单词 | wagon |
例句 | The Littles, all of them, were waiting by the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a crock from a rack on the side of the wagon. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Or farmers leading mules hauling peanut crops on a wagon. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z My Auntie Mae agreed to drive me and some of my other Sunday school classmates and some of the kids from her church to the park in her old, wood-sided station wagon. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They used them for plowing and pulling their wagons. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments later a station wagon passed slowly and parked a few yards down the street. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then I made up sentences that used at least as many letters as there are digits in this ciphertext. Beware the ninja monkey. He likes banana bread and drives a station wagon.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z That's where we were going to load the wagon so we wouldn't have to wheel the wagon down any steps to get it to the meeting room. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Kyle could see garden carts, a little red wagon, and a wheelbarrow loaded down with books. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The wagon disappeared down the road in a cloud of dust. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And now where you have roads of asphalt for the passage of rubber tires, then the roads were of crushed stone for the passage of oxen, and mule teams, and horse-drawn wagons. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the shovel that was tied up in the corner of the wagon and did the same. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A farmer from down the way was out and gave me a ride in his wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea how much food remained in the wagon, and of course I would also need water. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Now,” Eva looked up across from her wagon at her daughter. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The ground was blanketed with fresh white snow as the Witchlings and one black wagon containing one cranky toad, pulled by Thorn, wound through town toward the Bruised Apple Bookshop. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The dust and smoke moved like a river among islands of debris—pieces of wall and roof, even an iron stove standing upright, as though it had been delivered by wagon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At Arnold’s we parked behind Joey’s station wagon just as he was stepping out of the driver’s side. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Then the doors of the wagon slid open. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z If they were out in their station wagon and he saw someone changing a tire by the side of the road, he would roll down his window. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z In summer a horse and wagon made almost no noise in the soft earth. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I rode in station wagons, sport cars, rented vans. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Unlike the muddy tracks that passed for roads in the Seven Kingdoms, the Valyrian roads were wide enough for three wagons to pass abreast, and neither time nor traffic marred them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The day dawned clear, and although we had to travel only a mile to the other end of town, the whole family, including Granddaddy, piled into the long-bed wagon. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z This occasionally led to hard words when someone was caught wandering a little too close to our wagon while my father and mother were working. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “You want to ride on the wagon, Mr. Bates?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He had outdistanced his supply lines, left food and forage days behind with all his wagons and mules and oxen. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Two days later the big wagon pulled away, loaded with timbers and tackle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Jones walked around to the front of the wagon and studied the sheet of Big Chief paper. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Throwing his fork into the wagon, he yelled, “Better to save what we can, then risk it for what we can’t. Let’s bring this load in.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z While we was in the wagon, I worked hard not to let Papa think that I felt anything but good about leaving. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But first he wheeled his wagon off to the side, parking it halfway under a huge rhododendron. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The dry road was rutted from the wagons and carriages which had fled before us. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know. This is how our ancestors must have felt,” I said as I sped up to walk beside the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z From nowhere, a giant piece of the tank smacked into the wagon, nearly flipping it over. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z She insisted on walking and gripped the rope that hung behind the wagon. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He ran his eyes over the group of travelers and their gear—their wagon still full of supplies, the fine workmanship on their horses’ saddles—and suspicion flickered over his face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He leaned on the side of the wagon, looking down at Father with gruff good humor. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Just about time for the committee meeting called to meet on his porch next day, the first wagon load of lumber drove up and Jody went to show them where to put it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He climbed out of the wagon, collecting a backpack on the way, then shook the driver’s hand. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z A speeding car careened out of control, smashing into a police wagon. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We had three tykes packed tight into the wagon like sausages. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Laughing madly and yelling strange curses, he swayed to and fro skillfully as horse and wagon clattered off down the road into the night. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We wrestled the wagon through the side door of the funeral home and made our way down the cool, quiet hallway. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They might push and pull his mother and put her in the back of a spring wagon and take her away too. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I could not see exactly what he was doing, but he walked slowly around the wagon, bent over it a couple of times, and then stood up straight and stared down the road. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He pulled another lever, and the armored wagon seemed to shudder to life around them, belching black smoke. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Some time back the other members of the squad that walked so smartly from the school had turned into the various little canyons and taken the wagon roads to their own home ranches. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He followed the road the way the wagon had taken his father as far as he dared leave the fire and the children in the cabin, still in hollering distance. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stay with the wagon,” the noisy one added, and then whispered, “Here comes my trick.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I said maybe there was enough dry wood under the wagon to build a fire with. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Evan walked slowly, dragging the wagon with the empty cooler rattling inside. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z As the men pushed his father into the back of the wagon his overalls caught on the end of the tail-gate bolt, and he tore a long hole in his overalls. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When someone falls ill, the family throws out his belongings, puts the sick person on someone’s back or a wagon if the family is lucky enough to have one, and march on. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time he thought of that moment, the last moment he saw Shoba pregnant, it was the cab he remembered most, a station wagon, painted red with blue lettering. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Two men got into a fight over who should wash the wagon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The few water wagons available made daily rounds, and people could obtain a limited amount of water at relief areas. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z We soon saw an old wagon road that led up to a lonesome chimney and on to a shady creek. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “He does everything that way, quick as a whip, hardly ever makes mistakes. I’ll bet he knows every song you’ve ever sung to him. He knows more about what’s in my wagon than I do.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And all the time the men running with the wagon over the debris. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Fresh tracks showed that many wagons had passed this way recently, but in the early morning the path was empty but for her and Saerla. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When the buckboard topped the rise Adam could look down on the little cluster of buildings which composed the Hamilton seat—a house with many lean-tos, a cow shed, a shop, and a wagon shed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z True, she had the horse but she needed a wagon and she would need reins of some kind. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z At harvesttime, the horses were mostly used to pull the wagons. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned away and barked curses in Siaru at a man loading a wagon with bolts of cloth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Shut your mouths, or I'll be shutting them for you. Any more o' this, I'll tie you lot behind the wagons and drag you to the Wall." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I’m afraid all the time I’ll run into them right in the middle of the street or under a wagon on the square, like a couple of dogs. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished with all his heart that Aron had not walked away from him out of the wagon shed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For the next hour, Ben helped Toomer feed the dogs, put the mule to pasture, and unload the wagon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I swear,” my father said, steering the wagon to a clear space at the side of the road. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Driving a wagon is hard if there's no full moon." Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z It had seemed an interminable journey when the overseer brought her to Miss Susan’s in a wagon. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z You see, troupers live and die by the horses that pull their wagons, and my parents had not neglected my education in this area. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was like the headless horseman, only with a station wagon instead of a horse. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z But my father did nothing of the sort, he just nodded and walked back toward our wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Old man Job came up with the wagon. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse-drawn ice wagon went its route every day. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Before you know it, he's dragging this wagon out from under the steps. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I had heard that word before, around me, in a room, near a wagon. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The quiet one pushed the wagon almost to the corner and stopped it. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z As Jinjoo tried to figure out which way to go, an old man in a horse-drawn wagon appeared. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When the wood wagons had been attacked before, soldiers always came out of the fort to save them. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z At night I sat on the front steps and stared blankly at the passing people, wagons, cars . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A thick procession of wagons and evacuees clogged the road to the port. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z How I found my parents It was in the darkest hours of the night when I found our wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I followed their trail—footprints, hoofprints, and wagon ruts cutting a wide dirty swath toward the east. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The door hangs open and there’s a group of three drovers there, fighting with the horse, trying to hook it up to the wagon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z As soon as they were all aboard, the animal started walking, pulling the wagon up the road in the same direction we had been heading. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But nobody put anything on the seat of Logan’s wagon to make it ride glorious on the way to his house. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “Stop this wagon! I can’t stand it any longer. Stop it, I tell you!” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z This time she didn't just set it in the wagon and walk away. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sure enough there was a wagon, a big farm wagon in the barnyard. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They stayed hugged up like that till Pa brung the wagon to a stop. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Since they had no cars but only horses and wagons they did not often drive all the way to Ogdentown. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z First time I looked up from the wagon, I noticed that we were already passing Miller’s Swamp. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A line of people, black-shawled and lumbering like the horse, followed the wagon. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He got into the station wagon and slammed the door. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The wagon held potatoes and onions, not many of them, but quite a few. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined Ade Coker being pulled out of his car, being squashed into another car, perhaps a black station wagon filled with soldiers, their guns hanging out of the windows. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “And to think I mistook it for Paris, France,” Mary Anne whispered to Ben in the rear of the station wagon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still mad at them, so I refused to partake, but they fed like kings, throwing eggshells off the side of the wagon like they were gold coins meant for peasants. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The station wagon’s brakes groan and then squeal in a high-pitched scream as Uhmma comes to a stop near the curb. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The man came forward, lifted Rufus gently, and placed him on the wagon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The deputy who had started out to bring up the wagon kicked the closed door and swore at the dog on the other side. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lee sends wagons out to scour the countryside in search of food. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z She pulled the wagon into the shade by the side of the new house and took from her shirt pocket a blue-colored jelly bean. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Gone were the seven wagons, seven brothers, five sisters, Greta the speckled mare. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I edged around the comer of my parents’ wagon and peered through a veil of leaves. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, they drove their little wagon carefully and slowly down the deserted path that night. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Lorne arranged with one of the Silsbees of Lexington to smuggle out the papers in his farm wagon when he came in every week to market. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I climbed into the back of the station wagon, and we all started for home. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Making their horses gallop over the frozen ground, they rode toward the wood wagons. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z If we saw a creakity wagon up ahead full of country folks going to town, I’d cluck the mules to a smart trot and we’d all wave as we passed them. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then he would ask for songs and I would pluck them out for him on a lute I borrowed from my father’s wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He knew how it came, like the frost that bleeds out of the winter ground, hardening the clear water that an early thaw leaves in wagon ruts. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Only a few living people came with the wagons. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Little Willy hitched Rex to the wagon, and then they rode back to Grandfather’s farm. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The team started on, no less communicative than the two figures in the wagon, and the old man was left muttering angrily at his gate. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z As they turned down the last aisle of stalls, Milo noticed a wagon that seemed different from the rest. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I could see Frankie’s hands splayed against the station wagon’s side window as I heard his muffled yell. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The wagons drew up in a crescent in front of what had once been the village smithy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The market was shutting down; just a few trucks and wagons left. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice was squeaky, like a dry wagon wheel. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon and the mules were covered with dust. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help but notice the bit was no longer in his mouth and he was not hooked up to the wagon anymore. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I jumped off the wagon and rushed the cap’n’s horse with nothing but a balled-up fist and, ’shamed as it make me, tears running down my face. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Nessie sets a good pace out of town, and we pass other families in their wagons as well as a few folks running. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Ten minutes later there’s a veritable wagon train. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Zach grabbed the hand truck and wheeled it out as fast as he could to start unloading the supers from the honey wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora remained chained to the wagon as the men pursued errands. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He walked out of the circle of light but returned soon leading a horse hitched to a spring wagon. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarah stepped down from the wagon, a cloth bag in her hand. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z They were coming on foot through the snowy woods, with their lanterns, and they were driving up to the door in sleds and in wagons. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes didn’t move from the wagon ahead of ours as he spoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They included stagecoaches, wagons, private coaches, broughams, cabriolets, phaetons, buggies, and surreys. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Toiling up the hill out of the fog was Red Rabbit, and behind him I saw Uncle on the wagon seat. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When Pa came back he had both a bear and a pig in the wagon. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She had not been that strong since Virginia, since she loaded hay and handled the mule wagon like a full-grown man. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lil’s got the next wagon all set. Right? Here’s the map. You’ll get to know all of these by heart, but you have to keep your mind on it this time.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z His limp body is thrown into the back of a garbage wagon. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z And the boy would just watch, not trying to stop the wagon.... Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Hannah’s new friends danced by the wagon’s side, hands joined, singing: Who asked you to get married? The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z That plus Miss Whitlaws bags and our own boxes of possessions took up the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When his father finished his workday, the fruit of his labor lay before him: a musket, a rake, a wagon spring. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The bride’s wagon was turned around at last, and the procession started up again. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Hammer was sleeping off a drunk when they reached the forge, just as Kem had prophesied, but Nail had no objection to the two dwarfs clambering through the wagons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I took off my tuxedo T-shirt, folded it nicely, and put it in my red wagon. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I feel bad for the people who carry many things piled on wagons and their backs. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The man in charge of our wagon called out to a German officer strolling down the platform, asking him to have the sick woman moved to a hospital car. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Horse wagons and automobiles made way for us. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z But before long he came hurrying back, hitched the horses to the wagon, threw in his ax, the two washtubs, the wash-boiler and all the pails and wooden buckets there were. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Several black Volkswagens and a police wagon were pulled into the drive. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had pulled it out of the pole as the wagon went by. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Marching along the crest, they could see back to the Thneytown Road and the rows of tents, the hospitals, the endless black rows of more cannon, wagon trains. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There were many more guards and many more guns pointed at her than the first time she’d come through this courtyard, when she’d stepped off the prison wagon with the rest of the crew. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He slapped the side of the wagon with it, producing a sharp crack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jon left him standing there in the snow, surrounded by wagons and wolves and horses. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He parked his car next to Aunty Ifeoma’s station wagon and took out a can of petrol and a garden hose that had been cut to a quarter of its length. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Then I heard the creaking sound of a heavy, horse-drawn wagon. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Some, especially ladies with babies, said yes, with a grateful look, and Dicey or James or Sammy would carry huge bags out to large station wagons. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood back by the wagon and watched the cows walk up to the cactus cautiously, sneezing at the smoldering ashes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene asked as we reloaded the wagon. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I put it and the bottle of water inside the wagon, pulled the wagon right to the border of the deadness. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z And Dragonwings, its wings waving over either side of the wagon, lurched forward. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Fill the wagon, head down to drop my dirt, turn around and head back up to fill the wagon again! Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To her it was the food of covered wagon people, of Indian fighters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while Daniel drove up on the tractor, towing a wagon piled high with plastic chicken crates. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z As they turned off the main street, they met a man driving a horse and wagon. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z An express wagon arrived and took it away. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The wagon, too, stood forlorn on the flagstones, several feet from the newest member of the art guild. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon bounced crazily along the uneven sidewalk. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He was in high spirits as we carried the furniture out to our wagon. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The family and their guest waited while Shadrach climbed down from the wagon seat. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z A teamster cursed as the Poor Fellows ordered his wagon out of the way. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her wagon and all its contents were burned, and the woman was stripped, tarred and feathered, and, along with her servant, run off. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z It was three o’clock in the morning and the station wagon was packed for the night journey to Atlanta. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Next thing he picks up his crutch and he climbs in the wagon and he stands up and he's whacking at the tree again. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z The farmer gestured to the back of the wagon. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Creatures of every sort zigzag, bolt, scream, swing, gallop, grunt, and whinny; they are everywhere, swinging on ropes and slithering up poles, hiding under wagons, pressed against sidewalls, and skidding across the center. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Maybe. Anyway, my great-grandfather got this mud from the bottom of the river sixty-four years ago. Next to my Conestoga wagon, it’s the best thing I have.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Besides his captives, Ser Gregor was bringing back a dozen pigs, a cage of chickens, a scrawny milk cow, and nine wagons of salt fish. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z None of us said anything as Hand Clap clicked his tongue and Red Rabbit jerked the wagon forward. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A bulky creature with a simian build was marching toward the greenhouse pulling a rickshaw-type contraption the size of a wagon. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Ralph tuned up to cry and she took him off the wagon and put him on the ground. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Woman, you gonna run on down to the Foster place and tell Tom I needs him to bring a horse to hitch to this here wagon. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z We both watched Dad talk to Coach Walski, and we both watched him walk back to the station wagon. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The single-track dirt road had deep wagon ruts, and it like to jolted us to pieces. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The next morning, a sleek merchant on a grey mare reined up by Yoren and offered to buy his wagons and everything in them for a quarter of their worth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Fine then. Empty your dirt and then set him up with a mule and a wagon,” he said before he turned and headed to his shed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For twenty minutes, the night sky was alive with wagon wheels, party-colored dahlias, and whistling glitter palms. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The doctor walked to the side of the wagon. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandfather and I would find a carriage or wagon that would give us a ride to the Ludingtons’. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned and lifted a black case from the wagon. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z When I was not in school, I was a plowboy, a wagon guide, a shepherd. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They even borrowed a wagon to carry me to Detroit, then set it up with this here man to bring me to Buxton.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Ma, with Baby Carrie in her arms, sat up on the wagon seat with Pa, and Laura and Mary sat on a board fastened across the wagon box behind the seat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He drew pictures of the horse- drawn wagon Day had made out of two-by-fours. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z When I get to the cottage where her supply wagon is parked, I step inside. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z She kept reliving the moment when the wagon almost flipped, when she was drowning in the sticky darkness. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z By his second day in our troupe I was making a habit of riding in his wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Liberty High is laid out like a wagon wheel, with the courtyard as the hub. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Arya withdrew a little deeper into the shadows, and watched as a huge black bear rolled by, caged in the back of a wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The wagon train returns later in the afternoon with balloons tied to their chairs and silly hats on their heads. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The wagon had reached the part of the city where new houses and businesses were under construction. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We passed carts and wagons of every size and description—full ones on their way into the city, empty ones coming back. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Later the gongs of fire wagons and the clopping hoofs of horses came from the direction of the street. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Wayne, Chase, and I wielded pitchforks to lift the bundles there—not nearly enough—onto the wagon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z And they were all, with no questions asked, herded upstairs, and into the wagon and to the station house. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z A soldier in a rusty station wagon stopped. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z When I had recovered, I checked the wagon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Gypsies fled back to their wagons or into the woods. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He turned without looking at me and began to unhitch Alpha from the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The patches aren’t fast enough, and before we know it disgruntled men swarm the ticket wagon demanding refunds. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then she saw the wagon, and the three then manacled to its bed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Thirty was too many, no matter what they had in those wagons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mom made us put our bikes in the back of the station wagon. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The soldiers searched the place thoroughly and then started back to their wagon. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Ridgeway and Boseman were drinking in a tavern around the corner from the jail while little Homer waited with Cora and the wagon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But there were considerably more of them than in the wagon they’d seen at the checkpoint. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The men at the stable offered to wash the horse and wagon for her but she insisted on washing the horse herself. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She figured she could walk as far as the interstate; then she'd stick out her thumb for station wagons and minivans. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Anyway, they all got to the Big House just as the speculator was putting the children on his wagon to carry them off. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I point my pistol at the remaining men, waving them away from the wagon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The bed of the wagon was piled with chests and bundles of what looked like furs. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Then she grabbed a white box from the wagon bed and placed it on the curb, a couple of feet beyond the piñata of bees. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Rewards will be offered; hunting parties will form; ships, wagons, caravans will all be searched. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Now he rode on the back of the hay wagon with his five hundred followers, a mighty army of rats: sewer rats, tavern rats, water rats, dockside rats. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The line of huts ran along the bottom, with the muddy road alongside of them, and here and there a cannon or wagon standing. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The inside of the wagon is so dark that I feel as if I’ve gone blind. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The wagon and the automobile were out in the street. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z By the end of a day my pocket was only a little less empty than my wagon. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z White turned the wagon around and again headed south, his family and all of his servants safely onboard. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Instead Inej had a close view of the gatehouse and the wagon parked in front of it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She peered at the wagon floor and kicked it back to him, trying to ignore the pounding of her heart. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I left the wagon at the foot of the steps that led up to the door, and I rang the doorbell and stepped back. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It took Evan half an hour to drag his loaded wagon to the town center—a distance he usually traveled in less than five minutes by bike. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The mule pulled the wagon so that we was on top of a wide wall of rocks and dirt. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ruth was too big to carry, plus the pastor knew about her peculiar manner of being, so it was the wagon for her and the road for me. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In the parlor, Frank sat on a velvet sofa, surrounded by vintage family photos, porcelain vases that had been too large for his wagon, and red Chinese calligraphy banners. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The blanket in the wagon moved as Buddy rolled in his sleep. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Returning to town, I half-expected to find horse-drawn wagons roaming the streets. