She crept behind Mum Olga and pantomimed dumping a pail of water over her head. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Electricity—I remembered Greg mentioning something about the Yellows rigging the system to work, but did they have running water, too? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Gerald remembered times when the lights had been cut off, and the phone, and even the water. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cows moved close to the pond, where the water was cool and there were trees. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z

The children had now calmed themselves and were lapping water out of the faucet with their tongues. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

After a while, I get out of bed, fill a glass with water, and wander over to my computer. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I hopped off his back and walked down to the water. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

An old man had appeared through the papyrus stalks, wading up to his calves in the brown water. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He was concentrating on moving the boat into the water from its muddy resting place. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In the western ocean it harried the sea flat, lifting water bodily out of water and carrying it as spume. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shook all the water from her insides, dried her off, then put her in my suitcase to spare Fern from seeing her doll baby grayish and ashy. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

They played follow the leader and ran up and down the bank and jumped in the cold brown water. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

There were just a few lights glimmering on the surface of the water. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the heart of winter, he needed to find water at the places where streams rushed quickly and didn’t freeze; many of the quiet pools he knew well would be coated with ice. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I ate the things I had stored and left the house only to get water at the spring. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ishmael got up and splashed cold water against his face and put on his clothes and brushed his teeth. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had a Coca-Cola and Kat had Sprite and Mum had a beer and Dad had a bottle of sparkling water. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the water withdrew, the horse was, again, a large white stone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He swallowed water from the canteen and watched the sky for the autumn evening stars to appear. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

For as fast as the water monster ran, Nathan was surprised at how quiet he was; his feet made almost no sound whatsoever. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The grandfather would slide his body into the water while his grandson sat on the shore with a basket. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The water was so cold it felt like millions of needles were stabbing him. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Grandfather calls for a glass of water, waiting quietly as I drink it down, his hand never leaving my shoulder. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

After they removed the coffin to the street, the santeros broke a clay urn behind Felicia’s old De Soto, the funeral car, and sprinkled it with cold water to refresh her for the final journey. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Circling the lake, Norman Bowker remembered how his friend Kiowa had disappeared under the waste and water. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Windows were curtained or uncurtained, but there were no lights glowing, no sounds apart from the surge and rush of the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I struggled against the water, flapping my arms to break to the surface. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The copper conducted the heat beautifully, and soon the water was steaming and Ruby left. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Half of them had collapsed, pulled down by the weight of the grey moss that draped them and the thick black vines that snaked upward from the water. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“The water of life is the blood of the unicorn,” the Huntsman explained. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He had the boy take off his clothes and he wrapped him in one of the blankets and while he stood shivering he wrung the water out of his clothes and passed them back. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They talk about the best places to find food, the best places to find fresh water. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Spot needs water. You want to get it?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

His eye searched the pine shadows across the water for the girl, as if he sensed her watching him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Josiah had told him about the spring while they waited for the water barrels to fill. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma came the next day, in the evening, when the orange trees started to cast long, wavy shadows across the water fountain in the front yard. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bottles of rye, purgative waters and eaux for every conceivable toilette made a companionable click in his worn carpet bag. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel shut his eyes and fell over the side into the water. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked down and almost shot out of the water like a ballistic missile. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Every year there are seven days on end when the sea lies still and calm; no breath of wind stirs the waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

His servants hastened to make all ready, build fires and heat water for the baths and prepare food. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She considered dragging the log to the water in its present state. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother’s eves watered when she saw the bandage. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After filling the tub with no more than six inches of water, Mandy and I bathed the babies; then it progressed until the oldest was finished, with everyone sharing the same water. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

After a day of smooth sailing the water has turned choppy and looks to get worse. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Tiwanaku let the water through, but took enough to irrigate more than seven hundred acres of terraces. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

At the Ferris Wheel the pumps meant to drain the tower excavations ran twenty-four hours but could not conquer the volume of water. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

His choice had been to stay in the deep dark water far out beyond all snares and traps and treacheries. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

An oak bed, a walnut bureau, a bedside table—nothing else except lamps, one curtained window, and a picture of Jesus walking on the water. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a small stream Taran halted to fill Gwydion’s leather water flask. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

And to say nothing of our hair, which was not only wet but thick and clumpy with dirt residue from the river water. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Scooping them up in her hand, she shook them off into the wastebasket; when the water was high she shut it off and doused the lights. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cameras in their eyeholes record the zit on my chin, the rain in my eyes, the blue water under my skin. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Dallas saw himself, Pioneer Boy, chopping wood and hauling water. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had them brought to him early, while the mist still hung above the hills, with the sun swimming in it like a ball floating in murky water. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

When the water truck came, Stanley started to take his place at the end of the line, but X-Ray told him to get behind Magnet, in front of Zero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

And there’s a minibar—with bottles of water instead of booze. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I saw myself release Dismay to the black water. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The only things that concerned the sheep were food and water. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kelton doesn’t even acknowledge his offer, as if water is the enemy that got his brother killed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to push out into deeper water, but something held me back. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Washington slid past the middies as if the Navy boat were pinned to the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Someone ran up behind her and dumped a bucket of water over her head, dousing her. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The bird stands in the shallows, pecking at the water, then wades deeper and starts splashing around. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

We lower the chicken legs over the side and into the water. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

With watering mouths, we watched Lissa and her father eat their dinner. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I put the bagged RTG at the bottom of the container and filled it with water. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to see my altar—the statue of the Virgin Mary, the tea candle, the bottle of Florida water, the beaded gourd, tin cup, and white fabric. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Over and over she remembered her handful of snaps, falling through the wind, hurtling down the sheer rock face into the churning, bashing water far below. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The cliffs were steep here and very high, but we wove a stout rope of bull kelp and fastened it to rocks at the top of the cliff so that it hung to the water. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He strolled back and forth by the water wearing a white baseball cap pulled low over his thick hair. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A black rim of algae rings the toilet bowl where the water has slipped away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet again, wiping water from his face. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He knew at once that he had done the right thing; though he appeared to be standing in water, his shoes, feet, and robes remained quite dry. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Eight long spruce oars bowed in the water ten times. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Beyond the runners, I see there is water. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her fingers became calloused from scrubbing the hall floor, and she learned how to carry the heavy bucket of soapy water up the stairs without spilling a drop. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there was no food to eat and no water to drink. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drank what was left of the water in the mug. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rocking water could not soothe my thoughts, but the feelings beating me up inside finally knocked me out. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

So Willow Chance had six years to navigate these waters. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The ring beyond was filled with steaming water: a bubbling cauldron, in which there heaved and floated a wreckage of beams and spars, chests and casks and broken gear. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I emptied their capsules into a saucepan and rinsed out the odor of wheat germ with water from the tap. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sergio points to a large rock at the edge of the water that extends out into the ocean. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

At least the drumming of the rain had stopped, and at least the canoe was still lying level on the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I pushed away from the sink, leaving the water running, and I thought, Why did I forget to put my face under that flow and drown myself? Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We walked along beside the lake and saw the swans and the many gulls and terns that flew up when you came close and screamed while they looked down at the water. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Add more colored paint, and the water remains just as intolerably gray. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Tyrion was given a flagon of purple wine, Penny a flagon of water. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I just stare at the water and count the waves. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I thought Poseidon would deflect it or something, but it landed on the outer comer of the yard and exploded, sending mermen tumbling through the water. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

There were even more upstairs, with deer inside them drinking at water holes, and birds flying south for the winter. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

They rested their feet for ten minutes, sitting on the rim of a stone water trough. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A yacht knifed through the early morning water in a long, green V. Sea gulls, balsa-light, hovered on invisible currents above the river. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep thinking, they have thrown every piece of flesh that followed the child out of her body into the water. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

It was as blue as the bluebells that grow behind the bam in Bybanks, and that water just went on and on—it was all you could see. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It will say nothing about food and water and shelter and money. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The space capsule shot deep into the water, turning upside down on its journey. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Fragments of metal and clumps of leaves and torn branches rained into the water. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Native Mexican women dressed in pale tunics slid their paddles into the lake and rowed slowly, serenely across the water toward what could only be described as densely vegetated islands floating on the water. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then he fell back on the bunk and was immediately dumped in the water on the floor again by the pitching of the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Susan was careful to give him the silences he needed, except for when she would look in and whisper, “Would you like some tea?” or “Some water?” or “An early lunch?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She wanted to repeat the experience, but the water was cold and after fifteen minutes he’d had enough. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But it was some other sound, she knew, that had woken her—a sharp sound, a part of the dream which had drained away, as she woke, like water out of a washbasin. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rose to his feet and walked the few steps to the water’s edge, picked up a flat stone, and threw it so it skipped across the water. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

A hundred yards out, a shimmering white figure floated on the water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I picked up the pitcher and poured the water slowly. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’ve brought us here, to this class they call Guppies, so we can learn to put our faces in the water and kick. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My mother brought us a cup of water, and as we drank she fanned us with her head cloth. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

My mouth watered, seeing the beige spirals made of spicy lentil flour. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Gushing water strikes the wall beneath me and sprays upward. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Sisi made it well; she pounded the yam energetically, adding drops of water into the mortar, her cheeks contracting with the thump-thump-thump of the pestle. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Why did I go into the water alone at night? We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The other bad news is, no one has taken food or water to the attic, and we haven’t fed the chickens. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As the bike reached the creek bank, he released the handlebars and pushed off the seat with all his might, going airborne as his bike tipped and splashed into the water. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They even gave him warm water to wash with. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I kicked some pebbles between the railing down into the shadows but didn’t hear or see any sign that they’d broken the water’s surface. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The kids fear water, yes, and when a pipe burst last year there were screams and nightmares, but slowly they’re growing stronger. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It hesitated, seemed to hold for a moment as if trying to find the current; then the moving water caught the logs and the raft started to move. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

They were jammed together on both sides of a tiny street that split the camp like a trickle of water. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

It’s like having a bucket of ice water thrown into my face. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She pushed it into Mr. Beiderman’s arms, then asked, “Coffee? Tea? Milk? Juice? Flat water? Sparkling water?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We were getting so near to the ridge, and in six or seven minutes, drifting like this, we should be out of deep water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Raymie took a deep breath and went back down under the water. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

"Because you have three full jars of water," said Zero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I dump the dishes in the sink and run the water to soak them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He carried his own bottle of water and only occasionally would have alcohol. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He dragged his palms down over his face, as if he were wiping water from it, and looked up at me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Of course Brian had lots of water and there weren’t too many lizards in the Canadian woods, that he knew. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strong arms tilted my head upward, and cool water slipped down my aching throat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

At least I would have one less worry during the rainy season—we could get our drinking water straight from the sky. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“No. No water. It's out there, though. He knew where it was,” I say, hoisting the skinned rodent up for all to see. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But if what Abby picked up from Tater is correct, he is trapped inside that bathroom. Remember? She mentioned cups wrapped in plastic and one big water bowl.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Ammo spent, he threw the water gun onto the lawn, said a few choice words to his wet friends and headed inside. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As if by a miracle, a UN truck arrived that day to bring water to the line of Lost Boys. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did I think, even if I found water, I could get it back to the tree? My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave him a drink of water and waited as he sipped. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I can hear water running, and then a man yells out, “¡Hija! Wait till I’m done using the toilet!” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

In 1931, Japan tested the waters, invading the Chinese province of Manchuria and setting up a fiercely oppressive puppet state. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Across the other side were beautiful hills, some of them craggy and rocky, dropping straight down to the water’s edge. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see Mr. Nolly filled up yore water pitcher like I told him to.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She reached out and ran her fingers across a lily pad that lay on the water beside the boat. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, they say you can drink water from the streams without purifying it” “You’re kidding.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Clay, mixed with enough water to be semiliquid: the potters called it “slip.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He studied the water down inside the cabin. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The German High Command had quickly organized a massive water evacuation. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it is due to complex brightly colored organic molecules produced when ultraviolet light from the Sun breaks down the methane, ammonia, and water in the Jovian atmosphere and the molecular fragments recombine. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rashid considered his options, then followed Tad as the message from the emergency line repeated, accompanied by the sound of running water and the buzz of broken electrical lines overhead. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He straightened up, pushed the boat from him, leaped...and fell into the water. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke to fire, and it promised it would not burn him; water gave its oath never to drown him; iron would not cut him, nor would any of the other metals. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Chou fetches water from the well and pours some over Kim’s feet, rinsing the blood off. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once this was a popular city, being right on the water. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Chandra was busy in the courtyard carrying water from the well to the small vegetable garden, where squashes and melons were creeping about, looking for room to grow. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their heads drew into a clump, watching us, then they broke and rushed toward us, hurling water with their hands. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tossed the joint into the pool, where it quickly burned out and then floated on the blue water. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He watered and tethered his horse, then stepped inside. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The muddy waters of the river lapped and gurgled savagely around him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also make myself eat a cracker and a strip of beef and drink a few cups of water. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I move my hands by day, and by night, when my fever dreams come back and the river is miles below me, I stretch out over the water, making that endless crossing, reaching for balance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We heard water running and then the bathroom door was opening. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The business section of Crisfield lay next to the water, low buildings with big plate glass windows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

No food, no water...basically no supplies at all. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Richard takes good care of him, but I also check on him often to see if he needs water or food or other comfort. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The eggs have cowrie-shell eyes and mouths, and soak in an elixir of herbs and holy water. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another knight goes down—horse flailing, pitching, and then disappearing beneath the parchment-thin layer of water. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He’d talk sports with my dad as he headed out for a shift at the water plant. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They had moved back into the lean-to to try to get some rest since the mosquitoes partially lessened, but the temporary roof did nothing, absolutely nothing, to slow the water. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

He climbed into the tub as soon as the water got hot, and he sat and watched with a curiously blank look on his face as the water overtook him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I ripped off my bonnet and pinafore and dress and threw myself into the water, casting terror into the hearts of the local tadpoles and turtles. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The refrigerator hummed, the faucet dripped into the cold soapy water of the sink. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got up and went down to the water, feeling my way toward the reef. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very well then, the juice wrenched from the disinfected skin, and then the pulpy liquid had to be diluted with water if I hoped to make the precious oranges last at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water began to freeze in late February. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She picked up an oyster shell and dropped it into the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could fall in love with a glass of water much more than a human being right now. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Little rivulets of blood and water ran down his arm and dropped off the end of his elbow. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He yanked open a door and was rewarded with a flood of water that sent him sprawling and sliding down the corridor before he came up gasping and managed to get to his feet. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bruised and dazed, Alex stood up, water curling around his ankles. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Although she always seems to bleed confidence, right now she can’t even look me in the eye—because she knows, just as her mother knows, that I had that water first. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

His watery eyes drank in the description of the bell, as if he could really hear the deep tolling and the voices keening in the water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When we needed a change of scenery, we rode water taxis and walked along the Baltimore Harbor. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

During the Battle of Manhattan, Percy had fought this Titan at the Reservoir—water against fire. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They kiss her with dry lips, slip off her pumps, and boil pots of water for her bath. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Parisian view, that the centre of gravity of the earth corresponded to the centre of the sphere of water, will have seemed at first sight like a viable option. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The water bomber glides just meters above the lake. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

La Belle Sauvage was bobbing comfortably on the water, which had lost the racing fury of the past days and was now flowing steadily, faster than the Thames in Port Meadow, but not much. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Swanks came down out of ships and were put on water shuttles to make their transfer upriver or to the rail lines inland. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

We get back to the garage-house, and the floor was mop and wax to a shine that made my eyes water. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

New mbika vines are curling up from the ground behind us, where the water pools in our footsteps. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were several empty jars and a carafe of drinking water on the counter. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Now she had to do all the gardening, all the water carrying, all the hunting, and still find time to cut down the muktva tree and carve it into the shape of a boat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lies! my father shouted, Antonio was not baptized in the holy water of the moon, but in the salt water of the sea! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The team effort—the perfectly synchronized flow of muscle, oars, boat, and water; the single, whole, unified, and beautiful symphony that a crew in motion becomes—is all that matters. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He knew she would get up and get the beer herself while the ice slowly melted in the water glass. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I can carry the water myself,’ said Cilia stiffly. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swam the length of the steel hull and turned, treading water, gasping with the cold. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Harry looked down and saw the reflected gold of his wandlight sparkling and glittering on the black water as they passed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Let’s keep moving. We need water,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Early-morning sunlight glinted off the water, throwing out ripples from the fish caught by the overnight lines which were baited and left to drift each evening by Brother Alf. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Something had happened to him, down there in the wild water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The lasagna is extra tough tonight, being that Mom boiled the pasta in Dad’s red sauce in an attempt to use as little water as possible. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He slogged through water, trying to find his way out. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Beside the way in a stone channel a stream of clear water flowed, sparkling and chattering. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

