He lifted the candle to the wall, and there I saw that he had tacked sheets of music all over the plaster, high and low, affixing other pages with paste. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

When she came around the stove, she had put birthday candles into the eggs, the toast, the grits, and lit them all. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candles on the nightstand flicker and I slip back into our bedroom. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Mami sets the cake down in front of me so I can make a wish before I blow out the candles. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Stay by the door—the candles will go out any second.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jethro got up in the quiet of the night, lighted his candle, opened Ross Milton’s book, and began to write on a piece of rough lined paper. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arul placed his hands over yours, so you were holding the candle together. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

His fingers hit the candle and it rolled. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I stared into the tiny flickering flame of the tea candle tonight, an image of you and where you are finally surfaced in my mind. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It’s crisp and clean and usually smells like the candle fragrance she bought that week. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Then, by magic, the candle lights by itself. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He groped his way, and a moment later lit a candle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She even had two candles, not lit, for the centerpiece. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I redoubled my efforts, but his candle ignored my best attempts to force it into flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All around his candle were bits of bone and brain, islands in a lake of melted wax. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A modest glow of hope flickered to life within me, like a candle in the night. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“First we say the chant, and then we light the candle,” Kaori says. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Finally, Cole went to the cabin and brought back the glass mantel from his lantern and placed it over the candle. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Father opened the drapes and blew out the candles. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

There are murky, smoky parties, with the lights turned out and candles flickering in bottles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In winter, the only source of heat in the whole house was the brazier in his mother’s bedroom, where the three of them huddled together to save on candles and coal. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go there and buy a candle to give thanks to God.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He'd forgotten even to make a wish, and if he hadn’t been surprised he would have been able to blow out all six candles. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nearby, there’s a commotion—one of the candles flares up in blue crackling flames, sparking loudly and distracting even the ogre. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The man blew the candle out and the darkness descended and the man’s hand closed more tightly around Despereaux and Despereaux felt his beleaguered heart start up a crazy rhythm of fear. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

When it was upside down, the stub of the candle fell out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They still had two candles left and half a box of matches. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Her feet were bare, her golden hair artfully tousled, her robe a green-and-gold samite that caught the light of the candles and shimmered as she looked up. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I take the candle and head back to the living room. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

From time to time the steps doubled back on themselves, and she could see Stone below them, and the Cates of the Moon farther down, its torches no brighter than candles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Mom nods her head slightly, and Zack lights his candle without burning anything. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I had lit their candles to go upstairs, but Diana had first to give hospitable orders respecting the driver; this done, both followed me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Doon nodded and turned back to the boxes, but once again the boat struck something, causing a spray of water to slap into them and put the candle out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The dinner dishes are stacked in the sink, and the candle wax is dripping onto the Formica table, and the wineglasses only have the last puddles of red. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He called to Palmer’s father, who was in the kitchen planting candles in the cake. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Keep kosher, light candles on Friday nights, follow rules and traditions. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Golden plates and goblets gleamed by the light of hundreds and hundreds of candles, floating over the tables in midair. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Each night before she went to sleep, she chose one fairy tale to read until the light of her candle stub died. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems to him that the lights in the red room have been dimmed, and the sole illumination comes from the candle, which burns with a bright flame. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The hearth was caked with cold black ash, the room unheated but for candles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Most nights after supper and prayers, Ethel heard her father going up the crooked stairs, guided by the bobbing light of the candle. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

After the sun set, Eliza set a candle by her bed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, Red Pollard is one of the smartest jockeys in the country today, and he doesn’t have the strength to blow out a candle.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With fumbling hands, the old man lit a candle and carried it to the workroom beneath the rookery stair, where his ointments, potions, and medicines stood neatly on their shelves. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The tradition called for girls to make wreaths of flowers and candles. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we can see him,” said Judith, blowing out the candle and hopping into bed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Far below, she saw the light of a single torch, small as the flame of a candle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The wind was too strong to keep a candle alight, so he had to read his measurements and write them down by the light of a glowing coal. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

All I want is to be the normal girl, with parents who let her date and a house that smells of seasonally appropriate candles and not fried onions. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When she got almost to the other side of the wide bed and into the circle of the candle’s glow, I saw that it was Rose, and I stopped breathing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The candle isn’t lit yet, but Gen has the matches ready. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

"I don't own no striped candles, or no fireworks, neither." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

They found places to wedge all three candles into the frame of the boat, so they could keep their hands free. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only a fraction of the candles are burning, but the sight is no less resplendent as they illuminate the twisting black branches, casting dancing shadows over the striped walls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There are usually flowers and candles adorning the bloodstained concrete. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When he did, he was carrying a birthday cake, blazing with fourteen birthday candles. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

By the time she opens her eyes, ready, a half dozen little substitute puffs have blown out all the candles. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

When I awkwardly circle the candles with my hands and repeat the prayers after him, I'm aware of the transcendence of it, the bubble of unseen light that surrounds us. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Japanese lanterns with candles in them hung on bamboo sticks at the corners, and red crepe paper twisted in scallops from the center to the corners to give the effect of a tent. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A single candle glows at the center of the coffee table. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Sympathy lamps were mixed with candles, giving the room a natural light without fouling the air with smoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The real Lockhart lit the candles on his desk and stood back. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even—” “Well. What are you waiting for? Blow out the candles. Let’s have a piece or two.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

And then I saw the red candle flickering just a little with the breeze. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

That candle was a marriage bond that was worth more than a Catholic promise not to divorce. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But perhaps today she had lit the candle just for him, because she knew how he loved fire. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He makes his way downstairs with the candle, sleeps on a chair, misses work in the morning, loses the job at the cement factory, and we’re back on the dole again. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She set down her candle and tied another ball to the end of the string. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There was a candle burning just outside, and on the matting in the gallery. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“So the scriv at the desk gave me a candle instead.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dad also thought I should face down my enemy, and he showed me how to pass my finger through a candle flame. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

People were always walking through the cemetery, smoking and leaving their leftover cigs on the ground and sometimes even leaving them on the gravestones along with flowers, pictures, notes, bottles, and candles. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I push open the heavy doors, cross myself, light a candle, and sit in a pew, the dying Christ rising high above my head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The branches are bare and black but they are covered with dripping white candles, translucent layers of wax frosting over the bark. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He dared not light a candle for fear that it be spotted by some prowling savage. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

When he woke up again, it was dark, the only illumination coming from a single candle. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s the candle capital of the world!” she said. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the sanctuary, candles illuminate the solemn faces of the nuns. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“The baby was playing with her mother’s creams. She got some on her arm, and when she got near the candle, it caught her.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Inside is a large, open room lit by rows of candles and lanterns. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We went to bed early that night and pretty much every other night because without electricity and with even candles getting pretty scarce, there wasn’t much point in sitting around in the dark. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holding a candle, she put one foot over the edge of the boat and into the cold water, and she waded ashore. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And the cowbells peeled in his antlers, singing fool, fool, fool while the red woman looked down on him in pity, the candle flames dancing in her red red eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

How to snuff her thoughts like a candle? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And with that he took down the lamp and blew it out, and grasping a candle in either hand he led them out of the room. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She held a candle, shielding its flame from the draught with her hand; and the light flowed through it, like sunlight through a white shell. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I banked the fire and blew out the candle and slept in my clothes. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are flowers on the table, and candles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath the Great Hall of Redwall, candles burned bright in their sconces. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Or did fife just flicker out like a dim candle? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The taste was sweet solace on his tongue, so he lit a candle and poured himself another. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

One man had died at the feet of the Stranger, a single candle flickering above him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It is a white candle in a glass jar. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He took out half a candle from his pocket. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Their house was filled with those protective saint candles you get at the grocery store for a few bucks. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The companions took turns watching the cottage and it was not until almost dawn that the candle finally winked out. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

All around them lights glimmered through the mists, a hundred candles pale as shrouded stars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When it’s only about fifteen feet off the ground, I see a boy aiming his Roman candle in the same direction. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jason plucked an extinguished candle from his cake. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Albert locked the pipe between his teeth, took the candle, and walked to the door. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He put the candles on the lid of the Limoges chest, so that they would be behind his back when he opened the door. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cherry bombs, Roman candles, ground spinners, parachutes, sparklers. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

This servant was supposed to watch the candle during the banquet and all night to make sure neither end went out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jemmy swung the birdcage, knocking the candle flying. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

At this pronouncement, Chiaroscuro, who was still at Mig’s side, did a small, deliberate jig of joy; in the light of the one candle, his dancing shadow was large and fearsome indeed. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he takes me to restaurants, with checked tablecloths and candles stuck in Chianti bottles; sometimes to foreign films about Swedes and Japanese, in small uncrowded theaters. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The room beyond was snug and warm and comfortably furnished, with a Myrish carpet on the floor and beeswax candles burning on a table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He bought a cot, its legs like delicate candles. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The kitchen was lit with candles and the fire was mended. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The only light came from a single guttering candle placed at the feet of a man with hair and beard so overgrown Harry could see neither eyes nor mouth. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But there could be no secrets from Fin; she had been roused by Sister Nara herself, bearing a candle and urging her to come down to the dock. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to hear them argue, but like a moth near a candle, I couldn’t pull myself away, either. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My bunk lay outside the light of the other student’s candles and sympathy lamps. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Ben knew that he would find candles in his lunch sandwiches and in his school books. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Younger women opened their pagnes and ran forward, fanning the flames like moths dancing before a candle. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing how I was right up front, the candles went searchlight on me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Is it true that all cats are gray when the candles are out? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to take my candle with me,” he said, “to look at later. I want some matches as well.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she was not hunting, or carving, she danced, sewed, chopped wood or made candles. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A lamp's lit. Look at those candles. Mom would never waste candles if no one was home." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A singing chipmunk holds an acorn with a candle in it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Blow out the candles, sweetie, make a wish, before we eat wax cake.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

