| 单词 | bundle |
| 例句 | People bustled in, talking and dropping bundles of belongings. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Seizing upon several shirts and pair of breeches, I rolled them quickly into a bundle, to which I added three waistcoats, one of them fine silk for Dr. Trefusis. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z One day I found that I was striding long distances without hindrance, my bundle light. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time he put a small bundle of food inside the door until he must have given them most of the food intended for the Christmas dinner. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Brother Khoi nods and I smile, but I regret not having my doll as soon as the white bundle sinks into the sea. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z People come from the settlement; new arrivals move slowly along the highway, weighed down with bags and bundles. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Men in turbans were busy heaving bundles and crates onto bus tops, securing suitcases down with ropes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “What’s this?” he asked, pulling an American passport from the bundle. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z From the Widow Grubb of Chester, New Jersey, came eighteen bundles of shirts and dresses for the orphans. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z This time I take one end of a bundle and Sheryl lifts the other. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z She watched passively as Grandmother was bundled into a carrying chair. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s something else,” said Harry, watching Hermione tearing bundles of knotgrass and throwing them into the potion. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The girls helped weed out Mamá’s vegetable garden and picked fat zucchini, ripened tomatoes, and spicy serrano peppers, which they bundled together in delicate netting to give away as gifts to Mamá’s comadres. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Suppose a soldier should see him sneaking into the Valley, or coming out of it with stolen gold, or should catch him walking about the streets right now, with that bundle under his arm. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The headman nodded in appreciation, and one of his wives received the bundle Lee removed from his pack. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, we’re all bundled up in our scarves and gloves. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z What do you say when your best friend has lost his mojo because you tried to reduce him to a paranoid bundle of nerves terrified of going into anaphylactic shock? Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up the bundle of typescript in an idle moment while passing through this office on her way to luncheon, asked to take it home to read, and finished it that afternoon. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z On the morning of day seven, he’s digging in the back of his closet when he stumbles upon a bundle of teal silk—the stupid kimono Pez had made for him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He shoved everything into the sheet and tied it in a bundle. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Taran saw a creature which, at first glance, looked like a bundle of sticks with cobwebs floating at the top. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z His brain took him back to a time when he was very little, all bundled up in a snowsuit. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I grasped the bundle I carried and pulled at a pale tail. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Healed in both body and soul, Pedro Tercero Garcia made his way to the capital with a bundle of clothes and a few coins the priest had taken from the poor box. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ube whistled to himself as he tracked his finger down a row of them, read the flickering screens carefully, then pulled three drawers open, reaching into them to pull out thin bundles of paper. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I had bundled myself in three layers of clothes and tugged on my warmest fur hat, but even that wasn’t enough to keep out the wind. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They had to wait until Mama came home with some money with which to buy a bundle of wood. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He placed the bundle on the ground and uncovered it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Mother took the child from me and laid the bundle on the woman’s chest. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z This time he caught hold of the bundle and yanked hard. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z A lady with a blue bundle drifted by, crying. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Tying the pillowcase bundle to his pole, he hefted it across his good shoulder and struck off boldly through Mossflower towards the north-east. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Doha dropped his bundle of corn in shock. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They can sit, stand, talk, shake a stick at a drunk man, reach around their backs to fetch forth a baby to nurse, all without dropping their piled-high bundles upon bundles. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At the ledge, with an oddly wriggling, person-size bundle hoisted on his shoulder, was the stranger who’d dropped out of a sky portal that morning. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z At Bilbo’s front door the old man began to unload: there were great bundles of fireworks of all sorts and shapes, each labelled with a large red G and the elf-rune. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Amari bent down and picked up the small bundle of food. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, Omakayas noticed all of these little bundles, how cleverly they were tied. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z It was Gatsby's father, a solemn old man very helpless and dismayed, bundled up in a long cheap ulster against the warm September day. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z They bundled their scarves back over their faces and left the sweetshop. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The old gentleman liked the fun, and amused himself by sending odd bundles, mysterious messages, and funny telegrams, and his gardener, who was smitten with Hannah’s charms, actually sent a love letter to Jo’s care. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He thrust my bundle of clothing into my arms. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He looked over toward Mother holding the bundle and then at me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Sam was there, and he gave a queer look at the limp bundle that the men carried. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I look down and discover I’m holding a bundle of two shirts and what appear to be curtains. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I unfastened the bundle of letters, carefully looking for it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The bundles looked so small that it is hard to imagine they were once the girls I knew. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba moves slowly down the hillside with his bundle. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Cotton was strewn across the floor, piled up in the corners, and bursting out of several stained, split-open bundles. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Well, in this adventure book I read once, the hero was in a very similar predicament. So he removed the curled handset wires from several telephones, bundled them together, and made a safety rope.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The shawl was crusted with dried blood, and the bundle swayed a little as she walked. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a bedroom, and the other crazy old man upstairs sat at the far end of the room, in the near darkness, bundled up in his coat and hat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z When we were finished, I rolled the cloth into a tight bundle and gave it to him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Every day the postman brought bundles of letters to Down House—letters in reaction to the book. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He carefully took the little bundle in his mouth and held it there on top of his tongue. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z But he found now that his knees quaked, and he did not dare to go near enough to the wizard to reach the bundle. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He lay down on his bunk bed and hugged his bundle like a teddy bear. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They surround a bundle of canvas and heave it toward the entrance, grunting with effort. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The girl had sold quickly and was being bundled off to her new owner, clutching her clothing to small, pink-tipped breasts. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His eyes widened, like Fd committed some minor betrayal, and he pushed the bundle out of his mouth with his tongue. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The thing inside the bundle of robes on the ground was stirring more persistently, as though it was trying to free itself. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I took out the bundle of food I had been saving and placed it on the table. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She made a frame from branches and tied bundles of grass across it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The spectators on the roofs bundled up in scarves and thick coats. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The debates in the ratifying conventions of the respective states only exposed the irreconcilable differences of opinion that the Constitution had so deftly bundled together. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Children are bundled up for the fast walk to the car. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A steward with a sour face stood there, a bundle of clothes hung over one arm. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Luck smiled on me the next day, and I managed to steal a bundle of rags off the back of a wagon and sell them to a ragman for four iron pennies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z From the hallway, Mariam saw the girl, a swaddled bundle in the hook of her left arm. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z These bundles—shocks to us farmers—are left standing on the cut end to dry. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I could bundle up, but the cold would kill my crops. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Another officer walked out, carrying a swaddled bundle. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “But if there’re all these deities, why don’t they help? Why leave it up to, as you said, a bundle of hormones and incompetence?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Like the other villagers, she bundled herself against the increasing cold as each winter approached, and welcomed each new spring. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He stared down at my dirty clothes, my skinniness, the squirming bundle at my back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The Japanese women were holding small children by the hands, and they were surrounded by bundles and suitcases. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z If you prefer, use is likely to instead: Nathan is likely to lose a bundle, and Miss Adelaide is likely to kill him. myriad. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A bundle of soiled blankets is bunched in the corner, the remains of the food scattered next to it. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Seeming to gain courage, she went to the hut and came back with something again in her hands, a bundle wrapped up in a rag. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Her and the bundle I carried for her and the water and the bush and everything. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He took a bundle of bills and began to count them with an expression of utter disbelief. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Distrustful but aggressive, he was a bundle of the weaknesses and virtues of a man struggling blindly between two societies, of a man living on the margin of a culture. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at this. I got paid, too. It’s a bundle—we’re rich.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z ‘He will be eating them by the bundle.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were half a dozen newspaper- wrapped bundles inside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was unwilling to linger long in that place, but soon she had to put her bundle down again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Clutching the bundle to her breast, she left the study by the garden door, looking back briefly once to see the Master’s daemon watching her from the windowsill. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He wore nothing but shorts, his whiter-than-white skin stretched across his bones like a sheet wrapped tightly around a bundle of sticks. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z “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 As soon as I’ve dressed, I make my way warily down the hall, a white bundle under my arm, trying hard to ignore the sanitary pad I’m wearing. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Inside those blank, sinister bundles of tissue paper piled up at the front of the church there could be anything. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z If I heard another aircraft I’d start a fire and then throw bundles of sea grape into it until I was certain a strong signal was going up from the island. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In return, Safaa carries the water keg—which is now empty—and her own bundle. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She looked back to see Calder high on top of the slide, still clutching his bundle, the man standing below. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Pearl had bundled the shirts into her bag. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Chronicler lost all of his needles but one, both extra pairs of socks, a bundle of dried fruit, a loaf of sugar, half a bottle of alcohol, and a pair of ivory dice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Miyax put her needle away, rolled her ground skin into a tight bundle, and tied it to the bottom of the pack. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I said to the bicyclist, who had a baby bundled up in the front bike carrier. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z My eyes kept wandering over to Baba, bundled up in his wool sweater. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He wrapped up his underwear and shirt inside his shorts and put the bundle of clothes on the end of Jack's bed next to all the other guys' piled-up clothes. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z She tossed her bundle through and doubled back to light her candle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She lifts up the bundle by the paper and carries it to me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Small bundle’s five dollars, big bundle’s ten. Cut you a deal on the whole rest of what I got if you’re interested.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Then over these they put two more bundles, spreading out the stalks to make a little roof and shelter the five bundles from dew and rain. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The spurt of flames it sent up lit the frayed edge of the papers and quickly spread over the whole bundle. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z At no long interval, Odysseus came through his own doorway as a mendicant, humped like a bundle of rags over his stick. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat at the other end of the table examining buckskin bundles and rawhide pouches. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When we step outside, Suesetta hands me the bundle of membership forms and coupons. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Three maesters came hurrying forward, to bundle him out through the king's door. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He tore the wrapper from a bundle of new bills and exchanged their old money. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There, tied in a small bundle, was just what I needed. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Over his shoulders he slung his patched-up knapsack, an old bundle tied with twine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On all sides were crates and boxes, sacks and bundles and packages. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My intestines are all bundled up inside of me, and a slew of thoughts run through my head. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He wore a heavy hooded cloak, bundled up as if it were full winter and not a mild autumn evening. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A few kids came up when the bus stopped, and a customs officer for the town made all the people getting down from the bus open their bundles on the sidewalk. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z The whole wrapped-up bundle, which was shaped like a large vitamin pill, bent slightly from side to side, then was still, then bent back and forth again. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Pianos had to be bundled up, roped and hoisted out of the windows with an enormous pulley on the roof and with much shouting, arm-waving and brass-hatting on the part of the boss mover. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Gebu did not return to the shop that day; and when he came home at sunset he had no bundle with him. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z A charred bundle of hay, still smoldering, leaned at a drunken angle against a pile of rocks, spitting distance from the barn. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He ran off, clinging tightly to his bundle. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out a bundle of leafy greens. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She felt inside it, brought out a heavy little bundle wrapped in black velvet, and unfolded it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As he was leaving the mute handed him a pair of blue overalls, rolled into a tight bundle, and seventy-five cents. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The bundle groaned and pushed aside the shredded blanket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But one arm hung limp and seemed to be bleeding; the other hugged a large black bundle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z We pick our way through family groups, past piles of bags and bundles. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Anya sat down next to the tree, her back pressing against its smooth bark, and set her bundle of bones to her side. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I asked my father as we watched the inferno envelop the bundles. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Humming to herself she took down her tent, rolled it into a bundle, and threw it on the new sled. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance up at Abby, paces ahead of me, thoroughly bundled in an oversized cardigan. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The short man in the cloak had put down his bundle, lit his wand, and was dragging Harry toward the marble headstone. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Here,” said Mr. Boatwright, handing him a bundle of blankets and canvas bags roughly filled with hay. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I’m bundled up in a parka, hat, and mittens. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “They may ask for a word,” die Tattered Prince had warned them when he handed over the bundle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Can you please tell me exactly what “a bundle of contradictions” is? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Dad was bundled up on the other side of Joey, trying to look at anything but Momma. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Two policemen in plain clothes bundle him off a train while a dozen passengers stare. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Hoisting the bundle onto his shoulder, he carried it down the hill and dropped it next to the red railroad car. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The old gentleman scratched about with his great daws until he had turned up a dirty bundle of papers, one corner of which had been used for lighting something. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When I look down, my stomach starts doing its karate-chopping, and I glare at Mama, who’s still bundled up under the covers on her side of the bed. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Before I could react, the planks in the bulkhead to my right split apart, and Tarrypin—his shell bundled in chains—was marched out. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I've had visitors from all over, but Alisha's friend was the first to arrive with an itinerary, a thick bundle of brochures and schedules she kept in a nylon pouch strapped around her waist. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It appeared to be a bundle of bed linens that had been cast out of an upper window, but then I saw a leg and an arm. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She laid her own apron on the floor, set the bundle of bones on top of it, and tied the apron the other way, so there was cloth all around. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z She and Evan were putting together a lemonade stand in the driveway when the mailman walked up and handed Jessie a bundle of letters. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z It was dark when I went under and my face was bundled in a scarf. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Kim hooks the backpack through his arms while I do the same to my bundle.We pull another blanket over us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We even bundled up Al- haji’s old shirt and tied a rope around it to make a soccer ball. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “She had the embroidered bundle put into the coffin with him...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He straightened his legs as best he could between the baskets and clothing bundles. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad was arrested because he was fighting to get to Mom, and it got bundled with all the rest of the violent behavior of the mob. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z They’d brought lightweight Polartec jackets with their supplies, so they bundled up against the cold rain and walked for a few blocks through the mostly deserted streets. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Her eyes were red and pufly, but the boy was in her arms, bundled tight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ophie stood, her hands instinctively going to the bundle of salt and the iron nail she kept with her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It was only then that we remembered, with trepidation, our bundles. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z We say good-bye to Old Mike, take our bundles, and pack them into the basket on Jenna’s bike. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He motioned to the bundle on the floor. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Then, driven more by thirst than by any desire to return home, she gathered a bundle of wood—to mollify Aunt Chipo—and trudged back to the stream. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Rather than arguing, I picked up the last three bundles of supplies and tucked them on the raft, securing them with straps. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He rolled up the completed bundle of work and slid it into the pneumatic tube. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z She was sitting there, with her slamsuit off now and in a bundle. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His other, stained, was in the bundle of laundry to be washed, and he, delighted with the game, was running through arched legs to find his father. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The bundle rolled forward unchecked, as if the hounds did not impede it at all. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s so sweet of you. Thank you,” she said, then she bundled up the towels and threw them into a hamper by the door as she left. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As she ran from the room, I grabbed the sheet and bundled it around my hand to form a compact, pressing it over the wound in Haskel’s side in an effort to stop the bleeding. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The receptionist called me to her desk and shuffled a bundle of papers to me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood beside him, still holding her dead bundle over her shoulder. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry, on top of the wheat stack, were pitching bundles down onto a board. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat as far away as she could from the African slave girl, making sure the bundles separated them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a playground at the edge of the park where some toddlers, unfazed by the weather, climbed and swung and dug in the sand, bundled up against the cold. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z She was back to leaning ’gainst the wall like a bundle and her hands were covering her eyes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z After school, as Twig and I were biking back to her house, bundled up against the too-cold air, she said, “I think we should adopt him.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z What was a plane but a bundle of physics? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z They lay bundled together like that, not talking. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Though it had been sticky-hot back at the carnival, many of them were bundled in coats and scarves. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I looked down at the little pink face in the bundle. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z "God buy you, then," I told the cat and, slinging my bundle over my shoulder, turned and hurried off after my new master. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Robb grinned and looked up from the bundle in his arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As we stood there undecided, our bundles spread about us, wondering what next to do, an old man whom I had noticed asleep in a doorway came up to us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he bundled together five arrows and asked Tododaho to break the lot. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I’ll bundle this one up with the rest and add them to the box. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He held out a small bundle to Cole. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They stopped, and from his trouser pocket Grandpa Nyles pulled out a bundle of gray sage wrapped in red cloth. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Despite my bundled layers, January’s teeth bit sharp. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z My father was surprised when he picked up the first bundle and found it heavy. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A bundle of old shentis with the golden goblet inside it? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Bridge stared at herself: at her long hair bundled on top of her head with strands escaping, at her penciled eyes looking dark and huge, at her arms inside the tangles of thin bracelets. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I got up and stepped between the human bundles toward the door of the train car. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z May Castellan kissed her baby and handed the bundle to Hermes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She fastened a small bundle to the base of the backpack. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I bundle up in geeky snow clothes, wrap a scarf around my head, and plunge into a snowdrift. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Walking with the soldiers were families hauling suitcases, bundles, babies, or holding the hands of children. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He then went into his study, and from a large strong-box took out a bundle wrapped in old cloths, and a leather-bound manuscript; and also a large bulky envelope. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She lifted the bundle of firewood to her head and slowly approached the stream. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was sitting on the sand, with her feet out straight in front, arranging short willow twigs into bundles, tying them with fluffy cotton string that she had twisted by hand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He knelt beside it, his eyes full of tenderness and pity for the bundle inside. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I remember leaving my house for the last time, bundled up like a cat on the way to the vet. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Thomas carried the bundle of food they had saved and packed; there, at the beginning of the path, he transferred it to Christopher’s strong back. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The old Bear People said they would come They said Prepare hard oak scrub oak pihon juniper and wild rose twigs Make hoops tie bundles of weeds into hoops. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then, seeing the flat bundle in the man’s arms, he brightened. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We present ourselves to Captain Smith, each with a small bundle to carry. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A length of frayed rope bound the bundle together. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I held the small bundle next to Emilia, hoping she would make eye contact with the child. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The house became a clutter of trunks, of animals in jars of formaldehyde, of Indian lances and sailor’s bundles. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were several pads of lined paper and a bundle of sharpened pencils held together with a rubber band. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And — several paces nearer, the gap between them closing all the time — Harry saw that the thing in the person’s arms looked like a baby ... or was it merely a bundle of robes? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Chucha started to unravel her bundle, and we all guessed she was about to do a little farewell voodoo on us. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He bundled us inside like we were two hours late instead of two hours early. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “A bundle of contradictions” was the end of my previous letter and is the beginning of this one. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Lucas and Mena were soon playing around in the water as Gabriel and I were lying on the bank, using our shirts bundled up under our heads for pillows. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z You’ve got to keep bundled up out there, it’s colder than you think. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z With the bundle under her arm, she crept to the far end of the stable. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I also took three bunches of sticky notes, my whole bundle of sharpened pencils, a few pens, and ran back to the living room. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Nothing,” said the woman, pulling a bundle close to her chest. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z What it is is warped with memory of what it was and that with what happened there to me, the whole bundle wracked until objectiveness is nigh impossible. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I knew it, my father, Jeffrey, and I were all bundled into the car, along with my school books for studying, my sticks and practice pad, and extra clothes for all of us. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman bundled the pile in her arms again and walked off toward the other nurses. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I move a cart of bei-powder bundles, just to pretend to have something to do. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They kept coming, with bundles on their heads, children riding on their mothers’ shoulders, all of them ragged, dirty, the children naked. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z We bundle the reeds to make thatched roofs. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z We went across the street to this cluster of stores, bought more hot dogs and fruits and donuts, and this time Mong had us buy a bundle of wood instead of charcoal. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Matt asked, looking at the small bundle Kira carried on her back. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After three stops, when the man had not stopped staring, she bundled up her things and stepped off at Columbus Circle. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Whole families are squashed inside the few shared taxis in the line, bags and bundles packed around them. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Bono was there rolling his belongings into a bundle, but his actions were slow and hesitant. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “It growled low down in its throat—rrrrrr! Its tail lashed the grass. I thought, That leopard could swallow my bundle of sticks and still have room for me.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Bushels of corn, bundles of raw wool, and a pile of three-foot crates that proved to be the source of the squawking. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can see where a bundle of capillaries has ruptured. We’ll take care of that easily.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They bundled me off and got me to the station in a cart, making sure I had a ticket and a whole package of saltines in my hands before they left. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I’m constantly angling for the best price, the most attractive bundle of goods, the newest option. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z As she showers, my cousin chats with her friends as easily as if they were bundled up in winter coats. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Evolution and adaptation were bundled together into one continuous mechanism: adaptation was evolution. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He wore a new suit, blue, with broad, blue stripes, and carried, crooked under his arm, a brown-paper bundle tied with string. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Kino carried a bundle in his left hand, but the big knife swung free in his right hand. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Only some bundle of oddments, perhaps, after all,’ he thought with a strange sense of relief; but he did not put the bundle down again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z By dawn, all that's left of the vigil is a pile of flowers, some wrapped in bundles, some tossed alone. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She picked up the bundle and balanced it on her head with one hand. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The mystery object was bundled in Kleenex—no, toilet paper. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Before I approached him, I hid the bundle I was carrying behind a sand dune. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Yet Hoover—that “slender bundle of high-charged electric wire,” as one reporter described him—was growing increasingly impatient. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The women were bundled in hats, gloves, and ankle-length wool coats topped with striped satin sashes. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In fact, he never let me play with it, because as he put it, “This swag will be worth a bundle of money someday, so keep your grubby hands off it.