After a while water was brought to them, and then they were led to a table where food was set for three. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There were a bunch of them up the river, north a little ways, so she followed the sound of the water away from her farm. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Holding on to a fig root, she got into the water and refreshed herself with a quick swim. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bread and water for dinner,” said Uncle Arthur. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There’s no running water, and no electricity or indoor plumbing here. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He spurred his gelding and rode out into the river, but the horse struggled in the soft mud and beyond the reeds the water deepened. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He turned away and slipped into the water without a splash, and began to swim in his steady, tireless paddle toward the new world. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The cabinets are only filled with hurricane food: cold Vienna sausage, stale crackers, and gallons of water. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Smoke flavored every bite of food, each sip of water. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I began yelling for Timothy to come back, but I guess he couldn’t hear because of water noise on the reef. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plates, cups, spoons, pot lids, the heavy aluminum rice pot, the frying pan, all half submerged in gray water with a greasy scum floating on the top. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She sneaks the dirty bucket down and the water bucket up every morning, as soon as Karin and Ilse are gone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She looked up the ladderlike stairs, and as the sound of falling water tightened around her she knew her quilts were turning into yogurt. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

We ate them down to their skins, then scooped water into our hands and drank, not caring about algae or tadpoles or whether the cows used the creek for their toilet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sang each time I turned on the faucet, so I stopped using the water. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I focused on the incoming racks and moved them through the newly filled blue water and into the machine. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The band of water lay blue and sparkling, out and away. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

All my life my father had followed the water, so it had never seemed strange to have him gone, but Call had always been around, either with me or close by. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The winding road back to the house led under stone bridges, through woods and villages, and past marsh ponds where swans floated on mirrorlike water. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw had stood by the door and felt himself near to tears, his own stomach had clenched every time he heard the swish of the water. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It’s so far to walk without food and water. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Strangely, in all his sailing with Owen, he had never filled the tank and didn’t know where the cap was—Owen always had done the water when David came to the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother used to say that when men get old they think anything that smells bad can kill germs better than soap and hot water, so they either bathe in liquor or cologne. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Alys squeezed cloths that she lifted from the pail of water, handed one to Claire, and together they began to wash the thin body. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Gradually a harrowing thought seeped into Curly’s brain, chilling him like ice water: What if the teenaged burglar had swiped the revolver from his waistband while they were fighting? Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She begged her mother to let her carry him a pan of water. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

At villages where we managed to find some happiness by being treated to food or fresh water, I knew that it was temporary and that we were only passing through. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She herself felt fine after a swig of nectar and some water, but she was still worried about the boys. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“School starts early this year,” he said and leaned against the apple tree by the water ditch. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa told us we could only have a small drink of water every hour, which was hard, but I only sipped when Papa told us to. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun had never imagined that the day would come that he might see such a thing, a body floating in filthy water, less than a mile from his home. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The icy transparent water was colder than he had expected, but he plunged forward and began stroking. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

They gave us a sack with provisions: a dozen hard-boiled eggs, a hunk of goat cheese still in its thin cloth casing, a stack of flour tortillas, and water. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I look up at her, smelly brown root water dripping down my face, and I turn back to look at Wilf, up there driving his cart. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The water turns thick and cloudy, and when we look closer, we see a dot of dark blood in the center of the yolk. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The soil was sandy enough so that water never stood about or filled a hole for long. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dissolved three aspirins in water and tried to get Rufus to drink it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be done in a minute,” he said, and Moss was lost in the water droplets, the way his brown skin gleamed under the hallway lamp, the ease with which his muscles flexed. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Hold up....First of all, I ain't no ugly thing. Just so we clear. But I'm that. A water bear." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I imagined pouring my bottle of water on her and watching her melt, like the Wicked Witch of the West, until there was nothing but a pile of clothes and a candy necklace. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

She set the bowl of steaming soup on the table in front of Matty and then went to the sink to pump water into a bowl for Frolic. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t connected the trailer to water or electricity. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

At Verplancks Point the land was not steep, but sloped gradually down to the water. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I figured it wouldn’t matter if I drank it. When I swim at Cape Cod, I always drink a bunch of water by accident.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He’d washed himself, cold water like liquid fingernails inflaming the scratches on his face. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was no light and no water for a month,” Aunty Ifeoma added. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She sighed as she rolled in the shallow water, cleaning herself as best she could and dreading Loo’s swim lessons. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The female voice was high and soft, like the wind whistling through the reeds of the water. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Pima offered the water again, and this time the girl drank fully, finishing it and eyeing the jug wistfully. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, it floated right on top of the water, surrounded on all sides by clear blue sea. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Through the night in the tossing chest she listened to the waters that seemed always about to wash over them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flushed the toilet and a fountain of water gushed toward the ceiling. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

While they were sitting in the castle on Wednesday, it began suddenly to rain so hard that water came through the top of the shack in icy streams. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Comforting sounds of work and activity, the air tanged with the coal reek of smelters and the salt fresh breeze coming off the water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, I’ll bring enough water back for all of us,” I say, and I follow him into the woods leaving Chou and Pithy behind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the water felt cold to her, and the little fish prickling at her skin an-noying. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As the water trickles out of the rusty tap, I imagine I'm standing near a wide river, like in a poem my teacher read to us about rivers singing. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The old dog drank deeply, standing up to his chest in the cold water; the cat picked his way delicately to the edge of an overhanging rock. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It offers views of the sea to the west; the cliffs below, all strung with entangling wire; and directly across the water, a half mile away, the burning city of Saint-Malo. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the canoes were flying down the river, bouncing and bumping over very rough water, and in the distance the sound of a roar grew louder and more thunderous. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Her mouth twisted up like she had sucked on the lemon she’d put in my water. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Every hour when the water girl brought the ladle she licked it clean and felt the metal on her teeth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It really didn’t take a genius to figure out that we’d run out of water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The water dripping in the distance taunted him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

On the other side, a tall, thin stone stood in front of the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The water bubbled past the stones that Dyedka had built around the well’s mouth, creating a low wall. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Leader stretched, and sipped from the glass of water on his desk. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She walked out The water was chill, but she walked on. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came out on a gravel bar, shook the water from her body, and disappeared in the thick timber. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced over the cliff, where the turtle’s massive shell glinted just under the water. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When he was fed, Brother Luke, who had talked quietly the while, fetched water in a basin, washed him, and in other ways made him comfortable. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I pet Kingston, and give him a ration of water that I know is not enough but is all I can spare. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then she went to her room, heated water, and brought me medicine to drink. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad and I go to a restaurant on the water and sit by the window. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When she brought that he’d ask for milk, then water again, ice, no ice, then juice. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I was lucky to have a heavy timber to hold on to, and I lay in the icy water with my chin on the wood, holding as easily as I could with both hands. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The winds began rising from the bay waters, racing over Oakland and sweeping low over the hissing weeds, which nodded back and forth in great shimmering waves of gold. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told her about his secret onion field on the other side of the lake, "where the onions grow all year round, and the water runs uphill." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

These down spouts, through which the water from the roof fell to the ground, were carved to look like frightening creatures. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

So she took long, hot showers, even though that was wasting water and bad for the planet. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Terrified, he sprang into a dark pool, but the water suddenly turned to dry land. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“We saw him hide a bottle of water in his car! And he won’t share a drop of it!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She stumbled along, head down, vision blurred by the watering of her eyes. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could you ever drink milk or water again after this? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Because the water forces out salt as it freezes, the water below the ice field is saturated with salt and minerals, and the ice itself is clean enough to melt into drinking water. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Granny, can I have some water in a dish? There’s a toad out front that looks as if he’s just about to die of thirst.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wide, fallen log reached over the foaming water, leading from the bank where I was standing to the sandy island. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

At first, water would have to be brought from earth, and then it would have to be recycled so that it could be used over and over again. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he’s safer in shallow water than out there,” I say, pointing to the lobster traps. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

All eight American oars dug into the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I started to take off my overalls, but stopped when I saw his red head shoot up out of the water. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Late that night, close to midnight. The whole Rock Creek campground was flooded with water from Hebgen Lake, and then the water couldn’t get back out because this entire mountaintop fell down and dammed it.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

The Frivolous Use Initiative wasn’t just about banning water balloons. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But if you pull it out properly, with your thumb covering the neck, the water is retained within the sphere until you lift your thumb. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around the edge of the circular greenhouse, plants and trees grow in troughs of water or small pools. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath the water’s surface, a glowing purple cluster emerges from the core of the ferns. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The ghostly water nymphs were normally confined to their homes in the river, but during Semik, they could come out at night and would dance in the fields under the stars. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The day was warm, but a cool breeze came off the water, and I could’ve happily rowed for hours. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When the stick turned against the current to swim toward the bank, I saw it was a water moccasin and threw a cinder at it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The cricket would catch his breath, have a sip of water, flex his wings, and begin a new selection as fast as he could. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Carlos hands me a sweating bottle of water. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The sound of the baby going at the water stirred the men up something fierce. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

His eyes lingered on Ivan’s enthralled face for a breath, and then he turned back to the water. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Since it was nearer, we thought we would carry water to the house from that—two buckets at a time as needed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was nothing on the back porch but a metal watering can and piles of dried-up leaves that had been pushed into a corner. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A few moments later an unlikely kernel of warmth ignited in her stomach, as if the icy water had activated some secret reserve of energy within her body. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Taking a deep breath, I dipped the sponge into warm water. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In this one, I’m flying just above the water—my stomach almost touching it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He straightened his legs, and as he did, the ladder rose from the water until he saw light breaking the surface, until he felt the air on his face and was finally able to exhale. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I put my suitcase upstairs, filled my flask with boiling water in the kitchen, and headed off to work. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The town cast its light across the water, the ruddy embers slipping across the waves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She struggled to lift her clay water jug on her shoulders. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

David knelt at the bank and dipped his head under the icy water. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was so cheap he turned the hot water heater down to tepid. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

And here we are, at the center of the arc, trapped in the gaudiest, most valuable, and most improbable water wheel the world has ever seen. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Yet its waters were dark: a deep blue like clear evening sky seen from a lamp-lit room. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

No. When he is hurt in other places, his eyes shed water. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They fell back to the deeper water and floated there in a long line. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m pretty sure that the tap water was bad. Worse than bad. I think your uncle has dysentery. Maybe all of Dove Canyon has.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Everybody knows that when a barn rat looks down into a barrel that seems half full of shucked corn, he never suspicions that it’s really half full of water. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

For northbound hikers Sunfish Pond is something of a glorious novelty, since nowhere south of here will you find a body of water on a mountaintop. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He got up and went to the kitchen, came back with a glass of water. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They were almost in despair before at last they came to a little muddiness and a tiny trickle of water through softer and better grass. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

She sucked in a deep breath, as if coming up for air after a long time beneath dark waters. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Ruby dips her trunk in her water bucket. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

I made sure the water was nice and warm, and he calmed down once it started running along his body. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the people quit working to gather round, Robin warned them that it was all the water we had until the pump started working, so they were to go easy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fill her small pack with some food, a water bottle, and bandages, tuck the knife in my belt, get my bow and arrows. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

While she was waiting, she dunked her brush into a plastic cup of mucky, murky water. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

As soon as we had her back in bed, Eliza emptied the tub and put more water on to boil. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when it was my turn, I made Adria laugh and spew water in less than ten seconds! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I pumped water at the kitchen sink and attacked my hands with the nail brush. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She jumped back and lifted her dress up, foot slipping on the mud near the water. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Their bags had everything they needed—food, water, supplies, the journal. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They passed under where the water touched the ceiling, and then Ivan pulled threads to close the ditch of air behind them, forming an oblong bubble around them instead. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, there were now three women giving water to the men on the ground. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, the immense blue Martian sky was hot and still as a warm deep sea water. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Half the water had spilled before she could right it once again. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It had no cycles, so you waited until the water got dirty, then put the clothes through the wringer—two rubber rolling pins rigged above the tub that were turned by a motor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

While everyone spent the day frolicking in the sand and water, I stayed in the hotel room so I could soak in the silence. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The deluge was too heavy to see anything beyond gray streaks of water. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Weapons, tools, canned food, and most importantly, cases of bottled water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Wrapping my black coat round me like my own sweet shadow, I unscrewed the bottle of pills and started taking them swiftly, between gulps of water, one by one by one. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I stood up and waded out of the water. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the windmill broke it would mean many days without water because the cistern was already dry of summer water, and melting snow would be a hard job. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He wasn’t as good as you,” Momma says, going to the sink for a glass of water. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Each crew spent twenty-four hours on standby, making periodic checks, clearing the debris, doing whatever was necessary to keep the water moving into camp. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I throw out the water, saying the prayer to the loa of the night who watch with bright eyes from the darkened sky. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Then they were past, engulfed in darkness, and the waters smoothed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then another and another until there’s a whole school of tinker mackerel darting up to nibble on the chum, fighting one another for the pieces I been cutting up and dropping into the water. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The water was dear but not swift running—the linen did not float too far or too quickly away from my hands. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

At nine o'clock I drank me a tall glass of water. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally challenged in the classroom and on the water, he excelled in both areas, and when he graduated in 1926, Washington quickly hired him as the freshman crew coach, and then as head coach. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His laughter before the hand-slip and the water closing quickly over the place. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I worked my way out little by little up to my breast pockets, the shore-driven wind slapping water in my mouth. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were back in civilian waters when suddenly we came to an abrupt stop and I toppled onto the deck. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The pent waters spread out into a long oval lake, pale Nen Hithoel, fenced by steep grey hills whose sides were clad with trees, but their heads were bare, cold-gleaming in the sunlight. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Candor in the corridor yelp and dive out of the way as we spill into the hallway like a burst pipe, Dauntless water spreading to fill the empty space. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She let me drop one bone into the boiling water. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

We ran home and hurried back with a bucket of drinking water. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

The motor hummed steadily, the wake behind my boat peeling away from both sides of the motor in streaks of white, green, and gray foamy water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

It had a massive tree next to it, with long vines that you could use to plunge into the water. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

So much water runs down her face and off her clothes that she is standing in a little creek of her own making. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He stood, finally, in the shallow surge and suck of water, walked forward, his feet heavy in the drenched, icy sand, and laid her there. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of time until her body would be paralyzed by the freezing water. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She surreptitiously opens a pouch in her backpack to reveal a small water bottle. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Let her body drop into the water, felt the tide carry her gently back to the safe, sturdy ground. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Fiver! Come on, get them into the water. It’s all right below the bridge. Get the does in first, if you can. There’s no time to lose. The men may come back.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The salmon began to drown in the air, gasping for water, and then it thrashed and twitched, and now they were carrying a panting Loki. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Monaco spun back toward the direction he had been going in and opened up, shooting into the water. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the center of the fields there were thin lakes of muddy water which I had to make my way around, my unrecognizable shoes making obscene noises as I lifted them out of the mire. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already his feet were numb from the water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I know the stupid foot is in the stupid water,” I said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Of course before we ate them, we had to wash the potassium off with sterile water because potassium was poisonous. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A barge of mist floated along the water, and dragonflies, iridescent blue ones, darted back and forth like they were stitching up the air. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why do Iranians keep watering cans in their bathrooms? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Loose reindeer hair found its way into the men’s nostrils and mouths as they breathed, into their water and their food as they ate. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I can see the rain coming down out over the ocean—a curtain of water. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Augustus didn’t like the water laughing at him so he said, ‘Stop your laughing at me.’ Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

China had developed intensive agriculture based on millets in the north and rice in the south, and with domestic pigs, chickens, and water buffalo. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He tried focusing on her face, on the spilling of her hair over her shoulder, on her razorlike movements, but his vision seemed to roll off her like beads of water over feathers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I just need to make sure not to make so much water I run myself out of 02. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soot was gone, the oil in the waters, everything shone brightly under the blaze of morning tropic sun. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

All around him beads of water sparkled as blades of sunlight struck through them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Moms sat on the edge of the pool while their youngsters splashed and played in the cool water, keeping a close eye to make sure no youngsters drowned. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Another phenomenon of Prohibition was the “booze cruise,” which would take passengers just beyond territorial waters, where they were out of reach of the law. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Humpbacks and killer whales spouted in the distance, and the water was dotted with ice floes on which fat, blinking seals basked in the sun. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