This is also part of our birthday ritual: She lights a single candle in the center of the cake. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Inside, the gold light from the candle illuminated old furniture, boxes, wrought iron signs, and empty trunks marked for Christmas. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He lit up the ivy, keeping the rest of the candles and a book of matches by his plate. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

You seemed to melt right into that moment, kneeling before the candles, your eyes fixed on the moving flames. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I look at Harabugi’s picture on the table with the candles all around. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

The next thing I knew, I woke up in pitch darkness; the candle had burned out, and Faro was growling. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Gunshots echoed in the streets as Mr. Milgrom said words over the candle flame. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He closed the log, blew out the candle and lay back on the hard plywood with a lifejacket for a pillow. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light was very dim, less than that of a single candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He held it up, the silver glinting in the flicker of the candle flame. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

In the film I lean forward and, Aeolian, blow the candles out. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then he opened the second jar and rose and carried them back into the kitchen, holding the glass in his other hand with the candle rolling about and sputtering. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

She lit two candles and placed them in front of us. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, Father Olufemi lifted a lit candle from one of the tables beside him and held it to the pipe until it began to smoke. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The camera people made Erlan and his brothers blow out the candles on their birthday cake three times, because they said they couldn’t get the angle right. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

And however great his frustration, it could not have held a candle to the dismay that I felt at that moment, knowing that all my work and worry was for naught. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A candle was lit, smelling of a protection oil, and I wondered if it was one of the ones me and Jay had made. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

One candle went right through the red house. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She lit a scented candle and knelt to pull off his boots. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The red-and-gold glass doors appeared, and she could see the wreaths and candles that bedecked the massive hall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He hurried to his room, shut the door behind him, and lit some candles. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Or I’d feed them dinner and put them to bed but hold off on eating myself, lighting a few candles and looking forward to sharing a meal with Barack. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Harry had had no idea where they were, but now he saw, by the stuttering light of a single candle, the grubby, sawdust-strewn bar of the Hog’s Head Inn. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Howard held the candle an inch from his mouth and he just jerked his head back and forth and kept spitting little bubbles. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Rochester, putting down his candle, said to me, “Wait a minute,” and he went forward to the inner apartment. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The abbot leaned over his heavy desk, blinking past all the candles. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

After a lunch of milled corn and salted cabbage, the exhausted children, their faces and clothes covered in coal dust, headed back to the coalface, carrying candles in the ink-black mine. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

A wisp of smoke began to curl from the wick of my candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The ground was covered with the most beautiful carpets he had ever walked upon, and from the top of the structure hung lamps of handwrought gold, each with a lighted candle. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe a candle is a kind of handle,” he said. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if you blew your birthday candles out three times, did that mean you got three wishes? Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Dad leaned back in his chair and made a soft whistle sound, like he was blowing out a candle in slow motion. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

We have enough coal and firewood, candles too. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They’re the only Jewish family I know, and every year, they invite the other families in the valley over to light the Hanukkah candles with them. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The only light came from the candles on the tables, the lit ends of cigarettes, and the lamps at the head table, which shone off the fake paneling on the wall behind. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

On Tenth Street, Dr. Leale ordered Lincoln’s bearers to head straight for the man with the candle standing at the top of the stairs at the Petersen house. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kids asleep, Kathy sat on the couch in her brother Andy’s house and stared at the candle in front of her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In the restaurant in Kensington, a candle glowed on the table, and the blond waiter, who seemed too tall and handsome to be a waiter, served tiny bowls of what looked like green jelly. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Doon went, taking another candle from the box in the boat. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She had gone to sleep upon a dreaming couch, in one of the hidden alcoves where special candles conjured visions of things loved and lost. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The candles wedged in the boat still shone steadily, and their light was cozy, like lamplight. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she looks at the eyes of her older colleagues and wonders what they did when the electricity was out, when there were no candles, when the rain came through the ceiling. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It was the three cheers that reminded me,” said Mr. Benedict, opening the box and shaking out three birthday candles. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It is like a candle with two wicks. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It came to him that it was like the holy candle in front of the Virgin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she would light the holy candle in front of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Multicolored candles of all sizes surround bags of tiny flowers and ground herbs, a ceramic goblet, and a tin bowl. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

And then all of us, this huge group of people, stand there, quiet, holding candles, holding hands and swaying like we all hear the same song. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

This chore being completed, I was sent upstairs with Bono to set out new candles in the bedroom sconces; and thereafter, set to shucking sweetcorn in the kitchen. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The room spills over with sounds of clinking glasses and tumbling dice and whooshing table-lanterns and hissing candles and laughter. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It is a small table filled with flickering candles and statues of Catholic saints and voodoo gods. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

A small mole of melted candle wax grew on Princesse’s hand as she sat posing stiffly. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

In the light of the candle, Cutwater waved his arms wildly. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Jordie finally roused him, the candles had burned low, and it was already morning. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I take out nine candles and, trying to move as mechanically as possible, carry them past the guards. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Above me the windows flicker with a different kind of light—flames, from candles or lanterns. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was so quiet that you could hear the crackle of the candles. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Behind them were the lights of the market, the lanterns and candles and witch-lights and fairy glitter, like a dream of the night sky brought down to earth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Do you remember how your eyes lit up like candles when we stood out on Saint-Germain-des-Pres? Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

A candle had been flickering in her mother’s chamber, but her great carved bed was empty beneath its dusty canopy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Watching Aunt Eva saying the prayers over the candles was the one moment in all the family gatherings that Hannah had always found special. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jones handed Booth the candle, cautioning him to hide its faint glow during the crossing, lest they be spotted by passing patrol boats. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A magnificent fire burned brightly in a fireplace, and a sparkling chandelier ringed with candles hung from the ceiling. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Diego wrestled the lighter from my brother and then lit three Roman candles, which sent streamers of blue and red and green sparks into the air. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The dining tables had a candle with fresh flowers and the napkins folded in the fanciest way. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ben took the card and, holding it close to the candle, read aloud: “‘Here’s twelve roses for the prettiest girl at the hop. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to take quick advantage of his distraction and set his candle aflame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Crouched next to her, in the light of the flickering candle and one oil lamp, was the small German speaking wireless operator. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The heavy prison door swung back slowly and Milo and Tock followed Officer Shrift down a long dark corridor lit by only an occasional flickering candle. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They backed toward the door, nodding and beaming at anyone who looked at them, and a minute later were hurrying back up the passageway full of black candles. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Three birthday candles? Constance is only two years old?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Perceptibly the light dimmed through the windows and the candles grew brighter. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

At night they spent the time rescuing Daddy-longlegs from their candles and rushlights. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put some change in a basket on a shelf above the candles. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Then she took a long wooden stick, borrowed flame from a burning wick, and lit a new candle. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The rest of the house was quiet, so he slipped a blanket around his shoulders, put on his shoes, lit a candle, and went to investigate. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He brings the candle closer and sees, in the shadows of the hanging shirts, what he missed on previous inspections: trails through the dust. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I could make you a cake. Have to be hotcake mix because that’s what I have. Plenty of syrup and a candle on top.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Innumerable candles were hovering in midair over four long, crowded tables, making the golden plates and goblets sparkle. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

A few days later, Princesse sat in Catherine’s bedroom as Catherine sketched her seated in a rocking chair holding a tall red candle in each hand. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

When they had sung this altogether after him, he clapped them each on the shoulder with a laugh, and taking candles led them back to their bedroom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Rows of candles flicker on either side of me in the smaller arms of the church. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I set my teeth and was rewarded to see a thin curl of smoke rise from the wick of his candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Surrounding her were candles she burned in daylight, clean yellow diamonds, footlights that ringed her, mysterious masked mother, nose and mouth veiled with a cowboy handkerchief. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes people assume he’s been burned in a fire: his features look like they’ve been melted, like the drippings on the side of a candle. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When he said, ‘Amen,’ they got up from their knees and each took a candle and went to bed. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flowers and candles and a whole crowd of people. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The captain sits at his desk with a half-melted candle, studying one of my drawings for symbols and signs. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The next second Carl came out of the bedroom carrying a candle, and found Jody before he could get into bed. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nivea wept disconsolately and lit candles to San Antonio, patron of lost objects. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found the flowers she wanted, and some yellow satin ribbon and—so cute—small daisy-shaped candles. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

We spoke that way almost every evening, remaining in the synagogue long after all the faithful had gone, sitting in the semidarkness where only a few half-burnt candles provided a flickering light. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I groped about for the candle, the bright light again flashed through the window and flooded the kitchen. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

At both sides of the altar are candles in red votives, but not all of them are lit. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Below Him—on the altar—stood the fat tallow candle, whose constant fluttering flame shed some light upon the white walls of painted lime. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Once he was there, he lit another candle. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He imagined a candle falling over, the way it had on his desk, and the entire place igniting. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She handed the wick to Ilana, who took it and lit one of the candles, then handed it off to Nava, who lit another candle. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The candle was still burning in the canoe. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Just before I blew out the candle I asked, “Why were you crying in the parlor today, before Becky and me came in? Did Madam hurt you?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drops a few dollars into the lockbox and gives me a stick to light a candle from a larger candle. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

There’s invisible writing that comes out when you hold the paper over a candle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In front of the doll, there are three fresh candles, a pack of cheap cigarettes, an open can of Tecate, a bowl of apples, and a white rose starting to brown at the edges. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My mother handed me the candle and headed toward the table in the corner. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

At my feet are mounds of burned-out candle wax, fistfuls of dying flowers blown by the wind and roughed by the ravages of the street. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We began to make subtle changes to the residence, adding modern lighting to go with the traditional chandeliers and scented candles that made the place feel more like home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“She is going to Saint Adelbert’s quickly to light a candle, and she will be back in time for your gorging. Now, out, all of you.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

