| 单词 | waters |
| 例句 | The others swung round and saw the waters of the lake seething, as if a host of snakes were swimming up from the southern end. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Without the waters of the moon to replenish the oceans there would be no oceans. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun glistened on the wide waters of the lake. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A long time ago the house had belonged to a very respectable family, but they had moved into town after the waters of the river began to cut into the cliff below them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Gerris met him there just after sundown, as a half-moon shone upon the waters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He came to where I stood directing the waters of the acequia down the rows of corn. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, the ’Glades and its waters had killed him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Examples are the blood flukes, or schistosoma, that cause serious disease in man when they enter the body by way of drinking water or through the skin when people are bathing in infested waters. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Then, in a moment, he was set free; his tears sprang as from a fountain; his heart, like a fountain of waters, burst. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “It is still perfectly possible that it is all caused by subterranean waters.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z It meant a five-hundred-mile drive each way and his arrival had to coincide with the retreating waters. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He envisioned French horn players on the Wooded Island, their music drifting across the waters. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But misdirected rage is not an easy thing to hold on to; the last sparks of it get snuffed out, as they deserve to be, in the icy waters of humiliation and defeat. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were dry as she watched the fog churn over the gray waters. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Trina smiled and the waters of the stream continued to rush by, as if his words meant nothing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z 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 The warning call came up from the waters below. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And he picked up the oars and began singlehandedly to row them into deeper waters. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z We watch the choppy gray waters, waiting for another glimpse, for the possibility of an entire pod. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Like everything here, the waters on the warm side, but this is no time to be picky. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z What remained was the artificial lake and island with its two stone bridges supporting the driveway, and, by the waters edge, a crumbling stuccoed temple. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Her crew never thought to find peril so close to their home waters, and the ironbom had little trouble taking her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I do not like this bus that bounces and rolls like a boat on stormy waters. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Not only was the current swift, but the waters were laden with all kinds of debris: tree trunks, brushwood, drowned animals, and once the bloated corpse of a man. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the most popular way-stop on the Alaska Highway, and McCandless decided to pause there for a soak in the soothing waters. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Without Monday by my side, I was jumping alone into shark-infested waters...dripping in blood. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The others may walk free for a while, until we come nearer to our dwellings, down in Egladil, in the Angle between the waters.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There I sat with my little gas heater at full force throughout the afternoon, watching the ships from many an exotic port steaming through the cold, dark waters of the harbor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the great river of Troy, which the gods call Xanthus and men Scamander, took part and strove to drown Achilles as he crossed its waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I heard something yesterday,” I say, testing the waters. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It was not only that her beauty moved him but that they already had a history together that included this beach, these waters, the very stones, and the forest at their backs, too. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She hung her head and wished she could disappear into the waters of that river. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Frodo, even in that fair house, looking out upon a sunlit valley filled with the noise of clear waters, felt a dead darkness in his heart. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z According to Genesis, God had gathered the waters together on the third day of creation in order to make dry land. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When the waters receded, the area’s original inhabitants ensured that the fish drained into hundreds of artificial fish ponds. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A fox roasts over a fire, and my mouth waters at the smell. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z While not as severe as the storm of ’33, which became a legend before its waters receded, the storm of ’42 is the one I will never forget. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes widen and my mouth waters at the sight of the roasted sesame seeds sprinkled over sweet rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The time was marked down and all eyes turned eastward toward the waters and breakers along the barrier islands. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The waiter walks by, glances at our wristbands, and brings back four waters. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z We were punting in the shallow waters along the shore, and Wello told me we would pull over to the bank once it was fully dark. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Faster and faster the waters bore him along, tossing him right and left. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The one lavatory was surrounded by a moat of urine, and we would race, as ships, bottle tops on its roily and reeking waters, rowing with our fingers. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was nice on a hot summer day because the catfish liked to collect in the cooler waters that was under t lie shade of the big willows. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The lands were beautiful, but nobody walked the meadows or fished in the clear waters, nobody explored the rocky mountains or stared up at the clouds. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He was testing the waters in his cautious way, beginning to apply without having formally decided to apply. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the warm enclosed waters of farm ponds, conditions are very likely to be lethal for fish when insecticides are applied in the vicinity. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I was aware that if I left him, he would sink to the ground and allow the waters to cover him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The violent knife, the drowning waters, poison, and fever—I defied them all in my escape from Elsinore. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He carried she empty bottles and dropped them one by one into the deep blue canal waters. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She smoked and talked and ate for an hour without stopping, and I scribbled in my notebook as the muddy waters of tangents and cosines began to clarify. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Not only had it taken place in international waters, but it turned out that the I’m Alone had been manned by Canadians sailing under a Canadian flag. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He found a comfortable spot just beyond the noise of the camp, beside a swift-running stream with waters clear and cold as ice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Unfortunately for the fishermen and the resort dwellers on its shores, its waters have provided an ideal habitat for a small gnat, Chaoborus astictopus. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As my fingers pluck the green beans, my mouth waters. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The twins climbed into the vallom and rowed across vast, choppy waters. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Down under the waters of the Long Island Sound she was taken in a glass-walled subsea vessel, where in a green and wavering world, quaint and curious sea-things ogled her and wiggled suddenly away. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Carp floated belly up onto the beach, and the doctors at Mercy knew, but did not announce, that ear infections were a certainty for those who swam in those waters. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Once we left the industrial precincts of Durban, we moved through hills that offered majestic views of the surrounding valleys and the blue-black waters of the Indian Ocean. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She stank so badly that she stripped right there, dropping her soiled clothing on the riverbank as she dove into the deep black waters. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I feel the plan moving inside me like thaw-time waters rising between cliffs. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z But it can also be the place for a dying fall—where you bring the ship of your speech into the calm waters of harbor. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The waters have been displaced from their original position, and their sphere now has a centre other than the centre of the universe. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what could ever come of this, of us, or how we’d ever navigate these murky waters and I didn’t know what to do. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Whitby lived in a handsome brick house overlooking Lake Michigan’s dark waters. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Lourdes sees the face of her unborn child, pale and blank as an egg, buoyed by the fountain waters. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The waters of the hot spring are still and calm, a cloud of steam hovering over it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He preferred Cool Papa’s smooth, raspy voice, narrating the beckoning waves and the choppy waters. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z With every step, Ekon felt it—the distinct sensation of releasing a life raft and casting himself into unknown waters. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He saluted me with the glass and said, “To your good health, Calpurnia, my companion in sailing uncharted waters.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Muscles snapped and veins broke as Ben studied the waters with sleep-hungry eyes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then as the haze lifted we saw a sign announcing that we were in restricted military waters. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Then they were past, engulfed in darkness, and the waters smoothed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps Elizebeth thought that if she insisted on joint credit, she would muddy the waters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The winds swirled about, and the earth rumbled deep and low, telling of its thirst for the waters that hadn’t come for so long. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Next she’d be starting some kind of crusade to prevent the drowning of illegal aliens in the waters of the Rio Grande. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z 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 Often they floundered, stepping or falling hands-first into waters as noisome as a cesspool, till they were slimed and fouled almost up to their necks and stank in one another’s nostrils. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Sometimes when the Current was in port, he’d climb the mainmast and stand in the crow’s nest while the sun sank, and as the waters turned golden and dark, he’d listen to the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I only heard the lapping of the muddy waters of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The blue station wagon pulled away from the curb like a ship easing into the half black waters a stone’s throw from the light of harbors. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer pointed to the waters off the edge of the island, where the Teeth lay. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Odin's eye remains in Mimir’s well, preserved by the waters that feed the world ash, seeing nothing, seeing everything. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Pale white mists rose off Alyssa's Tears, where the ghost waters plunged over the shoulder of the mountain to begin their long tumble down the face of the Giant's Lance. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "If you are pure of heart," the old man said, "this stone will bring the Sea King to calm the waters." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I crash through the burning void toward the waters of heaven. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z You know you're swimming in weird waters when giant sharks are the least of your worries. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Glerk came lumbering out of the swamp, the dark waters shedding in great beads from the oily sheen of his darker skin. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z And he saw that the waters had receded and the land lay shining under the dry cold wind and under the ardent sun. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The popcorn smells much better than the fish, though, and my mouth immediately waters. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Soon a reservoir came into view, a mountain lake far below the road—tranquil blue waters set among steep, arid mountainsides. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z It was very pleasant to sit in the warm sunshine and watch the pure waters drift by. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And at night I dreamed of the eastward-flowing stream my aunt had warned me about, the dark waters that changed a person forever. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm told those northern waters are very stormy, my lord." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They’d been fishing, in short, the same waters, with Carl a bit farther toward the north and down current: a thousand yards closer to the shipping lanes that gave Ship Channel Bank its name. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The cool waters of the creek came out of a dark, shadowy grotto of overhanging thicket, then flowed about thirty feet before they entered the large pond. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z All but twelve ships had finally regrouped behind the sheltering spine of Massey's Hook, in the calmer waters of Blackwater Bay, but not before they had lost considerable time. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The effect on the life of the waters was catastrophic. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z My mouth waters at the sight of all the future meals and snacks. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The tumbling waters shone silver in the moonlight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z 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 Of course they were wrong, Inej considered as she crossed the bridge over the black waters of the Beurskanal to the deserted main square that fronted the Exchange. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He grabs waters from the fridge, and a bag of pretzels, and I follow him upstairs, still damp and shivering. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The waters of the Rio Grande were dangerous, and Mamá wouldn’t care that our swimming hole seemed safe to me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It is written on the waters of the river that you shall lose your souls to hell if you enter! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Down, down, the waters went, whispering like the wind among the heads of the forest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I was not nearly so skilled with a canoe as these men, but I must say that whatever might befall me on the endless waters did not trouble me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And along this wall, in its shadow, was a reef ledge that started at the edge of the beach and continued out past the cove where the waters became rough. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm blew itself out, the surge waters receded, and there, sticking halfway above the surface, was the lost crab boat. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He dropped into the sea and the waters closed over him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the ship waiting for him upon the waters, the boat upon the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Crouched in the reeds and half submerged in the muddy waters lay the figure of Lupito, the man who had killed the sheriff. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z While I waited, I watched for the Shearwater to sail through our waters again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The Shearwater was a smallish ship whose captain surely knew these waters well enough to manage on his own. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z My mouth waters, and I long for Nan’s food. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Beneath the spinning waters I see the single glowing red eye of the dread serpent. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I don't believe in baptism or the waters of Jordan or anything like that, but I guess I feel about a hot bath the way those religious people feel about holy water. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z One could trace the illusory properties of the Potomac’s waters all the way back to John Smith, who first explored the mouth of what the Algonquin Indians had named “Petomek,” meaning “trading place,” in 1608. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z To our right the choppy waters of the Artibonite rushed away, and to our left were a few small vessels plying the placid blue waters. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The heat and radiation and rising waters were too much. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z One of the launches pushed off and hung in the waters. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Without these nursery areas of warm, protected, food- rich waters the populations of these and many other species could not be maintained. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I have two grapefruit sparkling waters nestled between my elbow and my ribs. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z For a while she just sat in the sand, hearing and seeing the dark waters. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The black waters and sky turned a shimmering silver, and Pinmei felt as if she could drink its radiance. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z And watching those dark waters from my sickbed on the boat, I was scared that my aunt’s words had come true. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother Water Monster stood in the ocean and said, “You may drink my waters to regain your strength. Then be on your way, Nathan.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Thor threw his hammer at it, but the monster was already gone, vanished into the cold gray waters. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z She held the silk by one corner, and watched the flash of gold as the beloved bracelet turned over and over and entered the tumbling waters without even a splash. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He stood in his underwear and stared out across the waters. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “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 High above, the red and black waters boiled and bubbled. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawn ran out into a narrow tongue between bright margins: on the right and west the Silverlode flowed glittering; on the left and east the Great River rolled its broad waters, deep and dark. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I scream a prayer inside me and plunge for a little lump of land groping itself into the shallower waters. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought I saw a yellow lab in the waters ahead. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z "You have entered restricted waters," shouted a cadet through a bullhorn. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z And here it was, beside the lake, reflected in the dark waters. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The greatsword Ice was across his lap, and he was cleaning the blade in those waters black as night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He saw him through his travail of celibacy and felt that he was guiding him into calm waters. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I got some filthy monsters crossing my waters too.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The castle rose from the shores of Cape Wrath, on a lofty crag of dark red stone surrounded on three sides by the surging waters of Shipbreaker Bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At the ceiling, the beings discovered a small hole through which they could escape the livid waters beneath them. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z As the column splashed across the shallow waters, the sun was setting behind a pair of grassy hills. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A thirteen-year-old Eastern Shore boy, alone in his 14-foot skiff plucked a three-year-old from the frigid waters of the Corsica River yesterday afternoon and resuscitated the child while speeding through pelting rain to waiting rescuers. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The underbrush was thick and very green, and everywhere was a rush of waters. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z From my seat by the window I could see the Fen River with its muddy brown waters. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 But eventually, the tides forced all creatures to the open waters. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was gone, Dany went to her window and looked out wistfully on the waters of the bay. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We threw in tortilla bits, trying to attract the little gray fish and goldfish that hid under murky waters. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z 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 No one has so far mixed together the gases and waters of the primitive Earth and at the end of the experiment had something crawl out of the test tube. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So Willow Chance had six years to navigate these waters. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Fishermen stood on their bobbing vessels, throwing nets across the dark, still waters. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z About ten miles past the end of the improved road the Stampede Trail crosses the Teklanika River, a fast, icy stream whose waters are opaque with glacial till. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 That jetty was made of men, a long file of them, six or eight deep, standing up to their knees, their waists, their shoulders, stretching out for five hundred yards through the shallow waters. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Piles of false riches are swept up in the raging waters. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z After every flood, when the swirling angry waters of the river subsided, the big fish could be seen fighting their way back upstream. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I was afraid that I’d let the waters carry me away from what I had to do. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The mesmerist said, “And what’s that I see right in front of you, young Samuel? It appears to be the waters of Lake Erie, cool and deep and inviting!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We sat beneath them, on the bank of the stream and let our feet hang in the bright, swift waters. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He started to tell more people about it, testing the waters. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I clasped my hands and was about to pray to the heavens when the waters of the pond exploded. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He liked to sail mostly in coastal waters, up and down the coast to visit the small California towns, and probably just hadn’t thought of being out very far. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “I figured Brady knew those waters as well as anybody,” Mr. Parks said. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z All around, the spirits hummed their harmonious spirituals and murmured quietly to one another, their glow pulsing in time with the shimmer growing in the dark waters. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z My goodness, the church building was like a ship on stormy waters. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z 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 They still ran parallel to the waters of the Rio Grande, much too close to the current that roared furiously below. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And even all these boats filling the waters of the Atlantic were but one part of an even larger system of world trade. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z They went southwest by the pointing of the magnet, knowing how they went, but not through what waters. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The beam of my flashlight caught for a frightening moment the waters of the Bay, which the wind had whipped into a fury. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The waters of the earth have witnessed it! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 To explain the dry land, the Babylonians added that Marduk had placed a mat on the face of the waters and piled dirt upon it.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And just as this realization struck me, so too did the cold waters of the underground stream, and into my mind flashed an image of a mill pond, a lovely place perfect for swimming. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He’d gotten George off the sinking ship, and across the icy waters. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Already night was laid on the flowing waters when the travellers came at last under the shadow of the hills. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Henry’s eager face as he was lowered back into the murky waters. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Most powerful of them was Mother Water Monster, who offered both her domain and nourishing waters to these unfamiliar beings. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Mapper’s hand wrapped around Magdalys’s as they shuffled up the gangplank with everyone else and stepped over the dark waters onto the ferry. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Even today there is no greater venom among hardcore classical music champions than that reserved for so-called 'crossover’ artists who dare to pollute the pure waters of the classical repertoire by appealing to the masses. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I have never known anyone who would even venture to stick his toe in its polluted brown waters, which seethe with sewage, industrial waste, and deadly insecticides. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As aquatic weed killers in lakes and reservoirs they have made public waters unsuitable for drinking or even for swimming. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Out on the horizon, another clipper ship was skating across the Gulf’s night waters, running lights glowing blue. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And so we would sometimes hum melodies evoking the gentle waters of the Jordan River and the majestic sanctity of Jerusalem. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Aureliano Segundo submitted secretly to the burning baths of permanganate and to diuretic waters, and both were cured separately after three months of secret suffering. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And she would, standing patiently on the battlements of Riverrun as the waters of the Red Fork and the Tumblestone flowed by. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She could hear the soft whisper of his labored breathing, the endless rush of waters, the faint chords of some love song drifting up from the yard, so sad and sweet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The dragon Nidhogg lives in these waters, and it is always gnawing at the root from below. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The waters carried them across waves of sands and rock, and in no time, they had arrived at Nali’s. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Moving through the night sea in enemy waters, our ships were always kept in blackout so they couldn’t be seen by Japanese planes. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Many hopeful river-crossers are creeping close, ready to churn into the waters. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Torches flickered atop its ramparts, and the homed moon danced upon the dark waters of its moat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The black warm waters descended and engulfed the town. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 "I've...uh...noticed that the nurses and docs use a badge to swipe in and out of the locked door," I say, testing the waters. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As they reached the bottom of the slope, Taran heard the waters of Great Avren rushing like wind in a summer storm. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “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 In the form of lovely youths and maidens they peopled the woodland, the forest, the rivers, the sea, in harmony with the fair earth and the bright waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the rush of falling waters, Jon heard a soft sound of steel on leather that could only mean that the Halfhand had drawn his sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He drew Honor to a halt at the edge of the moat, a deep trench lined with stone, its green waters choked by scum. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They would have made good time, but armored destriers and twelve-foot lances would avail them little against the deep waters of the Blackwater Rush and the high stone walls of the city. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He was bothered, too, by the noise of the few steam vessels that Burnham, over his repeated objections, had authorized to travel the exposition’s waters alongside the electric launches. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The camaradas steered the six canoes right into the wild waters. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z In places they could look down through clear waters and see where old houses had been built, their concrete foundations showing in the deeps. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Odin took Mimir’s head back to the well beneath the world-tree, and he placed it there, beside his eye, in the waters of knowledge of the future and of the past. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “These waters are dangerous. This is where Jormungundr, the Midgard serpent, is to be found.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Robb glanced over at where Stiv lay sprawled in the stream, his ragged black cloak moving fitfully as the rushing waters tugged at it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The brown swirling waters lapped at my feet, and the monotonous chirping of the grillos as they sang in the trees mixed into a music which I felt in the roots of my soul. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there began to flood John’s soul the waters of despair. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z From waters so cold that ice formed on the blades of the oars as the surfmen raced to save them. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Only the waters are ours; and how may one build on something so mutable? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z That they are now seriously threatened by the chemicals entering our waters can no longer be doubted. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I knew that the waters of El Rito flowed from springs in the dark hills. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In those waters was that most perilous strait guarded by Scylla and Charybdis, which the Argonauts had succeeded in passing only because Thetis helped them and where Ulysses had lost six of his men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon, they were in the cold waters of the north, moving into the Isenvee. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The only sound comes from the gently flowing stream of Lethe, the river of forgetfulness, where the waters murmuring entice to sleep. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the fifth day came, as we sailed closer toward the Tientsin gulf, the waters changed from muddy yellow to black and the boat began to rock and groan. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Islands rose out of the steel harbor waters with sheer cliff sides, reaching to uneven summits, and crowned with austere, soaring firs. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was the first time that many people had realized how murky and changeable the waters of history can be. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Found in the icy waters of the north. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I sat on the sandy shore and watched the brilliant white pelicans gliding effortlessly over the still waters in search of food. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Papa accepted his apology, and this settled the waters some. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z It is doubtful whether the thing would ever have been done and they would have gone as they were until the waters chose to recede had not a thing happened. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Thorn pointed ahead, and there, through the now open path, was a lagoon, shining with beautiful crystal-clear waters and what looked like hundreds of blue lightning bugs. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I was afraid to fall into the black waters again, afraid I would lose him in the darkness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She comes around me silently, and I look up into her eyes, as blue and pale as the warm waters of the southern islands. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He did not bathe himself with the gourd but would plunge into the fragrant waters and remain there for two hours floating on his back, lulled by the coolness and by the memory of Amaranta. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Do you foresee marriage in your future or are you just testing the waters?” asked Kaisha. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z From the gray waters of the ocean, the green earth will arise once more. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Valerie offered to hold the baby when the waters got too rough. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Hour after hour crawled by, and the waters clawed at the Astrea, trying to drive her back. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I would not eat any fish taken from these waters,” said Ysilla. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Hearing, as he at last lowers himself into sleep’s deep waters, a door slam, a slurred voice: “Do yer homework!” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The noise of bubbling waters came up from the foaming river-bed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z All was smooth sailing till eight weeks into their journey when, on the verge of uncharted waters, they came across the longboat filled with human bones. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Plumes of fire thirty and forty feet high danced upon the waters, crackling and hissing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I walked away front that haven which held the pond and the swimming waters of the golden carp feeling a great weight in my heart. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Her small feet had probably slipped on the slick ice and she had fallen into the icy waters. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The waters would subside very fast and in places the water would be so low that, as the carp swam back upstream, the backs of the fish would raise a furrow in the water. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The serpent would grow beneath the gray waters of the world ocean, grow until it encircled the earth. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The waters run a little deeper, so it’s not as hot for the fish. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Some of them sped across the waters like rain clouds on the way to work. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z We were escorted to the river to bathe in its cold waters, a ritual that signified our purification before the ceremony. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hoping for relief, he would run out and plunge naked into the icy waters of the river until he couldn’t breathe, but then he would feel invisible hands stroking his legs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is not a Russian spa, where we can lay about and take the waters all day long,” Penelope said to him, cheerfully but firmly. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z 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 “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 He had, for years, taken notice of the lightness and the durability of the old cedar Indian canoes that still occasionally plied the waters of the Puget Sound. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He could not be certain he was not in the shipping lane, but he knew he was drifting at the same speed as every other gill-netter fishing these fogbound waters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The muddy waters after-the-flood churned listlessly south, and out of the deep hole by the rock in front of us the catfish came. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "But it's at Sea Bottom! To help keep the waters steady." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He wondered, Could there be a way of catching a fish in the deep waters of the pool beneath the waterfall? Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The fifth morning after Hermes’ visit found Odysseus putting out to sea before a fair wind over quiet waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been no firing yet, and it did not feel so much like war—another nighttime exercise in tropical waters. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z As Mark unloads the supplies, he wonders if Boss and his partner have bothered to so much as dip themselves in the warm waters that surround them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And who would coax Patria back if she wandered away again from the still waters and green pastures of her sanity? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We know that pesticides contained in runoff from farms and forests are now being carried to the sea in the waters of many and perhaps all of the major rivers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I felt I sat on the banks of an undiscovered river whose churning, muddied waters carried many secrets. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The left hand was curled open; the fingers were filthy; the wristwatch gave off a green phosphorescent shine as it slipped beneath the thick waters. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z My mouth waters at the very thought of it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Without the sun there would be no waters formed to slake the dark earth's thirst. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer pushed on through the waters, thinking about the strange conflict between the two of them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Back then, as the seasons had changed, I imagined my father less and less, until his face blurred in my mind like a reflection cast on restless waters. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was a convict ship bound for a speck of an island in distant waters. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if the water which flowed beneath this earth connected to the waters beneath our town, the waters of the golden carp. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood beside a black rock that overhung the waters of a pool. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z Taran stared grimly at the choppy waters for a moment, then turned away. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 Now they stood by the black waters of the Hudson River, gazing out at the few scattered lights of New Jersey. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z After I board Ares 4, before talking to NASA, I will take control of a craft in international waters without permission. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Another time when the boat he was in was tossed about by the waves he told the waters that he would punish them if they did not grow calm. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z How would I ever wash away the stain of blood from the sweet waters of my river! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The irrigation waters on these farms were derived from shallow wells. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was another long day's march before they glimpsed the towers of Harrenhal in the distance, hard beside the blue waters of the lake. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “All the animals that used to drink from my waters, they used to call me that, too. They were my friends. I miss them so much.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Because they fought back when whalers harpooned them. Right in these very waters, actually. Back in the 1800s. Now, the other types of whales? Well, they’d die pretty conveniently once the harpooner stuck ’em. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Occasionally a group of whales will leave their winter waters in the midst of a song and six months later return to continue at precisely the right note, as if there had been no interruption. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, the road and all markings on it had been swallowed up beneath the rising black waters. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z An anchor in the vicious waters of the plantation to prevent her from being carried away. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The sea surge that had drawn up the coastal waters of Maine poured past the cliffs and tore along the ragged coast. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z 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 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 The midmost stood somewhat forward from the others and sundered from them, an island in the waters, about which the flowing River flung pale shimmering arms. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z We ventured out again when the waters had subsided a little, taking with us as before two rupees. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z No trace was ever found of the other, not in the air or on the smooth surface of the jade waters below. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The shallow waters in which these fish live are favorable mosquito- breeding places. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The waters of the pool were clear and pure, but dark from their depth and shadows of the surrounding brush. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z An intelligent being: A humpback whale breaches the surface of the waters, Frederick Sound, Alaska, summer 1979. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z As he added branches to keep the faltering flames alive, he watched the rain pelt the icy slate- gray waters of the bay. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z 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 He’d heard there were sharks in these waters, but he knew they wouldn’t touch him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There are eyes everywhere in those waters scrutinizing me, judging me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z 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 The path led them up and around the base of a great green hill, round and treeless, the hill that Ged had seen from the ship as they entered the charmed waters of Roke Island. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But once they struck out into deeper waters, there was only sea and sky, air and water. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So the Company went on their long way, down the wide hurrying waters, borne ever southwards. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I contemplated the lake: the waters were placid; all around was calm; and the snowy mountains, “the palaces of nature,” were not changed. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to distract him before he waters it or lets in any sunlight, so I kiss him on the cheek. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Not even the relentless momentum of our ship—now carried by a steady wind—can stir these waters. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When the waters receded, there were chest-high watermarks; our desks and chairs were covered with thick, foul-smelling mud. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In truth I felt as if my life was stranded out on the high dive, about to leap into unknown waters. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t want to read anything that will spoil this feeling: that I am adrift in calm waters. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Its waters were not muddy like the River of Golden Sands that churned at the bottom of the Mountain of Ten Thousand Steps on which the House of Wong was perched. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Giles of Rome and Dante had pointed out that if the theory was correct the land emerging from the waters should have a circular shape, and it did not. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In the far west, in the wild waters beyond all the known currents: the place of the fleshless. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At times the salmon ran in such narrow waters that men had to fish for them in sight of one another, in which case arguments brewed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z They are paths followed by fish; although unseen and intangible, they are linked with the outflow of waters from the coastal rivers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Her grave would have been the cold icy waters of the Illinois River. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember one time the evening ended with Loomis saying, “You know, white folks, when a man cast his bread pon de waters, it gwine come back buttered toast, praise Jesus.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But Manhattan has turned into a grid of rivers and streams, the fierce sun constantly reflecting off the waters in spectacular and blinding flashes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They had reached the red waters at the edge of the world—the place of the fleshless. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I longed for the sparkling blue waters of Lake Tanganyika, the colossal lake where I loved to swim, despite my parents’ warnings about crocodiles. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z 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 Here the Snowbourn flowed near to the western walls of the dale, and soon the path led them to a ford where the shallow waters murmured loudly on the stones. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The inshore waters —the bays, the sounds, the river estuaries, the tidal marshes — form an ecological unit of the utmost importance. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Who would take them once the waters receded? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Her grin turns smug, like a crocodile lurking in murky waters. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 Her brother Rhaegar battling the Usurper in the bloody waters of the Trident and dying for the woman he loved. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We all fell overboard, landing in the waters of our very own eddy in the Rio Grande. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The baseball was gone, consumed by the black waters. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z It took Ralph at low water when his nerve was relaxed for the return to the shelter and the still, friendly waters of the lagoon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Below our hill, the lights of Oakland would gleam like a cloud of fireflies and the wrinkling waters of the bay would turn to quicksilver under the moon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Together they forced the creature over the side and into the black waters of the Rhoyne. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The night riders were on patrol, he explained, casting agent and passenger into dangerous waters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Glaucus called up to her, “Maiden, I am no monster. I am a god with power over the waters—and I love you.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Far below, the waters of Florin Channel pounded. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I stare at the beautiful wedge of key lime pie and my mouth waters. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Fishermen spotted white sharks every once in a while, but they were rare in the waters off Massachusetts. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z From those who had “the northern fever,” a standard goodbye was making the rounds: “Only the waters of Lake Michigan can cure me.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 The merman held his trident in his wooden fist, the mermaid looked into the distance out of pale green eyes, dreaming of the waters of the open sea. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z On searching further, the fishery officers found other plants where rains or ordinary clean-up waters would carry insecticides into the sewer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The waters in the lake and out in the open ocean churn furiously now, turning choppier as a storm approaches from the horizon, black and threatening. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She must have been so powerful that she didn’t need to do anything to influence the waters. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Half the men from our village stood at the waters edge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The raging waters, the screams of people drowning. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Relying on a friend to test the waters when you’re looking for a date? Amateurs.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z 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 But if the Witch was in the Bog, I would have seen the waters ripple with her cursed footsteps. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I must lift the muddy waters of the river in blessing to our new home! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sick to my stomach, but my mouth still waters. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Green waters surged below, sending up plumes of spray to smash against the foundations of the castle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I was going to have to spend many days on a great boat out on the wide waters of the Pacific Ocean. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z "Shipped off to the Spice Isles to protect the southern waters, now that I'm no longer such a valued asset," she says, then turns left. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Dany sighed with pleasure as she slipped into die waters of her pool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 “I don’t get it. She’s—” A shadow in the waters moved, sending ripples. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 I wondered how Richard was navigating the turbulent waters between his normal wife and his abnormal parents. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And as for future voyages, I’ve grown accustomed to the nature of this ship and these waters. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Beyond the stalled boat there were other boats, and a few water-skiers, and the smooth July waters, and an immense flatness everywhere. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z An eye staring fixedly at me as from the dark waters of a well. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If a bunch of people can jump into icy waters for polar bear plunges in the cold of winter, I see no reason I can’t wear my favorite clothes when it’s ninety degrees outside. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Francie went to pieces and remorse rose in her like bitter flood waters. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve sailed these waters for centuries, waylaying any demigods foolish enough to explore the Mare Nostrum. This is 'my territory now. And all you have is mine.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Jessie did not come around anymore, she was fishing the rewarding waters of the open stream, she was returning to a tree hollow full of babies. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A low, sad mournful cry tore itself from his throat and mixed into the lapping sound of the waters of the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On the day of our reemergence, we went down to the river early in the morning to wash away the white ocher in the waters of the Mbashe. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet there was something in his eyes, strikingly blue—the color of the waters of the southern countries—and the way they contrasted with his raven-black hair that made her pause. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They waded through burning waters and debris and lumbered ashore like nightmarish special forces. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There wasn’t time just to sit and discover Him, like I could do when I sat on the creek bank and watched the golden carp swim in the sun-filtered waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The high waters along the shoreline had caused some of the animals to migrate inland, deep into the Amazonian rain forest. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Except for some occasional thunder it was a deeply quiet morning, just the rain and the steady sloshing sounds of eighteen men wading through the thick waters. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Save me O God for I have come into deep waters where the floods overflow me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The winds and the waters dissolve it and scatter it to the four corners of the earth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When the morning fog burned off and the sun was high, the beauty queens and the accidental pirates trudged through the waters to the beached ship to assess the damage. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z For example, four Russian submarines prowled the waters near Cuba, each one carrying a torpedo loaded with a nuclear weapon. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z But had any of them survived the icy waters? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z 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 But the moat’s waters were ever shifting, concealed only by a wafer-thin skin of frost. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I leaned down as best I could with the waters rising, and he clambered atop me, clawing at my head and neck for purchase. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z So he decided that the only solution, if one wanted to retain the right ratio between water and land, was to break up the land and scatter it across the surface of the waters. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The huge, beautiful form glided through the blue waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Arggghhh!” he screamed, going airborne, sailing over those eternally dangerous waters. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The moon floated on the still black waters, shattering and re-forming as her ripples washed over it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Henry is Henry. Still waters and all that. But I’ve seen him planning. That sewing machine?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The waters were still agitated, and perhaps they would never be truly calm again, but the great force had gone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z 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 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 He stared in front of him, breaking off from his story, and I wondered if he was thinking, as I was, of that flooded cabin beneath the waters in the bay. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I listened to the muffled rattle of our waters against damp leaf loam. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Both suffered from prolonged exposure in waters estimated at 48 degrees yesterday when their kayak overturned. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z From there the lord of the castle could look down on his walls and battlements, and be-yond, to where the waters met. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At a place called Camp Davis, a holiday complex, forty-six people, mostly women and children, took refuge from the rising flood waters in the camp’s main building. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “We can’t have a fire tonight, Min. How about let’s split one of these waters before bed.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z While she prepares the chickens, my stomach growls and my mouth waters. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In April of 1933, a fresh and reconstituted varsity crew promptly exacted its revenge, sweeping the Olympic champion Cal Bears from their home waters on the Oakland Estuary. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Maybe when I went to close the baby’s eyes, the Devil would take both of us down into the black waters. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And he had seen a man half-mummy, half-skeleton, floating in the waters of the China Sea, eaten from below while his back side, sun dried, gradually turned brown and leathery. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The folds of fabric—like the flowing waters of a river—were rather attractive. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The shadowed waters conceal a coral reef offshore. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon enough the land was gone and they were alone on the waters of the northern sea. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z At the center of the grove an ancient weirwood brooded over a small pool where the waters were black and cold. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I was breathing hard now, though inwardly I was as calm as the waters on East River’s lake. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z All of the waters of the wildlife refuges established on these two bodies of water therefore represent the drainage of agricultural lands. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I could see clearly in the clear spring waters, but I couldn’t see my dog anywhere. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z If the Sea King could calm the waters, the monsters would stop coming to shore. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The waters begin to spin around the scarecrow’s pole, and the rope that holds the dinghy in place goes taut. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The worse you feel, the more you can get into the treacherous waters of your own thoughts. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As the Maddox had plowed through international waters off the North Vietnamese coast in the Gulf of Tonkin, three North Vietnamese patrol boats had attacked the ship. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Dead dogs, cats and rats cluttered the roadside, or floated starkly on the waters with blown distended bellies. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The second: waters, thee, go, to, it, suits, if, the, there. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He kept hoping they would say something, but if they did, the rumble of the boards and the splash of the waters around him obscured it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 Composed in 1782, the sonata evokes the moon over calm, peaceful waters after the passing of a storm. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Victarion missed the grey-green waters of home, with their white- caps and surges. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “That song was about green pastures and restful waters. The preacher talked about walking in the valley of the shadow of death and not being afraid.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When Ned had finally come on the scene, Rhaegar lay dead in the stream, while men of both armies scrabbled in the swirling waters for rubies knocked free of his armor. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Pond told Nathan of all the animals that used to drink from his waters. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z At some point, I realized I was in unfamiliar waters, closer to the continent than the islands. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The warm mist of assault crept across the waters and involved us, piling down from ship decks and gun ports, mountainous, sharp with fume. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It had moved in the midnight waters of space like a pale sea leviathan; it had passed the ancient moon and thrown itself onward into one nothingness following another. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The adventurers knew all too well that it was dangerous to try to paddle their six canoes through the churning waters, and they couldn’t risk losing any more canoes or food. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He waters them like he’s supposed to, but for some reason they’re dry looking. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z They cried in such pain for release that I took their livers from the hook and cast them into the raging, muddy waters of the River of the Carp. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They were safely harbored in the narrow waters, with a long, rocky island to starboard and the sheer white cliffs of the mainland to port. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The only green was the scum of livid weed on the dark greasy surfaces of the sullen waters. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z 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 Nailer’s eyes followed a clipper ship as it sliced across the waters, sleek and fast and completely out of reach. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then the black form dropped into the foaming waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 As soon as I step outside, I'm in international waters. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z These had to be checked to make sure no one was trying to smuggle out American weapons, or drop off spies, or lay mines in American waters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It is, of course, not only the groundwaters that are becoming contaminated, but surface-moving waters as well — streams, rivers, irrigation waters. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He begins his great work by running through a set of conventional arguments drawn from Sacrobosco: the heavens are spherical; the earth is spherical; the waters are spherical. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The quiet waters of the river washed gently southward. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer pointed out the drowned mansion that overlooked the Orleans waters. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Its waters sometimes ran contrary to the ocean. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 They wandered in the valley forever; and they smote the rock, forever; and the waters sprang, perpetually, in the perpetual desert. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z 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 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 The greater the threat from inside, the more you long for those waters, as if you’ve grown accustomed to the terrible tentacles that seek to draw you into their crushing embrace. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Here and there, little breezes crept over the polished waters beneath the haze of heat. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The foaming waters touched the tips of her tail feathers, turning them white. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The aquamarines near the shoreline, the azures of deeper waters, the eggshell blues beneath by grandmother’s eyes, the fragile indigos tracking her hands. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Moonlight winked on the tumbling waters of the stream below as it wound its rocky way along the floor of the valley. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I stopped, still straddling my bike, and at first all I could hear was the river, its waters churning out an eerie lullaby. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z ‘The rain has ended,’ she said; ‘and new waters are running downhill, under the stars. Let us now laugh and be glad!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There had to be the dark and muddy waters so that the sun could have something to background its flashing glory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The poor girl got seasick even in calm waters. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It sat beside the river next to the mill, but the coolness of the Sogozha’s waters couldn’t make a dent in the stifling heat the forges inside breathed out. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Running down his legs in streams, bright and red and steady, staining the waters with the pounding of his heart. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Looking west they could see, below them in a haze of light, lowlands and broad meads, and glinting far off in the westering sun the wide waters of the Anduin. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z With the Marine Jungschar, the naval branch of the Hitler Youth, Herbert boated on the waters in Tetlow Park in eastern Berlin. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z We pulled and tried to tear the dead weight of his body from the waters of the lake. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They came out in the silence of the waters of the bay, and over them rose the white peak of the Mountain, seeming to hang above the sea. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Janie was tired and limping, but she had not had to do that hard swimming in the turbulent waters, so Tea Cake was much worse off. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He stood on a stone bridge where the waters slurried into a pool and turned slowly in a gray foam. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z And so it came to pass that we stepped down there on a place we believed unformed, where only darkness moved on the face of the waters. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The river’s brown waters would be stained with blood, forever and ever and ever... Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z An evening of pink skies and bright smiles and splashing waters. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 Considering the number of such devices that are in use, and the scarcity of warnings such as this, do we need to wonder why our public waters are contaminated? Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “To” moves next, and so on until it reads: Co to the waters if it suits thee there. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z This was especially true in 2010, when North Korea launched a sneak submarine attack that killed forty-six South Korean sailors and sank the Cheonan, a warship sailing in South Korean territorial waters. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He permanently borrowed about a dollar, enough to grab a few quarter waters—the colored sugar water sold in small plastic bottles at the corner store. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I’d only waded into street life in the Bronx; I never got into its deepest, darkest waters. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I felt it necessary to change the subject, however awkwardly, as we were heading here towards treacherous waters. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 At present our answers to these questions are for the most part only conjectures, but there is growing concern about the role of pesticide pollution in estuaries, salt marshes, bays, and other coastal waters. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “It’s just that in these waters, north is constantly chasing its own tail.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z There was the vague sense of the infinite as I looked down upon the yellow, dreaming waters of the Mississippi River from the verdant bluffs of Natchez. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In very halting demonic, I told them about the waters of the Pearl River: thick and milky and colored a reddish yellow like the color of sunset distilled from the air. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one flat rock there, spread like a table, and the waters sucking down on the four weedy sides made them seem like cliffs. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z A dam had burst and savage waters swept everything up in a swirling. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The irrigation waters, recollected from the fields they have served, are then pumped into Tule Lake and from there to Lower Klamath. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It rolled around under the tall white sycamores, beat its way through the wild cane, and found freedom out over the clear blue waters of the river. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Rumors flew around Washington that the handsome young millionaire from Massachusetts, Senator John Kennedy, might try out the waters in the Indiana primary. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Orr was in Rome, due back that same afternoon from the rest leave he had won by ditching his plane in the waters off Genoa. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z IV The Levy home stood among the pines on a small rise overlooking the gray waters of Bay St. Louis. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, thank you, I will follow to the waters,” said Gregor. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z On a hot day, white and black children splash side by side in the cool waters. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The still eddy waters next to the banks had frozen, but out in the middle, where the current was swift, the water was running, leaving a trough in the ice pack. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Noah looked to build a boat to float on the rising waters; I was looking for a stone boat to “float” on the rolling prairie land. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Ents and Huorns were digging great pits and trenches, and making great pools and dams, gathering all the waters of the Isen and every other spring and stream that they could find. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was a casual testing of the waters. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The waters will rise, and everyone will drown. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In August, Admiral Farragut had led his fleet in the torpedo-infested waters of Mobile Bay to capture the Confederate Tennessee, said to be one of the most powerful warships afloat. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt as if he were floating on that light, or drifting in a boat on very quiet waters. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z In the coastal waters between Washington State and British Columbia. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They forded the Red Fork late the next day, upstream of Riverrun where the river made a wide loop and the waters grew muddy and shallow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Give the Greeks a bitter homecoming. Stir up your waters with wild whirlwinds when they sail. Let dead men choke the bays and line the shores and reefs.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Nita ignored the jibe and craned her neck to stare across the waters. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The Riders followed it, and suddenly Harrowdale lay before them, loud with the noise of waters in the evening. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Please, any information at all? What became of my waters?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The waters were grey and thick like porridge. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The sea stone dominated the approaches to the outer harbor, a massive grey-green upthrust looming fifty feet above the waters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “His presence,” Myrta said, “was like oil on troubled waters, as mother often said to him. He was so kind, so gentle and thoughtful that we forgot our cares and worries.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A stone merman rose from its waters, twenty feet tall from tail to crown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the corner of my eye, the walls rippled, first becoming awash with cracking flames, then receding into the churning black waters of the Atlantic. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In her mind she saw herself losing her grip, she saw Jack falling into the dark waters, she saw herself rescuing him from the ice only to lose him to something worse. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z When it felt Bran watching, it lifted its eyes from the still waters and stared back at him knowingly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The black waters roared and echoed, and a wind screamed over them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z 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 She was silent, lips pressed together, staring out at the blackness and the reflections of torches and LED beacons on the waters. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Dany cupped her fingers and lifted the sacred waters over her head, cleansing herself and the child inside her while the khal and the others looked on. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Like Japanese forests, Japanese waters are outstandingly productive. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But when he drove in his golden car over the waters, the thunder of the waves sank into stillness, and tranquil peace followed his smooth-rolling wheels. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind churned up the waters, snapped the masts. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z These “floating warehouses” were then anchored in international waters for six months or even a year, beyond the reach of the Coast Guard. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z No larger than grains of dust, these transparent larvae swim about in the surface waters, feeding on the microscopic plant life of the plankton. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Because of the plankton and the cold, green waters, he might only be able to see twenty feet in front of him on an average day. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z 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 With his right hand he shook a torch whose rays spread out in all directions lighting the depths of the waters and penetrating into the bowels of the earth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The waters part around us, and we stand there, just the two of us, looking in each other’s eyes and knowing. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At last I went, cowed, but with the waters of panic receding. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Um, maybe later, girL” I stared at the dark waters, trying to get up my nerve. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z You dipped into the muddy waters of the Harlem River and shouted °taste and see * that we Black folk be good at fanning hope and stoking the fires of dreams deferred. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We argued about the bayou octopus rumored to be living in those waters, waiting to eat us if we ever tried to swim away. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “It stinks,” she utters, turning to the waters. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They hurried down the boardwalk and then slipped into brackish waters, wading until they reached one of the old mansions that filled the area. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The town is of a good size, and its waters swelled with the ships of Lord Dunmore’s fleet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The brown waters of the River of the Carp wound their way southward to the orchards of my uncles. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In the corner of the room there’s a bloodstained sheet, bundled and tossed there, from when the waters broke. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The still waters of Lake Washington, stretched out at the city’s back, slowly shifted from gray to green to blue. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Upon great pedestals founded in the deep waters stood two great kings of stone: still with blurred eyes and crannied brows they frowned upon the North. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Somewhere beyond the gushing waters, my ears catch the faintest of screams. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I carefully marked where the churning waters eddied into a pool. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Evening settled over the land and the waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She was closer to the ocean than she thought, for the skua is a bird of the coastal waters of the Arctic. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the pitchin’ of the waters and the impossible soundlessness of the night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The rips in the map told me that she had not intended this as a clue— Margo was too precise and assured with her clues to muddy the waters. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “We’ll bring the rains back, Pond. You’ll see. And soon, your waters will return, and I can call you Lake instead of Pond.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z So excited to be crossing these waters again. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Dauntless was patrolling the blue waters just a few miles off the Orleans, hoping for a glimpse of their potential quarry. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Ten feet higher and as far as they could see the muttering wall advanced before the braced-up waters like a road crusher on a cosmic scale. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Slowly the waters sank among the rocks, revealing pink tables of granite, strange growths of coral, polyp, and weed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z By the time the waters finally receded, 400 people were dead and the whole of the Delaware Valley was devastated. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In the Sundarbans they have been known to swim five miles in open, choppy waters. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z To the waters and the wild, With a faery, hand in hand, For the world’s more fill of weeping than you can understand.”’ The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Before Maria could learn much from her talented father, he died while visiting a mineral spring to “take the waters” for his health. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I loved ebb tide, when the pluff mud bubbled, and flood tide, when the waters lapped gently against the shore. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z 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 The children drew back hastily to let her through and her progress across the asphalt was like that of Moses going through the Red Sea when the waters parted. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z The river’s waters run freely at this time, mostly empty of the barges and canoes that choke it in the morning. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z There was a howling wind as the moon rose and its powers pulled at the still waters of the lake. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I swam, and the waters of Champlain were so cool that they warmed, so chill they were as coals. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A woman waters flowers; an old traveler in gabardine walks a poodle. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Only a winged creature could reach it, so steep and slimy were the rocks on all sides, and so fearful the onrush of the descending waters. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I am dripping with the big waters and mud of the Rio Grande. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z So they sailed on their narrow course over the wide forsaken waters. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z 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 As the skiff motored from the bay, the fading whine of the engine floated out across the choppy waters. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Countless ships have been lost in these waters. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He had no way of knowing about the bloody secret that Kopenick and its placid waters concealed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The golden fish swam by gracefully, cautiously, as if testing the water after a long sleep in his subterranean waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z If it could be argued that the earth might not be a true sphere then, equally, the waters might not be. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We have bravely tested the waters and have found the ocean to our liking, resonant with our nature. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We had started a tradition of bringing our staff down to the beach each September, and we'd all fallen in love with the clear warm waters of the Gulf. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Wizened old women bent like hunchbacks sold flavored waters and goat's milk from glazed ceramic jugs strapped to their shoulders. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The boat drifted on down the serene canal waters. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d taken the picture in the crisp morning light, looking down from a steep hill as the street shot down at a nearly ninety-degree angle, stopping at the sparkling waters of the San Francisco Bay. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He had found himself in deep waters, in over his head. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The muddy waters of the river lapped and gurgled savagely around him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But with her cheek pressed against the cool white porcelain she could swim through imaginary waters and sometimes fall asleep. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z News helicopters buzzed above the choppy waters as the men set out in their canoe. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z By the time they caught sight of the Manderis muddy waters glinting in the sun, they could make out the voices of men, the clatter of steel, the whinny of horses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Thick fog rose from the whitecapped waters and engulfed the bridge’s towers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z They must forbear to kill the hounds of Zeus, she said, but she swore by the waters of the Styx, the oath that none can break, that they would never again trouble Phineus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you’re ready to be a fish in the waters of salvation, eh, my little snapper?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For Adams, the American Revolution was still an experiment, a sail into uncharted waters that no other ship of state had ever successfully navigated. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z His eyes are a cedar brown, the color of the trees that grow out of the Rose Bayou waters at home. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It is the soul of Lupito, they cried in fear, doomed to wander the river at night because the waters washed his soul away! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy thought about chasing him, but he didn’t know these waters, and he didn’t want to confront that guy alone again. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was a soft hiss as the black waters quenched the flames. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Witch,” the monster murmured, his mouth still half-submerged in the thick waters of the swamp. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Crack of dawn the next morning we made our way down to the creek, where a thick mist rose above the still, dark waters. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I sighed and wondered how many people had died in these waters. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z And I sit back and look out the window past the lakeside park to the choppy waters of Lake Michigan. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The branch bent under my weight as if delivering me to the deep, and I murmured, “I come to you, waters of death and life. Take me from this world of madness and strife.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Across the deep-running green waters, the western twin stood like a reflection of its eastern brother. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When she came the beauty of the llano unfolded before my eyes, and the gurgling waters of the river sang to the hum of the turning earth. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished there was another option - a choice that didn’t hurt like the waters of the Phlegethon - but he couldn’t see one. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Its dark hurrying waters ran across the path before them, and joined the Silverlode in a swirl of dim pools among the roots of trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z For fifty cents you can escape Manhattan by boat, crossing the waters of the harbor and bay past all the famous islands, Governor’s, Liberty, Ellis. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The waters over the Teeth were calm, a light breeze rippling across them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He weighed nothing, my tutor, my preceptor; he weighed nothing, and I had carried him across the waters. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As his finger moved, Ben watched his face appear as if he were standing over a clear pool; his eyes stared into his darker eyes, reflected in the black waters of cordovan. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The sins of the town would be washed in the waters of the golden carp... Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d found a place where the flood waters had undercut one of the dirt banks to form a shallow cave. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z As I watch, power-ups materialize over the steel walls and along the edge of the lake’s waters, the colorful marbles lining the bridges both over and under. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They passed over another bridge, swift waters running beneath it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Before the waters could claim them all, Coyote presented the kidnapped infant back to Mother Water Monster. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z From ahead came the faint sound of rushing waters. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her name was on his lips when the ship sank and the waters closed over him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The images that churned up from the dark waters of his head were so unlike what I had seen before. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The rabbits and porcupines shared the shade beneath the trees and the frogs and fish shared the cool brown waters of the forest pond. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Even among fishes that range widely in coastal waters, many depend upon protected inshore areas to serve as nursery and feeding grounds for their young. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Then, out in Table Bay, in the dark blue waters of the Adantic, we could make out the misty outline of Robben Island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Every Greek or Roman hero had sailed these waters—from Hercules to Aeneas. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "And the waters of wrath will rise high, and the Drowned God will spread his dominion across the green lands!" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Let us be dissatisfied until from every city hall, justice will roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Without access to coral reefs or productive shallow waters, and with their terrestrial birds quickly exterminated, Easter Islanders turned to constructing chicken houses for intensive poultry farming. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Some of the town kids, not knowing it was bad luck to catch the carp, would scoop them out of the low waters and toss the fish upon the sand bars. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Something foul grew in the waters here, and festered in the air. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I watched as a white heron circled the beach and then headed north toward the open waters of the tropics. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z His pale white horse had galloped over waters, and thundered over land. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Then the sleeping leviathan breathed out, the waters rose, the weed streamed, and the water boiled over the table rock with a roar. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z 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 A dozen boats bob on the waters of a small harbor. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z And I mind the townsmen nattering on, saying we foul the waters. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z No amount of natural wonders, of rigid cliffs and belching waters, of smoking springs could even engage my attention while that pandemonium went on. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z My mouth waters at the thought, and a wave of sadness washes over me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “How does me wanting to know how you know what I did or didn’t want ‘muddy the waters’?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z May Torah be a fountain of waters to all who drink from it, and may it bring to us the Messiah speedily and in our day. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A few hours later, while Chou and I feed the children their lunch of rice and fish, we watch the father walk up to Kim as he waters the garden. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The waters here were dark and angry, almost violent—nothing like our friendly swimming hole. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z 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 Probably it was no more than temporary shelter, a refuge when flood- waters got too high. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Blowing from the southwest, the trades push the warm surface waters northeast, pulling frigid water from the deep offshore trench to the surface. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z 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 The ocellated icefish lives so far down deep in the frigid waters near Antarctica, his heart has to be five times larger than the average fish. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But he saw the waters covering his land and he watched lest it cover the new made graves, but it did not, although the waves of the yellow clay-laden water lapped about the dead hungrily. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z When the waters rose, First Turkey almost didn’t make it, as the weight of all those seeds slowed her down. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The government men were hauling a sodden docker from the polluted waters. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z 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 the same salt waters of the oceans are drawn by the sun to the heavens, and in turn become again the waters of the moon. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re welcome. Now leave. I have little patience for humans, even if they do represent one of my children,” Mother Water Monster said, diving back into the waters and disappearing from Nathan’s sight. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z But as the wave expended its force and the waters withdrew, the bleak rocks remained; there was no arguing with fate; neither his despair nor Lyra’s had moved them a single inch. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Fishing boats, small river craft, and American barges crowded the shallow waters. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Today, sounds and voices are muffled by a liquid fear so overwhelming I could drown in its waters and no one would ever know, sinking down to the depths of some bottomless trench. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Thus does the earth rotate together with circumjacent waters and encircling atmosphere.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z 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 I could wade into this river, let my sins drown to the bottom, let the waters carry me someplace far. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a sad country, silent now but for the stony noise of quick waters. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z 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 So far only the common white ducks had been introduced into the waters. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z 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 Unmoored, a boat upon the open waters, I would steer my own way through the waves. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He banked towards the dark waters of the Sound. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As the waters rose, they fled first upstairs and then into the attic, but to no avail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He looked east, and saw a galley racing across the waters of the Bite. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "She wasn't even into you, you know. She was just bored, and she thought you were mysterious and quiet—like, 'still waters run deep.' I told her that sometimes still waters just run still." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The waters cool and pleasant on my bare feet as I head downstream. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Bright will shine the fields of England, Purer shall its waters be, Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes On the day that sets us free. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Out of it streamed a great host as swiftly as swirling waters when a sluice is lifted. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The three union boys and I stood in the swirling waters coming down the road and looked at one another. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Waitress, waters for us and one joke for my wife. Skip the straw.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z A hundred rivers were summoned to pour their waters upon him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Up on top the air smelled less like grease and sugar, more like just-baled hay and the muddy waters of the Yellowstone as it lazed its way around the fairgrounds. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z After the doctor left, Hari’s maa asked in an impatient voice, “Are we to listen to such a man when the waters of the Ganges River are waiting?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z 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 Every afternoon they boarded a boat and made their way out to the New York Athletic Club’s private retreat, Huckleberry Island, a mile off Travers Island, out in the cool waters of Long Island Sound. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At that moment there came a roaring and a rushing: a noise of loud waters rolling many stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When our entire fortune was lost to the surging waters of the Bistrifa—a shipload of fabric and ready-made clothes gone in an instant—he returned to his former career. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A light wind was riffling the waters of the pool below, all around the naked swordsman. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The vines were remnants of a handrail from a footbridge that the rising waters had washed away. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Inability to pay rent forced us to move into a house perched atop high logs in a section of the town where flood waters came. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed like there had been more calls than usual that summer—people driving off bridges or swimming in dangerous waters. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Dauntless buried herself in the glittering waves, slicing for deeper waters. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z So cold, he thought, remembering the warm halls of Winterfell, where the hot waters ran through the walls like blood .through a man's body. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They waded carefully through the waters, following a stream of struggling bodies that waded, swam, and splashed forward toward the far docks. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The baptism waters of the Sabine were drying up inside him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I also know there are timeless waters, endless seas, and lots of people in this world whose names don’t matter to anyone but themselves. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z All the rough-fish population of these waters was destroyed also — the carp, buffalo, drum, gizzard shad, and catfish. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z When the muddy waters receded, Jennifer found herself in a part of the jungle where nothing was familiar anymore. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Zeitoun had worked on a dozen or so homes on this street, and knew he would return when the waters fell away. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He could smell the sea, hear it washing against the docks and the faraway shores, calling him to wilder waters, to bigger monsters, and to stories yet to be earned. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Wang Lung sat in his doorway and looked out over the waters that were yet far enough from his house that was built on a high wide hill. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It was at that time that they built a fortress of reinforced concrete over the faded tomb of José Arcadio, so that the corpse's smell of powder would not contaminate the waters. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Debris swirled in the dark waters—a deflated birthday balloon, a child’s pacifier, a little plastic bride and groom from the top. of a cake—all the remnants of human lives cut short. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Each winter the waters withdrew, leaving behind a thick new layer of mud so black and fertile that two crops grew in Egypt while other lands eked out one. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z |
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