His dad gently slid the needle into the water. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The part of him that was still dry was covered in goose pimples; half immersed in the icy water, a cruel breeze lifting his hair, Harry started to shiver violently. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She ran into the bedroom with a dishpan full of cold water and threw it in Cholly’s face. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

If something had happened— I ripped off the covers, my blood like ice water in my veins. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey felt cold, despite the heat of sunlight reflected off water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said to drink the water cupping it in the hands. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“With my paint box at home, I can make every color imaginable. Pink. As pale as a baby’s skin. Or as deep as rhubarb. Green like spring grass. Blue that shimmers like ice on water.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Manchee and I hop over all manner of streams and creeks that feed the river and I stop now and then to refill the water bottles and on we go. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He made the hawk stand on the hearth in the fire’s heat, and offered it water. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced toward the diningroom and saw on the sideboard her mother’s heavy silver water pitcher, goblets, and tray shining against the soft green wall. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Robert held his umbrella over her.As they went cutting sidewise through the water, the sails bellied taut, with the wind filing and overflowing them. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except for the water and the blinking of the stars there was no movement anywhere. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He might have been running low on water or food. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The water surged forward, powerful as spring rapids. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I rubbed a layer of water off my mouth. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Chips of ebony, he found, float if they are dry to start with and are placed gently on the surface of the water—but so do metal needles. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

My two gourdes in change had to be thrown overboard as an offering to Agwe, the spirit of the water. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

We get to the water park at 1:58. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede could not stop staring at her, and she wondered if even the water in those pitchers was somehow thickened with magic, for nothing seemed usual tonight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Very urgent that heavy water be destroyed. Hope this can be done without too serious consequences. Send our best wishes for good luck in the work.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d buried two water bowls, a TV remote control, a pizza box, a ziplock bag of Legos, three Frisbees, and two of my homework folders there. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He remembered how the water kept rising, how a terrible stink began to swell up out of the earth. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My rib cage screams as each cough pulls more and more air from my lungs, my eyes starting to water. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The bathroom fascinated her, with its hot water tap, its gushing shower, its pink tiles. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I started dragging things from all over the kitchen and piling them up against the door—a barrel half-filled with drinking water, a scuttle half-filled with coal and several tin chairs. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some water splashed over the front, but not more than a few gallons, and it sluiced quickly off the sides. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They point at the water, at the boat, at Greece. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

She could hear a man’s voice across the water, but the fog rolled tantalizingly between her and the ship. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He made tea and took it into his father’s old study, a room with a view of the water in daylight and of his father’s much-loved rhododendrons. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I am so ravenous that at the sight of the biscuit my mouth fills with water. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She wanted to leap into those placid blue waters, to feel clean again, to swim and splash and bask in the sun. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“And what if we run out of water?” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When he mentioned water, she looked at him suspiciously, as though she knew he wanted more than water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A jar of cool, sweet water in front of her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A branch of the plant fans out toward the water’s edge, close enough for me to touch. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Soon, him and TaShon are jumping up and down trying to escape the water snake. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I bled them clean and the salt water will heal them. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spencer heaves a heavy, achy breath, rolls his neck, and says, “So I heard you have water.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

By the vague starlight they found the way down to the creek-mouth, and untied Lookfar from the rock cairn where she had been made fast, and pushed her out into the black water. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As she unfolded the white linen and let it billow over the fine mahogany table, she would look once more at the large water mark. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got me a bucket with cleaner and water. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

If he did and if he saw the mice, the poor things would be in the hall-porter's bucket of water before I could shout stop. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Moving quickly now, afraid that if he hesitated he would change his mind, Alex approached the water’s edge. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

As you see it it is, while the seeing lasts, dar\\ nightmare-history, timc-as-coffin; but where the water was rigid there will be fish, and men will survive on their flesh till spring. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ‘magnificences’ she oversaw at the French court had many components, from jousting tournaments and firework displays to water fetes and mock battles. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Ladling water into his bowl of sweepings from the big water jar, he wondered how he could prove it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Then he struck the shore and turned south, keeping outside the breakers and inland of the islands, until he found Popham and rowed up the shining waters of the Kennebec. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

With water from the stream Galadriel filled the basin to the brim, and breathed on it, and when the water was still again she spoke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I cover her nose with bei powder and dip one of my metal instruments into the pot of steaming water. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

We stay under the water for so long. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“If you are the son of Poseidon,” Echidna hissed, “you would not fear water. Jump, Percy Jackson. Show me that water will not harm you. Jump and retrieve your sword. Prove your bloodline.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob spent the whole night lying facedown in a streambed, shivering as the water trickled under his stomach. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

As I was not good at hauling water or cutting wood, I could not personally argue for a life without Nelson. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I search for my water bottle in my bag and discover it’s spilled all over my things. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He saw a wooden canteen, held in the big hand of Kilrain, cold drops of water on varnished sides. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he woke and asked again for water; I gave him a cupful. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The tub was full of what looked like dirty rags swimming in gray water. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The day was sparkling, and it seemed impossible to be anything other than grateful for the chance to stand in the ocean, looking out at the horizon while the salt water smacked them around. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The wave grabbed her, pushed her over until it seemed the mast and sail were skidding along the surface of the water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was something familiar about that orange dragon, perhaps the way her scales reflected in the sun like fish scales glistening in the water, and those knowledgeable eyes, nodding as if she knew her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

A giant sign at its edge beckons them to stop and rest like gazelles at a watering hole. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen, May, and August had returned to the business of being water nymphs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Stancomb Wills was shoved into the water to rescue him. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

In the center was a dark pond covered with water lilies. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pastor Tom could dunk Henry in saving grace till he was sleek as a muskrat, but he couldn’t shake those mistakes off easy as drops of water. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of them was broken and the arrows, incredibly, were still on his belt in the pouch, although messed up with mud and water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went into the bathroom, her bangles jangling with her every movement, and then she came back, the glass of water in her hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Elisha went to the sink, and splashed cold water on his face and neck. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I dip a towel in cold water and pat her forehead. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

You had to use a low, dirty water fountain, right next to the high, clean one for the whites. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we came to a bridge with water running beneath, we decided we would pick our way down to the creek bed and rest for the night. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time we crossed it the acrid smell of the water was worse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Annie started getting the water treatment, and soon she was doing well. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sipped the gray-green water gathered in my bowl. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long moment there was no sound but the wind and the water and the creak of leaf and limb. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tally doubted a little water would have ruined the device, but she wouldn’t know until she reached the Smoke and activated it She hoped for a moment that the pendant wouldn’t work. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I began to arrange the flowers in the vases that Robert had filled with water. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I was wary of the old man and didn’t take the cup of fresh water. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

On little things like that—a cup of water—battles were decided. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dark water was all around them, and the dark land behind, and the dark land ahead. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need that water! I need it for my family!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Besides the bats and the dripping water, she imagines things on the ground, ready to spring at her ankles. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When she emerged a few seconds later with a piece of pottery in each hand, he knew better than to offer to help her out of the water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It had been there eight months, and had never been connected to water or electricity. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He wanted to plunge in after her but dreaded the water, somehow. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then she walked back and forth along the water’s edge. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some burial societies poured buckets of water over the dead to ritually purify them, but ours had a mikveh built specifically for that purpose. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I just stood there while it did most of the work, blasting me from all angles with jets of soapy water, then rinsing me off. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He took the water jug I offered him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nigel, always ready for action, leapt up and seized the big jug of water. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

To my horror and delight the thing vaulted in the air in an explosion of water and spray. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

This time, they were ringed around the Mr. Lemoncello fountain, which wasn’t gurgling water like it was supposed to. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

She walked around the altar backwards three times sprinkling holy water. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The widow's son, after closing his gaping mouth, nodded his thanks, climbed on the horse's back, and galloped into the water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Another tour guide was talking over the microphone, telling the tourists about water supplies in Nevada. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Boys ambled past our door toward the bathroom, and there was a period of steadily pouring shower water. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poison from the stingers makes me wobbly, but I find my way back to my own little pool and submerge myself in the water, just in case any wasps are still on my trail. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Matt’s mouth watered at the memory of cookies. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those whom fire has spared are drowned by water; the man rescued from the water is saved only by air tainted with pestilence; and the survivor of war is ruined by wasting sickness.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe I just enjoyed that cup of water a little extra too, because I wasn’t in the back of the line. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun broke through the clouds and gleamed upon the water. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Then a huge golden moon came down from the heavens and settled on the surface of the calm waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she sat down, she put some water into a kettle, put the kettle on the stove and took a mug out of a cupboard. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also gone are her backpack and our water carrier, a square of hide folded in fourths. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They took the little stove with them and a couple of pans and he heated water and poured it into the tub and poured in water from the plastic jugs. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The water, cooler than the air, made me shiver, but it only came halfway up my calf. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

What other parallels may there be, not only in Colorado but wherever chemical pollution finds its way into public waters? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I turned in time to see Cico hurl his spear at the monstrous black bass that had broken the surface of the waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the pale shapes detaches from the others and swims toward her, but my shadow in the water makes it hesitate. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I kicked at him and pushed away through the water with my arms, and finally, I was able to propel myself beyond his grasp. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The big man reached beneath the passenger seat and passed back an unopened bottle of water. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Impossibly, the water in the bathroom was still functioning. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The black water was lapping against his giant shell, and the twinkling fishes were swimming around him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

We spent that night packing them with supplies—herbal medicines, water purifiers, flint and steel. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She increased the pressure of the water and cleansed the bowl briefly but thoroughly with one hand. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Fig’s list of symptoms ran through my head: Hershey breath, never enough water in his bowl, shrinking appetite, and Sleeping Beauty syndrome. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Cushions that had still been up top, drapped on the handrails and boom, were knocked over the side into the water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He probably would have “accidentally” splashed my eyes until they were frozen open or put water in my ears until I couldn’t hear anything, but not me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were using the washroom next door and carrying water over in empty milk gallons. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word threw cold water on the warmth that I’d been slipping into. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I knew if I ran, the sobbing would pursue me, and the water would thicken into quicksand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It took two hours to heat the water to 37°C. Once it did, I shut off the pump and got in. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The portions were handed round; those who liked took a draught of the water, the mug being common to all. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The machine is designed to use the weight of water to lift half a tank of water while the other half balances it by going downwards. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

A fish, a big fish with lots of teeth, but a fish just the same, hit the side of the boat and I happened to be leaning over the water when it hit. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Smooth air flowing around the wing means the plane can slip through the sky with minimum friction, the way the most efficient swimmers cut through the water. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

A rusty iron pipe ran a thin stream of spring water into an old green tub. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could stick your finger in the river water and lick it and you could taste the salt from the Bay. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clear water mirrored the clear sky and the angular bright constellations. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Glorious, cool water rushed into his mouth and down his throat. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The moon floats in the heavens and in the waters of the canal. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pete, Otis, unload the hay burners and get them watered, will you? Use the stream instead of troughs. We’re conserving water.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes and saw water in the sky. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mariam, who’d had a queasy stomach all night, boiled some water and made herself a cup of green tea sprinkled with crushed cardamom. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

My clothing's damp, but I don't know whether pond water, dew, rain, or sweat is the cause. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When we had watered all the hives of Tiburon and sprinkled enough sugar to cause a human being to gain fifty pounds, we drove home hot, hungry, and nearly drowned in our own sweat. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether it was the sea’s salt water or my own, it wouldn’t help with what came next. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The first girl always fetched her water from the same spot. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The answer came with the sound—an almost quiet moan mixed with a sharp tinkling that he realized was the wind pushing water spray ahead of it in a kind of horizontal frothy rain. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only remaining possibility was that he had walked past the turnoff while I was down at the pond filtering water, but this seemed manifestly improbable. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She sat against the clay wall as far from the entrance as she could manage and watched the dense sheets of water sweep past. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did I speak with water in my mouth? I said we will stay in the bunker.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

After a quick dip in the murky waters, he made his way toward Luna, who was standing by herself in the yard. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And then, on an impulse, she turned and ran into the cottage, up to her room, to the bureau drawer where she had hidden Jesse’s bottle—the bottle of water from the spring. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was be­side myself with terror—of Richard Parker, but also of being in the water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before the water turned off, my plan for Sunday was to work on my paper on Lord of the Flies. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The steam is still rising from the water, and I watch the colors flow through it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Will you tell us about the fight in the storm, sir?” asked one of the other rabbits, “and the tunnel of water?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

From here there was no land to be seen anywhere—just a vast expanse of blue water rippling in the evening sun. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

And she said nothing but she worked at her cooking and at the washing at the pool even in the winter when the water was stiff with ice to be broken. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

That was plenty, she said, to buy food for Brian and Maureen and me for two months and pay the water and electricity bills. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

This from a surfman named Mr. Canning, a sailmaker by trade but a surfman, like all of them, with no name but that when a ship wrecked in these waters. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Here’s a backpack, water bottles, lunch pack, some shorts and T-shirts, other stuff.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Hair was ripped from Laila’s scalp, and her eyes watered with pain. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I sit down on a rock and drink some water. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

In the blue light of dusk he’d made the turn out of the harbor and run for open water. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The goddess’s claws raked across his chest and stung like boiling water. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Rills of water began to run down; soon they grew to a spate that splashed and fumed on the stones, and spouted out over the cliff like the gutters of a vast roof. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I turn the tap and, after much sputtering and a lot of rust, clear water begins to flow. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She did not want the gold to wash away in the dishwater and the laundry water and the field water. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Orders were sent to cover possible water escape routes. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled it up again and lo and behold, there was water in the bucket. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I try not to notice when he rinses the jug with tap water. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The cool water took the edge off, but their words had to climb over a wall of pain to reach Naomi. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had dropped out of the island school at twelve to follow the water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

These cattle were descendants of generations of desert cattle, born in dry sand and scrubby mesquite, where they hunted water the way desert antelope did. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thiazi hauled the boat down the strand into the cold waters of the northern ocean and rowed with huge strokes out into the sea. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Pima brought the water to her lips and she sipped awkwardly. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She fixed a glass of hot salt water. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Doctors often skipped the step of scrupulously washing their hands and fingernails with soap and water before treating a wound or performing surgery. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A year and a week after Chris McCandless decided not to attempt to cross the Teklanika River, I stand on the opposite bank—the eastern side, the highway side—and gaze into the churning water. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time she hears water running in the Cambridge kitchen, her husband opening a cupboard for a glass. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is the lowest temperature possible, a little more than 273 degrees Celsius below the freezing point of water. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Between this level and the surface was a mixture of sand and clay so saturated with water that engineers called it gumbo. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Winnie was dazzling, and even the fact that she had never before tasted curry and drank glass after glass of water to cool her palate only added to her charm. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Diamant sewed her jewelry into her girdle and our money into her bra while I found water, tidied the kitchen, packed food, and hid the candlesticks. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I hauled buckets of water to the potato patch, drenching the plants which looked healthiest. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under Somkit’s skilled hand, the taxi zipped past the other boats, flying across the water. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He swallowed hard and his throat was dry, so he pulled his messenger bag toward him to get some water. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I labeled his fins in my mind, the quarry water flowing through his gills. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Then I pictured somebody finding my own foot at the water’s edge on Blind Tillie Creek. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I topped the tank off with some more water from a sealed container that I'd stored in the trailer earlier. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious, Tally,” Shay said once they were out in the water. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I adjusted the heavy knapsack and looked back at the woman with her rifle and her well full of water. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

‘The man shivered at the mention of his master, and put a foot into the water; but he drew back. “I cannot swim,” he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It’s the dead people, coming up invisible out of the water, gathering around me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he watched, a large bird—he thought it looked like a crow but it seemed larger—flew from the top, real forest, and the reflection-bird matched it, both flying out over the water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Above the mantel, a dark tree branch dripped milky water from the River Lethe into a bowl. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Gutters separated the sidewalk from the road on both sides and flowed with muddy water. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

Three seconds later, the whole underneath of the cloud seemed to split and burst open like a paper bag, and then—out came the water! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Although our primary water tank was down to the dregs before the Tap-Out, there was an older one on top of the hill that had been taken out of service. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

A few of the water nymphs had squirt guns—which seemed not quite as terrifying—but the look in their eyes was still murderous. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But I can’t say any of those things, so I just let the water go. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

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

She didn’t answer right away, but took my plate and glass and put them in the sink and rinsed them with water. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