My paintings themselves he regards with wonder, and also apprehension, like a small child looking at a candle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been every bit as dark as the school, if not for hundreds and hundreds of flickering candles. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

A single candle is lit in the middle of a round chocolate cake. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

MaWee waited till Sir Charles nodded at him then lit up all the candles. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I put my clothes into a neat pile, light the candle, and tune the radio to a classical station. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Madrina sings as she sits on her leather armchair and wipes down her unlit seven-day candles with a Florida-water-dampened white cloth. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She told him everything that had happened, from the fateful moment with the candle to what she’d seen on the other side of the Night Zoo’s wall. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ana smiled at her mother, and Ash thought her stepsister might have looked pretty then, lit by the glowing candles, were it not for the greed in her eyes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Butterbur had arrived with candles, and behind him was Nob with cans of hot water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I took two extra candles from the clothespress and hurried upstairs to watch over Mother. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Rachel had laid a special fire in the company room and set lighted candles on the table. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He forced his trembling legs to follow her to a part of the house as different from his old prison as the sun was from a candle. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every house in the lane has electricity and we’re lucky if we have a candle. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I lit my candle, took out the rabbit and squirrel hides I had been saving, and began rubbing and kneading them to softness. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The little hairy man passed a hand over the candle, which lit with a flame yellow above and blue below. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Two candelabra burned with twelve new long stemmed candles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celia pauses at a tent containing a tree branch covered in candle wax. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The organ lady played “Happy Birthday,” and we all sang, and Sally blew out the candles. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we entered the parlor, she lit the dozens of tiny candles on the Christmas tree, and they flickered like fairy lights. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The candles burned lower and lower, making the light dance over the many moving faces of Lockhart watching him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Dampness had seeped under the glass and made splotches on the paper, but by holding their candles up close, they could read it. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

There were some condemned head-dresses lying in disgrace—strange shapes of starch like candle extinguishers, and meringues, and the double horns of cows. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

With no windows to let in the sunlight, the stacks were utterly dark except for the gentle light of my candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The body of Gabriel Pérdido was laid out in full view on top of the dinner table surrounded by the soft glow of dozens of gloomy candles. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The tables are covered in statues of saints, colorful candles, black dolls in fancy dresses, crystal bowls of candy, bottles of perfume, and the shimmery gold and yellow colors that flavor the whole place. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Are you all right? Can you find us a candle?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The top of her handsome head brushed the candle- filled chandelier, and her gigantic black-satin bosom swelled. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Flowers, candles, stuffed animals, and cards were in the pile, but more than any other item, there were books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The solution is to dump the thumbtacks out of the box, tack the box to the wall, and stick the candle onto the box. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Lady Isobel soon appeared in the doorway, holding a candle in her hand. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The one sign of life was a candle in an upstairs window. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The first graders cut out the flames for each of the nine candles, and together they put a menorah on every classroom door. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

And the beauty of the pearl, winking and glimmering in the light of the little candle, cozened his brain with its beauty. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each candle changed subtly as it was put in place; its flame rose thinner and higher, taking on a golden- white tinge instead of the cold, threatening blue. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It concairned a hand and arm, in samite, with a bridle and a candle in its gripe. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cobwebs hung everywhere, and there were no windows, only a very long stair that descended far beyond the light of her little candle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mama wouldn’t have taken the blame for a mistake she hadn’t made, and Koffi would never have done that strange thing with the candle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The old lady turned him to face the candles. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stash the radio and candle under the sink behind the rolls of toilet paper. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

A gust of wind blows out the candle, and the monsoon rain begins to fall. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A table stood by the door, where a heavy-set man scratched away on a piece of paper, his work lit by a half- dozen candle stubs that would soon burn out. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was hoping—I was praying to Buddha, the goddess of mercy, and the full moon—to make that candle go out. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lighted it let a little wax pour into a saucer and stuck the candle firmly to it. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Only the candles and the soap were of German origin. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I added some crushed berries for good measure, and then I heated the mixture over a candle flame, reducing it to a thick, heavy syrup. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He dimples, his hair shining in the light of the candles. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then he held a candle out to you. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Among all the candles and the hoodies and the low, eerie chant: Justice for Tariq. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We had new candles in the silver candlesticks, they looked white and slim and very tall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Slenderly, languidly, their hands set lightly on their hips the two young women preceded us out onto a rosy-colored porch open toward the sunset where four candles flickered on the table in the diminished wind. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I would stay awake at night, even after the candle was snuffed, listening for any strange sounds that might suggest eating. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my birthday, she brought me a cupcake with a little bird candle on top. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the candles on the tree begin to spark. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

We each checked into a room, made ourselves comfortable, and then trudged back down the stairs to grab our gear and bring up the other candles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When he blew out his bedside candle,-darkness covered him like a soft, familiar blanket. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When everything was set in order, all the lights in the room were put out, except one lamp and a pair of candles at each end of the chimney-shelf. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was holding a candle, and she bent over and spoke quietly, holding Lyra still with her freehand. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I recall standing at the altar at Easter, amid candles and gold vestments, hearing the Mozart high mass. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tucked Matt in and lit the holy candle in front of the statue of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Ivy was warm and dry, her parents brought over a double chocolate cupcake with a candle sticking out of the top and a small wrapped rectangular package. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They are surrounded by small white candles that sit on the tables, making shadows and shapes on the tablecloths. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Just go out, like the flame of a candle, and no use protesting. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned the slingshot out at all of us in the crowd and commenced firing over our heads, putting out all the candles that runged ’round the tent! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I blew out the candle and relit it from the brazier. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Lord Stark, I was grievous sad to hear about your troubles on the kingsroad. We have all been visiting the sept to light candles for Prince Joffrey. I pray for his recovery." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

With the candle glowing from his hat bill, the man bent forward. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

You shouldn’t light candles in the middle of the woods, especially if it hasn’t rained in days, but we’re standing in a small clearing and Kaori insists it’s vital to the ceremony. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It seems Grandma is in that candle, and it’s Grandma who watches over and protects me and makes me feel happy again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

As we were going with our candle along the dark passage, Estella stopped all of a sudden, and, facing round, said in her taunting manner, with her face quite close to mine,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t get a candle because I have my poster in one hand and I’m gripping Momma with my other one. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Tristran took the candle in his hand, and he began to walk forward. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

During his search for the candles, Shukumar had found a bottle of wine in a crate he had thought was empty. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

They contained more than just candles and stones. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Religions bring the sacred into our lives with Gothic churches, Muslim mosques, Hindu ashrams, Torah scrolls, Tibetan prayer wheels, priestly cassocks, candles, incense, Christmas trees, matzah balls, tombstones and icons. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a prayer was said, Sourmelina brought the priest a candle burning on a plate. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And so we did, inhaling deeply and then exhaling as if to flicker the candle but not extinguish it. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Placing my candle carefully, I danced and whirled around my room. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s pushed her consultation table into a corner, and on it are a half dozen yellow candles with their bright dancing flames. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Even though the plant was inches from the tap, the soil was so dry that he had to water it first before the candles would stand straight. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

There were flowers, a forty-ounce Miller, pictures of saints, and pictures of the deceased, with six large candles burning in the form of a cross. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Even in the light of the candles, its form seemed incomplete. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Waren’t no candles nor lamps burning so I looked up the stairs to check their bedroom next. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger perched on the edge of the table and pinched out one of the candles, gently and slowly as if waiting for the pain, the sharp little stab of the candle flame. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He lifted the candle and looked her over. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And then one of the women began to plant white candles into the cake. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She pulled out the long, white candles they would light, noting they had only one set left. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She and her friend Herminia burned votive candles in the nursery until the doctor threatened to throw them both out of the hospital. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the sun set behind them, a citronella candle burned in a bucket in the center of the table to ward off mosquitoes. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I think of pastel icing, pink candles burning in the pale November afternoon light, and there is a sense of shame and failure. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My favorite numbers are the ones where the dancers balance candles on their heads. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Flowers, candles, stuffed animals, and cards were in the pile, but more than any other item, there were books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Even when we bring in a candle we can’t find them because they dig holes everywhere and we don’t know where to look. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When all our plates were clean and our stomachs were filled, Grandma told us to turn out the lights, and she brought the beautifully decorated ginger cake to the table with candles blazing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The nurses, trying to cheer them up, give them a cake studded with the number of candles equal to the number of days they’ve been living in the Slammer. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She filled her pockets with packs of matches, and Doon put all the remaining candles in his sack—in case they arrived in the new city at night. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

From across the dark field, the trailer’s windows glowed, beckoning me as if I had no more willpower than a moth drawn to a candle’s flame. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She warmed the pale white beeswax over a candle, poured it carefully, and watched as the eunuch stamped each letter with the direwolf of House Stark. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The other woman, who lived in the yellow house next to the Torres family, was lighting the little candle in the red glass cup. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Her expression brightened, as if someone had lit a candle inside her and she was glowing from its light. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They were at Mass. “Oh, Jenny, the beautiful chapel with all its lights and everything! You would say: The flowers and the candles.’ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"These handmade candles are both practical and romantic," she said, peddling her wares from apartment door to apartment door to frightened tenants at seven in the morning. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a whole crowd there, holding signs and candles and singing. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Singing and bearing candles, the nuns leave the choir and follow the priest to the sepulchre. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They lighted the candles a bit later every afternoon. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He thought of the beautiful candles in windows. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand in front of the unlit candles. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We follow the procession to the cemetery, which glows with thousands of candles and smells of dripping beeswax. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she’s around, Coop lights up like the fireballs that shoot out of a Roman candle. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She put her hand into the pocket of her dress, brought out a candle, and held it up to him with an inquiring look. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He let the feeling soak in for a few moments before taking the matches and lighting each of the candles around the room. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