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Trucks from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer rattled along cobblestone streets, dropping off bundles of newspapers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Kneeling, I opened my lute case and brought out a small bundle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But they stopped when they saw Marina and Militsa, and asked permission to mail bundles of letters their companions had given them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z That one bundle of asparagus presented its own little dilemma. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The girl was carrying a bundle wrapped in faded cotton, which she laid at Mrs. Coulter’s feet. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A white, compact bundle of fighting art shot like a steel projectile to the collie’s throat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not ready yet,” he said, then grabbed the bundle of newspaper from under his arm and smacked Davon hard across the face with it. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He groped behind him and she forced the bundle of slippery cloth into his free hand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I wished there was a way I could bundle her hugs up and take them back to Portland with me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I try to remember, but what comes back is only a bundle of emotions: envy, certainly, but also disdain. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She tied the shawl into a bundle and balanced it on top of her head the way Tayo had seen the old women at Laguna do. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I suck in breath: a photograph of a papaya tree swaying broad, fan like leaves in the full sun, showing off a bundle of fat orange piglets. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I held the bundle and instantly felt the warmth of its little body penetrating through my coat. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There was also the problem of how protons with their positive charges could bundle together inside the nucleus without blowing themselves and the rest of the atom apart. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z He rolled the quilts and blanket into a bundle and picked it up and went into the hall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I hurry forward, kneel down, and push the bundle through the barbed wire. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Early on, back before I can remember, Momma had tried growing tomatoes and other vegetables; when it became obvious that her small bundle of tobacco was worth more than all the food combined, she switched. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He took the sack from me, placed it in the middle of the cloth square and knotted the corners up in a bundle. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The bundle of bones in her arms seemed lighter. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Give her here,” she said, with such authority that Mia handed the soft bundle over without thinking. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There were also bundles of colorful feathers, spotted furs, exotic fruits, dead butterflies of unusual color and size, and pouches of what I guessed to be jungle herbs. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She’d stand outside the gate, bundled in her thin coat and mismatched scarf, waiting for the doors to open. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He handed me the stick and bundle to carry. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Really, Mother? Where are our bundles?” asked Amy, who was a very literal young lady. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z When he raised her it was like picking up a handful of sticks concealed in a rag bundle, so light she was. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z Regardless of whether the engineers conducted a test in a wind tunnel or in free flight, the output was the same: torrents, scads, bundles, reams, masses, mounds, jumbles, piles, and goo-gobs of numbers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Tonight he wraps himself in hotel blankets and orders soup and unwraps a bundle from Vienna. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I could bundle up some of my clothes, and the sheets, and strike my one hidden match. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z For all Ranofer could find of it, bundle and goblet alike had vanished into the air. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z They had to tie it in neat bundles and put their names on everything. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It was a wonderful place for me, home to a hundred bottles and bundles, satu- rated with a thousand smells. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Occasionally she laid a round shiny pebble on the table, and once he saw animal teeth and claws in one bundle she unwrapped. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z A dirty bundle of rags and mud was trying to worm its way up the steps. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He picks up the bundle of paper bags and puts it on his shoulder. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I dropped my bundle in my lap and clung desperately to the saddle frame. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Curled up into two little round balls on my bundles, they were fast asleep. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She glanced at the bundle again, then hopped out of the jeep and followed me back to the field. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z From our bundle, I grabbed a change of clothes and our toiletries, towels, and water bottle. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She tied the wood into a bundle with vines and deposited it by the trail. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were jams and bundles of herbs and dried meats studded with spices and cracked salt. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z When another customer came in and gave her a bundle of scrap fabric, I couldn’t resist asking. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I take bundles of clothes by their hangers. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I was ordered to pick up my bundle of clothes and proceed down the hall, to where a white man and a black man, both dressed in white coats, sat. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She put her hand on one of the bundles I’d tied. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Crouching under the bank, she had put on the boy’s suit, bundled up her own clothes and dropped them into the water, stood a moment watching them float out on the tide. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The baby was asleep in his hanging cradle, but Mami took him out, bundled him in flannel sheets, and handed him to me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Pressure against this important bundle of nerves can cause all kinds of trouble lower down in the body. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Carefully she attached the bundle of papers securely to the holder on the back of the bike. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z To the unsuspecting sentries on the wall the bundles looked like sleeping forms: they sensed nothing amiss. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At the back of the jeep I found the small cloth bundle I’d carried over from the States. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He made motions like tying strings into bundles, then tacked them to the firmament above him in the same way garlands were hung at the festivals in Mologa. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z All the while, we were hearing that people had begun forming lines at the National Mall before dawn, bundled up as they waited for the inaugural activities to begin. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z On the far stage, under the distant lamps, they could just make out a figure: it looked like a dark black bundle left behind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Up came Sam, puffing, heaving a great bundle on his head. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Then he tugged off one of his boots, stripped out the lining, and removed a tightly wrapped bundle of coins stuffed deep into the toe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The bundle that had been packed with firewood had burst open when it hit the ground, and pieces of wood were scattered all over the snow. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We bundle up, sneak out the back, and slink into the little brick lane behind Morning Glory Cottage. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z My father tells stories about hitchhiking in pickups across the countryside to Lake Malawi, where he bought bundles of dried fish, rice, and used clothing, to sell back in the Dowa market. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z After wrapping up the bundles, he helped me put them in my sack. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She was lying on solid ground, her bundled sword and pack beside her. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Then I went to the river and cut the tall, green alfalfa that grew wild and carried the bundle home so that I would have a few days of food laid in for the rabbits. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She was watching Sherm drag a bundle of microphone cord toward the stage, measuring with his eyes how much they would need. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Selvam hands us the two or three bundles we are taking with us which we hold on our laps until the carter tells us to stow them on top of the bales. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It put out a claw and clutched the bundle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z All around her, in a firmament, soft white silkworms clung to bundled mulberry twigs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Mother pulled a bundle of rubles from her pocket and exposed it slightly to the officer. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He would have with him a bundle of food which The Giver would save from his own meals during the next two weeks. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z With the lid off, he reached in and started lifting out bundles of money. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They were back to looking like five bundles throwed up ’gainst a stable wall. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Barrels of slimy stuff stood on the floor; jars of herbs, dried roots, and bright powders lined the walls; bundles of feathers, strings of fangs, and snarled claws hung from the ceiling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She unfolded the velvet bundle and ran her hands lovingly over the heavy gold. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Some painted their faces brown and green and tied bundles of brush about them, to hide ! amongst the trees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’ve thought a great deal lately about my ‘bundle of naughties’, and being selfish is the largest one in it, so I’m going to try hard to cure it, if I can. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z To do this, he had to run up and down a ladder attached to a huge machine, and push a variety of buttons that made gigantic cranes move like mechanical dinosaurs to lift the bundles. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When I reached his chambers, he was bustling to and fro securing boxes and bundles for my brother’s return to France. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Knowing there will be nothing to eat for a while, I he down on a small bundle of clothes next to her and rest my head on another. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He cradled the sad, small bundle that had once been the wisest and oldest mouse of Redwall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Dressed in a Balkan costume of vest, ballooning trousers, and high leather boots, the immigrant carries his possessions bundled on a stick. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Also, there were piles of bundles outside every house. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Don’t sweat it, lad. It happens to the best of us from time to time,” he turned away and began to rummage through his bundles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It becomes impossible not to feel Tiny's immensity as he stands over me, shoulders back, his width almost entirely blocking the school behind him, his body a bundle of tiny tremors. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z A few of the prisoners stepped to the side so I could see a bundle of rags on the floor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “All my children, when they are of age, are sent with medicine bundles to wherever they choose to live.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The man ripped off his apron and bundled it under her hands. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It had been there ever since they had bundled him into the closed van and driven him away. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z A bundle of walking sticks was floating in midair ahead of them, and as Percy took a step toward them they started throwing themselves at him. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The only notable presence was a tall, dilapidated saguaro, a bundle of sticks, in worse shape than Archie’s Senor. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He didn’t look up as he put away his bundle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z She put another bundle of pins between her pursed lips. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z She folded back the blanket of her bundle. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A lone Danish coastguard stood bundled in furs, his horse beside him, and he shaded his eyes against the glint of the icebergs beyond the sail and watched the strangers come swiftly in toward land. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Hm, this is a bundle of news and no mistake! The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Elise tripped on the way out of the house holding Aaron, but he was bundled up pretty tight. Could you check on him, though?” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was cold and windy that night, but we bundled up in a blanket on the arena's lawn as we listened to Dylan's gravelly voice. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Wayne, Chase, and I wielded pitchforks to lift the bundles there—not nearly enough—onto the wagon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Packages and bags and tied rolls and bundles are heaped everywhere. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z He marked the shocks with a bundle of straw laid crossways on top so the workers could easily find them. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Huge bundles of giant brown roots tied together with rope were balanced on their heads. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The night was clear and cold, and we bundled up in our thickest coats and scarves. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He signed to one of his guards, and he came forward bearing a bundle swathed in black cloths. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Finally she stood in Pilate’s doorway, limp, wet, and confused, clutching her bundles in whatever way she could. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z They collected piles of rocks and stones and tied them up into bundles using sturdy cloth. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of sitting among the dead bodies, the bundles of food, crates of ammunition, and bags of drugs, we took cover in the nearby bushes and guarded the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Through the material of his coat he felt for the bundle of her letters. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Mom was cradling a bundle in her arms and giggling sort of guiltily, like she’d stolen a candy bar from a dime store. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Next day Pa cut the heads from several bundles of the oats, and brought the clean, bright, yellow straws to Ma. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They worked in teams, a man slashing the cane, a woman binding every twelve stalks into a bundle. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z In his vast, muscular arms he was holding a bundle of blankets. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He put the bundle on the floor and with his right claw drew out a long red knife and spat on it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “But has she not taken me downstairs, Belinda,” returned Mr. Pocket, “and shown me the woman, and the bundle too?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z My mother rushes out a few seconds later with a cloth bundle. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was then that Light Hair saw that the bundles on the ground were people. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z She bundled up the sticks that opened into flowers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z With small bundles on their heads or draped on their shoulders and small children hanging on their backs, the villagers wade across the chest-deep stream, desperately reaching for safety. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he looked at her and at the small bundle she carried on her back. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I liked the place where the bundles fell off and tumbled downstairs,” said Meg. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z His bundle of names links all our little band of men together; but we call him Quincey. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Suppose we take her. I don’t believe Mother would mind, if we bundle her up well,” began Meg. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a bundle of wood blocks which she had bought for two cents, a can of condensed milk and three bananas in a bag. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up a little twig from the ground and tickled him, and she gave him water from the gourd she carried in her bundle. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Around the embers of each campfire, bundles of grass and twigs had been wrapped in blankets. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z During his watch the Halfhand had made a half-dozen torches, soaking bundles of dry moss with the oil he carried in his saddlebag. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The plane was empty apart from a couple of bundles that Alex vaguely recognized. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z She laid her hand on Antain’s arm and led him to her bundles in the garden shed. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Marigold stood to accept the small bundle of letters that Gloria handed over. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Even her hair was the same: piled in the same careless bundle right at the crown of her head. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She took the bundle and cradled it lovingly in her embrace, as if it were a fragile baby. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It got so about the only time I went to see my grandfather was when I had a bundle of fur to take to the store. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The maid nodded eagerly as she left the room, the bank bundled in her apron and tucked under her arm. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Those are the people who need your help. I’ll bet you weren’t a bundle of fun when Garvey first met you.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Finally at liberty, I pushed myself out from under the couch, took my bundle, and rose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She wears a striped cotton tunic and long skirts, a bundle tied across her back with a long scarf. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I looked up at her, balanced in the bundles. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His Great Aunt Jimmy, who had seen her niece carrying a bundle out of the back door, rescued him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Matty asked, his mouth full of the sweet muffin she had given him, as he watched her arrange a wrapped bundle on her back, criss crossing the straps that held it around her chest. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Once inside the little room, he looked frantically for some sign of the bundle, some place it could be hidden. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z If she saw them watching, all her courage would de-sert her, she knew, and she would drop the bundle of clothes and run and cry like a baby, and then they would have her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then he licked his knife, and put it between his teeth, and catching up the bundle he came loping towards the near door of the stairs. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It had a depiction of Holy Beings holding bundles in their hands, and a Rainbow Holy Being bordered its edges. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And then, sitting hunched up in the cargo area, Alex had recognized the two bundles lying on the floor next to him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z I put a mark on my bundle to show it was mine. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get dressed, you worthless thing,” he says, tossing a bundle of clothes at me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z After making a neat pile in the middle of the bandage, I gather up the sides, give them a twist, and tie them tightly with a length of vine, making an apple-sized bundle. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z After the meal, we pick up our bundles and walk back out to join the mob of people. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The bundle I carried, for all that it contained so little, grew heavier with each step; my neck was stiff with the effort of holding my head steady, for the bundle was poised on top. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Guillermo leans down, takes the black bundle of bad luck into his arms. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She helped Nokomis take the bundles down, put them carefully in her net to carry. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I thought about how I would sit here, bouncing my own bundle of joy on my lap. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The bundle turned, and its contents spilled out onto the ground, glittering dark and bright. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She held the bundle up and finished unwrapping it from its white sheet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Jonas and I lay on our straw, bundled in our coats and boots. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Mom introduces herself to Oma, who is bundled in a heavy coat. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z So one evening he made a big bundle of them. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I pointed to the wax paper bundle R.C. held in one hand. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He returned with the bundle that they had collected from the Tattered Prince at their second meeting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They waited patiently under overcast skies, bundled up against the brisk wind that whipped in from the Potomac River. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Their bundles or bags stood next to them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I held the bundle in the air and waved it at her—almost making fun of myself with mock extra enthusiasm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Forgive me, Kitty, they don’t call me a bundle of contradictions for nothing! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Clutching my bundle, I fled down the hall to the cellar, tripping over newspapers and boxes in my haste. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The girl drew near and held out the second bundle. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Through the small window, Henry watched the bewildered family standing by their bundles in the snow. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z She glanced at the little bundle that Harriet was carrying, at the quilt, and invited her in. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z From a bag on the dashboard, Grandpa Nyles pulled out a small bundle of sage. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z The blankets had been pulled off the bed and a thin man of about thirty was bundled up in them, huddled against the wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A bundle of gilded cattails stood in one corner and a sheaf of peacock feathers was nailed to the wall beside the grandfather clock. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Once more Lyddie was aware of the other girls in the room, who were watching her openmouthed and gaping at the dirty little bundle in her arms. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Lots of other boys on the truck had their own bundles of sticks. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The conductor returned with a bundle of passports and tickets. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z From the inside walls of the house, she lifted down her careful bundles of roots, her bags of berries and dried, crumbled leaves, and long curls of inner bark of certain trees. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I don’t have to ring the doorbell because she’s sitting on the porch steps, all bundled up in one of those puffy coats with her breath fogging the air in front of her face. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Fifty feet of heavy hose, containing oxygen tubes and radio wires, is quite a bundle. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The person with the yellow eyes came forward, carrying a bundle in his arms. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z 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 Back at the shore Hannah received the writhing bundle with joy and climbed obediently into the rowboat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, Jase’s bundle of clothes hit the ground first, softening the blow. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I remembered the legend of how he had come to the college, a barefoot boy who in his fervor for education had trudged with his bundle of ragged clothing across two states. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mister Kamkwamba, I have something from my garden,” he’d say, opening a bundle of papers to reveal some nice tomato plants. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Then I held the bag in my hands, this little bundle of cloth and bits of things. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z A cheap movie camera was slung over his shoulder and under his arm he had a bundle which appeared to be a rolled-up bedsheet. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z To the smaller of the two bundles, we tied a length of rope. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Get inside and help me with these bundles,” she said, dropping a shopping bag into my arms. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z As it was, the point just cut the cloth of his coat, making a wide gap whence a bundle of bank-notes and a stream of gold fell out. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Small bundles seemed to litter the lawn at the front of the castle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I grab the end of a bundle, but it’s so heavy I can barely inch it up. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z More than a dozen people, mosdy women and children, are rushing out of their houses along the tracks, clutching small bundles. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Tess tries to distract me by nodding at the cloth bundle near my feet. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Place the bundles on the platform and set fire to it,” she commanded and stepped back. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She lifted the bundle and put it beneath the wagon seat. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It made us feel surrounded on both ends—like we had a future and a past all bundled up in her round dark cheeks and loose curls. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He found it bundled in the corner of the hold, took a hunk, and stomped back up the stairs, still grumbling under his breath. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She knelt over the opening, sobbing, holding the bundle. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z While Mama was bundling me up, Papa lit my lantern. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Bushra looks at the bundle of goods I have ready to take. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z We follow Baba past crying babies and toddlers, past mothers with bundles and bags. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Mom and 1 knew better than to start a conversation—even at her best, my sister wasn’t a bundle of cheer in the mornings. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Eventually I manage to parcel Regina into a lumpy bundle, while Mina picks up a bag, presumably filled with diapers and supplies. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Mom and 1 knew better than to start a conversation—even at her best, my sister wasn’t a bundle of cheer in the mornings. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z By the time the market closed, I was shaking so hard I dropped my bundle of baby clothes in a mud puddle. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The rest of the family stands nearby, bundled up against the cold. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They were wrapped up in so many coats and mufflers and veils and shawls that they looked like big, shapeless bundles. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt put the bundle of Kira’s belongings down on the floor just inside the doorway, but he wouldn’t step inside the room. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She secured the bandage with her father’s necktie, then bundled her mother in the blankets. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Harry watched it, and his scar seared with pain again . . . and he suddenly knew that he didn’t want to see what was in those robes... he didn’t want that bundle opened. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z On February 9, 1864, two African American men carried large bundles of petition rolls into the Senate chamber. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The fire still crackled and glowed, throwing shadows across the bundled heaps on the floor. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z We packed up all our stuff and this time I made it into two bundles. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he had opened than, he might have been a stuffed owl, a dowdy bundle of feathers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I make a bundle out of brown paper and my apron, then take the back way around the ghetto fence to the basement window, avoiding the guarded gate. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When the tall, narrow women dressed in their sarongs returned serenely from the fields, they toted it in huge parcels impossibly balanced on their heads: manioc-root bundles the size of crumpled horses. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I put my bundle down, untied it and put the clothes in. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z They balanced the bundles on their heads, walked back to the drilling site, and emptied the rocks onto the ground. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “But I was able to drag the burning bundle away from your barn before it went, too.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Character is more like a bundle of habits and tendencies and interests, loosely bound together and dependent, at certain times, on circumstance and context. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “But Shady knew that Jinx had made a bundle of money selling his homemade fireworks.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Swiftly, but with great care, the girl placed her bundle in my hollow. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She snapped the bundle out of his hands and put it under her legs. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I hurriedly throw some clothes on, run a toothbrush along my teeth, bundle my rainbow hair up into a messy bun, and put in my NeuroLink lenses. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The closest crate was right on the edge, beneath a bundle of rope. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She twisted her hands into a bundle, bit her bottom lip, and shook her crossed legs. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The assistant director picks up the bag and unties its throat and upends a wrapped bundle into his palm. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When he had a fistful, he put them in the handkerchief, knotted its four corners, and placed the little bundle in his hat. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone in the village came out of their houses to see the astonishing sight—pale, unhealthy-looking men who carried large bundles and unusual-looking sticks as they marched into the center of the village. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z With trembling fingers I lifted a bundle of letters from around my neck and held it out by its satin string. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But I wonder who in our office delivered Helda’s honor, if there was one at all, whether it was air-posted to Germany in a handsomely twined bundle of vellum and silk. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They chewed the bundles and the separator swallowed them. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We waited a long time for a público that could take all of us, our bundles, and our suitcases. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Anya spied a doll tied around its waist with a string, bundles of wheat cut short and tied with festive bows, and several apples with simple pictures carved into the skin. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Newspapers and magazines are piled in bundles along the platform wall. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Ella comes down the stairs, bundled in her housecoat and slippers. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They had already bundled their supplies together and pushed them over the cliff, where they slid down the slope until the bundles lodged against an outcropping of ice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He’s been a bundle of nerves about this whole outing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama Bellini was untying a bundle of Herald Tribunes when she heard the chirping. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached in the pocket of his overcoat and pulled out a bundle wrapped in napkins. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He pointed to a small bundle beneath the seat of the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I brought the Madonna with me, and Jacqueline took a small bundle with some black rags in it. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She was like a bundle all pink and screaming sometimes that I couldnt sleep. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Chinese without sons stole the boy babies of Japanese settlers who left them bundled up at the ends of the potato rows. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened it with much impressment—assumed, of course—and showed a great bundle of white flowers. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He had on his back a huge sooty sack stuffed full of bundles: Father Christmas, who pops down the chimneys of old Earth. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The old man nodded over to a spiral notebook, a beat-up thermos, and a bunch of stubby pencils bundled together with a thick rubber band. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Ear was bundled up in thick bandages that doubled as muffs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The boy met Jaime by the stables, with a bedroll slung over one shoulder and a bundle of scrolls beneath his arm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The next morning Smith packed Seabiscuit’s leg in poultices, bundled him up with the rest of the Howard horses, and got the hell out of Boston. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The last that Omakayas saw of the yellow dog, he was bundled in Old Tallow’s arms. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He had an odd little bundle of flowers in his hand. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z As far as he could see there was nothing but bundles and stacks and more bundles neatly placed like little abandoned shrines in the late day, in the warm-blowing wind. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The eunuchs who served them threw bundles of dried grasses into a great bronze brazier, and clouds of fragrant smoke rose up toward the moon and the stars. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She would leave the knife sunk in his chest and then search his drawers for his bundle of one-hundred-dollar bills, so that she could pay her rent and her tuition. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They were chanting, something to do with the bundle that the errant twins carried so carefully. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I’m a veritable bundle of nerves awaiting the outcome of this race.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra slipped out of the anorak, the leggings, and the boots and bundled them up as small as she could before shoving through the crowded corridors to her dormitory. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The person held the bundle out to her. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Greek philosophers were unable to untie that bundle; therefore, they were ill-equipped to solve Zeno’s puzzle. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I could see kids coming from every direction, all bundled up in hats and scarves. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Mr. McCaffrey drives the van and stays at the wheel while Willie and I run into shops with bundles and take orders for the next day, add or drop in the ledger. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z We then rolled each pile into the middle of a piece of oilcloth, tucked the ends of the cloth over, and tied the bundle with plenty of wire twisted with fishing line. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He pushed another bundle of food inside the door. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In the corner of the room there’s a bloodstained sheet, bundled and tossed there, from when the waters broke. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z His dad nods, lifts a metal toolbox from the street, bundles up some greasy rags, then heads for the garage. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I sat up and found, in the bottom of the box, a scrap of rough cloth tied into a bundle with some twine. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Now they were bundles ready to take off to the party, where they would be eaten by Leopard and her cousins. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z A few minutes later, Mamá returned carrying a bundle of new clothes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z We bundle up, because even though it’s April, it looks like snow, and the wind is an icy sharp knife that cuts right through clothes. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He pulled out a bundle of leafy greens. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She rolled them all in a soft leather skin and placed the bundle inside her bag. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The bundle was large and contained everything that Dr. Trefusis and I would need to establish him as a gentleman and me as his servant. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The only thing I could make out was that someone had leaned some dark bundles or sacks up ’gainst the left hand side of the stable. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z We stacked our suitcases and Jonas sat on top, holding the bundle from our cousin Regina. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He came to me and put his hands under my arms and lifted me from the floor, as though I were a bundle of feathers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when I saw a small bundle of yellow, dragging a red umbrella, dart out of the house. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “And if I’d dropped that bucket and bundle, I wouldn’t have had to shoot him. I could have stood and watched him eat what’s in them and lick his chops.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The onlookers crowded forward as bales and barrels and knobby bundles were passed over the sides into their eager hands. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And in it was a small limp heavy bundle. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I cross to her and hold out the bundle. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Along the way, they passed mud houses with thatched roofs and fields dotted with bundles of wheat. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z In the mornings there were flurries of young mothers taking their bundled children to old mothers who would care for them during the day. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I could imagine people bundling up and waiting to hear a band whose every lyric they could sing or enduring a snowy Super Bowl for a team they'd followed since childhood. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A little boy dropped a cloth bundle and scampered after it, and I stooped to pick it up at the same time he did. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But he agreed to take him, and helped him arrange his suitcases among the bundles of wood. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He grips a small bundle and doesn’t look strong enough to outrun border guards, yet that’s exactly what he did. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She was bundled up in sweaters and skirts and wore a dark shawl about her head. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I felt grand riding atop his horse-drawn wagon when it was piled high with bundles of hay at the end of the harvest. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “Stay still!” he shouted, but his face changed immediately from anger to confusion when he looked down at the bundle lying on the floor. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Lynn seemed very small and slim, bundled into a tweed coat. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she bundled them into the bag with the maternity dresses. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A bundle of old clothes such as he had found in the chest last night? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I was strolling down a poorly lit part of Newhall Lane when something blunt struck me on the back of the head and I was bundled off into a nearby alley, half-senseless. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Moving like a man who always got what he wanted, Fabyan bundled her out of the library. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The bed of the wagon was piled with chests and bundles of what looked like furs. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z At first when I get in the bed, I stay to the right side, bundling and tucking my aching arms and legs in a cocoon like I always do to make room for Shirley. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He gathered the edges of his buckskin bundle and tied them off. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “What’s the last joke? Undo the bundle and see, Meg,” said Beth, eying the knobby parcel with curiosity. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Tucking the lock picks away, she jammed a bundle of Nin’s things into her pack and shouldered it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Penelope instructed the children to bundle up in coats and scarves. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She half lifted, half pushed their mother ahead, elbowing past two teenage boys with bundles under their arms. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A man stood at the board and cut the bands on the bundles and crowded the bundles one at a time into a hole at the end of the separator. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “She was looking for her husband at the Vast Wall. She traveled a great distance, all on foot, with only a bundle of cloth...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Before she even had her morning coffee, Grandma bundled up. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Some of the women had newborn babies too, teeny fawn-colored frowning things, which the mothers wrap up in great big bundles of cloths and blankets and even little woolly caps, in all this heat! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw the shapes of the objects on the table, the things that Matt had brought, bundled, to her. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa and Uncle Henry pitched bundles down as fast as they could. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Beth’s bundle was such a funny one that everybody wanted to laugh, but nobody did, for it would have hurt her feelings very much. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z To make a shock, they stood five bundles upright, snugly together with the oat-heads up. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Infinity, zero, and the concept of limits are all tied together in a bundle. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z With one hand he held her wrist, the bundle of bedclothes under his arm; with the other he beat off the clinging filmy spider webs that came thick onto his lips and eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z We return to the tree, where Rani converts the sheet I sleep on into a kind of sling and bundles our few things into it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She looked again and saw them stacking bundles of dried plants beside the new shed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When she picked up the bundle William Henry had left for her, she just kept walking down through the garden, down to the river. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Magnificent ceramic jars, green with the patina of time, began to arrive at his house disguised in Indians’ bundles and llama saddlebags, quickly filling the secret places that had been set aside for them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Spread that blanket out on the ground,” said Boatwright, and when she did, he packed everything in the center, gathered in the four corners, and swung the bundle over his shoulder. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He had only a light bundle, for he had lost his pack at Parth Galen, and all he had was a few useful things he had picked up among the wreckage of Isengard. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Doreen extricated a black scrap from her bundle and dropped it in my lap. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Samuel pointed to the bundle in a laundry basket. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As it charged, the alaunts closed in, seizing it fiercely by the shoulder or throat or leg, so that what surged down on the huntsman was not one boar but a bundle of animals. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They did not realize that one photo was missing until Mrs. Richardson lifted the last to reveal a bundle of negatives. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She lobs something toward me, and I grab what turns out to be a bundle of brand-new markers in rainbow colors, held together with a fat rubber band. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Nali withdrew two bulging Ziploc bags, one filled with bundles of lavender tied with white yarn, and another filled with loose leaves of gray-green sage. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He was aware of his ugliness, his gracelessness, a bundle of bones in filthy underclothes sitting weeping in the harsh white light; but he could not stop himself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z There they went, defeated, their bundles, their lives in tow, having left behind their homes, their childhood. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A few Cheerios poured out of the box into the sink, and then a bundle of bills banded with a strip of paper. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She felt dispirited and, while Curt watched a game that evening, she drove to the beauty supply store and ran her fingers through small bundles of silky straight weaves. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z With our bundles in our hands, we stand before them, our faces washed, our hair wet and smoothed over, and our manners polite and respectful. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Let’s see, there’s grain, the biggest export—a thrasher goes from farm to farm, and neighbors get together to bundle the shocks. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I made my way along the streets seen only by cats, rats, and a slave hurrying by with a bundle on her head. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, we’d take the welfare packages, with their bundles of meat and cans of things. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Madeline Ryan stopped at a flower stall, bought a bundle of peonies wrapped in green tissue, the buds still balled in tight hard fists. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Put them on the table, and bring her in and see her open the bundles. Don’t you remember how we used to do on our birthdays?” answered Jo. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Scientific theories are complex things, for they are constituted by interlocking bundles of theories, facts, and equipment. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As they were about to take the first step down, the great bell rang and startled him so, he nearly dropped the clumsy bundle; but it was only telling the time. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The cap’n reached in his coat pocket and set a bundle of cash on the bench. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The book and bundle he stuffed into the top of a heavy bag that was standing there, already nearly full. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was late winter, still cold and miserable, and she was bundled up in a long woolen coat that nearly reached the ground. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In one magnificent motion, Rooster Jim jerked the bicycle off course and careened—thunk—into the stacked bundles. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z We parked the wagon on the street, and I started to organize the bundle of clothes in a neat pile. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z As he couldn’t, Jo wiped his eyes for him, and said, laughing, as she took away a bundle or two... Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She bundled Mia into her coat, as if Mia herself were a child, and herded her into the elevator, then into a taxi to a pharmacy on Broadway. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Through the restaurant door came a bundled and booted figure. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z David angled closer and handed her a small bundle. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A score of builders set to clearing brush, digging latrines, and untying their bundles of fire-hardened stakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She presses the bundle of pine needles to her nose and closes her eyes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I bundled her up again between the arch of the greystones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It was filled with bundles of paper and marked with an address in China. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z More tiny bundles of white floated down from the direction of the city. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He woke the next morning just in time to see Gebu cross the courtyard and let himself out the gate, with the bundle of shentis under his arm. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z So it wasn’t at all surprising to me that they took the time to explain the strange circumstances surrounding the arrival of the little bundle with the glistening eyes now among us. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z She stopped by a juniper tree at the edge of the road and set her bundle on the ground. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z We went to it, but the bundles had vanished. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Right under the signpost was a tinker with a pair of donkeys, one of them loaded so high with bags and bundles that it looked ready to tip over, the other conspicuously unburdened. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The next morning I blearily awoke after two hours of sleep, bundled myself onto one of the wagons and proceeded to drowse away the morning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Malcolm took the soggy bundle and carefully separated what was to be thrown away and what was to be washed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I swept the ground idly with a bundle of rushes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In the morning, after he leaves, I bundle Sarah into the stroller and take some of my grant money out of the bank. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a flash of lightning, and in its glare I noticed that Mr. Monroe was carrying a little bundle—a bundle with tiny glistening eyes. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z He handed Somkit a stack of tin sheets and a bundle of short copper wires. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Minerva says, handing the howling bundle over and rubbing her ears. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I gather up a bundle of fallen branches, large enough to be a respectable contribution to a fire, and walk toward the Termite Camp with my head down. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Like us, they carry with them light bundles of clothes and small packages of food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was my angel, my Marlena, smiling up at me, tired, radiant, with a blanketed bundle nestled in the crook of her arm. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Ranofer selected one of the small punts made of bundles of papyrus reeds bound together, and crawled under it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Visibly pleased, Fiona showed them the bundles she had brought from the house. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt for the iron and salt that she always kept in her apron pocket, the bundle a reassuring weight in her hand. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z One tray is filled with bundles of slender gray-brown sticks. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The messenger was a boy of eight or nine, so bundled up in fur he seemed a bear cub. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I was cutting and bundling quilting squares into a dozen fat quarters, a-mix-and-matched stack of fabrics all measured and ready to sew. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When other passers-by stepped around the bundle wrapped in white silk, the anonymous scholar of Hanchow took it home. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached inside his shirtfront and brought out a small bundle. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The ceiling tile slides easily to one side, and I've got my clothes bundle. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z As we rode off, bundled in coats and lap robes, Miss Effie Belle Tate came out on her porch. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes the light quanta seemed to measure out at three or four meters long; sometimes they appeared to be “just a little bundle of energy,” Beams recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It’s the way civilized man now encumbers his territory, not with great walls or stretches of wire but with a single well-placed device, a neat bundling with the workings of a mind. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not know for certain what magic is worked inside the binder, but the final product is a tied bundle of grain. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The author was Jo Ann Robinson, who had been up all night with two student assistants at Alabama State, feverishly running the flyers off on the college’s mimeograph machine and bundling them into packages. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z So I set the poems aside, bundle up, and take Boomer out to our own autumn forest. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She got closer, and the bundle of books under one arm and her flour sack under the other became clearer. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Already the platform and the three bundles were only white ashes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It held a bundle of dried violets tied with a white ribbon, a toy horse that had lost most of its string mane, and a lock of curling blond hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Both set helms upon their heads and chose blunted longswords from the bundle in the weapons chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We sit on our benches, facing one another, as we are transported; we’re without emotion now, almost without feeling, we might be bundles of red cloth. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She gave him a small piece of meat from Lena’s bundle, and he promptly fell off to sleep, his head resting on Hushpuppy. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Word about their location is already flying around Washington, and bundles of congratulatory messages and flowers soon flood the desk and bedroom. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Charlie’s the only one with a real blanket, and she’s bundled up like a caterpillar, except for the leg that kicked me. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z It was then the two young fugitives leaped from the smelly bundle of dirty clothes and made a run for it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "A bundle of them. That's a boot. Come on, let's scramble along here." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I was bundled up in a purple parka and snuck out of the building through the staff exit. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She carried Doon’s bundle ashore, along with the boxes of candles and matches, and as she set them down, Doon came back. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Nailer started squeezing around his tangled bundle of copper. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed your Christmas bundle, for I didn’t get it till night and had given up hoping. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z In an hour he will become one screaming bundle of intolerable pain. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He worked the machines at the end of the line, where the paper is rolled into giant bundles. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Dobber stepped naked out of the bathhouse with his clothes in a bundle, saw what was happening, and dropped everything but his dagger. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I pulled out a bundle of clean undershirts and handed them to Cem. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z We too will have to shoulder our bundles and move on, away from this beautiful country, which once so kindly took us in and now turns its back on us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I stayed on the bed all morning, telling the fierce little bundle of feathers in my hand that there was deer meat in store for her if she would just wait with me. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z His body was a bundle of nerves, all being pulled and snapped at the same time. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Sam grabs a skirt in her size and adds it to the growing bundle on her arm. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He tied the bundle on at the back, and they set forth. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He dropped the bundled blanket onto the nearest table where it knocked hard against the wood, as if it were full of stones. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z One by one, the houses emptied and the streets filled with people carrying bundles. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I got aboard the truck carrying a bundle of sticks. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The government people bundled my brothers and sister into their cars. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A block ahead, he sees movement: three women carrying bundles. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It twists and turns past bundles of trees with wet, snowy branches whipping at my face. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “A bundle of sticks used for kindling, for burning heretics alive centuries ago.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z My mother, on the other hand, had been a bundle of jitters the night before while we were talking about the preliminaries on FaceTime. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z June popped up to her knees and started grabbing at all the papers, collecting them in her arms in a haphazard bundle. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Inside the bag was a beautiful collection of jewel-toned beads, as well as some neatly knotted bundles of twine. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I was still half in the cupboard, head on the bundled cloak. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z History consists for the most part of a complex bundle of deeply interwoven threads, social, cultural and economic forces that are not easily unraveled. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a warm paper towel, all bundled up. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He thrust the bundle deep into the chest and with shaking hands scattered the shentis and headcloths over it, shut the battered lid and sprang for the stairs. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Back at home, White and his family struggled to pile “seven trunks, four bundles, four valises, two baskets, and one hamper of provisions” onto a wagon. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I shouted as I bundled the cloak around her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I carried the first bundle to the fire and threw it in. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a small bundle of my clothes tied in a blanket. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A lumpy leather-wrapped bundle stood up in the middle of the supplies. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He veered the car wildly, mile after mile, down the road, tumbling, smashing, breaking, scattering bundles of paper, jewel boxes, mirrors, chairs. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The wires were a tangled bundle and his hands were shaking. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Two more trucks, one a one-ton flatbed carrying two bundles of unedged pine slabs, pulled in almost immediately, and several more old men got out and came over to talk. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z People bundled in coats with collars up and scarves around their necks. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z The other has bundles of hot pink sparklers; the top half of each one is wrapped in dyed magenta-yellow-teal tissue paper and laced with a gold ribbon. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The boy held a bundle wrapped in brown paper. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I took the writing tablet, the case of pens and pencils and the bundle of rubles off my desk and placed them amongst the heap of items we had thrown into my case. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He showed me, with string and napkins, how he tied tobacco into bundles for drying when he was a child. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It took us a while to locate the other bundle of treasure, since the storm had dragged it some distance and torn away the buoy that had marked where we’d left it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She lifted out a small bundle and peeled away the tissue. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other hand, if light energy is bundled into little packets, then the photoelectric effect is easy to explain. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The little boy slept in a bundle under my good arm. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They bundled themselves and ventured into the silent night. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Charlie pushes through the swinging doors to the back of the bakery and sets down the bundle on one of the skids. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “With some money down,” I replied, for an uneasy remembrance shot across me of that symmetrical bundle of papers at home—“with some money down, and perhaps some anticipation of my expectations.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z As Calder held the flashlight, Petra rewrapped the painting carefully in the long strip of velvet, and then took off her sweater and tied it securely around the bundle. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The separator swallowed the bundles, the golden straw blew out in a golden cloud, the wheat streamed golden-brown out of the spout, while the men hurried. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They packed up their camp quickly, and the 33rd President of the United States picked Bod up and bundled him over his shoulder. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Gebu was just turning to climb the stair but, in the instant before the angle of the stairway hid him, Ranofer glimpsed a bundle under his arm. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z All carried bundles of washing on their heads, and two had children at their hips and the third was expecting. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I stumbled to the infirmary, stepping over bundles of life jackets and coats that passengers had peeled off. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The bundle of robes that Harry had thought was a baby was close by, at the foot of the grave. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He’d searched old journals and bundled correspondences, spies’ reports, maps and treaties, trade ledgers and the minutes of royal secretaries, and anything else he could dig up. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z My mom wasn’t paying attention—she was tying her wood into a bundle—and the ax head struck her right on the head. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo swept the floor with a bundle of grass and rubbed the dung in with her hands. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Gold bundled up, left the house, and found Yatzkov at the station, wet and freezing. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He carried a cloak and bundle like a traveler. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Here came the Chief Rabbi, hunched over, his face strange looking w’ithout a beard, a bundle on his back. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Head for the hay,” he hollered, flapping his arms as if he could propel Rooster Jim toward the bundles at the back of the smithy. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He had expected something horrible—a skull, perhaps, or a bundle of snakes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z One man was swiftly lashing cords around her, around her limbs, her throat, body, head, bundling her over and over on the wet ground. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “We dropped some things down the bathroom hole,” I lied, lifting up the bundle. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Jinny felt herself cutting across the beach alone, carrying her limp bundle beneath the smudgy sky. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I sat down on my bundle of fur and laughed till I hurt all over. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He asked the foreman why they were bundled up. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Beezle was hardly over a hundred pounds, and his enormous, unwieldy bundle of sheets and towels had to weigh fifty or sixty pounds. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She lashed the reeds down and covered them with bundles of thatching grass, using many overlapping layers tied in place with mupfuti twine. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We had bundled up our old life and left it behind, and then hurtled into a new one with only a few of our things, each other, and hope. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Then once more, orc-fashion, he leapt aside, and as Sam sprang at him, using the heavy bundle as both shield and weapon, he thrust it hard into his enemy’s face. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The bundle of letters relating to the purchase of the house were with the typescript. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Under the bed they found a bundle that contained the costumes Nana had used to frighten Clara in her years of silence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They carried their new stores bundled in tarps or blankets down the beach and packed everything into the cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She lifts the bundle to her nose and takes a tentative sniff. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We gave the mummified, hissing bundle to Charles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Here and there it passed over other rills, running down gullies into the Withywindle out of the higher forest-lands, and at these points there were tree-trunks or bundles of brushwood laid carefully across. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Catastrophists, as you might expect from the name, believed that the Earth was shaped by abrupt cataclysmic events–floods principally, which is why catastrophism and neptunism are often wrongly bundled together. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Its center they filled with straw, brush, bark shavings, and bundles of dry grass. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As Kit gathered her heavy skirts about her and clambered down the swaying rope ladder, the men in the longboat good-naturedly shoved their bundles closer to make room for her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z They owed an even greater debt to Wraith for that bundle of kimril tubers that had made all the difference. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She was pulling flattened-up cardboard boxes out from behind the door of the pantry, where Mom keeps them until Dad finally bundles them so I can take them for recycling downstairs. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The bishop, who wanted to stay, was being bundled away towards the church, while his crosier came after him like a standard, carried high above the tumult by some faithful deacon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked to where she was pointing and saw another bundle on the right-hand side of the stable. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He bundled her into his arms and leapt down from the crates, landing roughly, his bad leg buckling. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The tide was low and the rocks and the narrow beach were scattered with bundles of otter pelts. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved some of these into his purse, then unfastened his pants, produced another bundle of coins from underneath several layers of clothes, and moved some of that money into his purse as well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It had a glittering golden tail as long as a peacock’s and gleaming golden talons, which were gripping a ragged bundle. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The bundle had been tampered with, untied and hastily retied. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Travis rummaged in his pickup bed for a nice large bundle. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She reached into a flour sack by her feet and brought out bundles of freshly gathered plants. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The two figures were 300 yards away and bundled in thick winter coats. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a third bundle of coins baked into the stale loaf of bread that only the most desperate of criminals would be interested in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Here, give me your bundle,” he says, taking it out of my hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The rain had let up, so he rolled his clothes into a bundle and crawled outside the tent to dress. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The main road was crowded; women with boxes on their heads and babies tied to their backs, barefoot children carrying bundles of clothes or yams or boxes, men dragging bicycles. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I'll give you a sheet of tin and a bundle of copper wire if you can fix it.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Calvin says, “Look at that. And it’s big enough for bundles of sheets and everything. You could put me down that thing.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Safaa’s main bundle is missing, but her small carpetbag lies on the ground. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She carried what appeared to be three bundles, and she stepped to the platform quickly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They all stood in line against the dilapidated wall, some holding bundles of things and others their children’s hands. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z That meant that her bucket, quilts, and the bundle of reeds which served as her broom all had to be braced under one arm. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z It wasn’t wrapped very well; it looked as if someone had bundled it up quickly. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My mother, for her part, kept every one of these letters, binding them carefully in neat bundles with green tape, but this was her own secret. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet even as they were bundling him Outside, saddling the horses in the rain, and tying his hands with a length of coarse rope, Tyrion Lannister was not truly afraid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The most panicked are wearing nothing but nightgowns and slippers, while the more prepared are heavily bundled in layers of clothes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z By the time Sefia returned with a bundle of clothing, the boy had curled up between the roots of a banyan tree to wait. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t have a second pair,” I said as I took the bundle of clothes from Sim. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I walk over, staring at the darkened bundle. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I bundled up in all of my winter gear and put on the theme song from Game of Thrones. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Will’s dad was holding a bundle of wood and leaves in his arms. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Sarah's chickens were not afraid, and they settled like small red bundles in the hay. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z She reached behind a stack of bundled hay. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z So she called Aunt Kay and her boyfriend, Bernie, they borrowed a truck and helped us pack, bundled us up in winter coats turned off that swinging light and got us out of there! Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He put the bills into his big handkerchief and tied up the corners into a bundle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she turned back inside, with the golden monkey nestled in her breast, and threw the little bundle of letters into the furnace before leaving the way she had come. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The next morning, Hazel’s mother bundled her off to Adelaide’s house. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The bundle contained a whip as well—a nasty piece of old leather with a handle of brass and bone, stout enough to peel the hide off an ox. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I looked at the bundles to the left and my heart stopped, my blood ran cold, and time stood still! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Then they take away my bundle and examine it, shaking out the two shirts and the two sets of curtains. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z In the morning chill, I put a bundle of corn on my back and walked down with Jorge and some other villagers to sell it in town. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom truly did carry a little bundle of joy into the house. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Your son,” I said, handing her the bundle, hovering near in my anxiety. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba follows, carrying a small bundle wrapped in filthy blankets. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “If you had waited another moment, Biddy, you would have heard me say that I shall bring my clothes here in a bundle one evening,—most likely on the evening before I go away.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Holding him carefully, she carried the wriggly, whimpering bundle out of the room and walked back and forth in the long hallway, jiggling him against her shoulder so that he calmed slightly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Malcolm took the bundle to be thrown away and tried to move very quietly as he carried it out to the pit the boy had shown him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I think about the bundle of clothes on the side of the track and I feel as though my throat is closing up. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I hug my bundle close: women’s shoes and men’s shirts, mobile phones in boxes, coloring books only a little bit scorched. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “I have to start building,” she told Matt, who still held a bundle of twigs in his scratched, dirty arms. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The tents and marquees within the yard were struck and bundled into carts. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He unbuttoned his coat, slid the bundle next to his chest, and buttoned the coat back up. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z The leather bundle stuck to the doll’s face swiveled left and right. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He seized her other arm and clamped it to her body, bundling her tight to him so she couldn’t use her hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z An hour would pass, and she’d reappear, carrying a bundle of vegetables or bag of flour, then make her way home to the neighborhood down the hill. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z People arrive at the church with smaller bundles of beans, oil, rice, and lentils. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He held up the bundle of copper wire and stack of tin. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She tucked the pouches of seeds and the small smooth stones between the folded clothes, and she rolled bundles of cattail reeds and willow twigs in a skirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z To help remedy the problem, the men cut some buritipalm branches, bundled them together, and attached them to the sides of the canoes. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z They left at first daylight, each carrying a bundle with food in it, and each before he went kissed Nathan’s feet, then mine, and we laid our hands on them in blessing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Exhausted by the day’s work, I sat on the bundle of newspapers, took out a comic book from my knapsack and buried my face in it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As I lie here, bundled in my winter coat and scarf, I can smell Dad’s wafting pot smoke, and I find three planes all flying in a row in the dusky sky. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z The headlights disclosed a lane of Chinese elms; bundles of wind-blown thistle scurried across it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Being in the cast in summertime feels like I’m bundled in a hundred blankets. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Mr. McCaffrey returns from van delivery and wants to know why all the magazines aren’t counted out, bundled and ready to go. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Look,” said the Wart, “it is the poor swan with the deformed leg. It can only paddle with one leg, and the other tide of it is bundled.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They used to tear the front cover off the hack issues of the romance magazines and sell them by the bundle for ten cents. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was crammed with broken furniture, bundles of clothes, stacks of books, and Mom’s art supplies. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Harry pulled open his bag and handed over the bundle of chicken legs and bread. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Cocooned in the flow of people, Fadi and his family were bundled into the house. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I look around and realize my little plan has a flaw: A public washroom does not offer a lot of places to hide a bundle of clothes. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z What they found on Toby’s chair was the little blanketed bundle that was now sitting on Mr. Monroe’s lap. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z She’d sit in the kitchen next to the coal stove, bundled up in long skirts and head scarves, blankets over her shoulders. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Make four bundles tie them with yucca spruce mixed with charcoal from burned weeds snakeweed and gramma grass and rock sage. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Long planks of wood rest along the wall, bundled in tight stacks, a ton of them, sitting on top of each other. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Instead, she grabbed her backpack from the floor, pulled out two soft black bundles, and tossed one to Jamie. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Still, Gebu had come into this room with the bundle, and come out without it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Miig held his hand out to us and we approached in a bundle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Just like the children’s song: Let me tell you what to do. Dig a pit that’s ten by two. Ash and elm and rowan too— “Yes indeed,” the bundled man said dryly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A small bundle bounced into the bed of the truck near the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z We thank Mr. Washington and carry our bundles out of the store. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The Huntsman and the other riders were taking bundles down from their horses, and Kaede watched them in confusion, for it was too early in the day to set up camp. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Someone in the village kicked over a bundle of sticks and cursed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A warrior’s mother collects this material, makes the rope, and ties the arrows in a bundle. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hello, Gogol,” he whispers, leaning over his son’s haughty face, his tightly bundled body. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t see any roads connecting the villages and at the smallest patch of level ground, someone would flag the train down and get on carrying bundles of firewood, lemonade, or tamales for sale. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We broke the table down and propped it up beside the front steps—I didn’t know where it belonged—and we bundled the pamphlets and brought them and everything else back to my room. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Now women and children on both sides of the tracks are throwing bundles to the migrants on the tops of the cars. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Men stood on the beds of wagons loading casks of wine, sacks of flour, and bundles of new- fletched arrows. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Chucha came into our bedrooms with this bundle in her hands, and Nivea, who was helping us pack, said to her in a gruff voice, "What do you want, old woman?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Then they were gone —carriage, bundles, Ellen’s peacock amusement, the niece’s impenetrable dreaming. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought home a bundle of letters and passes with her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z My poor little sister, I cry silently, when will it be your turn to be bundled up like them? First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Spink was bundled up in pullovers and cardigans, so she seemed more small and circular than ever. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He was so hot and bundled up, in fact, that he had no sense of danger. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The first, bigger bundle was easier to hide since we could do that during our regular chores. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He put his hand to it and he found a cloth-wrapped bundle that was hard yet moved to his touch. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Two days later, Kanei and Moriba returned with the corporal, some soldiers, and civilians who carried the bundles of food, drugs, and ammunition back to base. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z From this very window where she stood now, Mrs. Trepid had spotted the woman, bundled in a tattered and faded green dress, bending over the box. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Around in a circle he went, drawing up sapling after sapling, until he made a circle out of knee-high trees, with an invisible bundle of magic in his fist. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Nali sat by the fire sipping her tea, bundled in a blanket. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The badger passed a bundle of arrows to Ambrose Spike for distribution as she replied, “Aye, that she is, Father Abbot. But she looks worried. Matthias, do you think?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z At the gate there was a bundle of switches tied together with a cord, the symbol adopted by local ruffians as a warning of punishment to follow. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The books were in a confusion on my bundle, far too many for me to carry. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The next day schools were closed, and we went out bundled in all the clothes Mami could get on us. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It would also be useful; a pagne could be worn as clothing, tied to bundle a baby — or a bonobo — onto your back, or serve as a ground cloth for sleeping. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Then Brother Luke put his strong arms under Robin, hoisted him onto his back, carrying the bundle of Robin’s clothes and the basket in one hand and steadying Robin with the other. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I twist my head around and discover that I’m up against one of a great many bundles of canvas. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Autumn in Florida isn’t the way you see in books, with people bundled up and colorful leaves blowing off trees in the wind. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The Vanderbeeker kids were bundled up in their heaviest winter coats, weighed down with scarves, hats, earmuffs, and multiple pairs of socks. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z "For to go to China," she said timidly, setting a scarf-tied bundle on the desk. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She caught a dark bundle that turned out to be a sleeping bag, and Sherm dragged another one behind him up the ladder. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z She couldn’t believe how quickly he returned, carrying a bundle under his arm. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z We were most concerned about understanding the spacecraft, which was a very complicated bundle of machinery—any part of which could break. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl was barefoot in the snow, bundled up in a fur cloak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The people on this deck hold bundles, and some have jackets embroidered with merchant house emblems like mine. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Dressed in a brown shirt and maroon sarong, she lies on the ground with her arms at her side and her head propped up by a small bundle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She bundled The Gold-Bug with her notebook and the news clipping. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He shakes it off, gathers up his pillow and a bundle of clothes, and crosses the hall to June’s room, climbing up into her tall bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I followed her to the smell of water, ecstatic, almost crazed with hope and the small bundle that was building to a fire in my chest. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A bundle of wires trailed over this outcrop before dropping back into the grass. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Papa opened the Times bundle and thumbed through a copy looking for the letter. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Max turns and fumbles in the dark around his feet, then thrusts a bundle into my hands. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Finn saw cartons of Campbell’s soup and ramen noodles, and bundles of water bottles and peanut butter jars. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The bundle of dynamite burning in me suddenly diffused. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He brought out a bundle of dry green stalks and a small paper bag full of blue cornmeal. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She took a needle from my grandmother’s bundle and began sewing. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I dangled the Story Box and pranced backward until I was on the top of the dune where I had left my bundle. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The usual bypasser is a woman sauntering slowly down the road with bundles upon bundles balanced on her head. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached over and put another small bundle of kindling onto the fire. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I imagined Kwang in a dark suit and white gloves, his parcels of tribute politely bundled behind him on the dais. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave me my lunch and ate his own, both of us busy with our thoughts, and didn’t say anything more about the treasure until I was ready to hide the second bundle on Cuttyhunk. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Then I took the bundle out to the cistern, climbed up the ladder fixed to one side, tipped back the lid, and slipped the treasure into the water. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the girl fetched all her soiled apparel to bundle in the polished wagon box. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The vendor ladies squatted, scowling, resting their chins on their crossed arms, behind fortresses of stacked kola nuts, bundles of fragrant sticks, piles of charcoal, salvaged bottles and cans, or displays of dried animal parts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I cut through the alley like Max said, clutching his bundle to my chest, trying not to see. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Both of his arms plunged into the terrible ragged hole and dragged out a big, white, dripping bundle. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Next I slipped out of my damask gown and wrapped my shorn hair and my clothes in a tight bundle for Horatio to destroy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And so, one morning in March, Mollie was taken from her family and bundled into a horse-drawn wagon. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Despite rough shoving and bumping, Claire managed to cling to her bundle and stay right behind the rest of her family. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Instead, they have a bundle of energy, and that bundle of energy is transitory, migrating from one body to another, reincarnating endlessly until it eventually reaches enlightenment. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I looked at the humming bundle again and saw that it had arms! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The American boys found a free massage table and laid Don Hume out on it, like a corpse bundled in overcoats, keeping him warm and dry and rested for as long as they could. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I held my bundle closer to my chest as I plodded through the mud, which sucked at my rubber sandals. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z "Eighteen pieces. We do bundles of three. That's six bundles. Sell them for a dollar a pop." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z “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 “Here’s the cook lying insensibly drunk on the kitchen floor, with a large bundle of fresh butter made up in the cupboard ready to sell for grease!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She tosses Scoob a bundle of...he has no idea what. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He went to the granary in a corner of which the small cloth bundle of our savings lay buried. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He stooped and with one hand caught hold of her arm and with the other he lifted the bundle of bedclothes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Jacqueline took a long piece of black cloth out of her bundle and wrapped it around her belly. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She left her bundles in a heap and came running. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I grabbed my shoes and the rest of my clothes and boarding pass in a bundle under one arm and walked out from behind the screen. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Inside the bundles I found Gertrude’s prayer book and the likeness of my mother, both wrapped in my father's cloak. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She rolled their clothes into tight bundles and packed them in. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Emilia sat nestled in heaps of bundles on the back of our cart, her pink hat a blink of color among the endless blacks and grays. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She returned to Dill and dropped the bundle in his lap. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A bundle of something was thrown at the gate, and then the riders galloped on. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those things are worth a bundle fixed up.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z He wore nothing but shorts, his whiter-than- white skin stretched across his bones like a sheet wrapped tightly around a bundle of sticks. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She bundled The Gold-Bug with her notebook and the news clipping. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Woodpile time,” I say, and we begin moving bundles out of the shed. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z He could just see the bundle of blankets on the step of number four. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Other slaves, mostly women, followed them tying the wheat into bundles. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Rowan thrust a bundle of clothes into his hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Jon brushed the loose soil away to reveal a rounded bundle perhaps two feet across. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She had a bundle of logs on her head and was holding the hand of a crying child, another baby strapped to her back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z High up, the podo tree flares into a vase-shaped crown, like an elm tree, and the downhanging limbs are draped with bundles of evergreen leafy needles and are spangled with ball-shaped fruit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the door banged open and Father stumbled out with his clothes all in a bundle. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I dig through the little pile of goodies inside the bundle, then hold up a used pair of goggles. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “You can have your own route, selling supplies to farmers in the country. You’ll make a bundle. Or you can get a job in No folk. You can move there.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The good thing about February in Chicago is that no one thinks it's weird if you're all bundled up. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maisie was eighteen months old, but her weight was like a bundle of rags. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z With Kendra gone, Seth got out the equipment he had bundled in his towel, including his emergency kit and the jar he had smuggled from the pantry. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She ran to meet him; gave him the bundle, carfare and instructions, and told him to hurry. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Neumann Two pulls the suspenders off the second dead man and takes some braided shallots from the lintel and bundles them against his chest and leaves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "Six," the mother corrects him, nodding towards the bundle in her arms. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Women shoppers with bundles and impatient men in straw hats and seersucker suits stood along the platform as they passed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Miig tried to be stern, but he was already fluffing up a nice soft bundle to lie back on. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Too busy to notice my neat stack had grown into uneven bundles with either more than fifty or less than fifty newspapers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When he was finished, he returned to the table with the necklace wrapped in a dish towel and handed me the bundle. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Last night I sold out of carnation and wildflower bundles well before dark. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z 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 “I won’t fight to keep the island, Crow. It doesn’t belong to me. But I’ll fight to stay on it. This,” he said, nodding at the bundle, “you can hand over quite easily.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z On Budloe Street, people were standing in long lines with their bundles of laundry at the washing stations. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She fastened the rope to a bundle of reeds and sat back to rest her aching arms. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The habergeon was rolled in a tight bundle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z As we walked back into the building, a tiny folded bundle of paper dropped at our feet; it was an inmate’s tobacco envelope, which had somehow fallen en route to a neighbor’s window over-head. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She glances at the bundle under my arm and guesses exactly what has happened. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He was lying on his side, curled into a U shape around the bundle. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z His hands are cold and he puts down a heavy bundle of brown paper bags. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z After they made seven such bundles, then the bundles must be shocked. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z We returned to Macún in a rickety truck, our furniture and cooking utensils tied to the sides, our clothes and bedding bundled into cushions. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Our clothes lay in random bundles about the floor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Aravis went a few steps away into the wood and came back looking odd in her new, ragged clothes and carrying her real ones in a bundle. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z After a short time, she again loaded the bundle of grass onto her back and began to walk again down the winding path. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Then she draped the bundle across her back to keep it from getting muddy and hoisted herself into the tunnel again. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z We did our rounds: knocking on doors, dropping off bundles, and picking up the dirty clothes. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z A little before seven I bundled up and dashed out into the cold. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a mound of soiled clothes, surrounded by knotted plastic bags, bundled newspapers, and a falling-apart suitcase, stuffed with who knows what. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z She was cutting a wedge of yellow cheese from a round as big as a cart wheel when Tris Botley stepped into the kitchen, bundled up in a thick fur cloak. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You have done well,” she said and placed the three bundles at the foot of the platform. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Petey disregarded the world around him; in fact, he disregarded everything except the bundles of leaves I brought him daily. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Then he rolled everything up into a bundle and tied it onto one end of a wooden match. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Each of us had to take off our clothes, roll them into bundles, and dash from one side of the barracks to the other. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I saw four other people on the sidewalks, cross-armed, shoulders into the wind—they were too bundled up for me to see their faces, but none of them was Joseph-shaped. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I handed over the bundle of letters Mr. Nettle wrote me about Dunkirk—most gratefully received. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He held the bundle in front of him as if it were fragile. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Small-time, big-time, the Sands, the Stardust—he meant to hit them all, distributing en route “a bundle of confetti.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “I decided to think like Safa. I found it wedged between the bundles of old clothes in the closet.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z On his way back, his arms wrapped around a bundle of brightly colored cotton and silk fabric, he bumped into Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She was naked and held a bundle in her arms, and she walked as people do in dreams, with the shimmering green halo floating out around her body. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth is in the office, gathering a bundle of letters, when stage carpenter James J. Gifford bounds into the room. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Then he plucks out a false bottom followed by six velvet bundles. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I wiped at the water that flowed down my cheeks and kicked at the stinking bundle at the bottom of the boat. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She tucked the hair behind her ears in the swift movement he loved and took out the black velvet bundle. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I go to a window that overlooks the street, and when I peek through the blinds, I’m not faced with Peacekeepers but with a bundled crowd of people going about their business. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There were a few folk out on their own early-morning errands, all bundled in cloaks and blanket coats and shawls and scarves wrapped high. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Proper bundling was important, that she not catch cold. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Servants wheel in tiered trays bursting with skin-color pastilles and rouge pots, brushes and combs and barrel irons, tonics and creams, bei-powder bundles, waxes and perfumes, measuring rods and metal instruments, and sharpened kohl pencils. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I cannot see their bodies, but earlier two villagers had brought out two small bundles wrapped in old black clothes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z First she tossed her bundle of bones to the upper level, wincing at the dull clatter of bone against bone inside the cloth. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z I followed him into the street, tossed up my hood, and bundled myself in it. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Then she pulled Doon’s bundle from under the seat of the boat. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The woman was toting a bundle tied to her back. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I stay back, leaning against a building, the bundle tight in my hands. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Taking no chances, they gathered all the money in the house, bundled up their baby, and prepared to leave town for a safer location. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As I held the cinnamon-colored bundle with auburn hair and doelike eyes in my arms, I swore she would never have to endure the racial prejudices I endured. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The laundry room was both one of the wars obscure crannies and a microcosm of the war itself, a sophisticated, efficient machine capable of processing eighteen thousand bundles of laundry each week. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z She stood, head down, shoulders rounded, a little red bundle hanging from one hand. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Charlie backs away from the boys laughing in the hallway, drops the bundle. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z As he ran, the grass fell off his back and was quickly scraped up into a bundle by the woman. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z After that, they were behind the horse every day, bundled up together under the automobile lap robes, her holding the reins and the whip, him sitting stiff and straight beside her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z From it he took a small bundle of food, a couple of coins, and a flintlock musket. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Dead flowers—Miss Finch pointed to the bundle of dried flowers on my teacher’s desk—do not grow or bloom anymore. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He had never seen her walk so fast, even with the twined bundle balanced on her head, never seen her face so free of lines. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Placing them in the middle of another blanket and tying its corners together, I make a big bundle to balance on my head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As he approached the village, Light Hair saw bundles on the ground. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z It too had been in the bundle that Matt brought, and she treasured it most of the things he had saved. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Another layer of brush was piled about the khal's treasures, and bundles of dried grass scattered over them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Seated next to him is the Annex’s little bundle of nerves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Taking my pups and bundles from the gunny sack, I used it to gather leaves to make us a bed. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At length we saw two men approaching, jogging along towards us with bundles on their heads. 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