In the shower I tried to rinse the experience away, scrubbing methodically, lifting my face to the slanting water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Hopelessly, round and round, a rotating sprinkler scattered lake water on Dr. Mason’s vegetable garden. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Samuel went back in his mind over the fine ranch and the indications of water—no Welshrats could come out of that unless he sheltered a submerged envy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After she is gone, I walk to the well and pull up a pail of water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kicks the water again and takes a swing at nothing. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I get out of bed to get a drink of water. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He gave Frodo water and an additional wafer of the waybread, and he made a pillow of his cloak for his master’s head. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There, in the pure water, these few recovered. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

They glided quietly through the shallow water, holding their shoes in the air. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Rivulets of water ran down his face and neck. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seth resurfaced at the edge of the pool and threw his arms up onto the flagstones, trying to drag himself out of the water. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The doctor now put some water to boil in an aluminium mug over a gas flame, and into the boiling water he placed a long thin shiny steel instrument. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

JoJo said some prayers in Portuguese and we laid the board in the water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"With water hot enough to boil an egg." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t look for all the red barn pieces or the daisies in the field or the glimmers of sunlit water. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was just peeping over the water, its light winking and growing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Lyra put some water on to boil, and Will took it up to the bathroom and stripped to wash from head to foot. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the place where he and his friends swam was farther down the river, a bend where the water, protected by encircling rocks, was calm, separated from the fast-moving water farther out. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You’ve drawn too much water from that well. Wait. Manhood is patience. Mastery is nine times patience. What is that herb by the path?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Careful not to make any noise, I navigate my way downstairs in the dark and swallow down a tall glass of water in three gulps. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The water is almost to Mark’s upper thighs, and he knows the current is about to win the battle against all of them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Some of the water spilled over the sides, but the remaining water still reached the rims. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left the dining room impregnated with the penetrating fragrance of rose water that she had sprinkled on his head so that she could follow his tracks through the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I twist and grab the edge of the rock, pulling myself above the water. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’m supposed to replace the filter and put new coffee and water in, but for talking about Khalil Mr. Lewis gets coffee made from day-old grounds. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

There’s a big wrap-around porch and stairs leading down the hill to the dock, and all the windows facing the water have been flung open, the curtains drifting out on a warm breeze. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

After Nathan figured out how to shift his weight so that he didn’t roll off it, the water monster picked up his pace and was outright running. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He started with Chester, to follow the order in which the transgressions had occurred, and called for their bloody backs to be scrubbed out with pepper water afterward. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She dumped them outside the kitchen hut and fetched a pot of water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thin, long arrow with the point in the water and the bow pulled back so that all he had to do was release die arrow ... yes. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water carried the blood down the drain, where the waste water would be cooked in heated tanks. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I heard splashing and knew he’d gone into the water. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aelia and her sisters filled it with rose petals and something that must’ve been Ancient Greek Mr. Bubble, because soon the water was covered with multicolored foam. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Ralph came to the surface and squirted a jet of water at him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Somehow, in the broad, shadowless light of noon, the water looked amiable and welcoming. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

We passed an afternoon at the Iowa State Fair, riding bumper cars and shooting water soakers to win stuffed animals, as photographers jostled for position, shoving their lenses in our faces. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“He’s got a garden laid out with spring water running through it, and he’s set a place apart for flowers, roses and the like, and some of the bushes are coming clear from Boston.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Not a hole. A ditch, to bring water from the river to the fields. We mean to plant beans. The beanfields must have water.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Carl, he must have said, I am sorry for what has come between us, but here on the water, adrift in the fog, I plead with you for your help. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Another, which Rontu had chewed off, lay wriggling at the edge of the water, as if it were looking for something to fasten on to. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I need to wake myself up with a few splashes of water on my face. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Only then I had to drag him out of the water — because it turns out, he can’t swim! Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

And his grandpa laughed, and it says it sounded like “water in a parched land.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I sealed it with tape, so there shouldn’t be any water in it. If you pass it here, I’ll open it. There’s some biscuits in it.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

"You don't drink water, do you?" says the innkeeper. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I toss my empty water bottle at the trash can across the locker room—bang bang! Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Maybe smells like dog, or wood, or pond water. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Across the water were the lights of Gloucester. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, he jumped off his horse, leaped into the water, and swam toward a British patrol boat, yelling for help. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the water, occasional catcalls flew from boat to boat when the coaches weren’t in earshot. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The water was so cold, and the shock of it raced through me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The water danced brightly in the early sunlight; away to their right nearer the river's mouth, they caught a glimpse of ships' masts. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The water came to his neck and his small waxed mustache and derby hat were in the clear. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set him down at last and go over to the creek for a drink of water. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sins of the town would be washed in the waters of the golden carp... Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, water monsters have a special relationship with the moon. In due time, you will need to return Moon’s favor,” Darkness said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Millard was kneeling in the water, dazed, blood running down his torso. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

One detective assured Lefty that bodies often turned up in the spring, remarkably preserved because of the freezing water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He had treated my forehead with a poultice of dried plant leaves mixed with water. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Before Enrique entered the water, he tore up a scrap of paper with his mother’s phone number on it and scattered it on the bank. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Let’s return this water back to the earth,” Pond said, a little too loudly. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

If I position my jump right, I will hit deep water. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Plumes of fire thirty and forty feet high danced upon the waters, crackling and hissing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The dirt and grass beneath my feet are moist with dew, and there are even beads of water on the side of the tent. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He carried the boy’s filthy clothes into the surf and washed them, standing shivering in the cold salt water naked from the waist down and sloshing them up and down and wringing them out. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Reeds grew thick in the shallows along the banks, and Arya saw a water snake skimming across the surface, ripples spreading out behind it as it went. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A bed of sweet straw, water, and ample food were put down. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The waiter again replenished their almost filled water glasses. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drove over the Susquehanna River, where the water was a ribbon, wide and flat. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She smacked the water with her fists and called out crazy words to make echoes. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The man was close enough to be catching some water around his shoes, which, Maniac noticed, were actually slippers. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked to the water’s edge, and back to the terrace, and back to the water again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water wet her blouse and the thin cotton fabric clung around the curve of her breasts. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

All these thoughts storm through his mind in the one second it takes for the water to reach the bottom of the steps. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The water is surprisingly warm and, below the surface, strangely clear and, well, blue. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The man turned and followed his gaze out over the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“He makes you hide in the water so he doesn’t have to look at you.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cato and Pliny had said that a bottle made of ivy could be used to establish whether wine had been adulterated with water, as the wine would be expelled, leaving the water behind. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

His skin grew cracked and itchy without the daily wash of his beloved swamp water. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She will either reach the water, or the flames will consume her. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The old man held him with his left hand and his shoulders now and stooped down and scooped up water in his right hand to get the crushed dolphin flesh off of his face. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear shook his head hard, like a dog shaking off water. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

As water rushed forward it weighed down the bow, and the men pumped with every last shred of their failing strength. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“See this pipe connected to our faucet? Watch. It stretches all the way down and turns here, under the pier. It never touches the water.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The water struck me like a stinging whip, and I was sure it would knock me down. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was moving fast—fast like a dancer in a temple ritual, fast like a snake in the Red Desert, fast like water down the side of a mountain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When Roy got to the golf course, he locked his bike to the pipes of a water fountain and set off jogging down the same fairway where he’d gotten clobbered. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I wiped everything else dry on my apron and closed my backpack, bringing my water bottle back with me into the kitchen. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I sat near the turtle kraals, peering down into the water. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cart-tracks were full of water too, long lines crisscrossing with mud flung up on either side of the trenches. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water feels darker the deeper I go, and too soon I have to push up to the surface and fill my lungs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

So I walked into Annemarie’s room balancing my lemonade and an ice water for her, along with a dish of almonds that her father had somehow warmed up. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The water feels more and more like a thick stew. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Uh, so, Esther,” he said, “here’s a hard question for you. Salt water in Atlanta. What’s the first thing that comes to mind?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The god himself was still nowhere to be seen, but his two blond twin sons were running around providing all the sweaty warriors with water bottles and juice boxes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then she added the ham hocks to a big pot of boiling water spiced with garlic, celery, and onion. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Jule stumbled to the bathroom, splashed water on her face, and lined her eyes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was too hot even to drink coffee for breakfast, so she had ice water with syrup in it and cold biscuits. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Grin and the others had gathered beside an old stone jetty that stretched out into the black water. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Underwater ferns weave in spirals toward the shore from the deeper water. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I waded into the stream and stacked the rocks on the cascade to direct the water more forcibly into the box. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

His teeth were already grinning from the glass of water next to his bedside lamp, so he lisped when he said, "Eh-speech, eh-speech!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The words poured out of her like water over the lip of a dam. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Even what little water and calories the body had taken in had to be eliminated. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Grandma was back in her chair beside the stove after all day outside under the elm tree, and she would listen carefully for Josiah to pour water into the tin basin. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, water, I think as the acid droplets bore deeper into me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two motor patrol boats, tied and locked securely, bobbed in the water as Baba’s nauka bumped into the dock. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

She put a plastic doll’s cup every foot or so, at the edge of the well, and she weighed each cup down with water from the jug. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Run, Lanesha,” I scream, and I can’t hear anything except water lapping in my ears and I push with all my might. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I stare at the sad, rusted fountain and wonder if they’ll ever turn the water back on. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Simon turned away, smearing the water from his cheeks. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The bell rang, and I splashed water on my face. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fleet of a dozen speedboats raced through the dark water toward Manhattan. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I can't take my eyes off the blue stripe of water in the distance. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Do you feel clean after sticking your hands in water that a hundred other hands have been in?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Also, there’s barely enough milk for both of us, so I mix some faucet water in the jug when Charlie’s not looking and shake it up real good. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She stood with her feet in the water. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When I felt sure they were gone, I emerged from the water. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I brought a heavy frying pan up from the house and because we had no cooking oil we steamed vegetables in water over the fire. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, I need water. Anyone have a good gut feeling?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The biggest improvement was made in the way water was supplied to Philadelphia. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

When it is day, you are hot and wish to be cool and dream of ice cream and pour sea water on yourself. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He did seem aware, though, if only just, that the heat of the water was beginning to have a dehydrating effect on him. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Some of the holy water landed on my lips, and I tasted the stale saltiness of it as we prayed. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Said he: “Sit down and help yourselves. Shake off your wonder. Here we’ve been waiting for you all this time, and our mouths watering for good roast pig!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d missed fall rains, the water dripping along the knobs of his spine and mixing with the sea spray in his hair—things he hadn’t known he’d miss. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why do you, a Jew, ask water of me a Samaritan?” the woman asked Jesus in the Gospel story. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

There ought to be a way of making the whale shimmering white against the dark water. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The water began to circle around them and froth as if heated. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When she waded into the swamp, the reeds twisted themselves into a boat, and she climbed aboard, floating across the deep red of the algae coating the water. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They had seen Golan’s body fall and the submarine rise and sink and Miss Peregrine come out of the water but not Miss Avocet; they understood what they needed to. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Brackish water spurted at his hooves, but Taran guided the powerful stallion along what seemed a chain of submerged islands, never stopping even when he reached the far side of the swamp. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as Ruby jumped from the water, Amarante noticed a deer tiptoeing through the sagebrush fifteen yards from where the woman had bathed. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered about all the places she’d traveled out there on the waters of the world, all the sad things that had been whispered to her, the things she’d endured. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they massed into a wall so thick that he had to scramble down to the water’s edge and wade to make further progress. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

There was a pool in the river there, and a path that led straight down to the edge of the water. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Spiced wine poured from spigots, overflowed pitchers and goblets, and was consumed like water. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Firemen turned high-pressure water hoses on the children, rolling them down the street like dolls, and throwing others against sidewalks, buildings, and parked cars. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

We would spend hours in the sunbaked water, emerging with skin so tight it felt like if you smiled, your face would crack. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It checked at the water and reared up. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

This did not mean that we were necessarily wrong—with luck the extra water might be fudged into vacant regions on the periphery of our helix. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Inside the mountains are food and guns and ammunition and water and blankets and medical equipment. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“We water monsters are forbidden from sharing our songs with humans,” Pond said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The actual site of the duel was a narrow ledge, about ten feet wide and forty feet long, located only twenty feet above the water. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He has her water bottle by its neck. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Normal people didn’t talk to water spirits, only ngangas did—or witches. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hung in the waves, stilled, even as water rushed around it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, a student brought in an empty Sparklet’s water jug and set it in the middle of the classroom. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The preacher, draped in white robes, dipped a small branch of a tree in a huge bowl of water and hovered above the head of the first candidate. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cold water shocked him, jolted his emotions, and sent a chill over his skin. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I can hear a toilet flushing over and over again and water sloshing out of a bowl. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She came upon a bubbling stream, and she knelt down and dipped up a handful of icy water to drink. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was trailing a leaf skimmer along the edges of the water. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Pinmei felt as if the water she had sipped was freezing in her stomach. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Pa ties a fish net to a long stick to catch them as they pass by in the rushing water beside our hut. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a complete loss of pressure, most of the water boiled off. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hand out small reusable towels, which we soak with water to wipe our hands and faces clean. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Kainene went often to the Directorate at Ahiara to get a water tanker, but each time she came back with a vague promise from the director. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

At the edge of the water stood a large sycamore. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the side-view mirror, I can see the bottle hit the asphalt and burst open like a water balloon. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dad grabbed his empty water cup and took it back for a refill. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Once, I saw my never-ever-barefoot-outside-in-the-city mother take off her sandals, stand at the curb and let the cool water run over her feet. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

At the side of the building two children were sloshing water out of a tin pail near a hand pump. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It floated downstream, out of reach, and the flat black water swallowed it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It flings my legs over my head and my arms to each side, and I collide with the stone, my back pressed against it, water gushing over my face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Constantly drenched in salt water, the men began to dehydrate. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

With hardly a ripple, Winifred and three of her otters slid into the water. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Cari paced the bit of path at the top of the bank while Beto squatted down by the water skipping stones. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The white cloud was the mainsail, he was face down in the water and the sail which he’d fallen on. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But we don’t have any generator. Anyway, if we tried to build a dam, we’d get the water on ourselves. It’s too dangerous.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Remember what Haymitch said. Run, find water. The rest will follow," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He bathed and then climbed out and poured detergent into the bathwater and shoved their stinking jeans down into the water with a toilet plunger. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

To have him this way, just walking on a beach for no real reason, just to feel the water between his toes—it was a side of him she rarely saw. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

At his nod she gave him the water, opened the cracker box, and scooped out some beans for both of them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The memory of that sharp-toothed smile in the water, hearing that terrible voice echoing from the pond, made my stomach twist. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

If one argued that earth, water and air all rotated together, so that they were all stationary with regard to each other, then why are there always violent winds blowing at the tops of mountains? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Crying farewell, the Elves of Lórien with long grey poles thrust them out into the flowing stream, and the rippling waters bore them slowly away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

At low tide, the hull was surrounded by ankle-deep water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The water was warm, and somebody had dropped a piece of gum on the drain. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Far out on the distant water, a few red and green lights glowed like fairy fire—the running lights of clipper ships crossing the Gulf. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Because I am barely holding my head above water. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The floor gleamed with polish that made Matt feel like he was walking on water. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There they bobbed for ninety minutes before a rescue ship was able to lift them from the water. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I poured clean water over my hands and recited the blessing for eating bread. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Under the water I kept my eyes shut and touched the sandy bottom with my hands and feet and felt a couple slimy seaweed limbs brush over my back and legs. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was a long ways down and the water was running faster and deeper than I had figured. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sang the Change song and turned the water to ice. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Heartsick, I ripped the letter down to its last exclamation point and flung it like confetti out into the water. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sandals slipped, and I kicked them off to splash without slipping through sewage water, to run faster. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She always looks forward to the bodies of water. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I had a sudden urge to walk out over the trussing and lean over the water, to declare myself to the world. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Yishan was shouting like a spoiled child, and he moved as if to climb over the railing to dive into the water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The beaver exploded in the water, slapping its tail with a loud whack before disappearing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I was suddenly thirsty, very thirsty, like I had just swallowed a gallon of sea water. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

We must have caught the edge of a descending wave, because there was a gentle splash, and then our windows were full of white foam and blue-green water. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds the water bottle out to me. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was moving across the nearly calm waters of the Hudson toward Weehawken, then, because he did not believe he could afford to decline Burr’s invitation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They were taken off onto small snows and brigs, if that they could afford; and others, finding no route of escape upon the water, fled the town by land, praying for mercy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