‘But slowly, very slowly. Very carefully! Or hobbits go down to join the Dead ones and light little candles. Follow Sméagol! Don’t look at lights!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Then I took two large wads of candle wax, kneaded them into earplugs, and stuffed my ears. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

As we watch the candles burn and play our last game of dreidel, Mom goes into the family room. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

There were candles on the table and rolls of parchment. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

No family members sitting shiva, no yahrzeit candle to commemorate his death. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

If I were to hold a candle underneath our esteemed teacher’s foot, very little would occur. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“So,” he said, “we ourselves will be the candle flames.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

At least then she get to blow out two sets a candles. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The dishes, the crystal, the candles, the food, the wine, the chairs ... he realized this was the dinner party he’d imagined the very first time he’d looked through his uncle’s window. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Resa fixed the flickering candle to the coffin with a little of its own wax. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was a sumptuous interior, what with the royal tapestries—Uriah was there, still in the article of bisection—and the couch strewn deep with furs, and the flashing candles. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face looked strangely melancholy and sallow; his hands might have been candles, he might have been about to bless her like a priest on Ash Wednesday. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Got me. But, listen, if you can't do candles or a flashlight, how about just turning on a light that I can see?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled out every candle we owned and lit match after match until the wicks were all burning with tiny flames. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He uncovered the trapdoor to the cellar and lit a candle. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I dont know. We going to have thirty three candles on a cake, anyway. Little cake. Wont hardly hold them. Hush up. Come on back here.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is the coolness of the much-trodden stone floors and of the waxy breath of candles. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I reached for my candle, slipped on hundreds of nuts, and fell. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Waved the candle until the lights of the tanker were completely gone over the edge of the earth, gone from his life and his eyes forever, and still he waved. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dolls were made of clay and shellacked with candle wax. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room gets darker and darker until I’m there again, lying in the water, her body pressing against mine, a candle flickering just behind my head. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was even a giant Christmas tree, sparkling with the flames of a hundred candles nestled on its branches. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Shapley had found a stellar standard candle, a star noticeable because of its variability, but which had always the same average intrinsic brightness. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take that out to the dining room and light the candles,” Beatrice said, gesturing to the bowls. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I like to chew candles,” she said finally. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Light shines everywhere: the lanterns and blimp screens and sky candles and a bright rising moon. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The three little pink candles I done brought from home is in my pocketbook. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Jennifer stared at the glowing candles, probably thinking of all the wishes that had been made there. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The burn of his gaze on my back is like the warmth of a candle too close to your skin. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Here there were no chandeliers, no candles, or glass insects. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It won’t be dark for hours yet, but I light the candles on the mantelpiece and open the second bottle of Merlot to let it breathe. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If he don't put down that candle, m'lord will burn his fingers." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I did run; I brought the candle which still remained in the gallery. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nat laid down his knife and fork and sat staring at the flickering lights of the candles. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance she could see the pale spires of the palace, windows lit with hundreds of candles in the dark night, presiding over the merriment in the Square like a distant, decorous Fairy Queen. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Going swiftly to the candles, they grasped them, two in each hand; Will, smaller, leapt hastily on a chair to seize the last. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they rounded a corner, a gust of this soft air swept past them, and their candles went out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She checked that the blackout blinds were down and then lit a candle, not wanting to put on the lights and wake her friend. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

On a table in front of the altar was a wreath with four candles stuck in, one of which was lit each week to mark the coming—the slow, slow coming—of Christ. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was uncertain he would even be able to light his own candle, his own wish, wondering if it was somehow against the rules. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Still, the men ventured forth, and ten minutes later we were able to put away the candles. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She knelt before the painted marble image of the Warrior and lit a scented candle for Edmure and another for Robb off beyond the hills. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The candle on the dressing table had been blown out already, but its wick still smoked. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I lit the tallow candle and we went over everything, and each invention he viewed with a shout. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shelves running around the circular walls were crammed with dusty-looking feathers, stubs of candles, many packs of tattered playing cards, countless silvery crystal balls, and a huge array of teacups. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He stared at the candles as if remembering something unpleasant. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

We had to buy five packages of candles to make sure we’d have enough. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Especially since they were in the middle of a thunderstorm in a room lit only by a candle. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

A fat candle glowed on a parlor windowsill of a house on a corner, set there to guide someone home. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mace lit the candle, and they went through the routines. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As I hurried the candle, which had now burnt to a stub, over to her, a loud scream leaped out from the dark outside. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung the hoe with a blaze of angry grunts, while I sat on the steps and dug candle wax out of two dozen glass holders. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Too bad she can’t hear my voice, telling her to stop spending all our money on candles,” I whispered to Muthu. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The one candle was dying out: the room was full of moonlight. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Shadows danced wildly back and forth across the ceiling as my candle’s flame moved from side to side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The church was smoky with incense and guttering candles. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

First she lit the candles and the incense and the sacred fire, and put the fire-bowl on the floor in front of the altar. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Pea opened her eyes and saw Miggery Sow standing over her bed, a knife in one hand and a candle in the other. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I wanted to put candles on his tomb. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The steward busied himself lighting a bedside candle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She lit many candles for the Virgin and she allowed Ultima to burn sweet incense at the foot of the Virgin’s statue. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Probably every bedroom in their house has a bathroom with candles and potpourri and stuff. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

There must have been a cake, with candles and wishes and a quarter and a dime wrapped in wax paper hidden between the layers for someone to chip a tooth on, and presents. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

With key ring in one hand and candle in the other, Shirley made her way past the frantic tenants to the basement. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He got a candle lit, and Asta flew back to him, for the little flame itself was enough to distract Lyra. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“She was not a noblewoman. Her husband made candles and her father was only a poor blacksmith. But her purse was fat, and that settled it!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They walked to the candles, so few now, and lit one. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When she finishes, Herminia closes her eyes for a moment, then guides Pilar to a back room lit with candles. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two candles, a lamp, and a gallon of kerosene. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You know the stars are candles in the sky. Every evening, the angels come out and light them for us, so if we lose our way, we can still see.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light from Mrs. Clarke’s candle entered a step before the woman herself; she wore her dressing gown and a frilly white nightcap. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I figure the candles have an hour or two of life left. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Rufus kept her well supplied with candles, but at the moment, the only light in the room came from the window and from a low fire over which two pots simmered. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even if it is a liberty act, there’s no reason to think it could hold a candle to Marlena’s. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Truly, the gods had heard Jon's prayer that night; the fire had caught in the dead man's clothing and consumed him as if his flesh were candle wax and his bones old dry wood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was shivering, as if I had a fever, and begged Father to relight the candle. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He’d gone out that day, through the melting snow, and bought a packet of taper candles from the corner store, and batteries to fit the flashlight. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Tyrion put down the candle, took her hand in his, and pulled her gently to him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Public buildings and private homes glowed from candles, torches, gaslights, and fireworks. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our clothes,” he said, “got somewhat fusty in the rebels' little New Year's callithump. They're rowdy boys, and I reckon they knocked down a candle during their celebrations.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I padded barefoot in the grass along the river, watching the flowers and candles turning slowly in the water. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Still, he bought them, along with a beeswax candle and two bottles of wine. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He would see her candle coming a long way off. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

MaWee’d pulled all the candles off the top of the Sweden jungle board. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Burning candles blossomed everywhere, enough to awe the stars. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Pictures of those lost, flowers, teddy bears, candles flickering in the quiet night. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

There would be candles burning, we would watch each other’s faces come and go in the flickering, in the white flashes of jagged light from outside the windows. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if she’s talking about the candles or the dinner, but it’s a win either way. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

In the plump, shimmering shapes of the candle flames he saw the ghosts of ten pigeons. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

But he got up and, taking the Bible from the bedside table, pulled his chair in close to the candle. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candle flickered one last time and died, drowned in its own wax. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes later, I light the stub of a candle and make my way to the room with the cots. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The candles shrink to stubs, and specks of wax drip onto the table. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

On a nearby shelf, I spotted a small stockpile of candles. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Italian restaurants—wouldn’t you know it—full of candles. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

A dozen candles stood on it—the only light. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

When I enter her room, she stands at her dresser, idly passing a dagger through a candle flame. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I lowered myself more deeply into the Heart of Stone and forgot the world apart from the two candles and a piece of wick and straw. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At each place was a safety razor, a washcloth, a package of razor blades, a chocolate bar, two cigars, a bar of soap, ten cigarettes, a book of matches, a pencil, and a candle. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was coal black inside the store, but I knew the shelf where Mr. Klein kept the matches, and also where he kept the candles. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He held the flame to the string on the candle, and the string began to burn. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Like a candle fighting to stay lit in the wind. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Inside, the small, stuffy chapel was lit by hundreds of votive candles. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put out one more candle, then set down his silver snuffer and hobbled toward her with a pronounced limp. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Mo had forbidden her to light candles at night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Neither of us says who the candles are for, but we don’t have to. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I could not afford a kerosene lamp; candles allowed me to read late into the night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer’s mother lit the candles, nine of them on the chocolate cake with chocolate icing. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Then, as the tallow dwindled and the flame began to gutter in the wet wax of the candle, a hunchback approached the dais. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The officers requested more coffee, lit their pipes, and unrolled their maps across the tablecloth, stained now with splashes of turtle soup, butter, wine, and candle wax. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

This birthday celebration in 1942 was intended to make up for the others, and Grandma’s candle was lit along with the rest. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He undressed quickly, opened the door slightly so he could hear Mami when she got home, blew out the candle, and climbed into the lower half of the bunk bed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

