to hurt, but it was the personal denuding he experienced under the many-eyed gaze of the class that was the prime cause of his discomfiture and embarrassment. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counted under his breath, keeping track of the number of knots. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Alex stripped off the pajamas and stood for five minutes under a jet of steaming water. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The boy could not see all the way under the cabin. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It just came out of me under the pressure of the moment. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Stella mutters something under her breath, a word she uses when she’s angry. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Finally, our delegation paraded onto the field with me leading the way, a small figure in white shorts and white shirt, barely visible under the huge banner of our country. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In November, he announced that the National Security Management System, a secret structure set up under P. W. Botha to combat antiapartheid forces, would be dissolved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Juliet was the only human she knew who was probably more lucid under the mesmer. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She slipped the magazine under the baby’s pillow. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luwin slid a finger up under his collar and began to turn it, inch by inch. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We didn't live in Mississippi, but hate was under the surface everywhere. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The actual debate in the House in the fall and winter of 1795 proceeded under Madison’s more cautious leadership and narrower interpretation of the Constitution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

As she drove them home, she hummed steadily under her breath. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Our job was to dig out this tree, roots and everything, in front of a huge house that’s still under construction. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t it a pity that we didn’t meet under less extenuating circumstances?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I could not see myself living the rest of my life under such conditions—to me life meant love, understanding, compassion. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around him, the rest of the knights watch, their helms under their arms or in their laps, breathing hard, afraid. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

"Then we are still waiting for one, no, two more," the lawyer said, fumbling with his papers, his hands shaking under the strict scrutiny of the judge. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Werfel heard the scholar slide a chair under the knob. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She wets a rag and places it under my neck and after awhile the bleeding stops. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“The governor comes here under orders from His Majesty. He will be received with all due courtesy.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as they returned, loaded with loot, the procession got under way. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would allow the coaches to get a final and accurate readout on their time under racing conditions before the confrontation with Cal. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He reached under the seat and came up with a brown bottle of Seagram’s Seven. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I fell in love at The Mecca one last time, lost my balance and all my boyhood confusion, under the spell of a girl from Chicago. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“If anyone stops you, tell them these two are your slaves. If you think there is danger, hide them under the straw.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our team has been so good for so long under Coach, he has a lot of power around here. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only one thing could help me, so I prayed earnestly that I’d be allowed to sit under the house and have the building collapse on my left jaw. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The letter stated that “Mr. Larson allowed the attached article to be published in a classroom newspaper under his supervision, and over three hundred copies were distributed throughout the school and community.” The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore looked up, and a wide smile appeared under the long silver mustache. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Outside the paseo was going in under the arcade. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

As in all happy Christmas homes, the gifts were under the tree. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother was on her knees under the willow tree, hands over her face, bawling as Ivan’s mother, Marina, knelt beside her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like you quitting anything, but under the circumstances….I just wanted to make sure you’re okay with the consequences, that you won’t regret the decision later. I mean, you love basketball, Finley.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He snaked his arms under Tad’s armpits and pulled. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I put my eyes on the asphalt under my feet and took a couple deep breaths to pull myself together. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

At the moment most of these are under dust sheets because everyone is off doing War work, including the staff. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The radio broadcasters huddling under the shelter hesitated, then beamed the news out to the nation: “California Wins.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She follows my gaze and tucks the strap back under the material, blushing once again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When the flames began licking on it, her fury increased and she ran and got her box of manuscripts from under her bed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told Millie that I wanted to let this fly under the radar, but with these two, I might as well take a front-page ad out in the Clover City Tribune. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Not soon enough,” Albert said under his breath as he left the room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dr. Tower was a thin woman with uncombed hair and shadows under her eyes. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was no wind on this morning and the long waves went quietly under the canoe. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the scar the old nurse recognized; she traced it under her spread hands, then let go, and into the basin fell the lower leg making the bronze clang, sloshing the water out. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond its stony course they saw a beaten path that wound its way under the feet of the westward cliffs. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Rashid shook his head, adjusted the bag on his shoulder, and walked across the grass that crunched under his feet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

No way were we doing chores under these conditions. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He realized that this side of town was what he and Somkit had seen from the river gate every night when they dreamed of someday walking free under all those lights. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But it was not over yet, for no sooner had I gotten into the trees than he was out of the store, the gun under one arm and Faro on the leash. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I think you would always improve, Biddy, under any circumstances.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Drawings of things Ivy loved, like the little cape off the Gulf of Mexico where her family went the summer she was ten, water like a sapphire under the sun. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He went out of the room with his toilet kit and towel under his arm. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

What would it be like inside under these conditions? Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, I kept my jackknife open under my leg and he looked like he’d believed me when I told him it was made out of real silver, even though it probably wasn’t. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The mule whinnied and leaned against the sagging gate; Tayo reached into the coffee can and he held some corn under the quivering lips. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

We went out for ice cream and she made me a special congratulations card that I still have today, tucked in a box of cherished things under my bed. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He was fifty-five years old and had six official kingships and dozens of petty states under his control. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

For better or worse, I am part of the general’s household and under Madoc’s protection. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He’s got faint circles under his eyes, but his face is soft and amused, one hand resting above his head on the pillow while the other holds up the phone for the selfie. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Both squirmed under the lash of the Chief’s tongue. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Tally stepped from her board and held it under one arm. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

We ate at tables set out under the arcade. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Lyra ducked her head at once under the shelter of her wolverine hood, and shuffled in through the double doors with the other children. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

There were a few freckles on her face, and a small, dark mole near the under Up and one on the temple, half-hidden in her hair. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Middlesex preparations were under way for our trip to Turkey. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"Shove a palm trunk under that and if an enemy came look!" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was now passing under the very walls of the Tower, and the cries and sounds of fighting could be heard with his unaided ears. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It was a sickening sensation to feel the decks breaking up under one’s feet, the great beams bending and then snapping with a noise like heavy gun-fire,” he wrote later in his diary. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He struck the mare with his front hoof, and while she staggered under the blow, his teeth raked her neck and drew an ooze of blood. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

We huddled together under a fleece blanket we found under the seats, our bare shoulders touching each other. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Center Valley’s strawberry fields lay under nine inches of powder and were as fuzzy through the snowfall as a landscape in a dream, with no discernible hard edges. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

His words crawled under her skin, settling deep into the crevices of her bones. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Salim couldn’t have stayed on the pod for another ride, nor had my watch gone wrong, nor could he have hidden under somebody’s clothes without our noticing. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I appreciate your efforts, but I feel that you might be overly concerned about a situation that is under control. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to say something, but Hina nudges me under the table, so I bite my lip and keep my sarcastic remarks to myself. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Mom sits in a corner of the family room, legs buried under the gray blanket she’s knitting. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He has hidden the jewel under the mattress, in his tool case, in his shoe. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The horses responded to his kind handling, relaxed under him, and tried their hardest. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reaching under the bed, I draw out the viola case and tuck it in next to me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She was thin like her son, with a long face and the same dark circles under her eyes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I took out my knife, cut the cord and put my arm under. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as he was comfortably under the covers, the phone rang again. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Oh my God, I think, kicking my clothes under the bed. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Farther west, San Francisco Bay glittered under a silvery haze. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Chi-Boy looped back and guided us to a swatch of even ground under a ridge of thick pine where we’d spend the night. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It flipped its tail and disappeared under the lily pads. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, for too long he had lived under the shadow of his famous father, with most people falsely thinking that his father, not he, was responsible for the sharp insight behind Bragg’s Law. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

My mother died just below Pheriche when her heart gave out under the weight of the load she was carrying for another expedition in 1970. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

As the earthquake calmed down, I peeled off the stickers and tore them to shreds under the table. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Jon wriggled an arm out from under his blankets to shoo the raven off. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There, under a tree in the snow, exhaling little puffs of steam, is a tall, lean, broad-shouldered figure that can only be Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He saw his face reflected, and spat at it; he took his arm away from the tree trunk and turned a little, so that he could fall headlong and finally go under. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caesar hid Travels into Several Remote Nations in the dirt under the schoolhouse, wrapped in two swatches of burlap. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe a guy was waiting under a lamppost back in Lithuania. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The grandfather would take a huge breath and then use the dock posts to push himself down under the surface. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He swayed backward and forward under the hail of blows which were administered, and feebly wagged his arms. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The renter was standing under the streetlamp when I got home. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He could’ve passed for one of those fancy rich bankers over in Raleigh except for the garden dirt under his fingernails and his hair squashed flat from his baseball cap. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

‘Sounds like everything is under control. For your sake, Antinous, I hope so. These demigods are resourceful. They closed the Doors of Death. We wouldn’t want them sneaking past you, perhaps getting help from Delphi.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And the twins were safe—safer under Wash’s watchful eye than they ever were in Henry’s house. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head, silky hair shining under the kitchen lights. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