They had been sitting at Fries Cove on the island of Santa Cruz and Owen had said how important fresh water was to the old sailing ships. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We killed all the animals that were there,” de la O said, “the chickens, the water buffalo, the pigs. We did them all up.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“It is—they must—how you say—serve the water of the country,” explained the sheep-faced lady. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horse clops along and when we get to the coal yard we feed and water him and give him a rubdown. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Gramps never talked to me about surfing, but sometimes he'd make comments about the waves that showed he knew a lot about the water. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even though the plant was inches from the tap, the soil was so dry that he had to water it first before the candles would stand straight. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I took another drink of water and sat on the stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His stiff forelegs splay out to the sides like stilts, for he’s been caught in the act of reaching down for water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fannie found miners’ families in rickety houses with no running water. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

The front yard was decorated with what looked like a DIY glow-in-the-dark bowling set made from plastic water bottles with glow sticks inside them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Jack took up a coconut shell that brimmed with fresh water from among a group that was arranged in the shade, and drank. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was a cut-crystal pitcher full of water, a basket of fruit, and a big loaf of pumpernickel for them to eat. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There, the scrub oak was lying splintered and smoking over the bank, its blackened branches in the water. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Hugging his arms tightly to his chest, he sat shivering and looking around at the water, the trees, and the dawn sky. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The refuge manager believes that pesticide residues are now building up in the waters of these refuges, being conveyed there by return irrigation flow from heavily sprayed agricultural lands. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was a daring, impulsive move on which the chaplain decided after quarreling with Corporal Whitcomb again and washing down with tepid canteen water his joyless lunch of a Milky Way and Baby Ruth. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Slowly then, bending against the rain, Azar and Norman Bowker and Mitchell Sanders began wading again through the deep waters, their eyes down, circling out from where they had found the rucksack. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey, standing with her back to the room, the cool water running over her hands as she scrubbed the dirt from potatoes, heard that coldness and that finality. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barry jumped into the water, barely missing a big piece of glass. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

The dripping branch was shaken above my head and drops of water wet my face and scalp, some of it rolling down my neck and wetting my back, like insects crawling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

While wading through the water, they’d found heaps of coins lying on the tiled bottom. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It was one thing to climb on top of him while he was half covered by water, but now on dry land she realized how large he really was. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The noise was deafening even beneath the water, but with fear also came a kind of giddy vindication. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“The water not deep, Donay. And anyway, we don’t have to stay always in the ditch. Is just to get past guards. Other times we can walk along, you know.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only is there water, but the soil in the dambo is deep black and full of nutrients that a little tobacco seedling requires to grow strong. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Strange, the water seems like it’s rising faster. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Roz took a few steps into the water, and her Survival Instincts immediately flared up. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I walked to the bathroom, splashed water on my face, and then leaned over the sink, close to the mirror, and appraised myself. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He reaches out and takes me into his arms as my eyes water and my bps tremble. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sea was blue and green and the sun blazing down from an empty blue sky when the Iron Fleet took its second prize, in the waters north and west of Astapor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At first the water had a rub­bery taste, but quickly the rain rinsed the catcher and the water tasted fine. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I am getting a glass of water,” he responded, half asleep. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The blue-black night all around, the black, black water, San Francisco like a bright box of lights. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seeing as you’re new to the game, and a friend of Kevin, I’ll give you a half dozen cans of mixed vegetables, plus two cans of tuna and a six-pack of water.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He stared at the parlour that was dead and grey as the waters of an ocean that might teem with life if they switched on the electronic sun. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stood on the bank and watched the moving pockets of light, letting the water sounds swell up around us. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some days I couldn’t find water, and when I did I had nothing I could use to carry it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’s back, carrying two bottles of cold water. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It was always my job to make sure Kingston had water,” he says, unable to meet my eye. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Waiting for some Mexican guy’s head to peek up out of the water as he swam around the boundary. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Each morning when we went to the shore, we would take a large drum of fresh water. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally sea foam broke across the boats and water washed through their cockpits. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“How long have we been slapping these paddles in the water?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Somkit finally rammed the throttle forward, and the taxi leaped through the water so fast that it nearly threw Pong over backward. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Lying face down on a low outcrop of red sandstone, Matthias drank his fill of the cool, sweet stream water. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her feet are soaking; the canoe is sinking, filling with water. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He wondered if it was because of the protection of the moon sands that the song wasn’t affecting the water in his body. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I just needed someone to water it, help it grow. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

For the town’s water supply, he tapped into a pristine ancient lake that lay a thousand feet below. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He tore out the stem and began to poke about in the water, while the brilliant fish flicked away on this side and that. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I took a few more steps out and the cool, blue water came all the way up to my arms. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a long time Laura began to see glimpses of blue water between the trees. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran furiously to the kitchen, filled a pot with water, and rushed back to his room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among them were the mighty water monsters, giant lizards whose toes were as thick as the trunks of fully grown pine trees. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as I take one, my eyes start to water. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Her uncle came in carrying in one hand a tumbler three fingersful of whiskey, and in the other a glass of water. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

On January 1, Orde-Lees was skiing near the edge of the floe when a twelve-foot-long, fanged leopard seal lunged up out of the water and began humping toward him at astonishing speed. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Three hours later, when I crawled into my sleeping bag, the doctors were still gingerly thawing Beck’s frozen limbs in a pot of lukewarm water, working by the glow of their headlamps. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Men wreathed in green flame leapt into the water, shrieking like nothing human. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I stop splashing water long enough to whisper to her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We broke the ice but it refroze quickly, so we carried buckets of water to each horse. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

PIH brought in engineering teams to stabilize the capital’s badly damaged general hospital, restoring its water and electricity; when medical supplies were trucked in, twelve operating rooms were quickly up and running. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

A bucket of filthy trough water was passed around, and everyone grabbed for it eagerly. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed and turned, and finally I got up to get some water. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Most of them were gill-netters, men who traveled into solitary waters and dropped their nets into the currents salmon swam. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Besides, my father liked things quiet and peaceful when he was out on the water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A deafening roar shook the surface of the water, creating thousands of waves. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At that moment, my body felt light, lighter than the water surrounding it, like a balloon lifting into the sky. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Without the slightest hesitation, he took two hops to the water, waded in and swam across the deep, still pool. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” suggested Harriet, “couldn’t we just let it hang over in the water and trail along after us?” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The words were spoken in a deep voice filled with salt water and brogue. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

My hand was on the faucet, ready to drown the stupid thing in water and fry it for good, but something stopped me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The bottle was brass, so no one noticed the frog until all the water had been drunk. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her red hair glinting in the sun off the water. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

In a mysterious dance of sunlight and sugar, water and wind and soil, we build invisible bridges to connect with the world. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Safer saunters out of the kitchen, sipping a bottle of water. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She trailed off, remembering Marina cooking, pulling water up through the air in a stream. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When Adam finally got up from the ground and moved, bent over, into the kitchen, he found a basin of hot water standing ready for him and a clean towel beside it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We launched water rockets, tested gravity in a drop tower, and controlled a robotic arm. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“We need to make a plan. How are we breathing? If we’re under the ocean, shouldn’t we be crushed by the water pressure?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The bag was halffull of water itself, the wrapped packages of UN food bobbing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Next to the stove was a water boiler which got hot when the fire was going. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She ran some water and tried to scrub it off, feeling guilty because Aunt Eva was her favorite aunt, the only one who preferred her over Aaron. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The force of the rushing water sent his body plummeting back down the hole. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

From the washroom nearby came the sound of running water and rattling basins. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Viftas reached for a thermos and poured me iced water in a glass cup that had measurement marks on the side. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed its eyes and tongue with a gulp of water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the soft rippling of the water; he did not know where he was nor what had brought him there. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brought him lots of maple-flavored water, stroked his forehead carefully, soothingly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The spring gurgled and trickled through mossy rocks, and she dipped her hands in it again and again, washing them clear of the mud and grime before lifting the water to her mouth. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t the water that the workers had been piping into the borehole. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heat rippling off the dead-calm water made the lighthouse seem to flutter and shimmy in the distance. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It didn’t eat holes in ElViejo’s suit, the way the Flying Priest’s holy water ate through demons on TV. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It thought of food and water, but so many hours were spent just waiting, cushioning self against dread, that it no longer thought of much else. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small puddle of water with stray cubes of melting ice floats at her feet. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mr. Sloan said, “I agree, it sounds far-fetched, but why else would he be digging up an island? And one in the waters where pirates used to sail?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to be careful! I won’t go near the water.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I would fish where the water was deepest, strangest, bluest on clear days and blackest on the cloudy days. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

A gardener was always trimming bushes, watering plants in the greenhouse. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

I washed up in the cold water bucket, quickly pinned on a clean apron, checked my kerchief was on proper and followed Becky to the parlor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning sun that slanted through the windows—they were stained yellow up here too—the sun showed the water darker, and rougher. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The earth/water agglomeration was no longer round. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Two giggling flamingos, one fair-skinned, the other light olive, test the water with one toe each. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And I remember, when I was little, looking across the water to the horizon and thinking it was the end of the world I was seeing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Under cover of the clinking of water goblets and silverware and bone china, I paved my plate with chicken slices. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The stuff was just as dark as the water in the pool. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In the waters below, their young, the dragonfly nymphs, or naiads, prey on the aquatic stages of mosquitoes and other insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Their first night on the ice field, they built a small, hot fire in the lee of the sledge, and boiled water for their first hot drinks since morning. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how long Yakov had been lying on the ground after the Columbian Guards had dragged him from the water. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

For good measure, she took another long swig of water. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His powerful front legs were churning the water. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the scar the old nurse recognized; she traced it under her spread hands, then let go, and into the basin fell the lower leg making the bronze clang, sloshing the water out. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally’s stomach rumbled after a whole day without food, but the first thing she needed was water. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Hume took the crew up to thirty-two, as high as he dared to go in the choppy water, and as high as he needed to go. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mirren and Johnny go in the water with snorkels and fins. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She was like a sip of water from a bathroom cup, and we got along great. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A tilled, fertilized, watered, weeded garden provides growing conditions very different from those on a dry, unfertilized hillside. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She would keep her coffee down come hell or high water. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly flashes of black and white sliced the water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Finally, though, I came out and went in the men's room, staggering around like a moron, and filled one of the washbowls with cold water. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Instead, I heaved the paddle through the black water, eyes glued to the rock still achingly far ahead of us. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

At first, he planned to stab it with his penknife, but when he got it out of the water, he couldn't. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Without question she filled her water bottle to the top, and then Kino helped her up to the shallow cave and brought up the packages of food and passed them to her. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally Mr. Sir would leave to take water to the other groups of campers, but otherwise he and the water truck stayed parked there. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the jug and took a long pull on the water. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He slows at the edge of the water and I get close and land a good swing on his rear, thwak! The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They could smell the water and they could feel the cold coming off of it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was the sound of water that Merry heard falling into his quiet sleep: water streaming down gently, and then spreading, spreading irresistibly all round the house into a dark shoreless pool. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His skin was as blue as the water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There were no sounds but the rushing water, and though the river had always lured him, fascinated him, he had never been here before at night. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Yakov’s memories and mine were beginning to seep together like blood in water. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Underneath, the white bones revolved in the edthes of the water, the heavy ones lying still and the airy membranes lifting gracefully, like leaves in an autumn wind. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jhiqui,” she called, “sweet water, if you would. My throat is very dry.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The water was filthy now, streaked with oil and spotted with detritus. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Better yet, folks could spend an afternoon dodging and diving in the icy waters of Lake Michigan, at one of the eight beaches that lined the city's eastern shore. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Moving water sounds sleepy, like a tired person going “shush,” and before you know it I’m flat-out fast asleep. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I should have known that tracing a single bushel of industrial corn is as impossible as tracing a bucket of water after it’s been poured into a river. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She let the touch, the taste of him fill the room of her mind with water. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Beyond the ominous water were reared vast cliffs, their stern faces pallid in the fading light: final and impassable. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Calm as still water, she took the Bull by the arm and drew him back behind a tall flowering hedge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The water becomes rich and blue, the trees turn green, the mountains in the distance are indigo. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

We carried less than everyone else around us except for the water. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Someone poured a glass of water and I could hear it fill up very fast, then the rapid rill-like trickle of the final drops dripping from the pitcher-lip into the glass. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Nora takes a gulp from her water bottle, she asks, “Want to hear something cool?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ll put a pot of water on to boil and preheat the oven.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

On the table beside him stood a bowl of steaming water, a leather strop for blades, and a cup of lather with a brush in it. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the five were gone, Aunty Ifeoma asked him to drink some water so the tablets could break down and start to help his body heal. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A fat warty toad that looked out at him from under the watering trough had no emotional effect on him at all. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their clotheslines are strung with underpants, nighties, socks, a display of soiled intimacy, which they have washed and rinsed, plunging their hands into the gray curdled water. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just beef and vegetables, salt and water. And a ham hock.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wall of wood and mud allowed only a trickle of water to pass through, and it had turned a narrow stream into the wide pond that many animals now called home. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I step into the water, lie down, let it hold me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took no notice of the strange animals across the water but thrust his head again and again under the water, raising it high in the air after each immersion, and arching his neck. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it comes from the stew in some nameless Ukrainian kitchen; maybe partisans have poisoned the water; maybe Werner simply sits too long in too many damp places with the headset over his ears. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He poured it out and refilled the bin with some fresh Cleaning water. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

His face is ripped, his head is bashed, he’s sinking into shallow water without ever waking up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She leaps into the waves and comes back up again, her locks flying with salt water everywhere. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Somebody brought a light, a hurricane lantern that burned steady in the stormy wind; somebody else, water. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the fear, mostly, but I felt wobbly, and then I had a sinking sensation, ears all plugged up, as if I’d gone deep under water. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment Frodo stood near the brink and let the water flow over his tired feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He pulls her out of the water into his boat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you won’t listen, that’s on you. You have potential to do so much more, go so much further. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink, right?” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Each morning after drinking the thin soup, do what you can to clean up, though you have only a trickle of water, no soap, no towel, no scissors, no toothbrush. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Under the curious stares of the men and Jinx, he poured the powder into the glass of water and watched it fizz and foam. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A month or so after the fire, I was setting down a clean pitcher of water in Lady Seymour’s bedchamber whilst Madam read the newspaper aloud to her. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stop on the island of Mona just long enough to get fresh water and for a group of gentlemen to go hunting. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You must scrub on your knees, and add lye to the water. It scours best.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first I find the videos on kitchens and bathrooms baffling, and it takes me several minutes to realize why: there is no water, or almost no water, involved. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea is for the freezing return air from the regulator to pass through the water as a bunch of little bubbles. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was much the same: the fragile skin, the soothing water, the gentle motion of his hand, slippery with soap. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Below our fields, twisting and winding, ran the clear blue waters of the Illinois River. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the sprigs of jojotle in a glass of warm water, hid it under the sink, and then slipped back into bed in the blue room. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She put a pot of water on to boil. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says the lower Great Lakes are the world’s largest sewer and that if we knew what was going into the drinking water we would all become alcoholics. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He might easily have died, if the water had come up over his face, or if he had bashed his head much harder. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But all this might have been nothing if Wang Lung were still a poor man or if the water was not spread over his fields. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He got a cloth from the cart and a plastic jar and came back and wrapped the cloth over the mouth of the jar and sank it in the water and watched it fill. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I could not imagine a country where water turned to stone. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But had any of them survived the icy waters? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He was seeing far fewer people wading through the water, now green-grey and streaked everywhere with oil. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Supposedly the hospitals were filled to bursting with all the people who’d been poisoned or bornbed and everyone was fighting over food and drinkable water. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t know if the water monster would agree to help him if he was only going to help him feel better. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He says that the way to wake up at night without using an alarm clock is to drink two glasses of water before you go to bed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the Giulia blew its horn and moved away from the dock, a few hundred strings of yarn stretched across the water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She brings me sweet tea, fried bread, and a bottle of water. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

In a way, it reminded her of Lake Michigan when they lived in Chicago, with a city view in one direction and a tranquil spread of water in the other. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

