| 单词 | brass |
| 例句 | The harness was polished and the horse brasses glittered like gold. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “You follow me, boy, ’cause I’m just aching to feed you a fistful of brass knucks right in that big mouth of yours.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse was dark and shiny, outfitted with black leather and an assortment of brass fittings and worn ropes. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Overhead, a chandelier sprouted from the rough plaster, its brass branches leafed with shards of cut crystal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Kyle couldn’t move closer to examine the screen, because the area fifteen feet in front of it had been fenced off with a series of brass poles and velvet ropes. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But there is no doubt that the Nazi top brass treated Bayreuth as a shrine. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z From somewhere in the distance came a mournful sound of brass instruments, a death dirge echoing over the water. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out a brass handbell and rang it. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z "Ten, Khaleesi, because you are so lovely. Use it for a looking glass. Only brass this fine could capture such beauty." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Macon slapped her and the little brass box dangled on her ear. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z You only had to look around you, Ammu said, to see that beatings with brass vases were the least of them. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Within were three long hooded cloaks made from myriad small squares of cloth sewn together, three cudgels, three shortswords, three masks of polished brass. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It hid the only purchase Father had made, a brass bed for two. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Shortly after I collected the last of the game’s nineteen treasures, a tiny brass bauble, a notice flashed in my display informing me that the Vonnegut had arrived outside. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Harry followed Tom up a handsome wooden staircase to a door with a brass number eleven on it, which Tom unlocked and opened for him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “It’s very old,” he said, “and there’s dirt in where the ruby sits, but the gold hasn’t gone green like buried brass would have. Or bronze.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “If someone found a loden-stone made of brass would it like other brass?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Slughorn, however, did not seem to be listening; he was looking up at the ceiling, from which a number of brass pots hung, and also a long, silky skein of bright white hair. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Table service allowed women to avoid sitting on a bar stool or placing a foot up on a brass rail. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z A boy played with the wooden Doctor is IN Doctor is OUT sign on the wall, sliding the brass panel up and down. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He started from scratch, replacing Edlefsen’s lumps of metal and sealing wax with a vacuum chamber fashioned from brass in the shape of a flat cylinder four inches in diameter. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The knife sped straight for the man’s heart—and clanged into a brass tray held out by Mr. Thirsty. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The half-moon-shaped radio with brass knobs sat on a round mahogany table. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the drums and the cymbals and the gongs and brass horns. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A brass name tag attached to her blazer had her name and the words vip guest relations. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It included brass and wind instruments, percussion, and a whole gallimau&y of types of strings: plucked, stroked, strummed, keyed and bowed. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z For my birthday, Cade Hernandez gave me a belt made from an old fire hose, and a brass statue of a bullfighter. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Before I could answer, Daisy came out of the house and two rows of brass buttons on her dress gleamed in the sunlight. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z It’s just her name and the year she graduated etched into a brass rectangle glued to a dark slab of wood. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Light crews like Nailer’s tore at the ship’s small fittings, stripping copper, brass, nickel, aluminum, and stainless steel. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He let them feel the red saddle, and showed them the brass chain throat-latch on the bridle and the big brass buttons at each temple where the headstall and brow band crossed. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A brass plaque on the door said, “This ambulance is a gift of the British residents of Brazil.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I was glad that Mother had let me wear the navy-blue winter coat with brass buttons. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I close my eyes: brass candlesticks; the blue-and-gold blanket; my grandmother's china with the tiny red flowers. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The brass face of a blood bat peered out from beneath the hood of his patchwork cloak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They wore spiffy leather hats, bright white shirts, and belts with brass buckles. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The animal was confined in a small brass cylinder with a single airhole. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In her huge brass bed, shocked and hurt, she buried her face in the pillow and cried inconsolably. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall canister of coconut oil gleamed in the flickering light of the brass lamp. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I preferred movies with dancing in them, singing, ceremonial masks, carved artifacts for making music: feathers, brass buttons, conch shells, drums. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of a brass instruments starts with vibrations of the player's lips. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She wore a red dress with big brass buttons down the front. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z There was Paul, feeling up the German girl bold as brass—I am sure no one gave me a second glance because what a performance he put on. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z There’s an ungodly collision of brass that finishes with a cymbal’s hollow clang. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Finally, bumping into the leather ottoman and the circular coffee table made of brass, he found my grandparents’ bed and, under it, the silkworm box. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “The brass stepped over it carefully, to avoid ruining the shine on their boots.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z With her hand on the heavy brass latch, she turns back, as though to say something else. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He took the bullets out, bits of brass and lead that winked in his palm, then had me put them back in. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I shut myself in my room and climbed into my tall brass bed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z A brass telescope from his father for his seventh birthday. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was a fortress surrounded by brass walls. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z There were three or four glass-fronted cabinets containing antique scientific instruments—brass microscopes, telescopes covered in green leather, sextants, compasses; it was clear why he wanted the alethiometer. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It is Gimpy holding out the brass disc and chain, letting it swing and twirl around so that it catches the light. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Like other boys, he wore knee pants and heavy shoes with brass toe tips. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Between brass bookends, each a miniature bust of Shakespeare, are the novels she collects at yard sales. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They rose upward in circles, higher and higher, until at last, slightly dizzy, Harry saw a gleaming oak door ahead, with a brass knocker in the shape of a griffin. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z It was jammed with officers, all the brass. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed her across the room to the kitchen where she turned the brass faucet handle with her wrist and let the water run over her hands. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Our families are the strings family, the woodwind family, the brass family, and the percussion family.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Grace opened the front door before Joaquin could even use the huge brass door knocker that was shaped like a trophy. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I saw the beautiful leather leashes and brass- studded collars. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The brass coatrack had toppled in the entry hall, surrounded by hooked triangles of broken glass. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z My father, he had carried a heavy walking stick with a brass head. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As soon as the leather wore off the front, you would see the shiny brass toes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled a small brass key out of the chest pocket of his shirt and handed it to me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z As they clambered down from the train and formed columns with their teammates, another brass band struck up another Sousa march. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Players of both bowed and plucked strings generally find fingerings and tuning to be easier in sharp keys, while woodwind and brass players often find flat keys more comfortable and in tune. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Judith had just set the brass candlestick on the table one late afternoon, and the girls were moving the table nearer to the hearth in preparation for supper, when a knock sounded at the door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There were sheer ivory curtains under embroidered turquoise ones and small brass sculptures on the bookshelves. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The porcelain in the kitchen sink was discolored but the brass fixtures were shining brightly. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When my sack was finally full, I marched to the orphanage and rapped with the brass knocker. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The whisky and a glass were on the table beside the brass bed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a handlebar of solid brass on top the steering rod. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Hector Santos kept the beat tight on percussion with two buckets, a brass hi-hat, and a snare drum. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z My memory of the fight with Assef is amazingly vivid in stretches: I remember Assef turning on the music before slipping on his brass knuckles. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going to hit the hay,” and “It’s brass monkeys out there,” and “Let’s rustle up some tucker.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was a brass box, its vacuum maintained by the usual liberal applications of sealing wax. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She managed to unwrap baby Fern from the blankets, help Mattie out of her coat, and scold Chase for peeking in the brass spittoon, all in one breath and motion. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I made every gear myself, carefully cut every brass disk, and fashioned every last bit of machinery with my own hands. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z And as casually as he might pick up a steaming hot bowl of rice, he tossed a brass vase out the living room picture window. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z In the center of the room, fronting a large, overstuffed sofa, was a large brass table with mahogany legs and a single oriental letter embossed in its center. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Erin plops onto the couch and takes the remote control from Pop’s hand, because he’s passed-out drunk again with my grandmother’s rosary beads wrapped tightly around his left fist like brass knuckles. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside was a brass sextant, possibly a hundred years old. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Each desk has two lamps with green glass shades, and two microscopes, old microscopes, with heavy thin tubing and brass fittings. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The brass rod on the third step was missing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There was one that had dozens of little brass clockwork animals. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I blinked the blood from my eyes and saw it was one of the brass balls from the ring in the table base. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mom gave him one of his presents, a brass cigarette lighter from the nineteen twenties in the shape of a Scottish terrier. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z This required thousands of brass nails and screws, the heads of which had to be patiently and laboriously filed down by hand before he could apply coats of marine varnish to the exterior. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It had been upstairs at the store ever since, alongside the stock of corn planters, fertilizer spreaders, mule collars, iron washpots, hat trees, and extra brass racks for readymade dresses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Vacated lockers were scrubbed, mattresses fumigated, brass coat hooks, doorknobs and keyholes were buffed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Standing before the large walnut door, with its oversized brass knocker, Molly hesitates. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z There was a brass plaque with the name next to the main door and a security camera swiveling slowly over the pavement. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He attacked the sacking with his brass screw again, jabbing and pushing until he’d made another hole in the fabric. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She rubbed the brass horn some more, and then said, without looking at me, “Why come you hate Hosie, Will?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Every night he beat her with a brass flower vase. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He started pulling things out of the pockets of his magic tool belt - copper wire, some bolts, a brass funnel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There were seats enough for thirty, lavish and soft, and brass fixtures gleamed where the candlelight fell. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I live in just one room now, with some saggy straw chairs, a wardrobe whose mirror has gone yellow, a dressing table, and a brass bed. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I remember the brass porch light with its fierce yellow glow, my own feet, the juniper bushes along the front steps, the wet grass, Linda close beside me. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And at last she could make it out, for the black Roman numerals were just barely visible against their white ground, the brass hands glowed faintly. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I was checking out the brass eagle weather vane on top when something caught my eye, a shadow in the uppermost window of the attic gable. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I was overjoyed; I did not even mind when I discovered that the gold pieces I had scrambled for were brass pocket tokens advertising a certain make of automobile. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Cicero called a special meeting of the Senate, to which—adding to the theater—Catiline had the brass neck to show up. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Your old bedroom’s waiting for you, brass bed and all.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The universe keeps on swinging—brass knuckles to the heart and ego. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z They’d spend hours in the attic, removing and polishing the brass panels until they shone like new. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z A brass band of skeletons played jazz music, while a giant black spider descended from the North Portico. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Lurching onto my side, I groped for my brass alarm clock. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Gramps was at his desk, his brass lamp burning, his pen moving furiously across his paper. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The shoe man made them with brass toes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The brass won’t let me say much about what’s going on, but I just wanted to drop you this note to tell you not to worry about me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "Grog time!" he hollered from down below, and rang a brass bell. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He reached down, turned the brass handle, and opened the door. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When the light from the brass lamp began to flicker and die, they called a truce. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She flicked her tongue over a brass seal to moisten it and pressed the stamp firmly into the wax. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Limerick City erupts with whistles, horns, sirens, brass bands, people calling and singing, Happy New Year. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Even the brass banister shone bright from all the hands that had run along it. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Onto the shirt, she had sewn four carefully hoarded brass buttons, gleaming, each marked with the French flower that the voyageurs called fleur-de-lis. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Only their eyes could be seen behind the brass. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was a large metal gas lamp hanging above the entrance, illuminating a brass knocker shaped like the head of a dog with a ring in its mouth. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I stare at the water bubbling through the blue glass vase, the shining brass bowl with its wisp of smoke, the long hose wound around with copper wire. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I could see that there were a lot of sailors standing around, and a brass band playing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the kitchen Grandma was all by herself, stirring the boiling syrup in the big brass kettle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the brass buttons looks slightly flatter than those made in the Republic. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Outside, in the ring of trees around the pond, the birds were celebrating, giving the new day a brass band’s worth of greeting. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Maddie thought it must be like having a little brass peg in your mind, like the hinged switch on an electric hall light, and when you flipped it you turned instantly into another person. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Coats hung from polished brass hooks in the foyer, and his father’s books, arranged by size, stood neatly along the glassed-in shelves of two vaultlike oak bookcases. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Ms. Parker says, “Let’s do that again from the top. More breath, less brass.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Montag felt himself turn and walk to the wall-slot and drop the book in through the brass notch to the waiting flames. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z "A most excellent brass, great lady," the merchant exclaimed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Matt lunged at Ben’s throat but was disemboweled by a quick thrust of a brass candlestick by Bull Meecham. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Aside from the brand-new brass lock, nothing in Daffodil Manor changed. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Lawrence built an elegant mechanism out of brass and steel. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She held her two hatpins with their brass orbs nested against her thumb and the twenty-centimeter spikes sticking out. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z One morning, while I was polishing brass out front, the boss and his son drove up in their car. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Artists have infested it; in fact the first wave of artists has almost come and gone, and brass lettering and heating pipes painted fire-engine red and firms of lawyers are taking .over. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He placed a set of brass knuckles and box of wooden matches on the table. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Pocock later remembered the moment: “Coming from Al,” he mused, “that was the equivalent of fireworks and a brass band.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A new small brass oval frame was tucked to one side of Conner’s shelf. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Just as his fingers alighted on the brass handles, the door flew open before him. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I run my fingers over the brass body of the machine, feeling the vibrating hum of the gears working, and the indentations of the numbers that will soon fill with light to reveal my levels. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The brass merchant was still rolling on the ground. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were carrying between them a heavy case of polished wood with brass handles. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z We stand side by side, watching the musician’s slide dance up and down, the brass blowing jazz. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z There was a lot of brass commanding teams of policemen; sending them by fours and at times by sixes, all combing the neighborhood for something or maybe as a show of force. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The sign outside on the doorway, framed by the old spiked gateway, is just a gleaming brass plate that says C. R A. Beekman Extension. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z On the stage, a brass band struck up an oompah-pah waltz. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He laid the gun on the bureau and carefully lined the brass and lead cartridges beside it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There, the last gear turned a series of brass disks with precisely cut edges. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I watched out of the corner of my eyes, but I never slackened the strokes of my chamois upon the brass. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She held it between her teeth and stood in front of the polished brass, looking at herself with sleepy pleasure. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But I think he must not have been able to get his collar on, because he only had a brass stud keeping his shirt fastened. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Next, she twisted the candles into the small brass holders, filled the font with stale holy water, put a small oriental rug in front of the altar, and positioned Michael strategically to the far left. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Other familiar objects and furnishings were still in evidence, Lefty’s rebetika records, the brass coffee table, and, of course, the silkworm box, sitting in the middle of the engraved circular top. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The Dragon King laughed, and it sounded like someone pounding on a brass door. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Torchlight glimmered off the polished brass of their masks—a rat and a fox. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ancient Greek parents were no more prone to call their sons “Crow” than modern ones—and would anyone called “Crow” have the brass neck to teach the art of public speaking for a living? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The brass horns and booming drums marched the soldiers onto army trucks covered in the same green material as their uniforms and army bags. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z The wind hurled the sand ship keening over the dead sea bottom, over long-buried crystals, past upended pillars, past deserted docks of marble and brass, past dead white chess cities, past purple foothills, into distance. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “You got to treat a dog good if you want him to stick around,” I say, bold as brass. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Frederick Douglass said he hopes so many people get freed and mash their hands onto the Liberty Bell that a shiny spot, bright as gold, gets worned into the brass. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The creature looked almost exactly like one: a wrinkled hag with batlike wings, brass talons, and glowing red eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The brass was polished to a high sheen. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Around his neck, Harry wore a brass Star of David pendant, a gift from a long-dead sister about whom he’d spoken only briefly. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Spying the Navy Yard brass band taking shelter under the White House eaves, he calls out a request: “I always thought that ‘Dixie’ was one of the best tunes I ever heard. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “It means that government brass thinks the local police can’t handle the situation by themselves.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Between them, the contents of the broken treasure chest lay exposed in the sand: The mallet and brass disc had gone green with age, half-corroded by time and salt water, but the gong was unmistakable. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A brass band exploded in the sunlight, flinging off a gay tune from upraised tubas and trumpets. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z There is an inkwell next to the lamp, a brass statue of an Egyptian deity, a clock, and the empty brandy bottle. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The candle stood in front of a sheet of polished brass, which served as a minor. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He had the candles ready on the countertop, standing in brass holders shaped like lotuses, but they ate under the glow of the copper-shaded ceiling lamp that hung over the table. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z One of his men blew a brass whistle, and the deck doors flew open. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They wielded blades called hreshtek, sharp enough to slice a man off his shadow, and kept scorpions in brass cages hooked to their belts. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Joaquin was standing behind them, almost like protection, and Grace steadied herself and reached out to the tarnished brass knocker shaped like a lion. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He would hand Monsieur Giannot the stone, and Giannot would pull brass lorgnettes out of his breast pocket and fit their lenses over his calm eyes and tell him: real or fake. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z We usually ate in the kitchen unless he made something fancy, in which case he'd tell me to set the dining room table, and we'd eat with shiny brass candlesticks between us. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The box is fairly small, with tarnished brass hinges and clasps. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There were no doors off this landing, but Ron nudged Harry and pointed at the ceiling, where there was a circular trapdoor with a brass plaque on it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Sammy knocked at the door, using a shining brass knocker that drummed nicely on the oaken door. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Mostly, I remember this: His brass knuckles flashing in the afternoon light; how cold they felt with the first few blows and how quickly they warmed with my blood. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I breathe in Vaseline and brass and rusty snaps holding hard cases closed. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z The strangest sight was the old giant Thoon, who was getting bludgeoned to death by three old ladies with brass clubs - the Fates, armed for war. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was piled high with books and papers, along with an old brass clock, a small bust of Shakespeare, and some half-used candles in candleholders. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The box had brass hinges and a clever latch. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I decided I should, and my hand was on the greasy brass door handle when I saw the name of the place in the window: Boulder Tap. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I was given songs and dinners at a table with brass candlesticks. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The brass bowls, Sass’s best sari, and her silver bangles were all carried to the moneylender in the village. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She reached out and put her hand on the cold brass handle, and it opened into a corridor lit with candles placed in pewter sconces molded into the shapes of tree branches. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The last scrapings of the brass kettle exactly filled the very last patty-pan. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Francie polished the brass bell plates in the three vestibules and cleaned each banister spoke with an oiled cloth. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Two balanced brass plates made up the scales. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z It is just an iron door with a brass keyhole. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It was the little brass cross that he had always worn. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z To help fund the war effort, the Hitler Youth went door-to-door, collecting brass, copper, scrap metal, razor blades, paper, and bottles to be recycled. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Where the portal should’ve been was a big brass plaque, green with age, with a Greek Eta inscribed in the middle. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In her version, Father Bear beat Mother Bear with brass vases. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Larsen’s room is tidy and bright, and about the size of a storage closet—barely big enough for a single bed, a tall oak dresser, and a narrow pine desk with a brass lamp. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It was littered with belongings: brass beds, chairs, kitchen tables, pots and pans, cribs, and piles of clothes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Great black pig-iron pipes a man could crawl through small, bright brass pipes no bigger around than your thumb There was a vast network of stone tunnels, branching and connecting at odd angles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z About a hundred more goblins were sitting on high stools behind a long counter, scribbling in large ledgers, weighing coins in brass scales, examining precious stones through eyeglasses. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He was still gripping the knob of the brass bedpost, which he had bent at the joint all the way down to four o’clock. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning the brass band played a mournful dirge. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I notice a small brass cylinder on the frame of her doorway. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Suddenly we heard the distant music of a lone bugle and then the strains of a brass band accompanied by the steady beating of African drums. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry froze with a brass telescope in one hand and a pair of trainers in the other. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The barber came at once and began quickly to pour hot water, from a ketde on his pot of charcoal, into his brass basin. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z How was it that she went sailing, like a human version of their brass vase, out the bedroom window? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He followed how the boy clicked his tongue like a snare, and timed his crisp hisses like sticks on brass hi-hats. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The bundle contained a whip as well—a nasty piece of old leather with a handle of brass and bone, stout enough to peel the hide off an ox. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was a mighty voice, a woman’s voice, but a woman with lungs of brass and leather. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He made no move to take it, and she laid it on the brass fender around the hearth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Up into the peaked space they carted my grandparents’ disassembled bed, the leather ottoman, the brass coffee table, and Lefty’s rebetika records. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Bod tried to peek inside it, but it was closed with a large brass padlock. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z To get money for the dowry, Maa sold three brass vases and a brass wedding lamp that had been a part of her own dowry. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Pressure was put on him by a determined poet whose dreams were brass, cast iron, and rubber. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Sensing the group’s anticipation, though not mine in particular, Josn slowly undid the brass clasps and drew out his lute with an air of studied nonchalance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And there were two tiny brass cogs in the dirty water in the gutter by my feet, like cogs from a windup watch. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z An American flag, stark and lonely against the violet sky, whipped back and forth on the brass flagpole. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It’s Friday night, so I go to the cabinet where we keep the brass Shabbat candlesticks. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He pushed a brass button and a bell rang and the cage came up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z That’s what this woman does, this mad American broadcaster, though her wages get paid by the Nazi Minister of Propaganda in Berlin—she walks hold as brass into prisons and prison camps and finds people. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The solution to these problems, once brass valves were perfected, was to add a few valves to the instrument; three is usually enough. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Chamberlain could see, even at this distance: the high brass. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A blue, woolen coat with oversized brass buttons and gold-tasseled shoulders, plus an equally ridiculous hat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I stood up and moved slowly about the living room, running my fingers along the shiny black radio with its brass knobs. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Twenty cauldrons stood steaming between the wooden desks, on which stood brass scales and jars of ingredients. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The lieutenant was sharp, his brass belt buckle and insignia were shined, and his uniform was creased in all the right places. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked up with a provocative grin, “Hi pal, where’s the brass band?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was so proud of my brother on the day he was sworn in, standing there in the ranks of the new officers, straightshouldered in his navy blue uniform with its glittering brass buttons. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The cold sun made their faces like copper and brass, and through the closed window John heard their coarse, irreverent voices. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Horace looked at it, swung the cylinder out, poked the cartridges out, and smelled the empty brass cylinder of the one empty shell. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The brass lamp on the round table between us emits an amber glow. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z They passed the weasels that became brass door handles, the carved flute player overhead, the stone lions mounted high above the landing. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z A bed with a brass headboard and arm rails, a blue cover. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z This evening Bessie passed the shiny brass doors of the bank and continued home. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She’s gliding the slide down like her arm is part of the brass, her lips flat against the mouthpiece. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z My fingers graze the smooth wood and cool brass handle, then clutch it and pull. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a brass sea horse, exactly like the ones that adorned most gondolas in the city. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The door had a brushed brass plate with a slot and heavy-duty handle. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The hare tinkled a small brass bell on the bedside table. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Etched brass with leaf motifs and plaster swirls above the door. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The stories were mimeographed and stuffed into the brass and velvet cartridges which the pneumatic tubes ate. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His right hand glided across his holstered gun, lingered over the handle of his knife, then came to rest on his belt’s brass buckle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z A brass pin weighs lightly on each of their lapels; one hundred and fourteen hobnailed boots spark against pebbles on the trail. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Marine Corps, air force, army, and navy units at various military bases around the country stood by to enact the commands of Red and Blue Team brass. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Remove the cold and stupid eyeball, it would bleat still, “Ahhhhhh,” take off the head, shake out the sawdust, crack the back against the brass bed rail, it would bleat still. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a chariot made in such a way that there was a loud clanging of brass when it moved. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She glanced around, saw no sign of any lurkers, and then stepped up and knocked twice with the big brass ring. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Walt installs a memorial just inside the door, a simple brass plaque inscribed with a few words. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The creek itself was viscous as phlegm, but its indentation marked the beginning of the brass curtain that separated the officers and their families from the enlisted men and their families. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 In the smoking room, my gaze was drawn to the top hat dangling from the brass coatrack. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It had no name over its door and its window was empty save for a potted fern and a half curtain of brown linen run on brass rods along the back of it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She picks up the trumpet, and when she presses her lips to the brass, her three fingers make a loud parade of blaring notes. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Beside her, munching grass, stood a cow with a brass ring in its nose. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Guitar smiled at the sun, and talked lovingly of televisions, and brass beds, and week-long card games, but his mind was on the wonders of TNT. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z "All the brass in this booth is not worth twenty honors," Dany told him as she studied the reflections. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It is the brass instruments that excel in getting different notes from the same length of tubing. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z But most of all there were bells: big brass bells, old tarnished handbells, little jingling bells on silver chains, with a few gongs and chimes hanging amidst the rest. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Grandma made for a huge brass on the stove. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I was wearing a newly altered, totally revamped military-style jacket with epaulets and brass buttons, and I’d embroidered the back, by hand; it read, in a loose script, people are strange. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z "Now,” said Chester, turning to the book, "let’s get down to brass tacks.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z It was like a brass trumpet magnified a thousand times—the sound of pure fear. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Billowy lace netting was secured to the brim by two long pins topped with brass spheres. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He kept his shoes shined and his brass polished. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z At exactly 7:30 the teacher again picked up the brass bell that sat on his desk and swung it over our heads, while we charged down the stairs, our cheering magnified in the stairwell. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A table folded down when it was needed and a brass lamp hung from the ceiling. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up her billfold, but they all got down on their hands and knees, crawling around to pick up little brass tubes of lipstick and her mirror and powder puff. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He had told Alba that he worked as a jewelry thief and that the dreadful bag contained his picklocks and brass knuckles. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s the way the young men on brass sounded that day. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As she passed through, she caught sight of a brass plaque that read: PRESIDIUM, KGB. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z When the teacher in the yard rings her brass handbell we have to line up in twos by classrooms, girls in one line, boys in another, and file into our separate doors. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Each miner had two brass medals with a number stamped on it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He showed them, as he had the day before, a cabinet inside which fourteen coffee cups hung on angles from brass hooks. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Next to the sign was a knocker—a lion's head with a brass ring in its mouth, which Victor had polished just that morning. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z And now that gunter avatar names were appearing on the Scoreboard left and right, the IOI brass had to be freaking out. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They strolled around the lake, bought tea at a stall, and rented deck chairs to listen to elderly men of the Salvation Army playing Elgar adapted for brass band. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It’s got a white stone exterior with pillars and brass accents, and it’s so painfully classy, I almost feel underdressed. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “And a mother owl has moved in. Made hei nest right in the middle of the Grey Twelve, bold as brass.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Candles flickered here and there in front of images of the saints; a faint and distant clatter came from the organ loft, where some repairs were going on; a servant was polishing the brass lectern. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Some of the floor bosses had started using adding machines, clanking things crowded with stiff brass buttons and spools of paper, but Kaz did the Crow Club tallies in his head. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z You just have to find the brass tube with the right length. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Back inside the dark passageways, he checked the other clocks in the station, all of which were made of brass and could be maintained from inside the walls. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I loved touching that old brass key with the smooth round top that looked like a tiny face. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother long ago had shoved all the trunks and boxes as far as they could go under the eaves, leaving prime space for Luke’s brass bed and circular rag rug and books and toys. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z She tugs a series of braided cords that dangle along the wall, and a tapestry lifts back, revealing a complete wall of rose-porcelain portraits set in a curling network of brass tubing. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But before I could approach her, Josn went to one of the wagons and brought back a large black case with brass buckles along the side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The pots and knives, the tent and hatchet, the collapsible brass spyglass, all of Nin’s belongings came clattering out in a burst of noise. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then and there, in a fever of impatience, we got out the gunny bags and the tall brass measure, and set to calculating quantities and prices. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of her eye, Inej saw Jesper rise from his seat, but she waved him off and slipped her fingers into the brass knuckles she kept in her right hip pocket. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The pumpkin had been transformed into a gleaming coach with brass door handles and windows through which lacy curtains peeked. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z More were at work on their boats, polishing brass, sitting on deck splicing ropes, hosing down the sails. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He slid the balls up the brass rods, pondered swiftly, clicked them all back into place and announced “dirty-nine cent.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There, the last gear turned a series of brass disks with precisely cut edges. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Olympic shield emblazoned on the breast and bright brass buttons, each with a miniature shield. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Glass cabinets contain beauty-scopes—tiny brass kaleidoscopes clustered by season and year—featuring images of the kingdom's best and brightest courtiers, taken by the Orléans press corps. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z So they were married amidst a festival of fireworks and a brass band that went on for three days. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A dozen more warriors poured out, making a circle around us, the brass tips of their spears bristling. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Union leaders marched to the mouth of the Colliers mine with a brass band. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, I don’t think there’ll be a problem,” August said, taking the truck keys off the brass nail by the door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay on the brass bed and went back in time over his sullen and miserable childhood and his fretful and vicious growing up. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The cowboy spat toward the brass spittoon in the aisle and nearly made it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z There was a tiny china duck, a thimble, a strange little brass coin, two paper clips and a stone with a hole in it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z His word was law, and if you needed a little legal education, then those brass knuckles were just the right teaching tool. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z As I took a sip he carefully slipped a brass and copper shell into the chamber of his deer rifle and pushed the bolt forward and over. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The brass cylinder felt cool and heavy in my hands. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He got the last of his papers into the envelope and sealed it with the brass clasp. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Lee took a pipe from his pocket, a long slender ebony stem with a little cuplike brass bowl. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I counted five of them, each one with a big brass frame around it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The giant’s golden skin paled as if it were turning to brass. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I waited before the desk, watching him place his homburg on an old brass hall-tree. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z By his side hung a curving scimitar, a round shield studded with bosses of brass hung at his back, and his right hand grasped a lance. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Each trunk had two sets of brass locks on its front and a round brass handle on each end. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He could see a faint gleam along the side of a brass microscope. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Looking somewhat like a British officers’ club, the Marshall was wood-paneled, with plush burgundy velvet curtains, several fireplaces, and oak tables fitted with brass lamps. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The blue coat with brass buttons was brand new, and pride sparkled over Nat like the shiny paint on the new vessel. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Thirsty lined up the sparkling glasses on a shelf and arranged the brass trays behind them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He licked his lips some more and then he took out a pair of brass knuckles. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel tapped the desk with a pair of brass dividers, and crossed to open the southern window. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z With a heavy stone Constance flattened the conical brass extinguisher fitted to the top of the staff until it resembled a vicious-looking spear. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In the corner of my eye, I watched him draw a match from his brass vesta case and light it with an unassuming flick of his fingers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I heard stories of how they had “persuaded” people with lead pipes, wet cement, baseball bats, brass knuckles, fists, feet, and blackjacks. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The automobile had a black canvas roof, slotted rubber tires, and a brass horn, and was shimmying and shaking and backfiring to beat the band. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Don Guillermo looked like an oafish policeman, right down to his elephantine ears and the brass buttons on his cuffs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He held the oaken staff and its brass cross angled ahead of him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The knife had gone through the brass tray. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z What they have in common are the trinkets from their homelands swaying from the rearview mirror, the strings of beads, shells, the brass letters, the blurry snapshots of their small children, the night-worn eyes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The hot sun danced on the brass handlebar and it looked like living fire. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked carefully over the door first, inside and out, then the walls with their brass hooks — how could they have overlooked the hooks? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z We could barely hear each other over the crisp staccato pounding of the conga drums and the shrill brass sections blaring from their stereo. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Penelope could read the names off the engraved brass plaques mounted below each painting: Admiral Percival Racine Ashton. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z A brass bell jingles when I open the door. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The old man took out a small canister of tiny screwdrivers, pliers, files, and brass hammers. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Upstairs in his office there is a brass Ganesha sitting cross-legged next to the computer, a wooden Christ on the Cross from Brazil on a wall, and a green prayer rug in a comer. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We settled into the den, me on the couch, Laura one cushion to my right, her husband across the way in a fine-looking chair—brass tacks, burgundy leather, matching footstool. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I thought, looking at an abstract fish of polished brass mounted on a piece of ebony. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Brum’s finger hovered over a brass button embedded next to the window. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And then, instead of picking true notes on the strings, Cool Papa hit a few ghost notes, thumping his brass thumb ring against solid wood. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z She takes a moment to look around—at the ornate mantelpiece above the fireplace, the decorated oak moldings and brass chandelier. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The band played, and even though there were more fifes, clarinets, and flutes than booms and brass, Fern held on to Pa tighter. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Only there’s nothing like that where this old man is pointing, just a wood box that’s old and got a big brass record in it with holes. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Next to his chair was a table, and on the table was a brass bell the size of a fist. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Big machine made of brass, silver, gold, and dragon bone. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z I come to a stop against a brass rail and straighten up, looking back at Earl in shock. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Dry blood caked the brass Star of David pendant he wore around his neck. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Seems its marble walls have been “bleeding” onto the brass fixtures, and can I scrub the grouting extra hard? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A block before she got to their house, her eyes were dazzled by the sun glinting off the brass handlebar of a handsome tricycle. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Raising my head, I saw Cudn Hope lean forward in his chair, taking aim at the brass spittoon on the hearth. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The brass radiator and the Prestolite tank on the running board were blinding with brass polish. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Everything seemed too nice, all silk and carpeted corridors and brass and copper and little glass lanterns. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But on the top shelf was that bulky instrument with the brass rings: he’d made a point of noticing that. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He would sit at the round table in the kitchen, humming along with the radio, shining the brass until it shone. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z But this was not quite the brilliant solution it might have seemed, since F# and Q> were still - to stringed instruments, singers and some brass players - separate notes, albeit just a short distance apart. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z A brass platter of coins lay near his pillow like a comic-strip illustration of his dreams. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He found himself face-to-face with a brass ape. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was rumored that the Italians carried knives, even the girls, and that the morenos had brass knuckles in their pockets and steel toes in their heavy shoes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The derringer is less than six inches long and made of brass, with a two-inch barrel. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He knelt down and unbuttoned the brass buttons of the green coat. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z The beans were put into a shiny brass hopper, and the great wheel was turned with two hands. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Frankie slammed the heavy brass knocker twice against the pane, then stepped back to wait. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Around the same time in Sweden - in approximately 1000 bc - it would seem that people were playing brass instruments. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The same as was done to apply brass to wood or mother-of-pearl to lacquerware. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The basilisk’s blade had scarce slipped from its leather sheath when the hammer’s spike slammed into his temple, crunching through the thin brass of his mask and the flesh and bone beneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Father would have known if so much as a brass pin had been missing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They sat on low-seated woven stools, a brass hookah between them. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A tall, brass coatrack stood off to one side beside a black bench with a high, carved back. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z We passed leather workers and pillow shops and booths where brass vases and pots were for sale. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z His fingers wrapped around the old brass doorknob and pulled. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z After Yardley’s sellout, the American military brass worried a great deal about the loyalty of their code breakers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It turned that rich kingdom gold and brass. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He stretched out in his bunk, which resembled a coffin - a polished mahogany frame, brass railings, blood-red velvet pillows and blankets. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Long after Dovid and Haskel had gone to bed that night, I lay awake, listening to the leaden tick of the brass clock. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Lee took up the pipe and picked out the ash with a little brass pin and filled the bowl again. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There were the shining brass appointments, the gracefully curved mudflap, the tufted black leather seat. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And from the looks of it, a fine house, with a front porch and a shiny brass doorknob. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z A group of empousai had retreated into a shadowy archway and appeared to be slumbering, their fiery hair flickering dimly, their brass legs glinting. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He took time to prepare and light his brass pipe and puff out a great smoke cloud. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s your ticket,” the gruff voice said, and looking up, they found that it came from a huge Brown Bear who was wearing a coat with brass buttons and a peaked cap on his head. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He fumbled with his hands to say ‘Darling Mary’ and then held to the small brass cross tied to his neck with a dirty string. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There were wax candles in massive brass candelabra, burning softly under yellow silk shades; full, fragrant roses, yellow and red, abounded. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z She would savor it, maybe fold it too in a brass box and hang it from her other ear. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In the middle of the blades, a round brass boss proclaimed in curly script, Chicago’s Finest Wind Machine. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It appeared to contain an archive of the Oology Division’s status reports, intended for the Sixers’ top brass. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z On the table was scattered a number of small animal figurines made of pieces of brass. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Their coats all had brass buttons or tinsel or piping or numbers or stripes or eagles or moons or stars dangling from them. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z There were reading desks with books lying open on them, held in place by brass chains that shone like gold. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He blew into the harmonica, strummed the guitar, thumped the great drum, and clashed the brass cymbals. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a dark stain about the size of a thumb print on one of the brass handles. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Shorty’s brass balls didn’t disturb him as much as the man’s uncanny familiarity with the entire workings of the Devine empire. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with both taxi-drivers helping them through the gate and over the brass rails onto the rear observation platform, they barely made it. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Strange brass implements hung on either side of the stove. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “They’ll take some brass knuckles and make your head bushy and call it hair.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z On each coffin, Lyra was interested to see, a brass plaque bore a picture of a different being: this one a basilisk, this a serpent, this a monkey. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It was polished black with a shiny brass radiator cap. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t see the brass button, but she could imagine his finger hovering over it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And now, clear, shrill, exultant the song of brass was piercing the room itself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s stubborn as a mule and proud as a horse. He’s got a pride like brass.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The table’s legs, crossing through the ring of brass balls, were now pointing to the ceiling. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Even with a full light crew it would take them several days to strip the clipper of all the brass and copper and wiring. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z One of the Brazen Beasts ripped offhis brass hawk’s mask and began to spew up his breakfast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At the time, there were no women in the brass section of the orchestra, because everyone “knew” that women could not play the horn as well as men. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She dodged my first strike and rolled into the brass section, knocking over a row of trombones with a mighty crash. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A brass instrument could play only the notes of one harmonic series. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z A cluster of mashis and meshos surround them, telling them continually what to do, when to speak or stand or throw flowers at a small brass urn. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Pretending to be him, I took my vesta case from my pocket, clunky and unfashionable compared to the slim brass one Yakov had worn suspended from his watch chain. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The brass was dull and there were patches of green on it that took the form of another hand that once had held it but otherwise it was perfect. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Amid piles of oyster shells and several brass candlesticks, Joseph found the case. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z But mostly they were angry with the “brass,” and with their own officers for abandoning them in the retreat, and with the French for collapsing without a fight. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A brass money clip with an elephant pressed into its face, all of it a crusty green. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z This old man wore a blue denim coat buttoned to the throat with brass buttons, as all men do who wear no shirts. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But, through the strings of the brass cone, the tune sounded even sadder, like a machine with a broken heart - the way Festus might sound if he could sing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A desk lamp, brass probably, an inkwell, and various papers were placed around him. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Milo and Tock walked up to the door, whose brass name plate read simply “THE GIANT,” and knocked. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He let go of my neck, but before I could react, he reached behind a nearby sales desk and brought out a huge double-bladed brass axe. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The Greek historian Herodotus described it as a stack of eight stepped towers, with gates of solid brass and 120 lions in brightly colored, glazed tiles leading to it. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z The train radio vomited upon Montag, in retaliation, a great ton-load of music made of tin, copper, silver, chromium, and brass. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z She shrieked, “There he is, poor child!” and pulled me into a hug that nearly jammed the brass buttons on her jacket through my head. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ashima regrets that the plate on which the rice is heaped is melamine, not silver or brass or at the very least stainless-steel. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Four graceful columns supported the portico, and the huge double door featured a heavy, brass knocker. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Imagine those first Portuguese adventurers approaching the shore, spying on the jungle’s edge through their fitted brass lenses. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached for the brass doorknob but suddenly withdrew his hand as though he’d been burned. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Since Henri had no money, it sometimes took him months to find a plank or a piece of iron or a dozen brass screws. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was gleaming brass against the green velvet, an alto sax. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He hears the brass bands, too, and the living room gleams bright with the showy flutes and trumpets and trombones. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z The brass band banged off around a corner, leaving the rocket to shine and dazzle alone in the sunlight. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Ser Jonah had shouldered his way to her tide, holding die brass platter awkwardly under his arm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We passed the yacht, beloved of Mrs. Van Hopper because of its ducal owner, and snapped our fingers at the glistening brass, and looked at one another and laughed again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Then I understood: The brass ball was still stuck in his empty eye socket. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z In the center was an elegantly carved coffin with brass handles. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Top brass at the Army didn’t care if the Black Chamber’s work was fit for gentlemen. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I put my hand over Benny’s name until the brass warms up. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The case is worn inside, and the brass has a few dings in it. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z A cousin lit some incense in a brass holder, and the new scent drifted in thin wisps of smoke toward the yellowed ceiling. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Standing in the doorway, with her hand on the shiny brass doorknob, was an older woman, smartly dressed, who was smiling at the children. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z On the television set is a brass statue of Shiva as Nataraja, the cosmic lord of the dance, who controls the motions of the universe and the flow of time. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Jason noticed that the other gods stayed well away from the Fates and their gleaming brass clubs. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z On her bedside tables were beeswax candles, melted down into brass holders. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Two score Brazen Beasts stood between the pillars, torchlight shining off the polished brass of their masks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Under the brass eagle and fasces of his ensign’s cap, Milton Stephanides left the Boy Scouts behind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He looks very authoritative—even more so now in his uniform of brass buttons and blue wool—but authority and reason are two different things. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Edward pushed a door open, and there was the yellow brass bed and the old semaphore banners from college and a very musty raccoon coat which he stroked with muted affection. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Its grip consisted of brass knuckles, was a chain of rings through which Weary slipped his stubby fingers. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Two other doors with tarnished brass pulls faced the hall. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like this dragon’s hoard of worthless brass that not even Smaug’s underachieving brother would want—and with real estate being so expensive in the city, the cost of storing them was probably astronomical. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Their glittering brass helmets and breastplates shone like pure gold; the short swords they brandished also caught the brassy sunshine with twinkles of light that flashed in the eyes of the crowd. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Hanging from his belt was a club of oak-wood, its head studded with brass nails. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z His question was lost in noise as the train engine screeched to a stop, brass bell ringing and steam belching over the rails. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Behind them, the heads of Serra's Illustrian houses stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the city’s top military brass. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She grabbed the brass candlestick beside her bed, ready to leap off the mattress, but lowered it as Philippa’s humming filtered through the doors to her bedroom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A woman with a brass name tag stands at the open doors. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The other mother reached up her hand and removed a small, brass front-door key from her tongue. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z As she cried out and clutched her hand, the brass merchant let out a shriek, a woman screamed, and suddenly the Qartheen were shouting and pushing each other aside. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He unfastened the brass fittings with a wrench and took the burners loose. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The top brass also remembered all too well how Yardley’s boastful book had made Japan dump its old codes and ciphers, then create much harder ones. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He was an old man with a long grey beard and brass spectacles large as an owl’s eyes over his nose, and he wore a dirty grey robe whose long sleeves covered his hands altogether. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z They imprisoned Ares, bound him with chains of brass and shut him up. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It swung slowly in on its great brass hinges. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He wore his blue army coat with the brass buttons, and he had bold, merry blue eyes. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His brass glittered when it caught the reflection of the Christmas lights. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The government's top brass wanted to hear directly from Marti about their most precious Russian spy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The light that came from outside made ordinary objects seem important: a quill pen, a pitcher with milk, an earring, the brass buttons that were part of a straight-backed chair. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I buttoned the braces on to the trousers, six buttons in all, then I put on the trousers and adjusted the braces to the correct length by sliding two brass clips up and down. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The brass buttons on Sergeant Maples’s coat, the insignia on his collar, and the badges on his chest all caught the meager courtroom light and held it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z So they stood and ate beneath a sky of thunderous brass that rang with the storm coming. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Before long, Admiral Nimitz and his generals were meeting in that tent to discuss battle plans while we Navajo code talkers waited in the corner, right there next to the top brass. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z What he fished out of that pocket didn’t surprise me one bit: stainless-steel brass knuckles. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Where the table’s legs crossed like an X, there was a ring of brass balls, each walnut-sized. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He would put on new heels and new brass. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked terrified at the sight of the approaching sixth years and dropped the heavy brass scales she was carrying. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z And when Elizebeth started appearing in the papers, the top brass got agitated. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I’m ignoring your sarcasm. I think it would be neat if we had that here. You’d be walking or riding along, and there would be this stone marker with a brass plate: ‘Enchanted Site. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I sat on the high stool before the pleasant mahogany, the brass and the mirrors and did not think at all. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The sun stood directly overhead, pressing its heat down upon the town as though it held an enormous brass basin. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the town house, Frederick pulls on pajamas made of jelly-green silk and folds his glasses on the nightstand and climbs barefoot into his brass childhood bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The bottle was brass, so no one noticed the frog until all the water had been drunk. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I twist the polished brass knob and step inside. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The coin slot had been modified to take the brass House on the Rock coins. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z There were no seats; instead, half a dozen brass bedsteads stood beside the curtained windows. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Then Aunt Saba, which Poppy said meant “morning,” appeared carrying a large brass tray filled with steaming glasses of musky-smelling tea—maramia—an herb good for the stomach. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The room was already studded with five sets of brass candlesticks from Taiwan. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The links were forged of every metal known to man: black iron and red gold, bright copper and dull lead, steel and tin and pale silver, brass and bronze and platinum. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Valley picked up her cape, spun it around and onto her shoulders expertly, and buttoned the brass button at the neck. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He passed brass fittings and steel doors, noting easily stripped service lines. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Figure 4.42: These harmonic series are for a brass instrument that has a 11C11 fundamental when no valves are being used — for example, a C trumpet. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z It only took a second for the polished brass doorknob to turn, and surprise, surprise, if it wasn’t the handsome Dr. Cramp opening the shiny black door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The cord that came through the window was tied to a brass bell and the bell was fixed in a rough wooden jig that had been nailed to the window molding. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I dreamed Assef was standing in the doorway of my hospital room, brass ball still in his eye socket. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The ripples in the brass stretched the strangers qucerly, making one man seem long and gaunt, the other immensely squat and broad. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I don’t know, but once I was up, I was hearing things again because I could hear brass still clinking on the tile floor. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Poor woman, how she had struggled and worked for that good, plentiful food, the clean shirts her boys had worn, the scrubbed floors, polished brass! Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It would all happen like the brass sections in the Ruizes’ best rumbas, a meteoric cartoon explosion, with no blood or pain. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I study paintings in which there are pearls, crystals, mirrors, shiny details of brass. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But a brass player, without changing the length of the instrument, gets different notes by actually playing the harmonics of the instrument. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Charles awakened on the stroke of four-thirty as surely as though the brass pendulum of the clock had nudged him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He drove the point of his sword under the brass mask and up through the wearer’s throat, even as the second locust sprouted a crossbow bolt from his chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Miss Lumley patrols the playground with her brass bell, her face clamped against the cold, minding her own business. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Nita grabbed a brass fitting with one hand and his belt with the other. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z In memory—and Briony later gave this matter some thought—she had no particular expectations as she placed her hand on the brass handle and turned it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Quail eggs are such a delicacy. Ten brass KJs apiece. Olive, there are fifty at least.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Tubular neon in cursive script decorates the restored brick facades, and there’s a lot of brass trim, a lot of real estate, a lot of money. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And there, on a hook, was an old brass clapper, dull and green, with an engraving of a sunrise over a desert half-hidden beneath the crust of verdigris. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And Fred always watched the brass players with a critical eye. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The last thing he found was a square oak box with dovetailed corners and a brass plate let into the lid. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z There were twin oak rockers with embroidered cushions, twin walnut end tables astride a worn bench sofa, and a plush easy chair beside a gilt brass floor lamp. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Pa and Grandpa poured the syrup into the brass kettle, and it was so large that it held all the syrup from the four big buckets. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Wings sprouted from their backs—small bat wings, which glinted like brass. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z If it is possible, have a reed player and a brass player demonstrate to you the sounds that their mouthpieces make without the instrument. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Blore studied with naive surprise a statuette in brass—wondering perhaps if its bizarre angularities were really supposed to be the female figure. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Big Loomis, who naturally took his communion cake in the kitchen, was just coming around the house from the back door as Papa honked the brass horn and we all waved. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The young men with brass probably never saw such a girl, or such a creek, but they made her up that day. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z A great cheer went up as they fell into line and began to march toward the train station, black business leaders at the fore, followed by a shiny brass band blaring “Stars and Stripes Forever.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Buddy Ray slipped on the brass knuckles and slowly made a fist. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The brass band, playing “Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,” marched and slammed back into town, and everyone took the day off. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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