When the elevator stopped again, one of her ankles twisted painfully under her weight, but she managed not to fall. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The hare felt the ground shake under him and he wondered whether he shouldn’t run straight home. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He had been driving steadily for an hour, with no other car on the road, no light, just the road going under, the hum, the roar, and Mars out there, so quiet. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a nuclear bunker under Marks & Spencer that’s only open to shareholders. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Argo II limped forward under sail power, but their plan had paid off. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In the cases where the Supreme Court had previously granted relief under the Eighth Amendment, the number of sentences challenged usually totaled fewer than a hundred or so nationwide. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get under Aunt Florentine’s tarp and stay dry.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Only I forgot to tuck his business card under the jar like I was supposed to. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The woman tucked a dry gray curl back under her bonnet. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Hidden under the straw was a little pile of lump sugar and several bunches of ribbon of different colours. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He never reacts under great suffering, never gets angry, is never threatening. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Naturally,” the emissary answered, “I have brought nothing of the sort. It's easy to understand that under the present circumstances a person can't carry anything that would compromise him.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Second, developmental sequences are not invariant, so examples pigeonholed under the same stage are inevitably heterogeneous. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once he got under the covers, it was like his mind was a TV flipping channels by itself. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Dozens of fans bristled over the tops of the steeplechase fences, leaving them teetering under the weight. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lots of times. Nothing to worry about. You just duck under a desk or stand in a doorway until the shaking stops.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Boys,” said Mr. Weasley under his breath, “I don’t want you betting. That’s all your savings. Your mother —” “Don’t be a spoilsport, Arthur!” boomed Ludo Bagman, rattling his pockets excitedly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was a captain that men would follow, that he would follow, even under the shadow of the black wings. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In fact, she seemed to be under the impression she'd had that from your own lips. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I reached out and petted my new puppy, scratched behind his ears and under his chin. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They crossed the intersection of a busy, four-lane street and soon found themselves standing under a neon sign that jutted over the sidewalk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

By the late 1930s, both Elizebeth and William were keeping their working lives under wraps, but they still led a lively social life. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The rat stopped under a chair and let out a furious screak. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I'm under my blanket, and it's warm and toasty, and my heart is thumping and my mind is racing, and I'm watching to see if the room starts to shimmer or glow. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was pale, though, and tired-looking, with circles under his eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I think I should have a hat on, tied with a bow under my chin. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Roughly two thousand years ago. The nomadic folk who roamed the foothills around the Shalda Mountains were brought together under one chieftain.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You sold our land out from under us, Mrs. Heine. You took advantage of the fact that we were gone. You—” But she’d shut the door so as not to listen. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now what connection under heaven can there be between the golden man hanged so long ago and the sweet little bearing mother? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen dragged the footstool in front of the set and sat down, so the whole thing vanished under her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell that came from under the lid wasn’t possum. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dark sand showed his footprints where he went, and whispered a little under his step. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They passed beneath the arch and under the walls, moving from sunlight to shadow and back into sunlight. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The house settled under a quiet spell, broken only by the rubber marshmallow soles of Ms. Byrd’s hospital shoes padding up the stairs, followed by the creaking of Clayton’s bedroom door being pushed open. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Booth stayed on his horse under the cover of a tree in the yard. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nearly dark under the stormclouds, but now and again they made out the light to the west, enough to set course by, and so struggled on. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey sat down beside the fire, her knees drawn up under her chin, poking at the blaze with a long stick and thinking. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached under the desk and pulled out an old guitar. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

My father had found the body of Narciso, frozen stiff under the juniper tree. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat on the chair by the stove, her feet gathered under her. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

At the far end of the room O’Brien was sitting at a table under a green-shaded lamp, with a mass of papers on either side of him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The official muttered under his breath and finally seemed to make up his mind. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Maurice, who had been standing ready to dive, swayed back on his heels, made a bolt for the platform, then swerved back to the grass under the palms. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

A former student of Hiatt’s at the Harvard School of Public Health, Kochi had begun to reexamine his program under the constant pressure from Farmer. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I put the card back into the envelope and slipped it under the ribbon. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They believed the suspects were operating under the assumption that the girls knew more than they really did about the dead man’s drug dealings. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

From the dining room, they cross under the shadow of the elephant-headed statue in the hall, passing into the library and stopping at the stained-glass sunset that stretches the height of one wall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to look at from under the tree except Gatsby's enormous house, so I stared at it, like Kant at his church steeple, for half an hour. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He fell back into the stream with a splash and a shout, flailing wildly with his knife as his head went under. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I could resist St. John’s wrath: I grew pliant as a reed under his kindness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Rate times time equals distance is not a universal law; it doesn’t apply under all conditions. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

According to the articles under the headlines, thousands of Americans thought that Martians had invaded. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The story passed among us that night, in the semidarkness, under our breath, from bed to bed. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

My gaze wanders to the corner of the suite, searching for the mattresses lying on the floor, Keira’s figure huddled under a blanket on the couch. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was like being swept under a bird’s wing, and that’s how we stayed for a while, rocking back and forth with me tucked under there. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fell into the bed and slept like a princess under a spell. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She could walk under an ordinary hound; in fact, she was a regular midget. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I stretched all the way across the table, the seam under my arm would split open. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked to the back door, trying to remember how much money was in the tin box hidden under my bed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In 1790, however, despite the presumptive dreams of a continental empire, the Louisiana Purchase remained in the future and the vast trans-Mississippi region continued under Spanish ownership. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

"Brandon was too kind to you," Ned said as he slammed the small man back against a wall and shoved his dagger up under the little pointed chin beard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can see other blue veins just under the skin of her forearms and wrists. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don't know what I'd do without you all up under me, my grandmother says and there's a sadness in her voice. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He pushes in the door and climbs the stairs to Italy just as Alphie crawls out from under the bed covered with marmalade and dirt. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The man in front, his body hidden under layers of fabric and body armor, held a gloved hand against the device in his ear and said, in a monotone voice, “Building clear.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It is what physicians used to be engaged in at the bedside of patients with diphtheria, meningitis, poliomyelitis, lobar pneumonia, and all the rest of the infectious diseases that have since come under control. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, Day would park the Buick behind Hopkins at the same time each day and sit on a little patch of grass on Wolfe Street with the children, right under Henrietta’s window. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Storm surf surged up around his legs, grasping and eager to take him under. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I slip my hand under her chin and hold her still as I kiss her back. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The optimism of the early 1960s under Khrushchev had died away; then, at least, there had been a feeling that although the regime was still Communist, it was going forward. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

This time, we waited until dark fell and slipped under a hole in the fence close to the butcher. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He flowed down to the floor of the lifeboat and dis­appeared under the tarpaulin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Desperately she threw herself under the curve of the drum and lay still. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go back to the map, to Ben’s writing on the other side, the first chance I’ve had to look at it under something besides a flashlight, which ain’t really for reading. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Jinny wriggled her hand under the makeshift bed for the envelope, slid the single sheet of paper free, unfolded it, and held it up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Alex lets himself stare; the whipcord muscle under his skin, lean and long and lithe. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He sat at attention with his helmet under his arm. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head was bowed like she wanted to put it under the faucet as well. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Sliding under was tricky with a shirt full of kasha, but I managed it, and when I did, nothing happened. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since I’d been out without my hearing aids, and it felt like I was miles under the earth. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He waited until he was on the lowest arc of the swing, then, gathering up his muscles under him until he was like a coiled spring, he leaped for the ground. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strauss: “And you forget that you’re not the only one with a reputation to consider. If we claim too much now, our whole hypothesis will come under fire.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The truck was under five feet of water and had migrated half a block. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I folded her hands together and tucked them under her chin like she was thinking seriously about the future. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that, the old man glanced quickly at the clock across from the toy booth and headed out under the great iron ribs of the train station. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Now it came down to it, I didn’t much like the idea of getting in under Kat’s dressing gown. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head bows as I lean against the sink, struggling under the weight of the world. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Not afraid of anything?” he said, acting all surprised, shooting his eyebrows up under the peak of his ball cap. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He barricaded himself behind a bookcase while the players he was trying to kill hid under the poker table. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the rain falling outside and the moss softly under him Ishmael shut his eyes and breathed the smell of her fully in through his nostrils. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he was a few feet away, he stood, stooping over his staff, with his head thrust forward, peering at them from under his hood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The smell was familiar, the one he had smelled when he crawled out from under the bush, after the thunderstorm, fresh and cool, but sweet-rotten, too, from the soil and the leaf-mould. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I struggled to get my expression back under control, more than slightly embarrassed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He might have despised himself, for he had certainly taken her under false pretenses. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The cops had come to see him under the auspices of child welfare, making sure that Toby would have a place to stay for the night. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She ran the tube under her nose and took a deep whiff. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

My mind whirs this way and that, weighing the alternatives, then grinds to a halt under the strain. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes homeless people sleep under the bridges, but they usually don’t bother anybody. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

About two-fifteen she entered Minnie Franken’s beauty parlor, stayed an hour, and came out with her hair pinned up in tight curls and a silk scarf around her head and tied under her chin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The killing began with “defective” children under three years of age, but by September 1939 had smoothly expanded to adolescents. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He swings the silver-tipped cane under her belly and behind her front legs, essentially threatening her with it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He walked away in the dark, clutching my drawings under his coat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