At the head of the grave mound, the candle still burned. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Men say that freezing to death is almost peaceful. Fire, though... do you see the candle, Gilly?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A ramp led deep down into a vast underground chamber lit by candles. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seconds ago, that candle had been quietly flickering in its gilded candelabra; now only the tiny flames flickering on the ground remained. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Its gardens were overgrown, but Bertha swore the candle trees had power. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And there was not the devotional clutter of so many pictures and statues and candle racks. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if the candle had exploded. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have time to move back to my room before Rose was at the door, the candle she carried throwing my crouching shadow and her standing shadow into knots on the floor. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She inched around them, turning sideways to squeeze through the narrow space, and crept forward, holding the candle out in front of her. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then I spot an older picture—I look past the cake and me ready to blow out the candles. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Following the circle of dim gold light cast by the candle, he went up the stairs and, feeling like a prowler, he poked his head into Albert’s bedroom. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The candle flames stood straight and tall in the dark room, quivering only when the banging shook the chamber. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She put the candle down and picked up her spoon and started to stir. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“And double-check all the candles and fireplaces before you leave.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The color-striped candle would burn down to the fuse at six-thirty; whoever was working there would be at the other end of the room. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put it down again and found a box of in-case-of-emergency white wax candles, and thrust one into a candlestick. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

All the candles and other goods were stolen the day they ran the chandler out of town. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boyle, for example, could place a lit candle in his globe, or a bird; although insects and frogs could be passed through the mercury into the Torricellian space, flames and birds could not. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Dvorah swept her hands through the air, like she was grabbing the glow and warmth of the candles and bringing it to wash over her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He’s pointing ahead, where a church is lit by hundreds of candles. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Tried holding it to candle flame, drowning it, boiling it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I thought for a second, then blew out the candle. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

No blanket, no stuffed animals, no drawers below, no patterns, no candles, no headboard. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Outside, a spring storm raged, and Cook had set out candles for when the electricity inevitably went—the lights were already flickering in an eerie and unsettling manner. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then he led us to a place where rows of candles were flickering. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have to go to the river for water, sleep on dirt floors, or use candles for light. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It even had torch ginger buds for little candles: sixteen of them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The candle cast huge, strange, flickering shadows along the wall. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

As always, she had lit the candle in front of the Virgin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were the things, a rat and a knife and a candle, that Mig carried with her as she climbed up, up, up the stairs. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Ambrose hurried me into the stacks as quickly as possible, leaving me no time to light my candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Every Friday, without fail, my mother would light the Shabbat candles just long enough to say the evening blessings. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Lillian and Mary Anne both sang “Happy Birthday” as Ben blew out the candles that flickered over his breakfast meal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two high-school altar boys accompanied the priest, one to hold the lighted candle and the other to hold the incense burner. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put in the candle and the matches. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to think too hard about it; candles were expensive and vulnerable to drafts, torches were dirty and dangerous. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The outer ring of candles was complete, twelve white columns burning exactly as they had when Will was last in the hall. The Dark is Rising 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She quieted her steps and shielded her candle as she neared. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It is wonderful how much exploring you can do with a stump of candle in a big house, or in a row of houses. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I saw a man so hungry he was eating a candle. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“You sure is! Now blow out them candles, Baby Girl. Fore they run up in you grits.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Still, when Aunt Eva lit the holiday candles, broad hands encircling the light, her plain face with its deep- set coffee-colored eyes took on a kind of beauty. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held a porcelain castle no bigger than my two fists, with six wee towers, each ending in a miniature candle holder. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I set the candle on the desk and yanked open drawers, rifling through the contents. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Slughorn and Harry stared at each other over the guttering candle. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He held a candle in his left hand. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

And I thought of you lighting candles and didn’t say no. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I knocked over his candle with the pillow and got into bed in the dark. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A blue fireball shoots out of his candle, and he still doesn’t look away. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The long dining tables had vanished and a golden stage had appeared along one wall, lit by thousands of candles floating overhead. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The outer ring of candles was complete, twelve white columns burning exacdy as they had when Will was last in the hall. The Dark is Rising 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I need to light her candles and hope that I can reach her. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He’d forgotten they couldn’t risk candles or lanterns near the kegs and bags of powder. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catherine sifted through a portfolio of recent work and pulled out a small painting of Princesse lying naked on the beach rock with a candle in each hand. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Going swifdy to the candles, they grasped them, two in each hand; Will, smaller, leapt hastily on a chair to seize the last. The Dark is Rising 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Insert a candle and it gives light only to the holder! Best friend of thieves and plunderers! Your son has fine taste, sir.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s too dark over here. I need a candle.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That he was gonna cook up a fancy supper for Mama with candles on the table and Willie Nelson on the radio and maybe she’d wear that red dress he loved so much. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I picture myself blowing out a candle, and exhale slowly. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Havdalah was short: four simple blessings, a sip of wine, smelling the spices, and extinguishing the candle. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Then, restoring her sanity, lights flickered in the doorway—candles—men hurrying into the room. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

She’s not happy I’m a messenger boy because that’s the lowest you can drop in Limerick but if it brings in ham like this we should light a candle in gratitude. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Chaises and high-backed chairs and claw-footed sofas circle the game tables, which spill over with candles, desserts, and pastel-colored gambling chips. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He fumbled in his tunic pocket, finding the lump of wax, which was all that remained of his candle, with a dried copper leaf sticking to it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Five candles were lit and placed about the room. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ll also admit to the fact that certain arcanists occasionally use prepared candles or torches to impress gullible townsfolk,” Ben said, clearing his throat self-consciously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mom snaps photos of Deb and Sue as Deb blows out the candles. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

We entered a spacious kitchen, lit not by rush lights but by actual candles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

For the next hour, aided by the light of the full moon and a sputtering candle Fadi had found in the empty house, they crawled around in the dirt, excavating dozens of shallow holes. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Luke ripped open my presents, tasted the icing before the cake was cut, and as he blew out my candles, he spit all over everything—spoiling every aspect of my party. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“But we can light up all these candles here.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

One could be made visible by holding the paper over the flame of a candle; the other could be read by applying a common chemical. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the light of a candle, he composed a letter, saying everything as briefly as possible. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The year Mama died, the older girls let me make a wreath of flowers and candles with them. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Last, he rummaged through the supplies until he found a candle to place in the middle of the low table. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And candles, forests of them, the wax melting to create an effect like termite-eaten wood. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I force her to pray to the Goddess of Beauty each night and leave candles at an altar. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The long, the jagged, the hooked surfaces picked up the light from a rack of black candles against the wall. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Trembling, the girl reached out her hand, held it well above the flickering candle flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She spit her cigar out on the stage and said, “Light them candles up again, you little fool.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The birthday cupcake sits between us, the candle melted down to a waxy puddle. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A red lantern hung on a hook just inside the door, and a greasy black candle flickered on an overturned barrel serving as a table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

No one told me what to do if I missed lighting the Sabbath candles before sunset. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The study was longer than she’d expected, a rectangular room bathed in the flickering golden light of several fat waxy candles. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And assuming Leo’s doomsday candles didn’t go off by accident - Leo’s inventions sometimes did that - in which case the weather would get much hotter, with a ninety percent chance of fiery apocalypse. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It had a party feeling too, candles and—something rare in Salinas—a bowl of flowers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Festoons of holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls, and no less than twelve towering Christmas trees stood around the room, some sparkling with tiny icicles, some glittering with hundreds of candles. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

His knuckles were gnarled with burn scars, too, like melted candle wax, and he smelled like a dead animal. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Is that why the curate was dousing candles?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was lit by thousands and thousands of candles that were floating in midair over four long tables, where the rest of the students were sitting. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He lit the candles the moment he heard her pull up. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

After Ivy’s parents went to bed, we lit a candle in the totally dark house. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She held out a lit candle in each hand. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dropped a coin into a box and lit a candle. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Then I lit my own two candles and knelt down beside him. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And all this was just to light a candle that barely softened the predawn gloom of the attic. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

To Kit’s astonishment the man who stepped through the door into the light of Matthew’s candle was William. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

My father gives an exasperated puff of air that could blow out birthday candles. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Before the cross were some lighted candles that brought illumination to the room. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The red candle was lit and she was lying neady covered upon the bed. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Lillian lit two candles on either side of the statue of Mary. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black Santa candles adorned the dining room table. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The exploding candle, the fire, the aftermath, it all led back to one careless mistake. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I lit a candle, set and wound the clock, and sat for a few minutes thinking what I must do tomorrow. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Up front there were two balsam trees, and their scent mixed with the waxy smell of the candles. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Carve his name on the candle five times and anoint it with these oils,” he instructs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a penny to light a candle and I wonder if I should just light the candle and keep the penny. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The moment she was gone, I blew out the candle and collapsed on the bed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I cupped my hand around the wick of my candle, blocking his line of sight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Amil and I lit some candles and a lantern that wasn’t broken. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He raised his candle, whose light threw shadows that trembled, for his hand shook. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

There was a candle in his room; there was some ink and an old pen that Bill had sometimes used. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Supper that night was warm and dark — sometimes my mother likes to eat with only the candles lit, so we sat in the flickering yellow. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

But even these things were running down like candle grease as time moved on. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He placed the castle on the mantel, put in candles, and lit them. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He touched the match to a candle, and the light grew steadier. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I was about to put candles on a cake and burn the place down. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mig held the tray with the one small candle burning bright, and she listened as the rat went on, speaking directly to the wish in her heart. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I gave him some candles against the evening,” she said. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Waiters light candles on the tables outside their restaurants; bar owners turn on neon signs. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I carry the candles into the room in front of me, which turns out to be the library. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And if we weren’t doing all that, we were filling candle molds with beeswax and washing mason jars till my hands turned stiff as corn husk from detergent. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when she lit the candle at the altar for Papá, her thoughts strayed to him. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Before they left the ship, Leo had given each of them an emergency flare the size of a birthday candle. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And neither of them stumbled and the candles didn’t go out, and at last they came where they could see a little door in the brick wall on their right. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

