| 单词 | bound |
| 例句 | Resting on a fallen tree, I searched the ground for a sharp rock to free my bound hands. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I tried to pull away from him, but he grasped hold of the tzitzis that bound my wrists. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The very history of the world, it had seemed to him, was all bound into covers or rolled into scrolls and archived on the shelves of this wondrous place. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Those who beheld it were bound by a vow of silence and they kept it so well that we know only stray bits of what was done. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The only difference was that Papa-Nnukwu’s house had a verandah, which was bounded by rusty metal bars. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She knelt on one knee, her bound wounds protesting as she cupped their heads and stroked their smooth hair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The guerrillas tied a rope around his neck, bound his hands, and dragged him with them as they ran into the jungle. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “No!” shouted Karkaroff, straining at the chains that bound him to the chair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Copernicus did not discuss the question; but his successors were bound to. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z A dense swampy mist seeped out of the bag, and her wrists were bound with several loops of twine. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Once they were through the gap, they had only to keep on in anything like a straight line and they were bound in the end to strike the Road. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The rock bounded twice and was lost in the forest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z That night we hopped the Southern bound for St. Louis. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The very complexity of her feelings confirmed Briony in her view that she was entering an arena of adult emotion and dissembling from which her writing was bound to benefit. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He bounded up and down the river’s edge, frustrated, but from no direction could he differentiate one human scent from another. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They took off his shirt and bound him with wire. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The accident with the baseball has bound him to you, and he has already sensed in you someone he can talk to without fear. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z A black boy bounded past me, thumping my straw hat to the ground, and yelling: “Straw katy!” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His father glanced over at the bound girl. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z This is a duty you are bound to by law. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I watched him bound from rock to rock. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now’s a stupid time to cry,” said Rita, busily using a sacrificial knife to cut through the ropes that bound her brother. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “Wish I could meet the future you, kid. You’re bound to have some opinions.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He’d go through the front door, tear to the back of the house, bound down the steps, and then run to their dad’s workshop. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She hands me a thick white envelope bound with a red sash. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still bound, reclining on the floor. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The unpaved roads, the scrubby bushes and trees, the huts roofed with sticks bound together—everything was just as Salva remembered it, as if he had left only yesterday. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The passenger jet had left Seoul earlier that day, bound for Anchorage, Alaska, and had deviated off course into Soviet airspace. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then Helena comes bounding up the stairs, also with her cheeks blushing, because the air is brisk. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Soon she was bound to the demon by flaxen cords. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z These shelves hold books bound with red leather. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z And there I was, with two Muslim seatmates, one from Egypt, the other from Arabia, all of us bound for Mecca, with me up in the pilots’ cabin. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z As he shinnied back in the saddle, Count Atlas leaned hard into Seabiscuit, buffeting his right side as the field bounded away from them. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Tonight she would be bound for her new life—her real life. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z A spear that whistled past him—reminding him of his trainer’s proddings—simply enraged him more, so that he pursued the thrower in an avenging bound, and tore out his throat. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Yet that was not true, for as we descended into the valley, a deer suddenly appeared in the trees ahead and went bounding off down the slope. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z “Hushpuppy seems to know he is the hero of the moment,” Polly said with a smile as the dog bounded after every unfortunate rabbit or squirrel that crossed their path. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s a geek like Seven, smart enough for Harvard but Howard bound, and real sweet. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z She made him sit down on the rim of the pool, tore a strip from the loose part at the top of his tunic, and clumsily but carefully bound up the bite. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The planes were always bound for someplace else— Leipzig, Chemnitz, Plauen, places like that. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The strip of leather that bound my arm became as hefty and cumbersome as a chain. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her teacup pets bound into the alcove with a series of noisy squeaks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In mid-November Smith loaded Seabiscuit and the rest of his stable, blanketed in red and white stable colors, into three cars of a train bound for California. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your friend Angela tried to run when she saw the police parked out in front of the high school. They caught her on a bus bound for Newark.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z There was clearly felt the presence of a force not bound to be kind to man. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We having fetched breeches and a plain shirt, I tore another shirt into strips and bound the man’s hands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z His heart pounding with fear and excitement, he bounded across the living room and got to the phone on the second ring. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Next time down the guy Slim took me baseline again, but just as he was laying the rock up over the rim, Rondell came out of nowhere and swatted his shot out of bounds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It was as if some mysterious energy bound his life to that of the sheep, with whom he had spent the past two years, leading them through the countryside in search of food and water. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He stepped quickly into the outer hallway and slammed the door and bounded headlong down the stairs. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The defeated army was running up a corridor that was bound to narrow, and soon must be cut off. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was a week later that the letters came: two of them, thick and bound with black ribbon, stamped with an ornate red seal. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t stop this time but continued immediately to the altar, bound for Elder Thomas, crying “I say, preach it.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “The cracks are beginning to show. Sooner or later it is bound to break.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Not knowing that his arrest was imminent, and believing that his passport was legal, on July 13, 2004, he went to Narita Airport in Tokyo to board a plane bound for Manila. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I unzipped the duffel and Beau bounded out, wagging and panting. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Like Will’s father did. There’s bound to be all kinds of openings now. Anyway, if he just turned around and left, he can’t have meant to do anything bad, can he?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He bounds up to a sitting position on his cot, his body silhouetted against the moonlight. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Behind the school a high board fence separated girlside from boyside, and the back of the play yard was bounded by a slough of standing water in which tall tules and even cattails grew. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z You’d better hurry if you want to catch a husband or fall in love, since everything is bound to be a disappointment to you. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z On the table under the window' lay a massive volume bound in limp black leather-surrogate, and stamped with large golden T’s. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a chair by me, washed the blood from my face, and, with a mother’s tenderness, bound up my head, covering the wounded eye with a lean piece of fresh beef. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z Rena was no scow-like catboat, but a sleek four-master, bound around the Horn with a bone in her teeth in search of rare spices and the priceless treasure of the Indies. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z No sooner had Bunnicula reached the edge of the salad bowl than the door swung open and Chester bounded into the room. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z "Only a maester of the Citadel, bound in service to Castle Black and the Night's Watch. In my order, we put aside our house names when we take our vows and don the collar." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I wonder why Therese abstains from food, though she is not bound by the nun’s vows. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It’s agonizing, the not knowing, the slowness with which everything is bound to move. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z So much was at stake in the upcoming match that conflict was almost bound to result. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He lifted the breadbox and took out a tiny volume bound in leather, and the gold tooling was almost completely worn away—The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius in English translation. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As it bounded away towards a pool Pippin ran after it and picked it up. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z So he begged his father for bread, received two hundred dollars by return mail, and, early one morning, he clambered joyfully aboard a Trailways bus bound for the capital. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z One report places him on an ocean liner bound for London in 1934. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When they had bound him and given him his sword, they patted him—pushing him forward towards Meliagrance with these rough pats, and turning away their faces. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Calculated incorrectly, the ball would go out of bounds, the astronauts life endangered. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z With a touch of luck, she and I may be homeward bound by the time you receive this card. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z On bookshelves were bound volumes with my name and my mother’s embossed upon the spine beside a date; the dates stretching back to the time of my birth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He almost loped, not after the six-foot-three-inch bound of a Stew Boswell, but like a man who understood the true stamp and limit of his gait. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The mage told him, and at once he named a ship bound for the Inmost Sea aboard which Ged might go as passenger. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The car in which Malcolm X left the hotel, bound for the aitport, was followed, said Bradley. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad came bounding up the stairs two at a time, as excited as any time I had ever seen him, with the possible exception of when the West Virginia coaches came to see Jim. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z None of them was bound in leather, because Meggie didn't like to think of a calf or a pig losing its skin for her books. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Twenty years is a mighty long time,” Elizabeth said, “he’s bound to have changed some.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He was waiting at the foot of the stairs, closer than I’d thought, and I bounded right into him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He crosses to the large leather chair reserved for him, takes the key out of his pocket, fumbles with the ornate brass- bound leather-covered box that stands on the table beside the chair. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “The leprechaun is bound by certain rituals. Very specific rituals, I might add. We can use them to track one down.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He got in a slash across her stomach before she bounded out of his reach again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And they were bound together in a little folder. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Someone in Greenwich was bound to read the New York Times and tell her folks. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not have explained his optimism—he was happy and therefore bound to succeed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As we raced up Fifteenth, in the direction of Manhattan General, he bounded after us in huge, ground-cracking jumps, leaving craters in his wake. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z They charged about the hall six times, six times making a full and wonderful circuit of the room, jumping, bounding, singing. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa had only three books total, leather bound and heavy, which Babulya had gifted to him when he had converted to Judaism. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Before they could regain their feet, I had picked the locks on the ankle cuffs, snapped them onto the men’s wrists, and bounded down the stairs. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And then if he hadn’t, the next morning she was bound to know, for people began to gather in the big yard under the palm and china-berry trees. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z He was on his knees and bound in chains. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She looked at the rows of brown-and-black bound books, law reports, on the wall opposite. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z "Here you go," he said, passing the star the other end of the chain that had bound her. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Doherty brought David Herold to the porch, bound his hands, and tied him to a tree about two yards from where Booth lay. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam was nervous, but being Sam, he was bound to argue. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo bounded across the room and started up the stairs two at a time. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Every evening Aunt Florentine would kiss each one of us “good night and good-bye!” and trundle off to bed saying, “I’m bound for Glory Land!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Then she stood up, incautiously this time, and wrenched all the steel hairpins from her tightly bound hair. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A smiling boy about Nico’s age came bounding up the steps, carrying a wooden box. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Yes, about the money. If you make that much money there’s bound to be a mess.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Each of the victims, though not bound or gagged, had been shot through the head with a .22 weapon. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some of these are bound to come in handy.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z A painful kind of power surged from his hand, flowing into the frog, and held them bound together. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Two police officers carried a shrouded corpse bound to a wooden stretcher. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z His own Agriculture Building, he wrote, “must suffer by comparison with its huge neighbor opposite, whose volume—215 feet high—off the main axis, is bound to swamp us and everything else around it.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was bound to happen, even if Virgil didn’t want it to. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z There were solid black trunks and flimsy tan suitcases bound with thin rope and more laundry bags than she could count. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “It might be a Sunday night, but you were bound to get some attention,” Hayley said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Just as he started to rise, he caught sight of a deer, which bounded into the orchard from the woods beyond. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In a jiffy they had me bound, hands and feet. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She leaned forward to grasp a microphone someone had put on a stand beside her; she had to reach with both hands, since they were bound together at the wrists. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I can tell from hanging around these guys that there is bound to be more. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Take my word for it, he is bound to the track. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When they had entered the mountains, he had been her captive, bound and helpless. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Some of them are bound to turn out true by chance. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Sea- biscuit broke alertly and bounded up with the early leaders. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d wrapped their feet in sailcloth and bound them up in blue plastic pampooties cut from a tarp and they left strange tracks in their comings and going. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Swiftly, swiftly, he whirled and bounded back into the trees, wet leaves rustling beneath his paws, branches whipping at him as he rushed past. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z An alien stuffed a pair of boxers into my mouth, while another bound my wrists together with tape. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She knew how to say the word, gritted teeth and spittle flying, all her hate bound up in it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They are bound by a code of professional standards. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z In a few minutes Tucker came bounding into the newsstand and up to the stool and the shelf. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He bounded up the steps, sucking his breath in sharply at each lift of his knees. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z And now, bounding toward them across the desert floor in the shadow of Ghulheim, a huge grey beast, like an enormous dog. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z So many people knew Henrietta’s name, someone was bound to leak it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The winter was the best thing, because then there were the geese on the islands—long smoke lines of them singing like bounds in the cold streak of morning. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Pete and Toby bounded into the room, both talking at the top of their lungs. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Good or bad, you’re bound to relive it in your head now and then—and sometimes after you’ve gone there, it’s a shock to come back. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Some were camp brides, bound to the soldiers they followed with words whispered to one god or another but doomed to be forgotten once the war was done. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But as soon as the peach rolled out of the garden and began to go down the steep hill, rushing and plunging and bounding madly downward, then the whole thing became a nightmare. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z As I pass the prayer hall, far behind Muhammad, who bounds ahead to join Saint Sarah, I see the visiting youth groups inside, in two huddles, prepping. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Most of the athletes boarded buses heading west to the new Olympic village in Charlotten- burg, but the American oarsmen climbed onto two buses bound for the little village of Kopenick southeast of Berlin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I’d always thought of her as bounding along like a young mountain goat, but now she looked like any other mill hand. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z "He is my wife's twin, a Sworn Brother of the Kings- guard, his life and fortune and honor all bound to mine." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z On the north the view was bounded by the long chalk ridge of the Hog’s Back, from behind whose eastern extremity rose the towers of the seven skyscrapers which constituted Guildford. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Or in the trunk of some car, bound and gagged. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But when they took out the trunk bound in velvet and with silver corners, it was as if they had taken a coffin out of the house. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z And a cat, if he had stumbled back upon it and it had bounded away, might have hit him behind the knees as it escaped. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He was bounding down the path to join us, the sheep about fifty yards behind, bleating in frustration as their Cyclops friend ran away without feeding them. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They took the extra precaution of securing the bound guards to the base of a stone slab. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Someday, of course—and I will make no predictions as to exactly when—they are bound to tire of getting so little in return and to demand to be paid what they’re worth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Exactly what I’d wear to the studio if I weren’t bound to the root vegetable look. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Their dad is the Director of Supernatural Investigations, they’re bound to have heard something about the search. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Grinning, he bounded up to her in a few quick strides and sat down beside her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z First Wife looked quite ancient and frail with her rounded body, bound feet, her old-style padded jacket and pants, and plain, lined face. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Before going to law school, he’d worked in Chicago for three years as a community organizer, earning $12,000 a year from a nonprofit that bound together a coalition of churches. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Lord Roose, he’s the Warden now. White Harbor’s honor bound to answer his summons.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Most of her body was bloody, latticed in an assortment of nicks and cuts, and the few parts that weren’t cut were bound tight with thick rope. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Nor did he wish to endure the rituals of a hanging: being bound and blindfolded, parading past his own coffin and open grave, climbing the steps of the scaffold. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The cover was blue construction paper, and the spine, instead of being bound, was stapled. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “So it was bound to happen at some point, right?” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z She was bound and determined to run off, and sometimes I had to threaten her with catastrophe just to keep her in check. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a tug from a different direction—from the string that bound me to my body. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. O’Leary bounded out of nowhere and ran circles around us, ready to play. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I opened the door and the cow bounded out, hungry for fresh grass. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The ancient tyrant Mezentius of Etruria, punishing his enemies, bound each living prisoner to a corpse and left them thus, shackled face to face, until the corruption of the dead involved the living. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He said he felt as though his head was “bound with a band of iron.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents were dentists, I was bound to rebel at some point. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “On the ship. You were bound and in cages.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z MacDuff leapt up from the terrace and bounded ahead across the weedy lawn, as anxious as we were to get away from the house. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I figured out that she was bound to see Nathan again because there was more work my mother needed him to do. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Some black men had robbed the store and taken him to the basement and bound him and beaten him up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “We must follow the rules, and the rules state clearly that those people whose names come out of the Goblet of Fire are bound to compete in the tournament.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z If it’s not least, then don’t put it last. leaps and bounds. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They brought forth the King-Beyond-the-Wall with his hands bound by hempen rope and a noose around his neck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The red skirts were the size of a tent, and her bodice was so tightly bound that Celaena wondered if her waist were any more than sixteen inches. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I guess it’s bound to—it’s so much a part of our life,” Elizebeth admitted. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Her heavy brown hair was bound up and covered with a kerchief made out of a rag—actually a piece of Granny’s old white outing nightgown. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Character is more like a bundle of habits and tendencies and interests, loosely bound together and dependent, at certain times, on circumstance and context. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Chains and a heavy padlock bound the double doors in front, so Seth moved along the side of the building, quietly trying the smaller doors. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He snickered and, after mussing my hair, bounded off after the other two. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The dog came bounding back, and seeing his master in a predicament, and hearing the horse groan, barked till the evening hills echoed the sound, which was deep in proportion to his magnitude. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In a moment, she was out the door and bounding across the desert. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z She bounded to her feet as soon as she caught sight of Arya. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He bounded across the yard at top speed, jumped the neighbor’s hedge, then hit the ground and kept on going. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z This reverie was broken as more bolts and nuts bounded down the superstructure onto the car’s roof. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And I too felt bound by my ignorance, by the questions that I had not yet understood to be more than just means, by my lack of understanding, and by Howard itself. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When she was done she painted the skin with red ointment, covered it with more leaves, and bound the breast in a ragged piece of lambskin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The chieftains responded, as they were bound to do. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He pointed out that St. Helens didn’t have an open vent, as Hawaiian volcanoes have, so any pressure building up inside was bound to be released dramatically and probably catastrophically. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I pulled myself from his mind, day by day, piece by piece, memory by memory, until there was nothing of Ruby left to weigh him down or keep him bound to my side. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Our Lady became so powerful,” said August, “that the master was forced to put her under house arrest, to chain her in the carriage house. She was cast down and bound up.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Their guide was an Indian girl who wore a sari and whose long hair was bound into a single braid that hung down her back to well below her waist. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Although we left the Col as members of three distinct expeditions, our fates were already starting to intertwine—and they would become more and more tightly bound with every meter we ascended. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It makes me touch my own hair, its thick wavy darkness, bound at the base of my neck for health code reasons. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A length of frayed rope bound the bundle together. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Things that had been out of bounds so far, obscured by history’s blinkers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept her eyes on Grandmother’s bound feet, which rested on a stool. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “A northern maid and a wildling warrior, bound together by the Lord of Light.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And few places in the country were as chaotic as Osage County, where the unwritten codes of the West, the traditions that bound communities, had unraveled. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I had a time with this part of their training, but my persistence had no bounds. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "When last seen, they were galloping south in some haste, no doubt bound for Storm's End or Highgarden." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The gamesman released the hare he was holding, and he went bounding off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry....As long as he keeps wearing red trunks we’re bound to win.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z One of the drüskelle came forward with what looked like a long-handled whip attached to the cables that bound them, and handed it to Lars. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Certainly. In fact, as a trustee of the Lemoncello Library, you are duty bound to come to me with any and all questions you might have.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z I suppose everything is bound to look different when you aren’t on your way to die. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Caleb was the first to bound up the steps and out into the light when Mr. Lucas undid the iron bar and together we heaved the root cellar doors open. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z On the day the fire started, over 55 miles of pine- block streets and 600 miles of wooden sidewalks bound the 23,000 acres of the city in a highly combustible knot. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z His only chance was to reach the border, and he bounded with an agility that would have impressed a bighorn sheep. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Cauldron-Born flung aside their weapons, seized him, threw him to the ground, and quickly bound him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z It ran several feet and then the cat, with one bound, was upon it, batting it hard with one sharp-clawed paw, while with the other paw it held the rat down. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I’m about to hand one to Henry, but he holds up his bound hands and shrugs. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A mix of conquered nations bound together, each of them had the hollow, raging face she’d seen so many times before. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He’d bound the first constitution of the Netherlands and thereafter was known as “the Bookbinder to the King.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They pulled Clay over to the tree and bound him as tightly as they could. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The fine point was: The secrecy that had bound them all until now was apparently broken. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z At whatever cost he was bound to make the attempt and Pylades would not let him make it alone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z We are not committed or bound by our genes to stick to one activity forever, like the wasps. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This theory is bound to provoke a variety of reactions, ranging from disbelief to revulsion, and a variety of objections, ranging from the quotidian to the moral. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In taking the veterinarian’s oath, she had pledged herself to a code of honor that bound her to the care of animals but also bound her to the saving of human lives through medicine. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She would not have to run errands for my father’s tyrant mother with the bound feet or thread needles for the old ladies, but neither would there be slaves and nieces to wait on her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “We didn’t speak at Jesse’s funeral—I was too bound up in my own grief to be concerned with yours. I hope you can forgive me.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Tock then backed up three steps and, with a running start, bounded through the window with all hi is passengers and began the long glide down. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “You wanted me to come out. I came out. Now we’re bound for life or something. Isn’t that how it goes?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z His long face was made even longer by a beard bound with rings of gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Bellingham dropped his manners and bounded up the stairs, two at a time. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Just hours earlier, he had convinced himself that he was bound for prison. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He kicked wildly with his bound legs and tried to right himself. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Enquiries based on this premise are bound to conclude that the claims made on behalf of well-founded beliefs are excessive because that conclusion is built into the methodology. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Bristle had started out after Pax, but his long bounds had outpaced hers and he had run hard all through the night, all through the morning. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “It was bound to leak out eventually,” Aech said, shutting off the TV. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There, bound hand and foot, lay the still form of Ellidyr. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Accompanied by six guards and a prayer-murmuring chaplain, he entered the death place handcuffed and wearing an ugly harness of leather straps that bound his arms to his torso. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The Grisha prisoners’ hands were kept tightly bound to keep them from using their power. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He took out his copy of The Monster Book of Monsters, which he had bound shut with a length of rope. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z In that moment, my spirits rallied against him — stifled — agitated — vexed and bound—and I discovered dislike even for he who commanded so much of my reverence; I could not brook his slander upon learning. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The cell was a beaker of chemicals, biochemists argued, a pouch of compounds bound by a membrane that were reacting to produce a phenomenon called “life.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z How she wished she could wrap her body up the way she'd heard Chinese girls had their feet bound so they wouldn't grow big. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The rough, weed-covered ground of the combe sloped away below them, a long dip bounded on the north by Caesar’s Belt. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And Ben came with momentum, driven by fear as he entered the kitchen as a footsoldier bound by the rites of a perverted chivalry written into the family’s history. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Some minutes later, Bono came in with the footmen, and bound my mother and me, and took us outside, and we were lashed to the horse-post. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z With his uninjured arm, he scooped up Mr. Curtain, still bound by Kate’s rope, and threw him over his shoulder. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z With that he jumped out of his chair, and with a bound took a candle from the chimney-shelf and lit it in the flame that Goldberry held; then he danced about the table. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Having to duck and dodge around in those prickly pear, he was bound to come out bristling with more pear spines than the hogs had in their faces. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I got it right and went up strong with their center coming over to block out for the bound. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z She sat at the kitchen table and stitched her hurt into tiny perfect seams that bound a bit of lace edging to the smock and bloomers for Muff’s coming baby. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When they bound Shadrack into a straitjacket, he was both relieved and grateful, for his hands were at last hidden and confined to whatever size they had attained. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Hannah ‘felt in her bones’ that it was going to be an unusually fine day, and she proved herself a true prophetess, for everybody and everything seemed bound to produce a grand success. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The larger ones sometimes sat until he was quite close, then bounded and jerked two or three steps before freezing again. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Hill eluded defensive back Gary Edwards and went out of bounds after a nine-yard gain. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But just turn one loose in a car and he’s bound to show off. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He lunged for the stairs and bounded to the top. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z This duty is to be passed down through generations, with each new Key Holder honor bound to never reveal themselves. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The second reason we would be quite unlikely to see any little green men is that possible civilizations are bound to be scattered in time, coming into existence and then dying out. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “They are dead and they’re bound to smell worse than me.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was bound to happen, I told her. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Zack bounds down the steps of the bus, thrilled to be in middle school at last. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Even if Moss hadn’t known that Reg was in pain, the position he was stuck in was so unnatural that it was bound to hurt. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Perhaps women were once so dangerous that they had to have their feet bound. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z This was it: Once the spell was cast and Seven’s circle closed, they’d be bound for life. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He kicked a stone and it bounded into the water. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The reward was a design that could be printed and bound into books, allowing one person’s discoveries to be seen by all. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Bugs said, “We’ll go down to the mission. There’s bound to be someone there that knows about where we can hop this train, then we’ll be on the lam together!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z His other hand was missing, severed at the wrist, the stump bound up in leather. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. O’Leary bounded out of nowhere, picked up a Laistrygonian giant in her mouth, and flung him into the air like a Frisbee. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It was several weeks later and Nhamo’s wrist had nearly healed, but she still had it bound tightly in a bandage. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I then made application for the recusal of the magistrate on the grounds that I did not consider myself morally bound to obey laws made by a Parliament in which I had no representation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of these stories were bound to be true, and some were not; to discover the line between, I decided to walk. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At least they wouldn’t go into the water bound. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They were bound to need somebody like him. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z She was set on keeping my arms and legs dancing to her tune and my soul bound in her chains. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The odds would be with me, for I would be appealing to men bound by common ideals to judge with pity and understanding one of their brothers who erred and fell in struggle. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Yossarian bounded up with a one-syllable cry that crackled with anxiety and provided the only rational explanation for the whole mysterious phenomenon of the flak at Bologna: Orr! Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The elder wore her brown hair bound in a long braid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At last he mastered her arms; Grace Poole gave him a cord, and he pinioned them behind her: with more rope, which was at hand, he bound her to a chair. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They were still arguing as they went out the door, bound for who-knew-where. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Demigods and monsters alike turned and gawked as Percy bounded forward on his hellhound. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Also—he never looked up to acknowledge the grunts of acceptance—also, we were bound to get some new equipment for the home economics building and the workshop. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z But almost before they had begun to scatter, into their midst bounded a great black dog, snapping, biting and chasing hither and thither like a fox in a chicken run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking a deep breath before picking up the package, he took a bound plastic bag out of the brown paper wrapping. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I knew there were bound to be tricks I didn’t know anything about arguing on the air. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He yielded to the Army because the old wickedness in generation after generation of his race was bound to work out in evil for him too. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He tried to grab it and it bounded past him with a long wail of fear and scampered up the steps and through the door and out of sight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z There were not many people on this floor; its stacks were filled mostly with bound volumes of scholarly journals and pamphlets. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Mr. Birkway bounded around the room as if the opportunity to teach us was his notion of paradise. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z He pushed it from his eyes with bound hands, smiling. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “That might work. Her butt bound to look better than her face.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "Amazonia," by contrast, refers to the bigger region bounded by the Andes to the west, the Guiana Shield to the north, and the Brazilian Shield to the south. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z A huge black shape bounded out of nowhere—a mastiff the size of an SUV, with a Cyclops and a harpy on her back. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z We kept asking him to leave a big supply with us, but he’d shake his head gloomily, like we were bound to use them up frivolously or else cause an explosion. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes forever for him to get to the top—usually he bounds, but today he’s a man ascending the scaffold. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His shoes were bound up with wire and coated with roadtar and he sat there in silence, bent over in his rags. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The father set the fox down, and the fox bounded out of his reach. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The clatter of the chains that bound them made a harsh metallic music as they marched across the sand in lockstep and formed up with their long spears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z With one bound I follow him and fall into a ditch that lies behind the hedge. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z With green scarves the two guards now bound up the hobbits’ eyes, and drew their hoods down almost to their mouths; then quickly they took each one by the hand and went on their way. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I bounded down the stairs and out the front door, wondering how long this bizarre routine would continue. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes I just want to let my tongue speak the way it pleases, let it be untamed and not bound by rules. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I stood out of bounds and tossed him the ball, but Doug flew in and snagged it. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Before he could say or think anything else, the dormitory door was flung open and Fred and George Weasley bounded in. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Someone was bound to make a public accusation of wrongdoing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Momma and I are very worried because there’re so many things that can go wrong to a young person and Byron seems bound and determined to find every one of them. “ The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They are bound to bits of clockwork, pieces of mirror, stumps of dripping candles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After a moment, he only nodded and turned back toward the cabin, bounding up the steps. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Chamberlain bounded and slipped on wet rocks, forgetting his hurts, his throat stuffed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Any kind of organized revolt against the Party, which was bound to be a failure, struck her as stupid. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Only a pause in a battle he was bound to lose. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z And for a third time I’m expecting Manchee to come bounding out with us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Encanis was still bound to the wheel, but he no longer howled and fought like a trapped animal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He bounded past Lyra almost in a blur and crashed into the Tartars, scattering soldiers, daemons, rifles to all sides. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She reached into the hidden pocket sewn into the side of her skirt and took out a book bound in brown paper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Boll was bound to be inside, cooking up the fresh muskrat we’d sold her, so we might have a clean shot at swiping a couple of melons and not being noticed. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The gods seized him and bound him in a deep cavern. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Men posing as German police bound and gagged the guards and managed to destroy some important documents. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Her sleeves were rolled, and her hair was bound up with a scarf. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "I dreamed of a winged wolf bound to earth with grey stone chains," he said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I bound my leg as tight as I could. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a long narrow face and a chin beard bound about with golden wire, and his stiff red-black hair swept out from his temples to form a pair of taloned hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A photo of me sprawled on the shower floor—bound and green, wearing only a gray alien mask—had spread virally through SnowFlake, each new person who shared it heaping on derision. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Mack got up in the dawn and hustled his pants where they bound him and he stood looking down on the bay. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Though legally bound by her husband’s wishes under German law, Maria did not want to return to him or to Nuremberg. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He stopped and looked at the rough cloth that his father had bound around it after their fight. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The water bounded from the mountain-top, tore leaves and branches from the trees, poured like a cold shower over the straggling heap on the sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Full-time hustlers never can relax to appraise what they are doing and where they are bound. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The only man to help was a Samaritan — the member of a despised minority — who “went up to him and bound up his wounds” and took him to an inn. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But Tally couldn’t fly with her hands bound. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And she was watching it happen—bound and impotent. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Anyone would be, to see someone they didn’t expect He last saw me after that time in the Retiring Room. It’s bound to be a shock.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Bull Meecham had met Ogden Loring at a PTA meeting and had come home with a single remark: “Any man who teaches a girls’ course like English is bound to be a pansy.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A demonic dwarf with a hide of black scales bounded around the room wreaking havoc with a pair of knives. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I mean, sure this was a life-or- death situation, but still, it was stealing, and it was bound to get us noticed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Were they all really bounded by a single day, by one period of unbroken wakefulness, from the innocent rehearsals of her play to the emergence of the giant from the mist? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Once he had finished this task, he slipped into the skin and bounded out of the house. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The great shape of the dog had bounded out from the roots of the Willow. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He was bounding up the aft stairs as I was sneaking down the forward stairs. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z When a man rowed like that, he said, he was bound to attack the water rather than to work with it, and worse, he was bound not to let his crew help him row. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Suddenly with a single bound he leaped into the room, winning a way past us before any of us could raise a hand to stay him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Now there were only trees, their gray-brown trunks scaled with lichen, and every so often the sound of a squirrel or rabbit bounding through the underbrush. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The other Titans were supposed to be here in Tartarus—maybe bound in chains, or roaming aimlessly, or hiding in some of those dark crevices. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “You are bound to this. To her. The challenge will continue. One of you will lose. You have no choice in the matter.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He cleared the fencetop at a bound and tapped the nearest rat on the back. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Soon the priests were holding mass baptisms on shore and marching their converts onto ships bound for sugar plantations in Brazil, slaves to the higher god of commodity agriculture. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This book was bound in linen, silvery green like willow leaves. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She bounded up the stairs, leaving the voices behind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But he should have kept forefront in his mind that he was a Jew, and Louis was bound by law and religion to hate him and all his kind. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z What had happened in that room with Assef had irrevocably bound us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I ran home and grabbed Vincent’s chess set, which was bound in a cardboard box with rubber bands. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And I remember early morning walks through flat, frosty fields where I saw hares bound away over the white, hard ground. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “As we are going in the same direction, Pip, we may walk together. Where are you bound for?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Ivan told her, “Keep going, Commander; we are bound to make it. On the other hand, if we must perish, at least let’s go together!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The prisoner accepts a cigarette from one of the Angels, puts it awkwardly to his lips with his bound hands. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The dog leapt over him and bounded off into the trees. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She spat out the rubber band and bound up the bottom of Pita’s braid. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z My mother said she could not raise her kids with a man who was bound to either kill somebody or get himself killed. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She feigned to reach for the pen, but instead swung her bound hands in the other direction, slamming them into Xenocrates’s gut. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Matthias had woken bound and tied to a chair in what looked like some kind of gambling parlor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I felt trapped, bound tight by his familiar glances. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Stuffed into a corner is a copy of a book I know but didn’t expect to see here in this place—Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, bound together in one volume. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I responded, “I’m not bound to take my hands out of my pockets for the likes of you, then or now.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He bounds up the stairs to the bathroom. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He had bound the might of units, only to find that it was assumed by pluralities. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, they needed money, and they realized that whatever a man does, he’s bound to take some risks. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “But by the laws of this realm,” he said, “he’s fully bound to me now. My apprentice. And a likely lad.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And it was going to be worse at school, where every kid would feel duty bound to do his or her part in trimming the new kid down to size. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z For the second time in a day, I’m gagged and bound. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was an ancient, medieval-looking thing, bound in brown leather that brought to mind a falconer’s gauntlet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “So long as he wears the gem he is bound to me, blood and soul,” the red priestess said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Whenever it happened, it was bound to be a big change. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The priest sits beside me at the table of the First Officer, who tells us ship’s orders have been changed and instead of sailing to New York we’re bound for Montreal. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Finally their movement stopped, though all around them smaller rocks were still tumbling and bounding down a slope that hadn’t been there a minute before. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Again at eight o'clock, when the dark lanes of the Forties were five deep with throbbing taxi cabs, bound for the theatre district, I felt a sinking in my heart. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z As people got to their feet, he added, “Take your galoshes! It’s bound to be wet!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He walks unsteadily, his legs stiff from being bound. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mama happened to look up and see the dark hulk of him come bounding toward them across a little clearing. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The dog bounded after him, barking, then caught up with him and snapped at his legs. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Just as William’s skills had grown by leaps and bounds while he was overseas in France, Elizebeth’s talents were now undergoing a similar transformation. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z One time, not long after he’d taken a fall in Cange and broken both an arm and his tailbone, he flew all the way around the world, bound for Asia on TB business. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He tried to ride a steer in a pasture, got tossed onto the ragged edge of a fallen tree, and limped home with his gashed knee bound in a handkerchief. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The likes of the people here, they're bound to take you for at least a lord or a duke.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She went to the shed door, opened it, and though her face was tear-streaked now, she smiled at the eager, ungainly puppy who bounded forth, jumped into Matty’s arms, and licked his cheeks. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Hence, our daily lives were so bound up with trivial objectives that to capitulate when challenged was tantamount to surrendering the right to life itself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Werfel bounded up the steps, plucking at the guard’s sleeve. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He gave his father one last look then turned away, limping for where Lucky Girl lay bound. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Alice bounded up and to the door in a fashion that would break any ballerina’s heart. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The memory of Day bound to his chair, agonizing over his wounded leg, makes me both angry and confused. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was closed fast, two great wooden gates, painted black and bound and studded with iron, closed upon each other. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z See them come, bounding up the rocks, hitting the left flank. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was bound in a crisscross of wires attached to white metal stakes. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It all came from the raw, festering skin — infected and drip-ping— around the metal cuffs with which he was bound. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Why had he taken that fatal oath and bound himself to give in to anything that happened to enter a boy’s rash young head? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He bounded up the steps, waving his baseball bat, and without hesitation goat-galloped to the stern and leaped over the rail with a gleeful “Ha-HA!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She wakes when she hears the nurse leaving, and bounds barefoot over to my bed. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Egads, boy! I’ve never seen such a privileged yet undeserving child. Your mother’s love for you knows no bounds! Silken trousers as well, can you believe it?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The wind was down or we were protected by mountains that bounded the curve the lake had made. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The prisoner’s ankles are cuffed and his arms bound from wrists to forearms. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Kvasir said, “It is true that Loki is a blood brother to the gods, and we cannot kill him. But we are bound by no such oaths to you, his sons.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Sometimes it seemed as if they would never stop, train after endless train bound for the world that lay beyond us. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z However, this option, quite aside from the misgivings his lordship was bound to have as regards gossip travelling, entailed my having to rely on unknown quantities just when a mistake could prove most costly. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, the importance of the compass in navigation meant that the magnet was bound to be a subject of discussion. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “I was running out of new ways to fix fish, and he’s bound to bring home more tonight.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Any image is a separate and self-contained reality which has its own ends and responds to its own imperatives, for artists are bound only to their creativity. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The two friends bounded up a spiral staircase to the second floor, where they found another set of steps to take them up to the third. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Eliot stood by the lobsters, which stirred one on top of another in their murky tank, their claws bound by yellow rubber bands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z His favorite aunt lent him some money, and a short time later he bought passage on a ship bound for the Hawaiian Islands. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Far inside of her, she found a golden chain that bound them together. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I would imagine Malcolm, his body bound in a cell, studying the books, trading his human eyes for the power of flight. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She bounds up the stairs, two at a time, and sees me and Tim and the way Tim is kind of glaring at me. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z These I bound together with sinew and covered with female kelp, which has broad leaves. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z This barge is not bound south, for the sea. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He told us to stop fussing, and then with no efforts to repress his disdain he packed her into a rickshaw bound for the polyclinic. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z But the man they found bound hand and foot to the holdfast wall awaiting the king's justice was old and scrawny, not much taller than Robb. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His books were his books, you understand: his words, penned in his own hand and bound with his own neat stitches. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “What in hell,” his voice bounded on the word in a sudden rich descent, “did you do that for?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Each book bore it, and each was bound in a different color. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As Micah comes bounding up to us, Maddy yanks the zipper closed, hiding all evidence of feminine products. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Wen,” said Kay, “I am not afraid. If the adventure was for me, it is bound to be a good one.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It did hurt to think about them, but I was not going to forget them just because I was bound to this estate. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z For Joey, our house may as well be covered with canvas and bound by ropes, because it’s filled with poison. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pax tossed his head and then bounded away toward the trees. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Then again,” Matthias argued, “would it not be better if we made our way to the quarry and waited there? Asmodeus is bound to head for home.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When I regained my balance, I bounded down the tiered steps, pausing briefly to drop my anklet into a trash receptacle. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Bagman suddenly spotted Harry, got up quickly, and bounded forward. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z In the crepuscular light, he is connected again, bound to his father and, through him, to all the family back in Zundert. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I thought any prank was bound to fall flat here. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z At this there was a terrible baying sound outside, and nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z His epitaph, which he himself composed, was: “I measured the skies, now the shadows I measure. Sky-bound was the mind, Earth- bound the body rests.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z If you think about it, being dependent on each other to produce the stuff that might become your private treasures—that’s bound to do things to your relationships. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The withered land and the people’s wasis and the smaller mountains spread below me tiny and bound to the earth. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Yet even as the spell bound him, he had laughed. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Pinkie took the ball out of bounds and passed it to Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the desperate eatery, through the rain-greased windows and beyond the access road that bounded a strip of sloping littered grass, ran the Interstate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He bounded at full speed, heedless of the briars that tore at his cheeks. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She crossed the room at a bound and laid her back flat against the wall, commando-style, then reached one hand across and forced open the screen. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Pax bounded the short distance through the trees to the ridgeline above the encampment. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Nala, the world’s bravest and boldest border collie, bounded through the brambles. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Brannon, now bound to play out whatever mad charade that Odum wished, dutifully and with utmost gravity began to consume his cigar after he had carefully extinguished it in his water glass. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As if it were just the two of them in the lonesome world, bound to each other until the end of the song. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “You are bound to defend all who are wronged,” she said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not for me,” Zack announces as he bounds down the stairs in his socks and slides up to us. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z As he lay bound upon the rock in agony, Zeus sent his messenger, Hermes, to bid him disclose the secret. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Pearl's hands were clenched and her eyes were wide when he bounded into the apartment. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I could stop her she bounded toward the security checkpoint. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I tried it once and barely escaped when the train suddenly pulled out, bound for Ohio. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was in the US Army now, bound by the rules of the military. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Kyle bounded up the marble steps and entered the lobby, where the statue of Mr. Lemoncello—with his head tilted back and water spewing out of his puckered fish lips—was gurgling away again. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Beside her were two small bags and a cardboard box messily bound with twine. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If he walked to Crelford station by the road, someone would be bound to see him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Gollum squealed, and springing aside on to all fours, he jumped away in one big bound like a frog. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The acorns are now flaming acorns, and I am wet with gasoline, bound to die. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z “The ghosts of defeated causes are bound to serve you. And the museum in Charleston has plenty of Confederate ghosts. We’ll need you to keep them in line.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “They’re bound to catch Black soon. He’s been sighted once already.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Tyson bounded across the room and gave Poseidon a big hug, which almost knocked off his fishing hat. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z An enormous figure bounds up the steps, pushing journalists aside in the process. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Reg pointed to someone coming up the center aisle, and she bounded up the steps and smothered Moss in an embrace. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Some were on single sheets of paper, some hand- bound into little books. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Ned had little doubt that he was bound straight for the royal apartments, to whisper at the queen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Deer fled from the sounds of the chase, bounding through the snow in fright. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z ‘Those brutes out there are bound to catch me sooner or later and have me for tea.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I’m bound to have jet lag in the morning, it’s worth it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Leaves rustled, and Ghost came bounding out of the shadows, so suddenly that Jon's mare started and gave a whinny. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We left him beneath his bed, bound tightly to its legs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But instead he drew out a small book bound in red leather. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Bob chuckled, pleased with himself, then bounded over to Percy and healed his bleeding neck and arm. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She bound the least bloodied pieces around Lyddie’s head and tied them in place with a narrower strip. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They speculate about how much snow we are bound to get tonight, how long it will stay on the ground, when we might expect more snow, and what kind of winter it will be. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I recall the girl who could do this so easily, who could bound her way down the board feeling confident that her legs would hold her up. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She hopped down from the bed and bounded through the small round door, her voice fading as she disappeared into the shadows. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In a bigger office, a bigger crowd is bound to convene around the bagel table, providing more witnesses to make sure you drop your money in the box. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z At times the Under Fifteens’ differing backgrounds seemed unimportant compared to the things that bound them together. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The goatman pitched the bucket of stew into a tangled patch of thorns and bounded over a fallen log. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Tucker Mouse rummaged through the crowded corner of his home which was the pantry and found a tiny package bound with Scotch Tape. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Journalism gave me another tool of exploration, another way of unveiling the laws that bound my body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Links as big as a man’s fist bound his feet to the floor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “That’s all very well, but how are we going to scale the wall into the Abbey grounds? If Cluny has captured Redwall, he’s bound to have sentries posted upon the ramparts.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For instance, I know my brother is the epitome of the golden boy: He's athletic and smart and Harvard bound and does SAT practice tests "for fun, dude." From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “But they’ve got to go. I’m to take them bound up if necessary.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Richard was searching the hold of a steamship bound for Tennessee when he found this rascal hiding below,” Jamison said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He crossed to the far stairwell, bounded all the way down, burst out of the emergency exit, and didn’t stop running until he was too far away to hear the screams. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z By the time she got to her bed someone was bounding up the stairs after her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I knew this was bound to happen eventually. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Each of us are bound by our own thoughts, seeing the edges of our limits, maybe seeing the edges of others. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z With another roar, he bounded over to Hyena and killed him with one swipe. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Gazelles and antelopes, and maybe even lizards, move by leaps and bounds-, few other things do. legendary. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought he was just bound and determined to save me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She had bounded over the knights’ table and grabbed Robert by the collar of his shirt. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Professors, relatives, random people I met, asked what was next for me, and when I mentioned I was bound for law school—Harvard Law School, as it turned out—the affirmation was overwhelming. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z So I opened the gates of the arena, and she bounded straight toward the woods. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He tossed them, still bound and soaking, into the bottom of the boat, where they wriggled uncomfortably, like a couple of bearded lobsters, and he rowed back to shore. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Remember that I gave you a chance, little magician. In the end, we are all bound by our choices.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z By-and-by he bound up my wound, and sent me downstairs to get a glass of wine for myself. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Come, Ray says in his own way to Axel, bounding ahead of him, zigzagging through the woods on the paths that they’ve created, boy and best friend. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I tried to stand, but could not, my hands were bound so low. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But I knew they were inside, bound and gagged, hurt maybe, and now I was the one to make haste until we were both almost running. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z In those days, following breakfast, the B-block inmates bound for programs in various other parts of the prison were allowed to congregate on Q-north prior to being released from the block in smaller, escorted groups. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He darts left, reverses himself and bounds to the right, and a limb catches him. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I swung the heavy bound book into the small of Nick's back. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The panic in her voice only seemed to spur Runt on—he rose again to get her position and then loped in joyful bounds toward her. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She swore at once, outright, as I demanded, and after she had sworn, and bound herself, I entered Kirke’s flawless bed of love. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I see Fina’s car pull up outside, and I bound through the door to meet her. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Each clan was bound by an ironclad legal agreement stating that if one clan member won the contest, all members would share the prize. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She was back at her starting point and thought she was bound to see the others, or hear their calls. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z As in Idaho, they’d worked themselves into a land of routine, bounded by age, social realities, money, and the Net. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom Torgerson’s high school kid had gotten the chains on his tires, and Ishmael, bending low, checked now to see that they were tightly bound. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Karkaroff straightened himself as best he could, tightly bound to the chair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Max bounds to the door, airplane in hand. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She saw women in violet silk and burgundy satin, with their golden and black and auburn hair bound in jewels or ribbons, and she saw men dressed in black and sapphire and green velvet. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was through one of the last-to-leave families, bound for Philadelphia, that the message of Rose Dear’s distress reached True Belle. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When the bound man was fatigued, the three shifted the rope to another of their number, and so made their way over days to Hampton and Lord Dunmore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The next morning Mom bounds into my room holding a newspaper. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z SCORPIUS’s arms are bound in vicious, luminous cords. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z In kindergarten, kids would call me “Marble Mouth” because I spoke in a garbled voice, my bound tongue wrenching itself to move in the right ways. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She bounded up the main steps of the temple, then climbed a section of metal scaffolding so she could see above the heads of the ogres and Cyclopes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Yeah, OK—and I bound back to brace myself for lunch. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The train now sat motionless, caught between the Embarcadero station and West Oakland, where both of them were bound. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He didn’t wait for a reply—the man bounded down the passage and Mark followed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “And make that stupid dog be quiet. She’s bound to hear the noise he’s making!” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Just in time Lyra tucked her head down, and then Iorek bounded over them, roaring orders to his bears to go left, go right, and crush the enemy between them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The Old Powers will not cross over the sea, being bound each to an isle, a certain place, cave or stone or welling spring. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z And, with his help, by spring I have a 112-page thesis, researched, footnoted, documented, and neatly bound in black leather. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sooner or later Lucy and I were bound to go from hot to cold. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z B. Her full-page compositions were then engraved onto copper plates, printed in black-and-white, and bound into books with her text. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Kutti bounded over, placed his paws on my knees, and pushed me off balance. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z And there remains the mother, bound and gagged and having to listen as her husband, her beloved children died one by one. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Frowning, we bound the stakes, our knots loose with inattention. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The moment she had sat down, chains clinked out of the arms of the chair and bound her there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “By the love of Saint Arnulf the King,” he said, “you could do much worse than being bound to me.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z If he said it, it was bound to be the truth. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z And she pulls out of my grip and bounds after Rae with more spring in her step than I’ve ever seen. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Then, of course, the sheep skittered to safety, making huge leaps as they bounded from rock to rock. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But no doubt Mrs. Coulter would help her look for him, and she was bound to have powerful friends who could get him back from wherever he’d disappeared to. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Washington and California bounded out ahead of the field. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Estella of where?” said I. “You are bound to say of where.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z And if he, good Christian, scion of a striving class, patron saint of the twice as good, could be forever bound, who then could not? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Meanwhile no Inner Party member wavers for an instant in his mystical belief that the war is real, and that it is bound to end victoriously, with Oceania the undisputed master of the entire world. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Howard panted, winded from bounding up the stairs. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Boomer spots another squirrel and goes bounding off, but I stay where I am, trying to picture Gram next to me, trying to hear what she would tell me to do. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z New and regal houses were springing up all over town, each following strict style regulations and a color code, and bound by a ninety-nine-year covenant forbidding resale to anyone not approved by the neighborhood. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Aru thought it seemed like a scaredy-cat thing to do: decide not to move on just because it was bound to be hard. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was yet another person bound up in the “Indian business.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I did this by loosening all the planks, by cutting the sinews and heating the pitch that bound them together. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The rabbit seemed alert enough, however, looking at me so acutely, bounding up to the fire. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s bound to be dark at night,” said Hazel, “and rabbits have got to sleep.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her life had gotten bound up with a domineering man, and so she shrank from the challenge her sisters were giving her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Before they could say anything, I bounded down the stairs and took off, sprinting back toward the minivan. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Which aspects of our nature will prevail is uncertain, particularly when our vision and understanding and prospects are bound exclusively to the Earth—or, worse, to one small part of it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I bounded down, no one challenging me, and I stopped in the vestibule, breathing deeply and listening for his hand upon the door above and brushing my clothing into order. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z With golden laurel they bound their hair and they feasted merrily. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That part was bound to happen, one way or another. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z “As the time interval grew smaller and changed from minutes to seconds, the tension increased by leaps and bounds,” recalled General Farrell. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I knew from the start that I was bound to be crucified either way I moved,” Johnson later said of the awful options remaining. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He was as proud of the gift as I. It was a soft-leather- bound copy of a collection of poems by Edgar Allan Poe, or, as Bailey and I called him, “Eap.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He bounded down the stairs, thumping with each step. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The body with one bound is in full readiness. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Cotton grew in the field that bounded the railroad tracks and the air was laden with the opulent smells of greening crops and leafy forests. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet I held no real hope of ever seeing anything beyond the bounds of Berwick. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She added the branch to her pile, bound the pile with a thong, carried it back to the camp on her shoulders. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He need cast no finding-charm to know this: he knew it, as certainly as if a fine unreeling cord bound him and it together, no matter what miles and seas and lands might lie between. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z When they were young and single, girls were legally bound to do whatever their fathers said; when they married, women had to obey their husbands. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z This time it goes way left, out of bounds. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was bound to be someone in there who would know more about the wedding. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A pair of Specials moved through the pen, flashing a reader into the bound Smokies’ eyes, taking them outside one by one. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Halfway there he thinks perhaps he should have worn his scarf, but the day is bound to get warmer as it goes along. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The speed with which humor dates is an index of how closely it is wired into a set of shared assumptions—and consequently how bound up with an orator’s ethos appeal. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Coarse rope bound my wrists over my head, the fibers gnawing into the skin. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The going is tough unless you are a bounding dog. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “My house and yours are bound in blood and honor. Hear me, kinsman. My uncle Cregan is hard upon my trail. You must not let him take me back to Karhold.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Mark opened the door and bounded up the stairs that led to Luke’s room proper. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “You bound to get a good one somewhere in there.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z No ship from Orgoreyn lay in port that I might board and so be off Karhide’s ground by midnight, as I was bound to be. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Instead, we bound our breasts with a fitted undersmock called a modesty corset. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The Voyagers are caravels bound for the stars, and on the way exploring those worlds that Huygens knew and loved so well. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A loud, jolly cry went up as three otters in clown costumes came bounding in. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “I live like a nun and look like one, but I am not bound by any vows. Horatio, I am free.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Mrs. O’Leary bounded after her prey and pounced on the dummy, flattening its armor. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Lash bounded to the lead, with Bright in close pursuit. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Rafik bounded into the room with two glasses of freshly squeezed lemonade in his hands. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When the memories came, Ash felt her heart constrict as if she were being bound by ropes so tight she would lose all breath. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But when I’d seen her earlier, when August and I had first come in, she didn’t look like she could be of service to anybody, bound up with all that chain around her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a way of closing her eyes briefly when exasper-ated as if to reject for at least a second the existence of a folly that she was bound to recognize later. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z She could do nothing as hands found her wrists and bound them together with a rope that chafed against her skin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z When Leader called, “Up here, Matty,” he bounded up the stairs to the second floor, into the spacious room where Leader lived and worked. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Second, it is not obvious even now that relying on Evidence-Indices was bound to be a winning strategy. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z With the optimism of ignorance I thought that the morning was bound to bring a more pleasant solution. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, well. I must be off. Back to my chimney. It will need a spring-cleaning, I’ll be bound.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z They bound him with rosy garlands, set a flowering wreath on his head, woke him up, and bore him in this ridiculous guise to Midas as a great joke. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Muriel is not bound by the laws restraining her minions,” Grandpa shouted. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The book was entirely too special-looking: a hardback bound in linen cloth the color of a pomegranate, a gold beetle embossed on the front with flecks that sparkled when you tilted the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Then the ogres were bound together, treatment that they endured cheerfully. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He bounded up the stairs, away from his parents talking in the kitchen, and picked up the phone. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Set a minute longer, Jeth. There’s somethin’ I feel bound to say to you.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Later that afternoon she bounded into the garage bubbly and obviously healthy. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Now this day was done and the artisans were homeward bound. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The book was narrow, bound by a cardboardlike cover, and had a rubber band wrapped around it. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Don't keep looking back all the time, you're bound to get depressed. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z They were bound to need another bucket soon. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It especially hurt at the temples, but my mother said we were lucky we didn’t have to have our feet bound when we were seven. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z At 98 percent, the number bounds to 25 million. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Occasionally, one member of a double-star system explodes, breaking the gravitational shackles that bound its companion, which then leaps into space at its former orbital velocity, a slingshot in the sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And knowing Pita’s loose tongue, Mamá was bound to find out sooner or later. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Even from a distance, Jesper could see the stacks of bills in palest Kerch purple, emblazoned with the three flying fish, row after row of them, bound in paper bands sealed with wax. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She was pretty excited and kind of bounding around in front of me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The monkey bounded toward her, its terrible eyes fixed on her—and the needle flashed and went into her suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He circled the bounds of the camp, edging closer and closer to the fire bed. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A tiger roared as it bounded to the bottom of the stairs. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Gold crucifixes were bound to get “lost” in Little Razor’s safekeeping. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The cotton twine he used for mending net bound the lantern to the mast easily, but Carl put in extra lashings anyway, figure eights laid one over the other, pulled taut and finished crisply. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The classroom door opened and Kelly bounded in. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z His upturned hornlike tusks were bound with bands of gold and dripped with blood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The Boones were ultralight-skinned blacks who had professional jobs and were upward bound. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The latter says that it’s bound to be the west’s turn by now. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z His choice was made when he was ten years old, under a different tree, bound up in acorns and dares and a single white glove. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He reached the iron railings that bounded the Potter’s Field, and slipped between them. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “You too lazy to get it before it goes out of bounds?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I bound into the grayness of the rainstorm. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z One by one, Clayton and the Beat Boys filed out of the police van and were led into the station, their hands behind their backs, bound by plastic strip handcuffs. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z ‘You’re bound to the code. Bound to aid any who—” “The code applies to our own. Members of the Resistance. Their families. Those who have given everything for our survival. Keenan, give her the leaf.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Later, his hands bound behind him, they told Joseph he tried to kill the teacher. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z He clicked his fingers, and the ends of the cords that bound Lupin flew to his hands. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Knowing a thing is bound to happen don’t make it easier. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The party at the Roseland is already pushing out beyond the bounds of the club. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hands were bound behind her, but her legs were free at the ankles. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He honked his horn twice and waited until Ben rushed through the front door, bounded down the stairs, and entered the passenger side of the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the people will rally around their prince even more, for it would appear that he is bound to them by obligations, since their homes were burned and their possessions destroyed in his defence. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z He was strapped to a yellow contour chair in a white chamber aboard a flying saucer, which was bound for Tralfamadore. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A rather larger body, varying at need, was employed to ‘beat the bounds’, and to see that Outsiders of any kind, great or small, did not make themselves a nuisance. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I sat there and looked at him, until he bounded away into the dark woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The second question about the invasion was bound to arise: what should we do if the Germans evacuate Amsterdam? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I don't mind it, or at least I don't mind it much—love is bound up in truth, after all. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Then I realized that the phosphate groups in Linus’ model were not ionized, but that each group contained a bound hydrogen atom and so had no net charge. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z One day, perhaps the Thunderhead would announce that while everyone was looking the other way, humanity had achieved a sustainable presence beyond the bounds of planet Earth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z "It's not an accident—that's what I say. It's part and parcel of the whole business. It's all bound up together." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Nately bounded out of bed after a few minutes to announce his good fortune to his friends at the top of his voice. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He’d wander a few feet and I would call him and he would bound back, his mouth full of grass. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Still, they remained bound by a memory of a fleeting intimacy that had apparently ended with no bitterness and perhaps even some hidden warmth. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I crept back into the cave, and in two minutes Faro came bounding in. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “A week? Maybe more. But if they were bound somewhere else after Portland? Months, maybe.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z All my cousins would gather in the courtyard between my house and Geoffrey’s house to kick the soccer ball—made from plastic shopping bags we called jumbos, which we then bound in twine. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z He shoved some scrolls aside to reveal a dusty volume bound in rotted leather. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Self-exposure was inevitable the moment she described a character’s weakness; the reader was bound to speculate that she was describing herself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z My father is the noble lord’s physician, And I am bound to carry on tradition. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z The Toad—short and squat, as his nickname implied—bounded in and pushed his way past her, grabbing for the undies atop Darnell’s head. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She turned her head away sharply, and when he seemed likely to persist, raised her bound hands to foil his assist. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Kyle bounded up the spiral staircase to the third floor, signing autographs and posing for selfies with fans along the way. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z One book had been bound in white, and it stood out prominently on a shelf among the black-bound books around it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Sooner or later, we are bound to get into trouble with this word. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z If she hadn’t realized it, she was important, and Mrs. Coulter and the Oblation Board were bound to be searching everywhere for her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Hazel and Piper were bound hand and foot. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A trailing plant with flowers like small white stars had bound itself across the brows as if in reverence for the fallen king, and in the crevices of his stony hair yellow stonecrop gleamed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Not only was he of the same build, but he also had a bound knight thrown across the saddlebow of his mare. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Therefore he was not technically a Hunt prisoner, and so was not bound by the institution’s standard operating procedure. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The chimney hasn’t been swept in ages, so the room is bound to fill with smoke. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The bookshelf in their living room at home now held only an assortment of religious bound volumes and his father’s periodicals on agriculture. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He talked about the war, saying that Russia and England were bound to go to war against each other, and about the Jews. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z His chest heaved once, as if his large heart, weary of despotic constriction, had expanded, despite the will, and made a vigorous bound for the attainment of liberty. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z But any man who walks in the way of power and property is bound to meet hate. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z As for Odysseus, now is the fifth year since he put to sea and left my homeland—bound for death, you say. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In one bound, Crookshanks sprang after him, and before Harry or Hermione could stop him, Ron had thrown the Invisibility Cloak off himself and pelted away into the darkness. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Ranofer selected one of the small punts made of bundles of papyrus reeds bound together, and crawled under it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z ‘I am not bound to swear allegiance to any master; where the storm drives me I turn in for shelter.’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Her fingers are bound to snag the work and she’ll have to repeat the stitches time and time again. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I could say anything, Daddy called to Dismay and he bounded to Daddy—Happy-happy-happy! for any attention. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We're too different, and it's bound to come out one way or another. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I inched forward behind the dog, and a rabbit went bounding away in the high grass. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Any mugger with even a little initiative is bound to be armed, for in a country like the United States, with a thriving black market in guns, anyone can get hold of one. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Certain circumstances” are bound to include a lass who can give the Luftwaffe a position fix on the RAF Moon Squadron. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A most sacred obligation was bound up with a most atrocious crime. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z To do so would be to overstep the bounds, and to display a bourgeois lack of cool. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Finally he came up with a bound pad of paper the size of his hand. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He throws his jacket in the hall closet before bounding up the stairs to his room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Joe was still working on the shackles on Mom’s legs that bound her to the chair, but he hadn’t even managed to pry away the first one. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He bounded off the dais and approached the velvet gray box. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She fished spirits from the air and bound them to her service. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “That is what the audience says when a person bound hand and foot is shut into a cabinet—and disappears.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z A moment later he’s bounding into the kitchen fully dressed, as if he’d pulled on his clothes while careening down the steep wooden staircase of our drafty Victorian house. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He whistled, and Mrs. O’Leary bounded after him to the far end of the grove. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Now that Endurance was gone, some of the fo’c’sle hands were grumbling that they were working without pay and were no longer bound to follow Shackleton’s orders. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He says that one of the really interesting questions is whether the universe is infinite and unbounded, or infinite but bounded, like the balloon idea. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She pulled a faux leather bound album from a stack on the table and flipped to a sketched portrait of me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z She pulled out a thick volume bound in black leather and propped it open on the mantle above the fireplace, holding it in place with a heavy pewter candlestick. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Jimmy’s mom bounded out of the house when they pulled into the driveway. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I never really saw the point to it, though, ’cause most times somebody was bound to insist they wasn’t shot even when it was clear as day that they was. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran after them through the house into the wood-paneled foyer, where they each grabbed something from a cabinet before bounding out the door. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z His fingers closed over the shackles that had bound his wrists. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just that it was growing by leaps and bounds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z There were wooded trails, over which bounded a multitude of imported animals. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z How big and young, like a Great Dane puppy, bounding into her kitchen. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “I was bound into a challenge almost thirty years ago,” Celia says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z That’s the way they were, they said, bound together with some old rope — their overlapping history, their parents’ relationship. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “They could wait for other trains. With this one so packed, surely there’s bound to be a roomy, if not empty, one shortly.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought she saw a doe, her huge, glossy eyes peeking out from behind an evergreen, but then it was only the vanishing tail of a bounding rabbit, leaving long, trailing pawprints in the snow. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Thin cords shot from Lupin’s wand this time, and next moment, Pettigrew was wriggling on the floor, bound and gagged. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z If you ingest too much swainsonine you are bound to starve, no matter how much food you put into your stomach. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Said we were bound for the cemetery—“but first, son, we’ll go by yore house.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “That’s the fun of it,” began Laurie, who had got a willful fit on him and was possessed to break out of bounds in some way. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She changes from her bloodstained gown to a flowing one in moonlight grey, bound with ribbons in black, white, and charcoal, which had been one of Friedrick’s particular favorites. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The old Shaper, a man I cannot help but admire, goes out the back window with his harp at a single bound, though blind as a bat. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps it wasn’t so hard to ask an older sister to look out for a husband and the girls because she was bound for Baltimore with Miss Vera Louise for a while. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit, like any prey animal, was hard-wired to bound forward at the whip’s brush over his hindquarters, a simulation of a predator’s grasp. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t much to guide us but the trees themselves and a view I remembered of the blunt, bulky Inyo Range that bounds the eastern limit of the valley. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Fezzik put the Princess down and ripped the ropes apart that bound her legs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I ran all the way, my brown and white bird dog, T.R., bounding ahead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Then I would tell you in a most respectful way that you were not honoring your word, and a scythe is duty bound to honor their word.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Ghost went bounding up the rocks after it, but the bird flapped its wings and took to the air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She gripped the arrow as the girl bounded away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “When in Rome!” said Horace, bounding toward a rack of clothes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z At the end of the day he bounded on the bus with his friends, brain and body abuzz with something like he had never felt before. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I bounded across the cold floor to the stove. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Lancelot would be bound to come in answer to the message, and it was necessary to gain time. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Biggs bounded from the ship in a fresh uniform, not looking at Spender even once. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z His enormous boarhound, Fang, was at his heels; Fang gave a booming bark and bounded forward. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Her hair was corn yellow and bound in a thick ribbon. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z They talked with his back to the men and, moments later, he turned around and slashed at the rope that bound Ugwu’s hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I pictured it on a truck bound for Boston while we mended our nets and chinked holes where winter had come through our walls. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Faro bounded around the tractor, his feet stirring up small sprays of dirt with each bound. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘Thus,’ said Éomer, ‘is the friendship of the Mark and of Gondor bound with a new bond, and the more do I rejoice.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Even after I’d seen the pencil case, the idea of a guardian giving a present like that was so beyond the bounds, I hadn’t seen it coming at all. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The beach was hours away by bicycle, forbidden, completely out of all bounds. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, it bounded away into the bushes, stirring up the dead leaves. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was a bright and sunny day; Fang bounded out of the open door as they approached, barking and wagging his tail madly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Davos stumbled across a muddy yard with his hands bound at the wrists. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It is bound up–"inextricably interconnected," in Stephen Hawking’s expression–with the three dimensions of space in a curious dimension known as spacetime. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z As he did, a dark figure bounded past Ellidyr, who sprang to his feet, his blade unsheathed and whistling through the air. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The classrooms were all officially “out of bounds” in the evenings, as were the areas behind the sheds and the pavilion. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z At such a time of night, one's footsteps descending the back staircase are bound to be conspicuous and no doubt they were responsible for arousing Miss Kenton. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z On the shelves were the books bound in a cardboard-like material, pale, like tanned human skin, and the manuscripts were intact. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Of course, he said, you’re bound to have the cough when you live in Limerick because this is the capital city of the weak chest and the weak chest leads to the consumption. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “It was bound to come eventually, anyway. You see, you two have lost your function.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Its first owner had planned to study it with care, perhaps to write a refutation or a commentary, for it was bound with alternate blank pages on which notes could be made. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mr. van D.: “So strong they’re bound to win the war in the end, is that what you mean?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Lancelot, who did not care for gaudy things, wore a few heron’s hackles bound with silver thread, which suited the argent of his shield. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The owner had already departed for the train station, bound for Philadelphia. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They weren’t striving for perfect, but managed somehow to be always excellent, the two of them bound in a deep and mutually helpful friendship, which also made a real impression on me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The yard was bounded by a once-white fence against which Pauline’s mother planted flowers and within which they kept a few chickens. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z "I think he must have something to share with you. Even if he doesn't have many photos, he's bound to have at least one or two." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I rather dwelt on this part of the forecast, while our good ship made time, bound outward down the wind for the strange island of Seirenes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Craven had cut her hair away from the wound and bound her head in a proper bandage, but she took it off. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z For a second she wondered if she’d slipped into the book, if she and Archer were now bound for the edge of the world and the strange starving days ahead. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He relaxed, feeling his head bounding painfully down the steps. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Telemakhos, clear-eyed as a god, awoke, put on his shirt and belted on his sword, bound rawhide sandals under his smooth feet, and took his bronze-shod lance. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In those days when Prometheus had just given fire to men and when he was first bound to the rocky peak on Caucasus, he had a strange visitor. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the big white cat bounded down the steps and leaped with one movement upon Bigger’s shoulder and sat perched there. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Its branches were bound with new white rope and it came to a sure pure point at the top. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z If there was no solution from Elizebeth before Christmas, Andresen felt “bound” to give the tiger skin to his wife instead. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z ‘But within those bounds nothing seems to dismay him,’ said Erestor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He was surrounded by dozens of stacks of sheet music stretching across the room, both loose and bound into books. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z At first it was mayhem: we bounded in, grabbing wildly as the pigeons took off. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z His head ached; since his hands were still bound behind him, he could do no more than guess at the large and throbbing lump. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Moreover, there was reason to suppose that all four had been bound by the same person: in all four instances the same type of knot, a half hitch, was used. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Another pack of four half-human beasts bounded along the outside of the ziggurat, barely five feet away from us, but they never even glanced in our direction. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He was with two women and five men, all handcuffed, all bound for Nigeria, and they were marched, at Heathrow Airport, through security and immigration and onto the plane, while other passengers stared. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We go off now to find what ship, and whither bound; when we have discover that, we come back and tell you all. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I passed Minerva and the broken birch and I bounded over the ground, legs aching, the gun bouncing softly against my spine. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The first-class seat cushion absorbs my weight as the plane takes off, bound for the small city that will soon be in the spotlight. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And he was bound to go for the most vulnerable—a spindly girl, stumbling about in the dark in an unfamiliar place, bravely searching around the island temple for her brothers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She was like a machine; she was cold and emotionless, bound by logic alone. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He had forgotten that this was bound to happen. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Ah. Let me see your leg. Broken like the tree’s limb, I’ll be bound.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z With another hop and a bound there came into view a man, or so it seemed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When we pulled into the driveway, I bounded out of the car and ran into the house, the beads in my box braids swinging around my face. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I am bound to share your fate, and you mine.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Father,” he said, “do you know that Lancelot is bound to come and rescue her?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally he dragged to his tent a huge ram which to his distracted mind was Odysseus, bound him to the tent pole and beat him savagely. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He beat me to the bound and drove for a layup. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z The wheel had consumed 28,416 pounds of bolts in its assembly; someone was bound to forget something. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They would work together under siege, enemies bound by treaties, and a professional ethic. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I indeed perceptibly gained on it, and when, after nearly two days’ journey, I beheld my enemy at no more than a mile distant, my heart bounded within me. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are floating beautifully. And sooner or later a ship is bound to come along and pick us up.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Jon was not afraid of death, but he did not want to die like that, trussed and bound and beheaded like a common brigand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was the eldest son, so be was bound to be knighted but he would not call himself Sir Lancelot. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The corporals had bound two tent poles with twine to make a cross. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was beautifully bound in leather with gold letters stamped on its spine. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, Shin hopped a coal train bound for nearby Musan, a mining town on the border. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z We are tied together, forever bound by the stories we told: that I had no choice but to stab him in the neck; that Anna tried her best to save him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the cat began to run too, bounding like a mad thing down the hill, and they met on the banks of the little stream. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Apparently they were bound to this chamber even in death. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Alex!” his mother laughed, as Radar bounded across the room in two steps, caught the pancake in mid-air, and wolfed it down in a single gulp. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Next to it The Club History of London, an equally massive set, bound in pale calfhide. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “It’s not as if I expect you to bound off looking for Haliax and the Seven yourself. ‘Small deeds for small men,’ I always say. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Don’t let them go out of bounds, Lord. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The book was entirely too special-looking: a hardback bound in linen cloth the color of a pomegranate, a gold beetle embossed on the front with flecks that sparkled when you tilted the book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He had washed the cut, poured some boiled vinegar over it, bound it up, and thought little more of it, trusting that the pain would fade and the hand heal itself in time. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her arms ached as her bound hands kept her joints from properly aligning. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And there, bounding down the side of the mountain, his scrawny arms flapping, the flag tied around his neck like a cape, was Brangwain Spurge. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Whenever one of these pots rises high enough, some assassin in the Dark World is bound to be motivated to assassinate that person and win the pot. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It bounded away through the high, dry grass, and she could hear the nasal bleats of greeting from its flock. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I walked secure and unafraid, knowing that the far reaches of the garden were bounded by walls. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My foot slipped, and I ended in an awkward split with one foot out of bounds, losing the point. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z From the tip of his wand burst the silver doe: She landed on the office floor, bounded once across the office, and soared out of the window. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Rex paid them no attention; he bounded past like they were standing still and quickly closed the gap on Jordan, nipping at his heels and chasing him out of the park and down the block. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Or are we all bound up together in a grand, interlocking web? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly Woundwort leaped forward in a single bound and landed full against Bigwig like a branch falling from a tree. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A few of them stumbled, one or two of them bound in ropes, but those climbing onto the rock behind them merely stepped over or on the fallen bodies. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Now it just seems like he's bound and determined to bring me down with him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Walter vehemently disagreed, suggesting that the Indians, Coloureds, and Africans were inextricably bound together. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sigyn looked at her bound husband and at the disemboweled corpse of her wolf-murdered son. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Temperance came to pick my mom up, and she happily bounded up into his car, ready to go and be with the man she loved. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And we steamed on, riding the Wabash Blue Bird, bound for Chicago across the patchwork fields. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Then in one bound he reached the top of the wall and vanished from their sight. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Everything I knew about nucleic-acid chemistry indicated that phosphate groups never contained bound hydrogen atoms. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z To Ekon’s horror, several Sons of the Six were already standing there, surrounding a larger group of people seated in the grass with bound wrists. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She’d turned away to barter with the sailors as Inej stood there, clutching her bound hands over her chest, her blouse still open, her skirt still hiked around her waist. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She hadn’t pictured herself confronting him caged and starving, hands bound, dressed in rags. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She might have bound the gods themselves into her service, Skathis, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Cannons are supposed to be loud, that's their claim to fame, and—like it or not—the moving sidewalk is bound to end sooner or later. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z A tall, skinny, coltish girl, all legs and elbows, her brown hair was woven in a thick braid and bound about with strips of leather. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then he explained that he’d heard about Maman’s death but that it was one of those things that was bound to happen sooner or later. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He turned: Hagrid was bound and trussed, tied to a tree nearby. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Gilly hesitated for a moment, waiting for the sermon that was bound to pour forth, if not from him, surely from Trotter. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z They walked briskly, outdistancing loitering kids homeward bound from the junk shops. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Sooner or later Frankie was bound to hear about the party. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The Yale paper notes that the word addiction derives from the Latin addicere, which translates to “enslaved to” or “bound by.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They walked along toward a round building with a great leaden dome, set in a square bounded by honey-colored stone college buildings and a church and wide-crowned trees above high garden walls. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The old dog and the cat bounded in to greet him with their usual affection, bringing the fresh smell of the outdoors with them. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He cradled my hands against his chest while Meir bound my wrists together with the braided cords. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Moved them to Muriel’s. The Death Eaters know Ron’s with you now, they’re bound to target the family—don’t apologize,” he added at the sight of Harry’s expression. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He is bound to carry out the orders from the Virginia Company. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Pearl thought about Moody, about Lexie and Trip, the threads that still bound her to each of them in different ways. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One day Jockey was bound to choose the correct day of his birth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I felt along the ropes that bound his forearms to the trunk until I found the knots. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They were bound to be angry with us now for escaping, and they’d want to hurt us to get even. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In a moment the dogs came bounding back. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z He’s bound to change, in one way or another, once he gets caught up inside the Erik Fisher Football Dream. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It's bound to lead us somewhere, you said so.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z But a discussion of “countries like Jamaica and China” which fails to identify their commonality—being similar in some way to Cuba—is bound to be incoherent. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z From the outset, crack was bound to be a huge success. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Cecilia’s enthusiasm, for example, seemed a little overstated, tainted with condescension perhaps, and intrusive too; her big sister wanted each bound story catalogued and placed on the library shelves, between Rabindranath Tagore and Quintus Tertullian. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Those who own a Hippogriff, for example, are bound by law to enchant the beast with a Disillusionment Charm to distort the vision of any Muggle who may see it. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Below them, looking small and upside down from this height, the Questing Beast could be seen sitting in the ravine which bounded the castle on that side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The law forbade taking any of the shards, which seemed particularly absurd, considering they were smack in the middle of a bomb and missile range, bound to be hit and destroyed eventually. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They threw a long pass that went out of bounds and we got the ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z There were bound volumes of the Banker’s Journal and the Stockbroker’s Gazette, and complete sets of the Victorian novelists, never opened. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z With all the warnings against it, some are bound to want to try it out for themselves. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the juke box had stopped and I could feel the danger mounting so swiftly that I moved without thinking, bounding over quickly and sweeping up a beer bottle, my body trembling. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z One day Bobby bounded up the three flights of stairs to the safety of his home, only to find it empty. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That night, my father said, “Twenty-three in a row means she’s bound for a fall. This time, she’s wrong. Trust me.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “I saw Ellidyr in mortal danger. At the same time it was as though my hands were bound and I could not help him.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z This farmer took the goose home alive, pinioned it, bound up its leg, and turned it out with his own ducks and poultry in the farmyard. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Clutching the bars of his cage with bound hands, Mance sobbed and begged. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then Sarah bounded into the room before him, and his mother looked up, reached out for the package, and saw him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z In two bounds, his horse turns and jumps back to the road, following along it as we run. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The funny thing was, I never really bought into Kim’s notion that they were somehow bound together through me—until just now when I saw her half carrying him down the hospital corridor. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Those bound for Mason City faced a challenge waiting for them on the way home. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I could see that my less than subtle reminder of the agreement that both bound and protected his tribe pulled him up short. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She held up the silver chain which bound her. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “You are, of course, still bound by the promises made earlier tonight....” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z In a marriage ceremony, husband and wife stand tightly bound by their nzole and hold one another to be the most precious: nzolani. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some Garden Disciples came in when I got there. Something was bound to pop off.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The wool was a fine dark chocolate brown and bound in thick hanks. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Within an hour or two, the holiday would come bounding down the stairs and squealing ’round the tinseled trees of Two Mills. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They whispered, “Jesus, Jesus,” and together hoisted up their tub of water in which tight red tomatoes floated and threw it on the smoke-and-flame- bound woman. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When they moved off and started back toward the trees, I had a clear view of the truck driver being rolled, unconscious and bound, into the ditch alongside the road. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In my account, history did not set Mormons apart from the rest of the human family; it bound them to it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She would have stopped immediately had she not still been so completely bound to the notion that this was a bush, and that she was witnessing some trick of darkness and perspective. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Yes, there’s the trouble. It’s bound to be all truth or part lie. Well, I can’t force you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Before I get the chance, one of the guys in our class comes bounding up the bleachers. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z But bitter fate saw him bound hand and foot by savage herdsmen. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Around its brow was bound a brightly-colored scarf. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Others were bound in the finest leather, tanned to a deep mahogany, shining and oily in the sunlight. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The secretary and I were like Hamlet and Laertes in the final scene, where, because of harm done by one ancestor to another, we were bound to duel to the death. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z An Yi’s grandmother was short and skinny, and she tottered on her bound feet. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He is bound to come, and I must speak to him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z But there would be time, for this tragedy was bound to bring them closer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And now two dogs come bounding into the frame. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z One was me, bound naked on a hackney, with two knights riding on either side, and flogging me with thorns. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was bound in dark brown tooled leather, and the frontispiece was a painting of a fairy woman, elegant and pale, wearing a beautiful golden gown. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z With one bound the lust to live flares up again and everything that has filled my thoughts goes down before it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Someone sat in it, hands and legs bound, with a canvas hood covering his or her head. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Craning around, he caught sight of their fellow prisoners: Dean and Griphook the goblin, who seemed barely conscious, kept standing by the ropes that bound him to the humans. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As we march towards Boston, we meet every Mile upon the Way another Column of Patriots bound for the Encampment at Cambridge. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Stranger was so happy something was bound to happen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Shifting to lie on her side to ease the pain in her dressed and bound back, she ran her hand down the mattress, and blinked at the freeness of movement. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Suppose His Majesty’s famous bounds were to go nimrin’ riot after a unicorn or something? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit bounded out of the gate in front and galloped away from his competition. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z After the second night they no longer bound his hands, and once they had gained the heights they scarcely bothered to guard him at all. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her membership in the Dregs meant anyone acting against her would risk retribution from the gang, but payback wouldn’t matter much to Nina if she was on a slaver ship bound for who knew where. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They were bound for Arlington Park, just outside Chicago, in hopes that they would find some peace there. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was bound to her now, whether he liked it or not. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Tidbit bounded over to the old man and gave him a big hug. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The danger about being the best knight in the world was that if you were always being tested about it, the day was bound to come when you would fail to retain the title. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the door bounded a huge black dog exactly like the beasts that had attacked Nhamo on her first night in Zimbabwe! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "After all," said Shasta, "this road is bound to get to somewhere." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He threw the ball up softly, off balance as he headed out of bounds. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z P. T. bounded ahead, leaping fishlike from one brown sea to the next, then turning back to herd the two of them forward, nipping at their heels and further splashing their already sopping jeans. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Franz broadcast as he nudged his way out of the bathroom and bounded through the living room and kitchen. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Though I swallowed the bread he’d given me, I knew I’d sworn a sacred oath to which I was forever bound. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “The Protector, whom my husband appointed, is bound to be welcome to the Queen.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z His body was bound but his spirit was free. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands were bound together with a rope that was threaded through a hook on the ceiling. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “There’s bound to be people out there, and who knows what kind of mood they might be in. Sometimes folks get downright nasty when they think the world’s about to end.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My father, brother, and I were packed into a cattle car along with other male workers bound for Schindler's new factory. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Ghosts were not bound by the same laws as the living. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They stripped the Suli and Kaelish girls down to their underclothes, then bound all the girls’ wrists and ankles with cords from the curtains and gagged them with torn pieces of their prison clothes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And the girl is bound to be let down. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z “What is bound will be unbound. What is cast down will be lifted up. This is the promise of Our Lady.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The car is bound to stop sometime,” said Stuart, “because it will run out of gas.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z She bounded around, sniffing empty uniforms and hunting for bones. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Why had he never appreciated what a miracle he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z To Aron’s questions he replied that he was working on a surprise and was duty bound to tell no one. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z When I had cleaned them I bound the two largest gashes. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Now his heart foreknew the wrath to come, but he could not take flight, being by Athena bound there. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When they finally did, one of them wiped out Henry D. on the wing and then kicked the ball out of bounds. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, he was bound to stop the trap and come running down the bank, and she would have to suffer the interruption with good grace. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Hi,” the girl says, bounding over to greet me, “I’m Spike.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I came in sight of my uncle’s house with a heaving chest; I bounded up the steps and rapped on the door. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z We English have an important advantage over foreigners in this respect and it is for this reason that when you think of a great butler, he is bound, almost by definition, to be an Englishman. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He pressed onwards, leaving his senseless enemy bound to the tree. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It bounds around seeking prey with huge claws and three rows of teeth, but it makes the sounds of a beautiful silver flute. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I shrugged and followed Tamika up the inside stairs, then bit back a twinge of sorrow as she bounded through a very familiar doorway. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z In an instant, the dragon has bounded across the turf. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit ate up the length of rein, bounding past Special Agent and leaving Woolf and Indian Broom flat-footed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The man spoke in soothing tones as he wrapped the swallow in a measure of cloth and bound it inside his coat. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Indeed, masters kept going further, beyond all bounds of humanity. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z He bounded off the bed, listening, thinking that he had heard voices. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I learned that almost anything could be bound together. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “We won!” yelled Ron, bounding into sight and brandishing the silver Cup at Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She could have bound those ghosts—even the gods’ ghosts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I took the flight in a bound and cautiously opened the door, and suddenly the sun flared on the roof and it was windy cold. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore a cloak, in two folds off her shoulders, and sandals bound upon her shining feet. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a convict ship bound for a speck of an island in distant waters. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z I was convinced that if I ever succeeded in praying, my words would bound noiselessly against the ceiling and rain back down upon me like feathers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Then a meaty hand thrust someone forward into the light—rArtemis—her hands and feet bound in celestial bronze chains. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Her wrists were bound and his grip on her was tight—probably too tight—but he needed this to be convincing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Meera knelt, undid a twist, pulled at a corner, tugged deftly here and there, and suddenly the direwolf was bounding free. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When that old chariot comes, I'm going to leave you, I'm bound for the promised land, Friends, Tm going to leave you. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I think my father is dying, and now I am out of bounds when I see a familiar face behind our bench. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Whatever we offer as today’s items of liveliest interest are bound to be out of date and irrelevant, maybe even ridiculous. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Wallace had not asked Charles to publish his essay, but Charles thought perhaps he was duty bound to arrange for publication. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually the boy made up his mind that even if it were a ghost. it would be the ghost of a bright, and bright were bound by their vow to help people in distress. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z That I, in fleeing from one cruel master, should be bound to another, was almost too much to endure. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z With one bound he was at her side, rubbing his wet face against her thigh, feeling the familiar caresses on his ears, on his shoulders, along his back. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z On The Slave Isaura, when Isaura and her true love cry together, it means they are bound to one another, no matter what happens. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin was the color of polished copper, his thick mustachios bound with gold and bronze rings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Of course we all know that we are bound to die, and we might worry about it casually. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z In the yard, Kelly bounded up to George, her ponytail flopping behind her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z She didn't think of what it was like for me when Jennifer came bounding over after she got back from the beach so we could go to the community center to check the cast list. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Miss Peregrine dangled a gloved hand in my direction and, when I failed to take it, noticed the rope that bound my wrists. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Eleanor took a few steps back, out of bounds, and waited for Mrs. Burt to blow the whistle. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Were family members bound to that as well? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She hurried to the gap, but before she could reach it, the back door of the house slammed open, and several huge black dogs bounded out! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her heart, as on that bright summer day when he had first spoken to her, gave a terrible bound and then was still, with an awful, wounded stillness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Runt bounded off and came back a few minutes later with a worm hanging from his jaw. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The little fox bounded back to the fallen oak, then sprang onto its trunk. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As long as he stuck to the trail, I was bound eventually to overtake him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z And then they were gone, and the boardwalk free for those of us outward bound. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “And it’s the reason why objects don’t hurtle themselves off into deep dark space? It’s what keeps us bound together?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Mama got some clean white rags and bound up the place. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z First to bound out of the tree line was Mushie, menacingly brandishing a tiny branch. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Just came to say good-by for a while. My ship’s bound for Jamaica.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly it seemed to become aware of the circle of witches around it, and like an arrow it shot away, whole again, bounding swiftly off into the dark. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hours later, Soviet officials met him at the police station and then hustled him onto a small airplane bound for Moscow. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z News of the event not only outraged Durham blacks but bound them together—rich and poor, light-skinned and dark. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He was purchasing a small book bound in red leather from the bookseller. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Langley Air Force Base and Fort Monroe moved forward to integrate the housing and the schools on their bases; as federal outposts, they were bound to comply with federal law. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z At one time I had liked the idea, that the act, at least, had bound us together; we were not ordinary friends, but friends till-death-do-us-part. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z In a flash, Liz has unbuckled herself from her seat and bounded past me. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Good luck hitting a skinny little schooner cutting through the waves bound for fortune and glory.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He had committed first to wrestling and was bound to it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z As the Savage stepped out of his taxicopter a convoy of gaily-coloured aerial hearses rose whirring from the roof and darted away across the Park, westwards, bound for the Slough Crematorium. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘But if I read the signs back yonder rightly, the Orcs of the White Hand prevailed, and the whole company is now bound for Isengard. Their present course bears me out.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She could only bound back, deflecting the blow with the iron tip of the staff. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z On October 12, 1937, after a month’s rest, Seabiscuit resumed his winning ways in smashing style, bounding home first under 130 pounds in the rich Continental Handicap at New York’s Jamaica Race Track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Catherine is one of only four women in the class of ’31 and her cruelty knows no bounds. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The oldest of the address books, bought twenty- eight years ago at a stationery store in Harvard Square, has a pebbly black cover and blue pages, bound together by a rubber band. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The wolf stretched and struggled; it pushed and strained every nerve and muscle to snap the ribbon that bound it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Zu followed him out, bounding across the distance with a pink duffel bag in hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I am on a strange train bound for a strange land, among strangers, many from far places, with nobody who truly cares for me. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z We ease out of the house, then bound down the porch steps, turning right when we hit the street to head toward the river. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z It may have been a protective stance, but it was also a gesture of weakness and submission which was bound to provoke greater violence. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His foot hooked on something in the air and he hopped again, bounding up an invisible set of steps as Ivan’s water column thundered through where he had just stood. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Bigger, with an amazing bound, grabbed him in the back of his collar. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The Communist party felt that it had to assassinate me morally merely because I did not want to be bound by its decisions. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He can just see through the gate into a low space, bounded by a grate on the far side. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I got the key and bounded upstairs instead of waiting for the lift. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He brought it down: a huge tome bound in pale-green velvet with a filigreed layer of silver scrollwork laid over it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We shook lots in a soldier’s dogskin cap and his came bounding out—valiant Eurylokhos!—So off he went, with twenty-two companions weeping, as mine wept, too, who stayed behind. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I take a few more breaths and then I reach up and take the knife from her fingers and cut the cord Aaron bound her wrists with. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She bounded over the vlei with a speed surprising for her plumpness. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Without a word, I drew my sharpened sword and in one bound held it against her throat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The draccus bounded off the bed of coals, looking for all the world like a frisking puppy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She burst past the portals and darted up the stairs to her room, the small light growing with each bound. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Having both, we were bound to grow, but Grandpa said he didn’t see how the population could change any. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “Could be. But he’s bound to be someone important, almost as important as Lord Asriel. Bound to be. We know what we’re doing is important after all.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Maniac bounded down the steps and came jogging toward them, grinning. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Matilda felt herself getting angrier...and angrier...and angrier...so unbearably angry that something was bound to explode inside her very soon. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z My nose itches, but I can’t scratch it with my hands bound. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The fawns followed suit, their hooves crushing the dried leaves as they bounded through the Wood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The cooling palma christi leaves that Janie had bound about her grandma’s head with a white rag had wilted down and become part and parcel of the woman. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z For a moment I see her in Abnegation gray, her thick hair bound back with a dozen pins, sitting across the dinner table from me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Bats usually wheel and flit about, but this one seemed to go straight on, as if it knew where it was bound for or had some intention of its own. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Lightly hitched to society, he imagined himself bound to grander forces. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with everyone else, he had received his own bound and illustrated tale of love, adversities overcome, reunion and a wedding. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He turned toward the opening, ran forward, took the steps in one spring, and when he reached the outer portal, bounded through it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The police were smashing it, and if I didn’t open it their anger would know no bounds once they got in; I remembered well how they beat me up the last time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no answer; he bounded to the doorway and switched on the flashlight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Once the imperialist ideological and cultural poisoning is tolerated, even the faith unshakable before the threat of a bayonet will be bound to give in like a wet mud-wall.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z She stood at the foot of the mound of black soil, a thin old woman with white hair bound in a braid that reached her hips, her face a finely drawn map of lines. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured that the snow there was bound to be packed down pretty hard—not bad for running. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps his pride was at stake—yet the cost of the repairs to the house was bound to be enormous! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Smart people have been asking questions for quite a few centuries now, so many of the questions that haven’t been asked are bound to yield uninteresting answers. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The title lettering, the illustrated cover, the pages bound—in that word alone she felt the attraction of the neat, limited and controllable form she had left behind when she decided to write a play. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Just as we were pushing off, one of the sisters noticed us leaving and with a scream she bounded toward us. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She bounded down the steps like a gazelle and landed at his feet. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “A pleasure’s a pleasure all the world over. But this boy, you know; we must have him bound. I said I’d see to it—to tell you the truth.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He quickly helped Diana wrap Z’s shirt and paper towels around her legs while Z bound the makeshift bandages with duct tape. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He was flipping through his Bible, the Catholic version with the deuterocanonical books, bound in shiny black leather. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A heavy black volume, amateurishly bound, with no name or title on the cover. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The sudden, quick crash of a fox bounding through the brush was as loud as the slam of a great wooden door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He bounded halfway up, in fear; then, realizing what had happened, he sank distrustfully down again. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But before I can formulate a plan, Henry comes into sight, bounding out of nowhere, out of breath and eyes wild. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Then he entered in haste, and made a bed of furs that he took out of an old chest, and built up a fife, and cleaned Therem’s wounds and bound them. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z With a bound she was over the side and had set foot on America. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He was just going to run for it when suddenly, between him and the desert, a huge animal bounded into view. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “What am I bound to?” the boy asks, frowning at the scar where the ring had been moments before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She pinched his cheek and went bounding down the steps. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing so much further into the future than he did, she pressed towards it with passionate tread, wrecking the present because the future was bound to be a wreck. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When Grey Wind bounded out, one of them dropped his pole and lurched back, stumbling and sitting down abruptly in the river. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Suddenly Jack bounded out from the tribe and began screaming wildly. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z At sight of the man panting and dying there, she slips down to enfold him, crying out; then feels the spears, prodding her back and shoulders, and goes bound into slavery and grief. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “So once I tried not boarding the train as it departed and that was just as painful. We are well and truly bound.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When he left it again he wore a heavy dark-blue cloak, the gift of the township of Low Torning, whereto he was bound, for they wanted a wizard there. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Lancelot bounding to his feet with about six inches of arrow embedded in his rump, behaved exactly like Colonel Bogey—driven into on the second tee at golf. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Earlier, farther down, she might have recovered from a falter or stumble, might even have bound up a twisted ankle and continued on. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z HI meet you in the morning, When I reach the promised land; On the other side of Jordan, For I'm bound for the promised land. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Because bound to that chair, gagged, terrified, and tearful, was her brother, Ben. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In another corner were some wooden crates that looked more intact, and some wicker boxes bound with leather straps. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was nothing but ashes now, but I felt myself to be stronger than this Almighty to whom my life had been bound for so long. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z They were bound for the very place where Odysseus had landed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But ribbons cost money, and string bound the hair just as well. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z His father stood in the soaking corridor with Nita slung over his shoulder, gagged and bound at her wrists and ankles. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Then, with a loud barking call, she turned and bounded away. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The solar system will then be filled with an eerie radiance, the ghost of the Sun, outward bound. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Over this there was a bit of excitement King Pellinore, who had really been scarcely himself all day, made the fatal mistake of asking when the bounds were going to be given their quarry. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "As soon as you feel too comfortable, that's when you know things are bound to go wrong." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Everyone expects me to apologize, but this is not something I can apologize for, because I told the truth, and sooner or later Mother was bound to find out anyway. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It seemed to me that once we were completely out of sight of land, I would really feel homeward bound. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The rope near the mouth bound the shark like a rubber band around a fat wrist, separating the head from the rest of the body. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Three of the invaders were carrying a struggling figure, bound hand and foot, through the pen. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Then Iofur bounded forward a step or two, as if he could hardly hold himself back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Anatole seemed to be getting ants in his pants but was still bound and determined to argue with Father. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The disadvantage is that representational art, like prose, is always bound to the literal meaning and appearance of the everyday world, at least to some extent. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was bound to the mast by Captain Hook.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Consider the following example, which illustrates the way we use mathematics but are not bound by it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Stretching his slender body with each bound, he ran past my hiding place as if he had urgent matters to attend to. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Shay glared up at her from the ground, bloody teeth gritted, her eyes falling to Tally’s bound wrists. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Jim Brady, one of his graduate students, was tinkering at his lab table on the second floor of LeConte when Ernest bounded in, dragged Brady to the blackboard, and sketched out the equations. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Abbot Mortimer had declared Great Hall and Cavern Hole out of bounds to all creatures, with the exception of those helping Matthias and Methuselah. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Whether she joined their underground or not, her fate was bound up with the fates of her sisters. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The Queen was bound to get a shock. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She would be bound to him by ties deeper than marriage. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks for the tip,” I said as she bounded off like a springer spaniel. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A medic bounds in next to me, still pumping the little plastic bulb that is apparently breathing for me. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The plan seems bound to founder in the last resource, when you consider flint everybody has gone away to France, and that I am the ruler of the Modern. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s bound to take a spell. I wouldn’t worry, was I you. You’ll be hearin’ from young Tom or Eb before long. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z It had worked, and the animal bounded away, saving him a trip to the local revival center. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z In a flash he was gone, bounding through the weeds in pursuit of whatever small animal might cross his path. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Old Yeller, though, all he did was come bounding in to jump on us and lick us in the face and bark so loud that there, inside the cabin, the noise nearly made us deaf. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “And finally, I must tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die a very painful death.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Friendship firmly bound the 46th Guards together, and their stretched nerves depended on it. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z But his eyes bound me with a unique attraction. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If he knew her, he would be honor bound to help her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Indeed! With my plague! Half of Europe was decimated by the Black Death, forcing society to evolve! If not for that, you would still be digging for roots, a serf forever bound to your master." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Feral would call rain showers to rinse away the blood, and they would all sit down to dinner while Minya bound the day’s new batch of dead into her service. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Bus roared on, wildly lurching and bounding. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I bounded like a deer and swerved like a fox; never had I felt so strong or run so fast. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He bound the stump of his wrist tightly with a cloth, and he walked beside the gods back to Asgard, and he kept his own counsel. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He’s bound to come back for her the second he hears that thunder. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Were he and Flatnose still lying in the ruined cottage, bound and gagged? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Two poor, ruffle-feathered mothers without a breath between them, bound to their stillborn future. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Celia was alone only this once: when she was four, and her mother put her on the daybreak train bound for the capital. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Of course, sometimes there’s moments in life when a body is just bound to do what it’s got to do. Sounds to me that’s what happened to Aden.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the humpback bounded forward, and as the ship reached the cliff face, he jumped up and suddenly there was a rope in his hand. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Given any new technology for transmitting information, we seem bound to use it for great quantities of small talk. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Like an etching in the air that slowly filled with beauty, Sarai was gathered out of nothingness and bound back into being. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z To green activists, as the University of Wisconsin historian William Cronon has written, restoring this long-ago, putatively natural state is a task that society is morally bound to undertake. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Besides, anything that moved the two of them away from a busy street comer in the middle of the day was bound to be worth my while. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sooner or later Linus, who had just turned fifty, was bound to try for the most important of all scientific prizes. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z They bound her hands and wrists, and one of them threw her over his shoulder as they plunged into a longboat they’d moored in the cove. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Her hands were bound with rope, and they'd gagged her so she could not speak. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Within moments, she was bound, hobbled, and carried away. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Joe, clutching a California jersey, bounded up the steps to the upper deck, beaming, looking around for Joyce. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z While he gingerly applied the medicine, she cleaned and bound a series of smaller wounds and forced an uncooperative Vikus to let her wrap his wrist. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Just as the latter was getting uneasy some workmen came past the door bound for his restaurant and Michaelis took the opportunity to get away, intending to come back later. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “If I were guilty of something, I’d feel bound to keep your decision,” I said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am indifferent and lazy,” Sien said, “and I always have been and there’s nothing to be done about it....It’s bound to end up with me jumping into the water.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Their fathers, the Grigori, were then bound to hell for all eternity for the sins they had brought to Earth. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z For a flickering moment, Sierra saw herself as if from above, bounding through the forest in long strides, nailing each leap. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Like me, she moved more hesitantly, bound tighter. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She knew little of where they were bound, or how far it was. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She sorta reminded me of a deer—watchful, waiting to bound away at any moment. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z I sighed with irritation and said: “Ruth, don’t give me that. There’s no way you’ve forgotten. You know that route was out of bounds.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not reply at first, for my tongue was bound by surprise. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Then he was stone-still; the white cat bounded past him and leaped upon the desk; it sat looking at him with large placid eyes and mewed plaintively. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Across the creek the brown fields stretched, bounded by staggering lines of gray rail-fences. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Brienne bound it with a velvet tie and pulled a padded cap down over his ears, to cushion the weight of his helm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And yet it was he who bound up your wounds with the wounds of the Founder. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I dashed up the stairs to my room, Yuki bounding after me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “I see he’s living up to his notoriety,” remarked the principal, noticing that I had been bound. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And that I was bound to make things worse for myself if I pressed the issue. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He’s bound here by this connection, motivated by emotions. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He took a taxi to Darling Street, paid the driver, and bounded up the stairs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They put a bag-like hood over Shadow’s head, and bound his wrists and ankles with tape, and put him in the back of a truck, and drove him away. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z They chased her to the end of the pier, and without breaking her stride the woman bounded up a set of crates and took a flying leap over the water, arms outspread like wings. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Most peculiar of all, the bound knight’s shield carried the three thistles and the chevron, with a red canton. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Not a month later, we found ourselves bound for Ellis Island on the Agnes Pauline. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Maniac could feel the ache swelling outward from his breast and filling the enormous, bounding spaces. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered how he had begun the journey, with his wrists bound and a hood pulled down over his head, and decided that this was a definite improvement. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Many were Dothraki horselords, big men with red- brown skin, their drooping mustachios bound in metal rings, their black hair oiled and braided and hung with bells. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At once he spread his leathery wings and bounded upward, and a moment later the rest of the troop followed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes such an experience bound one person to another; just as often the shame of one’s powerlessness made all witnesses into enemies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Both were Muslims, one was bound for Cairo, as I was, and the other was bound for Jedda, where I would be in a few days. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The servants who walked the ladies had abandoned them, and they could not escape on their little bound feet. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He jumps up with a bound and pulls me to the hall. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z So with Pantalaimon as a white hare bounding delicately at her side, she trudged along the line of sledges to where some men were piling brushwood. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The Henry bound to make his Savior and Redeemer proud. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I crept over, but didn’t try the knob, which was bound to be locked. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I stand in awe of my body, this matter to which I am bound has become so strange to me. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They crouched there because my grandmother could run no farther on bound feet. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Out you came, bounding off the porch and down the walkway. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z How beautifully she did mince now, as though her toes had been bound with fire-strips. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z They had just started to pray over the food when I heard Jaja bound up the stairs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She bounded to her feet as soon as she caught sight of Arya. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They left that same day, on the three o’clock train, bound for a new life in Washington. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The tom bounded off in the blink of an eye. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And they were bound to be chasing her; it was silly to think otherwise. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She was all bound up in concern for good manners, and she wanted very much to let us know that she was annoyed and why. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The packet was wrapped in slippery, greenish material and bound up with a strap. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z While I was apprehensive because I’d never experienced anything like it, I did want our interactions to...blossom beyond the bounds of friendship. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Even that is pushing the bounds of good taste. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I won’t say we bounded up, but considering that we had almost 4,500 feet of climb in a little over three miles, we walked at a pretty steady clip. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The metal still bound him, and Kin lifted a trembling, chastising finger at the dragon. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Where are you bound?” asked the young Arab. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She rattled her iron jewelry and imagined how pleasant it would be to step up behind Stannis and throttle him with the chain that bound her wrists. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z After the bell, the twins bounded up to her in the schoolyard. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Still following other men, Shin climbed into a boxcar bound for Chongjin, the largest city in the far north of the country and a gateway to rail lines leading to the Chinese border. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Even as these thoughts pierced him with dread and held him bound as with a spell, the Rider halted suddenly, right before the entrance of the bridge, and behind him all the host stood still. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Well, a truck this old was bound to have a flaw. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He reaches a hand out to the side, where Fulvia is already extending a large sketchbook bound in black leather. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The lamps are lit, and Nan and Pop kneel in the middle of the floor, their hands bound behind their backs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then she bounded away through the thickly tangled underbrush without stirring a leaf, without snapping a twig, and vanished into the green. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She refused to be bound by ridiculous ideas of what black people couldn’t or shouldn’t do. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There is no sound within the bounds of the curling iron fence. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Another person caught in this enterprise that bound slave and master alike. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But after Henry died, it was as if some thread which bound us had been abruptly severed, and soon after we began to drift apart. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His arms were pinned behind him and someone had bound him around the wrists. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In those days our bounds were away south beyond the mouths of Anduin, and Umbar, the nearest of their realms, acknowledged our sway. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z My hands were starting to lose feeling after being bound in the same position for so long. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z As she went deeper into the trees, she heard the call of a night owl, and an animal bounded through the undergrowth — a rabbit? Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The trading ship with its sixty-two normal NS-2’s was gone to wherever it was bound, with an officially imposed story to explain its two weeks’ delay. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Things are bound to change for the better. They will. Cheer up. It will be all right.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Lorne contributed bound copies of sermons to be torn up for paper, but this paper was too tough. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They were found three days later in their tents with their hands bound and their throats cut. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z My heart thumped faster as I bounded into the house, into a living room crowded with people. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose part of the reason I liked the path so much was because I was never sure if it was out of bounds. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother’s black hair was bound severely into a gleaming knot pinned to the back of her head. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I doubt it was much fun for all the other instrumentalists, either, who would not ordinarily have been bound by such restrictions. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If she had had little bound feet, the toes twisted under the balls, I would have jumped up and landed on them—crunch!—stomped on them with my iron shoes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The pace of progress has continued to be brisk: manned orbital flight; humans orbiting, then landing on the moon; and unmanned spacecraft outward bound throughout the solar system. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Before she could answer he snapped off the TV and the light, pulled the door shut and bounded downstairs announcing, “I’m starving! Let’s eat!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z When Zosimos rescued her and bound her to his allegiance and care, she was so grateful that she was ready to follow any rule in the world. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She nods to me, and I use the wall to push myself to my feet, my hands still bound in front of me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Cesariano provides perfectly conventional illustrations of the Aristotelian universe as a series of bounded spheres. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was impossible to escape the ruthless business of sugarcane as slaves cut, pounded, boiled, and poured it into sticky barrels, bound for Europe. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I’m not sure how much she understood, but she bounded to the pile and started to dig. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The young woman bounds forward with an eager smile. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I dashed to the wall and bounded onto the compost heap. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He worshiped Johnny and did not like Dove, but he and Dove were bound together by their common servitude to Johnny’s autocratic rule. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Butterscotch, clearly happy to be unleashed, bounds next to them, sniffing the base of every tree. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Before I come on board your vessel,” said he, “will you have the kindness to inform me whither you are bound?” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Many Osage students at Mollie’s school tried to flee, but lawmen chased after them on horseback and bound them with ropes, hauling them back. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Maybe someone got brave and decided to step out of the Garden’s bounds. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He turned to face the newcomer, who was bounding straight toward them, low to the ground, with unmistakable intent. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z There were photos of Sookie’s shark, bound and hanging in a loop on the wharf, the heads of people in the crowd framing the huge fish. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z No sooner had the applause begun than Mr. 13-04, the music- master, bounded out beside the band, held out his hands for silence, and begged the ladies and gentlemen that they should be still. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The common version of leadership that bound this distinguished constellation together was a keen appreciation of the political threat that any direct consideration of slavery represented in the still-fragile American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Even if Joe was not there waiting for her, the change was bound to do her good. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The two Voyager spacecraft are bound for the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The booklet is thin, printed on onionskin paper, curling, bound with staples. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Many of the books were bound in black, red, and brown leather. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Some of them, as unlikely as it seems, are bound to become tomorrow’s mainstream names. might have seemed ten years ago? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He bounded out of the bed to his feet. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “You trounced me these last two terms, I was bound to catch a break sooner or later. I got five talents even this term.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In equating physical beauty with virtue, she stripped her mind, bound it, and collected self-contempt by the heap. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The countryside was dotted with their estates and we were bound to come upon one. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Our ability to succeed at what we do is powerfully bound up with where we’re from, and being a good pilot and coming from a high-power distance culture is a difficult mix. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z If they do, it’s bound to be somebody everybody knows. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the opposite wall were curtained French doors bounded by two large Ionic columns. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z We reminded them of what peace was like, of lives which were not bound up with destruction. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I could almost feel the blade fighting'against itself, like two opposing magnets bound together. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “A bad un, I’ll be bound,” said Mrs. Joe triumphantly, “or he wouldn’t have given it to the boy! Let’s look at it.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I whittled an angle on that twig, and bound the two angles face to face with a strip of green bark. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Her arms were bound tightly behind her back, with wire it looked like, so she really was lying flat on her face more than the others, who were resting on their forearms. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The order had been given, and honor bound them to obey. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We pulled apart as the awful noise set the sheep around us into frantic motion, bounding off one another and pushing us into the wall. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She dropped into a backward roll, pulling her bound hands under her legs so her arms were in front of her. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Suddenly, with startling agility and speed, straight off the ground with a jump like a grasshopper or a frog, Gollum bounded forward into the darkness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Then I slammed with my left hand and then I slammed with my right hand and then I threw the ball against the boards and went up and slammed the bound. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I try to move my arms, but they are bound tightly to my sides. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Where I come from,” the snake girl said, “the punishment for treason is being covered in honey, bound to an open boat, and floated out into a stagnant pond. The flies eat you alive.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Something called London by somebody called Pennant, six volumes bound in red leather—massive books, two feet tall. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z These voices, these quiet words, these footsteps in the trench behind me recall me at a bound from the terrible loneliness and fear of death by which I had been almost destroyed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they bounded away, with a flash of little white tail. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the window over the sink she could see the deweys still playing chain gang; their ankles bound one to the other, they tumbled, struggled back to their feet and tried to walk single file. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But every time I did, somebody was bound to call out, “Hey, Fluff!” and that hurt. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z “You yourself have said, Ophelia, that we are bound to share each other’s fate. This is now my fate.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Now it just seems like he's bound and determined to bring me down with him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I took him back to the house and bound the bones together with two small sticks and sinew. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Basil bounded up and ate the last of Jess’s cheese decisively. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I say, bounding onto the porch barefoot like a kicked puppy hoping for a head scratch. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z To-day he came back, and almost bounded into the room at about half-past five o’clock, and thrust last night’s “Westminster Gazette” into my hand. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The war was going badly, but it was bound to pick up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Presently he turned, and with a single graceful bound crossed to the desk; but for once he was careless, and his hind leg knocked the glass paperweight to the floor. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the next lull, when the ball went out of bounds, Zubaid was set upon by his teammates as though he’d scored the winning goal. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I know now what she was to me—the first glimpse of a space-bridge, a wormhole, a galactic portal off this bound and blind planet. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Something is bound to come of all this. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z He brought her a prayerbook bound in mother-of-pearl. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The long list of situational phobias includes the fears of being bound, beaten, locked into an enclosed area, and smeared with human waste. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z With beautiful clean clothing and beautiful false papers, I limp toward a beautiful bus with a thin-as-a-pin dog painted on each side, a bus bound for Los Angeles, The Angels. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z A figure bounded into the moonlight and rolled up to Taran. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Katherine Goble had stood behind the engineers’ numbers for the past three years, and as humans bounded beyond the sky she would continue to do so. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z But she gripped the bars with her bound hands and said, “How many? How many have you sent to the pyre?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And then he hugged me to him, stepped back smiling, and across to Cuttyhunk he went, bound for the ferry to the mainland, and away. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z They still feel somehow in transit, still disconnected from their lives, bound up in an alternate schedule, an intimacy only the four of them share. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z For a moment she imagined that Pilate, who had brought her son to life in the first place, was now bound to see him dead. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z With MacDuff bounding ahead, we plodded on through the snow until the house was in sight. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z He told the owner he was quitting, collected his pay, and boarded a bus bound for Shanghai, about ninety miles to the south. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z When it reached the stream, it lowered its head to drink, then bounded across the shallow rapids and disappeared into the thick underbrush. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z When she saw me, she barked and came bounding toward me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Seems like Mama left us both with her secrets and we bound to keep it that way. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z She sneaks out to bookstores, surprised when her father does not inquire as to where the piles of freshly bound volumes came from. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Their golden retriever, Hash Brown, bounds out to greet us. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The rock bounded on, thumping and smashing toward the beach, while a shower of broken twigs and leaves fell on him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Although the Argonauts had sailed east from Greece and Aeneas’ company were westward bound from Crete, the Trojans came upon the Harpies just as Jason and his men had done. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then two weeks later the porter and conductor of the north bound local had helped her off the train at Maitland. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The front of it was raised by some invisible agent and he came out with one bound—only to find his way blocked by cold black stone. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He bound himself together with his will, fused his fear and loathing into a hatred, and stood up. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z ‘You won’t find your clothes again,’ said Tom, bounding down from the mound, and laughing as he danced round them in the sunlight. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They placed his hands on his chest, one hand on top of the other, bound in the little white rosary beads. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He bounded down, and I rummaged through the duffel for a few moist shirts to use as a mattress. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Its emotional tone is as familiar to me as my own skin; it is but another way of saying that sinners shall be bound in Hell a thousand years. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z Uncoiling Shadow’s climbing rope, he bound Ragear paw and claw to a sturdy oak. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Now he turns and bounds up the roof in a couple steps. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Even though it’s never happened before, surely the subtrans is bound to break down eventually. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “But getting hold of the recipe will be very difficult. Snape said it was in a book called Moste Potente Potions and it’s bound to be in the Restricted Section of the library.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She should go; even with her bedroom door locked, someone was bound to come looking for her sooner or later. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Her hair hung like a clump of discolored marsh weeds, bound with vines and ornamented with bejeweled pins that seemed about to lose themselves in the hopeless tangle. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Any place that’s war- torn, by the way, is bound to be embattled or besieged. what makes him tick. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her stiff little pigtails were bound at the tips with bits of crimson cloth. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When I bound my breath to the air outside, it made it impossible for me to breathe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Because regulation of a legal market is bound to fail when a healthy black market exists for the same product. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “The Prophet is bound to report the truth occasionally,” said Dumbledore, “if only accidentally. Yes, that was why we argued. Well, it appears that Rufus found a way to corner you at last.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And bad years were bound to come, sooner or later. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Sentence is bound to sentence with repeated words—“conceive,” “dedicate,” “consecrate”— and with the antitheses of “we” and “they,” “living” and “dead.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Regardless of what I chose to do, I knew I was bound to disappoint someone. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “The Danvers found over a dozen sheep dead and bound up in fence wire.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z From far off across the great cavern, echoes answered, and his voice bounded from cliff to cliff, doubling and diminishing and causing those distant ghosts to pause in their endless procession and look up. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Relocated to a site with low oxygen levels, it willingly releases the bound oxygen. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Your Jenny Lindt obsession knows no bounds. You know what your big project’s going to be yet?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z What if I took off with too much power and stepped out of bounds? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Then the monstrous red thing, bounded across the neck and he flung himself fiat while the tribe shrieked. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z It was also an important glue that bound people together. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Back in camp, bound and ready to be taken to a city he’d never seen before? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z There was a thick tartan scarf bound around his head, and his nose was unusually purple. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Smith took him back to the stall, inspected his legs, found them clean and cool, and bound them up in bandages for the rest of the morning. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He called himself the girl’s guardian and bound their destinies together. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I pulled out these shiny Congolese foolscap notebooks, roughly bound, with big green elephants stenciled on the front. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Nick was strong and I was thinking about maybe throwing the ball off the backboard and going for the tap-in off the bound. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z At the sight of Stannis, two of the men bound to the stakes began to plead for mercy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Beau came bounding out, his claws clattering on the wet sidewalk. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Reaching the ramp that connects the bank with the first boat, the leading horse bounds up it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “It’s the law and we’re bound by it until it’s changed.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z There were larger tracks, like dogs’ tracks, where foxes had run, and there were the tracks of a deer that had bounded away into the woods. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She was bounding up and down with excitement. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Jamison set the papers on the table and picked up a heavy volume bound in green leather. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A direct or personal question is out of bounds. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When the white men in the factory heard that we had agreed to fight, their excitement knew no bounds. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He bounded down the stairs like a kid. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Thrilled with himself, he bounded forward in such intense excitement that he bumped straight into Deydey at the side of a kettle, just as he was pouring boiling-hot syrup into a sugaring trough! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I half-expected to see two policemen come bounding out of the school to grab me by the arms and put handcuffs on my wrists. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Osha placed soft pads over the bites on the maester's forearm and bound them tight with long strips of linen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The cop said, “Not here. You’ll be on the bus to detention. Your guardian can pick you up there. Except you,” he said to Train Ear, whose hands were still bound behind his back. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z But then, when you do get up, he will probably become very excited and start bounding about. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He meant to carry her to Winterfell, to display her there in chains for the lords of the north to see, the kraken’s daughter bound and broken, proof of his power. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It is the one solemn promise every life on earth is born and bound to keep. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Seen from above this way they are pale, doomed blossoms, bound to appeal to your sympathies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And off he went, an officer on either side of him, bound for Woods Hole and other birds in other places. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Jackrabbits bolted from shady thickets at the approach of the truck and bounded away into the rolling hills spotted with dark juniper trees. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The central message that readers were bound to take away from such texts is that human beings have a mistaken sense of their own importance. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Sunjin fell against his mother, who tried to hold him up with her bound hands. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Two hands lifted her up, and four laid her on a cold, hard metal cot with springs that hurt her back, and bound her wrists and ankles with leather thongs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of the cases seemed bound by a web of silent conspirators. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Kay was older and bigger than the Wart, so that he was bound to win in the end, but he was more nervous and imaginative. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z To our annoyance, there seemed every reason to believe that the phos- phodiester bonds which bound together the successive nucleotides in DNA might exist in a variety of shapes. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He was firmly bound to the chair bolted to the floor. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Hunters whose courage was thus fortified were bound to be more successful when slaying these formidable beasts with their primitive weapons. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A few young men forced her to sit down, then bound and gagged her. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In each hand he held up one half of a great horn cloven through the middle: a wild-ox horn bound with silver. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z His parents must be pulling their hair out, Officer Delinko thought, but the kid’s bound to turn up safe. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She hesitated to chase him, and he bounded up the heave and dashed away. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At home that night, Mom cleaned out a suitcase she’d used for her collection of dancing shoes, and I filled it with my clothes and my bound copies of The Maroon Wave. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “But sometimes I wish Dallben hadn’t given it to you in the first place. It’s bound to lead to trouble.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She was carrying a thin rattan stick like a toy riding-crop, bound in leather. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Ugwu bounded up, relieved, because the soldier would not come inside the church to take him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Put one end on the curb. Stamp on it. That’s bound to work,” someone suggested. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He bounded over a fallen oak tree, his long claws churning up the dirt. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Upward he bounded, up, two bounds, three, hardly slowing, until he was among the lower limbs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It fell on the gold ground, only to bound back up as if springing from a cushion. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z George bounded up the stairs once more, this time with proper motivation. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z This is a map of what I’ve always known, that I am tied to them, bound forever to this empty inheritance no matter how far I run. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “He wanted her house. I knew soon as he moved in there this was bound to happen.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Because Mexican racing officials were not bound by the mandate that every horse carry at least 100 pounds, they could give Seabiscuit 130 while assigning other horses fewer than 100 if they needed to. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When he sees me, he turns without expression and bounds up the stairs, vanishing around a corner. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It was more atlas than map, bound in quilted leather dyed a deep burgundy, each page drawn carefully on what looked like parchment. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z At the rate of nearly one every other day, the Red Cross estimates, U.S.-bound Central American migrants who ride freight trains lose arms, legs, hands, or feet. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Citra bounded down the snowy hillside, careening off pines in her way. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “If I had done that, you can be sure I would claim it. Face it, nobody wants you here. It was bound to happen sooner or later.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Hermione rummaged for a moment and then extracted from the pile a large volume, bound in faded black leather. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He left the cart on the road and bounded into the river. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Frank took the quickest possible shower, put on the clothes Hazel had set out—an olive-green shirt with beige cargo pants, really?—then grabbed his spare bow and quiver and bounded up the attic stairs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They bounded over a bump, landing with such a jolt that the glove compartment door popped open; Helen screamed with fright, then began to cry. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Gales wrists are bound to a wooden post. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the gangplank was lowered and my father bounded on the deck in his white panama hat and his white duck suit. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Making and remaking the common culture that bound together clergymen, mathematicians, instrument makers and aristocrats such as James Brydges, Duke of Chandos, and George Parker, second Earl of Macclesfield, required constant effort. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Flora ran through the tall grass and cleared the fence between her yard and the Tickhams’ in a single bound. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I dressed hastily, surrounded by silence and self-consciously averted gazes, then bounded down with a small, wimpily neutral good-bye. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Theo could not hold his son even if he wanted to; he is bound in a straitjacket. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He would need to bum them eventually, no doubt, but for the nonce they were bound with iron chains inside their cells. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They did so, legal analysts said, because they had foolishly signed contracts in which they agreed to be bound by North Korean law. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z His hands were bound behind his back with what felt like some kind of straps. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It was hard for Werfel to carry a handful of venison-pickle jelly while bounding along, so he thought it was best to eat it. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z We should have made it a period ball, not the hotch-potch of humanity it was bound to be, with Giles, poor fellow, well-meaning and hearty in his guise of Arabian sheik. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z For he saw that instead of a spear he bore a tall staff, as it were a standard, but it was close-furled in a black cloth bound about with many thongs. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z If I do this, I am bound to Faerie until Oak sits on the throne. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Under him served four mates, freedmen all, and fifty slaves bound to the ship, each with a crude version of the cog’s figurehead tattooed upon one cheek. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Huge wooden-wheeled carts streamed into the market square from the orchards, and long caravans bound for the four corners of the kingdom made ready to leave. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Her world was bounded by green hedges and the sky and she knew nothing of what lay beyond these. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z "Will he now? We'll see. You tell him this, m'lord. You tell him he's bound on marching the wrong way. It's north he should be taking his swords. North, not south. You hear me?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z November 21 the Putnam sailed, “bound for Sumatra and the pepper islands, God willing”—Captain Bowditch commanding. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But Ptolemy and his followers had assumed that measurements could be regarded as approximations: in practice, there were bound to be minor discrepancies between theoretical predictions and actual measurements. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z When our food and clothing and housing all are born in the complication of mass production, mass method is bound to get into our thinking and to eliminate all other thinking. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Worse still, this was bound to lower Lorren’s opinion of me even further, no matter what the outcome. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Though I wasn’t doing anything wrong, it seemed to me that I was sneaking around somehow, leading a secret life which, pleasant though it was, was bound to catch up with me sooner or later. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Almost giddy with success, I run through the halls, skidding around corners, bounding down the steps because the elevator’s too slow. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Just the same, she is bound to go dry within a year, and then we will have a milkless, creamless, butterless period for a while, until the bull calf grows up. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Hushpuppy bounded into the back of the wagon into Tidbit’s arms just as they pulled onto the road. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Summer gave a piteous whine, his legs kicking against the cords that bound them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He examined her knife-pleated skirt, the blouse she wore with long darts through the shoulders, her hair bound tightly to the back of her head, the plain hat held in her hand. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z His hands were bound and his cassock was dirty. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Only Muamer wasn’t there to receive the pass, and the ball rolled out of bounds. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. O’Leary bounded up and down Fifth Avenue, licking cabs and sniffing hot dog carts. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The strips of bandage that bound her feet had been taken off and her stumps of feet, hard little hooves with the toes bent under, were soaking in a pan of water on the floor. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t mind going because we went on the train, the Wabash Railroad's crack Blue Bird that left Dearborn Station every morning, bound for St. Louis. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The lion bounded straight into the house and was quickly followed to the front door by the hare. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z As soon as everyone is awake, and my feet are bound, we walk on. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Before he touched it, he was bound still, unable to move. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He is bound to be nervous, after all, and excited, playing a fast-moving game under the glare of television lights. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z So the Incan woman retired to a galleon arm-in-arm with her Spaniard, singing that the chains of slavery were sweet when bound with the chains of love, while her people were engulfed in magma. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Yet he could not have been so humbled unless he had shared and accepted the vision that had crushed him, the common vision that bound us all together. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For he shaved our skull, and cleansed our wound and bound it neat with bandages stolen from the home of an unsuspecting leader of the mob, ha! Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z When the child was born he bound its feet together and had it exposed on a lonely mountain where it must soon die. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He said I was bound to need them. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The fourteenth Augur follows her, managing, despite her seeming frailty, to pull a bound and gagged girl behind her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I’m bound to the land. They’ll never give me permission to go.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He was dropping them into Arul’s sack when the rich girl bounded out of the house and flounced over to us in her frilly dress. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Does your wickedness know no bounds?” he muttered. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z In a few bounds, the cat scrambled up a tree. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Someone inside the bounds of the circus rather than outside, but still involved. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z No longer so close; no longer bound tight by the pleasing and troubling knowledge of our public separateness. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t bound to 600 square feet of ghetto retail space like my father, who more or less duplicated the same basic store in various parts of the city. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If he can’t get food he’s bound to look for it, and mayhap he may chance to light on a butcher’s shop in time. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Giggling, the fool rolled off, bounded to his feet, and did a little dance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z There was a sadness about them, as if this old world was not their home and they were bound for higher ground. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps because it was out of bounds, the coal shed was Mundín's and my favorite place to scout for Indians. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z A small antara of six bound wooden pipes rested by his side. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I was not bound to this job; I could imagine its rapid conclusion. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We were way out of bounds and technically delinquent. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Which, of course, meant that Jeffrey was bound to find me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not doubt your earnest desire to love God, Ophelia. But you come here not in freedom, but bound in spirit.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And he’s bound to be a quick draw. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They are inward toward the other, bound and joined by carnival dolls and the steamers that sailed from ports they never saw. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Sooner or later she was bound to make out what I was. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Zeus had bound and harnessed the four wind gods themselves. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He paid a peddler for a ride and was on a ship bound for Delaware the next day. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I waited a minute, thinking he would bound up, but he didn’t move. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He was so tense in body and mind that when the door swung in he bounded up and stood in the middle of the room. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Her back was to me, her arms bound behind her. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z On May 12, 1840, the newlyweds boarded the ship Montreal, bound for England. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Magister Illyrio murmured a command, and four burly slaves hurried forward, bearing between them a great cedar chest bound in bronze. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z T A he next day, they took him to Salem to dispatch him in a coaster bound for Virginia. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If the river continued through the throat at less than sonic speed—that is to say, less than the speed of sound—it became compacted in the divergent section, bound in turmoil, and inefficient. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At evening, off the fields of Ithaka, they bound me, lashed me down under the decking with stout ship’s rope, while they all went ashore in haste to make their supper on the beach. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mouth went dry as Fedu’s fingers fettered her wrists, no different from the ropes that had once bound her hands, but she resisted the urge to wince. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Richardson galloped back first, jumped off the horse, bounded up the stairs three at a time, and muddied up the stewards’ stand carpets. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Lust for action drove me to go to sea then, in command of ships and gallant seamen bound for Egypt. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Four hours later, they emerged again as man and wife, bound together wrist and ankle with chains of yellow gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He saw with an instant’s disappointment that her feet were not bound. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z And while the great majority behaved properly, fleeing at the sound of Tehlu’s name and keeping their devilry within reasonable bounds, many did not. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Could we put a bit of a bound into the gallop, Palo- mides, every now and then, do you think? You know, a kind of prance?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This car was bound to skip the tracks and splatter me hard. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She felt her wrists pulled back and bound, hard plastic cuffs cutting into her flesh. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He held a “sword” in each hand: black apple branches with the stout ends bound in twine to make hilts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Once Copernicus had suggested that the earth was not the centre of the universe but a planet orbiting the sun, people were bound to puzzle over what sort of planet it could be. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z After making sure they were securely bound, Leo dragged the Kerkopes into one corner and began rifling through their treasures. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “He was trying to force you into a bargain. He’d give you your heart’s desire, but you would be bound to him forever. And I can tell you that’s not a good proposition.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Before he bounds away he yells, “Trusting fool! You will never reach the border!” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Their hands were bound behind their backs and their mouths were sealed with tape. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A man that thinks anything he dont understand all about must be crooked and that first chance he gets he’s morally bound to tell the third party what’s none of his business to tell. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He had no further use for his notes, but too much work, too much success was bound up with them and he could not bring himself to throw them out yet. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And so today, my fever has broken and I am still in my body, still aboard the Susan Constant, bound for the New World. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The final report passed by the House in effect placed any and all debate over slavery as it existed in the South out of bounds forever. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Say, your thumb is fat and kind of short, then you’re bound to like men with a similar endowment elsewhere. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Into a pit went Mr. Steffens, where, bound and tied, he was left to face the advancing razor steel of a great pendulum which now whirled down, down, closer and closer to his outraged body. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a worthwhile question that was bound to be raised sooner or later. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But when I caught sight of the sack he had left behind, I told myself he was bound to return, if not for me, for it. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Three stakes had been driven into the icy ground, and three charred bodies were bound to them, their blackened, cracked skin still smoldering. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And then Gwenforte bounds forward, down the hill, and the children go flying after her. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “For unauthorized use of sympathy leading to injury, the offending student will be bound and whipped a number of times, not less than two nor more than ten, singly, across the back.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Penny rode her big grey dog, her striped lance waving drunkenly as die beast bounded across the deck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If she were bound for the gallows, she would most certainly not spend the last moments of her life in groveling submission. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Three weeks before I lost my mother, I had left South Carolina bound for Florida with her, her husband, and my brother. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Wanda paged through one of the folders, and a thin bound book fell out of it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A touch of a spurred heel made his horse first start and rear, and then bound away; the dog rushed in his traces; all three vanished, Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Here we go,” they shouted, hopping from the wagon and bounding up the broad marble stairway. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z In a house bound up in mourning, the nightly conversations consolidated the friendship between the two men. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Then there was a creature bounding along the pig track toward him, with tusks gleaming and an intimidating grunt. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z When you’re a tree, a phrase like “cut it down” is bound to get your attention. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The moment she got breasts they were bound and resented, a resentment that increased to outright hatred of her pregnant possibilities and never stopped until she married Louis Manfred, when suddenly it was the opposite. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The goat lagged behind to nibble sprouts of new grass before tossing her head and bounding after him to catch up again. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “Then the queen and her son are alike in their passions,” I said, “for Gertrude’s grief exceeds all bounds. I fear her health is in danger.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Sigyn, Loki’s wife, had watched as her husband was bound in the entrails of their son, and she said nothing. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Another minute, and she will despise me for a hypocrite,” thought I; and an impulse of fury against Reed, Brocklehurst, and Co. bounded in my pulses at the conviction. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He was twenty-six, handsome, gentlemanly, with a bounding imagination. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All our speculations about whether divalent ions held the chains together would have made no sense if there were hydrogen atoms firmly bound to the phosphates. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The knots that bound him were too tight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The woman had broken free of her bonds and was shouting louder than before: “Look at the fire! Look at the flames! Flames everywhere ...” Once again, the young men bound and gagged her. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z With newsreel cameras rolling and flashbulbs popping, the boys bounded up the gangplank and onto the Manhattan at ten thirty the next morning. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A hole opens in the plain and as if on cue, the remaining mutts bound into it, disappearing as the earth closes above them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z On the twentieth of May, Yutar handed out a dozen blue leather- bound volumes of his final speech to the press and one to the defense. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Stifling a wail, she watched as a patrolman took Salvador by the shoulder and led him over to the group of men bound for jail. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “I told you it had a symbol of power and I’m bound by it—that’s elementary.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z On the eve of Big Anthony’s punishment—whenever white men put off punishment some theater was bound to be involved—Caesar visited Hob. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He had tried to codify the evil uses of might by individuals, so that he might set bounds to them by the impersonal justice of the state. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And my life is bound to transform tonight. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Still very, very dangerous,” her father replied as he bounded onto the porch. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Through technological advances in communication our planet is in the final stages of being bound up at a breakneck pace into a single global society. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Three, four or five times a day there’s bound to be someone waiting outside the bathroom door, hopping impatiently from one foot to another, trying to hold it in and barely managing. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I laughed—it was not a very cheerful laugh, I am bound to say—as I motioned him to keep it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His right hand, though it had been salved and bound, was burned on palm and fingers. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Winchell threw incomplete on the second down, the ball slipping off his hands and landing out of bounds. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z His paws broke through in places, and he had to jump and bound to keep moving. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Nothing yet. But what I am bound to do will drive a wedge between me and you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I must go where I am bound to go, and turn my back on the bright shores. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z His great bulk had been stretched upright upon a ladderlike structure, arms bound high over his head, unshod feet bound below just as tightly. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And he is quite good at chasing down the cricket ball when we kick it out of bounds. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Surely, Castor is asleep under that pile of furs, Finnick will come bounding down the steps in a minute, Boggs will tell me his plan for our escape. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Shop doors opened for business, and ships once again sailed upriver to discharge cargo; farmers arrived, their wagons loaded with provisions bound for the markets of a very hungry city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z A deer shoots out and bounds across the highway. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He bound the man tightly, and we propped him up with some comforters in front of the fire and gave him some more rum and something to eat. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was bound to stay where he was, so he took out his anger in words. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “That Woolworth’s shop earlier, it had all these tapes, so I thought they were bound to have yours. But I don’t think they did.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as Lawrence had warned Sproul that the cyclotron diaspora was bound to end Berkeley’s monopoly on cheap grad-student labor, it was now ending Berkeleys monopoly on cyclotron technology. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Through absence and neglect, the ties that bound me to my father and to Laertes had frayed since I had entered Gertrude's service. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "I watched. You never ate at his board, nor slept by his fire. He never gave you guest- right, so you're not bound to him. It's for the baby I have to go." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He had never considered the possibility of involving Isobel in his life outside the bounds of the flat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Each happily believed all the others were bound for hell in a basket. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And Bigger felt that after Jan admitted that they had been drinking, he was bound to say that he had brought the girl home. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Booth is in the office, gathering a bundle of letters, when stage carpenter James J. Gifford bounds into the room. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Gandhi bound the crowd together to follow a new path, which he called Satyagraha—which means “truth with force,” or “firmness.” Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z She was bound to a chair, her hair disheveled, her clothing torn, her eyes wild; and her monkey dæmon thrashed and struggled on the floor in the coils of a silver chain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z If our method works better than his it is because it fits better with the world as it is, not because the world was bound to be like that. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He was going to get up and run away, anywhere, into the trees, but he stopped himself, he was bound to get lost, and besides, he thought he ought to stay with Hooper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z As a result her feet were smaller than natural feet but larger than bound ones. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I will be alright, mon cherie. Monsieur Ballantine has arranged safe passage for me on a ship bound for Haiti tomorrow.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Each was bound to help and never harm the other. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a barely suppressed, excited energy about them as they walked, both of them bounding on the balls of their feet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z First the traffic struck me like a tidal wave and carried me along, a bit of shiny flotsam bounded in front by a gasoline truck half a block long. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The draccus was . . . cavorting, bounding around like a drunken dog, knocking over trees like a boy would topple cornstalks in a field. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As for Harry and Ron, their legs had already been bound tightly in long creepers without their noticing. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z But annexed to it and preserved with it, probably in a single red case, were the three large volumes, bound in red leather, that Bilbo gave to him as a parting gift. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There was no uncertainty any more and the jurors were bound to do their duty to the people of Island County. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It charged into the middle of the clearing, and then it turned, and lowered its head, and faced its pursuer—which bounded into the clearing with a growl that made Tristran's flesh prickle. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Haldir skilfully cast over the stream a coil of grey rope, and he caught it and bound the end about a tree near the bank. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Leo bounded up the steps, with Jason and Frank behind him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They are—after all this time, from Zundert to now, through all their ups and downs, their divergent and convergent paths—bound together, brothers, friends. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Zu lifted a shoulder in a half-hearted shrug, then turned and bounded up into the nearest RV. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Susan Calvin’s heart bounded, but she did not trust herself to speak. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He came bounding up, for all the world as if he were on a Sunday School picnic, grinning from ear to ear. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z We could hear Golan’s footsteps as he bounded up the stairs, but it was too dark to tell how far he was from the top. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Tell her stop putting her Hand through the Window-Glass & that before she knows I’m gone, I’ll be bounding up the Meadow to watch her burn the Cobbler & dry up Turkey as in days of yore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He wore a tunic, patched and soiled, and leggings— oxhide patches, bound below his knees against the brambles; gauntlets on his hands and on his head a goatskin cowl of sorrow. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had brought along a bound, autographed version of his inaugural speech as a gift to her. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z They moved in a blur, without any weapons that Tally could see, leaving everyone in their wake lying on the ground, bound and dazed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He bounded up the few stairs to the verandah, holding his soutane up like a bride holding a wedding dress. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But if he kept asking, she was bound to tell him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Within minutes they had me bound—hands and feet—with a thick rope. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Davos did the same, fumbling at the clasp with his bound hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was no outlaw, bound to take the black or pay the penalty for his crimes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Genes, phenotypes, selection, and evolution were bound together by cords of relatively basic laws—but it was easy to imagine that these laws could be misunderstood and distorted. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z His legs were securely bound, but his arms were only tied about the wrists, and his hands were in front of him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The fire that had kept Seabiscuit frustrated and unruly now fueled a bounding will to win. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She had known from the first moment that Elaine was bound to come. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she held out a little bunch of flowers, a dozen or so anemones bound with a cotton thread, and began to speak in a rapid, nervous voice. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They flew over the busy railway station where the Soviet troops bound for Kursk were gathering, surrounded by a mess of smoking bomb craters in the dirty snow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And then suddenly, with a bouncing bound, she felt herself jumping through the air. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The goat had lain on its side, legs bound, its sides heaving up and down like a bellows, breath whistling through its nostrils as it sucked its last air. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Unexpectedly, he was on his feet, bounding away, instantly out of sight, only to appear beneath the same tree as before, having circled the meadow in half a second. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Doc had bound his chest tight with strips of old sheets to keep the broke ribs from moving every time he breathed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The rear guard was gone, bound for Thorn Valley. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z There was no nobility in falling, in being bound, in living oppressed, and there was no inherent meaning in black blood. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Though it probably has its moments, the average day spent in hiding is bound to beat the average day spent in prison. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Before lying down, I grabbed my leather- bound journal off the nightstand and turned to the first blank page I could find. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z He jerked his head at the other goats below and when I waved at him he bounded down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z He hadn’t had real family here, but he’d been one of them, bound to this place by bad luck and bad choices. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He threw up a wild hook and I cut him off so he couldn’t get the bound. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z And though he was powerful, he was bound and burning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But a woman who came up with a palatable wild dog and rhubarb stew is bound to feel as if her hands are tied here. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z M31 has two small satellites, dwarf elliptical galaxies bound to it by gravity, by the identical law of physics that tends to keep me in my chair. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We moved along smoothly, until we got to the part when Sinita was supposed to stand before me, the bound Fatherland. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We don’t want to upset them and it’s bound to smooth itself out in time.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s something about her that looks like it can’t be caged or bound—at least not for long. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The book Mo was reading that night was bound in pale blue linen. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Yet the horror grew in him, seeming to hold him bound in his chair. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z It took a long time for Minli to cut all the twine that bound the dragon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The self-adhesive seals that bound the wings to our backs were already melting, and we were shedding bronze feathers. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z No one was open, so he took off, and made it all the way to the ten before getting pushed out of bounds. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Though he presented himself as fully healed, he was barely using his left arm and his ribs were still bound in tape. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I have them here at my feet, bound with colored ribbons, divided according to events and not in chronological order, just as she arranged them before she left. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our Mother Mary will not be cast down and bound up,” said August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she bounded forward, straight into an oak tree. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He forced himself to think of Frodo, lying bound or in pain or dead somewhere in this dreadful place. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z From the shoulders down she was wrapped in duct tape, her mouth gagged and her legs bound to the control console. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When we heard her screams and throes in the night, when her wrists were bound with ropes and stinging poultices pressed upon her, we named her in our prayers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Willing to be brainswept are you, Reynard? I applaud your sacrifice. That is, I would if my hands were not so crudely bound.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It's getting dark earlier these days, and there's bound to be some traffic heading back into the city. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z With a couple of bounds, I leave the stream, run through the woods for a short distance, and climb an embankment to the dirt road that runs along the bottom of my mountain. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s bound to be harder to clear than the first two.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Deemer looked like his limbs were made of springs that sent him lurching ahead in a series of herky-jerky leaps and bounds. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Harry couldn’t blame him; Moody’s fear of attack was bound to have been increased by his ten-month imprisonment in his own trunk. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z ‘I shall claim full amends for every fall and stubbed toe, if you do not lead us well,’ said Gimli as they bound a cloth about his eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Danger to her own person was the first thing she had learned to see, back when she was still half a child, a slave girl bound for life to the great red temple. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The closest security guard bounded up the stairs from the sixth floor and onto the roof, in time to see the scythes stepping out. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I wept with relief every Sunday as he eluded the evil men and bounded back from each seeming defeat as sweet and gentle as ever. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z A rumour is going round that there may be peace, but the other story is more likely—that we are bound for Russia. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like you or me, it is bound by the laws of the countries in which it operates. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z His leathers bound so tightly around his legs and under his arms that he could scarcely move. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z |
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