So he was in double distress when he emerged from under the rock and stood in all his angry might, looking around, baffled, for the cause of his pain. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Upon its outer marges under the westward mountains Mordor was a dying land, but it was not yet dead. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He could tell her, but from the bags under her eyes, she’s got enough on her mind. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Ash relinquished it, raising her finger to her mouth, and the huntress slid the blade under the rosy skin of the apple, peeling it off in a single smooth strip. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early evening saw the attack upon the Abbey get under way once more. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It made her chest feel lighter, the thought of avoiding that whole ugly conversation, but doubt whispered through her like smoke seeping under a closed door. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Moteth?” she muttered around a mouthful of sleep, her eyes barely moving under her lids. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He sang softly under his breath, “There’s a rose that grows in no man’s land and ’tis wonderful to see—” On Friday Cal brooded the whole day long. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stood there in her Klondike-dance-hall-girl costume with sheer black silk stockings, spool-heeled slippers, one red garter fastened under a knee and swinging a black mask in her hand. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tucked the purse under his arm and walked. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Just as he arrived, 426 swooped under her, took her feet in his, and swung her in an arc up into the sky. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wondered as I huddled under the covers. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Like, ‘If you want me again look for me under your bootsoles. ” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every component of the machine was disassembled, rebuilt, and reassembled, under the impetus to reach a new voltage threshold. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“And so Shawn would list my studio, the Robert Poppins School of Performing Arts, under that column on the application. Shawn, tell this boy how many pirouette turns you can do.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

There were the notes, too; the notes they’d passed back and forth in school since kindergarten, the notes he’d left behind the brick under her window. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

That is all water under the bridge now. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cold, clammy sweat breaks out on my skin and I can't rid myself of the feeling that the boards above my head are about to collapse, to bury me alive under the rubble. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He pulled his bag out from under the dugout bench where we’d stashed ’em, but when he saw the look I was giving him he pushed it back under. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He reached under his shirt and pulled out the revolver. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Somewhere near at hand, though out of sight, there was a clear, slow-moving stream where dace were swimming in the pools under the willow trees. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Each held a chicken under one arm, or a small bit of cash in hand as a gift for their great leader. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I want to take college classes online. I mean...well, I’ve been taking them for 2 semesters already, but under Nana’s name. For fun.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She rippled the iridescent fabrics under the lights as converts stepped up to pay. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Defendants are typically denied meaningful legal representation, pressured by the threat of a lengthy sentence into a plea bargain, and then placed under formal control—in prison or jail, on probation or parole. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen the cupboards were empty, the two mismatched chairs pushed neatly under the rickety table. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were all under the spell of his misfortune. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Though dusk hadn’t yet unfurled into night, clusters of people gathered under eaves and in doorways, their faces lost to the gloom and weak gaslight. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In my daydream I see Daddy seeing Mama for the first time reading a book under a tree. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I remember seeing her write in it before she wedged it under. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment a large Bulldog, who had been sniffing and staring very hard, said: “Look. Isn’t there another of these queer creatures—over there, beside the river, under the trees?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Soon,” she assures me, and with the radio tucked back under my arm, I begin the walk home. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When I crouch and look under, down at the bottom by the keel, I can see where one whole plank has come loose. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

"I see," says Lev, looking down at his stained hands and picking at dried ink under his thumbnail. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“And I’m guessing their uniforms were stuffed under their plaid shirts and jeans?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A less allegorical symbol may be found under Atlas and Justice, on the floor of the Town Hall. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she can stop me, I lean into the carriage, feeling under the firewood bag with my hands. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But once they got out, under those lights, life would be different. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed, they stole everything they could, leaving the empty boxes under the other ones after filling them with stones so they would go unnoticed if anybody tried to lift them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he kicked my foot under the table gently. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even find the crack from under the door. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Blunt’s eyes, magnified by the thick lenses of his spectacles, lasered into his own, and for a moment, Alex felt himself pinned down, like an insect under a microscope. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

And if there was one thing Dell Duke understood, it was that he didn't do well under scrutiny. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It is just as that dear, good Professor Van Helsing said: he is true grit, and he improves under strain that would kill a weaker nature. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

There they sat under an old gnarled oak that sent its roots twisting like snakes down a steep crumbling bank. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“If that guy in St. Mark's Square really was that detective then it won't do any good to just run away,” he said to Prosper under his breath. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel to know the strong-minded lady who goes so bravely under many horse noses, and so fast through much mud. What do you down here, my friend?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the live oaks, shaded and dusky, the maidenhair flourished and gave a good smell, and under the mossy banks of the water courses whole clumps of five-fingered ferns and goldy-backs hung down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the priest had built his first school, it had only a thatched roof, and classes that couldn’t fit inside were held under a mango tree. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s an extrapolation of giving consent for one’s children under eighteen, but it seems a little odd.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Not a single human being saw them as they glided soundlessly under the cars that lined Forty-second Street. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had wiggled her way far back under the thorny limbs of a blackberry bush in the comer of the garden. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cardan’s clothes are disarranged, from crawling under tables or being captured and tied, and his infamous tail is showing under the white lawn of his shirt. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The huge white animal looked frozen on the shoreline, as motionless as the stones under its giant paws. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Late Friday afternoon, after we had finished cleaning the last of the supers and storing them away, Zach went out to take a look under the hood of the honey wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mandy would be desperate if she knew I hadn’t eaten in three days and if she knew I was under the thumb of a monster like Hattie. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Droplets of blood and histamine ooze up under the zinc. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The centaurs had panicked under the onslaught of giants and demons. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

So I slip under the barbed wire and into the woods. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Yakov didn’t wait for me under the blanket, dripping with mud and lagoon water. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She offers me her hand and helps me out from under the desk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A girl who was sitting near me in the balcony follows it out under the lights—scrawny, in a black dress that just hangs straight down. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I clapped my hands and the bird dove under water again. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some states have no minimum age for prosecuting children as adults; we’ve sent a quarter million kids to adult jails and prisons to serve long prison terms, some under the age of twelve. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Several were homeless, and of a group of men who sheltered under a tree when the storm began six had been killed by lightning. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

We would cluster in small groups, four or five men in a rough circle, and talk all day long, about every subject under the sun. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like showing up in Silicon Valley in 1986 with ten thousand hours of computer programming already under your belt. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I went up to the glass-enclosed section under the blue light where two nurses were sitting and asked what had happened to Billy. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

As the chief code breaker at the Signal Corps, he was already snowed under at work. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was just possible to discern Ron under his disguise, but only, Harry thought, because he knew him so well. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was lying under the table in the cafe, and the lad who sweeps the floors handed it to me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The cord snaked in through our window, which was cracked just enough to let it pass under. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

They probably had pink-and-gold diaries with little keys and bags of potato chips under their beds to share at night while they talked about how happy they were. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

From the corner of my eye, I saw him get slowly to his feet and angle across under the streetlight to my side of the street. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The throne was made of plywood, its back shaped in a fleur-de-lis all covered with purple taffeta that shone like oily water under moonlight. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a dark complexion and a small, wise, saturnine face with mournful pouches under both eyes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I feel it under my shirt again, and my insides seize against the memory. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The three frogs were clustered together under the middle of the bed. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Even if we could have carried the deceit off successfully at the Globe, we dared not risk it under the very nose of the queen. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had only just touched it when all of the hair on his head seemed to stand on end, and a burst of light flashed under his fingers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It turned its attention on Hollywood, where it ordered famous actors, actresses, screenwriters, producers, and directors to testify and to declare under oath whether they were or had ever been members of the Communist Party. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

They rolled down the homestretch for the first time, and Pollard felt the rightness of Seabiscuit’s stride, the smooth strumming under him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell Michael when we finally pull under our carport. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I scan for the nearest door and see the familiar purple-blue light under a doorjamb in front of me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Tables and pop-tents had been set up beyond the benches under frizzy trees, their leaves lit with orange lanterns. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They had tried to dig under, but there were great flat stones beneath, half-covered by earth and blown leaves. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I got up in the morning with huge, dark half-moons under my eyes; Mother regarded me with some alarm. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He would huddle miserably under shelter during a shower, his ears laid flat, his eyes baleful and more crossed than ever, waiting until the last drop had fallen before venturing out again. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has her sleeves rolled up, and I see the hint of a tattoo peeking out from under the white cotton of her button-down shirt. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Outside, some of the traffic signs were also sponsored by Texas Instruments, and the Pizza Hut billboard on the way over showed a steaming pizza, under the headline “Gigabites of Taste!” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I judged them against the country I knew, which had acquired the land through murder and tamed it under slavery, against the country whose armies fanned out across the world to extend their dominion. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He reaches down and wraps his hands around one of Henry’s wrists, feeling the racing pulse under his thumbs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She achieved something like her natural sleep position—curled on her side, her hands tucked under one cheek. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Air rushing beneath the train is sucking his legs under the car. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

As soon as Abuela knelt, I dove under the pew and looked for my shoe. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