This air made him think of bonfires on autumn nights, of logs crackling in a fireplace, of Mom lighting candles on his birthday cake every single year, every single birthday. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then I went down to a gas station store and bought what candles, water, and food were left. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

By the time Arya lit her stub of a candle, only a faint smell remained of him, a whiff of ginger and cloves lin-gering in the air. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But none of those could hold a candle to my troubles, weighing down that clothesline like a sack full of bricks. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He brought candles and a tray full of plates. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His Roman candle is still poised in the air, but the tube is smoking, empty. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She lit candles beside Our Lady of the Fighter Pilot and she dusted off the model of the F-8 that Matthew had constructed for his father one Christmas. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She caught the mingled odors of incense, candle wax, flowers, and the good black cloth and shaving lotion of the priest. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were wax candles in massive brass candelabra, burning softly under yellow silk shades; full, fragrant roses, yellow and red, abounded. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart flutters like one of the nearby lantern candles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Dozens of white prayer candles illuminated the stonework of its worship hall—one hundred ninety-two at a quick count—arranged on built-in shelves that reached all the way up to its vaulted ceilings. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“He watched the candle too long,” Florence said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bedroom is dark, even though there are lit candles on the altar and night- stands. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

In the gardens, a tea pavilion shimmers: a thick white-fur canopy draped over a beautiful low table, set with flowers, pastel teacups, and flickering candles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

They had lit a candle in the room, which flickered because of the wind coming through the chinks of the house. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Earlier, he’d brought the candles out of his pockets and sleeves like a magician. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each candle changed subdy as it was put in place; its flame rose thinner and higher, taking on a golden- white tinge instead of the cold, threatening blue. The Dark is Rising 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched unseen from the stairwell as his uncle moved from room to room, extinguishing the candles and the fires. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

My throat filled with so much hope that it finally burst and blew out my husband’s end of the candle. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, at six o’clock: he keeps early hours in the country. You had better change your frock now; I will go with you and fasten it. Here is a candle.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And then a man was leaning over with a lit match, and he put the match to each candle until all the candles were burning. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She entered Sam’s cottage through the back door and lit a candle in the kitchen. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Little tables all round the room with candles on them that I made, lot of little tables outside too, by the creek. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph set down the candle and opened the Shakespeare book with great care. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A second later there appeared from round a distant corner, the dark shapes of two men walking backwards and carrying tall candles. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

A bat winged in from the darkness and circled the tallow candle. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, anyway, here she was, giving her mother a chance, which, as far as Flora could tell, meant watching Phyllis Buckman use the candle on the dining-room table to light cigarette after cigarette. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Then she touched it to the wick of another candle. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

In her hands she held a flickering light, which wasn’t a lantern or a candle but seemed to be a ball of raw flame, attended by nothing more than her bare skin. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My room smells like dirty laundry and old candles, not spices or burnt sugar. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The farthest candles appeared to be ’bout thirty, thirty-five paces away, and it was dark up that high. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

They stare at each other in silence for a while, the candles flickering around them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When you choose one way out of many, all the ways you don’t take are snuffed out like candles, as if they’d never existed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Right after the incident we had a candlelight vigil out in front of 3833 and hundreds of people marched all up and down The Wells with candles. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The table was all set, and the candles were shining on the silver. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I finished my work for Mr. Turner with all the speed I could, aiding in the extinguishing of candles and the stowing of chairs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The inside of the house is as gloomy as a dungeon, the smattering of candles providing little illumination against the dark stone walls. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I snuffed out my tallow candle, jumped into my coat and moccasins, and plunged out into the snow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rode a little motorbike and blew out candles on a birthday cake. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

‘I think we can reach Spain this time if we’re lucky. Just let me -’ The mob of ghosts vanished, like a mass of birthday candles blown out in a single breath. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She stacked the books, changed the candles, put the quills and inks and sealing wax in order. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sure that he had taken me for a fool, I gestured to the candle and asked him, “With your permission, Master?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“If you want God to do something, you make a wish and light a candle. But you have to donate some money first. For charity.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The candelabra, with a few candles in the center of the table, gave all the light she needed. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The arcana stir inside me like flickering candles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Did you extinguish all the candles before you left? Did you put out the fire in the fireplace?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She buys mismatched teaspoons, percale pillowcases, colored candles, soaps on ropes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Would she have gotten over whatever weirdness sat between us now and have even just fallen asleep on my shoulder by the candle fire? The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I broke my mind into two pieces, one binding Hemme and the doll together, the other connecting the candle and the brazier. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Two years before, far away from there, she had fallen asleep without putting out the candle and had awakened surrounded by flames. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“We ate the crackers we’d left there. But after a while the candles burned down and went out. It was so dark. And cold. We told each other stories, we sang songs...” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

And I hoped that it was okay to pray for a bunch of things with one candle. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

A thin pile of handwritten sheets of paper lay on the table in the light of the flickering candle. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I will fetch you a candle, sir; and, in Heaven’s name, get up. Somebody has plotted something: you cannot too soon find out who and what it is.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

So they went upstairs, Grandma leading the way, holding the candle in one hand. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mazen sits at a table in the room beyond, his scarred face lit by a lone candle. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He saw the glitter of candles throughout the great mansions, guests coming and going, heard the music of a spinet. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon he emerged, holding a flickering tallow candle in one hand, and a worn-out Stetson hat in the other. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The troll rounded on her, its muddy dreadlocks swinging like candles. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

"The candles are just for the big cities." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The candles sat in red, blue, green, yellow, and purple glasses and looked like fragments of rainbow dancing over the ground. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now turn the candle sideways so the wick is directly above the water, beta. Then let the drops of wax fall into the water until you feel like stopping.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Alaska was holding a burning green candle in her hand upside down, dripping the wax onto a larger, homemade volcano that looked a bit like a Technicolor middle-school-science-project volcano. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The last thing he did was to pinch out the candle. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He lowered his head into the wind and made for the Great Hall, hastening after the long line of candles and torches. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Farmers were desperate for everything—shovels, plowshares, candle molds, churns, and all the rest of it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stole over to where I stood transfixed, handed me the flickering candle and told me to keep it down and away from the window. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me light your candle,” she’d say, and strike an imaginary match. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Christmas lights glowed in spirals of color around the porch, and all the candles were lit, even though the sun was still working its way down. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Great Hall was deserted now; the candles had burned low, giving the jagged smiles of the pumpkins an eerie, flickering quality. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Some of the white wax that dung to the sides of the bronze cups came from candles that had been lit in Russia. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She pulled a clear plastic crate filled with dozens of candles out from underneath her bed. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She remembered birthdays and always had a present and a cake with candles. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I crowded the candles in close together to give me enough light, took a deep breath to steady my hand, and dipped the quill. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d light six or seven candles so that there was plenty of light to see each other. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered down the tunnel and saw a figure with a candle fixed to the stiff bill of his cap. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Together they lifted the door in the floor—it was a tight fit—and the musty air flickered the candles. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

This is going to be some kind of schoolboy masquerade, I thought, some masquerade with masks and candles. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the candle, more than a little surprised. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And the match was held to a candle and the candle sputtered to life and Despereaux saw that there was a rope tied around the man’s ankle. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The sun has gone down, and the room is dim from the candles on the table. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi touched the candle to the pipe again and nodded. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The candle had burst at the same moment she’d exhaled, but...surely that was a coincidence, it had to be. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

During electrical storms Big Ma and Ma Charles allowed only the dark, a candle, and prayer, although my sisters and I played Old Maid and Go Fish. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The altar was adorned with thick, fragrant clusters of flowers illuminated by the slender white stemmed candles that burned from six candelabra. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A grand piano stood tightly shut, with a candelabra above, no candle ever touched by flame. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He always came with lots of talk about new things that made my candle of hope burn brighter. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

On her bedside tables were beeswax candles, melted down into brass holders. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then from a secret place Juana brought a little piece of consecrated candle and lighted it at the flame and set it upright on a fireplace stone. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candle didn’t cast its light very far, but it was enough to see at least the pavement in front of him. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The candle flames, rising up stilly on the night air, were reflected from the golden lioncels which studded the deep blue canopy of the bed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat down and blew out the candles. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes at night when he couldn’t sleep, he lit a flickering candle and counted his tattoos. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It smells of old wood and candle wax. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

We eat it at the actual dining table on our parents’ wedding china, and my mom brings out the manger scene centerpiece that rotates like a fan when you light a candle beneath it. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and wished I could go to California and then I huffed and puffed, trying to blow out every single candle. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Madrina takes a cigar and lights it from one of the candles. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The candle in the cresset still burned dimly, but the lack of windows in the stone walls made it impossible to tell whether it was dawn or the middle of the night. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