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

I grabbed one of the glasses of water sitting on my desk, and drank. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Willow insisted that it never be watered down, as they had done in the past to make the chemicals go further. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Wait—” Tiller said, but it was too late, and the bucket had come loose from the rope, and they heard it splosh in the water below. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Says me! No. We don’t even know how far the water goes.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Slopes rose precipitously from the water’s edge, bearded in a gloom of hemlock and cedar and devil’s club. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As ground and surface waters are contaminated with pesticides and other chemicals, there is danger that not only poisonous but also cancer-producing substances are being introduced into public water supplies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She quickly occupied herself with tossing the chopped cucumber into the pitcher of salted, watered- down yogurt. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She ate more of the dried fish and drank as much water as she could manage. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water deepened under her hull, until their poles could not touch bottom, but still the current pushed them downstream, until... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was a bitter, angry voice, and looking down they saw that it came from a small black Seal who was leering at them from a moonlit pool of water. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The hoses Capricorn’s men had used to save their master’s house lay like huge snakes in the pools of water. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I guess because he was in that cold water for so long.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The bubbles rose behind him until the water cleared and he could see. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in her apartment, she washed her hands with water so hot that it scalded her fingers, and a small soft welt flowered on her thumb. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The crew rushed over the beach, hauling the water casks and sacks of vegetables on board. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It begins to rain, lashing water against our skin and making the sea splash into our hair, and even then we just stay in the water together. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Poor girl, I’ll fix some ginger water for you to sip. Then you must go to bed at once. If you’re not better in the morning, I’ll send a note to Mr. Das.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Fish swam on the water, and crabs ran about the sandy bottom. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy heard machinery creaking in the darkness, huge gears turning, and water rushing through pipes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We anticipate underground oceans of slush and water in these moons, a hint, before we have ever seen the surfaces of the Galilean satellites close up, that they may be very different one from another. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A thousand years later, the canals were choked with reeds and mud, and pools of stagnant water gave birth to swarms of flies. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He entered the water like an Olympic diver. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Her mouth twisted at the irony of it and she turned to the three girls at the water pump. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Frightened individuals huddled at the water’s edge, while at least one group of desperate people constructed a crude raft and sailed it north. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Subtle and vastly important chemical changes are constantly in progress, converting elements derived from air and water into forms suitable for use by plants. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Threading hurt like a mother, and my eyes always watered from the unbearable pain. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It splashes in the water and then pecks around the opposite bank, strutting like a man. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Dolphins loved this part of the Gulf and could be spotted in the early mornings, playfully making their way through the water. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"You got your oar in the water quickly." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I pointed across the water to where Dusty Muleman stood glaring, his arms folded. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But he was that big and at the end of this circle he came to the surface only thirty yards away and the man saw his tail out of water. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would ring for the conductor and ask him for some mineral water. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is Luke Messenger, taking her fingers at Magic Waters water park. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He stood compliantly under the shower, letting the water run over his head. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Sailors dumped oil on him and he slipped back into the water. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I laughed helplessly until there was water in my eyes and my stomach ached. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There’s no radar image for a water crisis. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had saved what he could save, and there was nothing else to do here until the water receded. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

An old rag, lukewarm water, and elbow grease soon brought a sheen to the table. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I waited until the tide was low, which was close to dawn, and filled a basket with sea water and abalones. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held up my hands, swollen from the heat, cracked by water and hard work. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

South of Rivendell they rose ever higher, and bent westwards; and about the feet of the main range there was tumbled an ever wider land of bleak hills, and deep valleys filled with turbulent waters. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His bright black eyes saw beyond the hospital room to the streams that roared with water two months of the year and were dry as a bone the rest of the time. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair was tangled with weeds and seemed to be growing through a rusty crown; his skin was greenish, and his long beard trailed over his throat and down into the water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He checked the water on its way to his lips, and seemed to listen: he drank, and put the glass down. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The water monster coughed hoarsely, like there was phlegm at the back of his throat. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The full moon hung low, a fresh coin that threw its silver grandly on the water in a ribbon that dazzled for a thousand miles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The camaradas steered the six canoes right into the wild waters. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Only the patter of the rain and the wash of the water from the drainpipes. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Sam tasted the water, and it seemed good enough. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Not too hot for us, but warm enough to melt water from its colder side.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Drifting on the tide, a gill-netter moved through it as though it composed its own netherworld medium halfway between air and water. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Beau was lapping up some river water to wash down his beef jerky breakfast. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The cool water hits the back of his throat, sending other words farther down into his stomach. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was like a rock, while June was all water. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Before we reached the edge of the plateau, we could already see the motionless sea and, farther out, a massive, drowsy-looking promontory in the clear water. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Robin was afraid she would discover how low the water was in the well. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

All around them was the sound of water—the murmur of waves onshore, the cacophony of water falling from the turtle’s enormous flippers as they dipped and rose in and out of the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

After giving me a kiss on the head, she carried the water back to her bedroom and left me to think. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The sounds are muted, as if I'm hearing them through water. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

A real toilet with flushing water and seats like the ones we had in Phnom Penh. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they always said it when they weren’t over a block and a half from a grocery store, usually in a room with lights and cushions on a couch and running water. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I opened my eyes, they watered because of the bright morning light. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it is difficult to imagine that much water in one place. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I went over and looked out the back windows behind the trestle table and was startled to see an expanse of water, hardly three feet below. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

His head still dripped water from the scrubbing and dousing. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped beneath the docks, bobbing in the salt water, and listened. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I look to his water bowl and notice that it’s empty, so when no one is looking I pour him a little bit from the pitcher. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Go to our house and bring Coyotito,” he said, “and bring all the corn we have. I will drag the canoe into the water and we will go.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought of Tom Perry and the note they’d scattered on the water in his memory. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was finally clear, I turned the water to full cold and stood there for thirty seconds. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Just after dark, Chuck brought him some dinner and a big glass of cold water. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was a loud crash and water splashed everywhere. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The water splashed over the bow, soaking her legs. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Another ray passed, and Justin reached in so fast that he splashed water all over Sarah Johnston, the new girl, who was standing next to him. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When the churning water grabbed him and Carmen and pulled them out to sea? I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

He’d wait for Jackie to take a sip of water and get back into position, then Dub would fire another tennis ball across the net at him. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Seeing him made questions and worries evaporate, and I remained transfixed, caught and caressed by the essential elements of sky and earth and water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo shuddered with disgust at the touch of the dark unclean water on his feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A drink would have been fine, but what interested them now was water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then he was down the mountain on his skis like a rock skipping over water, gone before any thought to hold him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

There they ate some food and drank a little water. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Once the sphere of waters and the sphere of land had been merged into one, it seemed evident that there was not enough water to cover the whole surface of the globe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

No one here is yelling at me about wasting water. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

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

She pulled the boat along with her as she waded farther, until the water was up to her waist, until her tunic pockets filled with air. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I gasp, swallowing water as well as air, and cough, and gasp again, and hands close around my arms, and I hear her voice. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She crushed the clay between two rocks and made a thick paste with water to smear over the outside of the boat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tugs harder—and the whole side, half-molten, rips open, spilling water into the fire. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t think anyone understood as well as I did how badly Lynn had longed to walk along the water the way my family and I did that New Year’s Day. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He put the water glass to his lips, moistened them, then put it down on the polished black tabletop. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Leopard was very pleased with this, as she was a vain person who liked to wear fine dresses and admire her reflection in the water. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Besides, every time I lift my leg from the water, the pain rebounds so intensely I have to slide it back in. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Osh added a bit of water to the mortar and worked the mash some more. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And at two in the morning he saw the light in the water. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s better. How do you feel? Would you like some water?” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mother sided with Lucia and explained that the bread and water had formed the perfect baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wandered down a hill and found that his way to the water was barred by a wall. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The girl clung to her desperately, but she stopped flailing while Stella made sure the girl’s head stayed above water. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“The gruel we have been swallowing has been almost plain water these last few days.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no plumbing, no pipes to carry water that a Tidemaker might abuse. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There was a bit of blood on the water, looking as though it came from his head. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Aston got up and poured himself a glass of ice water from a pitcher. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I got sick of hauling bottles of water in our shopping cart, like I was some old lady. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knew there was a lot of water inside a prickly pear, even if Stormy didn’t have a clue. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a point where the stream flowed about forty feet below the road she pulled over and guided the children down a fairly steep slope to the water. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to remember to bring out anything we can — first-aid kits, blankets, pillows, seat cushions, clothes, and especially food and water.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Earth and water together make up what looks like a single globe, although they are in fact distinct spheres with different centres. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He swallowed a little, rinsed his mouth, spat the water, took his cape, and went back into the ring. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

There, like Darwin, he observed astonishing differences between closely related species that had been separated by channels of water. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I can hear Tom talking, but it seems like he’s a long way away, or as though I’m hearing him through water. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she went back and turned on the hot water, so it would be hot when she had gone to the bathroom. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere he’d heard or read or seen that the human body couldn’t go that long without water. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

As the water warmed, I examined the little hotel bottles. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Splitting wood for her, hauling water, planting a garden. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But they tended to be bigger than hawksbills, often too big to lift out of the water for the weakened castaway that I became. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She says the flowers have no scent and the waterfall has no water and the trees have no roots. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

One on the fridge reads, “Six cups of water per day!” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Celia was splashing cold water from the water fountain on the back of her neck, her curls bunched up in one fist. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Millions of gallons of water began surging through the fair’s mains. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

These corpses couldn’t have been more than a day or two old and weren’t visibly decomposed, but I still shuddered to think of Otto last night, drinking water steeped in rotting flesh. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Nonsense. It’s just the right amount of water. Go ahead and sit down, sweetling.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She went to the sink by the stove and poured herself a cup of water. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She had not intended to go into the water; but she donned her bathing suit, and left Mademoiselle alone, seated under the shade of the children’s tent. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

Then he held my chin and helped me drink water from a wooden cup. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, sorry. But if we can get close—” “And if I can knock out the water cannons...” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Only a few minutes later, mosquitoes rose up from the water, from the reeds, from everywhere. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Reed began touching each of the crates and water casks before they were loaded. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes and swallowed the water slowly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll water it when the earth has cooled a little. If you water a plant when the earth is too warm, it shocks the roots.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thunder and lightning broke overhead, while in our house, a dreadful calm settled like clear water in a tainted pool. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

People said they had moved south to the big water. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was as clean as a person could be, her hair still slightly damp from the water in the sea-star field, while her clothes had dried in the sun. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mags brings over a basket, and the grass is so tightly woven it holds water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The cellar is a better place for them. Give them to the water. To the Drowned God.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I give him a drink from my water bottle. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Then I won’t drink, not even water. I will die of thirst at your feet, and Arthur will give me a splendid funeral, and never forgive you for making me.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pima tried to give her more water, but she turned her face away and made to sit up instead. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not salt The sun sparkled on the water, and the sky was pure blue. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mark Oliphant developed a method of converting the water to gas with virtually no loss, allowing the lab to recycle the precious supply over and over again. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I try rubbing my hand across my belly, hoping some sympathetic pregnant woman will become my sponsor and Haymitch can send in some water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The dumb kid continued to stare up at Palmer as he slurped his water ice. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Most of the houses around us were no better than the ones in Macún, but there was running water into the kitchen and electric light bulbs in the middle of every room. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The current carried infernos everywhere, and their bright blazes turned the water into swirling oranges and reds. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“How do you get this thing down in the water?” he wondered. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Miss SmartyPants. Why then would the water python attack when ye grabbed the crown?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The squid has now pulled itself completely out of the water and onto the bow, its tentacles wrapping around the lower half of the foremast like black vines. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“The water, having crossed all of Paris, came in foul enough. Then people at the pool made it utterly disgusting.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She pumped vigorously until water started pouring out of the faucet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Both from the great flat open spaces, one a prairie of grass, one of water. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

By the time they had carried their shell, the City of Seattle, down to the water, they were already drenched in sweat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Some water entered his eardrums and froze, blocking out sound. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Nailer pointed out the drowned mansion that overlooked the Orleans waters. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her hand landed on the linen as the rusalka’s hand did the same, and the water spirit’s cold fingers touched Anya’s as they both grasped the cloth. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

You could go by water taxi, but then you had to wait for pickup. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to haul the boat around, but it was a losing cause and finally I had to drop the line before being pulled into the water. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The frail white nymph, from whom water cascaded far more successfully than it did from the beefy Triton, carefully placed the pieces by the vase. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ducks bobbed among the cattails at the water’s edge, and a kingfisher hidden in the bushes clattered its call. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The water near the bank was a clear, pale green, cool over my ankles, and the pebbles at the bottom were dappled with sunlight. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once he was up on the quayside he shook himself, sending great sheets of water flying in all directions, till his fur was standing up thickly again. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I filled the big earthenware jug with water in the kitchen, and Brett put the roses in it, and placed them in the centre of the dining-room table. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She stood perfectly still and breathed, alone on the frozen water. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We imitated the way you had to lift her head a little so she could drink water, she sucked it up slow out of a green tin cup. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who will take care of it? Who will water it and clean up the needles, and make sure Ford doesn’t get electrocuted? Me, that’s who!” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“It is just water, lots of it, and sand, lots of it.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Ma put the cubes into the big iron pot on the stove, poured in some water, and then watched while the pumpkin slowly boiled down, all day long. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Current of Faith was clipping along at tremendous speed, smooth as silk through the water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Then with a switch of his powerful tail the golden carp disappeared into the shadowy water under the thicket. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twice more Tidbit was tossed into the bloody water, and twice more he barely escaped the jaws of the hungry alligators. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did the water change salinity so subtly that it was too late by the time the fish realized it? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The water came to his shoulders and almost covered his back, so that he looked like a dog-headed Viking ship on a mighty river. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

His pants were so loose that every time he leaned over the water, I could see several inches of his underwear. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The instructor told him to just throw back his head, bring up his feet and allow himself to lie on his back on the water. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

His digital wristwatch had lain in the water while he was unconscious and had filled and stopped—and it was supposed to be waterproof. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fed, watered, and milked my cranky cow. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She munched, decided the plant might taste better if cooked, and went to the pond for water. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sweet river,” she tried, “beautiful river—” but the water surged at her, knocking her under. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

No water came, but the thing moaned a groaning squeak, like a cat that had been stepped on. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Once again, Dicey led them off Route 1 toward the water to find a place to sleep. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s crazy how they do the fence when it gets to the water, by the way. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She thought it was easier to pour hot water over disgusting powder mix. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

That’s because he always slowed down to stare out at the open water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

A large muddy water buffalo, led by a boy perhaps a year or two older than Minli, wandered through and was ignored as a commonplace occurrence. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The sound blends with the clanking pots and rushing water. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Our water is the Appalachian wilderness, our boats, the army surplus jeeps we count on to navigate our washboard roads and the hairpin curves across the mountains. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father’s court was never half so lively,” he heard Drink- water japing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The only sounds were of the flowing water and creatures in the forest. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for a response, he jogged down the planking and waded into the black water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

How we hang mostly by ourselves, pulling corroded-looking fish out of the murky levee water and throwing them back. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

A palm presses to the glass in front of my face, and for a moment as I stare through the water, I think I see my mother’s blurry face. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Ba jerked his head up, his ear dripping with water. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she would just expire here, slipping under the icy water forever. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Shadow leaned back in the seat, and sucked down water from the bottle, and let the night before wash over him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A water cannon discharged with a jaw-rattling THRUM, and a jet of liquid carved a trench in the dirt right in front of the cohort. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For instance, during the War, after the pipelines were blown up, he and his classmates had ferried water up to the girls’ dorm, each leaving his bucket at the door of a particular resident. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were villas with iron fences and big overgrown gardens and ditches with water flowing and green vegetable gardens with dust on the leaves. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

"It must have a hole in it," he said, "filled with water." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

By the mile-and-a-half mark, the freshmen had opened a sliver of water between the rear of their boat and the varsity’s bow, and they were beginning to close on the junior varsity out front. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Because when it comes to Alyssa and Garrett’s parents, the truth is, between all the spilled blood and all the spilled water, they could be anywhere right now. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The boys made their way to the back, where the smaller motors for sleek water taxis were being sold and repaired. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I repositioned her head to open her airway, and this time when I breathed into her mouth she coughed salt water into mine. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the afternoon, the water fled from the streets, a few inches an hour. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He could not transform himself into something else until he left the water, and even if he did, the gods would be after him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Where water is entering a container at a certain rate and leaving at a different rate and you need to figure out when it'll be empty? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fertilizer smell gives me a hangover even though I had nothing but water last night. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Hand in hand, we stop when the water reaches my waist. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twelve billion gallons of water suddenly decided to make a run for the Pacific Ocean, which is about fifty miles from here. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I started to feel dizzy as the water hit my arms, my face, inexplicably all this water. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He and Nicasia and Locke take turns hurling the contents into the water. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He spins around, and before he’s even able to grasp the situation, the container of powdered bleach has already slipped down the side of the tub and splashed into the water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I scraped up a ring of dirt around the first plant, to hold the water and any rain that fell. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had run out on the drift, leaped into the water, and crossed the river. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun rose beyond the water, at the other side of the river. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was common in the early morning, when the water sprinklers misted the cool air next to the soil. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry’s eager face as he was lowered back into the murky waters. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Vetch thought to see him fall and sink down in the sea, the sea that surely was there behind this dry, dim veil that hid away water, sky, and light. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It must just be some local fisherman out for a pleasure cruise alone at night through shark-infested waters.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We walked down to the water with Kutti at our heels. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I strip off the fruit and mash it up in the broth pot with cold water. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