A storm of light fell upon the river and Montag dived under the great illumination as if the sun had broken the clouds. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

The darkest stretch was Thunder Beach, peaceful and deserted under a yellow moon. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The puffiness under her eyes was deeper and darker. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

With a bit of looking I found a heavy, round stone under the walnut tree, and then took a folded paper from my pocket. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They slept that night in the truck and in the morning the rain had stopped and they unloaded the cart and passed everything under the truck to the other side and reloaded it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Putting down his carrot, Hazel ran across, scrambled up the bank and joined him on the bare ground under the low, close boughs. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds the ball under his arm and gives me a weird look. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

And when the wind was finished with the snow, it threw itself against our house, wailed under the eaves, and looked for any chink it could push through. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

It sucked off boots and shoes and ruined the brake linings on cars and trucks; it built up crippling deposits under horse and cattle hooves. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It landed on metal trays under their cages . . . ping, ping, ping. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all slept out under the stars in the cattle camp—no bed, just a cowhide spread on bare soil. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

June pulls four bottles of Mexican Coke out of the cooler under her seat and passes them around, and Henry takes the first sip and practically melts. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Her hostage’s carotid artery pulsed under the blade. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad were out exploring in the desert when Lori, who was four, turned over a rock and the scorpion hiding under it stung her leg. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I made a point of stopping at the entryway so he could see the fresh flowers under the portrait. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cannot stay here long but must retire under cover of our artillery to our own position. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Jason's dream, the building seemed to tilt under his feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He put out a finger and gently poked a rather large and oddly mobile-looking bulge under the afghan. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

How could they sit there without twitching a muscle, even with the black flies buzzing under their bonnet brims? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

His voice sounded hollow and far away, like he was asking the question under great duress on behalf of someone who didn’t want to know the answer. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

There are darkened circles in the yellow fabric under her arms like she’s a construction worker. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“As in, put my head under? As in, get my hair wet?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Tizard’s formation of a committee to study the theory under the leadership of G. P. Thomson, son of the legendary J. J. Thomson, marked the start of organized atom bomb research in Britain. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Because every time she talks to him he starts muttering in a different language under his breath. What else would he be saying?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was thinking that under such circumstances an electron might combine with a proton to form an uncharged, hitherto undetected compound particle he dubbed the neutron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“You’d be wise to keep it under your gown when you go out. It’s that valuable. Gnomes made it.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

No little ducks and vultures and baskets, all spelling words, appeared upon a slab under the skillful chisel of an artist. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Gently” was its only speed, except under sail with a good stiff breeze. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Screams hushed to whimpers and the trembling guests crawled out from under tables and peered out of closets. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the sun was sinking, Hazel brought them all together, under close cover, to chew pellets and rest. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was sitting with her legs crossed under her, staring at a spot on the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then Joe wandered about, looking in unlikely places for his shoes, and at last found them where he had left them under the bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Max’s head pops out from under the bed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They waited all day under the hot, hot sun without anything to eat or drink. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The earth seemed friendly under my bare feet, but cold. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Look, the pool is down to eight. I think it’s time we took off,” I say under my breath, although I doubt any of the tributes can hear me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But here I don’t have a Josefina American Girl Doll’s head to pry off and tuck under the blanket as a decoy. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I haven’t yet considered what else might be sucked, or under what circumstances. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Crab put his hands up like he was under arrest. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I listen to my heart, going dull and fast in there under the layers of cloth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought we were placed in front because Momma was proud of us, but Bailey assured me that she just wanted to keep her grandchildren under her thumb and eye. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but that was just a battle. Milez only wanted to get under your skin. Nothing personal.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Pinkie’s car got more horses under that hood than a John Wayne movie and you and T. C. O’Quinn both know it,” Art said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes...for homework,” said Professor Flitwick, reemerging from under the table and pulling shards of glass out of the top of his hat, “practice.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When I was a kid, I didn’t dress up like Batman or talk to stuffed animals or worry about monsters under my bed. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A meal here, gas there—the one real contact was the buying of the car, and the seller needing a buyer would naturally be friendly under those circumstances. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Napping under some book filled with fancy words...For Pete’s sake, give me your hand,” Aunt Nancy demands. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He turned into a dragon and bit a katobleps in half, then changed into an elephant and trampled three at once under his feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I’d drift off into a deep sleep under the hypnotizing spell of rap beats and tropical salsa rhythms. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Together we walked down the gravel path in the park in the dark, under the trees and then out from under the trees and past the gate into the street that led into town. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

"If I took it away, no doubt I'd find a momingstar hidden under your pillow within the fortnight. Try not to stab your sister, whatever the provocation." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They plowed all day and came home to nestle like plums under the limbs of their men. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark, except for the shine of the sun on the reeds, and the shimmer of the Bog under the sky. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I pinch it between my fingers and carry it toward the door, where I slide it under the pillow on one of the empty cots. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He is preparing to take his registration exam, the two-day ordeal that will enable him to become a licensed architect, to stamp drawings and design things under his own name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ian, blond, bearded, with a habit of tucking his chin and looking up at you from under his eyebrows, was the one who never stopped talking. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"Did you notice Daisy's face when that girl asked her to put her under a cold shower?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Now he fills the length of the hospital cot, his ribs visible under the white sheet. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

His skin glowed as brightly as ever, his hair had grown back, and his muscles rippled under his tight T-shirt. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He had a filthy towel tied under his jaw as if he suffered from toothache and even by their new world standards he smelled terrible. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She stared at him for a moment, then swayed alarmingly; Madam Pomfrey, who seemed to have pulled herself together, ran forward, conjuring a chair from thin air, which she pushed under McGonagall. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The doctor examined the little family, peering under their eyelids and looking down their throats. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The yard was filling with the chatter of neighbors and the shrieks of children running around under the kuka tree. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He found a tree limb to stand under. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The caption under the photo read, “Our New Mascot.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Jesse was already getting a pencil from the can and yanking a piece of notebook paper out from under a rock. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

But we pretended we didn’t hear her, and I wrapped my arms around Jesse’s neck, and he kissed me like the world had fallen out from under our feet. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Next she opened a box under the bed and picked out a pair of warm woolen socks. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my expression firmly under control, expecting the swift flash of his eyes to judge my reaction that soon followed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Harry crossed his fingers under the table and a second later the hat had shouted, “GRYFFINDOR!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I think what you would like to see,” said the dog, scratching himself just under half-past four, “is the number of greatest possible magnitude.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The cat springs free and disappears under a bush. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ball brushed his hands and deflected just under the bar to tie the game 2-2. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The smoke collected under the bed lamp, then floated out to be free in the room. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood there with the sunlight in her hair, her white skirt fluttering around her legs, a basket of grapes and fresh-baked bread tucked under one arm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Wasted on the magistrate," the master said under his breath, so softly that only I could hear. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Tables and pop-tents had been set up beyond the benches under frizzy trees, their leaves lit with orange lanterns. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But I’ve always wondered if the looming dark shadows gliding just under the surface might munch off a toe or two. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I yank the pillow from under his head and tell him, “Uhmma wants us to get ready for church.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

When she could not sleep she lay under her blankets shivering with grief. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Long hours serving the British commandant had melted off the fat from his second and third chins and created heavy black circles under his eyes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were the dead an­imals, but stealing food from under a tiger’s nose was a proposition I was not up to. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Yet drastic action was suddenly taken against them, under the end-justifies-the-means philosophy that has too long directed the control divisions of our Department of Agriculture. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Maybe God will leave it under my pillow tonight?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s someone under the bed!” the policeman in the bedroom shouted triumphantly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm brought the canoe up onto the lank and sodden grass under a yew tree, tied the painter urgently to the nearest branch, and hastened to fix the hoops into their brackets. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Without the strong support of life with his parents and siblings under one roof and chafing under foster parents and teachers imposing limited state policies, Malcolm simply dropped out. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she snuggled under the blanket, wrapped her body close to her mother’s, and held her tightly. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Cancer may sometimes require the complementary action of two chemicals, one of which sensitizes the cell or tissue so that it may later, under the action of another or promoting agent, develop true malignancy. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Carry yourself the way you would if you were always under the reviewing gaze of an impressionable but casual acquaintance. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed her line of sight and saw the arm protruding from under several heavy logs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Beneath him that morning was Seabiscuit, and Pollard could feel from the tension in the reins and the rhythm under him that Smith had worked his magic. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one occasion I was asked to show a book that I carried under my arm. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

By scoring thousands of flies under the microscope, he began to catalog dozens of mutant flies. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was dark under the blankets, and not exactly comfortable. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She slipped her foot under the table until it reached Jojo’s, and gave his a tap for courage. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I pull a card from under my leg. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rusalka’s concerned expression remained unchanged, and she vanished under the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Tam Lin had marked the route with a red pen and added comments using his own creative spelling, such as Ratlesnakes heer and Saw bare under tree. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hitler was wounded by a time bomb in a briefcase placed under a conference table; he might have been killed if the case had been placed slightly closer to the chair where he was sitting. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