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The black brother peeled a fresh sourleaf from the bale in the wagon and stuffed it into his mouth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Her eyes flutter closed, and impatiently, I eye Serra’s docks, still a half mile away and crowded with sailors, soldiers, horses, and wagons. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z By the time he came home, the wagon would be empty, and he’d have a bunch of money in his hand.” Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch, stunned, as half a dozen flat cars whoosh by, loaded with what look like wagons, although I can’t quite make them out because the moon has gone behind a cloud. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Wonderful. Come by my office tomorrow. Be sure to bring the wagon.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The 500 pounds of Explosive 808 was dragged away on a horse-drawn wagon. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z We set it down in the wooden wagon Ali built Hassan last winter for his birthday, pretend it’s a giant steel cage. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The other witches were moving through the scattered wagons, looking at the victims in dismay. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The other group—the wagon attackers—kept going and found another place to hide. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The Columbian Guard arrived in force to clear the way for additional engines and ladder wagons. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z At last the milk wagon clattered out of the yard. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He pointed to a small bundle beneath the seat of the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Just past West Riding, as she was walking up the same road she had taken the night before, she heard a merchant’s wagon coming behind her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The military wagons must all funnel into a narrow line and cross one at a time. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z A chain leads from the collar around my neck to a steel rail inside the wagon. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Fern was the first to jump out of the station wagon. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Well, someone with sense better nursemaid the lot of you young rascals. Put my chair on the wagon, but mind you don’t scratch it.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The fat woman helped them out of the wagon, guided them toward the back door of a brick house. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They dropped the packages in the windows of Claire’s big white station wagon. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Our gazes followed the groaning wagon down the dusty street, past the saloon, to the front of the church. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As the sun hesitated above the horizon, Kendra stared out the side of the wagon, watching the trees streak past. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Every day a parade of body wagons backed up at the Gesia Street gate of the cemetery. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Still, they never managed to catch up with the wagon. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Carmen clung to the wagon with one hand and she reached down with the other. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He wants to talk, but Sherrie just drinks and broods against his shoulder, slumped like a young girl in the backseat of the family wagon. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Half a mile from my uncles’ fields the narrow wagon road turned into the road that crossed the bridge and led into town. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They were at a different small airport, but it was the same station wagon with the phony brown wood sides. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z But she looked down from the wagon, those eagle eyes staring. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The dusty wagon was lined with shelves full of curious boxes and jars of a kind found in old apothecary shops. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z As Jethro approached, he walked slowly out, as if he’d known the wagon would soon be along and had been waiting. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z We huddled on the street with our wagon full of booze. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Near another wagon stood a group of men in blue uniforms. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z And so, one morning in March, Mollie was taken from her family and bundled into a horse-drawn wagon. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “The trike wagon will just leave without you, I suppose,” Von Marsh called out as the hallway double doors squeaked open. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The front of the line of covered wagons went out of sight over afar hill. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z All five orphans leaned up against the far rail of the wagon to see who had spoken. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In early March 1941, we piled our belongings onto a wagon we'd scrounged for the move and said good-bye to our apartment, the last tie to our once promising life in the big city. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Below my ankles, the tissues were crying for rest and comfort, so I placed the wagon at the curb and seated myself. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The master put the wagons and carriages in the shed and set Willie to cleaning the mud off wheels and undercarriages, and the sleds were brought out. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He sat in the back with her on the bench opposite, his outfit reduced to the wagon and the two skinny horses that pulled it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I did not mark the sobbing in the street, though I saw, when I passed by a window, that a hay- wagon laid with three corpses rolled past. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Gypsy wagon,” she thought, looking at the curtains with new eyes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, in the first light, he heard the creak of a wagon, and he crouched beside the road and watched a heavy two-wheeled cart go by, drawn by slouching oxen. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The Empire throws Scholar children into these wagons, some as young as two or three, ripped screaming from their parents. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Chugging along until he gets that little wagon under the tree. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z We started to get onto the wagon with her, but Miss Whitlaw told us to get down. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Perspiring heavily, he looked up when he heard Okra barking at a mule-drawn wagon that pulled around the corner of Eliot Street and was coming toward the Meecham house at an unperturbed pace. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Real respectful, I asked, “Is it all right for us to take the team and the wagon, sir? Papa said you might could spare’m.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We tried but couldn’t lift it into the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The frightened animals bolted through a rail fence, overturning the wagon and kicking themselves loose from the tongue. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose you sometimes mistake icicles for carrots? Or wagons for outhouses?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He had also tried to get Congress to give him a patent on his idea for a steam wagon, too. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z People would flock in from everywhere, in cars, wagons, whatever they could get to move. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I had never witnessed a play, except for a few short interludes played on the bed of a wagon in the town square at May festival, so I had little idea of what to expect. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z There was never enough bread and some waited until three or four wagons had reported before they could buy bread. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a big clatter as the bottom of the wagon opened. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Got sourleaf back at the wagons," he said as they made their way back to the road. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Yes,” she said, “that wagon’s coming, ain’t it, one day for everybody?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The wagon yard was full of wagons and teams. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a package on the floor of the wagon, bulky. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind the wagons a team of horses pulled a strange-looking object. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I asked, as together we balanced the buckets and hauled the wagon across the yard to the funeral home. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There were no moving companies, wagons, or even pack animals to share the burden. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We threaded our way through the underground museum, looking at covered wagons and other junk from the 1800s. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Most of the people in the crowd were men; however, she did see a poorly dressed white girl about her own age standing near a wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, Father stopped the wagon before two large, ramshackle buildings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Every once in a while he sighs so loud it sounds like he’s trying to blow the station wagon off course. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z About riding to the mill behind Gluglu; fishing back in the lake with their Uncle Jasper; picking pecans with Lidie’s little black brood, and hauling chips in their express wagon. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Martin told her he needed to fetch a wagon and Cora wasn’t convinced he was coming back. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He looked about and saw for himself these twelve hundred men were taking with them cannon and baggage wagons. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, in that soft voice, “General, I’d like to send one brigade around those rocky heights. I think I can get into their wagon trains back there.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Boseman slapped Jasper, chuckled, and unchained the two fugitives from the wagon floor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When we got home, I couldn’t stand the noisy excitement at the unloading of the wagon. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Off to one side a small wagon with rubber tires. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Where could they find horses or hire a team and a wagon? Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, but it looks scary,” Delia said from her seat in the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A woman came to the door of the cabin and stood, half lost in the shadows, as she looked out at the passing wagon. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Put fresh hay in the back of the wagon, Buck,” she commanded. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z No sooner had they stopped than the press began to thicken around them, as more and more of the afflicted came limping and shambling toward the wagons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I rode in a wagon for two days to get to your uncle’s house. And when I got there, he told me you wouldn’t see me. He slammed the door right in my face!” I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z In answer he went out to the wagon and brought back a sack with a small lump at the bottom. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z At times, when a wagon was hopelessly mired, the men would walk back to Hrothgar’s hall for help. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z A flock of ravens rose from inside the walls when,they climbed through the broken gate, and the caged ravens in their wagons called out to them with quarks and raucous shrieks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The next morning, I caught a ride with the delivery wagon into Memphis. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Caravans of Wells-Fargo and Adams Express wagons moved slowly through the park, drawn by gigantic horses. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Once I traveled about in an old bakery wagon, double-doored rattler with a mattress on its floor. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally the last of the wagons disappeared around the bend, and I started running down the road toward the body, scared of what I might see. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The ghost wagons are so named because those who disappear into them are never seen again. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “It’s a man. Stop the wagon, we must help him!” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed my crate out of the wagon and put it down, and the kid put the burlap-covered crate in the wagon. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Dragonwings was too big to be carried on our backs and we had no money to hire a wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The ox was even slower than the wagons, so that day they hardly got anywhere at all. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Bronwyn hid Miss Peregrine inside her coat while Emma leapt off the wagon and did her best impression of a pathetic orphan. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Why, Mother, how can you think of such a thing? Not more than six or eight will probably come, so I shall hire a beach wagon and borrow Mr. Laurence’s cherry-bounce.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Milton jerked his thumb toward the wagon as he climbed slowly down from his seat. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat down and the grass felt heavenly, like a featherbed compared with the wagon floor. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Me and the gang were sitting in front of the New Dealer office with a wagon full of babies. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Raymie closed the door to the station wagon as quietly as she could and climbed the front steps to her house. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Larger wagons were pulled by horses, smaller carts by people. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z One of her men friends had fashioned a kind of wheelchair for her: a rocking-chair top fitted into a large child’s wagon. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There was no sound but the creaking of the wagon as it floundered through the sour-smelling mud and over mammoth tree roots. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon continued its slow side-to-side pace toward the town, but behind it the villagers grew silent as one by one they noticed what sat in front of the synagogue. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I stepped back as it gave way, the wagon splintering as if its wood were rotten as an old stump. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She waved good-bye, and the wagon rolled forward. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They walked on and found a military wagon with a horse hitched to it. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z So when a Jackboot pilot saw our seven wagons full of Gypsies, he immediately dropped his bombs on us, plus his goggles and everything in his pockets. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Hushpuppy bounded into the back of the wagon into Tidbit’s arms just as they pulled onto the road. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A group of men had harnessed themselves to a fire wagon that held a large tank of water, but one of the wheels broke and it proved too heavy to drag. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I go up and open the bulkhead door and his mother is in the back yard and she's looking at the little red wagon. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “They didn’t leave you the truck, did they? I don’t even see Josiah’s wagon.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Pa unhitched the horses and tied one to each side of the wagon box. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Lemos agreed and got two large trunks packed and on the wagon, plus a mattress and a featherbed. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z While Pa and Ma talk to my uncle, I quickly claim a seat in the wagon with Chou and Geak. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I saw that all the cars were there, even Kenyon’s old coyote wagon. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “With the mule? Selling flowers from the back of the wagon?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At the very tag end of the parade came Mr. Cogswell’s delivery wagon, its sides adorned with hand-painted signs proclaiming “National War Savings Day Parade.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I jumped up onto the wagon and looked back across the white countryside, trying to get a feeling of how far I’d come since I last saw him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw Teren’s body lying by his wagon, his sword broken in his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The wagon road had twisted down into a shallow coulee. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The dog had ridden in the family's last station wagon, attended my father's retirement party, and celebrated the elections of two Republican presidents. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The wagons continued on their slow way south through frozen mud and blowing snow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A little colored boy, about ten years old, drove a wagon up the street through the crowd, shouting at the two horses. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Come on, then. I’ll have one of the boys in my office look after your team. Let’s get these things put away in your wagon.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z If the first phrase is hitched to the wrong wagon—or to no wagon at all—it’s a dangler. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry stood by with a harness and we had the mule hitched up to my wagon in a short time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw wagons and ambulances moving out into the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tying Belle to her wagon, she took us home. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z And Nick leaped up into the wagon to sit by Sarah. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z The station wagon had been ordered originally by a wealthy society lady, black, without a speck of chrome, and with black leather upholstery, but when it came, it depressed her. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z A big knight stepped down from the back of a wagon, clad head to heel in company steel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He carried Inigo inside, placed him upstairs on Falkbridge’s feather bed, then hurried away to the entrance of the Thieves Quarter, dragging the wagon behind him. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It turned the dust to mud, which caused horses to stagger and wagons to stall. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The wagon slowed, then came to a stop in front of Ivan’s house. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I turned around to see the worker who had shouted to me from the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Railroad workers had laid a temporary track between the main line and the street so that the wagon could pull up next to the president's rail car. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When a windmill broke down or a pool went dry, Tayo had seen them standing and waiting patiently for the truck or wagon loaded with water, or for riders to herd them to water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z And then she saw it: a broken wagon, floating toward them. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Pastor Weeks sat at the front of his squeaky wagon with Old Ben next to him, the mules’ reins loose in his hands. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The bald watchman tossed his cigarette, slid off the hood of the station wagon, and headed for the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Then he mounted and rode alone back to his camp to begin the turning of the army, all the wagons and all the guns, down the narrow mountain road that led to Gettysburg. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After he got it going, he took some more stuff from the wagon. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Every day, the men came in by the dozens—dusty, tired men who had journeyed by foot and by wagon when they could not afford a train ticket. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The great river of a road grew clogged and choked with the flotsam of a hundred carts and pedestrians, dozens of wains and wagons and the occasional mounted man. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The four Nolans rode along on the ice wagon to their new home. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He pointed with his nightstick to the police wagon parked nearby and said, “Into the van.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Under roofs of bent wood and stiffened leather, the wagon beds were heaped high with old weaponry and armor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “That kind of talk goes on all day; ignore it, and keep the wagon out of sight.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z You’d think they would use the wagon again, something a little more dignified than this. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Luno leaned against the fender of his beat-up station wagon and folded his beefy arms. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z My family had traveled there twice for the annual trade fair, perched in a creaking wagon amid bolts of cotton and crepe. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z After camp was set and dinner was cooking, I idled around the wagons, examining the knots Roent used to lash his cargo into place. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Inej and the others watched the traffic come and go through the gates as they picked at their lunches, waiting for a sign of the prison wagons. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At a huge square opening in the factory wall, other men were taking bales of cotton off of a wagon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z His father had spoken a few private words with Kevin and was now climbing back up onto the seat of the wagon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He swiftly took the hose out of his mouth and inserted it into the stations wagon’s petrol tank. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But before I could approach her, Josn went to one of the wagons and brought back a large black case with brass buckles along the side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I stood in the bus shelter until five, when Mom pulled up in the station wagon. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He aimed the denuded prow of the wagon toward the Algiers ferry ramp, where the longshoremen gathered in the afternoons. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A wagon load of sand caved off and spilled down over the angry hogs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z As the wagon rolled on, Father went on making plans. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw his arms over a wagon wheel, locking them together. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He’d been sluggish, slow to react when they’d ambushed the wagon, but that was all, and he could make up some excuse to account for it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They could see the roads now, clogged with refugees: a river of carts, wagons, water buffalo, mules, and people hurrying out of the city. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I can get there and back on one tank of gas. And there’s a lot in that wagon. One fifty cash. Best and final offer.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was dark out there, but you could see the lumpish shapes of the Cowgill boys hanging around the milk wagon, waiting for their paw. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z All those traps in the back of the bear wagon made Mary Lou nervous. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Ralph was tied in the wagon just as she had left him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I’d rather not ask the obscene motive for this. I’d like to think that you’re attempting to make amends in your simple way for slandering me on my dismal first day with this ludicrous wagon.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been sitting on the wagon seat, taken from a ’23 Chrysler that wrecked near Paraje, and after all those years the springs poked through the faded mouse-fur fabric like devil claws. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She picked up a pebble from the shelf and, with a grin, dropped it into the wagon. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z By the time the wagon arrived at the Square, she felt pleasantly numb to the chill air. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius looked down into the well of his wagon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His horse was named Drummer and pulled a milk wagon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When Mrs. Little brought us food, she set it in a hamper in the back of the wagon and headed back to the house. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I caught sight of a few men walking, but they fled down alleys at the sound of the wagon. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On each wagon, a massive gun barrel—somewhere between the shape of a rifle and a cannon—jutted out into the space where a team of horses would ordinarily be hitched. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They even saw a little goblin village in one valley, with lumberjacks hauling huge trees through on wagons. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The one in the skirt lifted a new hand mirror from Missus Nedraw’s wagon, inhaled, braced herself, and peered into the glass. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Heya, weirdo! Leave your wagon downstairs and send that stuff up in this!” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A few hours later a wagon came, chose the other group, and took them away. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Though the church was almost within walking distance, Papa always hitched Rudie, their mule, to the wagon for the trip to New Hope Church. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z My curiosity got the best of me and I made my way toward the wagon, doing my best to stay out of sight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The windmill near the sheep camp had gone dry, so the gray mules pulled the wagon from the springs, moving slowly so that the water would not splash over the rims. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A gray station wagon stood on the gravel in front of a house that was bigger than the school Meggie had been attending for the last year. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z If it was too far for the mules or horses to pull a wagon, we would go in some trucks, a bunch of us riding in the back of each one. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Soldiers splashed through the glittering puddles, toting wood, emptying wagons, carrying buckets hither and fro, and standing about on corners conversating with each other. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She carried the broadax and the feather tick, loaded them on the wagon and then helped Ben and Old Rit up on the seat. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to his wagon, gathered tripod and kettle, water and tea. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Tehlu stood tall and proud in the back of a wagon drawn by four white horses. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On the bed of the wagon rested the casket. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody mentioned him as the group crossed the parking lot toward a parked station wagon. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z If I do say so, the flower garland around the wagon set the whole thing off. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Two of the sellswords had produced crossbows from some hiding place within the wagon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The roads were dirt and heavily traveled by horses and wagons. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Sweeping down from the high ground, General Meade’s infantry pounces on the terrified Confederates, who abandon their wagons and race into the woods on foot. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z A good deal of the time they just roamed around the streets—with her pulling Ralph’s wagon and Bubber following along behind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Everyone knows this is the eve of assault: Those on watch say that they have seen great caravans of refugees fleeing from the invested town with carts piled high and wagons full of effects. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The wagon jumped and moved a half foot when Biter threw himself against his chains again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I went along as fast as I could, all the while looking around for signs of people; but there was nobody and in a few minutes I got back to the wagon. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was still towing the wagon, which nobody had bought. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Dusty sniffed suspiciously at the mule pulling the wagon. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The wagon started moving, creaking faintly as it moved. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lie down,” I ordered him, and he settled into the wagon. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Momma pointed out her two boxes, which my father and I loaded precariously onto the wagon. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Horses, wagons, and men trek across the lot, hauling everything back to the side rail. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Father laughed with relief and jumped off the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why did you call Dad? Why didn’t you just take the station wagon and go get Toomer?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the corner of the ghost wagon, something flickers, dark and creeping. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The road leaving town was jammed with automobiles and horse-drawn wagons. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “There he is,” Aarfy orated funereally, pointing down dramatically at a hay wagon and two horses standing before the bam of a gray stone farmhouse. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She turned me around and gave me a shove toward the wagon. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Men and horses blundered through the predawn chill; saddles were being cinched, wagons loaded, fires extinguished. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But when Pa picked her up and tossed her into the wagon, a dreadful thing happened. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I answered his questions about Clifton as best I could until the wagon came. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I continued walking around until I got to an old wagon that sat in a quiet corner of the park. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z After we was through, the blacksmith hitched a wagon for Syl’s folks to ride in, and me and Spangler followed ’em down to the river. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Ethel led Cora upstairs while Martin returned the wagon to his store. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Then I stated my business, namely, that Papa wanted him to let me use Big Red and Satan and the covered wagon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z My living skeleton packed up in a cattle wagon with two hundred desperate others, carted off God knows where, to die of thirst before we get there? Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Aron opened the door of the Ford and climbed down and walked out of the wagon shed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And then, when the very last box of wires and parts and tools had been loaded into the wagon, Father went up for one last visit to our room. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a wagon hauled by two old dray mares. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I sneaked down to our house and got the wagon. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The station wagon sputters as Uhmma presses on the gas pedal. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z In the business district, he saw looters piling wagons high with all sorts of goods. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z All too soon, the station wagon pulled to a stop in front of the detention center. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “My mother’s silver is on that wagon. I’m waiting,” she insisted. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She wasn’t even supposed to be in the wagon the morning the slavers took her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Spoon Man, whose real name was Terence Oglethorpe, was a large, almond-brown man, almost as wide as the wagon itself, his belly ballooning over his belt. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Polly scrambled quickly back to the other side of the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Enrique receives 2‘A pesos for helping a woman in a small station wagon back up. Five minutes later, a woman in a blue dress arrives in a white Pontiac Bonneville. “ Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The new spur enabled Garfield's train to move up to the cottage's porch, sparing him a wagon ride over rough roads. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z As she approached Aunt Rose’s house, she saw that the front door was hanging open and there was a horse and wagon parked out on the street. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Behind them were wagons full of boxes and bags—powder and balls and such, I figured. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The man holding the chain jerked it, and the boy’s father fell backward into the wagon. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Streets were made of cobblestones or were unpaved; most buildings were constructed of wood and were only one story high; people walked or traveled on horseback or by horse and wagon. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z A few riders were on either side of the wagons. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z In the back of the station wagon were three bicycles, piled one on top of the other. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I wheeled the wagon farther into the Quarter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards were arguing with the wagon driver now, and one of them was pointing at Inej. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help but stare as the wagon rolled by the stoop. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We went a little farther ahead, follow ing the other wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My father would read to me from the great monologues during the long wagon rides between towns. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Horse wagons clattered and squeaked, and motorcars honked. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z When we arrived at the fairgrounds, the lot was already littered with beat-up-looking VWs and box trucks and old station wagons. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z When he ran to the door he saw the barn enveloped in flames that leaped far into the sky; hay, grain, wagon, harnesses, and plows were feeding them, and they were hungry. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “You hurt me,” she complained, rubbing her arm where it had scraped the side of the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I get lucky and catch a ride on a farmer’s wagon for more than twenty kilometers. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Then what was she doing on that wagon?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Jay says the shame of falling off the wagon makes her stay away. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma finally found a spot and eased the station wagon in. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, the dead man and his pamphlets were cleared from the tracks, a horse-drawn wagon coming to take his body away just as it had Aunt Rose’s. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A smile of joy crosses over my face, knowing I will not have to walk anymore and that in a few days we can ride in their wagon home. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The dust had hardly settled when a large man came striding around back of our wagon. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z We turned sharply out to the side of the road to give room to pass to a long string of six mules, following one after the other, hauling a high-hooded wagon loaded with freight. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “I bet he’ll show up in the back of his mom’s station wagon or something.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The wagon bumped along the road, swaying from side to side. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A closed wagon came by, its wheels rimmed with iron, something I’d never seen before and marveled at. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Ahead of me, the crowd slows to a standstill as a Tribal caravan twenty wagons long ambles across the square. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Pa stopped the horses, and turned around on the wagon seat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They joined the queue behind a wagon laden with limes and oranges. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On his signal, the wagons started up again across the last few yards to the market. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the clink of harness and the rattle of an old wagon trying to follow the ruts in the road. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s get home. I wouldn’t eat nothing outta one of them dirty wagons anyway. They all operated by a bunch of bums.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The road was just wide enough for two carts to pass abreast, so whenever a wagon headed west passed one going east, both had to slow to a crawl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They loaded the wagon in cold darkness the next morning. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw another dead horse, a splintered wagon; the severed forefoot of a horse lay near him in gray dust. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “If it’s all the same to you, I’d rather not,” said the Humbug, backing away to the far corner of the wagon. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The boys were ordered to load a wagon with all the kitchen supplies. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z We stopped in front of some empty wagons. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Three score soldiers followed close behind the captains, to protect the food wagons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She told Valentine of an incident the previous week, when she’d been walking up the road and was almost trampled by a wagon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I don’t know what kind of food he carries in that wagon, but whatever it is, I’m sure there is no fresh meat, or fresh anything. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z At home, his only topic of conversation was the way Drummer, the milk wagon horse, treated him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I stayed there all the time, clinging to the familiar shape of the Company’s wagon while Father and Hand Clap unloaded our things. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally he hitched a ride on a passing wagon. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He got Cora’s ankle chains from the wagon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The red station wagon was pulling up in the driveway. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Ever since I had got the wagon home by myself I hadn’t felt like a boy anymore. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She first had noticed the new tenant on Saturday, September 29, when a furniture wagon stopped in front of the rental house. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Pulling Hannah past the noisy celebrants, Gitl led her to the one wagon facing the rest, where the men were busy at work encouraging the two strong workhorses to turn around. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The dry air swirled through the station wagon moving things around but not really cooling us off. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Ma and Pa sat up in the front of the wagon while I ran the goods to the front door. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He hung a filled feed bag on his neck, then he went to work washing the wagon, whistling, “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We pulled the wagon past the movie theater. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he stopped, and instead ran back to the wagon. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The Long Knives were riding in wagons, sitting shoulder to shoulder. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Seth stopped the wagon and I hopped out as they were stretching away the kinks from the road. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The yard rang to the sound of sword and axe, the rumble of wagons, and the barking of dogs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The girl was then pulled with difficulty from the stage, dragged across the dirt courtyard, and forced into the back of the wagon that Polly leaned on. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z After we finished the meal, we put the rest of Miss Whitlaw’s valuables into the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t think you’re big enough yet to handle the wagon,” he told me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Though Ben had pleaded for the station wagon, Bull had insisted that the Plymouth was a conversation piece and would help break the ice on Ben’s first date. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "We better be careful. I'll go around west, see if there's some road. There must be if you saw a wagon. You take the shore. If you need help, bark like a dog." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Come,” Mama said, "let’s go back to the wagon. Billy wants to be alone with his dogs for a while.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Hawkins’s wagon was still parked in front. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The triceratops wagon was leaving any second for the theater, and the theater was just about the best place to be as far as Magdalys was concerned. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It was Mr. Loomis walking from the house to the wagon; it reminded me of the time before, when he was so sick and had fired the gun. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Some harnesses for the wagons were hanging along the wall. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He could never have helped you anyway, she thought as the sisters drove the wagon through the gate. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Clover’s wide, dusty Main Street was full of Model As, and wagons pulled by mules and horses. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Peering around the comer of Shandi’s wagon I saw several unfamiliar men and women sitting around a fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was about to chain Cora to the wagon when Ridgeway said to bring her outside. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Worried that I’d ruined things between us, I turned and ran to my parents’ wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As the wagon took us up to the front steps, I could see the river off to one side and some of the land I had run through a few hours—a few years—before. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Soldiers heaved the corpse like a sack of corn onto the wagon that would bring the body to its first stop on the journey back to Washington. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, he didn't see the wagon handle, so he tripped on it, slid on the wet concrete, fell in the puddle of melted ice and, unfortunately, toppled the wedding cake. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z And like I said, they carried her to the graveyard in this very wagon here. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Once they left the slave catcher and his wagon, her rescuers gave their names. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z To feed them, he would need to bring carts and wagons, and draft animals to haul them— horses, oxen, dogs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When I got back to Ben’s wagon he had already unhitched Alpha and Beta and was rubbing them down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t want Yakov to be alone again in the police wagon. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Outside, wagons and riders were still pouring through the castle gates, and the yard was a chaos of mud and horseflesh and shouting men. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The wagon slowed to a creaking halt before us, all wind-shorn wood and rusty nails, its bed heaped with green squashes and baskets of peaches. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As he slid out of the honey wagon, I heard the boys call Zach’s name. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall stocky slave drove a wagon around to us and I got on the back while Weylin took the seat beside the driver. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “I will send someone in here to hitch up the wagon.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the cages of chickens went into the wagons, one in each. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinx caught sight of Sheriff Dean near the popcorn wagon, and as he always did when he saw the sheriff—or any sheriff, for that matter—he turned the other way. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I saw shadows outside the wagon, shadows circling the camp. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They left the wagon on the shore of the lake. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time we got to La 40,I was shaking so bad I couldn’t get out of the wagon. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about dragging that wagon back down the baking brick walk and through the field to the road. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When Flittman recovered and reported back for work, the horse refused to leave the stable with him on the wagon seat. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm scared," Hot Pie murmured when he saw the one-armed woman thrashing in the wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The doctor looked sadly at the three young people in the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He shaded his eyes and gazed down toward the scattered wagons, the halted travelers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaz gave a nod to the prison wagon, now rumbling its way up the road toward the Ice Court and the second checkpoint. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I want to wait for our cart. All of my valuables are on that wagon. I don’t want to leave without them.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Flour, corn, beef, sheep, all day were passing through the town gates upon the Neck, in carts and wagons. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there was the first wagon, then another. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The people followed the wagon as it headed several blocks to the train station. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Obiora agreed not to go to the mortuary, but he followed the men and watched closely as they loaded the ozu into the station wagon ambulance. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z For all the stuffiness upstairs, it was damp and chilly down on the street, and Rachel sat shivering on the bench of the wagon, wrapped in a worn shawl that Lyddie recognized as her mother’s. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Hated her for spooking and dragging me into that wagon wheel, for bouncing me around like a sack of rocks. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z It looks like a cross between a henhouse and a covered wagon from the old west. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Eighteen months later she swept down from a wagon with two crutches, a new black pocketbook, and one leg. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A hand gripped on to the stakes of the wagon bed. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Billy stayed in the wagon when it reached the slaughterhouse, sunning himself. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge was wide enough for a wagon with a horse and a mule and even for a car. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It had taken Nina less than an hour to discover that most of the prison wagons passed by a roadhouse known as the Warden’s Waystation on the route to the Ice Court. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I hopped down off the wagon and grabbed a burlap sack with all my stuff. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Strong men lifted Garfield and the mattress from the wagon onto the rail car, which had been retrofitted to accommodate him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Johnny Cakes cast a curious look at our wagon. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He shouted to be heard as a wagon pulled by four horses raced by. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Pedaling down Maxwell Street, I took care to stay away from the hansom cabs and wagons that rushed through the road as though they were racing to see who could mow down the most pedestrians. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In Minneapolis, he picked up six parade wagons and a toothless lion. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He likes banana bread and drives a station wagon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Other drivers, washing their wagons, were surprised to see a lady driver. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The building came alive with rushing men, shouting and asking questions, running for their horses or their wagons. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Opening the door, Jethro saw three young men jump down from the wagon and stride up to the porch. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z They fingered their weapons and gave lingering looks at the wagons as they rolled by, yet in the end they let the column pass. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He crossed the street and began to help Toomer load the back of the wagon with the potted herbs, plants, and jars of honey he had not sold. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "A fishing village, just a little place, north along the shore. Twenty-six thatch roofs and one slate, I counted. I saw part of a wagon. Someone's there." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He led me to the wagon where Alice lay bloody, filthy, and barely alive. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z She spotted a water wagon parked ahead, track workers perched up on top of it, and ran toward it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Last to leave the table was Dolorous Edd Tollett, who had come in during the night with six wagons from the Long Barrow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One way or another he would be counting on me to get the wagon home—that was for certain. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked out of the wagon, where I was sleeping, and saw this...this man. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He went back to the garage and kicked the wagon. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z People were selling off the back of their wagons and a few of them off the back of their trucks. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I thought you would say that. Oh, you got to fill the wagon up each time. I’ll show you about that too.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I stared, mouth open, as the wagon disappeared into a cloud of dust. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Moving methodically he checked the last couple of ropes and climbed back onto the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If this sort of selectivity had been possible for Billy, he might have chosen as his happiest moment his sundrenched snooze in the back of the wagon. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z One day, in 1849, when Harriet was working in the fields, near the edge of the road, a white woman wearing a faded sunbonnet went past, driving a wagon. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Karl drove the hay wagon, pulled stoically by Joey, Star, Sage, and Plug, through the ravaged fields. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The moment he spied them, he notched an arrow to his bowstring, and never looked away until the last wagon was out of sight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘No, it is too crowded. I would rather ride in the wagon.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z It was a photo album, opened to a picture of a dog that had been harnessed, like a mule or a horse, to a little wagon. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z As the wagon rolled into the street, I thought how Granny would have enjoyed their preachin’ service. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They swung him like a jump rope, like the wagon men had swung dead Jon, and let him fly, and the Flop went sailing through the air, landing in a slushy splash. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I tracked him down to my parent’s wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Noah made a chucking sound to the horse, and the wagon lurched onto the dirt road. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z We climbed into the wagon and settled down among the baskets and sacks. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We were walking along Little Hobart Street, picking up pieces of coal, when our neighbors the Noes drove by in their station wagon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A black wagon was coming down the path. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z And the Mustang was smaller and handier than the station wagon. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He ran up on me and waited a second for his breathing to catch up to him then said, “They bringing...Mr. Highgate in...from Windsor...on a wagon!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I felt awful uncomfortable to see her at the wagon, but it would of been disrespectful to let on about that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boy, what did I tell you about driving that wagon into town without a license?” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He looked like an Indian on horseback in an old Western movie, attacking a wagon train. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Ahead, a snarl of pushcarts and wagons clogged the road. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In Des Moines, a dressing tent, a hippopotamus and matching wagon, and the Lovely Lucinda. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Red shackled Ridgeway five times over, using every chain in the wagon’s boot. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z At five o’clock, Toomer drove his mule and wagon up in front of Fogle’s General Store at the base of the bridge. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why,” he said, relieved to have gotten off the subject of her mother, “why she’s just fine. Right out front in the wagon. I brung her to you.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Many of the little girls towed baby brothers and sisters along, some in homemade wagons, others in busted-down baby buggies. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The big wagon box was piled full, and some of the fish were as big as Laura. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Close behind was another string of mules and another wagon. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They transferred the supplies to the wagon horse that Pol had been riding, and Pol rode Tali’s horse instead. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps he could smell the blood of the dead guards or the meat in die butcher’s wagon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I gestured up ahead to the slab of stone that loomed over the tops of the wagons ahead of us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A man would come with a wagon for the extra milk and take it to town. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the second boy, the one that thought the horse and wagon back there at the bridge. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They acquired big houses on streets named Harvard and Yale that were lined with elm, ash, sycamore, and linden and posted with signs barring all but essential wagon traffic. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Cora and Ridgeway returned to the wagon to find Homer rubbing his small thumbs on the reins and Boseman sipping whiskey from a bottle. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She stopped reading when Fraber’s horse and wagon came into the yard next door because watching the beautiful horse was almost as good as reading. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent the next hour sweeping the heavy mat of soiled and soggy rushes onto the ground, spreading a fresh supply from a wagon over the boards, then loading the old ones on the wagon. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I think it’s nice,” my mother said, walking around from the back of the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She led them out the front door and down the steep driveway and into the family station wagon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t much past first light, hut mv friend L.D. was over in a wagon that his brother was driving into Marshall for some seed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun shone brightly over, the wind blew gently from the east, but a storm of turmoil hovered over the small wagon in which they rode. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy and five other American prisoners were riding in a coffin-shaped green wagon, which they had found abandoned, complete with two horses, in a suburb of Dresden. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma throwed herself in the dirt off the wagon, moaning, ’lowing Pap’s pistol to fall into the dust. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z When it came to a set of plates or the pulling of a tooth, the people would remember the address on the wagon and come to Dr. Fraber. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We had lifted Father onto the wagon and taken him straight into the stable. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He played by himself near the wagon, and when she left them she didn’t have to worry much. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Now there was no wagon or wooden barrels. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z And from around the wagon stepped a large beetlelike insect dressed in a lavish coat, striped pants, checked vest, spats, and a derby hat. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z It was six in the morning and he’d been driving in silence for most of the night, piloting our station wagon through Arizona, Nevada and Utah. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z So the Gypsies got unstuck, and until the end of the war their wagons were pulled by these peculiarly strong goats, which is how they became known throughout Wales as Goat People. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Minor necessities were brought in from wagons or saddlebags. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Papa took the reins and Sarah climbed down from the wagon. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z As I approached, a great surf of traffic engulfed me, waves of station wagons, rip tides of roaring trucks. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z All the time we were unloading the covered wagon, I believed the boys wouldn’t tell on me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He had entered the country by way of Mexico, riding in a wagon drawn by a tobacco-chewing man who had turned out to be, in his spare time, the local judge. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was riding along, as per normal, in the front of Ben’s wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Maybe he wanted to help Evy by pulling the wagon clear of the unconscious man or maybe he wanted to finish the job by rolling the wagon over him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa brought the wagon over to the pump. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A few chickens lay in the wagon bed, too, their feet tied together. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z There are plenty of kids around, pushing shopping carts and wheelbarrows, and pulling wagons piled high with chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Fifteen minutes later me and Missy loaded up with them on the wagon heading north.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z By the time she got back with one, Hand Clap had gotten the wagon down from the top of the hill and driven it into the meadow. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The temple walls are decorated with magnificent detailed carvings of people, cows, wagons, daily life, and battle scenes from long ago. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Others had wagons made of a wooden soap box with solid wooden wheels. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And if he and his wife were bom in the same place, why did Pilate and his father and Circe all say they “met” on that wagon? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Mosquitoes, gnats, and flies followed the wagon, drawn by the smell of the sweating children and horses. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew how to talk to a white man too and did the same when he waved our wagon over closer. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sixty of your hostages were sent off to Eastwatch and the Shadow Tower after they’d been fed. Edd Tollett took six wagons of women back to Long Barrow. The rest remain with us.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He flicks his thumb and forefinger, motioning for the station wagon to pass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know if it had begun with Inej’s injury or that hideous ride in the prison wagon, but somehow he’d let it happen and it had cost him dearly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z No one told me, but I guess Mrs. Little had let go of her job delivering food because she didn’t make it out to the wagon anymore. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy struggled through a fog of weariness and sleep to go with the others and stand beside the wagon. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Without waiting for an answer, I turned the corner and drove through the cemetery gates and down the narrow wagon road that wound around old graves and old trees. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I remembered reaching out a hand to steady myself and finding the strong iron bands on a wagon’s wheel rusted away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z ‘That does not matter. I have ridden in many a wagon before this.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “It looks like a wagon,” cried Milo excitedly. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Farther out, I nodded to a colored man driving his wagon on a dirt road alongside the track. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Arriving at my destination, I saw two wagons were tied up at the hitching rack. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She should have remembered to put them on before she got off Luke’s wagon. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Stinson drove the postal RFD wagon that delivered the mail, so he knew and talked to everybody in the entire town, regardless of their race. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He hitched up quickly and they all got into the wagon. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Druther break cayuses any day, and twice on Sundays,” was the reply of the driver, as he climbed on the wagon and started the horses. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z It was around noon when the wagon turned onto a new road, this one wide as a river and paved with cobbles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Polly tried to jump down from the wagon, but Mr. Derby grabbed her arm, the anguish on his face turning to anger. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a relief to hear the rumble of a wagon and the clatter of hooves, and see Father perched on top of the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t we talk about happy things?” she suggested as they climbed down from the wagon. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Whatever the reason, the Elefante station wagon went past every stop sign without stopping or even slowing down very much. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Grandpa Nate went to the Jiffy store and bought three bags of ice, and we loaded them into the wagon. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z The station wagon pulled up to the curb and screeched to a stop. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z The axle of his empty wagon complained, as it did when there was no weight to quiet it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z There were dogs now in the column, keeping under the wagons as they moved along. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The thin man eyed the group’s wagon; the wheels were especially well made. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The wagon’s interior is lined with carved wood panels and a painted ceiling. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It wasn’t in the wagon where I’d left it, or leaning against the wall, or on the piles of squash. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Father wiped his hands on an old rag in the back of the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The journey seemed to last forever as the wagon rumbled down the road. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon jolted along on the homeward road through the Big Woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We went a little farther and stopped behind another wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hand Clap backed the wagon into the barn, and we put the tailgate down and propped some boards against the wagon bed so we could use them like a ramp. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As they got closer to town, the trees became more spread out, the birdsong stopped, and the road got busier with wagons and even a couple of automobiles. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Chamberlain thought: All those wagons down there, there ought to be something. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And that is how Miggery Sow came to be sitting in a wagon full of soup-related items, next to a soldier of the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z It was the same wagon that she and Amari had arrived in. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I found the package of Post-it notes, my calligraphy pen, and bottle of ink and after making sure that the ink was tightly closed, I put those in the wagon, too. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Jody thought of the wide plains and of the wagons moving across like centipedes. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A battle between the attacking warriors and the wagon men ensued. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The links slithered and turned and grew taut, and Arya heard the creak of old dry wood as the great iron rings strained against the floorboards of the wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He threw the hooks down into the wagon. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The sound of a wagon trundling along comes from behind us, and I look back to see a drover sitting at the reins. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He put his arms up on top of the station wagon’s roof. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She half walked, half jogged about a mile, the darkness so thick that it seemed to smother her, when she heard the wagon approaching. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z From a thicket of shrubs, the wagon attackers burst from hiding. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah, you’re spending Friday night gaming and nursing the hand you broke while trying to sucker punch somebody. No wonder Jase Worthington has chosen to hitch his star to your wagon.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z From early morning, there would be a steady line of wagons on each side of the road, going up and down the hill. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The other two wagons came into view around the bend. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Homer climbed in the wagon whistling one of Jasper’s more monotonous ditties. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Two barrels of cane syrup were tied down in the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From up at the house, there came the sound of the Elefante station wagon pulling away. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z We wrapped it carefully in newspaper and then in a second layer of blankets before we put it in the wagon in the little nest. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, not much more than an old wagon path, to be honest, but it was heading in the right direction and would be easy walking even at night. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z After a moment, unable to think of anything to say, I left them sitting by the fire and walked toward the wagons. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Now he was pulling the wagon in circles. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Putting his hand on the wagon, close to Fayge’s hand but not quite touching it, he addressed her father formally. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He swung the flashlight and saw a couple of wooden wagons that must have been used to carry equipment down or tin back up to the surface. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “When we in the wagon and ’bout two mile out from the plantation I starts recognizing where we at and I starts getting antsy as Missy. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “But in another way, it’s my father’s because he runs the show and points which way the wagons go. But it’s Baron Greyfallow’s too, because he’s our patron. We’re Lord Greyfallow’s Men.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I climbed up next to him on the wagon and worked hard not to cry myself. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And on the day set, a wagon would come driving up to the gate in the morning and there would be strange children to play with. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z For several minutes, the wagon jostled and swayed as Baaz drove, and she listened as the city’s sounds grew faint. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was lashed to the tongue of the wagon so cleverly it never showed. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She scratched an insect bite on her arm, unrolled a sheaf of paper, and leaned against the wooden wagon of Mr. Percival Derby, owner of Derbyshire Farms. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In a short time my life would depend on them; the wagon, and everything it held, would sustain me in a strange world. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The oxen wouldn’t have strayed; oxen don’t wander when they’re attached to a heavy wagon. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were all looking at her, even the three chained and manacled in the back of the wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They crossed the street and came over to the honey wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I sank down into the empty space their wagon had left and felt the aches and pains of a dozen injuries that I had forced myself to ignore. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I think it would be best if'n you walked. The sheriff doesn’t like coloreds in the wagon.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The rail outside was thick with horses hitched to wagons. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Her husband brought the wagon to a creaking stop, and she hopped out. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z One of the men grabbed Jon by his feet and pulled him to the wagon. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Then she looked into the wagon and threw up her hands. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He gestured to the wagon of sleeping babies. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later she had hitched him to the wagon and was driving toward the little island. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When I came out of the wagon, he had her in a dramatic dip and was giving her a kiss. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The loaded wagons moved between the fields and the village like ants scurrying to store their seeds. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The back of the open wagon was about three-quarters full of large burlap bags. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Then I made up sentences that used at least as many letters as there are digits in this ciphertext. Beware the ninja monkey. He likes banana bread and drives a station wagon.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He called, “I saw you pulling your little sister in the wagon!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Images from her childhood—riding in a wagon behind her brother, picking through trash—return to her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She climbed over the low rails and held out her arms to the young man, who had jumped down from the wagon. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a spider as large as a wagon wheel, black as slate. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But although the car was weighted down the wagon was almost empty. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z In the back of their wagon, Rorge cursed and threatened and told them to unchain him while Yoren was gone, but no one paid him any mind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He had to make do with oddments assembled from Lord Lefford's wagons: mail hauberk and coif, a dead knight's gorget, lobstered greaves and gauntlets and pointed steel boots. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Harry drove the wagon back and forth to the store for cornmeal, sugar, flour, and other supplies. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Horse-drawn wagons clattered up and down the cobblestone street, bringing in more fresh vegetables, squawking chickens, and squealing pigs. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The farm wagon stood outside; the patient oxen, oblivious to how comically out of place they looked on a city street, chewed their cuds contentedly. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I stayed there all through dinner until Dad walked up and got into the wagon with me. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Papa and I were on our way to Santiago with a delivery of tobacco in the wagon. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the constant movement of horses and wagons and fine carriages. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I might borrow your wagon and man for the drive to Newport, Pastor, I’d be grateful. These girls should bring a decent price at auction.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are we stopping?” my mother called from inside the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We stood in the ruts of an old wagon track while Millard studied the map, turning it sideways, squinting at its microscopic markings. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When she next emerged from the wagon, Cora sneaked around the side of Martin’s yellow house. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Milk and beer—I felt sad, watching the wagon careen dangerously as they went around a corner. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The men on the wagon began to laugh and shout and sing. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Yoren had them roll a wagon on top of the trap, to make certain no one came in that way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Strange-looking creatures, dressed in striped jackets and black pants, jumped into the wagon. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But she wanted to sit with her father on the steps of the wagon eating fruit from the trees. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And with that he settled back on top of the wagon and fanned himself with one wing. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Fiona led them to the barn, which held two wagons, three horses, and numerous pieces of farm equipment. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I hid from an old black man who drove a wagon pulled by a mule. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Loomis nailed the box shut, and he and Papa and I toted Grandpa out the back door to the wagon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Polly could feel each bump and jolt of the road beneath her as the wooden wheels lurched over each uneven place in the dirt or gouged hole left by other wagons. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Hooded crows feasted on the innards of a dead horse in front of an overturned wagon. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Frank, a nice young man with rosy cheeks—like the fabulous youth in the children’s song—took the wagon out every morning and brought it back every afternoon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Two of the more agile dogs leaped into the back of the wagon and joined Toomer and Ben on the seat, licking their faces until Toomer pushed both of them off. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That was when she realized that all the sounds she normally associated with a city—the noise of wagon wheels and beggars and merchants hawking their wares—were absent here. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Mr. went up to them all friendly, with his hand stuck out, but I kept loading the wagon and looking at the patterns on the sacks. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We pulled up to the hall, and as the horses came to a stop, I leaped from the wagon and ran around to the back door before I could draw a crowd. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Under cover of darkness, a wagon driver approached the Yard, hauling a load of mattresses for delivery to Swift & Company. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I collected my wits and was helping as best I could when the final wagon in the troupe passed us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Ben was drowsing with the reins held loosely in one hand when the wagon hit a stone and jarred us both out of our respective reveries. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Taisin looked at the guard, who was working on the wagon horses several feet away. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Cal had led his brother outside and conducted him to the wagon shed where the tall Ford rested. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The guards might have one of their own in the back of the wagon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Didn’t say much else when I told him how to cut into the clay and haul it up, until he had a good number of the bricks in the wagon. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The wagons came to a halt as the klezmer band came around a bend in the forest path. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The farmer grabbed me under the arms, pulled me from the wagon, and threw me onto the road. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He hopped out of the wagon and handed me a strudel Perilee had sent over. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Finally, gear, children, and cat were loaded into the wagon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z As he turned, it seemed that everything in the freight yard—horses, wagons, automobiles, railroad cars—was coming right at him on a wave of molasses. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “I walked hundreds of kilometers with that cart. My silver and dishes are in that wagon. I’m sorry, but I’m not letting some peasant family make off with all of those valuables.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “How about if I borrow Grandpa Tweedy’s covered wagon, sir, and us boys go campin’ in the mountains. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Spring was in full bloom in Ravenskill, and Seven was on her way to Valley’s new home with a plant and Edgar Allan Toad in her black wagon. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The guards motioned the wagon through with their torches but took a harder look at the big Andal on his war- horse, with his longsword and his mail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the morning of the meeting, Charlotte set off with six friends in a wagon pulled by farm horses. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z This Mycah was the worst; a butcher's boy, thirteen and wild, he slept in the meat wagon and smelled of the slaughtering block. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The boys lay crouched under the wagons, wrapped in hay to keep their wet bothes warm against the now cold wind, and all joked with one another while heaven fell. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard sits up, touches his uniform, sees the station wagon is full of women. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Listen. This might not be a real talking donkey, but using the wagon to get to Abuelita Remedios’s house is not a bad idea. Okay, everybody up.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He clambered up into the back of the wagon and came down with a wide bucket and a nearly empty burlap sack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The women follow immediately behind the hippopotamus wagon, dressed all in black and pressing elegant lace hankies to the corners of their eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He passed a battery of Southern artillery, mixed Napoleons and Parrots, served by wagons stamped USA. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, realizing that I had forgotten the wagon, I returned grandly to retrieve it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Fear drowned out grief and that night we packed clothes and dishes and loaded them into a farmer’s wagon. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He had five steamers at the scene now, plus three hose carts and a hook-and-ladder wagon, all of them pumping water into the fire at various locations. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Cora fought and kicked as Ridgeway carried her to the wagon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A horse- drawn fruit wagon went by, its driver singing: “Fresh from the vine, sweet as sugar, red as wine.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got there, the first wagon wasn’t even close to loaded. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “The snow is no more’n a dusting. I can get Henry to take you in the wagon.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Jim even clambered out of the wagon to help me up. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z For down South he'd be unable to get a job on the honey wagon. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And why had he frozen at the wagon door? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When trucks began to replace horses and wagons, he scoffed at the idea, labeling the trucks as a mere fad that would never last. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z "My wagons are still straggling through the city. I Shall need appropriate garments." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She didn’t know whether to be pleased or annoyed, but he clicked his tongue and the wagon pulled away, leaving her alone in her new life. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They marched, seventeen thousand men, their wagons, their artillery. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And here were the great-great- grand squabs cooing in the morning and rising to fly like a whirling white scarf around the wagon shed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The driver slapped his reins against the horse’s flanks, and the wagon moved away again. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When Shadrack awoke, the sheriff handed him back his papers and escorted him to the back of a wagon. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z George Lawrence from over near Grandville heard that his youngest son had arrived in the river town, and he made the long trip by wagon to bring the wounded boy back home. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “I advise you to hire a wagon as soon as possible,” Dr. Kerr said. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch from a distance as August attempts to line Rosie up among the parade wagons. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Then everyone waited to see if the wagons would emerge from the fort. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “Make sure you don’t let anything fall off the wagon!” my mother called as we set off down the lane. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “McLaws. About six miles. He is beyond Johnson’s train of wagons.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A truck pulled suddenly behind the station wagon filling the car with light. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, quickly unstrapping himself, he rose from the chair and trotted toward the station wagon. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Zach turned off the honey wagon and stared at them through the windshield. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Lighthearted now, I put one foot on the wagon axle, whistled for T.R., and swung myself to the driver’s seat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I stumbled forward jamming my pitch in between the bed of the wagon and the side. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I walked alongside the wagon guiding the oxen and keeping them moving when they slowed down. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They all went back through the sand to the wagon on the lake shore. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z As I go over Keenan's instructions again in my head, the wagon begins to climb, moving achingly slow. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z At first glance the scene looks chaotic, but by the time Camel has lit his cigarette, several dozen teams are hitched and moving alongside the flat cars, pulling wagons toward the runs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We loaded the sick onto the wagon, along with some bedding, some clothes, a frying pan or two, and other things. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Polly noticed several other similar huts in the area, but she had no time to wonder about them, because just then Mr. Derby ordered them out of the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon rattled up a dirt path to a plateau halfway up a hillside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice sounded clearly in spite of the siren and the clang of the fire wagons. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z They climbed into the small wagon—Polly holding the reins of the old horse, Amari sitting next to her on the seat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard a wagon coming before I saw it and dropped do\\\\ n into the ditch. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her armful of supplies into an enormous red wagon that sat in the middle of the shop. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As I swept my pitch to throw the hay slop into the barn, lightning spooked the horses, and they jolted the wagon. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Here, Mrs. M-m-meecham, you go on and take another bunch,” he said, reaching back and lifting another moss-wrapped bunch from the back of the wagon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hop on the back of a wagon and hide, or fall in with the camp followers, no one would stop me. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But whatever she intended to say next was interrupted by the appearance of the Elefante station wagon. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Then all four of us, Mr. and Mrs. Cowgill, Mrs. Wilcox, and me, were in the swaying milk wagon behind the galloping horse. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She walked toward the station wagon and opened the back door. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Ben twitched the reins and Alpha and Beta tugged the wagon into motion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was no older than twelve, and his scraped knees, tattered shoes, and windblown hair spoke of a life spent dodging wagons. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Because I lived in a one-car family with two working parents, the odds were usually better at the Jacksons' house, where Mrs. Jackson had both a wood-paneled station wagon and a little sports car. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The wagon wasn’t even half full before I was getting worn out. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Already a thin powdery dusting had gathered in the wagon ruts of the road. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He sat close to his uncle then, on the wagon seat, above the bony gray rumps of the mules. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The crushed oyster shells underfoot rattled the wagon so that I could feel the vibrations in my teeth. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten prisoners were seated along benches that ran the wagon’s length, their wrists and feet shackled, black sacks over their heads. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Up front, Varney whinnied and snorted, sending tremors through the wagon. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Even the tavern keepers didn’t seem surprised to see a couple of kids at their back doors with a wagon full of liquor. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z There were nineteen more horses trailing the wagons, as my father was a horse trader. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z In a minute he rang his kiddy bell as he passed me on his giant tricycle with the red wagon full of meals trailing behind. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They had a horse-drawn wagon full of clocks. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he was out the other side of town, and there were piles of stacked Union muskets, blankets and canteens and wagons, the abandoned implements of war. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The following morning is payday, and the employees of the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth line up in front of the red ticket wagon. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “I hope you realize,” Ignatius said as he breathlessly lifted the wagon, “that our association is only the result of an emergency.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nice to sit in the wagon, but it felt unfair that I got to ride while the others had to walk. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z While I was pondering the matter and staring up at the window from which the can had been hurled, an old vagrant approached the wagon and pleaded for a frankfurter. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But you not used to the wagon,’ Karl Marx said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I tried to peek through cracks in the wagon boards, but it was dark outside. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They strolled back to the wagon to retrieve a heavy coil of rope and unhitched one of the horses to help drag the tree out of the road. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Laura had been watching for him, and she ran out to the wagon as soon as it stopped by the barnyard. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’d-a thought I axed her for the moon. She near backhand me out that wagon and say, ‘You say one more word and I’ll keep you hopping for a week.’ Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Several had to be taken from the area in wagons. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, he looked at the sky instead; the sun had set and it was getting dark, so he came back to his wagon and opened its plastic cover. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Toomer twisted Red’s neck until the boy’s head was square up against the inside of the rubber truck tire of the wagon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It pulled a wagon piled high with goods and people who wanted to visit the villages. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for Uncle, myself, and Hand Clap, who rode on the wagon, the rest of the Company had walked. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A quack doctor pitched patent medicines from the back of a wagon: “A rare cordial to fortify the innards against infective parasites, unwholesome damps, and malignant effluvia!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z There was an instance where five whites charged $43 to put a corpse in a coffin and haul it downstairs to a waiting wagon. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The wagon was so low that children who spoke to her standing up were eye level with her, and adults, standing or sitting, had to look down at her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z There's much to be done to get three children ready for a wagon ride. lam lingering over a second cup of coffee while Perilee and Karl shepherd their flock. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z "I'm through with that Doctor Gordon," I said, after we had left Dodo and her black station wagon behind the pines. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z There was a farmer’s wagon in the door- yard. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Josiah was driving the wagon, old Grandma was holding him, and Rocky whispered “my brother.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They like to fell out of the wagon promising, but I said let’s wait till we stop to eat. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z As the wagon neared the house, he began to have a face. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At first there were only a handful of travelers and a wagon or two, but to me it seemed like a great crowd after such a long time alone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was so quiet in the wagon that you could hear the wheels squeaking. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The dust rose up through everything, turning the red uniforms, the cannons, the wagons all a greyish brown. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though Uncle Tim gave us the station wagon a long time ago and it is so old the fake wood side panels are peeling off, Apa treats it like we bought it yesterday. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z And the path that I had to drag the wagon on wasn’t exactly mowed. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “My wife has no use for me and Drummer, my milk wagon horse, is got it in for me. Do you know what he did to me just the other day?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He gestured toward the wagon bed, which was piled with bolts of cloth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa smiled at Sarah, then he bent quickly to unhitch the horses from the wagon. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z He had blackmailed another ten dollars out of the urchin, also forcing the waif to watch the wagon while he spent the afternoon at Loew’s State watching a film about drag-racing teenagers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After I loaded up, I would fall in line with the other wagons. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Until the station wagon was out of sight, the Tillermans didn’t move. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z They piled his wagons high with gold and leather and weapons, and they kneeled to his messengers and made long speeches and promised to defend him against any foolhardy outlaw that dared to attack him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z At the door of the honey house, Neil and Zach lifted the statue out of the wagon and carried her inside. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Searchlight growled, causing Doc Smith’s horse, Rex, to pull the wagon forward a few feet. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then somebody would bring up about Granny’s ancestors leading a wagon train from North Carolina, how they camped here on the ridge under some big sassafras trees while they were building their houses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Hannah was afraid she would interrupt them or make her ride in the wagon. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1900 Detroit was the leading manufacturer of carriages and wagons. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It touched draft horses hitched to wagons and sickle blades glittering sharp and ready at the beginning of an autumn day. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Signaling to the others, Emma pointed at the last wagon and mimed running after it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It was early twilight when he reached the Burdow place, where the wagon that Jethro had seen in front of the general store in Newton now stood in the cluttered barnlot. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z No other wagons or people were to be seen. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have no idea how I suffered for this stuff, waiting in the cold. And why? None of you cared enough to wait for our wagon.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z By day they still hid as best they could, sleeping under the wagon and praying they would not be discovered. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the soldiers stepped forward and beckoned the driver of a station wagon to move it closer to the driveway. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning the photographer gave Mudgett a broken block of wood and asked him to take it to the town wagon maker for a replacement. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She stopped the wagon, and watched Harriet for a few minutes. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The last straw that busted the wagon’s axle was when something the cap’n had said in the moonlight in the river finally made itself clear to me. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z And during the past two weeks he must have recalled his first day here, the day he came over the hill in his safe-suit pulling his wagon, and went to the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The tires of a station wagon hiss to a stop in the darkness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Actually, it could just as well be called an unhappy wagon, but I prefer happy.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She couldn't see the wagon for the smoke, but she could still heat Biter screaming. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Circe said that Macon and Sing had boarded that wagon in Virginia, where they both came from. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of the house he saw wagons and carts and men loading them with furniture, chests, trunks, boxes— even old portraits. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It might be easier to rent a team of horses and a wagon from a demon,” I warned. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The others were out pulling wagons back and forth across Boston. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I remembered I had seen her in the afternoon, out by the wall, pulling a load of stones in the wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A station wagon full of Matthew’s friends backed into the street, and Emily waved for them to stop. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Ruth stayed in the wagon, her bare feet curled up under her skirt and her thumb in her mouth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But then I saw one such body climb out from under the pile on a wagon and walk away. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z It had been his habit to start up again as soon as Flittman mounted the wagon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z No one answered when he rang the front doorbell because we were all in the back loading the cake into the red wagon, so he walked around back to the patio. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z This looked like the Indians circling the wagons again, but this time it was Byron who had to be the white people! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z And now the station wagon is driving along a few weeks later. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When he grew older, he got a bicycle and let the girls play with his old tricycle and wagon. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z An instant later came a crack as loud as thunder, and the bottom of the wagon came ripping loose in an explosion of splinters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So Toomer rose, limped to the other side of the wagon, mounted, shook the reins, and climbed the causeway leading to the bridge. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood at the curb of the terminal where taxis pulled up and wives jumped out of station wagons to kiss their husbands and hand over car keys. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z One by one we pulled ourselves up and settled into cramped positions along the wagon’s rear porch, careful to do so quietly lest the driver hear us. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z With a couple of barrels in the back, the wagon went slow enough that I could of run and caught it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, White got his wagon through, deposited his possessions, and headed back. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z As always, I worked a little longer and was the last one at the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We stashed the motor behind the same log where we’d hidden the wagon. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She could see the back of Yoren's faded black cloak up ahead of the wagons, but she was determined not to go crying to him for help. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The wagon started, and the sheriff rode behind it on his horse. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A wagon drawn by two bullocks took us down a dusty road. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z My family, including two great-grandfathers and a great-great-grandmother who was one hundred and nine years old, traveled from place to place in seven wagons pulled by fourteen horses. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The wagon passed the fenced field, and the cows and sheep looked up, too. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z “As for the rest,” Styx suggested, “why don’t we stash the wagon at your place, and I’ll hang on to the cash.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She jumped from the wagon and ran to him. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon was full and the cabinets were empty. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z A deep, red light welled up from the front corners of his wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Not a carriage or a train, but a wagon—full of ex-slaves. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take us with you,” one of the men says as Lily climbs into the wagon, the Duchess handing up Thomas before doing the same. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I passed a child’s wagon loaded with garden tools. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He was asleep in the wagon, Termite waddling after us. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z All of Mr. Staphopoulos’s belongings were packed into his station wagon, and some things were even tied on top. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z But what with Mr. Whiskers, Perilee, the three little ones, Karl, me, and my kit, there was hardly room to breathe in that wagon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They loaded the wagon with all the bread she had. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers carried the coffin into the street and loaded it onto the back of a simple, horse-drawn wagon. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time the last withered apple had been handed out, the wagons were crowded with wildlings, and they were sixty-three stronger than when the column had set out firom Castle Black that morning. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the foreground is an open barn shed with a farm wagon inside. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The big horse pulling the wagon was half-shaggy with a winter coat that hadn’t entirely grown in yet. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Our first task is to pick items to stock the wagon with using the money we have. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Ridgeway smiled as the men shackled his wrists through the wagon wheel. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Outside the cordon, curious onlookers were kept away by Philadelphia police officers as Wes and Tony were led outside in handcuffs, and thrown into the back of a police wagon. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The quartered carcass of an ox filled the wagon bed, along with two dead sheep. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Later they told us the story of how, during the First World War, the British army had taken all their horses, and for a while they’d had none to pull their wagons. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Soon, pieces of bread were falling into the wagons from all sides. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The wheels of the wagon rattled over the ruts in the road. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting in a slouch, he kept spitting off the side of the wagon at regular intervals. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He clucked to the horses to walk on until he stopped behind the first wagon. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The black brother left ten to guard the wagons and the whimpery little girl, and split the rest of them into four groups of five to search the town. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As a climax, I attempted to climb atop the wagon, but the solidity of my physique proved too taxing for that rather flimsy vehicle. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He came back to the wagon, looking over his shoulder a lot, in the direction of my house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z His heart thumping wildly, Fadi reached the middle of the lot, passed an old station wagon, and swerved around a little red hatchback. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Charged me, and got me down right by the wagon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The town we were heading for was far away, and these wagons were moving a lot faster than we could ever travel on foot. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Several Gypsy men were on horseback, riding ahead of or behind their wagons or leading strings of mules and horses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He reached over the side of the wagon and held out his hand, demon style, to the others. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing before the wagon as if it were a pirate’s vessel, I brandished my cutlass menacingly for one especially memorable pose, my other hand holding the prow of the tin hot dog. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The hay wagon listed drunkenly and was pulled over on to its side where it lay burning furiously. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Back at home, White and his family struggled to pile “seven trunks, four bundles, four valises, two baskets, and one hamper of provisions” onto a wagon. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z When Grandma was outside, we followed her into the gated backyard, where we rolled around with our big red wagon and helped her water all the plants. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Sounder’s master was still on his back in the wagon, but he did not raise his head to look back. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about the Oldsmobile, strong enough to bulldoze regular cars, probably even station wagons. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby and Clay were tossed on the wagon seat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I was prevented from finding out, as the wagon hit a bump and my numbed hand almost let Abenthy’s guilder fall to the footboard of the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The cotton gin meant bigger cotton yields and the iron tools to harvest it, iron horseshoes for the horses tugging the wagons with iron rims and parts that took it to market. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The phrase as a den mother is attached to Ms. Basset’s station wagon. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard him say that they must not have brought the wagon because of the crowds down here and the long wait for us. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Reilly was the sort who would come to the campus with his wagon and try to sell hot dogs right before the Social Studies Building. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The guns and the wagons float past the dim background of the moonlit landscape, the riders in their steel helmets resemble knights of a forgotten time; it is strangely beautiful and arresting. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z There were three wagons being packed with trade goods while the fourth was achingly familiar, one of the wheeled houses I had spent most of my early life riding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Uh-huh. Some folk we...don’t know...from Windsor got him loaded on a wagon.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I slunk around the edge of the building until I could see what was written on the side of the old man’s wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Two of our wagons were built to be come stages for just that eventuality. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Claire’s white station wagon, with two people in it, was stopped under the paper mulberry tree. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z When she reached the sidewalk, the policeman met her, grabbed her, accused her of being drunk, called a patrol wagon and carted her away. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Camel takes me to a wagon and tells me to wait outside. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We had a field of hay drying in the prairie sun, but just one wagon, two horses, a few pitches, and our own hands. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Instantly, the streets became raging rivers filled with wreckage—chunks of wood and metal and glass, overturned motorcars and wagons. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Such girls have bought watermelon and snapbeans from the fruit man’s wagon. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because of the white people in the wagons on the Shell River Road. They’re afraid we might attack them. So the peace talkers want us to promise to leave them alone.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z They all three went up to the wagon restaurant. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Whatever it take to turn that wagon round!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I set my tools down and walked over to the wagon where Papa stood. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I get a side stitch and walk for a while, but not too long because I don’t want to lose sight of the wagon. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I jumped out of the hemlock grove and started jogging back toward the wagon. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I told my boy Toomer to drive his wagon by at about five.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night the wagons stopped in a grove of trees by a stream. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The quiet one hurried along behind, dragging the wagon. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody’s gonna stop a couple of kids pulling a wagon,” Johnny Cakes said. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they had her by the legs and were dragging her out of the wagon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Sefia and Archer raced past Crown Pier, Canary Pier, Red Barrel Pier, dodging scrawny war orphans and wagons and sailors unloading crates. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When Lloyd returned, he parked his wagon, climbed down, and began unloading his cargo of fish and oysters. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon was pulled by Red Rabbit, whom we kept along with the wagon in a livery stable a few blocks away in the demons’ section. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A boxy wagon was rolling to a stop at the guardhouse. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When the wagon came to take us to the railroad station, Hari was carried out under a little tent of cloth to protect him from the dust along the road. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He’s up at the flat cars now, peering between wagon wheels. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “He’s out on the streets pushing a weenie wagon all over.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Witchlings screamed in unison as the cuco knocked their wagon aside with a brush of one long gray hand and sent everything in it flying across the station tracks. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He stopped in the road and lighted a cigar, looking around him at the tents and the wagons, listening to the rumble and music of the army in the night. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Me and Ira and Pork Chop were walking down Duval Street, pulling a wagon full of babies. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z A week after I left Santa Barbara Tom ran into a wagon on the Ventura road one night and ripped a front wheel off his car. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She jumped into action, getting me to the wagon with John’s help. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I lit every lamp and candle in the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She heard the wagons after she’d been sitting on the rock awhile. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He fed and watered the horses, talking to them as he hitched them up to the wagon. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z It suddenly makes working with my wagon group seem like a trip to the mall. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I looked out the window to see her climbing into the back seat of Linda Cruz's dad's station wagon—with her beach towel. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Well, there was the horse and wagon full of empty milk bottles to be gotten back to the stables. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed the black man to the wagon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He was stuck with a big hot dog wagon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh dear, all those words again,” thought Milo as he climbed into the wagon with Tock and the cabinet members. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He frowned and wiped his brow and paced slowly back and forth on top of the wagon. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Miig was talking with Minerva, who was still in the wagon, low and serious. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I was struck by how much the back of the wagon smelled like the two of them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Magdalys glanced at the frightened faces of her friends, then looked up to the back of the wagon, where the magistrate stood staring at her with his searchlight eyes. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The old man turned back to his wagon and began to extemporize. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There wasn’t room in the wagon for a fight. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He buy this bushel of Mr. Oyster I got in the back of the wagon, too.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was leaning against the wagon wheel for support. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Tom glanced at his mother and then leaped into the wagon to drive the tired team into the barnlot. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z With Byron walking around me like that we must have looked like we were in the Wild West and I was a wagon train and Byron was the Indians circling, waiting to attack. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Pitzer led diem down the grass, pointed to a flat space just above the road, the masses of guns and wagons, in plain sight of the headquarters. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, he was glad when the wagon carried them away—to the north. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But despite the rattle of the wagon’s wheels, Inej could tell Kaz’s breathing had gotten worse—shallow, rapid pants like an animal caught in a trap. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Shandrydan,” they repeated quickly in order, and pointed to a small wooden wagon. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Pol said from his perch on the wagon seat. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When we started to make deliveries I was afraid of going near the houses, but I was even more afraid of being left alone on the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "I didn't go far. Anyway, Nymeria was with me the whole time. I don't always go off, either. Sometimes it's fun just to ride along with the wagons and talk to people." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Kendra and Grandpa reclined in the wagon while Hugo pulled them down the road at a leisurely pace. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She noticed that Noah was gently picking up the trembling slave girl, moving her to the other side of the wagon and placing her on a blanket that lay wrinkled on the rough floorboard. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as I was backing the mules into place on either side of the wagon tongue, here came trouble in the form of Grandpa Blakeslee. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z For all she knew, the man driving the wagon might be taking her straight back to the master. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In the mornings, I wondered if Mrs. Little or Ashley would be coming to bring some food to the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He threw some blankets over her, and the wagon started. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad made sure the company he hired strung lights over the covered wagon that marked the entrance. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Feeling awkward and alone, Ash left the Square, walking back to where they had left the wagon on a side street. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The line was a marvelous thing to see: thousands of men and horses and the gleaming Napoleons, row on row, and miles of wagons and shells. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After we pulled it up on shore, their daddy took the mule to fetch the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Moment ago there had been men moving all along the crest, men sitting and wandering and riding horses, artillery moving here and there, a wagon, a caisson. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Nina was sent out to chat up the locals and try to discover the best place to lay their ambush for the wagon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The two deputies climbed on the wagon seat; the sheriff mounted the saddled horse. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z When I busted ’round the corner I saw Mr. Alston squatting ’gainst a wagon wheel watching the other men tossing the white spotty boxes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The water poured into a pothole about the size of a wagon bed. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z There was only one vehicle, an abandoned wagon drawn by two horses. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Edd had been sent to gather up as many spearwives as his wagons would hold and bring them back to join their sisters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the prison wagon, Kaz woke to a sharp jab against his thigh. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Will you take me out in the trotting wagon with Puck?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Or perhaps they were going to do something with him first and then come after me and the wagon. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten rings were bolted to the wagon floor, two rows of five, enough for the occasional big haul. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When they got out of the wagon at Thomas Garrett’s house in Wilmington, Garrett said of Harriet, “She was so hoarse she could hardly speak, and was also suffering with violent toothache.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Petey looked down at the box she was holding; she didn’t remember hauling it from the wagon. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As the wagon pulled away, Garfield waved to his White House staff gathered on the porch. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The boys were not surprised to see Missus Nedraw with her wagon full of mirrors. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Niran had convinced Tali that their wagon would never make it through the narrow trails carved into the Wood, and he traded them two sturdy packhorses for the wagon itself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As soon as a wagon’s front wheels hit the sloped wooden tracks, the man guiding its pole leaps out of the way. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z One day he hauled her off on a wagon and chained her in the carriage house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Luck smiled on me the next day, and I managed to steal a bundle of rags off the back of a wagon and sell them to a ragman for four iron pennies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I was in the tavern when they came in with the news. They were gatherin’ folk with wagons so they could go get the bodies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The wagon rattled along, the horses’ hooves clopped against the stones in the road. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “You got it. He was still Light Hair when he first saw wagons on this trail. Hundreds...thousands of them.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The second shot belched out the barrel with a ball of sparks and a flame that lit up the front of the wagon. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z He grunted as he hefted a box onto the bed of the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I was dimly aware of the other wagons stopping and curious faces peering at us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His ride on the broken wagon had been short. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Arya would have preferred a real horse, but the donkey was better than riding on a wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z No replacement could be found; what draft horses remained were needed to pull the wagons that held their food and fodder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Foot by foot, we pushed and pulled the wagon with Dragonwings up the hill, its wings dipping and bobbing as if it were tensing itself. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Less than an hour later, I'm locked inside a ghost wagon that is heading for Blackcliff. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She spotted a wood wagon and thought to climb up on the back where she might be able to see, but others had the same idea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He gave her the list of customers and told her the boys would load the wagon for her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dig trenches, unload railway wagons, push barrows of cement bags, construct invasion obstacles in a field or on a beach. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Then, as the wagon came to a stop beside them, a young man rose from the seat and swept off his hat. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Father cracked the reins on the backside of Red Rabbit, and with a lurch the wagon set off. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I reached up to help her get off the wagon, but Velia ignored me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z As they leave by the front, an army of men enter by the back and return carting bleachers, seats, and ring curbs, which they fling noisily into lumber wagons. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He is coming in the old wagon and taking us to the celebrations in Salcedo. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To celebrate his new life on the wagon, and to put some distance between himself and his drinking haunts, he decided that the Walls clan should take a long camping trip to the Grand Canyon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The wagons pulled abruptly off the road and shuddered to a stop in a small clearing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The Willys station wagon’s rear right tire had been perforated by a fallen branch still wedged up under both axles. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Curtains of dark blue velvet concealed the wagon’s occupants from watching eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She led me over to the wagon and introduced me to the tall, rugged man in the driver’s seat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He then shares with us the glorious news that Ma’s oldest brother Heang is on his way to pick us up in a wagon. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After the old man returned to the garage, George slouched off in pursuit of the wagon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We made a wide turn and pulled in behind the other wagons that was up against the slope of a hillside. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After it many other wagons came, one 37 feet long and 22 wide; this was drawn by 600 men. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z I hunched my shoulders against it and looked about for a wagon or carriage. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Cole peered out the side window of the station wagon as they drove across town. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I retrieved it from between some bolts of cloth and moved away from the wagons. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Just when she started to wonder if Jesper had been wrong and sent up the flare too early, a prison wagon rumbled into view. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I had been walking for less than an hour one morning when I heard a wagon coming up behind me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I would harness the horses, but someone else rode in the wagon while I loaded the crops. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Reaching in the back of the wagon, Toomer chose a bunch of wilted flowers wrapped in Spanish moss and said, “Give these flowers to your mama when she gets home.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sing. His wife. They met on a wagon going North. Ate pecans all the way, she told me. It was a wagonful of ex-slaves going to the promised land.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “She should be counting your curls, not her gifts. We will load the chickens in the wagon with the other wedding gifts. Those schnorrers in Viosk will not think we do not honor our own.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The man who ate pecans on a wagon going North. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled the wagon for about eight blocks until they came to the big, new house that was being built. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The slave girl never opened her eyes; she just curled herself into a ball and huddled in that corner of the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben and Matthew had flattened the back seats of the station wagon and inserted a double mattress so the children could sleep during the night journey through Georgia. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We were in Cornish, a farming town twenty miles south of Buck’s Peak, when the station wagon drifted over the center line into the other lane, then left the highway. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Freak is in the wagon and he's trying to look back at me, trying to shrug his shoulders and let me know he doesn't understand what got into the Fair Gwen, but I know. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Lee could see many wounded, wagons under trees, clusters of men drifting back through a field to the right. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Bronn, take as many men as you need and see that the water wagons are not molested." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Papa swallowed hard and pulled up on the reins so that the wagon stopped. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever it is, that paper thing, he wants it real bad, but even with the wagon there's no way he can reach It. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z He turned slowly from Amari and finished harnessing the horse to the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Father, Lefty, and I began to unload the wagon while White Deer started a fire. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z A few wagons rolled sluggishly among the few straggling customers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Our rent money had been in that roll, as well as the money we had planned to use for renting a wagon and a team of horses. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Moments after Ben pulled out of the driveway and Mary Anne heard the station wagon squealing down the street, the phone rang again. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Baaz was still standing by the wagon, his arms crossed, mouth set in an uncompromising line. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The sisters slumped in the seat of the wagon as they passed by, and their mournful cries were as much for themselves as for the fate of their sister. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In the city, Yoren had loaded up the wagons with salt fish, hard bread, lard, turnips, sards of beans and barley, and wheels of yellow cheese, but every bite of it had been eaten. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Because he was stronger than most of us, he had been put in charge of our wagon. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the wagons that slowed them, lumbering along, axles creaking under the weight of their heavy loads. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I watched her load the red wagon, the one I’d seen in the backyard, with brood frames, those little slats that slip down in the hives for the bees to deposit honey on. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His father, walking with swift authority, approached the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Then one morning she spied three women in the cowled grey robes of the silent sisters loading a corpse into their wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The wagon stirred up a lot of dust that kind of settled over everything like a nice, smooth blanket. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle stayed upstairs in his room while we loaded our possessions into the Company’s delivery wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see Dusty’s goon guy sitting on the hood of his station wagon, the tip of the cigarette glowing orange whenever he took a drag. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Hurry up with your cereal, because you’ve got to make streamers and garlands, hang the Christmas lights, put out the candleholders, wash the wagon, and get out the chains.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We came to a plain-looking caravan wagon, and he climbed its short ladder and knocked on the door. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I call out to a passing ambulance wagon which picks us up. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked beside the wagon briskly, always keeping an eye on the donkey, looking for a sign that he was not what he appeared to be. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z From the way he went, you might have thought he was pulling a ton of metal instead of an empty wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Pa called, and they ran back to the wagon, for the horses were hitched up and it was time to go home. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Even packed together in the wagon, with woolen blankets to our noses, we are certain to be icier than the inside of Logan's icehouse! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I told Cooter, “Come on, if we run down the road maybe we can catch the wagon afore they get to Buxton.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z As we came to a side road I saw a team of oxen hitched to a broken-down wagon, the ragged driver dozing on the seat beneath the shade of a clump of trees. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandfather helped me climb up into the wagon before hoisting himself aboard with a grunt. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We ought to sleep in the wagon and save the money,” Father said, “but I guess it’s too cold for that.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “So much grief packed into one wagon,” she said tearfully. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A year ago her father had bought a new station wagon. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z All he had to do was to drive the wagon around slowly so that people could read the name and address on it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Slowly, ever so slowly the wagon began to creep up the hill. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I took her from her mother and we settled on the wagon seat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Behind the wagon came the Company, with coils of ropes over their shoulders and baskets of food. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z How many wagons made those deep marks? he wondered. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I saw a crude sign on the side of the wagon proclaiming YAMS, as I walked flush into the warmth thrown by the coals that glowed in a grate underneath. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But Aunty Ifeoma spent a little longer showing Jaja her flowers before we piled into the station wagon and she drove off. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Father finished lashing Dragonwings to the bed of the wagon and jumped down. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z That night the woman’s husband, a farmer, loaded a wagon with produce. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then we better get it in before it catches fire,” Pa said, backing Vernon to the wagon. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Another line of red cattle wagons sat on tracks behind ours. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He was a peddler and mender of toys, the red and gold wagon was his shop and his home, and he had driven into the woods to camp for the night. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He was astride one of the horses from Karl’s wagon team and leading a large, boxy horse and a brown cow with white spots. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The butcher’s wagon was outside, waiting in the alley. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Outside, I notice the station wagon is gone from its usual spot on the street. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Hand Clap was riding on the front seat of the wagon, the reins held loosely in his hands. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The rebel infantrymen topple the wagons that made it across the bridges, using them as cover. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Now hold on a moment,” he said as the red light from the wagon started to fade. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She lets me make big kettels of soup there, and a man she knows comes and takes it to the hospital in a little wagon. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It picked up sheds and wagons, horses and men. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I watched as Joey Pow waved, got in his station wagon and drove away. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Two jeeps moved forward, one in front of the station wagon, one behind. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As the wagon rolled slowly along, grown men and women watched silent, with tears in their eyes. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Then ride out two-and-twenty leagues. I will give you wagons, workers, mules, whatever you require.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Underneath the sign, between two big wagon wheels, was Momma. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Then the wagon was surrounded by dogs of every possible size and description. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A Ranger report noted clinically, “One wagon sheet, one bed sheet, one pillow, used in shipping Ranger White’s body.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They had left to follow the ambulance in the honey wagon, wanting to see May’s body delivered safe and sound to wherever it was going. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, right after breakfast, Walter and I line up in front of the red ticket wagon along with everyone else. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Stella barely heard him—she’d already moved to the rear of his wagon, standing on tippy-toes to better eye the treasures that he kept back there. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She was pulling someone’s old wagon that had a $4 sign taped to it. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Though it was always fun to watch Trip work, most of my attention was on a wagon that had rolled into the other end of town about a quarter hour ago. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Once the wagon stops, the tree will buy us about fifteen minutes and not much more,” Kaz said. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “We’ll sell the wagon. Find a job. Save our dough. And see what happens.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Pete was closer now, could see the rope and the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But they were there for only a brief moment before they climbed into the jeeps and the station wagon and rolled away. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He hopped from the wagon as it rolled to a halt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “It’s about how I feel. When something makes me happy, I put a pebble in the wagon. If I’m unhappy, I take a pebble out. There are twenty pebbles in all.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Cressen had thought him another corpse, but when Jommy grabbed his ankles to drag him off to the burial wagon, die boy coughed water and sat up. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Roent paced around the wagons like a restless animal, checking everything again and again. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After a barrage to his face, Homer finally gathered her feet together and they got her inside, chaining her wrists to her old ring in the wagon floor. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She shut the wagon door, fastened the padlock, and slid the bolt home. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z On the day of the wedding I was in great demand to take things over to the clubhouse in my wagon. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z It was hard to tell which would collapse first, the wagon or the horse pulling it. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire was only about a quarter of a mile from White’s wagon and was moving closer. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z After an hour or so Dr. Hoskins, who so far had said nothing at all to the passengers in the back of the wagon, slowly pulled over to the side of the road. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a light puff of wind at my back that tousled my hair and caused the tarpaulin covering the wagon to pull taut for a moment. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z At nine on the nose, the man in the wagon beckons forth the first person, a roustabout. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z They all sat on the warm sand near the wagon and ate bread and butter and cheese, hard-boiled eggs and cookies. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It went rolling and fetched up under the wagons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He ran past the station wagon and pointed to Felix to go along the back. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A load of wood had come for the kitchen, and walking behind the wagon was the redheaded boy from the village, Will Russet. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Before she could reply, the butler began herding them out the door and into the wagon waiting in the courtyard. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We were riding in the wagon and he was teaching me how to tie sailors’ knots. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The station wagon was approaching the island bridge now. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A wagon was parked askew in the grass of the front lawn, with the horses nowhere to be seen. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Safe in the wagon, we had a fine time for a while, tussling in the hay and talking about girls and all. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I decided to leave them to their discussion and started to scamper back to Ben’s wagon when I heard my father call out behind me, “Scales after lunch tomorrow? And the second act of Tinbertin?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Arch wrestled one of the sheep off the wagon by two legs, then spun and flung it into the pit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The White Citizens Council sought to pull insurance coverage from the MIA’s fleet of station wagons. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Mama went back to work, pulling the wagon across the grass carpet. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It means, Jacob, that in order to accommodate less than a dozen performers, we will now have sixty-four working men sleeping under wagons on the flats.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I moseyed out front and was cutting them down when he furiously pedaled by on his new giant adult-size tricycle that towed a little red wagon full of what looked like shoe boxes. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He pushed himself up into the wagon, his movements jerky and awkward, and began unlocking the prisoners’ collars. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One day when we had come to a stop, a worker took a piece of bread out of his bag and threw it into a wagon. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, Booth paid twenty dollars for the use of the wagon, the team, and driver. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was led by two bedraggled men, and it pulled a wagon with a dead and naked body on it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z For her part, Rosie is carted out through each town in the hippopotamus wagon and then displayed in the menagerie. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It seemed they had emptied their entire houses into wagons and carts and the bulging sacks over their shoulders. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Well, this time next year Grandpa would be married, and if he didn’t like what was put before him it would be Miss Love’s little red wagon, not Mama’s or Aunt Loma’s. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The wagon jolted over a particularly rough spot. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The coffin was carried on a horse-drawn wagon to the cemetery, and all the way I communed with death’s angels, questioning their choice of time, place and person. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Horses would get us to town much faster than a caravan of wagons could. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I coaxed and begged her to ride with JimmyTrotter in the station wagon and come over to see the men take off for the moon. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But Tidbit, instead of silently slipping from the wagon, shouted, “Who be that, Amari?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s a cook wagon in the middle of the field, something I’ve only seen from drawings about Western life. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The reason he is coming so slowly is that he is pulling a wagon, a thing about the size of a big trunk mounted on two bicycle wheels. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z When the wagon finally stopped near a house, Harriet was disappointed in it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The road was wide enough for two wagons to run abreast, but I moved to the grass at the edge of the road anyway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On Saturday, we walked back to the farmhouse, lugging the fixed wagon and all the truck parts. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z That night we put the box out under a tree to make more room for us to sleep in the wagon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They drove the slave catcher’s wagon to the far edge of the pasture, hiding it from the road. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The driver of the wagon was an odd little imp. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z As the wagon worked its way up the hill, I figured I was a man now and maybe about the luckiest one alive to be able to build a levee on the great Mississippi River. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Red Jack and Katherine take off after the wagon in a jog, and I follow not far behind. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z There was a sudden clatter in front of the house and an old station wagon rumbled to a stop. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Little children pulled wagons heaped high with toys and pots and books. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe this,” I shouted, trying to keep up with the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The cart man rolls by with his busted wagon collecting trash and tossed-out furniture. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “We need your help. Our ox wagon is stuck in the mud a few kilometers away. We need you to help us drag it out.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she had to dodge wagons and horses, but at least you could see them coming. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Henrietta and the other girls watched from the hillside or the backs of straw-filled wagons, hopping up and down, clapping and screaming as the boys streaked by on horseback. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Soon we were building our own monster wagons, called chigiri-giri, that resembled something like a go-cart in America. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I stood at my den window and watched as her stuff was unloaded from her family's station wagon. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z So he didn’t haul his gear to a wagon. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sounder was jumping at the wagon and hard to hit,” the boy’s mother said. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Khouy occasionally works as a laborer, helping people carry and load heavy bags of cloth, fruit, and rice from their wagon to the new market for a small fee. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys were dragging along the banquette a small “express wagon,” which they had filled with blocks and sticks. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z They got in the wagon, one by one, and lay down flat. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Moving more quickly than I had ever seen before, Ben grabbed me by the tatters of my shirt and sprang from the seat of the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, his father led him up the wagon road to the shingle-sided schoolhouse at the top of the hill. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z After the last of the hunt’s wagons passed, Jonas pulled the carriage back onto the road, but Ash clung to the edge of the seat, looking back at them until they disappeared around the bend. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z We were watching the long parade of body wagons lined up at the gate. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She pointed across the big arroyo to the place where the sandy wagon road was washed out. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When the slope got steep he turned the wagon around, so it went ahead and he was pulling back on it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z One man took hands, one took feet, and they flopped the body onto the wagon. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The bump of our wagon turning onto the grass jostled Ben from his brooding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He was just old enough to sit up, and he held on to the sides of the wagon, with his cap crooked on his head, crying. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She loaded wood on wagons, split rails, and knew more about mules and hoes and plows than she did about the interior of a house. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The covered wagon was the hearse for anybody who needed one in that part of Banks County. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “How close to empty did the wagon ever get?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I spend the entire afternoon peering around corners, slipping behind tent flaps, and ducking under wagons. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z So I sat at the wooden worktable in the back of Ben’s wagon and chafed at wasting the day listening to him lecture me about things I already understood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Nick began to bark, then Lottie, and the wagon clattered into the yard and stopped by the steps. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z When Ben looked up, the wagon was passing between a dozen beehives, six on either side of the road. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Intensive postwar lobbying by truck manufacturers and armies finally convinced the public of its own needs and enabled trucks to begin to supplant horse-drawn wagons in industrialized countries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Going back would be easy, with only the wagon full of goods to watch over. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Waiting by the White House entrance was a large, heavy wagon equipped with a platform and bed springs to absorb the jolts as the wagon drove to the train station. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Amari rummaged in the wagon to see if any food remained. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother came away from our wagon and Ben met her halfway, chuckling and saying something reassuring. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I would suggest four riding horses, and two to pull the supply wagon.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Her thought was to catch a ride on a truck or wagon, to catch enough rides until she reached Chungking, where her husband was stationed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa fed the horses, on the bottom of the wagon box, some oats he had brought for their dinner. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve got to get the wagon unloaded right away,” I told her. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Whitlaws and I spent an anxious ten minutes while Father went to get the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take Lord and Lady Imp to the wagons, have Hammer fix them up with some company steel.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Apothecary shops were broken into and medicines stolen; food was taken from the few farmer’s wagons to appear in town. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z And in the Dancing Trout station wagon, unaware of the high drama that had just taken place in a very low setting, Emerson Lapp suddenly fell asleep. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He closed the door of the station wagon and walked toward her. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z She jumped up the high step into the wagon and then realized she’d be squeezed between Luke and Charles on the narrow seat. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z And pulling the crate in the wagon home. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Our bare feet kicked up dirt as Kermit and I walked down the lane, pulling Buddy in the wagon. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The next afternoon Joe laboriously dragged it all the way up the wagon road, to the top of the mountain, pointed the contraption downhill, climbed in, and released the brake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Half hidden in the shadows, it looked larger than any animal I had ever seen, big as a loaded wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I climbed into the wagon and ate the biscuits and beef and drank about half the bottle of wine. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As expressionless as the time she was a store mannequin, she sat in the wagon on a sawed-off chair, bracing herself with one hand on the driver’s plank and the other on the coffin box. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby climbed onto the seat of the wagon, indicated to Clay to join him, then gave the signal to Noah to begin the journey. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I fled in a hay wagon, disguised as a milkmaid. They never thought to look for me there, and I crossed the border with papers I forged myself in a woodcutter’s hut.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius lumbered over to the picket fence, abandoning the hopeless cause espoused by the wagon, and viewed the oil paintings and pastels and watercolors strung there. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But when she moved to pull Nina’s hood down, the Grisha fluttered her eyes rapidly, bobbing her head toward the wagon door. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His mother sitting in the station wagon with the man. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z This icy, jostling wagon ride had shaken the last bit of humor right out of my bones. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Boseman slipped her chains from the wagon ring, careful not to let the links sound against each other. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His eyes were moist as he lifted me up to the wagon seat and then nodded. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Love rode in the wagon with Grandpa. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There was no word between the two in the wagon when the danger was over. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z A half hour before the race, Howard and Smith got into a station wagon and toured the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then we have to be on the early wagon,” Kaz said. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She climbed up on the wagon step and lifted the child down. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The first person to approach the red wagon is a roustabout, and when he leaves empty-handed the line buzzes with angry curses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The wagon started forward and then Papa seemed to think better of that and pulled up on the reins. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To their surprise, when they got there they found dozens of people already waiting outside, as well as a steady stream of horses and wagons arriving. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Here, horse-drawn wagons and pedestrians vied for space, but were at least moving along slowly. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z As I pulled the wagon with clean clothes down the little lanes, I found myself studying houses with new eyes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Following behind the president’s entourage came a scraggly parade of wagons and carriages. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He limped out to the wagon and peered up at Jethro. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon driver wore a gray uniform similar to the ones worn by the guards at the gate but absent any sash or decoration. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was a Wednesday in August and the ice wagon was coming and coming. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Then Dad lifted Mother from the station wagon and I saw her face—her eyes, hidden under dark circles the size of plums, and the swelling distorting her soft features, stretching some, compressing others. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z So I dragged that rattling old wagon around the back of the barn. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z They stood her upright in the red wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After running almost a quarter of a mile, I caught up to the wagon and stood with my hands on my waist trying to catch my breath. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The wagon yard had wagons on top of wagons; teams, buggies, and horses. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z His sister-in-law was still distraught over the loss of her children, and grew even more agitated when they passed a wagon loaded with frightened children. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z He still didn’t say anything when I climbed into the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We stopped for a handful of days because there was a good wainwright there, and nearly all our wagons needed tending or mending of some sort. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A group near the front of the train was herded into two horse-drawn wagons. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The wagon wheels went deep down in it and the horses pulled and sweated. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Hand Clap sat on the seat of the wagon for a moment, the reins in his hand but reluctant to tell Red Rabbit to go. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Varney grumbled like a tired old man and then heaved forward, pulling the wagon out of the driveway and onto Fifth Avenue. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Unable to resist this ripe opportunity for promotion, Mr. Cogswell had also tacked a smaller banner across the back of the wagon, advertising “Fresh Cherries at Cogswell’s. Best price in town.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Anyhow, I went there right after the Fair Gwen ran off with that look on her face, like: What was he doing with my poor little boy, stealing him away in the wagon? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I could flee, she thought as a wagon rumbled past her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until early evening that I heard their station wagon pull into their driveway. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Spying down from the roof of an inn by the King's Gate, Arya saw them searching wagons and carriages, forcing riders to open their saddlebags, and questioning everyone who tried to pass on foot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Velia jumped on the rickety wagon and looked around for a way to navigate the newfound vehicle. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The witches helped to move the wagons farther along the road, over the bridge and away from the trees where the Specters had come from. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Men stood on the beds of wagons loading casks of wine, sacks of flour, and bundles of new- fletched arrows. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I was riding beside Hosteen Mitchell on his wagon one day when he turned to me and held one finger up to his lips. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z By this time our wagons were drawing attention. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Bubber got out when they came to the corner and helped her lift the wagon down the curb and get it up on the next sidewalk. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A bald man steps down from the wagon. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Dr. Hoskins sat on the seat, looking straight ahead, not at the hapless group standing near the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the wagons are hitched to teams, the Percherons lean into their harnesses and drag their heavy loads across the field. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The soldiers jumped down from the wagons and formed a line, pointing their rifles toward the village. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He looked around at Father as if telling him to get back on the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z After the last item was stored in the wagon, Papa helped Mama to the spring seat and we were ready to go. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On the wagon, he held his side, then he held my hand. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Too Bad laid a blanket on the ground and lifted the squalling Pudding out of the wagon. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagons were in a line side-by-side, and we just pulled up along the end of the row. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he'd wheeled by with his wagon more than an hour ago, their stand had looked like a beehive, with small kids crowding around. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I got the wagon chair for her to sit in, and stood by her while she sobbed and wailed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Maybe his father was dead in the back of the sheriff’s wagon now. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind back on the present, I hurried to the front of the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They greeted me as I approached, pulling the red metal wagon that we used for hauling. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning Pa went away before daylight with the horses and wagon, and that night he came home with a wagonload of fish. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon is broken in the mud, the oxen would not move, the soldiers needed Pa to help them fix the wagon. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On this wagon was a sack, holding 30,000 gallons of wine, and consisting of leopards’ skins sewn together. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z A third of the way out, a wagon laden with melons had gotten its wheels tangled with one piled high with silken carpets and brought all wheeled traffic to a halt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Suppose somebody I know sees him with one of them wagons.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, when he tipped his hat to one of the old women on the wagons, it came to her. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagons gathering around it seemed rather insubstantial compared to the stone’s solid presence. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jack and Moniek took the wagon to the outskirts of the town. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z In the Confederates’ attempt to rush across the bridges, the wagons become tangled. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z As an abandoned wagon hid her from his view, she saw him push against a portion of the wall. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Sleep fast,” Jim called as I slid down from the wagon bench in front of my cabin. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Tomorrow Frederick’s wagons would arrive and begin carting it away. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Yeah, yeah, okay. Who cares anyway? Let’s get this wagon moving! We’re not in last place anymore!” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Also, every time he saw a buggy or wagon coming, he had to stop the car and shut off the motor so the horses wouldn’t bolt. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There was food in the wagon, and wine—and a camera, and a stamp collection, and a stuffed owl, and a mantel clock that ran on changes of barometric pressure. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The forests were marching back, and where farm wagons once had been only the big logging trucks rumbled along. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Two were stationed on each side of the gatehouse, and one of them was chatting with the driver of the prison wagon, who handed him a packet of documents. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z At the next spot where two rats cut cross each other, he turned the wagons west. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We threw those in the back of the wagon and then went up a ways past the foreman’s shed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Bacigalupi’s garbage wagon went by, and Martin looked after it spitefully. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My uncle had worked with him over the years when Big Schoolboy ran a freighting business, carrying goods back and forth by horse-drawn wagon between his home in Chinle and Gallup. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A young man drove the second wagon, a redheaded fellow with Irish features. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The little turtle bouncing around in the cab, we drag the wagon around the circular redbrick driveway outside the wrought- iron gates and return the salutes of the world’s leaders as they stand and applaud. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He pulled Red screaming and gagging toward the wagon, then tripped him with his bad leg. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Our wagon was painted a bright red, with the Company’s name in demon script painted in large, bold gold letters on its sides. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, two “gravediggers” grabbed him by the head and feet and threw him from the wagon, like a sack of flour. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t think of anything more depressing than to be an Egyptian high priest on display next to a set of vintage wagon wheels and a two-headed chicken. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “You, my sweet, innocent children, are going to deliver this precious cargo to the fine establishments of our fair city. In your charming wagon, of course.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z While the wheels of his oldVolvo wagon spit gravel down Smith Street, I wondered what would happen if Dad saw a great white while diving off Cape Ann. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z A second wagon had pulled up next to the first. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A rusty moped put-putted past them, a red wagon bouncing behind it, streaming smoke. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z As they reached the guard’s station wagon, Garvey turned to Cole. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a cry rose in the wagon, the cry of a wounded animal. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty-year-old Walter Merrithew was at the building nearest the wharf called Number 3 freight house, helping one of the wagon drivers load goods for delivery. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I’ve missed seeing you,” Ben said, jumping up on the wagon seat beside the black man and punching him affectionately in the arm. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As she crossed in back of the wagon, a fallen chest caught her eye. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Who wants their wagons and their lazy horses?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Yellin asked as various Brutes were visible leaving the Thieves Quarter pulling various wagons. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “The last time my father saw her, she was on a wagon headed for Massachusetts to a private school up there. A Quaker school.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A wagon driven by a king’s soldier and piled high with spoons and bowls and kettles was making its way to the castle. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z The wagon, pulled by two yellow skinny cows moving very slowly, arrives later that evening. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulled herself up on the wagon so half of her body was out of the molasses. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Mama caught a giant magenta clump that tumbled from the wagon. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Hoping to turn his thoughts in a different direction, I spoke up, “When will the wagons be done loading?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There aren’t any seats in a milk wagon, so we clung to the sides and each other. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “Our housekeeper’s. We have this old Subaru wagon for when she runs errands.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z It had a lot more style than walking or being in a wagon pulled by a mule. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran to the street, which was unmarked by any wagon wheel, then veered off and ran through the pristine brush toward the river. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It was a tiny wagon about the size of my fist. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z After a moment’s surprise, I realized the strange light came from a pair of sympathy lamps the old man had mounted on his wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In the back of the wagon, supported by sacks of squash and hills of pumpkins, Shadrack began a struggle that was to last for twelve days, a struggle to order and focus experience. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Then Jody’s eyes followed the wagon road down from the ridge where he stood, and lost it behind a hill, and picked it up again on the other side. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He called out, raising his voice over the sound of horses, wagons, and men that filled the square. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The last we would graciously decline, as their beds were no doubt lousy and those in our wagons were not. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Not a one of the boys would sleep in or under the wagon that night, despite the ground was wet as heck. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A strong, rotting odor filled the air as the wagon passed by. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There he parked the wagon in a little passageway so that it would be out of sight. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them had gone up the road ahead of the wagon. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing on Copp’s Hill—the highest point in the North End neighborhood—one could look down on hectic streets where hundreds of people wended their way with pushcarts and horse-drawn wagons. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z He watched me walk through the gate before he climbed back up onto the seat of the wagon, lifted his reins, clucked to the horses, and drove off without looking back. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My stomach rolled like the turn of a wagon’s wheel. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He walked downstairs and out front, slipped behind the wheel of a Dancing Trout station wagon, and drove out of the canyon and through town, turning left onto the highway, aiming south. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was such a little bit of stuff that the ice man could load it all on his wagon and his one shaggy horse could pull it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Rufus’s face twisted in pain as he was lifted, and he cried out as he was lowered into the wagon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It was late that afternoon when Mr. Baker’s wagons crossed North River into Salem and drove to Turner’s Lane. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Scattered rain followed them all the way home, but even though she was damp and her backside was a little sore from sitting on the wagon seat, Stella was in a good mood. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Men would bring the logs in by wagon and lay them out in the yard. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Martin sat in the back of the wagon, a tribute to Mother Liberty. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But when Hand Clap swung the wagon onto the road leading to the top of the hill, Red Rabbit balked. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As the driver of a wagon, he would need every ounce of strength come morning. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z We set out in a wagon for the railway station. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Millard led us to a horse-drawn wagon that seemed to be waiting just for us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Once Pink went shush and whispered, “Y’all hear that?...I thought I heard something. Over by the wagon....” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But if that was true, how come he made such a fuss ’bout where he wanted our wagon to be took to? The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The littlest children and some of the older women rode in the open wagons, but everyone else walked. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Whose mine is it?” asked Milo, stepping around two of the loaded wagons. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Yoren had them fix the woman a place in die hack of a wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A wagon was rare in the summer, when the roads were easily passable, but it was autumn now, and snow would be coming anytime; travel so close to snowfall was nonexistent. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The Ford Mustang car keys—not the station wagon. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The rest of the wagon was empty—I suppose to give Red Rabbit less of a load to pull. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I found a hinge, old handmade nails that would come in handy, and finally, treasure of treasures, the axle of an old wagon. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Why do you think there’re eighteen pebbles in my wagon?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Before she trundled her wagon over to the dresser to get her comb, Eva looked out the window and saw Hannah bending to light the yard fire. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z To the frightened group in front of him he yelled, “Get in the wagon—and be quick about it!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time they made enough money to send for her, having replaced the horse and vegetable wagon with a truck, she was almost twenty and crazy. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was only a fair rider,- she had spent far more time traveling by ship and wagon and palanquin than by horseback. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Cows and horses were hitched to wagons, while reindeer and dogs pulled sleds in the Arctic. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And twenty-five kilometers and one short wagon ride later, I was walking down the lane to our farm. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Riker mounted the wagon in a single, smooth movement, almost like he was more liquid than man. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “We will need every cart and wagon made ready to transport the free folk to their new homes. Othell, you shall see to that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It wasn’t all that long before someone found a wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to Polly that the slave girl curled in a corner of the wagon would never stop crying. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He passed a hospital wagon, saw mounded limbs glowing whitely in the dark, a pile of legs, another of arms. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Other days, in the hours after lessons, Werner tows his little sister through the mine complex in a wagon he has assembled from cast-off parts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Ben guided Alpha and Beta into a spot on the far side of the stone, away from most of the other wagons. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “No one has a pony out here. We’ve got an old horse and a wagon. But I don’t know how to hook him up.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Behind the wagon came the two cars, me driving the Pierce, Papa the Cadillac, and all of us looking straight ahead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Uncle Al is gone, swallowed whole by people, horses, and wagons. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Farmers haul their corn to town in big open wagons that scatter a light rain of corn behind them. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I dressed myself and walked out to the wagon on my own two feet. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “So we have to unlock, unchain, and incapacitate six prisoners, take their places, and somehow get the wagon sealed tight again without the guards or the other prisoners being the wiser?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “How many wagons went through here?” he asked his grandpa. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Her mien wavered from severe, when she watched the men loading the wagons, to smiling when she spoke with a girl standing nearby. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Since we didn't want the bed of the wagon filled right up to the edge, we emptied some, dumping it out on the cement of the patio. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She hugged all of us except Dad—she had refused to speak a word to him since he plundered Oz—promised to write, and climbed into the station wagon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Enough to pay for ship tickets, a wagon to Ia§i, and the train ride from there to Bucharest and the port city of Constanta. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Shadrach started to climb back into the wagon as he spoke; then, changing his mind, he turned back and placed his hands quickly on Ellen’s shoulders. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the families were either walking or riding in wagons. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We sat in the wagon, drank some beer and ate some biscuits. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I realize the man pleading for his life is Alan, the boy who gave us a ride in the wagon only a few hours earlier. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A wagon, laden with crates and chests, stood abandoned near the door of the stable. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As time runs out, I scribble down the list, as exhausted as if I had actually loaded a wagon with hundreds of pounds of goods. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And next it is two months later, near the end of the fall term, and the station wagon is climbing the hill to my no-longer-brand-new school. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z On May 8th, I went to the Justice Building, signed up for my tesserae, and pulled home my first batch of grain and oil in Prim's toy wagon. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He gently placed it on top of the heap in the little red wagon. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Certainly a station wagon whose right back door flies open when you take left turns too quick, gets honked at every time it inches up a hill, and leaks black oil all over the street. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I had been thinking of those hard candies since my father woke me before daybreak and said, “Hitch the wagon. We gonna take some ribbon syrup into town and you comin’.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The farmer jumped down to load my valise and food hamper into the back of the wagon. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We helped JimmyTrotter fill his crates with the quart bottles and he and I lugged them to the station wagon. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z They climbed in, lay on the floor of the wagon. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I had it loaded up in the wagon and waited for the buyer to come back. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The next morning I blearily awoke after two hours of sleep, bundled myself onto one of the wagons and proceeded to drowse away the morning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I felt my knees get all loose and floppity, like I was gonna fall into a heap right next to the wagon. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The cow-boys were galloping off down the road in the direction they had come from, leaving the cattle and the wagon standing in the middle of the field. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d go home to eat dinner, then bring the horse and wagon back to the stable where he was supposed to wash Drummer and the wagon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And then Raymie saw two hands on the steering wheel, and just as the station wagon pulled into the driveway, spraying gravel and dust, a voice called out, “Louisiana Elefante, get into the car!” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z ‘Us had to walk a long piece ’cause the wagon too full anyways.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They shook hands and Papa made to climb into the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d loaded some of his grandmother’s, porcelain in a wagon and toted it into the yard, where he set up targets on old fenceposts at the edge of the property. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The food and bedding for the animals arrives shortly thereafter, in wagons rather than trucks. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I hated how every time I pushed the thoughts from my head, they rammed back into me like a runaway wagon. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The last caravan had two wagons and four guards. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Hand Clap was on the wagon seat because Red Rabbit was most used to him now. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been a few horses left, pulling the morning wagons, but the Jackboots took them, so now men became horses. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “Bring him along and we’ll send someone back for the wagon.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Now get on the wagon before that overfed, underworked horse of ours dies of old age.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Farm wagons and merchants' carts and riders from lesser houses moved aside to let them pass. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z One of the men stood upright atop a wagon, shading his eyes with a hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z What most caught Miss Hill’s attention was the fact that the furniture wagon was empty save for an iron stove that seemed much too large for a private residence. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z After while Herman E. Calloway raised his arms and said, “Hey. But don’t forget, this is your little red wagon, you pull it if you want.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z Somehow, in the cramped confines of the wagon, she managed to give him space. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the distance, the station wagon sputters to life, then fades into the night. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z He walked around to the other side of the wagon where Floss couldn’t see him but her persistent voice followed. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The fruit-sellers' carts and coal wagons were pulled down the street by horses back then. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the Fourth, the Twenty-Third, and the Forty-Seventh who were being sent out, plus five hundred marines, plus a small artillery train, and a few baggage wagons. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “We must stop the wagon with Noah and the doctor before it gets here,” Polly declared. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They put him into the wagon with two men as guards. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Using the wagon, I was up on Belle in a flash. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The next morning when the stars were still visible in the sky, the farmer stopped the wagon. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A whirl of activity sprang up as soon as the wagons rolled to a stop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We stood around the wagon in silence, until Wab spoke up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z 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 A wagon drawn by two thick-necked horses stopped just beyond the end of the dock. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The “honey wagon” was what she called it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After their suitcases had been unloaded from the station wagon, and Rhonda had signed a form and bidden them farewell, the children were left to wait in a loading area by the bridge gate. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We were unloading her station wagon, carrying bags of groceries from the garage into the kitchen, when Erik and Arthur pulled up in the Land Cruiser. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt like he’d been run over by a horse wagon. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The wagon, Bear assured me, contained, “some rich lady, in search of a wayward husband.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z His collar was unlocked, and he was led from the wagon down some kind of ramp with the other prisoners. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “They call this road the Freedom Trail now,” Martin said as he covered the wagon again. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I turned around at the wagons edge to give the pitch a yank “Well, get it unstuck,” Pa said, pulling the hay net in. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The pine coffin that held Miss Mary Finch—wearing her best dress, with her hair washed clean and combed—bounced in the back when the wagon wheels hit a rut. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Evan loaded it into the wagon, then poured in the mix from all thirty-two cans. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I looked and was stunned to see the old station wagon with Joey Pow sitting in the front seat, his head down, dozing. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “Here we go,” they shouted, hopping from the wagon and bounding up the broad marble stairway. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Pastor Weeks turned around to talk to Mr. Robert Finch, who rode his horse a few lengths behind the wagon. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, buddy, now listen to me. I’ll make a bargain with you. You go out and push one of these wagons for an hour, and we’ll call it quits.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a modern-day covered wagon, it rolls out of the waving grasslands and stops. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We were already a half hour late for school when we heard the order “Move out,” and the leader motioned us to get into the station wagon. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby asked Polly as he returned to the wagon and began to check on his goods. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She was sitting in a station wagon, a strange wagon. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Farmers harshly whip their cows and oxen to pull the wagons faster. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignatius pointed the prow of the wagon into the throng and pushed forward. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore his flight jacket and gazed down the hill at the station wagon where his children jockeyed for position in the back seat. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the wagons came to the big house with seven gables they stopped in front of a weather-beaten little cottage in a weed-grown yard. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned to help two young women down from inside the wagon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Johnny told me how you ripped up an old dress of yours and made kitchen curtains out of it. He said it made the kitchen look fine, like the inside of a Gypsy wagon.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The brothers on the wagons had seen this face as well, Jon did not doubt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I agree,” Juanita said, looking down at me from her seat in the front of the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But sitting in school made me feel like she’d dropped me into a runaway wagon with no reins at all. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z John dropped a brick in the wagon, then walked up to my seat, all his grief flooding into a sense of longing, a need for escape. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Catching the steel look in her eye, I said, “I’ll stay on the wagon and tell him how it’s done.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z He dispersed the crowd very simply by telling them he’d send for the pie wagon and take them all down to the station house if they didn’t twenty-three skidoo. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I set out again, dragging the wagon behind me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The slave catcher got into the wagon for the first time since he picked up Cora. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It smelt of lawn sprinklers and station wagons and tennis rackets and dogs and babies. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When the wagon came to a body, it stopped and the men went to the body. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z One night in February of ’63, as the family sat around the open fire, a wagon clattered down the road from the north and stopped in front of the house. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But we only had the wagon three quarters full on this run. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Holy guacamole, that was a close one,” Velia said, jumping off the back of the wagon and walking around as if her legs were going to give out from under her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Perilee nudged me into the wagon, climbed up herself, and tucked us under a huge woolen blanket. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I knew exactly how long it would be before the big wagons would pull into the front yard and load on the cotton pickers at daybreak to carry them to the remains of slavery’s plantations. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We knew the big blue-painted covered wagon was something to stare at, and five boys off for the mountains were something to envy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The blue station wagon pulled away from the curb like a ship easing into the half black waters a stone’s throw from the light of harbors. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I was looking to see how I could hitch the wagon to my bike without the handle getting stuck in the spokes or dragging on the ground, when Chris rode up. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z The weather held fair, which meant that the wagons rolled into Imre just as the sun was setting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Why would she go off to a northern private school on a wagon? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point, the station wagon went faster—though a moment ago, Raymie would have said that this was not possible. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He ran a small hauling business in Baltimore that consisted of several wagons and teams of horses. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z As the wagon rolled forward, I kept my eyes on the floor, unable to look Frankie in the eye. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Sorrel said, “We got most of our wagons from the enemy. Many of the guns. Their artillery is very good. But ours will get better.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Climb into the back of that one and hide,” she commanded, pointing to the smaller of the two wagons, “until I think of what to do with you.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I ducked into her room to check out her happy wagon. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Before Hannah could deny it, the girl had threaded her arm through Hannah’s, calling out to a knot of girls who were standing by a newly arrived wagon. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa countered, gesturing out the window where wagons waited to be loaded before his warehouses. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Who Palmer had seen one day pulling his little sister around the block in a wagon. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I hadn’t been home for several weeks, when one day I saw Papa coming over toward us on the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z With my own mule and wagon, I was mighty proud of myself. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As she dashed past the bam, Biter threw himself furiously against his chains, and Jaqen H'ghar called out from the back of their wagon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The other was already approaching the front of the wagon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was walking back to the wagon, with his mask hanging down his back like a hood. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Yesterday a wagon had been overturned and two of her soldiers killed, so today the queen had determined that she would bring the food herself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Some drove farm wagons or bumped along in the back of ox carts. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Stella’s mother sat up tall on the wagon seat, her gaze focused straight ahead. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The wagon was quite full when we finished. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We scurried out to Mom’s station wagon with our tails between our legs. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t know, Eli. They say there’s a horse tied up behind the wagon.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Allen Diamondstein would tell you that the red wagon was the problem, but I would say that it's ironic that he should say so. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z She heard footsteps on the right side of the wagon, one guard shouting to another. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She steers the wagon out of the yard and down a road along the back of the houses. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Leaving the cow and the wagon out by the river to be driven off. You’re lucky those boys didn’t hurt you!” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She rifled through the wagon until she found Pol’s bow, taking it out to the courtyard. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I chased him some distance and got him going fast, away from the bee tree, and then I came back for the wagon.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Here and there children darted out of doorways as they heard the wagon pass. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We started walking fast down the street, pulling the empty wagon. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Before noon the wagons did roll out of the fort, through a large double gate. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z One of the deputies pulled the chain tight and tied it to the wagon seat. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He was folding his tent; he put it back in the wagon, and then several things happened very quickly. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a wagon quite close to the shore in a wooded area, a bent-over figure on the seat. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get out of the wagon and as deeply as you can into the woods.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When the wagon stopped they were in the yard of a stable, and it was broad daylight. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The right-hand illustration showed Father’s coach, followed by three mule-drawn wagons loaded with goods for trade. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He knew tractors and combines, of course, and had seen his dad’s bush hog and manure spreader and gravity wagons up close, in the barn. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The other wagons trundled on, and I followed Ben mutely back to his wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Right after I turned the first bend I could hear a wagon ahead, so I ran through the woods to where they were gonna have to pass. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I ran through the field and across the road to the wagon. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z There was the team, too, and the wagon. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z There were men lying under wagons, out of the sun, most of them semi-naked, covered with bandages, blood. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The small wagon track joined a bigger road, which joined a larger road yet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She listened, and she heard what he said: “My wagon stands in the barnyard of the next farm, right across the way. The horse is in the stable. The harness hangs on a nail.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw them pick up their cat's-paw invitations and walk over to the band where I was standing beside my red wagon. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z And when the covered wagons set out to cross the continent, friends and relations remaining at home might never hear from the wanderers again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z This band would attack the horse- and mule-drawn wagons that came out of the fort. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The next morning we loaded the wagon with the things Father had bought and started off. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Some cities sent steamers and ladder wagons, others sent badly needed hose and fresh firefighters. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z An enclosed wagon groaned along behind him, drawn by six heavy draft horses and defended by cross-bowmen, front and rear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z By the lower river where the wagon came were washing pools, with water all year flowing in limpid spillways that no grime withstood. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They traveled by foot, on horseback, and in wagons. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The body was transferred from the wagon to a rowboat, then to a steamboat, which would then take them north to Washington. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Seth and his wagon were nowhere to be seen. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Apa kneels and soaps the last two tires on the station wagon. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z How about springs stretched along the axles of his wagon to help him pull it up hills? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z George watched him push the wagon a few feet down the block, stop, and tape a piece of tablet paper to the front of his wagon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He followed the wagon road to Laguna, going by memory and the edges of old ruts. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He had seen them on the kingsroad, troupes of mothers and children and anxious fathers who had gazed on his horses and wagons with covetous eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A few minutes later the oddball vendor wheeled his wagon out onto the sidewalk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Seconds later, the wagon door swings open, and the forbidding walls of Blackcliff are before me, their oppressive weight driving the hallucination from my mind. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But when nothing else seemed to happen, he set his jaw and kept walking toward the wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Not worth the risk? There’s a hundred pounds worth of stuff in that wagon.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He likes banana bread and drives a station wagon. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In the background the tents were coming down, the wagons were hitching, but some of the men of the Regiment had come out to watch and listen. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Out across Rifthold, she could make out the sails of ships, and the wagons and people streaming through the streets. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Night's Watch has lost too many of its best men, Jon reflected, as the wagons began to move. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Even the strongest of us fall off the wagon, don’t we?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Normally, Karl had said, it would take three men to keep up with the threshers output, filling the gunnysacks and stitching them with exactly seven stitches before tossing them onto the grain wagon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “Hay. Find it in bales or rolls. It’s hard work to hay. Throw the bale off the wagon and put it on the elevator. Stack the bales in the hayloft....” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Ignatius asked himself, bumping the wagon absentmindedly into a parked car. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He had swept the wagon box clean and laid a clean blanket on the wagon seat. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Walking through the woods behind the wagons, the girls kept jostling one another for the place of honor by Hannah’s side. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not imagine what hundreds and thousands of wagons looked like. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z He cupped an ear toward the wagon and nudged me with his elbow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Diaper Gang had a waiting list for our wagon. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Around the room, the wainscoting panels have been painted to depict scenes of pre-Civil War times, happy Negroes picking cotton, horses pulling wagons, white- bearded statesmen on the steps of our capitol. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It waren’t but a minute later that I saw two horses pulling a big wagon with Jingle Boy tied up behind. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z A few days prior we had two carts and three horses but some German soldiers we encountered had taken one of the wagons and two horses, claiming they were needed for the war effort. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Angrily, he shoved the wagon along the flagstones until he was near the end of the alley. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At Yale, Lawrence’s closest research collaborator was Jesse Beams, another rural Midwesterner—his grandparents had migrated from West Virginia to Kansas in a covered wagon. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z We parked among a motley collection of farm wagons and gigs and dogcarts pulled up higgledy-piggledy on the grassy field adjoining the many tents. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I turned to watch a lady stumbling out of an old Volvo wagon, clutching something pink to her chest. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Metal and cloth were thrown in the back of a white wooden wagon, pulled by two tall black horses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Looking down, Kaz saw rows of heavily armored wagons capped by domed gun turrets. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But then the wagon comes to a stop, and the creature gives me a last malevolent look before disappearing with a dissatisfied hiss. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but Mrs. Barton said we have to read up for our next wagon trail assignment.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He had thought how he would like to chain the deputy sheriff behind his own wagon and then scare the horse so that it would run faster than the cruel man could. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Careening downhill, bumping over rocks and dried mud holes, we like to shook apart before we got the dern wagon under control. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z There used to be an old wagon in back of the stable. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As I walked up the road, the wheels of the wagon made a dry hissing sound on the asphalt. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z From a different wagon came the steady rhythmic scrape of steel on stone as Yoren sat, chewing sourleaf and sharpening the edge of his dirk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We had been a hundred or so in this wagon. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the wagon passed beneath him, Toomer tossed the flowers up to the man, who caught them in a burst of falling petals. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, that’s just about the ugliest cow pulling that wagon that I ever saw, too,” Ben replied. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Luke Stevens tied the horse and cow to the back of the wagon and then came around to give Lyddie a hand up, but she pretended not to see. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Behind the bands came a big cotton wagon draped with Confederate bunting and pulled by a double team of mules. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It had set down noiselessly next to my mother’s station wagon. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “It’s…” She listened for a moment, tried to pick up something beyond the wagon wheels and clomping dino. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We emptied the wagon and flipped it over. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The mule moved out slowly, the joints of the wagon whining and rattling as it moved across the Meecham lawn and went over a curb to reach the small lane that led to Eliot Street. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Pastor Patton and Mr. Spencer were already there, wagons cleaned, waiting. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Now I saw the mayor heading back to the wagon accompanied by a tall fellow carrying a long cudgel, the constable unless I missed my guess. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Wordless, they formed up in lines behind the wagons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z White Deer lifted a coil of rope out of the wagon, laid his arm through it, and went to the front of the wagon to begin tying lines there. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The jingle of tack and the rumble of the wagon said Pa headed out for town so I wouldn’t see him until noon to know just who Ma meant. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Several days before the grand hunt, Ash began to see wagons full of crates and rugs and rolled-up canvases driving down the road from West Riding into the Wood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone had pulled a wagon into the shade under the rope. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I’d just walk over there, with the dog crate in the old red wagon, and bring her back, and everything would be as normal as it ever is around here. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Like one day after he caught Henry Pitts with a wagon load of his ribbon cane and took the cane away from Pitts and made him leave town. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z We stood up as he climbed down from the wagon and came to face us. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z When they returned, the wagon would be emptied of all its gold and burned, sometimes by people of Hrothgar’s own tribe, though usually by others, and the oxen and horses would be dead. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z As a den mother, Ms. Basset always had her station wagon full of Cub Scouts. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw a long line of dark wagons, a band of Provost guards, men gathered in groups around stacked rifles, small fires. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I said: “Mr. Loomis, the suit is in the wagon, in the trunk. You folded it up and put it there. Can’t you remember?” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z In another list, Cora marked the decisions that led her to this wagon and its iron rings. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A dizziness swept over me and I reached out a hand to steady myself against the wagon’s wheel. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Allen said he didn't want the little red wagon. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z A couple of fairies drifting alongside the wagon waved at Kendra. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The bakery wagons backed up to it and unloaded the bread right on to the counter. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As our truck moves slowly in the crowd of people, the wide, paved boulevard gives way to windy, dusty roads that are no more than wagon trails. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the mule was pulling the wagon down River Street toward the bridge, keeping close to the parked cars on the right so the regular traffic had room to pass. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If she wasn’t going to fight them, I decided, then neither was I. I got down from the wagon like the man had asked, hands above my head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Shop doors opened for business, and ships once again sailed upriver to discharge cargo; farmers arrived, their wagons loaded with provisions bound for the markets of a very hungry city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z His associate shackled Cora’s ankles, and then ran the chains through a ring in the floor of the wagon. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He laid both hands on the edge of the wagon bed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw some wagons, but unless you had a heavy load it was no slower to walk. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If a wagon he’d made broke down a week after purchase, the disgruntled buyer would have sued Jean personally. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We parked the wagon on the street, and I started to organize the bundle of clothes in a neat pile. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z I helped her carry the picnic things and tired, dirty children to the wagon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He turned in the immense doorway—it was large enough to drive a high wagon through—and waved. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Lyddie stood outside the gate, waiting until Luke and his wagon disappeared around the curve of the road. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Carriages, carts, and wagons carrying merchants, goods for sale, and travelers—the outside world—passed by the parsonage every day. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Jasper was not her responsibility, but the stains of his blood on the wagon and her clothes might as well have represented her own dead. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Outside, she stood for a moment amidst the shouts and curses and the creak of wooden wheels as the men broke down the tents and pavilions and loaded the wagons for another day's march. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Even the sound of the wagon seemed muted, as if far off in the distance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z While she shopped for the invitations, Grandpa and I went to Wal-Mart to pick up Grandma's prescription, and that is when we saw the red wagon special. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He said that he had no use for a wagon in the real world where he was an accountant. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z With him in the wagon was Nigel and a tall stocky black man. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I slid out of the wagon, sure to keep my weight on my right leg. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The rhythmic turning of the wagon wheels, the hum of insects in the barley fields along the road, and the beat of Grandfather’s heart blended into a lullaby. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There, by the cab stand at the Roosevelt Hotel, George was keeping a surly watch over the wagon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, Allyssa would fall out of the red wagon, with Luke the Lab carrying her across the sand. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I felt grand riding atop his horse-drawn wagon when it was piled high with bundles of hay at the end of the harvest. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Even the wagon horses left no mark, their droppings instantly scooped up by uniformed street sweepers. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Fortunately, we looked up and saw everything coming down and we scattered—seven wagons in seven directions. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z They were called lumber roads because trucks and wagons had made them years before when the land was timbered. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z All around me, a sea of people wake: babies cry, old people groan, pots and pans clang against the sides of wagons whose wheels grind the dirt beneath them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To invite a stork to nest, families would nail a wagon wheel to the top of a tall pole. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There were always messengers going by and trains of supply wagons crunching over the snow and sometimes groups of soldiers on work parties would appear at the tavern for beer. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As they watched, the wagon driver turned and said something that was too quiet for them to hear. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps Sounder had limped down the road, the way the wagon had taken his master, and died. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Ridgeway shouted from the head of their little caravan for him to shut his mouth, and sometimes they halted so Boseman could climb into the wagon and clout the runaway on the head. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Some days we rode our bikes to nowhere in particular, and once in a while we sold vegetables and bread-and-butter pickles out of a wagon at the end of our driveway. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z He had remembered the name on the wagon and looked up the address of the vending firm. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our supervisor’s cute—the old wagon. I hope she chokes.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the midst of the crowd, our wagon passes the Khmer Rouge village without stopping. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z On the seat of the wagon sat two thin women dressed in black. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon bobbed and wove in the churning molasses. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I swallowed hard and added, "And we have one red wagon." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z As the wagon drove us away, Ruth turned to see the little house disappear. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon suddenly lurched to one side, the horse snorting and neighing as it pulled at the reins. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa wanted me to get the team and the wagon back to Banks County. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Finally the wagon stopped in front of a big house. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A week later Betsy was crushed to death beneath the wheels of a coal wagon. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Not waiting for Ridgeway’s order—or obeying a signal shared only by the slave catcher and the boy secretary—Homer drove the wagon away from the doomed town. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He murmured a word and the canvas ceiling of the wagon rustled around us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The beloved objects that we had carried with us from place to place were now left behind in the wagon and, with them, finally, our illusions. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagon made a wide turn around the bend in the path, the horses straining mightily. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When Homer came to the back of the wagon with a lantern and revealed Ridgeway’s face, the slave catcher was staring at her with untempered fury. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “You too smart fer me. Yes, suh,” he says, looking busy as hell, putting five or six little packages into the wagon. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Roent began to argue with a clean-shaven man in a velvet hat before he had brought his wagon to a full stop. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jayme and Taylor would tie a red wagon to Luke and then throw a ball across the sandpit and the dog would race to get it, the wagon trailing behind. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z There was the rattle of a wagon in the street outside. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He opened the door of the station wagon and helped Jennifer dump her stuff in the back seat. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z He looked out the window at his mother standing by the station wagon. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z I jumped out of the wagon before it had stopped moving. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z However, I saw the iron wagon axle iced against a tree, and crawled to it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Teams of plow horses pulled the wagons, and Yoren had bought two coursers and a half-dozen donkeys for the boys. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “How’d you know about the wagon? And the planes? Are you psychic or something?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Folks was yelling one after the ’nother, wagons and horses’ hoofs was making sharp clacking sounds on the bricks that covered up the road, hammering and banging was coming from each direction. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z When the Sanders family pulled up in their station wagon, Lori was ready. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She and Tony both managed to climb on...until a huge hunk of metal from the tank rammed into the wagon. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z There were four riding horses, and two hitched to a supply wagon. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I climbed into the wagon’s bed and put Mr. Highgate’s head in my lap. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z There were usually at least eight wagons in our troupe and well over two dozen performers: actors and acrobats, musicians and hand magicians, jugglers and jesters. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They came in wagons from way up in Georgia and they came in truck loads from east, west, north and south. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I didn’t even notice the station wagon parked across the street from my place. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Daybreak was still probably a hour away when I finally got everything tied proper to the wagon. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Thank you,” Amari murmured as she helped Tidbit climb into the back of the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I could always run up into the fields and save myself, but the point was to try to get the wagon home so we could earn our livelihood through the winter. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped the honey wagon beside a cluster of twenty hives tucked in a thicket of trees, where the bees could have shade in the summer and shelter from the wind through the winter. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the wall of the wagon next to me and noticed someone had scratched something into it. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Then the wagon was gone and I started back toward the subway. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z This trim wagon delivered nothing and carried nothing. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary Lou thought back to that night in the back of Billy’s station wagon. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z We might as well have been traveling in a Conestoga wagon. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Kendra ran out of the church, down the steps, and over to the wagon. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Those wagons regularly drove west toward the forested slopes, where they loaded wood for the stoves in the fort. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “Yeah, he’s out back getting the wagon ready. He’s got a few patients to see today. Why?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I do not rightly know. But it is too far to walk. Fm giving you all this wagon, lass,” she said to Polly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z When this happened, the odor of mint hovered about the body until the wagon came to cart it away. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z June carried her cello, while the Daughters trailed the wagon single file, carrying burning candles. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was men coming and going but they all stepped around us as Henry drove the wagon over toward the river. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re a criminal. I’m Captain of the Royal Guard. I’m not obligated to bestow any kindness or conversation upon you. Be grateful we don’t keep you locked up in the wagon.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The sun beat down on the tent, and the dust found its way through the floorboards of the wagon. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Why hadn’t they come back for the wagon? My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I pulled the rattling old wagon and the smelly dog crate around and parked them next to my bike. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z The screams from the wagon were unbearable to hear. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma and her children were climbing into their station wagon as we drove into the sprawling church compound. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Their feet and hands had been shackled, and they all wore iron collars that had been clipped to hooks in the wagon’s roof. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Later she would come in pulling a couple of snotty babies in a wagon. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Had it not been for my superior brawn, she would have sacked my wagon. Finally she limped away from the fray, her glad rags askew.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We would arrange to sell her wagon and horse for her. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She hurried out the door and down the stairs to her old brown station wagon. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Until well into the twentieth century, getting to the nearest train station was a two-day wagon trip. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It fell away slowly beneath them as they rode past smoky peat fires, lines of horses, and wagons heavy-laden with hardbread and salt beef. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Uncle had also sent the Company back to the hillside to clean up the wreckage, so it was all piled into the wagon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The farmer brought the whip down with all his strength, and the wagon lurched forward. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Under protest, he finally agreed to rent them a team of horses and a wagon, with his son Charlie acting as driver for the trip south. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m reminded of a news story, early in my editing career in Iowa, about a Pioneer Days celebration, complete with covered wagons and costumed “settlers.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After a second his son joined in, and their rough voices made a simple harmony that set something inside me aching as I remembered other wagons, different songs, a half-forgotten home. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On the third day the forest pressed close around them, and the rutted roads dwindled down to game trails that soon proved to be too narrow for their larger wagons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The thought of a ride was such a tremendous relief that Jinjoo took a step toward the wagon, but then something made her stop. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z There were some more biscuits and jerked beef in a sack in the wagon, and a bottle of wine Mr. Bogardus had given Father for a present. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Caesar strung up by the grinning mob; Caesar a brutalized mess on the floor of the slave catcher’s wagon, halfway back to Randall and the waiting punishments. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z A man leaped up from the ravine when the wagon was midway across the bridge and, running up beside the team, laid a long whip across the backs of the horses. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning they’d pile into the wagon with their unsold harvest and set out on the long journey home. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Once one of the sacks writhed and wiggled its way off the wagon and into the street, but we got it back on and down the path to the Captain’s dock. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At first, whenever I heard a wagon or a horse approaching I found myself limping off to hide by the side of the road. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We piled the car parts in the wagon. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I kept looking out the window, hoping I’d be seen by someone who might recognize me and tell my family they had spotted me in a police wagon headed towards La 40. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She and her mother hooked the wagon onto the back of the battered moped, loaded the wagon with the honey and cookies. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z So I went on, and when I came to where the wagon road turned off I could see the tire tracks. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Denna had shared a wagon with Josn the whole of the day, and I, being foolish and proud, had kept my distance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was a sight to see—the bright-painted wagons with little curtained windows, and the horses decorated with tassels and silver beads. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z His coach and baggage wagon followed behind them. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z On that wagon sat two people, one an older man dressed all in black, with a white prayer shawl across his shoulders, a book in his lap. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa carried the coffins in the back of our wagon, and I followed behind with Uncle Henry’s wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That year, in the fall, a woman drove up to the Big House in a wagon. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z If so, what was she doing on a wagon? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z At the palace gates, the guards were tending to a line of wagons waiting to enter the grounds, and they did not notice when she slipped between the wagons and into the outer courtyard. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “They should go quick. Your wagon will be back by nightfall.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Their loads seemed heavy enough until the demon wagons rolled toward them, pulled by the huge-bodied demon horses with their breaths blowing and the sweat glistening on their flanks. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z In the night, going slowly along the crowded roads we passed troops marching under the rain, guns, horses pulling wagons, mules, motor trucks, all moving away from the front. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Somehow he had to sell five or six hot dogs quickly, park the wagon somewhere, and get to that theater so that his disbelieving eyes could drink in every blasphemous Technicolored moment. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The heavily loaded wagons come barreling down the runs and don’t stop until they’re a dozen feet away. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Zach drove the honey wagon as fast as it would go, which was about thirty miles an hour. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man looked down at the muddy tracks made by the wagon wheels. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z People are running between the houses, grabbing what they can, piling it in wagons. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I was out by the chicken coop when Papa pulled up and stopped the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hour after hour, mile after mile, lurching back and forth in the wagon, Mollie crossed the wild, empty landscape, not yet carved into a country. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z As I was about to say more, a wave of pain struck me with the force of a runaway wagon. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z No boats were tied to the pier, but she could see thin tendrils of smoke rising from some of the chimneys, and part of a wagon jutting out behind a stable. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Ralph sat up in his wagon, his hat crooked on his head, and he was fretful. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z After they ate, after they drank some water and belched loudly, they got into their station wagon and drove away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There was always a need for a good horse and wagon over here now with the rebuilding. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Other groups were purchased, loaded into wagons, and driven off through the valley to disappear through the V at the base of the hills. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z "Can he drive a wagon or sail a ship? Could he butcher a cow?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We used Miss Whitlaw s wagon, taking it across on the ferry. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Three miles south of Rose Hill an old man waited at the side of the road for the wagon to approach and held up his hand as a signal for Jethro to stop. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z After we got our bags, George made a quick call on a nearby pay phone, and then took us outside to his light green station wagon. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z We made the two miles, but it was an awful drive on a narrow, rutted wagon road. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But out on the drive, after loading the terrified Mate in the wagon, he gave a signal and the driver roared away, leaving Mama standing on the road. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Rooster Jim helped the children out of the wagon when we reached the picnic grounds. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He parked next to Joey’s old station wagon in our driveway. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with a sort of silent agreement, I helped them unload the lumpy sacks from the back of the wagon and pile them to one side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Remember, Apa reminds me as he sprays the station wagon with water, scrub fast so the bubbles will not dry before we rinse. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z “Buck,” he answered slowly as he led the large brown horse to the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z We left the wagon there, since no one was likely to come by in the time it took us to make our deal. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She has no idea that when she came in the house stinking of liquor, part of me wanted to hop off this seventeen-year-old wagon and tap into her veins to suck out the booze. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z And I knew that wagon and mule were mine, at least for as long as I was working there. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The constable advanced on the wagon, his cudgel held cautiously at his side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Taisin, who had just finished feeding the horses, came around the corner of the wagon. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Pulling this rickety, wooden wagon on its two wheels behind him, it seemed to him that everyone looked at him for a fool. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z On horseback you could ride it in a day, but we’d have not only the cattle but the wagon drawn by oxen with us. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He dreamed with his eyes open that he was wrapped in a blanket in the back of Josiah’s wagon, crossing the sandy flat below Paguate Hill. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z His family went by wagon into the mountains near Fluted Rock. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Polly huddled in the wagon, wishing she knew a way to vent the anger that she needed to expel. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them, the circus wagons were loaded up and ready to roll. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He had to be dragged around in a tacky old wagon she had got for Christmas three years before. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I will make sure your money from the sale of these three is safely delivered to you by a courier from Charles Town. He will return with your wagon.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin had brought the wagon as far back into his property as he dared. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “You drive the wagon, lass. Can you pretend to be a mistress?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon when I came back home, the station wagon was gone, and the Mustang was gone, and the whole house was empty. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The motion of the wagon jolted his back. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The man at the window of the red wagon waves her forward. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z A station wagon with wood paneling on its side was coming toward Ida Nee’s circular driveway very fast. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z He loaded everything from his stand into the wagon, making sure he didn't leave a scrap of litter behind. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Several slaves rushed out to meet the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The oppressive heat and constant rhythm of the wagon wheels finally made Polly sleepy, and she dozed uncomfortably for a couple of hours. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In the aftermath of the attack she wandered the forest for three days, chewing acorns, until a wagon train discovered her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I think that green plastic stuff—the suit, the tent, the wagon cover—is something that stops radiation. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Nina recognized that sound—she’d heard it on the northern road before they waylaid the prison wagon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I made a dash into the back of the wagon and drew on a fresh shirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was also fast enough that none of the girls could jump off the wagon safely. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They were followed by a wagon carrying twenty thousand suffrage leaflets, which they shared with interested people along the way, taking every chance to discuss the issue of voting rights for women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I pulled the wagon’s long brake lever and whoa-ed the oxen. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They were too large to fit into the bed of the wagon, so we perched them slantwise, tilting down into the middle. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “He will be in soon to load Hattie’s supplies in the wagon.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z We put a halter on him and hitched him to the back of the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But the colored boy in the black suit driving the wagon and his queer smile discomfited strangers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I helped distribute the groceries to the proper households, using the new red wagon. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z I held it to my face and smelled the back of Ben’s wagon, spice and yeast with the bitter tang of acids and chemical salts mingled in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z First he put the carton down on top of the wagon and took things out of it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z But none of them pulled plows or wagons, none bore riders, none except dogs pulled sleds or became war machines, and none of them have been as important for food as have big domestic mammals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The pocket fell, and the pebbles rolled all over the bottom of the wagon box. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I hope they retired to our wagon and spent time in each other’s arms. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then dozens more of them appeared, piling out of their wagons to range around us in a wide circle, many holding knives of their own. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The wagon trundles down the road that Jackson tells me leads to Nicodemus but I’m in no hurry to follow it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It was while we were looking for a safe place to settle down that we saw it: A lame donkey harnessed to a dilapidated old wagon was making its way down the road toward us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Before they had boarded the wagon, Grandma had commanded Hugo to obey any instructions from Kendra and Seth. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z When the wagon was loaded, it was drawn to Sir Ector’s rick and pitched to him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Beside him was Little Hawk, his uncle, who was just as astonished at the sight of the endless line of wagons. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Austin Roe, a member of the Culper Ring who ran a tavern in Setauket, often took his wagon into New York City. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They marched on, followed by the Fort Peck Livery and Sale Barn wagon, all decked out in red, white, and blue bunting. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Three wagons with horses and drivers were lined up. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled a small maroon wagon that had Dr. Fraber, Dentist and the address painted on the sides in golden letters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The driver’s-side back door of the station wagon was partially unhinged; it was swinging open and then slamming shut again. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z “Kilvin likes you well enough. Why not hitch your star to his wagon?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Several other pebbles lay about the wagon wheels. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Eva listened to the wagon coming and thought about what it must be like in the icehouse. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I smiled a little and hunched down in the wagon until I was sure he couldn’t see me over the rim. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z On the long, hot, silent trip back in the wagon piled high with goods, Harry looked over at me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The station wagon pulled into a parking space between two looming gray buildings separated by a narrow road. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The restaurant is called Big Chuck’s, and there’s a wagon wheel on the roof. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Bouncing on the wagon springs, she smelled the damp earth and the heaving trees. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He leaned over the side of the wagon and slapped her sharply across her face. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hurry!” shouted the voice from inside the station wagon. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I was watching my father from the back of our wagon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Peeked up along the rock, saw down to where shells were bursting along the road, saw cooks and bakers scrambling to escape, horses and wagons wobbling away down the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The black woman climbed up on the wagon and took a seat beside her son. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaned over and almost tipped out of the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Valley ran behind a train car; Seven, Thorn, and their wagon followed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z This one was particularly impressive, over two hundred feet long and wide enough for two wagons to pass each other, it stretched over the canyon the Omethi had carved into the rock. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Behind her the wagons bumped to a halt, and her riders spread out around them, to keep the Astapori from rushing at the food. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We couldn’t hurry because of the wagon, so he soon overtook us and walked purposefully down the street ahead as though he knew exactly where he was going. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now it was quiet in the grove and the clink of the wagons was sharp in the distance. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If he lived closer to the town, he could watch each day, and when they took his father away in the wagons where convicts were penned up in huge wooden crates, he could follow. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She lifted the bundle and put it beneath the wagon seat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man was waiting at his gate when the wagon finally came up. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I arrived at the house on a sparkling winter morning in a wagon drawn by a scrawny horse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked behind me again, at the wagon. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Our wagon didn’t carry babies or booze that morning. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Ben stopped the wagon next to the open hole near the iron fence, then climbed down and walked to where Nehemiah the gravedigger was waiting. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z On each side of the wagon are rows of nesting boxes. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The river track was no kingsroad, yet it was not half bad for what it was, and for once the wagons rolled along smartly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As her family climbed into the wagon, Stella dared to ask, “What are you gonna do, Papa?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z That was the day Rufus and Nigel took the wagon into town to mail my letter and take care of some business of their own. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Boxer and Clover pulled the wagon w'hich served as a hearse, and Napoleon himself walked at the head of the procession. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The police had cleared the street of other wagons and carriages. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And every Sunday, snow or not, I rode to Mass in the village of Bircza, piled in the back of a hay wagon with brothers and sisters who eventually reached a total of eight. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z With him tied behind the wagon on a lead rope, head held proud and high, we felt mighty fancy on the down-go to Cold Sassy, and we made mighty good time. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They made Billy get out of the wagon and come look at the horses. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z By late afternoon, they were riding through a forest of trees with trunks wider than the length of the wagon they had left behind in Jilin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z |
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