So Jade Dragon's children went down to earth and turned themselves into water, saving the people on the earth. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The afternoon sun reflected off the water onto their faces and arms and legs. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were now in the Italian section of the city, which Kaira said was called North Beach, but he didn’t see any sand or water. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was water green in color, like the boat herself, and he thought that when it was in place, he and his vessel would be practically invisible. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

This spectacle arrested us with its strangeness; for the landing parties had been ordered to fire merely the docks and buildings by the water, not the town itself. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know how to tell you. I saw the room down there filling with water. I saw the three of us drowning.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Behind them the mists in the flat fields were now above the hedges; but the water before them was dark, with only a few curling wisps like steam among the reeds by the bank. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Squabs are lacquered with rose jelly, the smell of their crackling skin enough to make my mouth water and my stomach clench. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“There,” he finally said, pointing at the water tower that served the residents of St. Catherine’s Island, the first and the largest of the sea islands separating Ravenel from the mainland. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once his blisters calmed in the water, Nathan splashed water on his forearms and his face. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I look like a skinny pathetic coward too afraid to jump off his dad’s shoulder into the water. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It dripped down into the sink, red on white, spreading out into the water that poured from the faucet. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I heard what I thought might be a pickup truck a few minutes ago. It stopped. Opened its tailgate. There was a splash. Somebody tossed something into the water....” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I kept trying to smack Gully, who had straddled me, but everything I did was in slow motion; my fists dragged through water. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I see a blue patchwork quilt under my head and wince as I tilt my head to see where the water sound is coming from. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In return, Safaa carries the water keg—which is now empty—and her own bundle. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The waters ate most, but a few found the decks of galleys in the first line of battle, spreading flame when they shattered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Rashid reached for a bottle of water and poured a little on a paper towel. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But shining under the sun as far as he could see down the valley, many more puddles remained, full of red muddy water. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

As she fell asleep, she was sure the smell of the midden had gotten into her pores; that there was not enough water in the camp—in all of Poland—to wash her clean. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the tall, slender Children's Tower, where legend said the children of the forest had once called upon their nameless gods to send the hammer of the waters, had lost half its crown. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Rafe was basically chipping away at the Hoover Dam, and there was a lot of water behind that wall, just waiting to get out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then, as they had no wine, they made libation with clear spring water, broiling the entrails first; and when the bones were burnt and tripes shared, they spitted the carved meat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, Onofre Martinez’s powerful three-legged German shepherd charged off its porch like an enraged water buffalo, jumped over the picket fence, and hung on the volunteer’s heels. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not Weep nor the Cusp nor the citadel were visible, but a great deal of pale-rose sky, and, beneath it, this broad path of smooth green water plied by birds with long, curved necks. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Almost soundlessly, it splashed into the water and vanished. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

What I want most, right at this moment, is water. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t warm or muddy, like the water from the pond. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying to act like a tough guy, but I noticed that his eyes were watering from the pain. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Cleaning pads—part cloth and part rough plant husks—were handed out along with buckets of soapy water. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was a small gesture, but the message was bigger: If he trusts the water, then so can you. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The old pirate guy handed each of us a cold bottle of water. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The fiery water of the Phlegethon may have healed her and given her strength, but it didn’t do anything for her hunger or thirst. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The long grass of the pasture whipped her legs as she fled from the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Part of her knew she had to help her son, but another part knew she had to stay out of deep water. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’m happy to see one of them is Nessie, the colored girl who braided my hair and brought me water the day I was whipped. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get the color of the water first.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was thin Eevie, frowning at the lapping water as though it had done something wrong, and Oz and Jak, jostling each other. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe even to the water, though I can’t tell from here. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully, Mr. Justice Wargrave removed his false teeth and dropped them into a glass of water. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The Captain followed Caroline to the kitchen and rinsed his hands by pouring a scant dipper of our precious fresh water over them. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seldom if ever does Nature operate in closed and separate compartments, and she has not done so in distributing the earth’s water supply. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He fought only to keep his head above water. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

There’s only the sound of my breathing, the enormous effort it takes to draw the water in, push it out of my lungs. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

We could hear more activity across the water than what we could see, so we knew we were close to something. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

When passenger pigeons drank, they stuck their heads beneath the surface of the water until they were eye deep. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The breeze shook water from the trees and for a while it rained only under trees, where shelter had once been. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed the space under the Madonna’s eyes, then tasted her fingertips, the way a person tests for salt in salt water. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

My mouth waters at the smell, but I place it carefully on the floor, not trusting anything so clean and pretty. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A gurgling song was coming out of it, a song whose words he couldn’t distinguish through the water. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And skittering all around them would be the small, two-man fishing boats—like little water bugs skimming over the surface. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women wore wide-brim white hats, except for this one girl down by the water. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The deck is wet with soapy water, and Carlyle pushes his mop toward me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Heavy water occurs naturally in very small quantities, and it’s perfectly harmless. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I found sweet-tasting water I filled her tank, and thirty gallons of water weigh three hundred pounds. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled down a glass and splashed water in the bottom. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The fish had fed out into water so shallow that his top fin was sticking out. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ronneberg led the team to the door of the plant nearest to their target— the “high concentration room,” in which the heavy water equipment did its work. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your friend was right to bring you here, but as I told him just before, you are very ill. That water will not cure the true sickness.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t like it at all, and although I know this is terrible, I begin to wish I never came here with water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In some other context, he might be encouraging a reluctant boy to step into cold water. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The potatoes were in the oven, the beans in a covered pan, the table set with forks and a platter of sliced tomatoes and glasses of water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A girl with a bucket, a ladle, and water comes five times a day. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And if they went by water, the clipper ship out in the bay would pursue them with ease. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He put back on his salt-crusted clothes, for there was not enough water to wash them, and going out into the grey windy morning looked over this place whereto the shadow had tricked him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was cantering back toward Harry across the still surface of the water. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He reached out and patted her on the knee, which seemed stupid in that situation, but Alec and Lana were just returning from getting fresh water from the stream. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“There it is,” she called to David over the churning water. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I carefully marked where the churning waters eddied into a pool. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its air is thin, containing mostly carbon dioxide but also some molecular nitrogen and argon and very small quantities of water vapor, oxygen and ozone. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And although it’s not our water to give, sometimes doing the right thing means doing the wrong thing first. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ronan doesn’t listen and rushes to the water, falling into a giant wave. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The breeze clicked the branches above us together, and the water farther away tumbled and dropped into the pool below. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Sonia pummels the water with her arms and pushes it behind her with her legs. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It tore the logs of the raft apart as a great wind scatters a heap of dried chaff; it flung Odysseus into the wild waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stories,” Ma said, slapping her hands against the table, making the water in the fishbowl sway as she stood up and left the table, “are what wasted money on this goldfish.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He dives off the diving board, enter the water effortlessly, and creates very little splashing. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat at the kitchen table, which I had set with my mother’s good service and cloth napkins and glasses for water and wine. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the chasm was still full of water when the Gulf of California dried up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I beg you not to talk about running water. Excuse me.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

They are nothing but water hogs, however, and present very little danger. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sam took a sip of water, but pressed Frodo to drink, and when his master had recovered a little he gave him a whole wafer of their precious waybread and made him eat it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Even the sound of the water sloshing against the bath’s tiled sides became inexplicably abrasive. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But she immediately winced, shaking me off, saying, “Oh, no, no. I despise that stuff. It tastes like rotten vodka. Just some water for now.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll bring some cold mineral water to pour over it. It must itch under the cast. It’s hot outside.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

With desalination units being set up along the coast, she figures there’ll be enough water for everyone soon enough, so why not be generous? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The canal was a flop: some parts ran uphill, apparently because of incompetent engineering, and the rest lost nine-tenths of its water to evaporation and seepage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Give MacDuff some water,” her father said, “but keep him tied, Lissa. I don’t want him running off into the woods.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Without the typhoon of dust and water, the spot where the shuttle should be is visible. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I grab the water bottles, blankets, and start moving. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

For some reason this caused my chest to fill with more sadness than I could bear, and I wrestled myself free, claiming I needed a drink of water. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy returned with a bucket of well water and an empty burlap sack. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the bathroom and ran cold water into a motel glass I unwrapped from a crinkled wax-paper bag. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

If the water was here, he knew, it was already covering most of New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I stood with them next to the water fountain. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He quickly pushed something—a crab trap, perhaps?—down under the water. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

We folded them, put a little water on each one, and then stuck them on the sill. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stripped down to their underwear and dove into the quiet water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The edge plunged into the sea, hundreds of feet below, with sheets of frost constantly crumbling into the water. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I pushed it along the dock until it floated behind the houses and there was nothing in front of me but black water, and in the distance, mountains. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The hot water is never more than lukewarm, and our mother heats water in the tea kettle and pours it into the tub for our baths. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I spot a smoking wooden beam half in the water, half out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We needed to keep all our belongings around us, the water, the food, packed tightly in bags and jugs so no animals or people would steal it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“We could share our water with you, if you’d act a little more civilized....” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

If Sir Ector had not kept one section free of them' for the boys’ bathing, all the water would have been covered. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brings her legs down hard into the water, sending waves pummeling over the bridges. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I looked out toward the water and tried to find everyone, to see how they were doing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She realized they must be down by the water and ran to the harbor. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

To cheer him up, I said maybe we could feed the car water instead. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When George began to watch the Washington oarsmen on the water, he quickly spotted inefficiencies and deficiencies in the mechanics of their stroke that no amount of fiddling with a skeleton could fix. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Which streams had good water, and which needed to be avoided. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We sat there for a while, and Link and Marty went swimming, and we played water volleyball, which was hard with three people. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be home by midnight. And take the two empty bottles and fill them with water at the gas station on your way back.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He climbed out of the water and set himself on the stern bench. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I poured a glass of water while Dad pulled down our bottles. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But I did not want to leave; I wanted to stay so that if the fufu clung to Papa-Nnukwu’s throat and choked him, I could run and get him water. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I had a 93 average and I was holding my head above water. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Once a day, around noon, a big jug of water was passed in through a trap in the door. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The curse was lifted when the priest blessed the house with holy water—” she did not finish. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was running water at the bottom: it was in fact the bed of one of the many small rivers that trickled down from the hills to feed the stagnant pools and mires beyond. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Moreover, absent from Papin’s design was a simple device employed by Savery: the use of a spray of water over the cylinder to cool it in order to speed the condensation of the steam. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Jessie carefully positioned the water bottle in the wire cage, aimed the spout into the base of the funnel, then unscrewed the bottle cap. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then she would throw water from the cistern over herself with a gourd. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Those empty sockets were less lovely up close, dripping river water down her cheeks like never-ending tears. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

An aluminum wedge scraped them into the sink, where hot water whirled them down a metal throat which digested and flushed them away to the distant sea. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The glass rose above the level of the water, far out of his reach. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I'm allergic to water buffalos.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She feeds me a cup of milky tea and puts me into bed with a hot water bottle and flannelette sheets, and spreads two extra blankets on top. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I take a bath in the reddish lukewarm water. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though I kept insisting that we should keep the backbone in the center, I knew none of my reasons held water. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t the water that was receding, the stream was getting shallower. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I want that job in plumbing at Menards, I have to make myself into an unobstructed pipe: water in and water just as pure and drinkable coming out. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hung on to the towrope and tried to make my body go limp in the water on the shady side of the boat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat in the rocking boat tied to the rotting wharf, looked down into the slimy green water that smelled of decaying fish, and ate. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong dug the boat's propeller into the water, willing it to go faster as he sped northward. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Debris knocked against the sides, and more than one burst of flame erupted out of the water, making me jump each time. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I cannot take your food,” Jack replied, though his mouth was already watering. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not crazy about the water these days,” I said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I am that thing that falls on water without getting wet and falls to the earth without breaking. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The water bounded from the mountain-top, tore leaves and branches from the trees, poured like a cold shower over the straggling heap on the sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Out on the lake there were flocks of grebes, small and dark, and leaving trails in the water when they swam. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

With two free hands, Alfhercht turned back to the water and wove his fingers in the air. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She came to Tane, waking him with a kiss, and they swam in the cool waters of a lagoon. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Even late in the dry season, these lands hold enough water to grow grasses to feed our cattle. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It even covers his head, and there is a glass mask for his eyes—like the wet suits skin divers wear in cold water, only looser and bulkier. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Not “I’m pregnant” or “my water broke” or “there was an accident.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Buttercup stared, and as she did, the waters of Florin Channel seemed as filled with light as the sky was filled with stars. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

For a while, at least, the boys were going to have to launch their shells by carrying them down the bank and wading into the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

If people were thirsty, we were water carriers. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was he a fish, laughing at her from under the water? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Aurelia sat under the ministrations, familiar from her early childhood, and felt the fight drain out of her body as the water washed over it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Aunty, there’s no water to flush the toilet.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my head from the cold river water and let it splash down my back. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“If they’re diverting the remaining water to ‘critical services,’ it means there’s still a little bit left. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I hit the wall until my shoulder aches, screaming for help, watching the water rise to my waist, my rib cage, my chest. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He called on the water to obey him, and this time he refused to take no for an answer. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A tear dropped off Grandpa’s nose and watered a red rose. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The cold water gave me shivery goose bumps. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sit up now...She held a little white enamel teapot and let them suck the water from its spout while she cradled their filthy heads against her apron, like giant babies. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Knowledge can be like the skin on the surface of the water in a pond, or it can go all the way down to the mud. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took no notice, but worked steadily and skillfully to build up the fire and set the pan to heat some water for tea. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It reminded him a little of prison hooch, brewed in a garbage bag from rotten fruit and bread and sugar and water, but it was smoother, sweeter, infinitely stranger. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Marly could see the section where the sap would be, first as thin as water, then flowing into the next pan, darker, and the next, darker still. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Andrea looked out at the ocean as if she expected to see her school sitting out there on the water. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the water hit him, in the side; it was like the blow of a pile driver. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that no matter how much water he drank, he was always thirsty. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But the centerboard twice rubbed on the bottom lightly, so he took her back out a bit to deeper water until he had covered most of the bay and still found no sign of civilization. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water tugged at her overnight case, bending the tree dangerously close to the raging waters and threatening to bring them all down. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He turned it up, and some of the water spilled through the bushes, on to Hooper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She shook the snow globe and watched the glittery snow swirl through the water to fill the empty world. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

His hands had turned to paws and his skin was wet fur of the same color as the murky water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Axel tips his head back like he’s drinking the fresh air the same way he drank the water in Dr. Taylor M. Martin’s office. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Liyana’s mother spoke to a waiter in Arabic even before they sat down, ordering water without ice for herself and hot tea for everyone else. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

My hands shake as I take the glass of water from her. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I wiggled my toes in the cool water. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Sunlight glints off the . water, off the tips of tall grasses and reeds. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nailer pointed to the waters off the edge of the island, where the Teeth lay. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I uncapped Riptide and slashed off the top of the water fountain. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have him tape the money on the catwalk at the top of that water tower. Hell, yes, then there won’t be any monkey business.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pushed her tired body, propelled it somehow through the water. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And they saw the moon’s reflection displayed in a pail of water—never mind that it was daytime—and it wasn’t for sale but “free” for whoever was able to catch it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Whistling, Sam swung off the bridge and dropped to the water’s edge, where he walked gracefully upriver, jumping stones and skirting marshes. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Out from behind trees, springing off branches came the enemy, their leader looming like a genie out of the water gourd. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Today,” says the captain in his most commanding voice, “I shall share a tale of these waters that I do not need a lore-master to verify, for this one I know by heart.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

On the water’s surface, a bright orange fish swam through Petra’s reflection, blurring all definition. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She had traveled for hours without water; now she swelled out her sides drinking. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They barked and wagged their tails, and he dropped two pieces of lamb between them and refilled their water. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Down in the water, Petra and Sosie helped secure the ropes to the sides of the ship for the eventual haul. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like I use the water magic.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