There could be some point in praying to her, kneeling down, fighting a candle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We marched up the aisle to the altar, which was decked with poinsettias and candles and curtained off with red and green draperies. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Nothing permanent or disabling; he just dipped Westley’s hands in oil and brought a candle close enough to set things bubbling. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Only a candle burned in the room, and by its light I saw Ultima lying on the bed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Mom stuck a few candles in some ice cream and we all sang “Happy Birthday.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I told Kaori not to light a candle in the middle of the woods, I didn’t expect that we would actually start a fire, but that’s exactly what happens. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The Preacher said, “If the young boy could light the ten candles on the board again, we can get this started.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The sun has gone away like someone blew out a candle. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Mama waved her open hands over the candles three times, as if sweeping the candlelight toward herself. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Doon dripped a bit of wax on the floor and stood his candle up in it, so he’d have both hands free. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Leo’s index finger blazed like a birthday candle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The girl with the matches found a candle, and they all settled down for the duration. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He took out two green candles and poked them into the top of his cupcake, adjusting them so they stood side by side, straight and tall. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She lit countless candles and the crystal shimmered so beautifully that Hornet could hardly take her eyes off it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know we want some sparklers, some Roman candles. Maybe a fountain or two?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The children plead to be allowed to light the remaining cities, but no, Tía Carmen tells them, they may blow out the candles and, of course, eat the cake. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” said Gen. “Where are we going with the matches and candle, exactly?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When she was done she stood the three dolls around the light of the flickering candle, and I saw three women. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cupped one hand around the flame of my candle to be sure it didn’t blow out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon slumped against the wall, hands around his knees, and stared at the candle on the table beside his narrow bed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She was as genuine as a statue of a saint you want to light candles to, steal flowers for, or pray in front of. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Inside, in the light of a candle, I could make out a figure crouched over one of the property trunks, lifting some object from it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A green fireball shoots out of his Roman candle with a muted thunk. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At nightfall, however, a candle suddenly glowed in the window. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Standing at the edge of the candle’s flickering light, he opened his hand and the circle of iron fell to the wooden floor, ringing dully. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Inside, the dining room has been cleared but the dripping candles still burn in the candelabras. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bright candy skulls, family picnics on the graves, a plate set for each individual guest, a candle for the soul. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He came home, ate dinner, and disappeared into his room with a lit candle and books and magazines. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was dark in the bathroom because the candles had been extinguished in the great rush of water that had left both walls and floor soaking wet. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And then suddenly the candle is out and I’m cold. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candles burning in the temple had scents as well; even the unscented ones gave off faint wisps of smoke from their wicks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Friday nights under a full moon that filled the black satin sky with a light as soft and delicate as the flickering of a candle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything is lit with glowing chandeliers and copious candles, so that the light is not bright but deep and warm and bubbling. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wished I had kept my candle burning: the night was drearily dark; my spirits were depressed. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

My own hope flares, a candle in the dark. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In the violence of motion from the tanker’s bow wave the candle and matches that had been on the table had been thrown off. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My throwing arm was nearly worn out, but I picked up a tray of candle molds and flung that, too. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother lit one of the candles on the table and placed a saucer under it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

After she has gone back to sleep, after Etienne has blown out his candle, he kneels for a long time beside his bed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He rummaged among the jumble of stuff they’d taken from the pharmacy so long ago, and found a piece of candle about as long as his thumb. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

MaWee grabbed a lighting pole and went ’round the tent lighting the candles up high. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I light tiny tea candles beneath a chafing dish to start melting a skin-color pastille. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Today the altar was lovely with banked scarlet poinsettias and fir boughs with the golden points of lighted slender white candles gleaming among the leaves. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Biting my lip, I pivoted the candle gingerly on its side and watched as one drop of wax after another plopped onto the surface. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Every few minutes Shukumar lit a few more birthday candles and drove them into the soil of the pot. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I blew out the candle and snuggled on my pillow, asleep before the wick had cooled. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody in town could hold a candle to the Spoon Man when it came to unfolding a tale. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But it was dark inside, and Doon had to go back to where he’d left his pack to get a candle. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He lit it, let a little molten wax gather around the wick, and tilted it out onto the thwart and set the candle upright in it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Ren takes a candle from behind her ear and puts it in the middle of the pizza. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She learned household accounting—how to add and subtract bills for soap, candles, and flour. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The boards blazed with candles, white and yellow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I lit the turtle candle for him, he explored, tried the bed, came out and shook his head until I thought it would roll off. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, within the flame of the tea candle again, you are on your bed crying into a piece of brown paper. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Fire devours books,” he always said, but she was twelve years old, she surely could be trusted to keep an eye on a couple of candle flames. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The sun glowed behind them, melting them from inside like candle wax. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The light from the candle burned my eyes. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tiny light of the candle only served to make the Wood beyond seem blacker, a spill of ink on black paper. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But they were not candles, they were torches. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

A circle of lit candles is arranged on the floor over one of the Candor scales set into the tile. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She began lighting them at the fire, grumbling about the backward place and the naked, northern savages to have no candles, while Guenever hummed absently. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reek stood behind the mute, his face lit horn below by die candle he carried. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

One night, she lit a candle, and beheld my face as I slept. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Julie closed her eyes tightly, then opened them and blew out the candles. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Taisin fitted one of their few remaining candles into a lantern and lit it, setting it on the ground where the head of the grave would be. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

After the service, I follow Bo to the candles where a few other people have gathered. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It smelled dusty and alive, a strange combination of sweat and wood and candles and electricity, as if the air still contained the essence of everyone who’d ever walked through the building. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The hot, close smell of burning candles made his head swim. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the flames of the candles seem unnaturally still. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The man looks at her hungrily, then he takes the candle from her and pushes it into the candleholder. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The candle burned with a dark red flame, she knew; for those with eyes, the corpse would have seemed awash in a ruddy glow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My father never went along, having become an apostate at the age of eight over the exorbitant price of votive candles. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The laws of at least one town required automobile drivers to stop, get out, and fire off Roman candles every time horse-drawn vehicles came into view. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph joined the chase and tried to intercept the straggly dog as he leapt up onto the sideboard, scattering piles of old candles and oyster shells. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It is not like the trees that are inscribed in so many of his books, this one is covered in dripping white candles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Plastic candles with orange bulbs flicker along the dark windows. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The woman hands the man a small red candle. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She has spent part of the night in her kitchen, praying before a tall candle adorned with the image of San Judas Tadeo. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The black table, the chairs, the silverware, the goblets, the oyster shells and napkins as well as the birdcage and candles and almost everything else had been moved out. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They sat together until the candle had burned out and another one had to be lit. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Fat wax pillar candles burn at the center, beside a carved stone vase full of wood sorrel. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In the alcove two men sat over a carved stone cyvasse table, squinting at their pieces by the light of a red candle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a crushed box of matches and some small candles. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

The temperature inside the church had risen, and the penetrating odor of the candles, the incense, and the tightly packed crowd all contributed to Nivea’s fatigue. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The burning incense was sweet and suffocating; the glowing candle was hypnotizing. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slave catcher handed her a candle and told her to go down first. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There were two candles shining brightly in front of him. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

About ten feet away there’s a shrine for Khalil in the middle of the street; lit candles, teddy bears, framed pictures, and balloons. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A little cloud of moths came to flutter around the flame of his candle, but otherwise nothing moved in Plummer Square. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A smiling gray-haired woman whose eyes blazed like candles. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

After the trick-or-treating, we went back to our apartment, and we sat on the floor with candles all around and split up our candy. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The background music came from a tape deck near the circle of candles, but the high voice was Mary Anne’s. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thanked Basil and hung a shallow metal pan above the coals and dropped two of the candles in to melt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

By five-thirty the entire house sparkled, with scented candles that Twinkle had picked up in Hartford illuminating the items on the mantel, and slender stalks of burning incense planted into the soil of potted plants. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Make a wish,” said his mother, “and blow out the candles.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When she lets out the smoke, it swirls and dances over all the candles as if performing for Ochún too. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I kept certain books hidden in my locked trunk, reading them late at night by the flame of a candle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He found a couple of candles on the sink, and two boxes on top of the toilet. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Later on, Úrsula had put candles on it and had prostrated herself before it, not suspecting that instead of a saint she was adoring almost four hundred pounds of gold. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“There’s wax and a candle on the desk there. I’ll send the letter as soon as I can get to town.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

We stop in front of a picture of a saint with a flickering votive candle in front of it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

As the record played, Albert picked up chairs, collected oyster shells, relit candles, and straightened the plates and silverware. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A large woman holding a candle bent over me, and a man waited in the shadows. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I casually moved the foot of the wax doll into the space about an inch above the candle’s wick, which is actually the hottest part of the flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Pausing briefly to take up a candle from one of the wall sconces, the steward proceeded to go down the steps I had noticed in the corner of the great room. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

But the monk swirled away from him, like the smoke of a candle. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Every outlet was unplugged from every socket and the house stayed dark, except for the lit candle in a few rooms, including ours. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The candle in the hospital had gone out. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo lit his candles to help him see and began with the clock that overlooked the ticket booths. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

And the door at the end of the gallery opened, and Mr. Rochester advanced with a candle: he had just descended from the upper storey. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And then he heard something — something quite apart from the spitting of the dying candles and Lockhart’s prattle about his fans. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

In the other room, Lev leaned over the table, lighting a candle he had placed at the head of the shrouded body. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Hunched on a bench in the hallway, she looked like a guttering candle, its flame buffeted by the wind. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Staring into the ring of candles—proud that the number of his years finally made a ring, all around the cake—Luke suddenly remembered another cake, another ring of six candles. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She lighted a candle from the lamp and went unsteadily down the dark hall to the kitchen. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She released my wrist, and as she closed the front door I could hear her talking to the candles: “You hear that? He will be safe. I told you he would be!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I need to light a candle for my mother so she can find her way back to me, but I realize I don’t have matches in my bag. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A shadow going in and out, like a candle’s flame flickering in the breeze. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The architecture was identical—a four-story brick building—lined with rows of windows that blinked like sleepy eyes as lamps and candles were lit against the dusk of an April evening. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She selected the most thrilling story from her pile of books while the others lit the candles that stood in empty bottles and jars among the mattresses. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two wax candles stood lighted on the table, and two on the mantelpiece; basking in the light and heat of a superb fire, lay Pilot—Adèle knelt near him. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Light entered as a trespasser, unwanted and unwelcome, and soon was gone again; cookfires, candles, and rushes burned for a little while, then guttered out again, their brief lives at an end. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It began with the strange gentleman’s sitting down at the table, drawing the candle to him, and looking over some entries in his pocket-book. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

After the candles were lit, Rachel and the two girls picked up skeins of yarn and began to knit as Matthew drew the great Bible toward him across the table. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Beth is supposed to ask one of our parents to light her candles for her. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He filled his bottle with river water, lit a candle for himself and one for Lina, and thus equipped, they left the boat behind and crept up the rocky shelf to the path. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The air was freezing and the wind blew out his candle. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

