单词 | bridge |
例句 | Nearly all of it was “live load,” meaning weight that changes over time, as when a train passes over a bridge. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He's going to make the other prisoners walk right around her, leaving her in the middle of the bridge for the milkmen and street cleaners to find in the morning. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And then the cart was inclining, and they were climbing up onto a bridge, clattering over it and then down onto the other side. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z For she remembered his words: the energy that links body and daemon is immensely powerful; and to bridge the gap between worlds needed a phenomenal burst of energy. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Do you really believe they would escape the island only to come right back to the bridge? These people are meant to distract us. Back to the island at once! That’s an order!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I power walk to the elevator, taking it up to the fifth floor and down the hall and across the bridge into Building 2. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Multiple sets of footsteps moved toward the side of the bridge. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She even went over to Bridgeport, practically got herself killed on the bridge. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And maybe they wouldn’t have considered me if I hadn’t stabbed Eric by those elevators, or put myself under that bridge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Ten...nine...eight...A bright yellow spark hissed, right at the bridge of skin joining the two halves of the grape. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I walked across the dorm circle, and then straight through the soccer field, bushwhacking through the woods, until I ended up on the banks of Culver Creek just down from the bridge. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It made no sound against the piles of the bridge. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The Bering land bridge, during its millennia of intermittent existence, would have been up to a thousand miles wide, covered by open tundra, and easily traversable by people adapted to cold conditions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When we reach the foot of the bridge, Phil pauses, sweeping his hand over the vista as he talks about the vision of Taro Otsuka, Fabyan’s private gardener who designed this place. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z That means we must be north of the bridge, where the city is abandoned. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Ollie is receding, back farther in the shadows with the precious cargo he came for, and I'm getting closer to the bridge, with its wide-open, deadly spaces. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z My fingers trace the bridge over the Pacific Ocean. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “What’s your most embarrassing moment?” she asks when the bridge disappears from view. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z When the tourists left and she and Dev were alone again, he told her to stand at one end of the bridge. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Several other travelers were before them on the bridge, mostly peasants driving laden donkeys and mules or carrying baskets on their heads. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The boat abruptly changed course; instead of heading for the opposite bank, it swung downstream, in the direction of the bridge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Quickly he stepped to the horizontal girder and walked to the middle of the bridge, his orange vest catching the sunlight. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Call the kids and tell them to come down to the bridge right away. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is finally doing something about the peregrines.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z We drove fast when we were over the bridge and soon we saw the dust of the other cars ahead down the road. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Above me, on the bridge, I thought I heard some men shouting. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z No one can cross the bridge without leave, so we will simply have to swim over to-night. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And they went down and crossed the bridge and came to the doors, and all the house was filled with light and song for joy at Elrond’s homecoming. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “I’m going to sit this one out. I don’t want to be caught in a thunderstorm on an iron bridge.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z By then the Shy Maid had drifted out from under the broken bridge. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He got twenty dollars to put tape on the bridge of his glasses, wear too-short pants, and don argyle socks for three days. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The idea of a bridge was beyond him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She fought wind and rain to get back to the bridge, but the storm was the master. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It was beginning to get dark, but I could make out a boy marching up the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z At sundown he woke up and caught sight of the headlights on the traffic across the bridge. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We leaned on the wooden rail of the bridge and looked up the river to the lights of the big bridges. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Frightful maneuvered bumpy winds as she descended to the river and her bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Lyra said, “Do the witches want him to make this bridge? Are they on his side or against him?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z We must have the blood of Ultima! they cried, and they formed a long caravan to cross the bridge and come unto the hill. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That night I stayed under the bridge, although you can be sure that 1 found no sleep. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The wizard swayed on the bridge, stepped back a pace, and then again stood still. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I probably should have taken off, but 1 was really enjoying myself, fishing under that bridge. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She glided past the library and came to rest on the top of a handsome iron bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z When we came to a bridge with water running beneath, we decided we would pick our way down to the creek bed and rest for the night. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z So Toomer rose, limped to the other side of the wagon, mounted, shook the reins, and climbed the causeway leading to the bridge. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked over the edge of the bridge, into the ravine. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Around eleven, Mrs. Rooks buys some roses and snacks for her bridge club meeting. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It was true; Tree-ear had noticed himself that very day, when he had bumped his head on a section of the bridge under which he had been able to stand erect before. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I sense, if they could, the dead would build a bridge. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He pointed his hand to the lamps above the bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In this interval Sam had time to climb down the bridge and disappear without being seen. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Standing at the base of the massive concrete supports that formed the foundation for the bridge, Claire measured it with her eyes. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It would have been too embarrassing to turn around, so I drove slowly across the bridge and was relieved when we had made it to the other side. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It goes over a bridge and passes cattle pastures with large rolls of hay. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It was Pod on the bridge of boats, the lad saved my life. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “We’re not finished, young Todd,” he calls, over the crackle of the burning bridge and the roar of the water below. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But the innocence which our isolation sheltered could not last forever, and the affairs of the town began to reach across our bridge and enter my life. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s this perfect moment when the ice-free corridor magically appears just before the land bridge is covered by water,” he said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Enough to ask this: Do we still have to go ahead with the work? The bridge won’t fall down now.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I knew there was no bridge across the river until Latisana. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z With such a limitless landscape, she could not tell how far she had walked or how much of the bridge she had left. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Jacob dreamt of raising the Jews of Paris in a great rebellion, washing over the bridge in waves of righteous anger like the Maccabees washed over the Greeks. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z You squealed with excitement as I zigzagged after the raincoat, dodging the holes in the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A man and woman came walking down the wash below them and looked up at them on the bridge. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Finally, we go under the highway and railroad bridge and come out on the flats of the West Branch of the Delaware. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A million years from now, when the rest of the city had crumbled, the bridge would probably remain like a fossilized bone. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z When you are repeating large sections in more informally written music, you may simply find instructions in the music such as "to refrain," "to bridge," "to verses," etc. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z I got my weather-system book off my desk and looked at the photo of Kat and me on the bridge, as taken by Salim. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, I remember the bridge!” my mom exclaims. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Ted gaped, for at that moment he first caught sight of the escort that at a sign from Merry now marched over the bridge. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He crossed the bridge and stood in the darkness, looking around. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z With my toes, I scuffed at the crumbling concrete wall of the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He slowed Sleipnir to a walk as they crossed the bridge, which swung and shook beneath them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I was on the bridge over the gorge and, out of habit, I began looking for lovers. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Right as Hammie reaches the edge of the bridge, colors flash around us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z That knot in my stomach didn’t go away; it got worse, almost making me want to puke over the bridge rail. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Amma,” you said, and looked all around us, as though our mother might pop out of the river and fly up through a hole in the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Would they cross this bridge as victors tomorrow? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z After their suitcases had been unloaded from the station wagon, and Rhonda had signed a form and bidden them farewell, the children were left to wait in a loading area by the bridge gate. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Each one appears standing on a bridge, near the center of the lake where they do not connect. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As she reaches the end of the bridge, her mech crouches down like a leopard ready to spring. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But I found a place where the cars would be sheltered after they passed that last bad- looking bit and could wait for the wounded to be brought across the pontoon bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z We stayed like that awhile, him looking at the bridge and me and Rondell looking between it and him, none of us really saying anything. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Traffic would be heavy on the bridge due to an accident, and because we were paid for travel time, we'd hope that the pileup involved at least one piece of heavy machinery. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z My pace slows when I am across the bridge, and Uriah slings an arm across my shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It had Kat’s face and mine close together and behind us was half of the Eye and some bridge and river and sky. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z At the bridge the thing happened quickly and was over without a word being spoken by either the attacker or the attacked. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, from under the bridge, with a languid movement of its flat tail, swam a gravel-colored fish as long as a rabbit. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A hail of arrows that were like dark rain sped from oncoming yeomen, dropping the sentries on the bridge and picking off men of the guard manning the wall of the town. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z You lifted your head high and surveyed the ruined bridge like a princess. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I could hear the morning birds outside and the sounds of cars crossing the bridge over on Fulton Street, but no sounds from the kitchen. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The roads, the river, the trees, the bridge... The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z They passed one another without speaking, each man proceeding to the opposite end of the bridge. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z People said it was because they didn’t trust the bridge’s integrity, but the real reason was the witch. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I suppose they could build a bridge because they needed one. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You told us to run to the bridge and back. So we ran to the bridge over the River Severn. Down in Upton. That's what you said.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He bent over the bridge rail and dangled the lasso from his hand. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z At the far end of the bridge he passed Samuel. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He carried his canoe across the bridge over I-10 and continued on, reaching the residential stretch of the road. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I wondered if it could really be bridged. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked back at the bridge, and he made a wish. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We had to pick our way carefully across the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The people dancing on its deck didn’t spot the rope stretched from bridge to shore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I walked from one end of the bridge to the other. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Sam caught his master in his arms, as he stumbled and almost fell, right on the threshold of the bridge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z About a mile and a half out of town, a deputy blocked the entrance to a bridge after the runners had passed over, and refused to let reporters and cameramen go any farther. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z We make our way down, too slow, too slow, the scent taking us close to the road and toward the bridge, a high rickety one with rails. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Michelangelo di Bologna was pushing his way through the crowd on the north side of the bridge, past the nobles and then past the guards. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I do not know how long I stood upon the bridge with fire behind me and gunshot around me and soldiers galloping away from the enemy, clutching their muskets to their chests. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The bridge of his nose hasn’t yet pushed out. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Freckles dot over the bridge of her nose. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He pinched the bridge of his nose and massaged his temples. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Once there, he must have gone straight for the plank bridge—which he evidently knew about—and set an ambush under cover. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The brother gods Semosh and Selloso dreamed in twin temples on opposite sides of the Black Canal, linked by a carved stone bridge. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My regular route is down National Road, out past the hospital and Friendship Campground to this old steel bridge that seems forgotten by everyone but me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They were laying down a collapsible bridge between rooftops. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The frame was held together over the bridge of his nose with sticky tape, as if it had often been broken. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Waiting at the Selma side of the bridge were the possemen who had watched the marchers pass earlier. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s cross that bridge when we come to it,” he said. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z 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 Thomas Garrett must know about those posters, must know the bridge was watched. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship went through the bridge, moving under bare poles like a ghost in broad day, with three gulls hovering above the stern like toys on invisible wires. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, I bring her closer to me, forcing her mech to land on the now-connected bridge between us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She turned her back on the island temple and wandered slowly over the perfect lawn the rabbits had made, toward the bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He was pressing his Omnioculars so hard to his glasses that they were cutting into the bridge of his nose. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The rear of the trailer had swung out and buckled the rail on the other side of the bridge and it hung several feet out over the river gorge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Some people liked to walk around the city with bandages across the bridge of their noses, just so people would think they'd gotten surgery. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Cause I know just about everbody on my side a the bridge and plenty a white families too, and that sure don’t add up to be no two hundred thousand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Now he was on the bridge, hunched over on the bicycle, pedaling steadily. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Are we going to be homeless, live under a bridge and ask for change on the side of the highway? Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We both knew that most days she allowed the routine to count even when the bonus skill wasn’t flawlessly bridged, but not today. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Oh, Saints, please let that be Jesper,” she pleaded as they pulled themselves over the lip of the gorge and looked back at the bridge festooned with ribbons and ash boughs for Hringkalla. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This time I walked to the railroad bridge, and I saw the cattle cars, the throngs of people, the dogs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Yishan stepped closer to the edge of the bridge, holding the Paper in front of him as if offering it to the sky. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z It was difficult to sell it with a swollen eye and a plum-colored bruise running across the bridge of my nose. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Paul and a couple of other men had a quick whispered council and decided to work their way beneath the bridge and try to attack the guards from behind. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Other spheres and cubes suddenly appear, scattered over the bridge and against the walls. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He walked past me, past the bass stands, down over the bluff and across the sand bridge that was nearly dry for once, the tide dead low. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The impact shook the entire bridge, but I held my ground. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t stop at will anymore, and a crease developed across the bridge. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A thought flashed through her mind: If she jumped now, she could make a grab for the end of the broken bridge. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I can’t stop thinking about what Hilly said to me today at bridge club. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He looked around, feeling conspicuous on the empty bridge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When they finally crossed the bridge into Vermont, the sun came out and turned the leafless trees into silver against the deep green of the evergreen on the mountain slopes. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They led me over the goat path, across the bridge, to the house of the sinful women. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of them came to a small wooden bridge over a stream. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “The captain has the charts and knows the routes. We’re six point three meters. Never bumped a bridge yet, or knocked a crew member into the drink.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The man stumbled sideways, tripped on the edge of the bridge, and splashed into the drainage ditch. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The bus strolls over a bridge where a river flows beneath us. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Their goal, obviously, is to burn the bridge and close Lee’s escape route. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We were at the edge of the bridge. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There were none that I saw on the bridge, probably ’cause the roads were even worse on the other side. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Far behind the battle the River had been swiftly bridged, and all day more force and gear of war had poured across. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Yes, it was probably Booth who gave the name Booth to Sergeant Cobb at the bridge and fled into Maryland. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya groaned and kept herself from pinching the bridge of her nose. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Around six o’clock the next morning 426, who was sleeping near the top of the bridge against a vertical web, awoke. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Aarfy launched himself forward an instant later and cracked Yossarian on the bridge of the nose with the sharp rim of his flak helmet. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Cutting across it a little over a third up is a wooden bridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He led her over a little wooden bridge into the heart of the canal basin. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I also crossed the bridge the Nazis had thrown up to replace the one that was bombed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “The bridge and back! Go! And who told the rest of you the game’s over? Keep it flowing!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Maybe the rails had been the sides of a bridge and the middle planks had been removed or destroyed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “There’s a bridge, just up a ways, that marks the edge of the Thicket,” Ayanna whispered. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z With Molly still looking at him, he dropped over the bridge, grabbed the form around the piling, and climbed down to the river shore. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The car sped away toward the bridge that leads to the Bronx. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He straightened himself again, blinked into the sun, and strolled, whistling, toward the gondolieri who were still out trying to net customers at the base of the bridge. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Then and there, while the black gnats settled on their ears, by the plank bridge and the pouring waterfall, Blackberry and Fiver explained. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We made them a bloody bridge, he thought in dismay. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She had never given the bridge much thought before, but now that she was looking at it from underneath, she marveled that anyone could have lifted those colossal stones. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “The fairy tale you used to tell on the bridge?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The box of the puzzle was propped up to show what the picture would be when the puzzle was done: a covered bridge in autumn. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Just after we reached the bridge, Takumi stopped, said “uh-oh,” got on his hands and knees, and puked a volcano of yellow and pink. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z But I do see what I wanna see: this bridge is the only place where you can cross the river, from back where we’ve run to miles farther ahead as you look. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Molly and Jose went back to the bridge to think some more. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z ‘Not here, no. Not rest here. Fools! Eyes can see us. When they come to the bridge they will see us. Come away! Climb, climb! Come!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They swarmed across the bridge and soon were climbing and shouting. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And this giant red bridge towered over everything in the background. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I turned and saw a small, thin figure start racing towards me from the far end of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I got the bridge the second time around,” Yossarian protested. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Keeping low, then, and stepping carefully on the rocky shore, the children made their way toward the bridge. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z In a very few hours the bridge had become her aerie. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then, one day, Kaz was crossing a bridge over East Stave when he saw a man with florid cheeks and tufty sideburns entering a gin shop. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And the middle-aged membership of a women’s bridge club arrived en masse. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z They were trying to shore up their allies and keep them charging across the bridge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They walked away from her across the bridge, oblivious to everything but their own conversation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But it's hard to put glasses on someone else's head, and finally Colin reached up and nudged them up the bridge of his own nose, and he could see. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z "Yes, yes. Still standing. Last house down that lane, about three kilometers, just past the bridge." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We passed Flo’s dark house and then the tall juniper tree that stood where the hill sloped down to the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We'd be better off on top. They may come along this bridge too. We don’t want them on top of us before we see them.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z And the tracks of Lord Asriel’s sledge ran to the brink...and on, across a bridge of compacted snow. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z We passed under the dark shadow of the gigantic railroad bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They trundled over the bridge and pushed the cart out through the woods looking for some place to leave it where it would not be seen. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A big white swan full of little children approached my bench, then turned around a bosky islet covered with ducks and paddled back under the dark arch of the bridge. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The end of the gun touches the bridge of my nose. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Please. Just get me to the bridge and let me try. I'm the only one who's got a chance.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “She believes I’m waiting to escort her over the secret bridge. I broke away as soon as I could and came to find you.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And there, on the bridge, a vision in a red minidress opened viewers’ minds to what a truly democratic future might look like. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A lot of water had gone under the bridge in those years. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z For a half second Pong hoped they would dump rain, keeping everyone inside and off the bridge, but the air still smelled dry. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Rocks held one edge of the tarpaulin in place along the wall of the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She shuffled her feet to kick up dry orange dirt on the road to the bridge, seeming not to walk so much as cross-country ski. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He bridged and got to his stomach, but it rattled him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z While these discussions go on you are to imagine me bowling along on some little road or pulled up behind a bridge, or cooking a big pot of lima beans and salt pork. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A mile farther on, they came upon a second face, carved into a chestnut tree that grew beside an icy stream, where its eyes could watch the old plank bridge that spanned its flow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I pull out the one I made for her, with the guy and girl connected by the bridge, and write my phone number on the back of it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Then we walked out to the Alliance bridge and threw snowballs into the river through the broken slats. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I passed the bridge of Pélissier, where the ravine, which the river forms, opened before me, and I began to ascend the mountain that overhangs it. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is time for you to make your choice. Should you not succeed in crossing the bridge, you will fall into one of the fires of hell and be forced into the next life.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My favorite moment of the train ride is going over the bridge into the city. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A bridge, no other path to follow; and the grenadiers led us into battle. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Up in Shiloh, across the bridge,” I say. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z So they came slowly to the white bridge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I think I felt cheated that day on the bridge when I saw how happy Bran was about Vivian. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Should she run fast over this dangerous bridge, or go carefully slow? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Hazel and Blackavar went back to the bank of the pool below the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he follows me across the bridge, though, and on past the gristmill, I start to worry. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z What’s really going to send you running over the side of the nearest bridge is that none of it matters. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The bridge jerked violently, the bamboo supports clattering as it was pulled up into the darkness. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Then a car with a siren and flashing red light came on the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They were on the far side of the island, the side opposite the bridge. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They’re going to replace it with a bridge made of concrete. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Cross it,” she’d said, and he thought there would be a bridge of some sort. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I launch off the edge of the bridge and lunge at her. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Nothing but water: no ground, no riverbank, no bridge. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I couldn’t drive past the washed-out bridge. So I left the truck there and rode the horse.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The team removed some cartilage from my ribs and partially rebuilt the bridge of my nose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He imagined a big tent on the bridge, with cots set up in neat rows. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z They came down the road and crossed the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until Inej and Wylan were thundering over the trestles of the bridge that Nina could make out what they were yelling: “Get out of the way!” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I reach the path to the bridge, start down, past the nightshade vines with their red berries, past the undulating leaves, the lurking cats. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The remaining Apollo campers had almost made it to the end of the bridge, except for Michael Yew, who was perched on one of the suspension cables a few yards away from me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “If you didn’t take your first breath on this side of the bridge, then you are not a Caper. You are a wash-ashore.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z That was the night of the bridge tournament. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood on tiptoes and peered into the crowds moving toward the bridge. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But we could cross that bridge when we came to it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Armpit pointed out the bridge with the bats. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z With his explosive-tipped arrows, he rips the far side of the bridge from its foundation. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He took one last glimpse at my bridge and wiped the corners of his eyes. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z But every time I try to talk to him about it, he says, “Water under the bridge, Moose. Let’s move on.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There are verses, a hook, and a bridge. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It was now Adams’s turn to attempt a bridging of the gap. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He would meet them at the bridge a mile south of the village. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I heard a booming voice on the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “My name is Shukra. I am the guardian of the Bridge of Forgetting. It is rare that I talk to living beings. You see, I do not venture often beyond my bridge.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose as if her head ached. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z They listened to the night sounds they had grown used to—the rumble of artillery, stray shots in the distance, a booming far-off explosion—probably sappers blowing a bridge in the retreat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Here each day the gods came, passing over the quivering rainbow bridge to sit beside the well and pass judgment on the deeds of men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Staring at the air above his head, I went dizzy for a sec and had a fully awake dream about diving off Mong’s bridge in San Francisco. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I liked it because of the old-timey-looking bridge that ran all along the street, up above you. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Wood groaned in protest as he raced across a narrow board bridging this rooftop to the next. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The last thing Pong saw was the rage in the Governor's eyes as he yanked Pong toward him, and then hurled him over the side of the bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A bridge made of green glass slats stretched across the hall. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I laughed when I remembered Tucker bringing up the bridge earlier. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “I live on the mountain side of the bridge, not the town side.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Sweat dripped down the bridge of my nose. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He set it down quickly on the bridge table. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The longer I stared up at it and the blue sky and fleecy clouds beyond, the more it seemed like a bridge across the world. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I discovered all of that gradually over several years, and it still made me feel like jumping off a bridge. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They drove across a small bridge spanning a creek and climbed a shallow slope. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A long, high bamboo bridge spanned it, and dense, prickly foliage grew up the high, steep banks on either side. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I knew he lived across the river like I did, but he lived upriver where there were a few houses just past the railroad bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Manit cut off his headlights and motor and coasted up to the base of one of the bridge's stone pillars. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “I got us across the bridge so that we could get the weapons and save the world.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He had tossed the coins to them the way he had tossed them from the bridge in San Diego, in a gentle slow arc. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I’m standing on it, the boards crack and separate, the bridge sways. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Minli followed the rabbit through the round opening into a white courtyard and over a polished stone bridge that seemed to grow from the ground. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z As I made my way to the bridge, I wondered how she expected me to show that letter to Branwell. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They crossed the bridge and continued on down the road and vanished one by one into the waiting darkness. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “Because surely our stuff is so precious, anyone who sees it would want to steal it,” Muthu joked as we laid down the bundle of things we’d salvaged from the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Something like that. He’s a kind of messenger of God, a bridge between his followers and God.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z With SS men, at both ends of the bridge. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When she had retrieved every morsel, she gently closed her lips on the bridge of his nose. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful flew from the tree back to the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “But I really don’t understand. Everyone wants to save the peregrines, but no one will do what it takes to save them—from stopping work on a bridge to returning chicks to their parents.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But they became the loving, nurturing bridge over which I walked to adulthood. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The row of A-shape structures holding up this bridge—they don’t look good. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Near it was another, sturdier, bridge built low to the water, carrying an enormous conveyor belt, which appeared to be transporting piles of rock and gravel from one side of the river to the other. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z From across the bridge, thirty feet away, his words had reached her ears, so near and full of warmth that they’d drifted for days under her skin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The Man in the White Shirt lingered a moment on the bridge, staring after the plane as it continued on beyond the skyline, dragging a white vapor line behind it like a string. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z A trout flared like a match in the light where the lights of the bridge and the river met. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The two boats swung around the bend side by side and surged into view of the fans on the bridge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I walk along what’s left, clinging to the railing, but I can’t get onto the hill where the other people are standing because the bridge isn’t attached to anything. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “How could anyone live on a bridge without getting run over by traffic?” the waste man said, but he didn’t press us with any more questions. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There’s a small dock and a really low bridge connecting the wide path that comes from the center of Carbonel Downs to the river road that goes along on the other side. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She had gotten halfway across on the tree bridge and now stood there grabbing the upper branches, terrified to move either forward or backward. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Briar Hollow Lane is a little gravel road just before the bridge that marks the town limits. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Perhaps this is what drew me out into the night to follow my father and Chavez down to the bridge, or perhaps it was some concern I had for my father. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He found that the moat and the bridge had grown hundreds of times bigger. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Jack led the way down the rock and across the bridge. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Take a rush from the floor and lean it between the two nests, like a bridge. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At recess Molly and Jose came splashing through big puddles to the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She landed belly-down in the snow as the entire length of the bridge fell into the crevasse with a soft whoosh behind her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z It was the only bridge that spanned the entire river, one of the last remaining structures from Chattana's wondrous past. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He did take the time to smear the mud on the upper part of the trail while his sister waited by the bridge. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z On the highway a few cars went by and crossed the bridge over the river, but none turned in. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Redwinged blackbirds, whose shoulders were the same color as the berries, perched on a wood bridge, really a train trestle. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Up would take her to the covered bridge that spanned the small court to the Tower of the Hand, but that would be the way they'd expect her to go, for certain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t know how to play no bridge,” I said. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But would he ever get to the bridge in time? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “I remember,” Freckles says, “from that Chekhov play I did after NYU. We took publicity shots on a bridge.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z We emerged from the smoke and found the bridge before us; but we saw also that the rebels had now organized their lines to the west, curving around us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z At a place that had been hidden from our view was a small plank bridge spanning a river. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He raced down the road at breakneck speed, careening around the hairpin turns, whooping at the top of his lungs all the way to the river and across the bridge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The women walked away, giggling, and he watched them until they were off the bridge. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There was the Brooklyn Bridge further away like an echo of the nearer bridge. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He waved her toward a road forking to the left, under a railway bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The lifters gradually regained purchase on the track, until the hoverboard had brought her level with the broken end of the bridge. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Whenever he crossed the bridge over the Schuylkill, he turned his eyes so as not to see the nearby P & W trestle. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked up from washing dishes and saw the river full of small sailboats leaning toward the far shore and knifing toward the bridge which was not in her view. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z People in the crowd cried out, but the bridge was too packed for anyone to run. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z His eyes, behind the bridge of his hand, were closed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z To bridge something means what you’d expect—to connect or to span a gap. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They each took an elbow, and together half dragged and half carried Lollys across the bridge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They crossed a bridge filled with people sitting on the ground, holding up signs and open palms. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Leaning against the bridge rail, I thought about R.C. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z They don’t take the exit, thank goodness, but as soon as they pass beneath the bridge, G’ma bites her lip. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z They were evicted from the boarding house two days later, and had to find a bridge to sleep under, but were soon rousted by the stadwatch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z As a boy, he. used to run across this bridge, even in the black of night. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They were on the bridge above, no farther away than the height of a hedge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The kiss is great and gentle, and it promises more, but the best part of it is that it is a bridge safely and sweetly crossed that she’d like to cross again. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He seemed to be more tan than pale, with freckles or faint sun spots on the bridge of his nose. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The board’s metal-detector fights flickered out one by one as Tally left the splintered end of the iron bridge behind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Commander Brum himself had been the one to tell Matthias how to find the secret bridge, as well as the trick for crossing it undetected. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z If Dad stopped to explain the construction of a bridge, she would find the workman in his blue jeans, eating his lunch high on the top of the span. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z But a few moments later he rose to his knees and peered at the darkness beyond the bridge. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Trudging forward like a sleepwalker in the bitter cold, I make my way down the driveway, then turn left and plod up the rutted dirt road to the falling-down bridge. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z For the next twenty minutes, I posed with Rayshonne in front of our Lego bridge while Steve took pictures and videos. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z We were approaching the bridge over the Jordan River. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Dragon, too, looked at the U-shaped bridge, with its fragile ropes. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z If I had dared, I would have gone after him and tried to bridge the terrible gap that had come between him and us. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The broken bridge was a bare five yards ahead. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The boats shot under the bridge side by side. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The road or path or whatever stops on our side at the bridge and becomes rock and dense forest beyond. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I looked down at myself, squatting in dripping underwear by a fire under a bridge. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was a long line of abandoned trucks and carts on the road leading up to the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z We seem to be on some sort of long freeway overpass, like a bridge above the city. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A barrage of bombs went off on the bridge to signal their victory. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When Gregor shone his flashlight up to see how the bridge was secured, he caught sight of them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They belonged to the woman who stayed under the bridge, with low tin walls to block the west wind. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Had he seen my father on the bridge? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Look: A dead horse fell from the bridge. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z And later, when I’m getting ready to cross the iron bridge to the factory, there’s a man standing near the tracks below with a long heavy brow and a newspaper underneath his arm. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Of course they were wrong, Inej considered as she crossed the bridge over the black waters of the Beurskanal to the deserted main square that fronted the Exchange. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was when I looked up at a lifeboat on the bridge castle that I started to worry. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Jacob goes running back over the bridge toward Doctor Snow’s house. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z A rickety bridge made of split logs and woven vines dangled across a steep, rocky ravine. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When they crossed over the second bridge, the road began to rise. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “Nice bit of engineering, that bridge was,” Tam’s going on, like he didn’t hear me and maybe he didn’t, what with how loud he’s talking. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z That night after dinner I walked over to the bridge, hoping to see Naomi. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The men had crossed the bridge without looking over the parapet. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Gary Drake answered, “The bridge, sir. Like you told us.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The trees were still in full leaf, and we couldn’t spot any lovers, so Branwell rested his arms on the bridge railing and spoke to the open air. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He hurtled himself into the air, bulleted down the river valley, made a two-circle loop, climbed, and sped back to the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Dimple pushed her glasses up on the bridge of her nose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Every walker on the bridge, every driver in a car represented danger. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z It had watched over all that had happened on the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a desperate thought—no way it would work— but I stabbed Riptide into the bridge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z All through June the writing course stretched before me like a bright, safe bridge over the dull gulf of the summer. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z As we neared the bridge I was afraid of being discovered as I had no reason for being there. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Of the 352 men who worked on the bridge’s notorious east caisson, pressure-related illness killed twelve, left two crippled for life, and injured sixty-six others, a casualty rate of over 20 percent. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Sugar was a bridge—like the sneakers and T-shirts and rugs that, today, we know are made by sweatshop labor. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The forests were bridged by raised berms, as straight as a rifle shot and up to three miles long. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z We got back on the bus, and about an hour later it dropped us off at an old bridge. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “We’ll do something else instead,” Eleanor said; I can play bridge, she thought; I like apple pie with sour cream, and I drove here by myself. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z When it came this morning in the mailbox, she didn’t read it for two seconds before she asked, “Will you teach me to play, Minny? This bridge book doesn’t make a lick of sense.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z A colony of more than a million Mexican free-tailed bats lived in the cracks and crevices on the underside of the bridge. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But I know a lot of Brooklyn dudes my age who ain't never even been across the bridge. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Minutes after his crossing, the bridge caught fire again, only this time, the flames could not be put out. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z It was plain that the punt would drift against the bridge and be held there. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A sprinkle of freckles crossed the bridge of her nose. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z In the early afternoon, Frightful left the bridge and flew over the town, the river, the mountains, in wider and wider circles. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Plan B. I tackled Thalia and sent us both sideways off the edge of the bridge, into the side of the mountain. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Countless vehicles, bursting with people like ours, were trying to cross this bridge. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The night air was so clear that when I looked up, the stars seemed to form a glowing blue-white bridge that arched from mountain to mountain. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We went down Walton Well Road and over the bridge, and then he kissed me and told me I was beautiful. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a gap opened up in front of Tally, spanned by a crumbling bridge. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She just glared at me, then walked to the other side of our bridge, where Vega had done his damage, and she started to rebuild. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z We had crossed a newly repaired hanging rope bridge and stopped for a midday meal. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He shuffled along kicking them into a pile and when he had an armful he stooped and gathered them up and called the boy and the boy answered and talked him back to the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z But that meant driving my lone mushroom across the bridge to San Francisco. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I rub my chest, clearing my throat and following her down a couple of hallways and onto the wide, glass-encased bridge leading to the next building. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The land bridge was flooded and became a strait again most recently when sea level rose after around 14,000 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In a minute or two the inmates from the flats would be streaming up the stairs, over the third-floor bridge, and into the mess hall. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been hung from the arched span of the bridge that divided the outer and middle wards, suspended on heavy chains, a few feet off the ground. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z You ’11 have to go all the way round by Samson’s bridge. As I Lay Dying 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dad got extra stressed at work, he’d pinch the bridge of his nose and say, Migraine. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z As the last boats of our first wave reached the shore, Johnny watched from that flag bridge. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They slosh through the culverts in their rubber boots and swing from trees and from the lower beams of the bridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But the Jews on the north side of the bridge shifted silently, like buoys in a bay. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The cement mixer drove onto the bridge, and blasts were replaced by grinding and tumbling sounds. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z On the bridge we were suspended above an area of perfect lawn, such as you sometimes see in an old moat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Half a mile below the railroad bridge was a new automobile bridge on which stood dozens of additional officials. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z With the skill only an actor could manage under such stress, Booth prepared for a “performance” to talk his way across the bridge. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge of his nose was swollen and red all the way across from eye to eye. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The gutters run with brownish water; the wooden bridge over the ravine is slippery and soft and has regained its smell of rot. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The frame had made a deep, pink "V" on the bridge. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Once he had crawled up there and stood on the bridge, looking down at the shelter, and then around at the street where it crossed the tracks; he could even see downtown. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The bridge lifts them gently above the river and sets them back down on the other side. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Apart from the excitement of meeting a thinking person in prison, I liked talking with Larson because it gave me hope that the inmate-officer gap had some chance of being bridged. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Run to the bridge!” is a standard Mr. Carver punishment. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Gazing out to the bridge, I felt what I almost felt on the airplane. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The Twins—two squat, ugly, formidable castles, identical in every respect, with the bridge arching between—had guarded the crossing for centuries. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was followed by a platoon of horns, blasting a fanfare above the bridge and out over the glassy Seine. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Our second night out, two hours before dawn, I was steering from the flying bridge when the head of a mule deer materialized in the spotlight's glare. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Beads of sweat rolled off his forehead and onto the bridge of his nose, making his glasses slip down. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Each time the plane curved around I knew in my heart it would be my last chance and the bridge was singing, “Na-na-na-na-na. You can’t see me.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It was through these woods, and toward this bridge, that the members of the newly formed Mysterious Benedict Society were headed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She grabbed the laptop and ran back to the bridge. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Across the bridge she went, to the Isle of the Gods. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It must be a bridge to the top of Never-Ending Mountain,” Dragon said, “and to the Old Man of the Moon.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Mayflies skimmed in and out of the shadow of the bridge just above the surface. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z My first bridge would be from lower Ninth Ward to Uptown, New Orleans. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The bridge wobbled and swayed under the Midfolk’s rushing feet and paws. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sunshine glinted off a silver bridge that arched overhead. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z What I saw through the downpour was the metal truss frame on a bridge. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I thought of one bridge that could be used if and when the shattering disclosure should become public. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Shauna’s mouth opens and her eyes go wide as Lynn swings herself forward, grabbing the lip of the bridge, and shoves her arm over it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Soon after crossing the bridge, the taxi stopped. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z This snow is also on the railing and struts of the bridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Morrie would walk that final bridge between fife and death, and narrate the trip. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We crossed into Levittown from New Jersey, and on the bridge over the Delaware, I slowed down and pointed out the manufacturing plants up and down the river where the jobs used to be. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Lights twinkled off the Anacostia River as we crossed the bridge onto Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, the Nationals baseball stadium in the distance. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Then he turned and walked past the nest, grabbed the iron bow, and backed down to the bridge floor. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She used the bridge often, but she did not encounter those ghosts again. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We headed on south toward the bridge that would take us across the river and as far away from Cletus’s capitol as any soul could be. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z You'll have to go all the way round by Samson’s bridge. As I Lay Dying 1930-10-06T00:00:00Z Bigwig was still lying in the bilgewater, in the place he had taken up when they came to the first bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the mule was pulling the wagon down River Street toward the bridge, keeping close to the parked cars on the right so the regular traffic had room to pass. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They push the furniture in the living room to the walls and unfold two metal bridge tables and eight bridge chairs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Evans: Then we went down to that chicken joint over Lenox Avenue, across from the bridge. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun had already begun to punch us by the time we’d crossed the bridge over Salt Creek. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z When it was realized that ancient tapirs had existed simultaneously in South America and Southeast Asia a land bridge was drawn there, too. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z With everyone traveling, our group hasn’t played bridge in a month. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Even now, the Sea King was leaning motionlessly over the bridge, the glow of the moon on his still-concerned face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I pinch the bridge of my nose to relieve some of the pressure in my head. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “They think he intends to use Dust in some way in order to make a bridge between this world and the world beyond the Aurora.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z She had tessered, fallen through the rabbit hole, crossed the ice bridge into the unknown world beyond. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Soon he had passed, like a shadow into shadow, down the winding road, and behind him still the black ranks crossed the bridge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He walked back across the plank bridge, climbed down the tree and into his canoe, and paddled back to his house. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “London Bridge” might go as far back as the Middle Ages in London, as it describes the disrepair of the famous bridge. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I looked at the guard at the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The bridge spans the Appomattox River, separating central and western Virginia. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z His father had tried to bridge the silence of the drive a couple of times. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I knew it was a ridiculous thought, but millions of miles are sometimes difficult to bridge. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Take a seat,” he said, climbing the steps to the bridge of the cruiser. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Dark, heavy brows met at the bridge of a long, hooked nose. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Francie wished she could ride across the bridge to work and eat in the Automat instead of carrying sandwiches from home. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Supposedly everyone has them—you look out from over a bridge or whatever and it occurs to you out of nowhere that you could just jump. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Cars and trucks and buses—all hurtled over that bridge as if the devil himself was chasing them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z So Trujillo went and told the husband, who waited under the bridge for his wife and this general and shot them both dead. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They sang and I brayed into the morning air, and the pebbles of the path rang as we raced with time towards the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge, that is, arching slow and high into space, between silence and nothingness where lights—yellow and red and green—trembled in the clear air, repeating themselves. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We weren’t even a tenth of the way up the bridge, but it did look cool. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Burnham became an avid player of bridge, though he was known widely for being utterly inept at the game. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He walked back to the bridge and started giving orders. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It is the nature of a man as he grows older, a small bridge in time, to protest against change, particularly change for the better. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Corposcope reaches the bridge of my nose, it buzzes and turns solid pink. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was gold, and it was the thatch of the bridge across the Gjaller River, across which all who die must travel. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z As they came around the bend and within sight of the crowd on the bridge, they were five lengths ahead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Today it was all the vivid images of what had happened at the bridge last night. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They started swimming like maniacs toward the bumpers of the bridge, cursing the whole way. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Once over the bridge, Booth turned to see if his henchmen—David Herold, Lewis Powell, or George Atzerodt—followed in the distance. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Patterson had told me that over a hundred years ago, laborers had harvested the granite guts of the quarry to build a bridge between Boston and Cambridge. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z At the bridge entrance two people stepped out of a guardhouse and waved the car to a stop. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He’d begun to bridge the vertiginous gap between what he told the world and the truth he knew deep inside. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Just then an old man with long, sunburned hair and beard, and clothes that looked as though they were made of gunny-sacking, came striding up to the bridge. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Some bridge tallies with tassels on them, two pairs of white kid gloves. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As she put her hand out to touch the parapet of the bridge, a duck startled her with a high, unpleasant call, almost human in its breathy downward note. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Twice a week at dusk, Padre Leo grabs a large black duffel bag and pedals his bike over a bridge that spans the Rio Grande into Laredo, Texas. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z After another long pause, the Sea King stopped and brought them to the edge of the bridge. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “This is more sheltered and lonely than the bridge we crossed last night,” said Blackberry. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That was another bridge he was setting fire to, although it might not burn so fast. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘All that has happened since we parted on the bridge would be a long tale. Will you not first give us news of the hobbits? Did you find them, and are they safe?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z They met in the center of the bridge, the dry moat beneath them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z No sentry on the gangplank, no bosun on the bridge, not a light anywhere. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z “When you think them ladies is coming over for your bridge party?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We all stared up at the giant bridge, Rondell pointing at it because who knows why, and then Mong said: “A lot of people commit suicide off it, too.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I got out before Junior and Talloi, and ran across the bridge with their clothes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I lifted him by his legs and tossed him over the side of the bridge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z On New Year’s Eve, they crossed the Antarctic Circle at last, and some of the men gathered on the bridge to sing “Auld Lang Syne” with an accompaniment of dog howls. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “My bedroom looks out on the bridge,” she said, and pointed to a Victorian masterpiece at the bottom of the mountain, directly in line with the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I look over where this end of the bridge is tied to the stakes in the rock. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Carl was training then with an ambulance crew in Annapolis, over the bridge. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z We drove them back toward the Brooklyn side of the bridge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They were all masters of checkers and chess and bridge and cribbage and dominoes and anagrams and charades and Ping-Pong and billiards, as well. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “A German staff car crossed on the upper bridge.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Uncle Turu lifted his hands and made an arc to show the rainbow bridge. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z SIAS: Silence does for thinking what a suspension bridge does for space—it makes connections. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then in the afternoon, we went to Punda and stood near the pontoon bridge as she steamed slowly down St. Anna Bay. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If you ever went to the park by the bridge on Sundays, you might have seen it. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I gathered up my bag and ran along the creek toward the bridge, hardly aware I was crying. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The remaining brothers drew together at the end of the bridge. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Somkit sat back on his heels and rubbed the bridge of his nose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The three ran in silence until they crossed the rickety little bridge over the ravine river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The team trotted briskly out of town, across the bridge spanning the river, and on up the road between meadows that seemed to have grown a little brighter since morning. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z "He died well. Race you to the bridge?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I click on a GoPro video she sent me two years ago, her balancing on top of a high, rickety bridge. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She realized the beams weren’t meant as a bridge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Down the bridge a hundred feet or so were the blackened remains of tires that had been burned there. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As soon as I lift my eyes to scan the buildings, I know where we’re going: the empty Hancock building, a black pillar with crisscrossed girders, the tallest building north of the bridge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Past that, an old trestle bridge spanning a gorge. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Robert and Tayo stopped on the bridge and looked into the riverbed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She edged the board off the bridge until it began to lose purchase. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Then I was beneath the bridge and it was as though they had been waiting for me and no one but me—dedicated and set aside for me—for an eternity. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The lights on the top of the bridge are gone. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Some hidden bush under the St. John’s bridge. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Seated in the Father Abbot’s own chair, Methuselah took his spectacles from a moss-bark case, carefully perching them on the bridge of his nose. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Now Nok realized why the men and women on the bridge had looked so odd. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Valentine started the Dodge and turned it around in the parking lot, then drove over the bridge and kept going without any apparent intention of coming back, even though it was Buck’s car. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z But he had not fired at Narciso or at any of the men on the bridge! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “One day we bundled gifts in our backpack and crossed a bridge outstretched like the universe. And we made it to the other side, thirsty, in awe.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z One day in early September shortly after Vivian had arrived, Branwell and I were on our way to the campus bookstore to get our school supplies, and we stopped on the bridge and looked down. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z If Cobb refused to let the actor cross the bridge, Booth had no other way out of the city. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z What he did see while his head was lowered was a long black barge slipping under the bridge in the direction of Furnes in Belgium. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They drove off the bridge in silence and turned toward the park. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He climbed the high fence, found the two-by-twelve plank that served as a bridge across the slough of dark water, and came out between Lang’s Bakery and the tinsmith’s shop on Castroville Street. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Two German guards, holding rifles, paced the narrow bridge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally she gave up and ran to the bridge. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As they crossed the bridge and looked up the Hill they gasped. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They crossed a small bamboo bridge spanning one of the many creeks that curved in through the muddy banks of the island. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z A Big Bang had occurred, originating at the bridge of her nose, and the force of this explosion had sent galaxies of freckles hurtling and drifting to every end of her curved, warm-blooded universe. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We went up to the bank and finally we saw the railway bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A bridge between two worlds...This was far more splendid than anything she could have hoped for! The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Ollie pulls me along, away from the bridge, one arm wrapped around my waist and the other holding the camera. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Furtively, Anya checked the road behind her and across the bridge on the other side. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The piers did not project, but against each lay a little accumulation of flotsam, from which driftweed and sticks continually broke away to be carried through the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Three boys with fishing poles came onto the bridge and we leaned on the rail and looked down at the trout. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We cross the final bridge and stand before the royal palace. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I say, because honestly, I don’t think this bridge will support my weight. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z They clambered down to the shore, made their way under the bridge, and reached the golpata trees without having to wade in the water. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z His men will burn the bridge while the infantry covers the rear. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Two men in suits had climbed into the front, and as the gate opened for them, they waved cheerfully to the children and drove away over the bridge. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “What you feed Miss Walters at bridge club today? I worked all morning making that fool a caramel cake and then she wouldn’t eat a crumb.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Her face got red at the bottom, and the color rolled upward all the way to her ears before Anya turned and noticed who was coming over the bridge. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z With help from some of the miners, he rebuilt the bridge, made it to Bonners Ferry, and returned just in time for the doctor to deliver his first daughter, Rose. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In another pocket he carried a sketch of the island bridge, which Reynie had spent most of two class periods working on from memory. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But I knew well enough how to ‘shoot’ the bridge after seeing it done, and so began to row about among the shipping in the Pool, and down to Erith. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I speeded up, crossed the bridge, and headed north to Santa Clara. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Nina heard a high whistling as something shot through the air past them and collided with the bridge. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z South of the bridge the river opened up to embrace the briny sea. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Naomi wasn’t at our spot at the center of the bridge, so I walked across hoping to see her somewhere along the way. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The rebels draw the bluecoats in as they link up with the other Confederate force defending the bridge. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a window in the covered bridge between the armory and the Great Keep where you had a view of the whole yard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was a window in the covered bridge between the armory and the Great Keep where you had a view of the whole yard. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I have a quick memory of the old bridge, of the creek beneath it: under our feet the dead people must be dissolving, turning to water, cold and clear, flowing downhill. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then I realized my eye had been focused on the jaws of one of the little monsters as it bit into the bridge of my nose. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Although I was assigned to a landing party, I was up there on the bridge checking signals with the other members of our code team whod be staying on board to send and receive messages. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Fireworks explode above the bridge’s massive pylons and armed soldiers salute us on both sides as gigantic steel cables shoot to the sky. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The bridge’s just a footbridge that connects the far end of the school playing field to a country lane that goes down to Upton-on-Severn. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He had spent years maintaining distance from his origins; his parents, in bridging that distance as best they could. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They can see the bridge in the distance, and the two dirt forts defending it. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He climbed to the box, wrapped up the eggs once more, and returned them to the scrape on the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “You could go over the bridge and circle back,” I said, a tactic I knew about thanks to The Price of Dawn. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z There was no exhilaration in crossing the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z From the sight of Mirjam on the bridge, and the sound of a gunshot in the still night, and the look on Mrs. Janssen’s face, brittle and resigned, in her doorway. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z No kind of crazy breakthroughs, just variations on a theme: pigs with brain maps that resemble St. Louis, my couple for Noelle joined by the sweeping bridge, a family of metropolises. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He picked up his package and took the covered bridge across to the Keep. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They fly noiselessly beneath the bridge trestles; they have beasts with them on chains; their beasts leap out of the boats and sprint past the massifs of flowers, down the rows of hedges. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Let’s see the babies,” Molly called from the bridge barricades. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Toward the end of the bridge, I got a little worried, though. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come one at a time,” I said and started across the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The bridge is still attached at their end and it slaps the facing cliff but it’s burning so fierce it won’t be no time at all before the whole thing is just ash. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I looked up and saw the black bar of the bridge span pass over us. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z A bridge crossed it, and a street of jumbled frame houses followed the river, backed onto it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he was drawing near the bridge below, and Frodo’s staring eyes followed him, unable to wink or to withdraw. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He climbed up again and lifted the plank to create a bridge between the tree and the roof. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z There is a long suspension bridge that runs above the rooftop area to a terrace. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Already I had gone as far as the pools and the log bridge on the north. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They told me I couldn’t go beyond the bridge. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Temp collapsed on the bank just as the bridge gave way. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The police won’t let you fish from the top of the bridge because of the traffic, but you can go down underneath and cast from the sandbags, in the shade. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It is still dark, but just barely, when we reach the bridge, which is two-tiered, with stone pillars at each corner. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The willow trees drop yellow catkins over the bridge; the maple keys fall twirling to the sidewalks and we split the sticky seed part and pinch the keys onto our noses. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Fred made his way past the first tower on the bridge and was able to get a good view of the people up ahead. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z She flew to him, and together they rollicked above the bridge, tumbling on air currents that bounced and rippled like water. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z My leaden feet turned at the end of the bridge and I felt the pebbles of the goat path beneath the drift of snow. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But that bridge had been burned a long time ago, and Jon himself had thrown the torch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On the way back, we visited our bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There was the memory of the little girl Lyra, whom he had named Silvertongue, and whom he had last seen crossing the fragile snow bridge across a crevasse in his own island of Svalbard. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They reached it in time to hear the pounding of the hoofs on the timbers of the bridge and to see the waving banners. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z The rope bridge twisted and writhed under his feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z To my left was a bridge and a slaughterhouse. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway to the brewhouse, as she was passing under the stone bridge that arched between Widow's Tower and Kingspyre, she heard harsh, growling laughter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Shin crossed a bridge over the Taedong and headed east on a road parallel to the river. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I found out that morning that no one had ever beaten the Vitamin Kid across the bridge, his bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That would make the tower very difficult to assault; attackers would need to wade through the water or bridge the little channel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z That is all water under the bridge now. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk up a gentle slope that leads to the bridge to get a long shot of Phil with the garden around him. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z However, these brothers were learned in the magical arts, and so they simply waved their wands and made a bridge appear across the treacherous water. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Sam lowered his glasses to the bridge span. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Do we get our memories back once we cross the bridge?” asked Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I’ve met her the few times Hilly allowed Missus Walters to host bridge club. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The priest stood atop a red stone pillar, joined by a slender stone bridge to a lofty terrace where the lesser priests and acolytes stood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We drove the few miles across the international bridge with the windows down, the wind whipping our hair around our faces, until we slowed down and drove into the aduana, the Mexican customs station. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Anya ran across the bridge, past the pile of dead trees, and into the Nightingale’s wood. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Like some of ’em say they didn’t come over the Bering land bridge. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In the fall of 1950, Regina moved the family out of Manhattan and across the bridge to Brooklyn, where she rented an inexpensive apartment near the intersection of Union and Franklin streets. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In April 1921 his wife, a well-known pacifist and suffragette named Jessie Hardy Stubbs, flung herself off a bridge over the East River in New York and drowned. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Outside in front of the station the stream roars alongside the street, it rushes foaming from the sluices of the mill bridge. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When a group of tourists walked onto the bridge, she could hear them clearing their throats, as if through microphones. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z While we stood there under gunpoint, an old man who had escaped from Mattru Jong was heard crossing a creaky wooden bridge leading to the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z And high above me now the bridge seemed to move off to where I could not see, striding like a robot, an iron man, whose iron legs clanged doomfully as it moved. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I got on the bus and watched for him the whole way, past the turn by old First Congregational, past the Alliance bridge, all along the frozen Alliance. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z He was not seen again; it is assumed he broke through a thin snow bridge and plummeted to his death at the bottom of one of the deep fissures. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The others might have gone straight across the bridge without looking down there. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “We just want you to stop repairing the bridge until the end of June,” she piped. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She has silver glasses and a sprinkle of freckles across the bridge of her nose. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z All his bracelets had snapped off when the Governor had thrown him from the bridge, even the red braided one. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z My own fingers walk and bridge the gap to cup hers. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She glanced around, acting very casual, checking out the gondolas by the bridge, and then started toward them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z In the evenings we played three-handed bridge with an Englishman named Harris, who had walked over from Saint Jean Pied de Port and was stopping at the inn for the fishing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Arul leaned against the bridge wall like he was too surprised to stand. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Olive says she hasn’t been over the bridge since God was a boy. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z But it was from the difference between us, not from the affinities and likenesses, but from the difference, that that love came: and it was itself the bridge, the only bridge, across what divided us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “In my day, I built a bridge. I called on my friends to help. We gathered rocks and threw them into the ocean so I could get across,” said Hanuman. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z On the lower tier of the bridge, our Dauntless shoot at the Dauntless traitors. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you get to Virginia Beach, I really do, but—” He pulled the glasses off his face and pinched the bridge of his nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Only thing was, you had to walk across the bridge and start over. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They had barely stepped off the bridge when they started whispering to one another. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Will you take me to that red bridge? The one with the fog?” he said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There’s a little bridge that crosses the creek that runs thru town. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The Borribles did and there, just a little beyond the rim of the bridge, they saw a halo of harsh whiteness reflected on the underneath of the dark sky. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z To either side of the bridge are the tops of trees, bare of leaves, with a covering of snow on them, as after a heavy moist snowfall. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Remember that jar of marbles you buried, under the bridge?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Sarai followed them in a state of fascination, and they went into a tiny shop tucked under a bridge, leaving their creatures at the door. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z No one was coming, so she hurried around the bridge and slid down the embankment, tucking herself under the bridge where there was a little strip of dry land on the side. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The bridge to the islands was opening for a two-masted schooner that was maneuvering down the inland waterway. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Hato in St Anna Channel She was a small Dutch freighter with a high bow and stem, and a bridge house in the middle between two well decks. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She hoped that turning twelve would solve this—build a bridge across the gap. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z “We'll talk later, but it’s under control. I’m using Annabeth's shield to keep an eye on things. The enemy withdrew at sunrise; not sure why. We’ve got a lookout at each bridge and tunnel.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Two nights ago, as soon as I crossed over the colored bridge, I was stopped by a policeman. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The gondoliers waited for customers at the foot of the bridge. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I looked to my left where the bridge started and saw my father and Chavez running towards the excitement at the center of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As we neared the first of the footbridges, a man appeared from the rear of the playhouse and stepped onto the bridge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The captain was on the bridge, enjoying the cold, clear morning when he heard the explosion. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I had spent the last year trying so hard to re-create myself, just being seen by an old pal would feel like bridging a dangerous gap between my current self and who I’d once been. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They left the Bronx and went back over the bridge. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He sends studies for paintings to Émile Bernard: haystacks, fishing boats, a row of cottages, a sower with the setting sun, a harvest scene, and washerwomen at a canal with a bridge. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He was rushing to the bridge to find out when another explosion shook the ship. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He saw a lone warrior standing on a stone bridge, facing an entire army massed on the far side of the Tiber River. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A few yards away, I realize that I know that dark hair that always gleams, even in relative darkness, and that long nose with a narrow bridge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Anya’s heart raced, but before she could ask the raven anything else, it snapped up the blin and flew away over the bridge. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She pinched the bridge of my nose and closed my other nostril and said, “Blow.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Down the five miles Washington traveled, through forests and past scattered farmhouses and fields, over the small bridge covering Pegg Run, until he entered the city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z There was a bridge now, not the steamship Rufus had used. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I slumped by the bridge wall, right next to you. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The fight along the river, the knight who'd offered up his gauntlet, the bridge of ships . A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “The bowstring bridge at Delhi is next,” Joe Cassini said on a cellular phone to his boss at the Department of Transportation in Albany. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z That winter he heard a strange crying sound coming from under the bridge, and he saw the children standing outside the low sides of the shelter, watching. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z As migrants cross the bridge, the bandits drop out of the limbs and surround them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z They skirted the perimeter of the camp and took the northernmost bridge over the Little Tiber, charging onto the Field of Mars at the western edge of the battle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They settled on this complicity: they would not heal their rift — their mysterious rift — but bridge it, with manners. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z At least philosophy isn’t making me want to jump off the nearest bridge. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Although a number of artists have been competent in both painting and sculpture, only a handful managed to bridge the gap between them with complete success. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Probably when my dog died. When I got divorced. When my dad drove the boat into the side of a bridge.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z We had built a oversize Lego bridge that connected one of her city sections to one of mines. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He’d never heard of any aspirant being spotted or shot at on the bridge, but anything was possible. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the middle of the bridge stood the pyre—a huge pile of logs, kindling, and hay. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The first thing they saw was Kehaar, picking slugs out of a clump of hemlock near the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Navy made a bid, charging forward as they passed under the railroad bridge at the two-mile mark, but Wink Winslow called for more. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes the top of one house has a rickety bridge to the balcony of another. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I desperately wanted to find some way—some kind of a bridge—over which I was certain the Nation of Islam could be saved from self-destruction. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z We came to a rickety wooden bridge—just thick plywood laid over a concrete foundation—over Culver Creek, the winding rivulet that doubled back over and over again through the outskirts of campus. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It was the beam of a car’s headlights as it got into position on the north side of the bridge, the side the runaways had left only moments before. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z His arms thrust closed, hands clasping each side of Deborah’s head, palms to her jaw, fingers spread from the back of her skull to the bridge of her nose. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Someone had watched repairs being done on the bridge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Through the town, over a bridge, on for a couple of miles, and he stopped at a low, rectangular building with an illuminated Pabst sign, and a Coca-Cola machine by the door. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “A Recruiter. He’s standing down under the edge of the bridge.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z As ordered, the boys dug shallow trenches on both sides of Heerstrasse, a street on the bridge’s eastern end, and, with their rifles and Panzerfauste, they waited. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “What are you doing on our bridge?” the boy said. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Cunning and resourceful in adversity, he had nearly succeeded in hurting the gull when he leaped at him out of the close cover by the plank bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He swung his horse around and galloped back across the bridge. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Why, yes! Right on the old bridge, where the moneylenders are. Send the Jews quite a message, right, my sweet?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The only way down was during low tide, when a muddy path near one end of the bridge led to the estuary shore. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z It was like an invisible bridge had instantly been built connecting us. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I decide to cross the bridge to the other side of the city, to go to a pharmacy where I’m not known. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I wondered if I had been so irritated with Branwell that day on the bridge because I had felt left out. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you want to walk home over the bridge with me?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The bridge had been bombed after all, so we watched them come in line after line over the railroad bridge, the smoke of the burning synagogue still rising black behind them. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z As he crosses the long bridge over the Rio Grande, he begins to pray. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When the time comes, this house is our bridge to the sea. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z You gotta explain that it's an outlet, like racquetball or bridge. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lovely names. They will be beautiful ornaments for my bridge,” said Shukra, examining his fingernails. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “That will be a whole other type of challenge. But we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z So we indicate that they should come over to us; but they shake their heads and point to the bridge. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Just ahead, past a big piazza, a wooden bridge spanned one of the widest canals. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The morning after the bridge party Mrs. Van Hopper woke with a sore throat and a temperature of a hundred and two. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And he scurried off the further end of the bridge into the grass beyond. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s already the third Wednesday a October, so it’s Miss Leefolt’s turn to host bridge club. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Or perhaps the first Indians traveled by boat, and didn’t need the land bridge. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z That was just fine, but climbing a bridge made him obvious, and that was something Sam didn’t want. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He gasped, trying to fill his lungs, then got to his knees and crawled toward the bridge. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z And he pointed upward, to the underside of the bridge. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Weakly, she sat down, her back against the carved stone wall of the bridge. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She had a shallow little nose and on either side of the bridge lay those long lashes which could mock him as well as her tongue. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time they got to the bridge there was scarcely light at all. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They crept down a spiral staircase to the main deck and the bridge. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I started across the bridge, and it was the first time I ever remember talking to it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them was watching a flock of birds gulls, lifting and eddying and landing on the bridge railing beyond. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Lubek throws the stub of his cigarette over the bridge and holds out an arm, inviting me to go through the door first. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They came to an old iron bridge in the woods where the vanished road had crossed an all but vanished stream. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Just above the bridge, between it and a thorn bush upstream, was a ledge of turf which overhung the water. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood on a stone bridge where the waters slurried into a pool and turned slowly in a gray foam. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z His footsteps fell everywhere but on the bridge over the Schuylkill, his eyes everywhere but on the P & W trolley trestle. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In the next moment, I was neither; I was merely terrified, for our turn had come to shoot the bridge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z They climbed above the bridge and swooped down on the man. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Below the rapids was a railroad bridge laid on limestone piers. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Could he reach the bridge and cross it before pursuers or news of the assassination caught up with him? Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A single bee finally inched out on the sheet and used it as a walking bridge to the box. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Helen bought her love seat, a sky blue velveteen fold-out, and also her bridge table. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Charles. And there’s no place I’d rather be on my big day than inside a library, surrounded by books. Unless, of course, I could be on a bridge to Terabithia.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z And I prayed that Naomi would show up at the bridge that night so I could explain why we were leaving, so I could say good-bye. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Up the line there was a bridge over a stream that flowed into the marsh. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Passing her finger over the name in gold, Shirley pictured herself as a grown-up, saving a life on the operating table, teaching a class, building a bridge. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Tree-ear carted another load of clay for Min that afternoon, then returned to the bridge where Crane-man had stewed some wild mushrooms for their supper. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Then, leaning against the wind, with Asta tucked tight into his breast, he fought his way onto the bridge and looked down at the racing water. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “Your bridge? Why didn’t you build a better one? Like that?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She was hardly back from her tour when Chup flew over the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I think of it as a place, like the middle of a river, the middle of a bridge, halfway across, halfway over. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It cleared the suspension lines of the bridge and fell toward the East River. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When Aru turned around, she saw that the bridge was being built, more quickly now. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Also, playing for higher stakes than he could afford in some rather steep bridge games with his New York connections, he had held cards and won several hundred dollars. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She was going to assume that the smart fellas who sat across the desk, with whom she shared a telephone line and the occasional lunchtime game of bridge, felt the same. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “People see me as a bridge. I’m not as alive as I used to be, but I’m not yet dead. I’m sort of . . . in-between.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The boot went wide and hit the bridge’s edge, then dropped into the river. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z ‘If you blew this dream into my bedroom when I was asleep, would I really and truly start dreaming about how I saved my teacher from drowning by diving off the bridge?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The outer door could only be reached by a slender bridge of stone, without kerb or rail, that spanned the chasm with one curving spring of fifty feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Are you familiar with the Bering land bridge? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Linked by their cold hands, they forced their way through the flood and up onto the bridge. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The two boats churned toward the railroad bridge with Washington in the lead, but by the time they passed beneath the steel expanse, California had closed the gap to a matter of inches. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As the path curved around a tall thicket, a covered bridge came into view up ahead. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Her father answered in his sweater and sandals, his newspaper dangling from his left hand neatly and his reading glasses perched on the bridge of his nose; her mother stood just behind him. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath through the nostrils and pushed his glasses up on the bridge of his nose. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His guard post was near a bridge that crossed into China. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I squeeze the bridge of my nose and close my eyes. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He points out the sun-bleached wooden moon bridge, slats missing, that arches across the dried-up pool. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I looked at Marcus as he pinched the bridge of his nose before turning away for a second. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It lays the foundation for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z I looked across the bridge and Samuel was starting across. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wonder if anyone ever found them, when they built that new bridge. You buried the map too.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And speaking of pink, he sampled blood candy in a tiny shop under a bridge. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We still say The bridge to the islands is crowded, not The bridge to the islands are crowded. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He woke early, worked for Min, ate half of his dinner, worked again, then returned to the bridge at dusk. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The captain went back up to the bridge, the engines changed their pitch, and the ship slid away into the dusk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Somkit expertly steered the boat to the north side of the bridge, trimming the motor to match the speed of the current. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We went over the part of the bridge that wasn’t in any borough, and I turned around and watched the buildings get smaller. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z On this far side of the river, undergrowth and a grove of great horse chestnuts extended almost down to the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Strands of silk as thick as pillars ran from the ceiling all over the room, anchoring the walls and the floor like the cables of a suspension bridge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She remembered it as a bridge of great personality, what with the houses and the heads of rebels on spikes and the place where Sir David had fought a full-dress joust with the Lord Welles. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom pushed her glasses back up the bridge of her nose with her forearm. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “Just drop me near the bridge guardhouse,” he directed Number Two, “then take the children away.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The boys sat under the bridge drinking malt liquor and smoking as the morning quickly turned to afternoon. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Pong stepped back from the crush of people, toward the bridge rail. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Then the bows of three boats began to materialize out of the gloaming, just beyond the railroad bridge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We cross the bridge, and this time I don’t look down. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z So they reached the bridge at Six Mile Bend and thought to rest. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z As they came off the bridge we saw them. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z When we got to the bridge, I stepped down off the highway and cut through the weeds down to the river that it arched over. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z One of the does had held back from the bilgewater, and the upstream girder under the bridge had caught her across the back. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a huge colony of bats living under a bridge right by here,” he told her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z When Branwell and I were little, we used to stand on the bridge over the gorge and look for lovers on the path to the bottom. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, American troops poured across the bridge, the Remagen beachhead was quickly enlarged and held against German counterattacks—and everyone began to talk of the war ending in two months. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z For a long moment, the three of them stood alone, glowing like human lanterns on the dark bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Presently Frightful flew from her perch, wove her way up through the dense tree limbs to open sky, and returned to her bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Hear that? And walk it over the bridge, Vonetta. Walk it!” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z High, high and away, the glaring white lights of the bridge— he thought he could see small figures there, little people moving in the white light. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The glass bridge rose before her in a gleaming arc, shimmering in the blue flames of the lanterns on its spires. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was having a very quiet time, he said, bathing, playing some golf and much bridge. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I searched the wreckage on my side of the bridge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z With his thumb and index finger, he started to pinch the bridge. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z The sky around Minli was quiet as she walked on the red rope bridge. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Crane-man hailed him cheerfully from under the bridge with the news that two pairs of sandals were complete. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z High John was one folk hero god who maybe could’ve bridged the gap. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He flew over the parapet of the bridge and upstream. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever happened on the bridge tonight, the people on the West Side didn't want to see it. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They crossed a narrow wooden bridge over a rushing river, and a bridge that swayed over a gorge carved out of a granite mountainside. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z At the far end of the bridge there were officers and carabinieri standing on both sides flashing lights. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z In the end they stopped and turned back and camped under the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The tires hummed briefly over the grill of the bridge. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z If the punt did pass under the bridge without sticking, it would do so by no more than a claw’s breadth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z You were also required to perform physical tasks now and then, such as lifting the professor’s head to a comfortable spot on the pillow or placing his glasses on the bridge of his nose. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Waiting for them to cross a yawning crevasse bridged by two rickety ladders spliced end to end, I was shocked to see them go across together, almost in lockstep—a needlessly dangerous act. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Finding no telltale marks of an aerie on the bridge, Sam walked up Elm Street and stopped in the library to get a book on farming wild edible plants. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z In the darkness, a barricade loomed before them, blocking the road that led to a bridge across a river. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Either that or it was washed up somewhere along the bay’s shore, maybe even as far south as the bay bridge. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z There was no sill along the edge of the bridge: they could have walked off it into the water three feet below. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the children had gone half the distance to the bridge, the wind began to carry a strong, spicy scent to their noses. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Whites lived downstairs and blacks lived upstairs, and to bridge that separation was to heal a biblical wound. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I yank my hammer from my belt and smash each of the hand-and footholds I’m using as I make my way along the bridge’s edge. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They crossed the narrow wooden bridge over the Rio Grande, chugging through a swarm of olive green and russet-colored swallows that had mud nests under the bridge, and started the bumpy climb out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We drove to the bridge that divided the east bank of the Jordan River from its west bank, where hills and valleys curved like the laps of a thousand mothers. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The second I woke up, I knew I could figure out the bridge in “Q.U.E.E.N.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “A bridge on the Yangtze River. I forget the name. I read up on stuff like that,” said Brooke. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z At that moment the Wraith-king turned and spurred his horse and rode across the bridge, and all his dark host followed him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Lyra led him almost to the end of the garden, over a little bridge, to a wooden seat under a spreading, low-branched tree. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z To get to the field, I have to wade across the river, climb a tall hill, cross a broken bridge, and walk thirty minutes in the scorching sun. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the bridge Andrew hung behind to catch his breath he said, and Samuel and I went on. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At 10:15 PM, she placed the rock, as planned, in a stone window in the railroad bridge, and pushed it one arm's length from the edge. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He was returning when Frightful and 426 came back to the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “This bridge was so bad that one of the rules ’mongst the crew was that you couldn’t eat no beans eight hours ’fore we was set to cross it.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z When an ancient horse named Hipparion was found to have lived in France and Florida at the same time, a land bridge was drawn across the Atlantic. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The flow of people pushed her up to the midpoint of the bridge, almost to the very front line of marchers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The old river kept on moving into the blackness under the bridge, taking with it whatever happened to be along for the ride. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Faramir was most moved by the story of the fight on the bridge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z ‘He cannot stand alone!’ cried Aragorn suddenly and ran back along the bridge. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Although the bridge repair is urgent, our endangered species, once gone, cannot be brought back. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Sadly, the bridge is already under insurgent control due to questionable strategizing by my bereft cohort.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z And the bridge sat up high enough in the air that little kids or short people could actually bow under it, if they wanted. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He got up and dragged fresh wood in under the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The crewmen were all over the bridge, hanging work platforms and blasting rust. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z For the remaining mile and a half, the sophomores settled in and rowed gorgeously—a long, sleek line of perfection—passing under the automobile bridge and finishing a comfortable two lengths ahead of Navy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z All of the power-ups vanish—except for one, perched over the edge of a bridge that links two buildings. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The oblong pill made me feel exceptionally groggy, but only from the bridge of my nose up. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The bridge led to nothing more than an artificial island in an artificial lake. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They opened the further gate, and some came over the bridge. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I’ll speed up Flatbush Avenue—the artery of fat Brooklyn—right to the Brooklyn entrance of the bridge, with the potholes and cops stationed all night. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The subway rocks and sways, and finally we break out from underground and, just like that, like a surprise, we’re on an outdoor bridge, zooming straight out like a leap. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The only thing on it was a small drawing of a black bird in front of a bridge and ocean waves, and a short string of numbers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z When we get to the bridge, she loses the time and gets stuck but then I hear I ask a question like this, and Tanasia has taken the mic. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I ran for the stairs to the bridge. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She pinched the bridge of her nose tightly. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The bridge was still busy with foot passengers, but I just stepped into the crowd and started across. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked up toward the bridge and saw Alaska sitting on one of the blue chairs at the Smoking Hole, and though I’d thought I wanted to be alone, I found myself saying, “Hey.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Well, we did reach the other side and when I looked back, I saw that the bridge was still there. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was a strong—a very strong—aquiline, with high bridge of the thin nose and peculiarly arched nostrils; with lofty domed forehead, and hair growing scantily round the temples but profusely elsewhere. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Dusk was falling by the time we returned to our bridge, and I was glad. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z In one picture, the lizard man was standing on a curved bridge, laughing as he watched the little boy falling forward over the bridge rail, his slippered feet already in the air. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I took confidence from its song, and wiping the tears from my eyes I raced towards the bridge, the link to town. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As we were about to set foot on the bridge, we heard footsteps on the other side, coming toward us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I put a foot through a snow bridge spanning a slot so deep I couldn’t see the bottom of it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge between the Bell Tower and the rookery had collapsed into the yard below, and Maester Luwin's turret was gone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Across the bridge we turned up a road to the corrals. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Putting the bridge on the monochord so it touches the string changes the notes that are played. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She gave him that evil grin, and crossed the bridge with that walk he'd liked so well, half saunter and half sway. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Beyond the bridge, the dirt path abandoned the banks of the Dudh Kosi and zigzagged up the steep canyon wall, ascending through aromatic stands of pine. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The river was high and the bridge had been blown up in the centre; the stone arch was fallen into the river and the brown water was going over it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z We’ll cross in the morning, drive over the bridge, easily, just like driving to the supermarket. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z My own fingers walk and bridge the gap to cup hers. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He crossed the bridge, and eventually he saw daylight once again. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Our Navajo net on board the Bunker Hill was set up in the radio room just above the flag bridge at the very top of the ship. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My inherent idealism yearns for the issuance of the commemorative stamp and the living document of The Autobiography of Malcolm X to continue to bridge ignorance with insight, and despondency with hope. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She was going to get her hair cut and have her nails done and then go play bridge with other ladies. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I reached the end of the bridge and turned to look back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The three of us walked along, past the Ayuntamiento with the banners hung from the balcony, down past the market and down past the steep street that led to the bridge across the Arga. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “No, but we get a lot of fog. You know that red bridge you saw?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I brought it!” he said when I approached and sat next to him on the fallen tree bridging the stream. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z From Norwich it is about a mile to the Connecticut River and a pleasant, unassuming 1930s bridge leading to the state of New Hampshire and the town of Hanover on the opposite bank. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z When I got to Red Witch Bridge, I slid down the embankment of the creek and climbed under the bridge, where no one could see me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter what eyewitnesses saw, or that the newspapers reported the next day that the Cadillac was part of the ten-car pileup on the bridge. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As he spoke, a third rabbit came swimming out from under the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom starts walking across the bridge, and it sways side to side. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “I understand you have a peregrine falcon nesting on this bridge,” Flip Pearson said. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Fletcher can clearly see Herold on the other side of the bridge, disappearing into the Maryland night. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Their train had been held up by a broken bridge on the Milwaukee & St. Paul line. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The land grew marshier, inlets appeared, and soon we traveled over the bridge to the island. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Bits of burning debris fell from the bridge and set boats below on fire. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I can remember Cordelia throwing my blue knitted hat over the bridge, I remember falling through the ice and then my mother running toward me with her sleety hair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Barge laden, to three arches of a bridge, New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z Ahead, men repair a flooded bridge, so we stop and roll down the windows to watch. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We are thoroughly violating this poor bridge,” Dill said. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z South of the bridge, Michigan Avenue is a busy street, crawling with people, but here it is bare. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He sat on the bridge top in the cold dawn, watching Leon climb down from the tree and Jon Wood grab the iron bow and climb toward him. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The next morning, you took off down the far side of the bridge as we prepared for work. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I made it to our place on the bridge before noon. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z When he woke again the snow had stopped and the grainy dawn was shaping out the naked woodlands beyond the bridge, the trees black against the snow. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z At a point near the north end of the woods road there was a bridge spanning the ravine that cut a deep, jagged gash across the road and through the fields beyond. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But even silent, the bridge had always seemed very wise to Tally, as quietly knowing as some ancient tree. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I go in the dining room, start clearing the bridge table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He was bleeding badly from a cut on the bridge of his nose, rivulets of red streaking his face like tears. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “My father was on the bridge,” I added. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I splash down the creek, climb to the bridge, and put on my moccasins. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z No Bores or Old Ladies or Nortons, or Assassins waiting at the bridge. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I couldn’t figger what eating beans had to do with crossing no bridge, so I shrugged my shoulders. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The fifth person broke away from the group and started across the bridge. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Back at the bridge, I wrung out our wet clothes and towels, and weighted them down with stones to dry in the sun. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Are you serious? We’ve been so good, there might as well be halos above our heads!” exclaimed Jessie, her glasses slipping down the bridge of her nose. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A wall of force slammed me through the air—just like the trick Kronos had pulled on the bridge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z They crossed over another little bridge, and the path wound around a large tree. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I say, “Doesn’t the Ohio River run the entire border? So we’d have to stand on a bridge—” But he keeps right on like he doesn’t hear me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The prisoners stare, gaping, at the body in the middle of the bridge, some of them letting out shocked screams, some of them clasping their hands in silent horror. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There was no one on the bridge, the incline concealed him from the rear, and in front of him was nothing but water...and across it the mainland shore. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Watching as their cream-colored Buick flies through the guardrail and over the side of the bridge to avoid old Mr. McPherson’s red truck? Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The place on Minnesota Avenue is close enough to the bridge so that we can get customers from Missouri as well. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In rural Kentucky, three men threw pieces of a tombstone off a bridge, smashing the windshield of a passing car, killing a teenage girl who was traveling with her family on a religious pilgrimage. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z This theory, or conviction, rested on the memory of a single encounter—the meeting at dusk on the bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I run forward with my mech along my bridge, look over at the scene, and get ready to activate my Freeze power-up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Struts and diagonal rods ran between the two wheels to stiffen the assembly and give it the strength of a railroad bridge. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Mornings rose, nights fell, but he did not move from the bridge. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The father is foreign and very nice, and escorts me over the bridge. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The concrete abutments projected from each bank, so that the narrowed river ran slightly faster under the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Work will stop on the bridge on Route 28 until the young peregrine falcons are fledged. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z No one came walking on air down from the bridge, there was no lady in a dark cloak bending over me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A fierce sergeant was keeping order on the bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Would she choose a cliff, a bridge—or, he mused almost longingly, would she pick a beautiful hemlock forest like this? Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They crossed the Ashley River bridge and headed parallel to the river until they reached Broad Street. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I run across the bridge and don’t look behind me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z For out on the bridge, Father Mike, too, had stepped on the gas. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Frank was the first one across the bridge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The producers hope to abridge Philip’s nine-hour opera about an engineer who tries to bridge the Grand Canyon. accept/except. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she noticed a bridge, down the river, leading over to another part of the city. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Whistling, Sam swung off the bridge and dropped to the water’s edge, where he walked gracefully upriver, jumping stones and skirting marshes. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A schooner, a catamaran freighter, and a yacht, all of them lying across a bridge at a separate dock. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The bridge was narrow but sturdy over the river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Taking out his pocket watch, he squinted to read it, then touched the bridge of his nose as if searching for something. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t there another bridge you could work on till the end of June?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “I’m surprised to see you’” Ivan yelled, leaning against the bridge’s side. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Do you think it’s more important to save a peregrine falcon nest or mend a dangerous bridge?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z At five o’clock, Toomer drove his mule and wagon up in front of Fogle’s General Store at the base of the bridge. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The message's end brought stunned silence to the bridge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a hard bridge to cross, Mr. Hamilton. Makes me timid to talk to a new person, but I’ll try if you say so.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Around the corner, the road hit a bridge over a narrow river. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The shortest route was across the chasm, and we’d just destroyed the only bridge. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Very well. Place your hands on the table. I will build a bridge between the world of living and dead.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She lugged the view camera downtown to photograph a rusty bridge stretching over the spot where the three rivers collided. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z One hundred men from Alabama crossed a bridge and paraded into town, where union families lined the street, clapping and cheering. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z They could see them buzzing around the face of a man under the bridge, smelling the sweetness of the wine or maybe the vomit down the front of the man’s shirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z All I did was laugh, so he looked back at the bridge and tilted his head a little, said: “Why’s it all red like that?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z She turned and walked back toward the Hatchery as behind her the cargo boat moved with increasing speed toward the bridge and beyond. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Just then, a gust of cool air blew over the bridge from the south. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z His fist crashes right against the bridge of my nose. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Kelvin is a wizard, practically running across the bridge like it’s nothing. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The boat was swept through like a leaf on a flood, bobbing wildly as the water beneath it struck the bridge supports and was flung away. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Turner let his head droop as they were crossing the bridge so he saw nothing of the duty sergeant’s ferocious gaze, though he felt its heat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Now you tell me? After I almost twisted my ankle hopping all over the bridge?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “There was this old bridge jus’ outside Waco, Texas, that everyone knowed was only a matter of time ’fore it went down. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She blushed, and the pinpoint dots of sweat across the bridge of her nose beaded up. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The finish line, on the other hand, ran straight across the water, just about intersecting the bridge on the California side of the racecourse but intersecting the Washington side several yards short of the bridge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His arms were as thick as bridge cables, his expression as welcoming as a brick wall. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z That first day they slept under a small bridge in the suburbs of Riverside. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z In less than two seconds, Frightful was back on the horizontal girder of the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Is he going to read it and see how to make the bridge? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The other end was still tied to the iron framework of the bridge. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The day had become warm, and it was made warmer by the crush of bodies on the south side of the old bridge. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z We both had had our fill of the Thames, and so walked back to the Globe by way of the bridge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Bowing stiffly, she led him across the headland to the bridge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “The whole bloody thing is crazy. Down below they blow up a little bridge. Here they leave a bridge on the main road. Where is everybody? Don’t they try and stop them at all?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Now the men on the bridge walked the earth with the terrible burden of dark mortal sin on their souls, and hell was the only reward. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My legs ache by the time we reach the bridge, but then I see the Merciless Mart across the marshy river, abandoned and unlit, and I smile through the pain. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z One day, the general told Trujillo he was going to be meeting this woman that very night under the bridge in Santiago where people meet to do bad things. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She and 426 perched nearby, looking at it and feeling new interest in the bridge and the river valley. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z There were thin scars around his eyebrows, and two crossed blue scars on the bridge of his battered nose. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Chamberlin was too tired to fight his way across just then, so he crawled up onto one of the bridge’s arched railings. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The CIA chose a dead-drop site on a railroad bridge over the Moskva River, away from the city center, near a sports stadium. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z There were at least a hundred people packed on the bridge. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z My heart rushes and then settles into the rhythm of her footsteps along the swinging bridge. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A man went running to the bridge and in a moment returned with a giant bottle of sake. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Michael and his archers tried to retreat, but Annabeth stayed right beside me, fighting with her knife and mirrored shield as we slowly backed up the bridge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I scrambled back up the bank to the bridge’s abutment. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Ahead, down the street, I saw a streetcar cross a bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I watch a heron hunting fish in the low-water area under the bridge. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The mess hall OIC stood on the bridge and decided when a gallery would be called to eat and when it would be excused. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was slow walking through the thick snow, and by the time we got to the bridge our feet were wet, but it was not cold. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the others could say anything, he marched off toward the nearest bridge. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z One migrant was crushed between the train car and a bridge the train was crossing. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “No, no. I was just—No, no,” the gray-haired man said, leaving his fingers bridged over his eyes. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The nose of the California boat had indeed passed under the bridge first, but by then the first six feet of the Washington boat was already well over the line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A few days later, Tree-ear crouched under the bridge, watching idly as Crane-man shaved another sliver of wood from the chopstick he was whittling. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z His carrot orange face had a broad bridge and a pink nose, and it was made up with brazen flair. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Even if he did, it was possible that the pursuit might follow him over the plank bridge and into the middle of his unprepared, sleeping friends. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The swallow led them to another empty courtyard, then over an arched stone bridge of the same color as the frozen water beneath. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z This sensation of being someone else, of changing into someone else, of being beautiful and young and crossing this famous bridge to something big—it was why Jule had come to New York. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z In the nineteenth century, the technology became available to construct a suspension bridge across the river. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The words go round and round in my head like the wheels of a car rolling over the slats of a bridge. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z On the north side of the bridge, the crowd was parted by palace guards. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z We cross the wooden bridge on the way home from school. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As darkness fell around us, the road twisted through dense forest for several miles until it came to a short, narrow bridge with room for only one car to pass. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It had taken the Freys three generations to complete their bridge; when they were done they'd thrown up stout timber keeps on either bank, so no one might cross without their leave. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The truck was bouncing down the goat path that led to the bridge and the highway. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They were going to put over another bridge when the bombardment started and some troops were to cross at the shallows up above at the bend of the river. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He was walking on the near side of the bridge but on the other side of the tracks. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I know from Janice that Sherrie’s husband is away most of the time, he’s in Tokyo right now working on bridge financing for an industrial complex in Bangladesh. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We tied one edge of the new tarp to the rods poking out of the wall of the bridge, right alongside their tarp. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He had been watching the action on the bridge, but now as Narciso talked to him I saw his head slump on his chest. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad stood on the bridge glowering at the alligator. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The old bridge stretched massively across the water, its huge iron frame as black as the sky. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z If the bridge had not startled Hazel, the river did. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When Luke tried to bridge, Herrera snuck an arm around his chest and locked Luke’s head up with the other arm. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They crossed a river by a concrete bridge where skeins of ash and slurry moved slowly in the current. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z In a week I would be returning to school, and as always I would be running up the goat path and crossing the bridge to go to church. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She hurled Brooke’s car keys and phone out over the side of the bridge and into the water. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z At the crossroads over the bridge he met two friends and the three of them walked to school together, making ridiculous strides and being rather silly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge itself was a latticed arc of timber, like an old-fashioned roller coaster, about fifty meters long. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In the middle of the bridge, in the back of the neck so that blood bursts from her throat, slick and shining in the moonlight. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The next day we take our pumpkins to the wooden bridge and throw them over the edge, watching them smash open on the ground below. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z How many monsters had he killed on that bridge—two hundred? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z No bridge on the map but there’s the settlement. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And neither had she, the two of them hiding behind their mother tongues as if there was no way to bridge the gap. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I was happy because someday I’d be walking across this bridge looking at this city, owning some piece of it, being valuable here. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Metal slams against metal as we both go tumbling off the bridge and into the lake. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Hung over the side of a bridge with your head in the canal?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They crossed the bridge and started up the hill. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z By the time the three boats passed under the railroad bridge at mile three, Cornell had nosed out in front. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They talked in excited, hushed whispers and craned their necks to look down the dusty street towards the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A pale flush of sunburn glowed on the bridge of his nose. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “No makeup,” she chirps, pushing her glasses farther up the bridge of her nose. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Radio announcers sat huddled under a shelter near the bridge, ready to broadcast the results around the nation. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This one had a more confident flow and they crossed it by a stone bridge thick with cow dung. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I no longer walk home over the bridge, but the long way around, past the cemetery. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z His mom played bridge with one of Michael’s neighbors and they heard the gunshot. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Then an army officer climbed out of a truck and told us all to leave the Queen Emma bridge. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “We cross to the embassy sector roof and get access to the glass bridge through there.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Mother played bridge on Mondays and wouldn’t be home until late. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been playing bridge twice a week for eleven years,” Eleanor said, “with my mother and her lawyer and his wife—I’m sure you must play as well as that.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Its link to the rest of France is tenuous: a causeway, a bridge, a spit of sand. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He drove under a bridge and found himself in a small port town. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Oddly enough, when Pythagoras put the bridge at a place that did not divide the string into a simple ratio, the plucked notes did not meld well. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “I mean, what if we could find a way to build a bridge between the two worlds? Then anyone who wanted to visit could cross over for a little while.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z It happened at a river crossing, where a dusty road went over a low stone bridge beside a stand of trees. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge was high, and he recalled that peregrines had learned to nest on bridges. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z At the edge of the bridge, I turned and braced the axe against the railing to receive his charge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Mo tenderly stroked the bridge of her nose. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I walked slowly after I crossed the bridge, partly because I was tired and partly because of the dread of school. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A long time afterwards I thought that if I had waited and gone to my uncles, or somehow sneaked across the bridge and warned my grandfather that things would have turned out differently. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s Dad’s personal life motto, even though he ended up alone and working the night shift, collecting tolls at the bridge, where he needs neither talent nor a good work ethic. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As the northern lords studied the castle, a sally port opened, a plank bridge slid across the moat, and a dozen knights rode forth to confront them, led by four of Lord Walder's many sons. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z One path led south across a bridge, up to the hill with all the temples. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I followed them, having no direction of my own, except away from Siuwensin; which, I gathered as we walked, had been raided by a foray from Passerer across the bridge. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z A voice from over them, on top of the bridge, called down. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z By tomorrow, we’ll have the chorus down and the bridge worked out. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Never drive through the covered bridge by Hannibal’s Rest at night. You hear the witch scream right before she rips you to shreds and leaves your car empty by the side of the road.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z We came to the middle of the bridge. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “Other side of the river,” Viola says and takes off across the bridge, feet smacking against the wood. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Guards patrolled on top of the wall, peering over at the archers, and more stood on the stone bridge over the river. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Although only the river separated us, it was a ten-minute, winding drive back to my house because there’s only one bridge in my neighborhood. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z After a while he stopped crossing the bridge. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, okay, it had a rope bridge across a chasm, which was not a good sign. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She’s the bridge between the doctors and the people, and you can see the strain of balancing between those two worlds. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And Lord Asriel’s tracks ran on beyond the bridge and further up the mountain. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z On the bridge, the Washington fans were adamant, pointing angrily at the water, gesticulating. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The person who was standing on the bridge is moving through the railing, or melting into it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I suppose there must be a way to be friendly and kind, to laugh heartily without making people want to throw you from a bridge. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z If there’s a stream gurgling under a bridge on the road, birds singing and cows mooing and lambs baaing, that’s better than any band in a film. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Lee will order the bridge burned immediately after they cross, preventing the Union army from following. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I stretch out the hump on the bridge of her nose like it's a clay model. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The gulf between us had been bridged after all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They were interested to discover some activity beneath the bridge—more workers in white uniforms, navigating a boat among the pilings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “East of the bridge. I’m thirsty. Is my mom there?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Dimple put two fingers to the bridge of her nose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I don’t,” Dan said, and walked along the bridge to study the complex webbing. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I soon learned that the quickest way to bridge the race gap was through language. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Stephen Byerley placed two fingers to the bridge of his nose, “Then the Machine cannot be tampered with—And how do you account for recent errors, then?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Just a month before, bandits ambushed five Salvadorans as they crossed the bridge at 4 A.M. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He stood on the bridge and shoved the last pile of wood over, his breath white in the glow of the firelight. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He could feel the Dregs’ eyes on his back as he headed over the bridge. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Chief Marshal Williams, for instance, had jumped aboard a passing engine and was now at one of the remaining bridge crossings, hosing it down. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z And more fire trucks, all speeding toward the bridge in a blur of red and white, a deafening, endless ribbon. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I throw myself against the wall under the bridge so they can’t aim at me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Not to the farm, but to the next best thing, sprinting over the bridge across the river, thinking halfway what a good target a bridge would be for a bomb. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Irene once dared me to dive from the old Milwaukee Railroad bridge. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Hanging upside down, hands and knees clutching the knots along the rope, Tally pulled herself up into the dark framework of the bridge, then stole through its iron skeleton and across to New Pretty Town. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I remembered the last time I had stopped on the bridge. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Folks did that. Walked out of New York. Over the bridge.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The Tilikum Crossing bridge behind us, the Hawthorne Bridge in front of us. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z At each bridge crossing in Manhattan County, police cars stood watch; the Westchester County police had stationed individual patrolmen at intervals en route to the cemetery. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It hung over the bridge like a cresting wave. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Instead of inching along the bridge as fast as I can, I give up several precious seconds and set a quick trap for Hammie. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At the big juniper tree where the hill sloped to the bridge I heard Ultima’s owl sing. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Like bridge you had to pretend you were playing for money or playing for some stakes. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Go to the settlement down the river and across the bridge,” she reads. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Up ahead I knew there was a railway bridge and I thought we might be able to get across there. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z After they had eaten, Dicey explained the next difficulty, that they couldn’t walk over the river on the bridge. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Officials on the bridge dropped a white flag to signify a win for the white blades of Washington. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The bridge’s planks reverberate with the cars passing below. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Crossing the Seine I saw a string of barges being towed empty down the current, riding high, the bargemen at the sweeps as they came toward the bridge. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I had never seen the Vitamin Kid walking before, but there he was, just starting across the bridge, side by side with Ida. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the bridge he got out his lighter and lit it and swept the ground with the flickering light. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I will topple in front of a subway train without warning, I’ll plunge from a bridge without intention. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t incredible that he had met a man on a bridge and thrown him off it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Although I did take care of their son one afternoon when Mrs. DiAngelo had to go over the bridge to Annapolis for a doctor’s appointment. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Security guards stand on a plat Enrique’s Journey form over the freight cars, watch for migrants, and pull them off before they cross the bridge. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It crosses a long bridge over a deep canyon. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The raincoat flapped in the wind and started flying about the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Our small explosion hurt no one except the bridge and the bus. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Cars filled with unfamiliar white men passed them again and again, turned right at the bridge and crossed toward St. Catherine’s Island and the beach beyond. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sam, I say to myself as I start across the bridge, you must stop these thoughts and start thinking about what to do now that you have no falcon. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But the axiom of Archimedes rejected zero, which is the bridge between the realms of the finite and the infinite, a bridge that is absolutely necessary for calculus and higher mathematics. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I get to the bridge at five thirty, and there are German dogs. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He crossed his legs and pinched the bridge of his nose between thumb and forefinger. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She took the lighter out of her jeans and casually tossed it off the bridge. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Tobias pinches the bridge of his nose and looks at me through the spaces between his fingers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Beyond that the road dipped towards the bridge that crossed the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Kid still raced at the bridge, Samuel nodded and walked on, Horse and Bones kicked at each other, and the yellow buses still came in with their loads of solemn farm kids. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He had begun to walk beside her and now they were approaching the bridge. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The foot of the bridge was a half-sunken enemy galley with Dragonsbane painted on her prow, her bottom ripped out by one of the sunken hulks Tyrion had placed between the quays. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When we arrived at the bridge, throngs of refugees were waiting to learn their fate. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z But the segment was so narrow that it was impossible to see exactly what lay on the other side of the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At the southern end of town, he crossed a bridge over a moat and came to a castle built by a Prussian prince in 1690. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We went along the bank and then worked our way into the crowd that were crossing the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I run to the end of the bridge and cut onto the grass, down the embankment to the bottom, which is an old dried-up riverbed full of cigarette butts and beer bottles. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z At the same time someone shouted from the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She spoke without sadness, and seeing her smile and hearing her beautiful Southern voice made me glad I’d come to the bridge that night. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The bridge came closer, step by step, through the darkness. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was a patch of dried blood on the bridge of his nose. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Up ahead, policemen on horses clip-clopped across the bridge, eyeing every car that passed, checking the terrain below. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z If they stopped at the bridge it would be a long cold night. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When this slender bridge had been made, the Company passed over, some cautiously and slowly, others more easily. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “And there was duch a line of traffic on the bridge!” she says over Jason’s head to Mrs. Morehouse, behind her. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She watched the bridge for a long time. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The wooden bridge is more askew, rottener than I remember. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “We can get a cab up at the bridge,” I said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She clicked her tongue and he sped into a trot, crossing over the little bridge near the house, heading south to the archery grounds. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I suppose you’d like to hear the fairy tale you’d make me tell every night we huddled together on the ruined bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The witches helped to move the wagons farther along the road, over the bridge and away from the trees where the Specters had come from. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z With a quick glance to make sure the bridge, path, and shore were still deserted, he switched the light on again and angled it against the bank. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z It wouldn’t have happened anyway: The force of the current pushed me backward, dragging my body under the bridge. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He stood at the foot of the bridge that spanned the river, the bridge that citizens were allowed to cross only on official business. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Or Lanesha’s Bridge? You could build a bridge and name it after you.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z The bridge over the gorge is only wide enough for two people to walk side by side. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the wind that was piping among the webs of the bridge, Frightful heard Sam’s whistle. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “We'll cross that bridge when we get to it,” I say. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The speaker was a stoutish man with deep brown eyes: the first man from the bridge. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The bridge was slowly cobbled together with the girls’ stolen memories. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z On the bridge I painted four stick figures. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There’s someone on the bridge, I can see the dark outline. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z With the attached bamboo stakes, Minli and the dragon had anchored their end of the bridge to the ground. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s catch him before he gets across the bridge,” he said, and put his foot down into the canoe, but Asta said, “Wait. Look.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z They made so much noise that the captain heard them and came off the bridge. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, all traffic into the island had been blocked; everyone on the bridge was headed away—headed home. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The old gristmill, maybe, up by the bridge. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He would have spurred the pony faster, but his father made them dismount beside the bridge and approach on foot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And so, when she finally finishes and her freckles settle back onto the bridge of her nose, why don’t you? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Halfway across the bridge, I saw a makeshift shelter. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Mine? I told you I don't know the first thing about cars. Now, keep your eyes on the road. We’ll be coming to the bridge any moment.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Ruined though the bridge was, there was something magical about living above the shining river. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Other boats—little boats, like Nell’s—pulled up to the bridge, let people off, and then headed back out into the water. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z He charged me, and I ran for the edge of the bridge, breaking through a line of iracaeruu. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z We get back on the path, which before too long reconnects with the same road that musta gone across the bridge. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z With his mask off, I can see freckles bridging his nose. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The flashing lights led me down the highway, toward the bridge. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z We drove over a canal and from atop the bridge I could see dozens of houseboats moored along the water. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z First, the way everyone went: across a suspension bridge over the gorge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He crossed the bridge at Gilboa and climbed into the forested mountains. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Her panic seemed to have burned up along with that woven bridge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The idea of being Charlie’s younger brother at another school is a bridge entirely too far. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He drove across the bridge into Lewiston and on through the city and up a hill. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Go ahead,” he urged, walking backward to his end of the bridge. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Chitrigupta had said that the celestial weapons were past the bridge, but there was nothing in sight except a giant cave. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was only that we could feel a deep and sincere difference between us and them, a difference which everyone struggled with awkward fortitude to bridge. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex pinches the bridge of his nose where a stress headache is already percolating. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z At the bridge, they crossed and then waited for Håkon to appear. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z We shall not bridge that gap with particle accelerators in the foreseeable future! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Doctors would un-squish my nose, and raise the bridge and narrow it, so it didn’t look quite so much like a lump of clay that had hardened before it could be properly shaped. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Ma laughed, then set Belle to walking over the bridge. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “Different worlds. But in my world there’s an Oxford too. We’re both speaking English, en’t we? Stands to reason there’s other things the same. How did you get through? Is there a bridge, or what?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was trying to get a look at it before my brothers do. Is there a house around here? The magistrate told us it was north over the bridge.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I head out through the doors, across the bridge, and down C Wing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z This was a game, like bridge, in which you said things instead of playing cards. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z We cross the bridge, which is now lit by white Christmas lights strung up throughout the courtyard. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “This is the only talk he will understand—” he turned and fired over the railing of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z First there was a very high iron bridge, as high-arched as a rainbow, and after a bit of low stone bridge built in the shape of an S-curve, and I was on Deer Isle. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z A continuous dialogue is going on between the two hemispheres, channeled through an immense bundle of nerves, the corpus callosum, the bridge between creativity and analysis, both of which are necessary to understand the world. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Above him, the crowd on the bridge cried out, and then he heard anguished wails coming from the place where the city should be. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Now the ravine is on our left, with the new concrete bridge just visible. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Come,” the king said as he walked out of the pavilion onto the bridge under the moon. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I lug an old satchel to bridge club at Elizabeth’s on Wednesday. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Then I gave Seanie a dirty look and nonchalantly scratched the bridge of my nose with my middle finger. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The huge, killer horse swept by me, but Tenorio’s foot hit me and sent me spinning to the floor of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We drove down the street and crossed the bridge and passed the house where the pink garment hung in the window. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In a French village far to the south of Saint-Malo, a German truck crossing a bridge is blown up. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z And anyway, if what he said is true, that motion is impossible, then I wouldn’t really be able to jump off a bridge, would I? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z We made our way across the sky bridge into the streets of Olympus. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z We crossed to the left bank of the Seine by the wooden foot-bridge from the Quai de Bethune, and stopped on the bridge and looked down the river at Notre Dame. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She just stood with Kin by the bridge, saying nothing. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Peregrine falcons are nesting on this bridge,” Molly piped. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z On Rose’s side of the bridge, the design was pretty everyday—just like her city was like real life. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Further along, one could see where the street passed over a round-backed bridge and on into more rural surroundings. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I say, running past her, making for the bridge as fast as I can. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He threw his daughter from the castle and had the bridge drawn up behind her so that she could not return. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z But to understand Impressionism, you have to see the light, the brushstrokes, the unusual points of view, the suggestion of a boat, a bridge, water, sky, the use of light as a subject. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Two or three others monitored the metal detector and pat-frisked inmates as they passed through the short tunnel between the mess hall and the bridge. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Abbey said he was probably a gnarly old mate from one of the sportfishing boats, or maybe a bridge person who’d seen us around the island and overheard us calling each other by name. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z A boy at least a head taller than me, though just as skinny as Muthu, was walking up the bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The few orb lanterns that lined the bridge were still lit, and the Gold orbs that the marchers carried cast just enough light for him to see where he was climbing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And as he was buried in a church, a gulf—there, at least—was bridged. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s that nest everyone’s so riled up about,” he said to Dan Martin, a Mohawk Indian whose balance and fearlessness on high girders made him one of the most valuable bridge workers. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z It was a twenty-minute walk to the Christmas tree stand, requiring the Vanderbeekers to cross a bridge that connected Harlem to the Bronx. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I wished I didn’t have such a high nose bridge. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z As the car sped over the bridge, I looked down on the East River. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Henry sighs, pinching the bridge of his nose. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We would drive over a bridge and suddenly she was talking about the Bridge of the Americas near the canal. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He even crossed the slender stone bridge that arched over the abyss and discovered more passages and chambers on the far side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The townspeople had killed Lupito at the bridge and desecrated the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Part of the bridge was underwater, but the middle part was high enough that it had stayed dry. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z The railroad bridge downriver had a draw section in the middle that was raised up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because you slept under a bridge? ‘Mortified’ isn’t the word I’d use.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Near the footing of the bridge, firefighters lifted a wheeled gurney to slide it inside the open doors on the ambulance. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The water came out from the bridge into a second pool. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After another hour, after a bridge like a section of roller coaster, they came into Wilmington. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the Golden Gate Bridge—Emily knew that bridge was red and not silver. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z On the day Mom was meeting with Mr. Shine, nobody was under the bridge when I got there. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z That there was slack water immediately below the bridge, with a low, shelving bank where they could get out easily? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing on the mess-hall bridge, two sergeants waited for inmates to get out of earshot and then wished us all a Merry Christmas. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why couldn’t you have had him tape the money at the bottom of the railroad trestle or leave it beneath the bridge, Sammy?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That was nearly two miles away from the bridge. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Rain was falling by the time he reached the swaying bridge out to the Sea Tower. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Victor can tell Esther that we fell off a bridge and she won't have to look for us anymore because we're dead. Isn't that clever, Prop?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z A man leaped up from the ravine when the wagon was midway across the bridge and, running up beside the team, laid a long whip across the backs of the horses. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z After we made it across the plank bridge over Salt Creek, Ray reached down and turned the radio to WGN. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z To the south were the cliffs, and the wide stone bridge to the Great Keep. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mong just stayed staring at the bridge, this far-off look in his eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The bridge is beautiful at night, but it’s the city skyline that astonishes me every time I see it. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z There were pathways built onto the top of the trussing, places for the bridge workers to get out to the cables and repair them. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I thought about what he said as we walked to the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nelson,” she said, “I will cross that bridge when I come to it in court, but not until then. Let us move on.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Armpit asked as they drove across the bridge. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I’m entirely on the bridge, trying not to move too much. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Manchee sniffs the ground like a maniac, crossing the road, recrossing it, going to the bridge and back to where we stand. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Zeitoun had been on the bridge with the captain for an hour at that point, watching him pilot the ship through the many islands, avoiding high shelves and sandbars, other ships and countless unseen dangers. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The old director hesitated, then rubbed the bridge of his nose, “I suppose not. For you two anyway.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z On the way to the bridge, a knot formed in the pit of my stomach. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z "Anything can happen now that we've slid over this bridge," I thought; "anything at all. . . ." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I felt myself at the bridge of a great ship that I could not control because C.L.R. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z My ears were ringing, like when I stood under the railroad bridge while a train went by overhead. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He has curly blond hair and a familiar nose, wide at the tip and narrow at the bridge. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The bridge looks massive from our landing, and the Hudson rough and wild below. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z After hours of walking we came upon a bridge made of sticks. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They used a long part of the bone from my amputated big toe to make a bridge for my new nose. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Dad’s crossing the bridge by the old abandoned gristmill, turning at the boarded-up school, and for the first time I can feel Shiloh’s body begin to shake. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran very hard, so that by the time I was at the bridge I was exhausted. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The river, seen from the height of the bridge, seemed blue and sparkling clean. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Both man and boy seemed to be in tacit agreement that the attack at the bridge was a closed incident, a thing for which they felt a solid indifference. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I was almost halfway across the bridge when someone called “Race!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Temp put on a burst of speed for the end of the bridge, and Tick turned to face down the army of rats alone. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When no shoes were left, the moment for us to cross the bridge finally arrived, and together my mother, brothers, sister, and I crossed over. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The bridge is aptly named the Salmon Creek Gorge Bridge. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I yelled, as we passed by the green sign on the side of the bridge that read, state line—Maine. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Then I better get going,” Minli said, but her smile faded as she looked at the bridge in front of her that seemed to loom into nothingness. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “We can change things forever, but only if there's enough of us. That bridge has to be full. Say you'll be there with me?” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He reached the far end of the bridge, where a maiden stood. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z But toward the middle of our bridge, the layout started to change. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “I can’t rightly say that I’m not peeved bout ye blowing up my bridge. Heard the boom all the way back at the farm, oh, yeah.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He pointed up at the bridge, said: “Know what that is?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Lacking any help, I had to escort him to the north gate personally and get the attention of officers on the mess-hall bridge. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge rose up over the river in a graceful parabola, its steel cables strung with red lights. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He promptly came to a washed-out bridge on the only road out of town. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The plant was in Long Island, and I crossed a bridge in the fog to get there and came down in a stream of workers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran to the middle of the bridge—a natural choke point—and threw his bait of poisonous roots on the deck behind him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The plaza was empty, and he saw no lookouts on the paths, no boats on the water, no one on the distant bridge. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Booth is barely across the Potomac when David Herold approaches the bridge. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z As I neared the end of the bridge I heard the clatter of hooves and the wild curses of Tenorio. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z At break time, everyone runs out to the iron bridge, because lying in the ditch below is a dead woman. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Soon she stood on a great stone bridge that spanned the river, which was in spate. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Men usually rode up top on the bridge with Captain Billy. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The only way across was the rope bridge, and the planks were much too far apart for sheep hooves. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They scrambled on to the low parapet of the bridge. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z They see her as a thing, a bridge to their lost loved ones that they so desperately cling to. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I wipe down the bedside table, stack the Look magazines on her side, the bridge book she ordered. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “We have to row, TaShon. Until we see a bridge. An overpass. Something to climb up on. Above the water. Ready?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Her thumbs meet on the bridge of my nose, and I feel like a book being read, word by word. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We stopped under a railroad bridge and got out of the car to admire the river that ran through the town. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Now they were sitting on a bridge that spanned the Kladeos River, their feet dangling over the water as they waited for Frank and Hazel to finish scouting the ruins. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They walked shoulder to shoulder, filling the entire bridge, and still more poured out of the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We cross a bridge of old planks laid over thick sludge oozing through the camp. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It was all he could do to keep himself from running all the way back to the bridge to tell Crane-man the good news. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “We made it!” the driver announced the moment we crossed the bridge. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Kendra placed a hand against the bridge and leaned forward to look down. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The bleeding freerider was carried across the bridge and up the steps, still protesting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was one strange thing about her that I found fascinating: She always had a delicate mist of perspiration across the bridge of her nose, winter or summer. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It only widens the gap that men of good will are trying desperately to bridge with understanding and compassion. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Their faces had a likeness a blind man could have seen; several wore the badge of the Twins, two towers connected by a bridge. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Not the Golden Gate Bridge—Emily knew that bridge was red and not silver. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But Kvasir merely smiled, and he left the gods puzzling over his words, and he put on a traveling cloak, and he left Asgard and walked the rainbow bridge. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The woman left him with a grateful nod, then fell back in with the crowd making its way across the George Washington Bridge, the massive suspension bridge connecting Manhattan to New Jersey. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The creek flowed around the town, crossed beneath the bridge to El Puerto, then turned towards the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Before daylight we reached the bank of the Tagliamento and followed down along the flooded river to the bridge where all the traffic was crossing. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z A dark-green pickup truck pulled up to the roadblock on the town side of the bridge, and a lean man in a green uniform got out. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The last fingers of the crumbling bridge were above her now, out of reach. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z We crossed the ancient wooden bridge and turned right. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Heading toward the bridge, heading directly into the chaos, the flames and sirens and smoke. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I cross an iron bridge over a ravine of railroad tracks, find the brick walls rising stories above me, go through a set of double doors, and then I am inside the factory. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Dragging my backpack behind me, I stumbled up the island to the sandy part under the bridge, out of the rain and away from the eyes of drivers. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was a lot of money for a man whose paycheck didn’t bridge the week. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He was wearing a secondhand T-shirt with a picture of San Francisco’s red bridge on it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It was quarter to one in the morning when Mosca moored his boat at the last bridge before the bay. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He tried to push up one of the brick walls on our bridge and wound up collapsing the whole side. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z But on the third night, just as the moon began to slip down in the sky, Dragon saw a faint figure on the bridge. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Her heart thumping painfully with love, she turned away and set her foot on the bridge. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The bridge had long been abandoned, and when he finally reached it, the Bashe immediately rose from the water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Malcolm stopped on the path to the bridge and peered back towards the dark workshop. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The path went along the river to the bridge. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s Fred’s Bar, on the last corner before the bridge into town. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I walked up the bridge in plain sight, straight toward the enemy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Yips and howls echoed behind us, and I turned to see fetterlings peeling themselves off the pile to creep toward the bridge. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They’ve got to the place where they can see the bridge clearly. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They hooked Håkon under his armpits and pulled him as fast as they could over the bridge. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When the bridge finally closes, he sits back. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I trembled when I heard the voice of the Giant Troll under the bridge. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Then they broke the evil bridge and set red flames in the noisome fields and departed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Blew up a bridge and failed to stop the German army.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It was Derrick who made the call, getting to his feet, pulling his bandana high over the bridge of his nose, stuffing his braid into the back of his shirt. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I sculpt it back to its original shape—high bridge, long slope. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The “bridge from the primary schools” to high school, MacMillan later wrote, in a blistering critique of England’s treatment of its colonies entitled 'Warning from the West Indies, “is narrow and insecure.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Even more awkwardly anomalous was another species of trilobite found in Europe and the Pacific Northwest but nowhere in between, which would have required not so much a land bridge as a flyover. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I SAW her across the room when I awoke, reading a newspaper, her glasses low across the bridge of her nose as she stared at the page intently. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The landscape’s moving in a way that turns my stomach but I can definitely see a bridge down there, taking the road to the other side so there’s nothing now twixt me and the river. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The sound of rushing water could be heard somewhere in the darkness, and Meggie remembered the bridge they had crossed on the way here. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I had met my number one celebrity crush, and now my fish could peacefully swim across the rainbow bridge. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He had been struck by the bridge and the blow had sent him flying. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We tore down the hilL The bridge was our only chance. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Parts of the bridge were sinking and other parts were afire and the whole thing was creaking and shifting and like to hurst asunder at any moment, but that did not seem to stop them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I don’t know the connection with her bridge club either, although I’m sure there is one. She’s your mom’s mother, maybe your mom will know what that meant.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Lynn goes first, her back pressed to the stone as she inches along the lower lip of the bridge supports. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z And on the bridge of the Queen Mary, the astonished Captain was standing with a group of his officers, all of them gaping at the great round ball hovering overhead. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “I had intended—” and the doctor looked around at them with bright, anxious optimism—“I had intended to ask if you all played bridge?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “And you look like a less-swole, beardless version of that dude who guards the rainbow bridge in the Thor movies,” Golly says. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Our luck is changing,” he’d said as they curled their hands around the steaming cups, feet dangling over a little bridge, the lights of the Stave playing over the water. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It stretched under the bridge, out of the rain. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Perhaps we could make some use of it. You didn’t know about this bridge, Kehaar, did you?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re coming upon the final alley, the last place we could run before the bridge. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He wiped his mouth with the arm of his sweatshirt and stared up at the bridge, which was right in front of us now, a huge mass of steel and cement and wires. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Demigods—even Luke’s own men—were blown off the edge of the bridge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z On the far side of the bridge, there was a tiny path leading down a steep slope. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z A few grains of the powder fell onto the bridge of her nose as she used the thumbtack to stamp a dot above her eyebrows. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z From there he could see the bridge and most of the garden, and he watched as Lord Asriel leaned towards the shutter and spoke quietly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There was little traffic on the streets and over the bridge. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a little stream and a bridge, and Spanish carabineers, with patent-leather Bonaparte hats, and short guns on their backs, on one side, and on the other fat Frenchmen in kepis and mustaches. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The Governor stood a few yards to Pong's left, just west of the bridge's midpoint. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The shadow of the bridge, the tiers of railing, my shadow leaning flat upon the water, so easily had I tricked it that would not quit me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A soldier stood at the end of the bridge, brandishing his sword, looking left and right. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I hear you and Muthu belly laughing together on our bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The next day it was quiet, and the woman carried a bundle of bloody rags away from the bridge, far away north, toward the hills. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Down the river, a train crosses another bridge with the sound of a dragging chain. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She stepped onto the board and edged it to the crumbling end of the bridge, looking down to where the river met the sea far below. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Clouds of tear gas obscure the scene as troopers rout the marchers and drive them back over the bridge. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Over his shoulder, I saw her stand and put her sunglasses back on, pushing them up the bridge of her nose with her finger. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z When the coal cars were full and stopped beneath the bridge, some of the braver boys would even leap into them, plunging waist-deep into the loose coal. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Cobb is required to challenge anyone entering or exiting Washington, but the truth is that, since the war is almost over, the formal restrictions on crossing the bridge after curfew have ended. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Putting the jesses, leash, and ring in my belt pouch, I follow Tenmile Creek to the bridge and climb the abutment. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The city is so quiet in the morning that the footsteps echo as they approach the bridge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z As the current swept the Shy Maid beneath the bridge, their shifting shadows danced upon the mossy walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even if he tried to turn the procession around at the far end of the bridge, he was not certain that the marchers would follow his lead. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z It was well after midnight now, but the bridge blazed with light. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z On Saturday, Malcolm was free, once he’d done his morning tasks at the Trout, to cross the bridge and call at the priory. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He turned away from the shelter and looked up at the traffic on the bridge. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The bridge is different-looking; it seems higher above me, more solid, as if the railings have disappeared or been filled in. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A finger rubs over the bridge of my nose. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I don’t have to actually find the address, because he’s there, waiting for me near the bridge. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Lynn wedges herself under one of the metal structures and climbs quickly, keeping the narrow girders beneath her as she works her way to the middle of the bridge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We walk slowly toward the small bridge, edging carefully along the shoreline of the pond. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Dad takes off his glasses, and pinches the bridge of his nose. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Along the top of the stone bridge we could see German helmets moving. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The improvised bridge wobbled and sprang a bit, but it held. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She pinched the bridge of her nose, as if there were a mark there that she wanted to rub out. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In the middle of the room was a transparent bridge, so that they felt as if they were standing in the center of the world. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They passed over another bridge, swift waters running beneath it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When we finally stop at a light a half mile from the bridge he says we’re going to the Upper East Side, on Park Avenue. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Mia ran a finger along one photograph, tracing the curve of a rusted bridge. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It made him rather vain of his bridge game, and he talked several times of how a man could always make a living at bridge if he were ever forced to. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I walked unsteadily back to the bridge where Buck waited, his arms resting on the rail, his head hung over the water. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They walked all afternoon until at last, a mile ahead, where gray and yellow smoke billowed up from surrounding fields, they saw the bridge across the Bergues-Furnes canal. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He did a speed shift into second gear and gunned it across the bridge, up the hill past Willie Creager’s garage. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He raised his hands, and the tension on the bridge ratcheted even higher. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We came to the entrance to the bridge. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Light from the lamps on top of the bridge shone onto the rushing river. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His words distort the scars on his face—a slice across the bridge of his nose, and another jagged mark that goes from his ear to the bottom of his chin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He brushed past her and ducked into the crowd heading toward the center of the bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Daisy grabbed my arm and whispered, “Is this real life?” and then the zoologist waved his hand dramatically, gesturing for us to walk across the bridge. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She was a mouse on his shoulder, and she had looked directly at the men by the fire and seen that they were looking at her, and they were the men from the bridge. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z What most spectators had not realized was that the bridge ran across the estuary at a slight angle. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Since the explosion on the bridge, the voices of the war god had gone silent in his head, but he still felt their combined anger churning inside him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I darted through the tunnel alley that was Mickiewicza 7, around the corner, and over the little bridge that crossed the train tracks. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Your Majesty! Your Majesty!” a chorus of voices came through the air toward them, and Minli could see a parade of servants in the distance running across the zigzagged bridge. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z She pushes her reading glasses up the bridge of her nose. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Nielsen is in and out; much of her time these days is taken up with bridge club and volunteering at the church. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The descent on the bridge was even more dizzying, and Nina was relieved when her feet struck solid white marble once more. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Washburn is within a quarter mile of the bridge, his force largely intact. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I play bridge, she thought; I used to have a cat named Dancer; I can swim. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, I see them every night under the railroad bridge,” the Vitamin Kid scoffed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And as soon as I saw the Santa Maria bridge, which marked the entrance to the city limits, I yelled out, “We’re here! We’re here!” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes looks up through the steel lattice of the bridge coated black with exhaust. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d need all the sophistication I could muster to make us believable when we attempted to cross the bridge. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Come on,” he whispered to Pong as he pulled him over the bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They left the pike and took a narrow road through the country and came at last upon a bridge and a dry creek and they crawled down the bank and huddled underneath. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Wab pulled her over and squeezed her in tight so that her toque slipped down over her eyes to the bridge of her nose. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z And this bridge happened to cross little Buffalo River, wide and dark, but not what anyone with eyesight would call “little” by a long shot. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z California fans who had been leaning over the railing as the boats passed below insisted that the nose of the Cal boat had gone under the bridge first, by three feet at least. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Those of famous people have a special appeal, for they seem to bridge a gap of time and place and to establish a personal link. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z After fleeing across the burning bridge, Frear went directly to where his sister-in-law’s house had been, his heart filled with grief. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Halfway between Tower Hill Road and Margaret’s, in the middle of the campus, there is a suspension bridge over a deep gorge that had been carved out by the glaciers. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrote it my first night back in Cambridge, while sitting on a stone bridge and staring up at King’s College Chapel. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then, without even a second thought, she launches herself off the bridge. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Where the new postoffice is, there used to be a deep gulch with water flowing in it and a little foot bridge over it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And this many Recruiters certainly weren’t required to guard the bridge gates. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Careful,” I warned as we picked our way around the holes in the ruined bridge. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Then they’re around a bend and he feels only the presence of Volkheimer next to him, a cold dusk out the windows, bridge after bridge, hill after hill, all the time descending. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She left them again and went as close to the bridge as she dared, waiting, watching. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The exact spot on the bridge table the gold vase belonged. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I spotted Link’s car just on the North Little Rock side of the bridge. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them still clutching the hand of bridge he was playing when the shell struck. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I had to cross the bridge to get to my daughter’s office. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And then they were beneath the bridge, white walls heavy with curtains of grey fungus looming to either side, water foaming angrily around them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When Branwell and I were little, we would run to another place on the bridge and try to find them again. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And if he knew about her past...She whimpered, hating herself for it, and for the tears that began sliding down her face, across the bridge of her nose and onto the floor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "You know that tunnel that you crawl through, between the slide and the swinging bridge? That's where I slept." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “There was a red bridge and a building with a pointy top.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Max wins twice, but in the third game, I corner the white van while she drives off a bridge and falls into the river. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At that moment Gandalf lifted his staff, and crying aloud he smote the bridge before him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “The witch is dead, my daughters are avenged! And you, cabroncito, who escaped me on the bridge will follow her to hell!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Briony helped her to stand, and arm in arm at first, and then with Lola’s weight on Briony's shoulder, they made their way across the clearing toward the bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Underneath the bridge is the night sky, as seen through a telescope. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I dream Cordelia falling, from a cliff or bridge, against a background of twilight, her arms outspread, her skirt open like a bell, making a snow angel in the empty air. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Even though it was only a few days ago that she’d brought this up at bridge club, I’d hoped it was forgotten. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The snow—or whatever it was—clung to the outline of an invisible bridge. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When the road crossed the Omethi River, there was an old stone bridge. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I waited for Kira to say what she always said to Holly—If everybody jumped off a bridge...But she didn’t. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She was leveling off to land on the bridge when a male peregrine joined her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z "There's only, but of course! You remember? The tail-end part, where the rocks are all piled up. I've been near there. The rock makes a sort of bridge. There's only one way up." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Thank the Lord Miss Hilly hasn’t showed up here to play bridge, even though Mister Johnny tried to set it up again just two weeks ago. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z This bridge has more traffic because it links downtown with the west side of Bartlett, where the high school is and the local college is and all these neighborhoods are, growing up in between. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z After a few blocks I turned left on Fulton Street and walked onto the bridge that crossed the river. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z It straddled a small, swift-moving river spanned by a little stone bridge. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The following day they crossed the river by a narrow iron bridge and entered an old mill town. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z It was dark now, and as we dipped under a little bridge I put my arm around Jordan's golden shoulder and drew her toward me and asked her to dinner. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z They were below the bridge and still drifting downstream. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Horatius, the Roman general, had single-handedly held off a horde of invaders, sacrificing himself on that bridge to keep the barbarians from crossing the Tiber. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The girl child was waiting for them, standing on one end of a natural bridge above a yawning chasm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The men were already running to the end of the bridge to come down and claim the man whose dead hands dug into the soft, wet sand in front of me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Barris puts down the blueprint in his hand and turns, pushing his spectacles up on the bridge of his nose to better regard Marco’s expression. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Do you ever worry that a bridge might be too low? Do you encounter other bridges? Might your boat be too tall for a low one?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Poppy lived over the bridge and near the mall in a nearby town, which was fifteen minutes away by car. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z At the edge of it he saw a familiar figure facing away from the Institute, gazing down toward the bridge. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I lean forward to look at the buildings on the other side of the bridge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I pushed him as we climbed the bridge. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The journey over the bridge had unnerved me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z They made their way under the graceful arches of a stone bridge, around a long, sweeping bend in the lake, and up the straightaway to the starting stalls. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z We hurtled down the bridge toward Brooklyn, going faster than any human taxi. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Some blocked our path to the bridge on the north side of the clearing, right where Gum Baby and I stood. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We hear him thunder by on the road and turn up the bridge that heads straight into Carbonel Downs, hooves clattering on boards and then on dirt till they’re swallowed up by the loudspeaker sounds. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z While we watched, the youngest rebel walked toward the old man and waited for him at the foot of the bridge. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z If there was more to having a home than Crane-man and the bridge, Tree-ear had neither knowledge nor need of it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “The guards on the bridge will assume we passed through the embassy gate and had our papers scrutinized there.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what I could do, but I wanted to be there at the bridge if she decided she needed my help or if she just wanted somebody to talk to. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z We cross the bridge lightly, avoiding the places where the boards have rotted through, on the lookout for men. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She stopped with one hand on the doorknob, the other pinching the bridge of her nose, her head bowed. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z We got into the cab, and the cabman put the bags up on the seat beside him and climbed up and cracked his whip, and we drove over the dark bridge and into the town. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Soon it would cross one of the brief bridges that arched the Charles, and I would, without thinking, open the door and plunge out through the stream of traffic to the rail of the bridge. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Soon we were approaching the first bridge, and already I could see that the lake was no longer there. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She walks me over the iron bridge, and I keep my steps slow so that if Lubek comes to the house, I won’t be there to let him in. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When one is dealt a bridge hand of thirteen cards, the probability of being dealt that particular hand is less than one in 600 billion. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We walked out on the bridge and then took a walk through the town. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They reached the stone bridge at the summit and began to descend again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A bridge was blown up one day, a school the next. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Cars roll over the bridge on shadowy missions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He hadn’t shaved since we arrived in Iran, no doubt in an attempt to cultivate a rugged Iranian five-thirty shadow, and his chin scratched against the bridge of my nose. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z If he wanted to get to the bridge in time, he'd need to be closer. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It was the shortest night of the year, the only night when, for one breathless moment at dawn, the barriers between this world and the spirit world were bridged. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He read many books, played bridge, played tennis, and boxed at a local gymnasium. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z It was late, after midnight, and Zeitoun was keeping the captain company on the bridge. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Standing, she pushed her glasses higher on the flat bridge of her nose and focused on the captain. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A boom of thunder as loud as a cannonade shook the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They walked toward a bar south of the bridge, to wait for it to open. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Building the new bridge had kinda helped me not think so much about what had happened with Harp and Gully. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Once we cross the bridge, the city changes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I crossed a high toll bridge and negotiated a no man’s land and came to the place where the Stars and Stripes stood shoulder to shoulder with the Union Jack. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It was funny because although he turned white and was out, his legs kept going, like he was racing someone across the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful watched his spectacular sky dance twice more, then she flew off the bridge and traced the same design in the air. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z However, the instant I buckled up I promised myself I’d surrender the body when we got to the international bridge—no matter what. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But no matter how late it was, his friend never failed to greet him when he arrived under the bridge. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “It’s the second most popular suicide bridge in the world,” said Brooke. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The bridge led right to the plant, but it was patrolled by German soldiers. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Some things are easier here than on the bridge—in spite of all that’s happened—and you have to stop feeling sorry for yourself.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z There was no bridge here, and they waded across, for the water was barely higher than her knees. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He nodded and we looked down the ice-covered sidewalk of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Scooping him up, she walked slowly along the pathway past the lotus pond and crossed the half-moon bridge to the Matriarch’s quarters. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z We stood on the bridge in the fog waiting for a carriage. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He dragged the rest of the brush in under the bridge and broke it up, standing on the limbs and cracking them to length. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They crossed the bridge into the city late that afternoon. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Luther Rice joined them, as did two draftsmen and the city of Chicago’s former bridge engineer, W. C. Hughes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She says something like, "Well, isn't that curious! He must fly down here at once so he can be my bridge partner!" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge is upstream from the house—they’ve disrupted traffic here before, some time ago, and for a while the lady was under strict surveillance. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He took his glasses off and rubbed the bridge of his nose. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Unstowing the emergency seal, she plugged the entrance to the bridge. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And the idea of converting here, on this bridge, for money? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Up on the Hollow Log, by the brick bridge. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z So he made himself comfortable and tried to roll with the bumps as his father drove over the San Mateo bridge and up Highway 101. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But when she looked, the white knight was gone, the bridge across the dry moat down but undefended. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When he looked out again at the darkness beyond the bridge it was snowing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z A week later the workmen finished the crib that would support the bridge while they replaced the pilings. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Half a mile from my uncles’ fields the narrow wagon road turned into the road that crossed the bridge and led into town. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Feeling like a rat in a trap, Worsley looked for leads from the crow’s-nest and signaled the course to the man on the bridge. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z An X made from two strips of clear tape is holding a white pad and some kind of brace on the bridge of her nose. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A church came into view on my right, its tower rising up past a bridge heavy with traffic. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you sometimes wish you were grown-up?'' he asked as they crossed a bridge and looked down at its hazy reflection on the Water. Riccio shook his head with astonishment. “ The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Once they got the body in the car, I’d drive us up to the international bridge and turn it in. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Eventually, the bridge collapsed under its own weight and plunged into the water with a hissing roar. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z “The river valley filled with cattle as I headed for the bridge. Thought they’d run me down.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I bent over, pinched the bridge of my nose, and blew out as much blood as I could. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In two day’s time they came to a broad tidal river where the bridge lay collapsed in the slow moving water. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Downstream of the bridge was a line of poplars whose tops fluttered brilliantly in the last of the light. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Well and all, he would burn that bridge when he came to it, he decided, and for now he would take Yvaine into the village and deal with events as they came. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z They galloped across a wooden bridge, a dark creek, then up a narrow farm road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull myself out of the water and settle on a bridge—then yank the bridges together so that they close the gap in the center. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There were four men along the bridge: New York and Illinois, two of them very young. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Both of them wanted to speak but could find no common ground to bridge the abyss that separated them as father and son. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, I suppose it does appear that I’m looking at the bridge,” Mr. Curtain said with a smile. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Stephen stands on the bridge, dropping pieces of wood upstream, timing how long it takes them to come out the other side, calculating the rate of flow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Slowly Pong rose up on his toes and reached for the bridge railing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z On the return trip, he came to a bridge that had opened to let boats sail downriver and away from the burning areas. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z He was the bridge between me and Mama, and I liked him for that. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He climbed down, ran across the bridge, and joined Leon Longbridge in his car. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The bridge Dustfinger had mentioned lay ahead, its gray stone pale in the headlights. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The vet took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z William pushed Jacob again, and they came down off the bridge into the muddy road on the south bank. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Miles and miles of ocean expand on both sides of the bridge. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I go one day and stand at the top of the hill on our side of the ravine, watching the bridge come down. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Not that he knew the word himself, but he guessed the gate, two doors to the right of the bridge, and he asked one who passed and the letter was the letter of Liu. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He would have forced me over the side of the bridge if I had not reached up and grabbed the reins. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They could still see the outline of the bridge ahead, but a foot away from their feet there was nothing but a steep drop. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When we came to the bridge my mother hurried the girls across, but my father paused to look over the railing. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z How on earth was his government supposed to have stopped that bridge collapsing? Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She plucked, and a tiny jet of water arced out of the river and hit the bridge’s pylon. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They tumbled to the paving stones at the foot of the bridge, the ancient leather splitting, pages of parchment flying. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z When once Shasta had reached the far end of the bridge he found the crowd melting away; everyone seemed to be going either to the left or right along the river bank. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “My guess is you play a mean game of chess. Chess, checkers, rummy, bridge, hearts, dominoes, cribbage. And what about solitaire?” added Nels. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose as if trying to dispel a headache. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I had to break this bridge with my fingers before I could turn away. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “You can't be on that bridge tonight. There might be police there. If they start checking people, you'll get taken back to prison.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I stopped in a parking place to look at her and the necklace bridge over the entrance from the sea that led to her. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers fly up to her nose, where two deep marks are still indented on the bridge. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I want to climb every last mountain, row down every last river, explore every last cave, cross every last bridge, run across every last beach, visit every last town, city, country. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The first Americans arrived on foot, which they could do because, at the time, sea levels were low enough that a land bridge connected north-eastern Siberia with north-western Alaska. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The men on the bridge awaited an answer. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind me, the black underbelly of the bridge hovered, a monstrous vulture swooping thirty feet overhead. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z The marchers, blinded and choking, stumbled back onto the bridge and began a hasty retreat as troopers and possemen went after them on foot and on horseback. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Grover and I cared for the wounded, and once the sky bridge re-formed, we greeted our friends who had survived. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I was getting to know all of Sahil’s little quirks, like that silly dimple-like divot on the bridge of his nose when he smiled. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There was no guard posted on the bridge, nor at the rusty barrier across the road cutting off the way to the village. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I thought of Narciso, standing alone against the dark figures on the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I came to the edge of the bridge and was sort of surprised how there wasn’t any fence. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I tell Miss Leefolt ever time she have the bridge club and she make me do them eggs anyways. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z His were reddish-gold, dull in the shade under the bridge but brilliant in sunlight. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z For most of the way, houses blocked their view of the burnt and burning section of the city, but when they neared a bridge crossing to the North Division, the view opened up before them. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z She hurried to the bridge, which was also quiet. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Sam now went up the iron bowstring bridge to feed Frightful only if the equipment on the bridge indicated it was going to be another noisy day. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Seeing Mr. Smith at school was a mild comfort, a bridge between Whitney Young and my neighborhood, but it did little to offset my anxiety. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “I hear you,” she said, and drew her legs in still closer to her, as a fortress draws up its bridge before the siege. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z When the sun rose, the red strings of the bridge melted into the sky and the bridge seemed to disappear, only showing itself again at night. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I was just getting into the spirit of our game when someone hooted, “Look, Kumar! Those bridge boys are following that new girl!” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I keep my eyes down, focused on the slick wooden bridge we’re crossing. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I wanted to let go of my feelings for a little while, to pull in my moat bridge. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He had spent most of the evening in the morning-room, playing bridge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The bridge shakes from her impact, and the sound reverberates across the virtual space. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Still he was not aiming at the men on the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked across the road, away from the post office, and stood by the small bridge, licking the drops of sticky, creamy liquid as they slid down the cone. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z First on the path is a big wooden barn, built as watertight and solid as the bridge, like it could last there forever if anyone asked it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Do your business and get back over the bridge.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Following the same route they had taken on Sunday, the marchers reached the entrance to the Pettus Bridge, then continued across the bridge to U.S. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally, the bridge delivered thousands of cars and trucks into New York every day. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z She stood at the kitchen window and held them up to her eyes as if she were the captain on the bridge of a battleship. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Lucinda, you may not cross the bridge again on your own, or take the bus, or do anything else without my permission.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “There,” he said, pointing his chin at the bridge, “they sleep over there, in alleys between the bars.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We walk over the little semi- lunar bridge Baba has built near a cluster of fig trees; it becomes a great suspension bridge joining cities, and the little pond below, a foamy sea. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But nine years is a long time, and Meggie saw how careful they were with each other, like people on a narrow bridge crossing a wide, wide void. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The bus, along with the strange man, disappeared under a bridge. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Only between them, no magpies formed a bridge across the oceans. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The same thing happened in the middle of a plowed field, halfway across a suspension bridge, and at the top of a multilevel parking garage. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z One boy keels over and is found afterward to have drunk a pitcher of tomato juice out of the refrigerator which was really Bloody Marys for his mother’s bridge club. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Hazel did not know what a bridge was. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We couldn’t drive that way anyway as the bridge was out. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Ahead of me, the bank around the bridge was all awash in hot white spotlights. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “People love to kill themselves on this bridge,” said Brooke thickly. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Running diagonally across the pool, from the brickwork of the bridge near the opposite bank to a point a little below them on their own side, was a grating of thin, vertical iron rods. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Spiked on a pole atop the bridge is the severed head of a traitor—a man who betrayed the crown of England and paid for it with his life. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They just had trouble getting to the loudspeaker through the throng of people on the bridge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The road crossed the river on a bridge about thirty feet long. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As the truck lurched over a bridge across the Nenana River, Alex looked down at the swift current and remarked that he was afraid of the water. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The shallow Bering Strait became a wide land bridge between Siberia and Alaska. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He says to drive to Manhattan by the bridge. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Moving as quickly as we dare on the slippery ledge, we make our way to a narrow bridge and cross it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Don’t you have a bridge to cross or something?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Valentine and I had to cross the bridge to the parking lot in front of the high school, but I don’t remember that either. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The truck lurched down the goat path, over the bridge and swung south towards El Puerto. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a long dark tavern at the end of the bridge near our school, and was owned by two Syrian brothers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The Man in the White Shirt kept up a steady pace now as he crossed the tall bridge that stretched over a railroad yard and a narrow river. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Like many birds, the birds of prey mate for life, but Frightful had two forces keeping her where she was—Sam and the iron plate under the arc of the bowstring bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She’d also stashed a heated jacket and hat under the bridge. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was a cry that I did not understand, and I am sure the men on the bridge did not either. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the car was over the bridge and out of sight behind the trees and the abandoned vehicles on the road. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Behind them, regular games of Scrabble, chess, checkers, and bridge were conducted with great seriousness. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Turner and the corporals crossed the bridge and passed the whitewashed rocks, a reminder of training camp and all the bull. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We rattle over a bridge into a clearing, and Masjid turns off the engine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They reached a bridge and, with a hiss, the snake slithered away. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z We untangled ourselves and sprinted across the sky bridge as more stones disintegrated and fell into oblivion. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z We cross over a bridge and I get a full view of the ocean. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The police on the bridge gathered like a shoal of fish and began shedding their plain clothes costumes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Spanning a ravine, the bridge was composed of dark wood. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Later in the afternoon a scouting ant wandered across the rush bridge which Merlyn had commanded him to make. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time through the bridge, I totally flub it. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Alex kept his eyes down as he made his way to the center of the bridge, the highest spot. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z I stayed with him until finally it occurred to me that at the end of his crying, Buck might decide to throw me off the bridge. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I will see you back at the bridge, Tree-ear,” he said, and hopped away. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z X bridged his hand over his eyes—the light over the bed seemed to be blinding him—and said that Loretta’s insight into things was always a joy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled with delight, because he was standing right next to us. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The bridge of a violin held up the strings at the end and some sound-holes had been carved on either side. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The only practical approach to Nomansan Island was by the long, narrow bridge that ran from its bank to the mainland’s wooded shore a half mile away. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z As the full moon comes over the tips of the hemlocks in the east and the sun goes down in the west, I climb down the falls and splash toward the bridge. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Exhausted from Ivan’s energetic dancing, Anya took a break with two bliny and went to sit by the bridge to her house. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z With the road lying to the south, the only way seemed to be northward, over the bridge, which was in any case the way home. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It had taken her too long to get across that stupid glass bridge. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z One side of their boat banged and scraped sickeningly against the stone arches, but it emerged in one piece on the far side of the bridge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Oh beautiful bridge, I cross you and leave the town, I cross towards the llano! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge wasn't nearly as high as the cave ledge he had leaped from, but he still didn't want to look down. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Also I don’t understand why this activity, these noises and smells, is called bridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A fallen cedar log hung with ivy bridged the dell; she slipped under it and turned up a side path that followed a shallow creek where three years before they’d sailed driftwood boats together. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She caught the glimmer of a tear in Troyka’s eye before the pair marched up to the bridge, then turned and took slow steps backwards over it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “The bridge is big and strong enough for me. I’ll ask the Old Man of the Moon your question and return.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The day his boat happened into harbor, though, he couldn’t make out the bridge until he was almost under it, what with the fog; and all there was to hear were foghorns. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z "Seal the bridge and get to your station," Lewis said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge, its red paint peeling, stretches over the muck. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He watched Frightful during the day from the big sycamore tree on the river- bank and at night from the top of the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Fine, absolutely, and see, I’d just use the good parts. I’d kind of bridge where there were skips in the narrative and leave the good parts alone. What do you think?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I storm past Poe, pushing through the heavy doors and up the stairs and across the bridge to the elevators. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z They came to a bridge and Scipio coolly scrutinized the people pushing up the stairs behind them. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Skirnir rode his horse across the rainbow bridge to Svartalfheim, with instructions to the dwarfs for how to create a chain unlike anything ever made before. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “I was driven out to sea in a storm. “It’s him!” one of the young men yelled up at the bridge of the ship. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The station wagon was approaching the island bridge now. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z As he hesitated, the bridge seemed to come at him in a dark mass, like snow sliding from a bough. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The train rumbles over a bridge; the setting sun is feverishly beautiful, casting a striking pink glow on the facades of the clapboard houses that dot the water’s edge. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Falling Women showed the women, three of them, falling as if by accident off a bridge, their skirts opened into bells by the wind, their hair streaming upward. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A clerk met Howard on the bridge between the grandstand and clubhouse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The guard at the bridge walked a way up the line toward where I lay, then turned and went back toward the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I sprinted to the bridge, covering the distance in a few steps, and skidded to a stop next to Ayanna. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “There is a dragon waiting at the bridge,” she said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “By Saint Pancras,” he said, “I was surprised when we saw that gathering waiting for you at the bridge.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z If I lock it up, it’ll just stay there at the side of the bridge, as evidence, and they’ll clip the lock or saw through the chain after a while. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z They entered the village where the stone bridge crossed a stream. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “Water under the bridge,” Burnside says with a cheap wave of the hand, his retirement-earned gold watch and medical ID bracelet jingling together. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z But thanks to tree-blindness, it’s common to slip up and type The bridge to the islands are crowded. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z They dash down another embankment, into the dry upstream channel of Zacate Creek, under a pipe, then a pedestrian bridge, across the channel, up the opposite embankment, and out onto a two-lane residential street. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Men had been searching along the banks and under the bridge. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Andrew gasped at the end of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge was open to let a schooner through. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Far down the course, his assigned lane was going to carry the Husky Clipper under the railroad bridge right at the point where water swirled around behind an abutment and flowed back upriver. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Pushing his glasses back on the bridge of his nose, Kelvin says, “Nature’s amazing. It’s better than a park. Way better than my apartment building surrounded by gravel and weeds.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z What if we put it under the bridge? the boy said. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He was just crossing the foot bridge when his attention was drawn to a small boy and a dog struggling up out of the gulch. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And there is Januka, coming across the iron bridge to hug me. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “No wonder Sticky didn’t see him. Without the spyglass he just looks like a shadow among the bridge pilings.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The cars that drove over the bridge trembled it as if they were wind in the trees. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I biked past the Club House and the Big Store and across the bridge and through the silent darkness. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was afraid they might not let kids on the bridge. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Whenever he saw her, he remembered how she'd looked that night on the bridge, with the light streaming out of her arm. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z But just then she reached out one long finger, and touched the bridge of his nose, between his eyes, and he found he could not say anything at all. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Lillian was sitting on the steps, smoking a cigarette and looking out at a barge coming through the opened bridge. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She strode to the midpoint of the bridge, into the empty space between the Governor and the throng of people. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Thus it was that he had come to live under the bridge. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They reached the large concrete bridge support column that rose out of the ground before the river. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Through the dirty window, I could see part of the overpass bridging the two Nogaleses and the chainlink fence separating the two cities. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Where the shadow of the bridge fell I could see down for a long way, but not as far as the bottom. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She was suddenly aware of the trap behind her, clattering over the first bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I tell her she been kicked out a bridge club. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She moves to the bridge and starts flinging fluid all over the knots on the closest stake, shaking out the last drops into a puddle at the base. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z On the ride home, I think of Elizabeth, in her curlers, afraid the bridge club would see me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z As we crossed the bridge, the water of Lake Pontchar-train reflected the sky’s gray tone, with whitecaps on its disturbed surface. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She says the only reason this hasn’t happened to us is that we’re on the bridge and the bridge is wooden. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Through watering eyes I saw the Kid and Ida, still walking side by side across the bridge! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’re setting up a detour. Turn around and cross on the lower bridge.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She looked to Grace’s father again, someone to help her bridge the gap between words. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A wind was coming down the gorge and they pulled the corners of the tarp about them and pushed the cart out onto the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The river was at its flood stage and swollen with muddy waters and debris, and so as I crossed the narrow, wooden bridge my attention was drawn to the raging waters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I had a drink with a captain that I knew in one of the dugouts and went back across the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Every morning I got our position from the control bridge and marked it on the map with an orange- tipped pin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked round for a moment and then made his way to the nearer end of the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z After supper that night I wanted to go out and see if Naomi might be waiting by the bridge, but Grampa wouldn’t let me. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The bridge was full of people: the elderly and sick, men and women in rags, leaning on canes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She explained how she came by the letter, on the bridge at dusk. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Jonas had crossed it on school trips, visiting the outlying communities, and he knew that the land beyond the bridge was much the same, flat and well ordered, with fields for agriculture. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z As he hung them up in a safe place under the bridge, he said, “The potter’s trade passes from father to son here in Ch’ulp’o. Is it thus everywhere?” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z A beautiful red bridge rises out of the mist over water. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z On the other side of the bridge, standing in the autumn shade, Anya slid her pack off her shoulders and pulled out the apron-wrapped bundle of bones. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They would have to get over the bridge if they did that. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The low-hanging clouds reflected the light that beamed from the bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z "We'll seal the bridge and reactor room. We can let everywhere else go vacuo, but we don't want explosive decompression in here or near the reactor." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong sat gagging in the basket, stinky juice dripping off his hair and down the bridge of his nose. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z You and Kutti led the way, and we arrived at our bridge to find it looking like a battlefield, with our belongings scattered everywhere. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The sides of the bridge were high and the body of the car, once on, was out of sight. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He blew the flames to life and piled on the wood and sat with his legs crossed, leaning against the stone pier of the bridge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The traffic increases as I near the bridge over Delhi Creek, so I slow down. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z We switched trams, and after four more stops we arrived at a street split by a beautiful canal, the reflections of the ancient bridge and picturesque canal houses rippling in water. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z From time to time there was the sound of car tires on the bridge above us. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The only thing on it was a small drawing of a black bird in front of a bridge and ocean waves, and a short string of numbers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Open, isolated countryside waited for him on the other side of the bridge. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After they had come through the bridge together, she had helped her ashore and fallen asleep beside her in the undergrowth, hoping that she might have recovered by the next day. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He whistled a bright bird tune and thought about the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He stood with his back to her, leaning over the rail of the bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I reached for the bow and brushed it across his hips, where I imagined the bridge of the cello would be. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They crossed the river by an old concrete bridge and a few miles on they came upon a roadside gas station. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Lapp read the note, scanned it again, then wrinkled his upper lip, squinched his nose until the bridge was thoroughly grooved, and weighted down his entire prissy face with a formidable, puzzled frown. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For a satisfying noise, nothing beat going up on the Coalwood School bridge and throwing pop bottles into the empty coal cars rolling in to the tipple. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z One twilight, just as my mother stepped on the bridge, two smoky columns spiraled up taller than she. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One hand carried a gigantic bag, the kind that holds passports, engagement diaries, and bridge scores, while the other hand toyed with that inevitable lorgnette, the enemy to other people’s privacy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The bridge is only a bridge, the river a river, the sky is a sky. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The rocks and bricks in this bridge felt like they were one of the original things anybody had built in New York City. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “She say she don’t want your Cadillac anywhere this side a the Woodrow Wilson bridge.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I could hear the tires cross the bridge, though I couldn’t see the river in the dark. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Malcolm’s other constituency lay just over the bridge outside the tavern, in the gray stone buildings set among green fields and neat orchards and kitchen gardens of the Priory of St. Rosamund. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Then Tree-ear set about tidying up the area under the bridge. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They reached the bridge going north over the river. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z At the Mexican side of the bridge, one in ten cars gets a red light and is pulled over for a random inspection. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z When I was little, I used to think the bridge was literally made from gold. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z The midnight blue Eldorado rose above the accident on the bridge. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And that’s when we notice the music of Carbonel Downs is competing with the Noise of men now crossing the bridge. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And then there was the lunchtime bridge game. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Thick fog rose from the whitecapped waters and engulfed the bridge’s towers. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z As he reached the opposite bank, he dumped Gregor on the ground and joined Luxa and Henry, who were frantically trying to hack through the silk ropes supporting the bridge. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z When Dicey realized that the bridge had no walkway, she stared out over the river. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z We stand in the dim light coming from the lampposts on the bridge and lean back against the railing, their arms around me and mine around them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I hid them under the end of the bridge and went back and leaned on the rail. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Downstream, the pool was closed by the second bridge, of which Kehaar had spoken. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z But even now, when a car drove across the bridge at night, you could hear the witch scream. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The others came and we all crouched in the mud behind the embankment, looking across the rails at the bridge, the line of trees, the ditch and the road. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z They won’t look at me twice—what, it’s illegal, a kid biking over a bridge? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z The sky whirled in front of my eyes, then the bridge. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His body must have popped up when he hit the concrete divider of the bridge on-ramp, his suit shoulder become caught and tom on some window trim. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat down and lashed the sole of his shoe to its top with his black string tie, then walked across the homemade bridge. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They followed him out of the school and up the road, past the corner newsagent, and across the railway bridge. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z She started rubbing the bridge of her nose. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Then I saw the crowd at the base of the bridge. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Another man came from the bridge, stepping down the ladder, to stand at the rail over the Frog. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong quickly swung his legs up over the rail of the bridge and dropped onto the stone. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The front of the tractor was jammed against the railing of the bridge and the trailer had sheared forward off the top plate and jammed up against the back of the cab. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He gazed in trepidation at the white-crested churning water of the San Francisco Bay as they headed across the San Mateo bridge. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Other robbers hide along the tracks above and below the bridge, which is thick with bushes and vines. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He went over that magic bridge and still talked and looked like always? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Half of us, Paul with them, were torn to bits on the bridge. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z A suspension bridge built out of Kirk’s Soap. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They saw him turn and take a hasty step or two and then stop again, because a third man had appeared on the bridge behind him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I stayed on the bridge as late as I dared. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z On the path that led to the bridge lived huge, fat Flo and his beautiful wife. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I crossed the high iron bridge and stopped to pay toll. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And even as they fell they heard the rush of horsemen sweeping over the bridge and the rattle of orc-feet running up behind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “The worst of winter, snowmelt, spring flood. Two moons, perhaps, and the bridge will welcome us back!” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Jonas, listening, thought suddenly about the bridge and how, standing there, he had wondered what lay Elsewhere. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Instead, it sounded like the voice of a troll who was standing under a bridge hoping that an unsuspecting billy goat would walk by. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Standing on the bridge the island looked dark, the houses were high against the sky, and the trees were shadows. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The bridge is still burning like you wouldn’t believe, hanging on the opposite cliff like a waterfall on fire, flames having leaped up the entire length of it, angry and greenish yellow. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Between Boots and the twenty killer rats that were now streaming across the bridge—there was only Tick. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Each time we crossed over a bridge, I thought, Is this it? The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z An instant later she saw that the bridge didn’t make it all the way across, and there was no river frill of metal deposits beneath it to catch her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The men on the bridge didn’t know what to do. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The villagers told the man to take the child to the bridge, where Crane-man would care for him until the temple was free of sickness. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “You’ll see. Meet me on the other side of the bridge—just inside North Little Rock.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Milton saw the bridge strung like a giant, glittering harp over the river, panic seized his soul. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z One chilly September morning, Oksi flew above Delhi, circling old haunts—the bridge, the cupola, and Frightful’s Mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They had come to the river's edge and the road ahead of them ran along a many-arched bridge. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “Just over the bridge of your nose,” she said, coming at me with tweezers. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z For his own sanity, Shackleton played bridge and taught others how to play. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Woth reported a wooden bridge half a mile downstream, but someone had burned it up. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But he now had a couple of new features: a bridge of pearly-white front teeth, and also a dashing scar on his face, thanks to Idiptu. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I wish there were some kind of magic words that could bridge the gap between the person I am and the one I wish I could be. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Harry’s wand was now so close to the bridge of Mundungus’s nose that Mundungus had gone cross-eyed trying to keep it in view. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The frightened men responded by aim ing their rifles over the side of the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Below the bridge he could make out a dark pool of standing water among the rocks. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Once upon a time there were three billy goats who lived near a bridge. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z With a desperate spurt Frodo and Sam dashed along the bridge; but they had hardly reached its further end when they heard the hue and cry begin. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z When R.C. left, I walked to the bridge and stood where Naomi and I usually met I hoped maybe she’d show up later, after she got her dad taken care of. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “I know I don’t look it, but I’d run the other direction before I got anywhere near that bridge.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He remembered how the gravel crunched underfoot, how they hopped the first step onto the bridge. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But there wasn’t much other noise—only the little noises of night on a riverbank, wind in the bare branches, the hollow rush of water beneath the damaged stone bridge. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He was pointing at the bridge, upon which now Mr. Curtain could be seen in his wheelchair racing toward them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They had to take the bridge before Jason got overwhelmed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My favorite place to walk is just across this rattly bridge where the road curves by the old Shiloh schoolhouse and follows the river. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful returned to her bridge in the late afternoon. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I walk along to the end of the bridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the second boy, the one that thought the horse and wagon back there at the bridge. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z As the car swung over a high bridge that crossed the North Saskatchewan River, he could peer over the railing to see the family business at the water’s edge below. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I sprint across the bridge into Building 2, dodging nurses and patients and doctors, and head through the double doors into the east entrance of the NICU. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I raced after them but cut off at Allen’s, past the Longhorn Saloon, cut past Rosie’s and to the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely the wonderful experience of going over that bridge would make him feel different. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we went down to that chicken joint over Lenox Avenue, across from the bridge. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “There!” he said, and began to move to the edge of the bridge. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They were already crossing the bridge near Victor's house. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z There were rumors, likely untrue, of citizens who had swum across, or even made their way across the high, forbidden bridge and disappeared into the unknown lands beyond. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The man in the cherry picker had so terrified him, he could not force himself to sit on die bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The bridge spanned a dry gully, which sheltered them as they slept. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Sunshine glinted off a silver bridge that arched overhead. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I turn toward home, flying over the bridge, across the market, and up, up the hills until my feet hit the frozen dirt of the courtyard of Tatarska 3. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z As we followed the almost-trail down from the bridge to the Hole, she turned around and looked back at me, stopping. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Anya slipped her small hand into Kin’s large one and walked with him to the other side of the bridge. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Some. I miss this boy, he ... he was a friend of mine. And my brother, Kennet, but he died on the bridge of ships.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Lubek takes his breaks with me on the iron bridge, and nothing seems to have changed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They had just reached the plank bridge when there came a rumble of thunder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “After that we go on to Mar- garetville, and then the iron bridge at Delhi. That’ll be the first week in May.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “No. They’re obviously underneath. In the cockpit, the bridge, whatever you call it.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z At last, just before darkness fell, Fiver re-crossed the bridge and coaxed them to follow him back. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The bus cross the bridge and make the first stop in the colored neighborhood. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They were coming up to the bridge, the tall one they crossed on the bus ride to school every morning. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z If I hadn’t wanted to be home so badly, it would have been okay if the railroad bridge never did get fixed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I can see Dessie now, her gold pince-nez wabbling on a nose not properly bridged for pince-nez, her eyes streaming with hilarious tears, and her whole front constricted with muscular spasms of laughter. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I remember quite clearly what he looked like: tall, slightly stooped, dark hair cut short, brown eyes that seemed to focus two inches behind the bridge of my nose, and that acne. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z An explosion of murmurs on both sides of the bridge. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Dad starts with the concentration of an engineer laying the foundation of a bridge. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z If you say to someone, “Meet me over The Ditch,” they know you mean the bridge over the gorge. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled in behind the approach to a concrete bridge, but couldn’t find a level place on the sloping roadside. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘He kept clicking as we crossed over the bridge, remember?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Her time she whiled away riding plump thoroughbred horses, playing bridge and solitaire and Scrabble, and drinking too much champagne or beer or whatever else happened to be around and open at the time. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The river was dark and a bateau mouche went by, all bright with lights, going fast and quiet up and out of sight under the bridge. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z If he stepped out on that bridge, he might as well turn himself in at the police station. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z We were skimming along the edge of a bridge a hundred and thirty feet above the East River. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Using binoculars, I watched a sailboat regatta down by the Tappan Zee Bridge and saw the slowly moving traffic on the bridge above. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When the first workers arrived, Jon and Leon left the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The two others have come down the hill and are watching, safely in the middle of the bridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z By moving a sliding bridge up and down the monochord, Pythagoras changed the notes that the device played. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She crossed the bridge, passed through the village, and followed a little dirt road east along the river until she reached the Mihaylov house. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The only way I could see to bridge the gap between us was to become a Negro. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The only problem is that sentries man the bridge and no traffic is allowed in or out of Washington after nine P.M. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z There’s no point in hiding it so I go ahead and put forward what we were running from, what happened at the bridge, who was chasing us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Now and again the bridge people crept out of the library like hermits to watch the dancers, and then returned again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z At the opposite end of the bridge, Francis Gary Powers was shackled to two East German guards and accompanied by a Soviet colonel. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z One of the people from the bridge appears on deck, stepping through a doorway from below. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Gazing out to the bridge, I felt what I almost felt on the airplane. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I think there’s a bridge there, he said. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Take agreement between the subject and the verb: we say The bridge is crowded, but The bridges are crowded. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Join her father on the other side of the bridge? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Without talking, we watched the dark currents of the Yazoo swirl under the bridge below us. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z His friends had been searching for him on the bridge, and he’d stayed hidden for a while before creeping out and startling them with a whoop. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I remember my brother burying his jar full of puries, of waterbabies and cat’s eyes, a long time ago, down there somewhere under the bridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The bridge railings are silhouetted against the sky. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We passed a crossroads and crossed a bridge over a stream. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I could see a guard too at the bridge. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But now they saw, not far ahead, the bridge which they had crossed when they first came to the Test four nights before. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Here were the freckles on the forehead, on the bridge of the nose, along the ears. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Arul and Muthu returned as we were trying to tie our raincoat to a steel rod that was poking out of the wall of the bridge to make a roof. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Tall one, used to come over to Miss Walters’ for bridge?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He led me out of the shadow of the bridge and far away from it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask about a bridge with a clock tower behind it. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I’m lunging back for the bridge, willing to leave no one to those monsters, when he yanks me back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z My rank gained the bridge, loud upon the wood, and the river ran black beneath us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “I think two peregrine falcons are nesting on the bridge,” she had said. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z One bridge was so patently dangerous that I hesitated at it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She’d ripped right through it—the circular crest with a seagull soaring over water in front of a bridge. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The bridge spanned the river above a rapids. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Remembering the men at the bridge, I grew alarmed. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z No sooner was it up than a diesel truck with air compressors pulled onto the bridge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z This is my chance—I can be the bridge between them. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z A blue flag and a white flag dropped from the bridge simultaneously. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The next morning Mrs. Bedlow led Lyddie down the street past all the corporation boardinghouses to the bridge that led to the factory complex. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I paint tiny freckles across the bridge of his nose and cheekbones, like caramel raindrops. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. You could find out. It’s a suspension bridge.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Far below them, down by the bridge gate, the loading area was completely deserted. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And the nose has a high arch, a narrow bridge, a round tip. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z One of the bulls, the one in the yard that didn’t have no mean streak, told someone that a bridge was down out that way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The bridge is supported by four curved metal structures that secure it to the stone wall, and by a maze of narrow girders beneath its lower tier. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll be there in a few minutes,” he started to say, but she had already turned and was running across the bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “The plaza’s empty...so’s the rock garden...the shoreline and the bridge are harder to see, but as far as I can tell they seem deserted.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I leaned my elbows on the bridge railing and wondered when I would ever have someone to take a walk with. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a dusting of nearly invisible freckles on the bridge of her nose. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A barge, laden with Georgia timber, its lights sliding toward the bridge, sounded its horn, and the bridge swung open. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Only as we were whacking the mud off our boots by the huts where the sports gear's kept did Mr. McNamara remember the three boys he'd sent to the bridge over forty minutes ago. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z As they shot across the line and under the bridge, they were eight lengths ahead and still pulling away. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Naomi never showed up, so I walked back over the bridge and headed down River Road to her house. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The second break in the track came up after another hour a crumbling bridge over a river that snaked down from the mountains. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z They had another choice: they could go down the western shore, to Baltimore or Annapolis—it would have to be Annapolis because that was near the only bridge over the bay. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z As the Washington boat swept under the black skeleton of the railroad bridge at the three-mile mark, it was still nearly three lengths back with a mile to go. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Sayonara, suckers, I thought as I pulled out every last hair that bridged my eyebrows to each other. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z What Frank had done on that bridge in Venice...Hazel was still in awe. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A short bridge over a canal was blown up but we climbed across on what was left of the span. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Chubs stared at me a moment, then brought a hand up to pinch the bridge of his nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Francie had anticipated a thrill when she rode over that bridge for the first time. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Like, who is going to watch a bunch of trolls getting drunk at clubs and trying to entice college girls to their place under the bridge? Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The broken galleys were ripping apart, the bridge breaking apart. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If they had wheels, they could take a somewhat rickety-looking bridge, followed by a road dipping into Tijuana. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The only way out of Washington, D.C., is on a boat or over a bridge. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He quickly followed Farid to where there was a view of the bridge. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He had a habit of pushing his thick glasses up the bridge of his nose. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The creature stood on a bridge and no one else was present; the creature screamed in isolation. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It was a long plain iron bridge across what was usually a dry river-bed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Being Branwell's only bridge to the outside world, I was in a position of power. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Halfway across there came another loud creak from the snow; a piece fell off near her feet and tumbled into the abyss, and the bridge settled down another few inches against the crack. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They’ll have to clear the road when they get the bridge fixed, but I have a sick and certain feeling they will just pile everybody alongside the road to remind us not to try again. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z His words—“I have to bury what the vultures left behind”—dug a gully between them that she had not known how to bridge. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Fiver! Come on, get them into the water. It’s all right below the bridge. Get the does in first, if you can. There’s no time to lose. The men may come back.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Cords of black iron ran down either side of the frame, like rigging lines on a suspension bridge. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z As it was, about twenty yards on each side of the bridge were cut each year, and one could dive in from the bridge itself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “A slip of a girl, she was, and lovely too. But when she found herself in the family way . . She looks at Miss Larsen, who shakes her head. “Water under the bridge. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The boys found a spot under a bridge near the Morgan State University campus. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We passed over the bridge at the Calawah River, the road winding northward, the houses flashing past us growing farther apart, getting bigger. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When they clattered over the first wooden bridge south of the crossroads, Jonathan was still far behind. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “The fog will hide us from them until we are almost at the bridge, and then we will be past before they know that we are here.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I expect they played a lot of bridge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Up close she still looks remarkably like Catherine—delicate features, pale as porcelain, with a smattering of freckles across the bridge of her nose. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z On our break, I go stand outside on the iron bridge, slapping my own face to wake up. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When Sam reached the bridge, Frightful was playing with 426, sliding and gliding on the winds at fifteen hundred feet. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “I go over that bridge sometimes when I go to work,” Johnny said. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z So I looked directly into the lens of the camera, smiled, and scratched the bridge of my nose with my middle finger. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z A wide river filled the foreground, crossed by a bridge covered with structures that looked like tiny cathedrals. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z On any given late afternoon or evening, up to a dozen serious men might be seated around this table intently playing cards—poker, blackjack, monte, hearts, even bridge occasionally, you name it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They set off around the wall of the priory, away from the bridge, towards the garden where Lord Asriel had walked up and down with his daughter in the moonlight. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “But we’re repairing this bridge and every other bridge in New York State. Even ones that hardly need it.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes the road led through forests, then, again, it ran beside the river, crossed a bridge, and went up through a village. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I pinched the bridge of my nose and concentrated until my sinuses burned. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The one on top is a duo, a guy and girl with a bridge connecting the cities in their minds. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z But then, up ahead, on a narrow wooden bridge, she spotted the shine of a bare scalp. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And now I answered, "Painful and empty," as I saw a glittering butterfly circle three times around my blood-red parts, up there beneath the bridge's high arch. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the other bridges into New Pretty Town, the old bridge couldn’t talk—or report trespassers, more importantly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Bender and I walk down the incline and cross the creek where a downed log provides a bridge. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Still, he kept his door cracked on the faint hope that she’d want to bridge the distance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A bridge, way on up ahead of us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They sauntered on, slowly, across the bridge and into the maze of alleys in which every visitor to Venice gets lost at least once. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Back on the bridge, my father’s head had been crushed against the steering wheel. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She had the run of the ship, from the engine room to the bridge, and she was soon on first-name terms with all the crew. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z ‘Indeed I saw upon the bridge that which haunts our darkest dreams, I saw Durin’s Bane,’ said Gimli in a low voice, and dread was in his eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t know if Cade had followed me up onto the bridge or not; I wasn’t thinking about anything else at all. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Father Mike had also been on the bridge. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As soon as he grabbed the Governor’s wrist, the raw light swirling in the Governor's right hand went out, throwing the bridge into darkness. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z From behind the shed, the men looked out at the suspension bridge leading across the gorge. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As they came to their drive, they glanced at the bridge- repair equipment, looked the other way, then drove up the long dirt road to their house. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “Balder the beautiful crossed this bridge nine days ago. He went to Hel’s great hall.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Up on the automobile bridge, Mike Bogo had the distinct pleasure of setting off seven bombs in rapid succession. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He followed behind us, across the metal bridge to the geodesic dome. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z As I cross a bridge and head toward East Berne, which is about two miles from Beaver Corners, I see the ruins of an old water mill. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The group blocking the bridge rattled threateningly, tightening the trap. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z When the lifeboat had been swung out the captain came down from the bridge. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The riverbank under the bridge was dry, but there was no place to sleep. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I sweep the broad-sided metal instrument across the bridge of her nose. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z We parked across a bayou east of the courthouse and walked over the bayou bridge and into the crowd waiting for the trial to begin. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z We passed over the bridge at El Rito and I remembered Cico’s story of the people and the god who became a fish. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Even from this distance I could hear the commotion on the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Coming up past the Back Door and around through the gardens of the Great House, the three boys crossed the clear-running Thwilburn on a wooden bridge and went on northward among woods and pastures. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The bridge itself is different, of course; it’s made of concrete and lighted up at night, not wooden and falling apart and rotten-smelling. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We hadn’t spoken since our conversation near the bridge. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z At one river that had a bridge across it, we heard a passenger vehicle in the distance and decided to get out of the water and see if we could catch a free ride. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Old Brossard was a bridge fiend, and he started looking around the dorm for a game. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z But when my father and Dr. King became colleagues and decided to bridge their two philosophies and unite the American commonwealth toward a greater goal, they both became tremendous threats to the status quo. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Zvezda’s little hooves clacked on the bridge out of the village as he chased after her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z At the bridge’s center span, the severed hands of thieves and cutpurses hung like strings of onions from iron stanchions along the roadway. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The gold bridge where the molars were gone was the only repair in her mouth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Mother still doesn’t know that I’ve been kicked out of bridge club or that Patsy Joiner got a new tennis partner. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He massaged the bridge of his nose, trying to keep it in. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A raven landed on the stone pylon of the bridge as Anya approached. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “My bridge club is meeting on Thursday night,” she said, getting back into her truck, “which makes it hard to watch CSI since it’s on Thursday too. Did you know that?” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Halfway across campus, I was over The Ditch and, out of habit, I stopped on the bridge and began looking for lovers. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “One, because he was never caught. And two, because there’s a rumor that he killed himself by jumping off this exact bridge.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But then he brightened and hobbled over to one side of the bridge, beckoning Tree-ear to join him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “Finally, one night my dad got real mad and took the box and just chucked it over a bridge.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Steve Reich exemplified the minimalist movement that bridged the chasm between classical music and pop in the 1970s. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Stubby-looking gun, but scary enough when it’s pointed at the bridge of your nose. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The water flowing beneath was silent, and it steamed, but the vapour that rose from it, curling and twisting about the bridge, was deadly cold. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She stumbled across the bridge, not even stopping for her things, and ran all the way home to Staples in teary disgrace. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I followed her onto the old bridge, where we leaned against the warped railing and looked down at the green-blue water ripping through the pilings. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z From the wooden bridge, Roosevelt heard someone shout, “Good luck!” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z A hundred yards away a dump of Wellington boots, gas masks and capes was fired, and acrid smoke enveloped the line of men pushing forward to the bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We came up to the first tower of the bridge, with a plaque proclaiming who had built it; I stopped to read. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Jordan and his goons were up on the bridge. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z I clutch the hat and look up at the bridge. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We found it a hundred yards past a timber trestle bridge. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Once they had taken a picnic lunch and crossed the bridge and eaten in a field on the other side. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Tree-ear did not remember finishing the meal, but he awoke the next morning to see Crane-man swing himself down under the bridge by holding one of the struts, as he always did. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z So without looking back they rode the mountain-fields, until they came to a bridge over the growing torrent and found a road that went down into the land. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I go around the bridge club table, polishing each piece again, making sure they all still there. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The breeze still cool, we bounce across the bridge shaped like a crescent moon where I’m not to go by myself. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I told him, “It’s a bridge, man. We know it’s crooked, Vega. We’re going to swap in some other bricks on that side later. Ones from...” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z That mark on the bridge of my nose is a chicken pox scar. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of wheels and hooves receding over the second bridge proved, she supposed, that her brother knew the meaning of distance and professional respect. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The grass track which crossed the bridge ran above them, at the top of a steep bank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw Margaret down at the far end of the bridge. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He dried him with the blanket, kneeling there in the glow of the light with the shadow of the bridge’s understructure broken across the palisade of treetrunks beyond the creek. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z “They were left to do something to a bridge,” Bonello said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z In a few minutes, they would come in here to move our bridge out of the city room and into the courtyard. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He slammed the door, jumped over the barrier, and walked onto the bridge. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he climbed down the riverbank and looked up at the bridge from below. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a remnant of our eastern force came back, destroying the last bridge that still stood amid the ruins of Osgiliath. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Here she slowed as she turned down the driveway toward the bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z One after another, the guards on the west side of the bridge lowered their staffs. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They crossed the high concrete bridge over the river. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z We cross the bridge, head in the direction a the colored hospital, where the bus make its turn. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Strange, the bridge swings not only forward and back, but also side to side. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Then we passed the gristmill built by my great-grandfather Tweedy around 1850 on the Hudson River, and rattled through the cool of the covered bridge he built across the river to join his land together. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z We walked on the dirt road over the bridge and back to the school’s barn, a dilapidated leak-prone structure that looked more like a long-abandoned log cabin than a barn. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z They picked through the brush at the base of the railroad bridge. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The bridge and the cocktail parties were forgotten, and with them my own humble status. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She yanked it, and heard the splash of the rope tumbling from where it had been hidden among the bridge supports. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Positioned above the top railing of the bridge, but so her feet are not quite touching it, is a woman dressed in black, with a black hood or veil covering her hair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The broad wooden span of the bridge had rotted through, but some of the lamps that lined the way were still aglow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Billy was waiting with Sherman on the bridge that crossed over the creek to Sherman’s house. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, following the street further along to where it runs over the little round-backed bridge, I could see the mist rising from the river, obscuring almost entirely one of the bridge-posts. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But they were laughing like travelers crossing a great river on a tattered rope bridge, finding that the rotted boards beneath their feet were, for the moment, holding. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He sees a stone bridge, scattered islands the size of rooms, gracious gray and white homes with pleasant views. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z White cherry trees and silvery buttonwood hedges lined the marble walkway, and security on this side of the bridge seemed decidedly more relaxed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “What?” said the gray-haired man, and bridged his left hand over his eyes, though the light was behind him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z He backed up so he could get a flying start and then we whooped across the bridge, our wheels clattering across the loose boards, space gaping below. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Near the bridge entrance, a group of Sheriff Clark’s armed possemen watched the procession pass but did not allow the ambulances to follow the marchers across the bridge. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z When she stepped out from under the bridge, crossing a wedge of dusty morning sunlight, the train was making a harmless clicking suburban sound as it receded. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z On the other side of the bridge, Red Cross workers, wearing porcelain-smooth white helmets with red lines on them, looked like police as they offered us candy and said, “Welcome.” Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z We’d almost made it to the middle of the bridge when something strange happened. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Gould he make Esther Hartlieb believe that the two of them had fallen off a bridge? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But as she thought about it, what other house was there north of the village, over the bridge? Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z His conscience bridged him to his brother and did his pain for him the way at other times he had done his homework. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then they were on the long bridge and someone cried, “Halt!” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “A lot of water under the bridge since then.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I’ve served enough bridge club luncheons to know something about every white woman in this town. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The only bridge was a formidable one of wood and stone several hundred yards downstream. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The combination of land bridge and ice-free corridor occurred only once in the last twenty thousand years, and lasted for just a few hundred years. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He and the others were going to hide in the caves, then try to cross the bridge at the border to Jordan. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, this had the effect of making the bridge into a bottleneck where the road narrowed back to two lanes. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “The guy following us is a total doofus. As soon as you can ditch him, let us out, then keep on going to the bridge.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z They came to a foul-smelling stream and crossed it by a slippery, primitive bridge of logs. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pong craned his head back to see the top of the bridge. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Usually I’m afraid to go so near the edge of the bridge, but this time I’m not. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I have to walk across a bridge that spans an indoor koi pond. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z A short way beyond the way-meeting, after another steep incline, a flying bridge of stone leapt over the chasm and bore the road across into the tumbled slopes and glens of the Morgai. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It was a little ways up from the bridge with the Column. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z To the others it was no more than a corridor to and from home, a bridge between the bridges, an ornament so familiar as to be invisible. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His glasses have slipped to the bridge of his nose again. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Crane-man having lived under the bridge so many more years, it must be nearly invisible to him by now. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z "If the seal on the bridge doesn't hold, we'll get sucked out at close to the speed of sound. We'll be jelly with or without suits on." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Too much sizzle, not enough steak,” she’d complained to friends in her bridge club. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z John Henry had his overalls rolled up around his knees as he stood in the water, hammering away at a bridge fashioned from the wreckage of fancy yachts. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Crossing the bridge into whitefolks’ country, pieces of sanity pushed themselves forward. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The snow creaked under her, and Pantalaimon flew up and over the bridge, to settle in the snow on the far side and encourage her onward. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I run down the street, vault over the bridge railing, and climb down the abutment to the creek. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew his orders: Allow no one to cross the bridge after dark. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She dragged her feet down the jet bridge, holding my hand and staring at the floor desultorily, until we stepped into the terminal and she caught the scent of Subway. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A crowd of four drunk young women headed toward them, crossing the bridge precariously on high heels. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Years later, when he told this story, he’d claim that the only sightseeing he did was to make a trip back to the bridge, in better weather, to have his picture taken. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Sula cupped her face for an instant, then turned and ran up to the little plank bridge that crossed the river to Shadrack’s house. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Andrew, finger-sliding his glasses up the bridge of his nose. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Heimdall, the watcher on the bridge, the gatekeeper of the gods, will also not have fallen. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z On the plaza, Mr. Curtain sat in his favorite spot, gazing off toward the bridge, reading a newspaper with a look of satisfaction, occasionally making a note in his journal. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z His arm slipped off my shoulder and he moved to the center of the stage, one hand on his hip and the other pinching the bridge of his nose. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The town square was just across the cemetery, under a bridge and past the Bruised Apple Bookshop, which had been recently taken over by a new family in town. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Near our cottage, where the small creek winds under the old wooden bridge, is the most beautiful bed of roses. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She stopped and wondered whether she had the courage to keep on to the bridge, cross it, and leave it to go down the steep bank to the island temple. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z She peered into the water as she crossed the bridge, eyeing the dark line on the pylons where the water had once risen. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z A stream of fans crossed the pontoon bridge at the western end of the course and began to fill the massive wooden bleachers on the far side of the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The old man didn’t just shuffle the deck, he fanned it and flipped it and made the cards jump up into an arching bridge, shooting them in rapid succession from one hand to the other. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Once Lee crosses and burns the bridge behind him, his escape into North Carolina and the heart of Confederate territory will be complete, and the dreadful war will continue. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The marchers approached down the slope of the bridge, walking slowly and silently. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Her gym was on the East Side, in what used to be a good part of town, near the bridge that connected the east and west banks. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They will ride across the rainbow bridge, across Bifrost, and the rainbow will crumble as they ride, its once-bright colors becoming shades of charcoal and of ash. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He made his way down a steeply descending gravel road to the river, crossed the wide expanse of green water on a steel bridge, and parked in front of the National Reemployment Service building. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He had decided to go to Min first, to deliver the message about the commission, and then return to the bridge to tell Crane-man the news. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z If Hodor slipped on that narrow bridge, they would fall and fall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I stood in the spot Naomi had described and watched the dark water of the Yazoo swirl under the bridge. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z |
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