To appreciate the changes that developed under domestication, just compare wolves, the wild ancestors of domestic dogs, with the many breeds of dogs. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Worried because his friend was in trouble, Ralph peeped out from under the clock and saw Matt, unaware of the manager’s displeasure, enter the lobby. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I hand one back to her, and she thanks me under her breath. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He looks even paler than he did the last time I saw him, and the dark circles under his eyes are pronounced, like bruises. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He fell back under the breaking curve of darkness and sound and smell, his ears roaring. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ducked under the railing and was about to leap when a cry rang through the theatre that stopped every one of us dead in his tracks. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You surprised me,” the goddess said, straining under her burden. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Lynn wedges herself under one of the metal structures and climbs quickly, keeping the narrow girders beneath her as she works her way to the middle of the bridge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair was done up in steel rollers and there was a white dab of face cream on a little place under her chin where a pimple had come out. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was just about to close it when I spotted the corner of an envelope under the desk organizer. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Maybe he would have a faint shadow of stubble on his jaw, waiting for a morning shave, or maybe the circles under his eyes would wash out in the low light. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Nice job denuding your face, by the way,” she said, waggling her fingers under her chin to indicate his shave. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The air of pandemonium made me feel less certain that every-thing was under control. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had almost forgotten—she was under the simulation. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Violet hoists herself into the hammock in her yard while I take a seat on a wrought-iron bench under the shade of a maple. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She was invited to return, and during the early 1930s she made several triumphant tours of the Scandinavian countries under the management of Helmer Enwall, whose concert bureau was the largest in Scandinavia. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

But the forge was a very short distance off, and I went towards it under the sweet green limes, listening for the clink of Joe’s hammer. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Only then did she bring her head out from under Mo’s arm and see that the Magpie was still there. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

How I had these beautiful mountains and that little porch under the stars. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

At the sound of Basta's voice he hastily hid them under his mattress, kicking the crumpled pieces of paper under the bed with his foot. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The decks were empty except for two first-class passengers, American businessmen sharing a nightcap under lap blankets. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Now he’s got her under house arrest. Who knows, maybe that’s what he wanted all along.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The letter was now under a man’s leather boot. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Once the boilers reached suitable pressure, Rice nodded to an engineer in the pit under the wheel, and steam whooshed into the pistons of its twin thousand-horsepower engines. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

There was a leak in the shed roof over the pantry, and she got up to empty the pan she’d placed under it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I run under the monkey bars, past the swings, by my tube tunnel. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

The asphalt under Ishtar's bare feet cracked, and everything around her and Nergal took on a hazy glow. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He is thinner: his ribs are like a washboard under the sheet. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found it hard not to stare at the enormous mustachios that sprouted under their noses, especially when the men combed and waxed them, and twirled the ends. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu wanted to hide the sock under the chair and dash to the drawer for a new pair but his legs would not move. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Like moonlight stealing under a window shade an idea insinuated itself: his earlier desire to see his own face. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The teapot is sitting under a thick quilted dome to keep it piping hot. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She patted under her pillows, then looked around the room and pointed to a small puddle of satin lying on the floor. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I could remain in the school if Mama and I agreed to put me under the supervision of a city agency. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The two of them almost crashed into each other directly under the Berg, and Mark immediately leaned in to try to protect both of them with his shield. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He found the can opener back under the cockpit, jammed up in the corner of the captain’s bunk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa usually kept his own revolver under the counter, a Smith and Wesson, but had taken it home for cleaning. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Fadi looked at him under his eyelashes and was surprised to see a deflated expression on his father’s face. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

That evening Grandma and I had a quiet supper at the kitchen table, under the ceiling light and the flypaper strips. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had felt wonderful while under the local anesthetic. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boxers sparred in a makeshift ring, dancing to keep their feet under them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

My eyes would narrow until all I could see was the blacktop racing under me, and I’d hold on to the rage. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

According to Pratt’s analysis, quarter mile world record setter Truckle Feature had a peak speed of just under 80 feet per second, or 54 mph. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he collapses under a small mango tree. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It was just a few weeks after the authorities released him, still under house arrest, to his brother’s house in Bloemfontein that he died. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fire under the big cauldron cracked and whistled. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

After minutes of noisy crunching over glass, there was sudden silence under their boots where the road ended in fine sand. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We were to take nothing out with us, under penalty of death. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Meryl Lee and Mai Thi spent most of the time under their desks softly singing the music from Camelot—which Mrs. Baker didn’t seem to mind, even though there was supposed to be absolute quiet. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Arya's arms and legs were stiff when she finally wrig-gled out from under the briar into the dark of the wood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When I get to work on Monday, Miss Celia’s still laid up in bed with her face buried under the sheets. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t really know why I got so upset, or what I’m doing on a jet heading back to New York with Algernon in a shoebox under the seat. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Scott’s foot kicked at her under the table. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed a bright enough place to Ged at first, the house under the flowering trees. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Openly, Bobby disparaged how he’d performed, but the Soviet chess establishment was dazzled by how he managed to place so high under such arduous conditions. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Each sagged under the weight of their heavy task. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I look away from Vivi, concentrating on the pattern of the tiles under my feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’d stolen the trailer's battery long ago; it had no ability to move under its own power. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got out and walked ahead, going between the trucks and carts and under the wet necks of the horses. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She tucked a strand of hair back under her turquoise headscarf, and then did the same for her mother. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The other sellsword—a stripling, hardly more than a boy, with fuzz on his cheeks and hair the color of dirty straw—scooped up Penny under one arm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s drippy under there because the planks are still weeping and you got to be careful of barnacles. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

If only it had been . . . then when she climbed down she would have been home again, and maybe find her father sitting under the weirwood where he always sat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tucker jumped out from under his blanket of dollar bills and ran around the cage shouting, “Help! Fire! Murder! Police!” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could picture him in my mind standing on top of the stone wall by the woodlot, the Brown Bess cradled under his arm, waving at us. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he narrowed the search to towns with populations under ten thousand that were also on the banks of rivers. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I felt her knees give out, and when I grabbed her under the arms to hold her up I could feel how frail and slivery thin she really was. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The autumn air was fresh and sweet despite the woodsmoke, and the stone roof of the church was cool under my feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Her skin is extremely pale, like a body under a bathing suit, but covered with freckles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he dropped to his knees and peeked under the bed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Bessie bunched her work clothes and put them in the sack under the bed. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I was reaching under my bed for my binder and wondering how to approach the scene where Minerva doesn't get invited to a schoolmate's party, when I heard loud voices coming from the front porch. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

They had been marching, and much of the time under fire, for twenty-four hours. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Clabber Girl Baking Powder lady was smiling and beckoning to her, one hand under her apron. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She grabs my big toe at the end of the bed, shaking it under the blanket. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

In the first moments after they had recognized the poor creature under the hemlock, Hazel and Dandelion felt completely stupefied, as though they had come upon a squirrel underground or a stream that flowed uphill. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had the small canvas bag of money under my loose shirt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kabuo watched while he peered up under the starboard gunnel at the long-handled gaff wedged against the wall. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kepler, whose attitude toward astrology remained ambiguous all his life, wondered whether there might be hidden patterns under lying the apparent chaos of daily life. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “Sometimes the rain blows in under the door—and it does look like it’ll rain—and that can ruin the whole bag. So keep it high and dry.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

If I die, the key for the box will be under the ground with me. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Inequalities of temper were easily accounted for out there, where men's nerves were continually snapping under the strain. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Their gray robes hung like cloaks from their shoulders, and under the robes shone the richest, finest garments the children had ever seen. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She nudged the page of the New York Times closer under Jamie’s nose and resumed her pose. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

His corroded teeth protruded from under his top lip. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

What mattered to them was that the strongboxes and mason jars under their beds, in which they now kept what remained of their life savings, were often perilously close to empty. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Even the toilet peeked out from under a primrose covering. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The column was well under way, so he swung wide around the village to avoid the worst of the congestion. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Scrimgeour grasped it briefly, his eyes scanning the room, then pulled out a wand from under his robes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Bull and Cecil had rolled under the heaviest table in the room and watched the fight without being devoured by the fury in the storm’s center. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Mamá would permit her to help lift the big mattress and tuck the white sheet under it or polish the mirror in the glittering bathroom. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I wanted to throw my body under his, so he could protect me from the devil. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

At least the three Furies were under the control of Hades. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Grim has it fixed in his head I'm at a dangerous age and they need to keep me under observation. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

If it was lightning, I was either to stand under a tree or in an open field so the tree wouldn't fall on me. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I want to put it on and crawl under the white knobbly blanket and white sheets in one of those high-off-the-ground beds and sleep. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was shaking all over as I closed the book and got back under the covers. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trial, appeals, and delays would force her to make three open-ended, coast-to-coast trips in under six months. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The child always slept under a quilt, even in the terrible summer heat. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Swallows darted in and out of clay nests built under the eaves. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He huddled under the at.oow, curling into a fetal position to keep warm. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Who would dream that one can love without being crushed under the weight of it?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Wet patches spread under their arms, and their smiles were strained. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I suppose we all come under false pretenses one way or another, don’t we? It was best not to tell me. I probably wouldn’t have let you in.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