A swell of salt water washed over the bow, dousing Coach Hedge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Max had already turned on the shower for me, setting the water temperature right where I liked it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She claimed it took water from her cascade and plumping mill. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s got fresh water from the river, rabbits, squirrels, birds, mussels, oysters, fish, crabs, strawberries, and mulberries. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I got up, stumbled to a bucket of water, splashed some on my face, brushed my teeth with my finger. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the pale light he could see the little waves break over her, and her skirt floated about and clung to her legs as the water receded. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“May I get some water for my horse?” he called out, pulling up by the well. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

After delivering the water home and snapping green beans into a big pot to steam with a cinnamon stick, Sitti took Liyana to meet a neighbor who was stringing orange beads on nylon thread. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had been hit and the water around him was red with blood. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were stories of civilians selling bottles of water for ten francs, but he had never seen it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The sun in Dubai made the water so warm. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She stood by the stove, sifting the yellow corn meal from her fingers into a kettle of boiling, salted water. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Sue, there’s two foot of Bay water sloshing about down there.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just kept washing it in streams and water fountains as best he could and putting it back on. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Using bottled water, Zeitoun cleaned up and prayed on the roof. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I saw many devilfish there where the black water is streaked with light, but not the giant one. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung continued to dip the water to the last drop. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

There are girls in the Seam, some of the merchant girls, too, who navigate these waters so easily. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then he filled the cup he had brought with water from the stream and held it for Gabriel to drink. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Every day, the whale would swim across the oceans and rise up out of the sea at sunset, making a great leap into the sky with drops of water still clinging to its skin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

All I felt were rocks, mud, and cold water. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And wind and solar require almost no water to operate and thus do not pollute water resources or further deplete the water supply by competing with agriculture, drinking water systems, or other water needs. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

An unseen hand had turned the water off. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He led her to a fetid lavatory where she was unable to wash because there was no water. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floor of the pier was four feet under water, but piles stuck up and offered hand-holds. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the older boys at the Home told me if you dipped someone’s hand in a warm glass of water whilst they’re asleep they don’t have any choice but to pee the bed. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I run to the river’s edge, take a swift look round for crocs, then lean down and scoop up a few handfuls of water into my mouth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And there was clear, bright water right here. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He hits the water with force and the sea is filled with rocks here. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Bobby Moch recalled, “You couldn’t hear anything except for the oars going in the water ... it’d be a ‘zep’ and that’s all you could hear ... the oarlocks didn’t even rattle on the release.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It froze water lines and hydrants and drove workers to break Burnham’s ban on smoking and open flame. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

That they are now seriously threatened by the chemicals entering our waters can no longer be doubted. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It’d be useful with patterns, shapes that did something—helped people and cars cross the street, over water, or a deep hole in the ground. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I know sometimes you like to carry her around in the water, splashing and laughing. But that’s not the same thing. And now it sounds like you’ve given up, quit on her.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I walk the outside loop of the water park, looking for the other girls. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Saw people trying to run in raging waters and screaming when they found they couldn’t. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Thinking that I ought to have a bucket of water in case things got out of hand, I looked desperately around me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steam rose from the water day and night, and the wall that loomed above was thick with moss. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

After a long moment she walked over to water her flowerbed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only person I could see around was our older neighbor across the street, who was watering the hydrangea bushes lining his front yard with a hose. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He realized suddenly that they were wet—not from the damp mud of the riverbank, but from water that was streaming in through cracks between the boards. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, as the sheets of lead were nailed to the framework, the edges were rolled to prevent any water from seeping in. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

The Gran had arrived and was standing on a floating platform at the center of the fountain, water splashing just below her feet. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was a water snake, it had to be. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She was reluctant to journey away from the water; she didn’t want to go far from the Sound that was part of the sea. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to Pattie Nguyen, who seems to have seen her share of heartache, activity and a glass of water cure almost anything if you give it enough time. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

As we ate, we threw the bones out the window, plink, into the water. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Sleeping in her braids for sweaty days and nights on end had creased Ruth May’s dark blond hair into shining waves like water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It allows your body to process the water separate from your food and absorb more nutrients.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

One by one, most of the others came up, stopped at the bank and looked at the water without speaking. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The apple smells so fresh and sweet it makes my mouth water. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The water was like glass, and in it were little insects with oars. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their torches sizzled out in the pond of scum they’d just landed in because the floor beneath the overhead grate was slick with a pool of greasy water. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The well water is strictly for the gardens and cooking; to wash ourselves and our clothes we must walk a mile to the pond. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he turned on both faucets at the same time, to illustrate the difference in water pressure. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was surfing on her side, surfing, and if the tip of the mast caught the water she’d flip over and down and fill and sink. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cal took me by the elbow and jostled me into the water. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was fast, determined, and alert, and the instant the swimming coach blew the whistle Bobby would kick off, often landing in the water when the other swimmers were still in mid-dive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She grabs them, bends to take a bottle of water from the case under the kitchen table, and strides to the dining room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“He’ll notice I’m gone for sure if the cows break through the fence looking for water.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t had a sip of water since she’d left home. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

In still another comparative study, DDT was found in the tissues of fish from a hatchery where the water supply originated in a deep well. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The skin of my back stretched agonizingly, and the water got pinker. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Another moan echoed over the water, taking my mind off how heavy my arms felt. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

None of the big kettles was clean, so the potboy had to scrub one out before filling it with water. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There were families in the barrio with running water inside their houses, electric bulbs shining down from every room, curtains on the windows, and printed linoleum on the floors. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I fall between her legs, I fall on top of her, we sink . . . and then we’re twirling, spinning in the water, me on top, then her, then me, and giggling, and making bird cries. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I must go personally to purify this thunderbolt in the waters of Lemnos, to remove the human taint from its metal.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The kids had stopped crying, and now she felt their collective attention turn toward the empty waters around them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Water that a horse could not drink was water they wanted no part of. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There was a carafe of water on the dresser. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

From her coat, she takes some small wooden thing and sets it in the water. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

For some moments his memory held only a mingling of sights and sounds, of rushing water, a stone, a shout; his head still whirled. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene turned up his water to rinse. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Just as lie was about to throw the water on Miss Annie’s still unopened shutters, he heard a car door slam out on the street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The water...not normal. Hardly made it back.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The fishermen had warned the group to take plenty of water for the next stretch of their journey. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma passes me the water jug because she can tell my face is getting all steamed up from the heat of the chili. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The boy holding the oar would either be smacked hard in the chest and knocked out of his seat or, if he held on to the oar too long, be catapulted unceremoniously into the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Their scales glow in the moonlight, bright splashes of white and orange in the dark water. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He squatted back, swore, and rubbed water out of his eyes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

His handshake was very vigorous and made Jake feel like a water pump—the variety known as the suction-and-lift hand pump. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Dead, like her fish lying belly-up in the water. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Kyle bounded up the marble steps and entered the lobby, where the statue of Mr. Lemoncello—with his head tilted back and water spewing out of his puckered fish lips—was gurgling away again. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The water inched up his legs, which were crossed and folded into the tub. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The river was at its flood stage and swollen with muddy waters and debris, and so as I crossed the narrow, wooden bridge my attention was drawn to the raging waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He angles his head against the window and watches the autumnal landscape pass: the spewing pink and purple waters of a dye mill, electrical power stations, a big ball-shaped water tank covered with rust. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could see a faint light gleaming on the wet walls; he could smell fresh air; he could hear the lapping of water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I can make it from here, thanks,” I whisper as I slip out of his arms back into the water. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I snuggle down in my sleeping bag, hanging on to my water bottle for dear life, which, of course, it is. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then he ordered Pippin and Merry to heat as much water as they could in their small kettles, and to bathe the wound with it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Once again, a new batch is mixed up with trough water and set out moments before the rubes descend. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Inside are the food rations and water filtration straws our ship’s passengers were going to use to survive on Sagan. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“A very good morning to you!” the robot’s friendly voice boomed over the water. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He made a bed for Furball out of empty sacks and filled a bowl with water. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hundred thousand people on the road, all going north and east, fleeing winds and water. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

For such a small fellow, turning the water on was quite a problem. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was as though freezing water were rising in his chest, cutting at his insides. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I came out of water beside the raft, pulled up, dove once more, holding it for length, and then swam ashore. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Dad came in for a drink of water. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Amari knew, however, that it was just a matter of time before she would be toiling in the hot sun, up to her knees in water, planting the rice, one kernel after another. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he noticed that some of the water dripping down her hard blue face was tears. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I forgot all about Byron’s lies as soon as I saw the water. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I should have explained before. We’re headed up to what folks call the Tea Water Pump. Rich people get their water from there ’cause it tastes the best. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have running water now,” Aunt Margaret explained, “so we don’t use the pump much.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Originally, Archimedes had designed it to pluck enemy ships out of the water. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But finally the water cleared from Derek’s throat and the coughing stopped, though his breathing was still ragged. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was because he had never known a mother of Ms own, so that the rdle of mother love, as she stood with her children behind her, took him between wind and water. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the magic flowed and flowed from the old witch into the new, the way water flows down the mourn tain. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The frenzy was collective; even tiny meerkittens were making for the water, barely being held back by mothers and guardians. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jinny’s hands darted before her brain could catch up, thrust themselves into the water and grabbed for the thick dark muscle of a creature, lifted it from the water, and hurled it out to sea. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Walder and Walder had never seen hot water bubbling from the ground before, but they both allowed how it would make the game even better. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We heated water in a large pot and poured it into a large aluminum tub. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

And then he added, “I will throw the water on the earth when I am finished and it is not all waste.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Under the stout, gray cylinder of the water tower on its commanding hill, the sandbar curved out into the sea. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Noticing she was asleep, the dragon moved slowly and quietly, even when the water from Minli’s compass splashed and trickled down his nose. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

So he gritted his teeth and plunged the paddle into the water with his trembling muscles and tried to ignore the whine of the motor, which was not intermittent anymore, but constant and getting louder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Although the water is cold we are very jovial and do our best to interest them so that they will stay. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their rubber boots splashed in pools of water on the floor. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They were fed tough bread crawling with weevils—only enough to keep them alive—and had to ration fresh water carefully since they never knew when they might have it next. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The hulls of the boats were shadowy silhouettes on the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went into the kitchen and filled the percolator with water. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The chill wind presses, and her eyes are watering, but there is still so much more beautiful stuff to see. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It held on to the surface of the water like fingers grip­ping the edge of a cliff. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Test, a weed-cut, carefully tended trout stream, seemed to him like a world of water. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found supper in the storeroom, drank from the water jar, and settled himself under the acacia tree, prepared to watch every motion Gebu made if he should come into sight. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She caught him red-handed, laughing surreptitiously as he flicked water at her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Or that in two days, I hadn't figured out how to get the hot water to work in my uncle's bathroom and that no form of deodorant would mask the stench of my body odor. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Separating itself from the grip keeping me in the pool of water. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The most familiar example of this is waves on the surface of water. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Somewhere beyond the gushing waters, my ears catch the faintest of screams. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

What about those three women collecting water at the creek? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Men cried and scattered, and some ran in flames to the water’s edge and plunged in, to be swept along and out of sight in the current. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As he rose to his feet he noticed that he was neither dripping nor panting for breath as anyone would expect after being under water. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

They flailed at their oars, digging them too deep in the water or too shallow, out of time with one another, angry and desperate to catch up, losing all semblance of form. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Keeping my eyes shut, I feel for the water bottle and take a swig and I tear a piece from Wilf’s bread and chew it down. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

At the same moment that Anderson’s hose stopped, another steamer malfunctioned and its water also gave out. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

His clothes and his skin steamed as if the Tiber’s waters had given him an acid bath. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Both you and Daphne. They’re setting up shelters. They might not have water yet, but they’ll have medicine—I’m sure they will.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I hear my father huff and puff over the sound of rushing water. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Just me and my skiff and the sound of the motor putt-putting along, and the slap of black water on the hull. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The landlord thrashed about like a man tossed into frigid water. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But I knew that die wood floating up on the beach consisted mostly of branches or stumps that had been in the water for weeks or months. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to believe any water on earth could be so unequivocal. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the lacquer made every piece glimmer like still water on a sunny day. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

This was what the men of Hellgate competed for: a private cell, a blanket, clean water, a bucket for waste. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I kept my feet in the surf, backing into the water up to my ankles. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The water was dull green, like the trees in a Hudson River School painting, but it looked glassy and clear. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

My body feels weightless, as it does in water. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the chest came to land and they got out, to see no sign of life anywhere, only a wild waste of waters, Zeus pitied them and drained off the flood. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

How hard could it be to heal a water monster? Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Matt felt like a thirsty sponge soaking up water until he was so full that he could hardly move. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I can decide, a whole bunch of tinker mackerel explode from the water and scatter in all directions. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The eeriest thing was a sound like thunder that rolled across the water. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

At the fourth or fifth house, we passed an old man watering his lawn. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Papa’s voice poured out of my mouth like warm, steady tap water. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We think sewer gas is backing up into our house because of the lack of water,” she tells me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then he glanced back toward the lion fountain where the girl was still reading her book and the hedgehog was stirring the filthy water with his hands. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Boats chug around the lake, careful to avoid the giant water turbines churning along the edge, and the shore's flood sirens are quiet and unlit. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Looks like they need some water,” he says. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The picture on it is of a fat white baby boy completely submerged in clear blue water. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

One page would report hundreds of murders, crocodiles in the water, gangs of men rampaging. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Ralph had watched the water fight with sadness in his heart, never guessing the scene would one day hearten him, as it did now. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In two day’s time they came to a broad tidal river where the bridge lay collapsed in the slow moving water. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She put a pot of water on the stove. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I'm about to leap into the water when Didu's head breaks through the surface. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When too much rain pours down, the water has a place to sneak out. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t eaten anything in days myself. I was hoping you would have food. Do you have water? My supplies are very low.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was still water, hiding all, revealing nothing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The rusalka remained where she was, but she brought her head up farther out of the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Now Jinny grabbed the sides of the boat forcefully and stomped out into the water until it was up to her knees. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When the plants were watered, she sat alone, knees to chin, and rocked herself back and forth as the sun began to rise, a faint pink stain creeping up the eastern rim of the sky. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans far, far over to wash her chopped hair, but when even a drop of water hits the back of her neck where that tag was, it burns. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sees nothing but the wake and black water behind that. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The tide was coming in and there was only a narrow strip of firm beach between the water and the white, stumbling stuff near the palm terrace. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was a half-eaten cinnamon bun and a bottle of water left from our pit stop in the middle of the trip. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

While the two policemen argued, a group sprang to action, blacks and whites together, diving into the water to find Eugene. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We kick our feet, speeding us through chilling water. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The water was strong. But your papa was stronger.” I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

The path turned to the left, and a little way along, more like a thickening of the mist than a solid object, a wooden jetty stood crazily out over the water. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I mean,” he says, “I had to find out that you almost drowned in a water tank from Caleb. Doesn’t that seem a little strange to you?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

This work left the main question unanswered: why would mercury rise only 30 inches and water only 33 feet? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I float on my back, which continues to burn beneath the water, but the agony quiets to pain. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She dissolved the ash in a basin of cold water, stirring with a force that made the water splatter on her legs. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were content with just food and water, and, in exchange, they generously gave of their wool, their company, and—once in a while—their meat. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Wake our guests,’ he said, ‘and take them water. It is time to eat.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In that interval of nearly two years, successive crops of plankton had flowered and faded away, but the poison, although no longer present in the water, had somehow passed from generation to generation. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I stumbled down the street, the comet tail in my eyes, seeing a little better now and looking back to see the water spraying like a mad geyser in the moonlight. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Litres of water used up in the wetting of stamps. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’ve hurt my ribs, anyway. Tunnel of water indeed! What rubbish! Can we go back to sleep now?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laid his suit coat over his arm and lifted the glass of water in salute. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then I fished a coin out of the hot water. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Pete, Otis, and I unload and water the ring stock, camels, and llamas. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He could feel water deep in the middle of his chest moving up his throat and out through both his nose and mouth. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Nali finished her bottle of water and went back into the cornfield. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Small, like a gull's out over the water. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

From the water, I catch sight of something red from the corner of my eye. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The same combination of gasp and groan that comes from being submerged in water, deprived of oxygen to the point of pain. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Sammy slapped his own forehead like he was thinking, “How come I didn’t think of that?” and stuck one of his toes out to test the water. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She never did realize that whenever she sent me anywhere with Leah, such as to the creek that day to carry water, it would mean coming back alone. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Twinkle. The water is a conductor of the heavens. I’m listening for messages.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Joe swished the fish in the water a few times to clean it out, and sat back down again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy’s red swimming trunks are dripping wet, leaving a pool of water beneath him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z