After each execution, the dead body was taken to the basement under guard. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“But she wears a fur cap and under the cap she has thick hair that falls to her waist.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Upstairs, second door on the left. Should be a first-aid kit under the sink.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Therefore, it’s also no surprise that Dr. Luce’s theory had come under attack by the 1990s. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The shorts just barely cleared her underwear, and the fabric was stretched so tight over her chest, the seams were starting to pop under her arms. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He leaned under to wash the horse’s belly and the horse tensed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hide yourselves under the hay and don’t make a sound!” the man said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Bigger saw Britten pull from his coat pocket the packet of pamphlets and hold them under Jan’s eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I start slipping the tails of my white shirt back under my skirt. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She was under the blanket in the morning when Rasheed poked his head in and said he was going to the barber. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Candace was right: I knew I was fast and strong; now I had to learn how to fence a smarter match even under pressure. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Africa has a thousand ways to get under your skin. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hangs around with the older girls, up on the hill under the stunted fir trees. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Give everything. Even if we go under—” Her head hit the ceiling. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He knew he had more than enough horse under him to last to the wire. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room contained a twin bed under a sloping ceiling, a brown oval rug, a basin with an exposed pipe, and a chest of drawers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Yes, there is a problem, but Master Hyrrokkin quailed under the look. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A yawning lady with a flowered scarf tied under her chin lugged a food basket jammed with Jell-O boxes, paper napkins, and coffee filters. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“There was the fish, caught only by one fin, and its tail wildly thrashing and shining in the sun. There was the web, sagging dangerously under the weight of the fish.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

We kept the money in a moldy hole in the tile under the bathtub. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Gentlemen, please. The situation is completely under control. You may retake your seats and put away your firearms.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t see anything but darkness, so she lit the match, carefully using it to peer under the dresser. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

"With the Mud Gate under assault? Folly. Tell Ser Osmund I want him out of there at once, it's too dangerous. Fetch him back to the castle." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

If Sproul was startled at those words, he kept his reaction under wraps. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Ah . . . reading magazines under the table as well?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I did try it, right at the metal flank of our back door, under the clothesline. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here were women, all of them under thirty and some as young as sixteen, who were building nonprofits, training other women to be entrepreneurs, and risking imprisonment to report on government corruption. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

My son had just gotten an after-school job there, so I was under strict instructions of good behavior. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra felt it first on her cheeks, and then she saw the grass bending under it, and then she heard it in the hawthorns. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I got the strange feeling that there was a lot more under the surface than what Sahil was saying. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Up ahead he thought he could hear the whir of a machine running quietly, and there was a faint vibration in the metal under his feet. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

To get her out from under the colander, Billy had slid a piece of cardboard beneath it, pinching her foot sharply in the process, so that it hurt when she walked. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Biff caught Baby under the arms and swung her up to his shoulder. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When he tried to rise, one leg went out from under him, and he stumbled back onto his knees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the end the earth had given way under them and they had fallen down among some rabbits, whom they had fought and beaten. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked at his feet, which were just a bump under the covers. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It felt like little quakes of anxiety and excitement were vibrating under his skin, and Wylan seated next to him drumming frenetically on his kneecaps wasn’t helping him settle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The old dog took another reluctant step forward, whining piteously, his expressive tail tucked under. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spot blue-checkered pajamas under Imam Malik’s brown leather jacket and figure that he rushed out of his house as soon as he heard what had happened. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Kemp that racial bias in sentencing, even if shown through credible statistical evidence, could not be challenged under the Fourteenth Amendment in the absence of clear evidence of conscious, discriminatory intent. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He frowned at the water, and the lines on his forehead and under his eyes became more pronounced. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Told me to lie still so the bones didn’t move under my skin. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

As he was rebuttoning his pants, there was sudden motion in the under brush as a dark shape thrashed its way free of some nearby bushes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Cultures girded themselves against zero, and philosophies crumbled under its influence, for zero is different from the other numbers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

One night I’m sitting under Mrs. Purcell’s window listening to Macbeth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Hhhhmmph. Little sister,” my mom mutters under her breath and keeps stirring. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It has always made me wonder if that bar stickup had really been solved, or if the wrong man had confessed under beatings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of these men had workmen and apprentices under him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It delivers packets—anywhere in the world, normally in well under a second. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

The water sparkled under its touch, throwing its light around the trees that lined its every side. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I run my finger under cold water in our bathroom. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The Men that rode them matched them well: tall and long-limbed; their hair, flaxen-pale, flowed under their light helms, and streamed in long braids behind them; their faces were stern and keen. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

With one loud squall, he scooted under the barn. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pose of chauffeur was convenient because I could travel under the pretext of driving my master’s car. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why?” she demanded, but now, under her cool scrutiny, no one responded. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Diego whipped a handful of napkins from his back pocket and set to cleaning his hands methodically, scraping the sauce from under his fingernails. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Not surprising—when it comes to the Ida B. Wells, politicians keep sweeping the dirt under the rug and it just keeps piling up. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The taxi descended when they got to Mufakose, and, under the She Elephant’s directions, settled down on a deserted parking lot. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sharp wind flowed under and around me in a glorious rush, blowing away all sorrows from my spirit. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She settled next to me and tucked her feet under herself. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When the wheel turns under your hand, you must watch your words: and I had twice called him dead, and carried him as the dead are carried. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

We saw a white house under some trees on the hillside. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Claudine opens a parasol over their heads, and they disappear under it like a pair of gossiping courtiers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Will had to crouch and take two or three deep breaths and put his left hand under his other arm before he could go on. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quickly, she ducked under the curtains and leaned out of the window. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brought her close to me, and there under the darkness of my closed lids, I conjured up the picture of Fay—with her long blonde hair and fair skin. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now, on this shattered morning, he felt nothing but knots and snarls under his fingertips. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But when she opened the door, it was to a small, plump woman whose gray hair peaked out from under a close- fitting black felt hat. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

As for me, I stagger myself back to a walk and collapse under the shade of a tree. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

And, after that, the uncared-for building itself would settle into shapelessness, buried under the ubiquity of the dust. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The benches were under a covered roof, but it was a warm night with no wind to it and it wasn’t even needed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cradled under one arm was an antlered helm, its magnificent rack shimmering in gold. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Harry and Griphook were to be concealed under the Invisibility Cloak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In the distance rose the frames of several three-story homes under construction. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The Holy Mother Church took us under her wings and instructed us in her ways. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He offered Gabinius—the Roman governor of Syria, a kingdom under Rome’s control—a huge sum for the loan of his army. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

At the end of the party they piled the peasants onto wooden carts and hauled them off to vote, under careful observation, amidst much joking and laughter. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The state police freed him after he paid 30,000 pesos under the table, fearful that they might charge him with human trafficking. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I will not take one pie under seventy-five rupees. Take it or not as you please.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the vendors had to dodge nimbly to avoid being trampled under the heavy hooves, while the demon drivers shouted largely unintelligible curses at them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like the way she talked to him, like he was an employee under evaluation. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Pick it up, I said. There’s no point to this . . .” The nurse reached under the cover for Shadrack’s wrist to pull out the monstrous hand. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then she lifts the end of a lock of hair and drapes it under her nose and nods toward Sandra, a smirk on her face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The gash was long and crooked, starting a hair under his left eye and ending on the right side of his jaw. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was under the bare ash boughs and the flowering blackthorn of March. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was drained of color, except for the dark circles under his eyes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

His competitors soon had their own rolling machines—although Duke had worked out a special arrangement with the machine's makers guaranteeing him a rate 25 percent under the best price charged any other manufacturer. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had the uncanny ability to be stoically cold under pressure and extremely warm with the people. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Now, alarmed, sitting under the tree, Moch opened the second envelope and read its contents. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She hated removing ticks, and claimed my father was no good at it and would leave the heads under the skin to become infected. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Back in Namwon, when Pong had dreamed of walking under the city lights, he'd assumed those lights were the same for everyone. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

There had been many barbecues with the driveway lined with cars and a troop of chauffeurs under the palm trees exchanging news and gossip. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“That is not something I am willing to support or live under.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then Henry squatted and reached under the tree for the gifts he’d gotten for the twins and given to Naomi to wrap. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before going to sleep, we had put the treasure back in the canvas bags and slipped it under my bed, out of sight. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The neat rows reminded me of the braids Mama put in my hair at night to keep what she called my wild hair under control. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He holds one fist in a ball under his chin. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

We walk home under the low thick sky that is gray and bulging with dampness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I waited a full hour, until the clock struck eleven, then slipped out from under the blanket and put my skirt back on. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would please Uncle Matthew anyway, Kit thought, bewildered and a little dismayed to glimpse under Nat’s nonchalant surface a flash of the same passion that made life in the Wood household so uncomfortable. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

In their white faces burned keen and merciless eyes; under their mantles were long grey robes; upon their grey hairs were helms of silver; in their haggard hands were swords of steel. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Doubt it," Krystal groused under her breath, but still loud enough for us to hear. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I stepped out from under the tree and looked up. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Axel can’t put together these clues without seeing, so he crawls out from under the table. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A chair was positioned next to the bed, and a chamber pot, empty, rested under that. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see it as a night scene by El Greco: a hundred houses, at once conventional and grotesque, crouching under a sullen, overhanging sky and a lustreless moon. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

A green and gold maple leaf was trapped under the windshield wiper. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner didn’t look to see if Willis was watching him, but he figured he was, so he walked slowly, as unbent as he could under the circumstances, up the steps and onto the porch. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

For a long while I sit at the kitchen table, head in my hands, math worksheets crumpled under my elbows. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He walked down the aisle, shoving his gun under the seats, making sure there were no weapon caches, no Viet Cong. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Or he would have melted like new wax under the heat of that pale eye. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ringlets hung from under their hats alongside their faces. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

For the victims—and their advocate in Terryl—the year 2008 evolved into one of living with uncertainty, under the haze of an amorphous legal cloud, and an emotional one. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She frowned and crawled out from under the table with her cell phone in hand, then surveyed everything around her. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Finally, I slipped out from under the blankets and found a pencil in Georgie’s and my box of useful items. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was not to walk through a crowded hall without his feet being kicked out from under him. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Richard Parker seemed to tolerate my presence at the bow on such days, when the air was like the inside of an oven and he did not move from under the tarpaulin until sunset. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mia quit her job at the art store—her belly was starting to show—but kept her other jobs, though she allowed the Ryans to linger under the impression that she had stopped working. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Muddauber wasps build columned nests of mud under the eaves of houses and stock them with insects on which their young will feed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

And so, thought Siddhartha, I enter this town under a lucky star. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mami had to meet Tío Vic in the middle of the night with the gun hidden under her raincoat so it wouldn't be on the premises in case the police came. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I scrub at the lines in my palms and run one fingernail under my other fingernails to get the blood out. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In 1949, under investigation by the House Un-American Activities Committee, Frank would finally confess publicly to his Communist Party membership. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

"They have a boggy stink, like frogs and trees and scummy water. Moss grows under their arms in place of hair, and they can live with nothing to eat but mud and breathe swamp water." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They jacked up the car and put supports under it. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Liam’s knees seemed to buckle out from under him as he sat back down on the bed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He drew a clean white sheet up to her chin and raised her to slip a fresh pillow under her head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I would sleep under my bed because I thought the Committee men would find us any minute. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The sand slid whining under; the blue hills drifted by, drifted by, leaving their home behind, the raining pillars, the caged flowers, the singing books, the whispering floor creeks. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the kids dance around the front yard under the night sky and the lights, I see something. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“A story about how humans are frightened of death. If surviving was as simple as hiding under the Invisibility Cloak, we’d have everything we need already!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It rattled and spooked him so that he snorted and jumped from under it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calder followed him onto the front walk, noticing with interest all the papers that had collected under the dead plants in their yard. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She very much wanted to stand close to him and have her skin warm under his breath. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He ducked under a lantern with a green metal shade hanging from a hook. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She watched their eyes slide again into an unfocused memory, the slight wince that shuddered under Bitter’s skin. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In under a minute, the boat is chugging toward Serra’s docks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When it floundered in sand, the men had to jump out and put creosote branches under the wheels to urge it on. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reverend Mokitimi, the top of whose head did not even reach Dr. Wellington’s shoulders, said very respectfully, “Dr. Wellington, everything is under control and I will report to you tomorrow.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grabbing Guosim between them they rushed her into the shallows and ducked her under the surface of the river. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He saw the earth fly under the horse’s hooves. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will remember forever some of what happened when a balloon that had caught under a bush jiggled loose and floated up into her nose out of nowhere. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The lock was broken, but I’d wedged a chair under the handle. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The degree of difficulty had just gone up, but Shanti hadn’t spent two years under the tutelage of her handler, Mrs. Mirabov, for nothing. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The cool porcelain was under the tip of his forefinger, and before the arguments could start around again, he made himself press it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The woman slipped a hand under her skirt to reknot the top of her stocking. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course. The book keeper keeps it under lock and key. People filch them sometimes, you know. Do their own version. It hurts our box, then." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The boats lined up, the starting gun fired, and the regatta—and Washington’s quest to sweep the Hudson—was under way almost before anyone realized it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They had to stalk her, one on each side of the garden, and Nat finally dived full length under a bush, dragged the cat out, and wrapped it tightly in his own shirt. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I fall under the cloak of grief as well. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His lips parted under my hand, and I could feel his cool breath on my fingertips. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They had been living in the old farmhouse for just under a year. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I also saw a painting of a beautiful woman sitting cross-legged on the grass under a tree. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Bugs was snoring in two seconds, but I couldn’t sleep, I opened my jackknife and put it under my blanket. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Will stopped under a window at the second-story level and said to Pantalaimon, “Can you fly up there? Can you look in?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had detected the latent sensuality, which unfolded under his delicate sense of her nature’s requirements like a torpid, torrid, sensitive blossom. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hands under his armpits and flapped his elbows. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

It was less and less easy to keep the size of the warren under control. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lying in my bed under the weeping night I did my best to read to take my mind out of misery, but while my eyes moved on the lines I listened to the night. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole statue had acquired around its northerly surfaces a bluish-green patina, so that from certain approaches, and in low light, the muscle-bound Triton really seemed a hundred leagues under the sea. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She sinks back under the covers with me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He felt a sudden rush of affection for them all, and out there under the sweet gum tree, within the sound of men tracking a bobcat, he thought he understood Guitar now. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had his eyes fixed on Harry and was mut-tering nonstop under his breath. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

A cranberry bog under study contained 34.5 pounds to the acre. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The priest reached out for our hands and joined them under a small cloth of silk. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And suddenly he saw that he was in the picture that was revealed to him in the mirror of Galadriel in Lórien: Frodo with a pale face lying fast asleep under a great dark cliff. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Yeah, okay, the Thicket had been under assault, and yeah, things had looked bad, but Miss Sarah and Miss Rose, and Brer and John Henry, they wouldn’t allow Midfolk to get taken. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Oppenheimer kept looking under the table and all around.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was watching Longstreet’s face, gazing at him without expression, the eyes set far back under white brows, dark, touched with the cool light of the morning. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lying on my stomach on the floor, pushing the box under my cot, I found a tiny pile of mouse bones. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba’s face is pale and ghostly under the streetlight, his eyes red and watery. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She scoured the house for money, sweeping her hand to the backs of drawers and under cushions and into the pockets of Henry’s pants and overalls and shirts. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thrust under Julian's singlestick; the sword hit the protective plate, but to my astonishment, the plate did not stop it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mom is already standing outside the cafeteria when I get there, her hair in a messy ponytail, dark circles hanging heavily under her eyes. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Most of us fall asleep under the sky or under a tree or in its branches. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a low level country and under the rain it is even flatter. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The ocean breeze swept away the muggy heat of the summer afternoon, and it was pleasantly cool under the shade of the palmetto trees. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He looked in front of him and saw two men running under the tank. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

For the next few minutes we stood under the moon-blanched trees, listening to the music blaring from the house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He took them downstairs again and bathed them under the cold showers in the bathroom. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hat on, folded the newspaper and put it under his arm. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He looked up at me again, and the world solidified under my feet. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Night seemed to have taken refuge under its great trees, creeping away from the coming Dawn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I waited under the side door awning for the storm to let up. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

It had taken Seabiscuit 1:42 to negotiate eight furlongs on the training track, and that was under strong urging. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My skills had improved under my father's tutelage, and I could now perform the tasks of a more experienced craftsman. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I'm not sorry to stay under the hot water for a little while longer. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Jack Tallis was asleep under a rug on the backseat and would probably have to continue by the first morning train. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His eyes flickered up at me from under his lashes, the hint of a smirk on his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was quite dark under the willow tree now. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I do not move, do not touch the necklace hidden under the bodice of my tunic, the one that I hope will stop any glamour from working. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This was the state of immigration reform under a leader who had progressive and humane intentions on the issue, and was stonewalled and thwarted at every turn. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I think standing under a tree is the exact opposite of what you’re supposed to do in a lightning storm.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Coming!” she called back, then opened her eyes to look at Pet, half-formed questions lumpy under her tongue. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Asha crawled out from under her sleeping furs and pushed her way out of the tent, knocking aside the wall of snow that had sealed them in during the night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Some time later, while still walking under the burning sun, they met the son of Chief Mmeke. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

They stand outside and watch as four SS men exit the front doors, green files tucked under their arms, striding toward Grevenweg. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The more he sputtered, the longer she held him under. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He knew that a British fleet under Admiral Thomas Graves was on its way to Yorktown from New York. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could I not have seen what was going on under those loose dresses? Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog immediately pushes his way back under the desk. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once back under the starry sky, Harry heaved Dumbledore onto the top of the nearest boulder and then to his feet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I thought back to those mornings in 2009, when school first reopened and I had to walk to school with my books hidden under my scarf. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

My night bag, which contained only a flashlight, a few changes of clothes, and a granola bar, sat under my bunk bed, packed and ready to go. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It was true that I had a slight cold and felt a little under the weather, but Aimee wasn’t cutting me any slack. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

However, that is not surprising, because modern highland staple crops are plant species that do not leave archaeologically visible residues except under exceptional conditions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was buried under my name and bearing my appearance. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Hardly had they passed out under the arch, when, from among the shadows of the piled stones where they had stood, Treebeard and a dozen other Ents came striding up. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The black face under the white foreman’s helmet was my uncle Robert, Mom’s brother. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun emptied all of the buckets in the house, put them under the holes in the roof again, and got ready for bed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And if they’d just sent him on to Jackson while he was under the ether, he’d never have known the difference. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shift my trombone, shoving one hand under my leg so I won’t reach for them. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

This rosiness disappeared under the hem of her nightgown but, a minute later, peeked out the collar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Desperate, he straddled the dog’s back, slid his hands under his belly, and scooped him into his arms so fast that he took Radar by surprise. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

For a while they walked and talked, rejoicing for a brief space in peace and rest under the morning high up in the windy circles of the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Gold-mining on the Witwatersrand was costly because the ore was low grade and deep under the earth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I can pull away, I feel her bend and then melt into me as I melt into her under the warm Indiana sun. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I had my flashlight on under the sleeping bag, and maybe the light was why I couldn’t sleep, but I was too afraid to turn it off. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Jude jostles my leg under the table with her foot to get my attention back from the salt shaker I realize I’ve been staring down. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She returns a minute later with a gaunt, hollow man with big circles under his eyes and a nose that looks like it’s been broken in about three places. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Sweet river,” she tried, “beautiful river—” but the water surged at her, knocking her under. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It got under Obie’s skin, mostly because he suspected that it was an act, that Archie wasn’t as cool as he pretended to be. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand under the pink crepe myrtle tree, watching Mother on the porch. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She opened her legs a little, pressed back against the crumbling interior of the tree, and slid a hand under her dress. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d walk home, the school uniform would come off, the overalls would go on, and I’d get under the hood of some sedan. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If no official charge has been made, Papa won’t be jailed but put under house arrest at one of these hotels. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at a blue glitter dot that got stuck under the contact paper. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It was only with the arrival of pale dawn that he stopped, slumping down under some bushes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I concluded that it must have been on board all along, hiding under the tarpaulin, and that I hadn’t noticed it when I landed with a bounce. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m clearly not the only one under the influence either—now that “business” has been concluded, everyone connected with the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth is letting off steam. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I got angry, pushed at him, kicking him in the back to dislodge my other foot from under him. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He leveled the gun to shoot, but the man got over and left his line of vision, disappearing under the tank. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I lay awake in a funk nearly all night with Paul’s dratted gun in my hand, my ear pressed to the trapdoor listening, expecting him to come back and try again under cover of darkness. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Dragging Doodle behind her, Penny has scooted out of Mrs. V’s front door and is halfway down the ramp from her porch, shouting, “Bye-bye!” from under her green baseball cap. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He puts the obituaries under a column he calls “Death Notices,” so of course they are written in a deadly dull and unexciting way, although I would never tell him that. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

No one took from the bodies under the newspapers, as there were no clothes left to take, no shoes, only rags. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

While everyone scattered, I crept into my favorite hiding place, the little closet tucked under the stairs. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both heroes fought under the shadow of certain death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Along the corridors they raced, and one by one the Patronuses left them; Professor McGonagall’s tartan dressing gown rustled over the floor, and Harry and Luna jogged behind her under the Cloak. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

August replaced her glasses, walked to Rosaleen, and examined the stitches on her forehead, the cut under her eye, the bruises along her temple and arms. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who had inveigled the child with promises, and thought of the hiding place under the willow tree, and persuaded her — no dragged her against her will — to meet Hannah? The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Coach stared at me for few more hour-minute seconds, mumbling something under his breath. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The garment was a clumsy thing, a long loose shapeless sheet that had to be wound around her hips and under an arm and over a shoulder, its dangling fringes carefully layered and displayed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Please eat my cookie," said Zigzag, holding it under Stan-ley's nose. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I was glad to be driving sedately at twenty-five miles an hour through vast, straight-furrowed grainlands, under an even gray sky, towards a capital whose government believed in Order. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

A few black curls peek out from under her coif. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Gently, she slips the note out from under my hand. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

They stopped midday for a long rest under the shade of a row of camellia trees. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Once on the landing, I again crawl along under the sill until I’m at the same vantage point as last night, then rise just enough to see into the studio...He’s still there. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

One of them is vastly pregnant; her belly, under her loose garment, swells triumphantly. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here under the shadow of the hills there had been some rain. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I felt myself get stony cold inside under her gaze. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’m holed up in one of Tokyo’s dozen downtowns, registered under a false name at this hotel. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nancy took a breath and gathered her thoughts into stillness, using her martial-arts training to get her breathing under control. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The brown expanse seemed to darken with life, as if an inner agitation played under his thin skin. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

On New Year’s Day, driven mad by rebuffs from Remedios the Beauty, the young commander of the guard was found dead under her window. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

His skin is sugar-white and, under a lame beard, his face is broken out like a lava field. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

But just under the surface the tidal current is working—stronger than the defendant had imagined it—and carries Carl into the folds of his own net, which still trails out behind. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They would work together under siege, enemies bound by treaties, and a professional ethic. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Experiments show that under the most common cosmic conditions the molecular basis of life is readily made, the building blocks of molecules able to make copies of themselves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she began to snip off squash again, she watched Señor Fidencio and Aunt Consuelo help the staggering Elena to the old truck parked a distance away under the lacy pepper trees. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Professor Paul, carrying just ninety-nine pounds, ten fewer than Seabiscuit, was skipping along under the light load, inching in on the lead, while Azucar, on the far outside, was driving at them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a bomb really did go off in my aunt's trailer, I'd be safe down here, under all these junk cars. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I'm in a huge room filled with rows of gurneys and chemicals boiling under metal hoods. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Digging for fossils under the hot tropical sun was very hard work. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The silverware sparkles under the glow of the candles and the servers begin bringing out the first course. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Although his education in Florence continued for another couple of years under the supervision of monks from the same order as those in Vallombrosa, he lived at home under the careful eye of his father. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The same ladies still looked at him with pleading eyes, the same serving girls still winked at him, the same councilmen still slipped pieces of potential legislation under his door with hopeful notes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes he squatted and started carving into the rock, under what I just put. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I scrambled up the fence, which bowed and shimmied under my weight. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The shirt under his overalls was dark blue with fancy red and yellow flowers printed all over it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be better if we had no courts of law, than that justice should be administered under such conditions! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I would see other children on the trolley with books under their arms and suspected that they were like me somehow. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She pulled the necklace that Lena had given her out from under the dress fabric, appreciating the smooth weight of the key. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Cracks appeared in the ice under their feet. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Tyrion told him to be quiet and kicked feebly as a huge bald sailor tucked him under one arm and carried him squirming to the hold, where an empty wine cask awaited him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe it had something to do with the amulet he was wearing under his shirt.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He peered more closely at Harry from under his thick, snow- flecked eyebrows. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Hidden deep in the bed under the blankets, she giggled and was glad none of the others could hear her. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I want to believe that Father has it all under control, but memories like these tell me he may be as lost as I am. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

A stone rolled under his foot and he went down. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it isn’t the house full of the sick and dying, the bleeding backs, the gaunt-faced children, the marching boots, or the omnipresent misery that drives me under the fence. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can see only half of a basement which, I judge from the distance I’ve come, is under the church. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could wave whatever medals and ribbons we got under Dad’s nose. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Marlene, however, glares at Lynn, leans over, and kisses Uriah firmly on the mouth, her fingers sliding around his neck, under the collar of his shirt. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was the pendant that her mother had always worn dangling from a leather thong, not visible under her clothing. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor kissed Park's new face—just under his eye, not quite on his nose. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“There’s no book under here,” said Beverly’s muffled voice a minute later. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

I mumbled something under my breath on the way out, and she wrote me up for aggressive behavior. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I dropped down beside the bed and shoved one arm under the crippled box spring. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He looked at the book under Montag's arm and could not stop. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upstairs were three little bedrooms under the eaves. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Photos of him plastered the wall, the biggest being of his high school graduation, right under the framed takbir, and alongside the Iraqi flag. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see her waving us toward her, but the machine under Zu’s other hand had heated to a terrifying molten glow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

An Yi’s grandma lay on a cart, silent under the white sheet. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At 5 P.M. she went down by the head: the stern...was the last to go under water,” Shackleton recorded in his diary that night. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

When he was done, a long steady oceanic swell of exhaustion began to push him under. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Now I was the one under the microscope, the one who had to prove my worthiness. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not, under any circumstances, let that thing loose in here. I want it out of the house. Do you hear me?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z