At the opposite end of the kitchen, at a good distance from the heat of the fire, the candle rods hung suspended between chairbacks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He took out his wand and gave a great sweeping wave with it; at once, all the candles except those inside the carved pumpkins were extinguished, plunging them into a state of semidarkness. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He lights a candle he found near the register, and the light flickers across his face as he carries it from shelf to shelf and trails his fingers along the spines of the books. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She listened to Elinor's breathing, and her father's, and more than anything wished for a candle—and a book to keep the fear away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She tossed her bundle through and doubled back to light her candle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The other picture must have been taken at a birthday party, because there was a cake with candles at the center of the picture. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The draught from the window caught the flame of the candle. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Jesus bids us shine With a pure, clear light, Like a little candle Burning in the night: In this world is darkness; So let us shine, You in your small comer, And I in mine. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A single candle lit Shady’s place, and the mood was equally dark. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Moths, and all sorts of ugly creatures,” replied Estella, with a glance towards him, “hover about a lighted candle. Can the candle help it?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The girl—Sam—stepped reluctantly aside, revealing a bathroom that danced with the flickering light of candles. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Sandy had bought a striped candle for his wife's birthday, a three-hour candle. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maman made our eating table into a study table, with everything neatly in place—notebooks, two pendls, the knife for sharpening, and a candle stuck in a bottle. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

An unlit candle near the door makes the room smell like lilac. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then a second later, “There, I’ve got it. This is the matches, so this one must be candles.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the sky was overcast, however, the tundra was black and she would stay inside, light her candle, and talk to Kapu and Tornait. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a still life with an open Bible, a novel, and some extinguished candles. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

His captor paused only long enough to light a tallow candle before securing Tyrion’s chains to the ring. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A single candle trembled in a slight breeze. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The mantelpiece held, in brave confusion, photographs, greeting cards, flowered mottoes, two silver candlesticks that held no candles, and a green metal serpent, poised to strike. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The brothers nodded and, with final smiles of farewell, left the dim circle of the candle’s glow and crossed the darkness toward the open barn door, the glasses chinking against the bottles as they went. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

In the high-ceilinged dining room, a waiter in coattails led them to a table with ivory candles and a white linen tablecloth. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I set a third candle in a holder on the table and used one of the sulfur matches in the drawer to set it alight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Three tallow candles burned upon her windowsill to keep the terrors of the night at bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She discovered that underneath the aspect of the Rumpled Porcupine, a tortured Marxist was at war with an impossible, incurable Romantic—who forgot the candles, who broke the wineglasses, who lost the ring. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts his framed picture on the table and plants birthday candles in the mound of maleeda. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Albert was lighting candles on the Christmas tree in the back parlour, talking to Joseph without looking at him. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Holding her candle above her head, she crept toward the door and peered into the bright eyes of a golden plover. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the candle was getting shorter and shorter and whatever it was he wished for was not going to come true but just sputter out in the blue icing. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crystals that hung from it caught the light of the candles on the table and the light from the face of the laughing princess. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

At night it was, “Blow out the candle, dead man.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was a big chocolate cake in the shape of a heart set out on the long buffet with seventy-one candles—one for good luck. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Every year, the junior and senior classes pulled off a prank at some point in the year—usually something lame, like Roman candles in the dorm circle at five in the morning on a Sunday. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

They put the boxes of candles and matches into the rear of the boat. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Soames followed the judge with the intention of lighting a pair of candles he knew to be lodged in the back of a desk drawer. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was like a room in Sleeping Beauty’s castle, with cobwebbed candles mounted in wall sconces, a mirrored vanity table topped with crystal bottles, and a giant oak bed. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Mariam pulled open the rusty lid and shone the candle inside. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“The scented candles that are supposed to smell like summer night never smell this way. They always smell like scary-guy cologne.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

We also filled up paper bags with sand and put candles in them, and right before it was time for the party to start, I went around and lit all the candles. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I do not like his eyes, Tyrion reflected, when the sellsword sat down across from him in the dimness of the boat’s interior, with a scarred plank table and a tallow candle between them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Together, we paid homage to the Virgencita, our Mother in Heaven, and our very own protector, by lighting five small candles, one for each of us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She went up to the Poconos one afternoon before Christmas and came home with two cases of scented candles. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The instructions from the man’s story are clear: I have to light a candle and speak the woman in black’s name. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He took her by the hand and led her into the room where that morning he had bathed himself for her, and he lit a red candle upon the table. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I take a tracking shot into the wedding hall, aglow with thousands of candles, red-and-orange bouquets bursting from the center of tables. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

But every Sunday, Grandma lights candles and talks to a picture of Grandpa in a sailor’s uniform. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Very carefully, avoiding the candle, she passed the child to him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I lit a candle in a Catholic church for the first time that afternoon. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

There were no lumpy columns of rock here; nothing interrupted the wide flat surface of the water, which stretched out before them in the flickering light from their candles. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

At eight in the morning on the third day of the trial— a dozen tall candles now lighting the courtroom in the manner of a chapel or sanctuary—Nels Gudmundsson called his first witness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She held the tray up higher so that the light from the candle shone directly on Roscuro and the golden spoon on his head and the blood-red cloak around his neck. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

In the light of the candle, I combed and combed and combed my hair. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Like Jane Eyre, I carry a candle to light my way. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then I lit the bit of candle Mandy had smuggled to me, placing it carefully out of the breeze. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“When you blew out the candle for his wish, he has been looking for you.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over and blew out the candle, but sleep did not come quickly enough. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’s snoring so loudly that the house is rattling and he doesn’t hear me rooting around the kitchen pantry for scented candles. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He put the ivy in the middle, the white-edged, star-shaped leaves girded by ten little candles. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was peculiar to see the church all lit up from candles on a Thursday night. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Next I walked over to a drop-leaf table and sniffed a beeswax candle that smelled precisely like the furniture wax. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been set to the other side of the candles, opposite the relic boxes. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the other beastkeepers were still staring in bewilderment at the place where the candle had been; a few were looking around it trying to find what had caused it to combust. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The boy turns his head and pivots his body just in time; the Roman candle’s projectile misses my parachute by several feet. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

On each table there is a clever centerpiece—a little caravel with tissue sails and lighted candles for masts, a perfect souvenir for Mate. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jones held the dripping candle over the protective glass cover that shielded the dancing compass needle, showing Booth the course to steer. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath the shadow of the cowl, her eyes burned like pale red candle flames. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Twelve yellow candles in bronze candelabras cast a dusky light over the girl. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Little tables all round the room with candles on them that I made, lot of litde tables outside too, by the creek. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was bearing an angel food cake with fourteen candles. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knelt alone in the hushed dimness of the sept, surrounded by shadows and flickering candles, but even so Lancel kept his voice low. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Ba sighed and took out another candle for the lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

They ate slowly out of bone china bowls, sitting at opposite sides of the table with a single candle burning between them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

At first, I pretend I’m a girl living in a drafty castle that I hate because my parents don’t got enough candles to light the place. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She’d blown out her birthday candles with a wish for green eyes instead of brown. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

I switch off the light and admire the way the candle illuminates the steam. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The Hessian stuck the stick into the ground so that it stood like a candle. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

They ask us to smooth and shape and carve each slope of their bodies like warm, freshly dipped candles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Kathy had grown up in Baton Rouge and was used to the hurricane routine: the litany of preparations, the waiting and watching, the power outages, the candles and flashlights and buckets catching rain. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It was not the light of a candle, but rather the smooth, white light of the outdoors—of the moon. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Kit would not have risen from her place at all, but Rachel, with a meaningful nudge, handed her a candle, and she had perforce to see her suitor to the door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And at the back was the new altar to Thoth, with its candles and incense still burning in front of an old stuffed owl that Toby had cut his teeth on. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came back with a box of candles and a pile of saucers. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I saw them smile, laugh—it was nothing; the light of the candles had as much soul in it as their smile; the tinkle of the bell as much significance as their laugh. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He sticks a candle deep into each cupcake so that the wicks stick out where the flames would exit each space shuttle. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Take the candle and check the stairwell. Maybe Bri got home last night after the electricity went off and spent the night in the stairwell.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Betsy did too, though she kept her candle burning, studying into the night as she often did. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The brightness was gone from her face, blown out like a candle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Bring the candle over here. Keep it down! Away from the window!” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silverware sparkles under the glow of the candles and the servers begin bringing out the first course. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Black gossip post-balloons storm overhead, with their candles shining down on me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Grandma got right back up, grabbed a candle, lit it, and put it in the middle of the table, no big deal. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

As she applied the compress to her swollen, split lip, she scolded me for not scraping candle wax that had dripped on the floor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to run, but she did not dare leave the light of the candle, and she would not leave Con. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He found candles in a kitchen drawer and lit two of them and then melted wax onto the counter and stood them in the wax. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I jumped so hard I knocked the candle over, and it went out. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

His hands are slow and gentle as candle flame, and the warmth in my chest spreads up through my collarbone and down to my fingertips. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Coffee and muffins and flowers and scented candles from the gift shop. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The hair on her arms rose as she watched the flame of her candle bend forward, pointing to a darkness that seemed blacker than all the rest. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And then she’d probably want to burn a couple dozen candles and make me dance around them, and we all know that would end up with the cute firefighters storming our house again. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Keep to that,” Jones instructs Booth, lighting a small candle to illuminate Booth’s compass and pointing to the southwesterly heading. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mother lit the candles for the brown madonna and we knelt. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If these dreams of theirs would take off, El Barrio would burn like a roman candle, bright and proud for decades. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Each night before she blew out the last candle, she would labor over the page, picking out letters and sometimes even words that were familiar to her. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She signaled to him through the window with a candle. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was hard to see anything, since so little natural light came in and he hadn’t thought to bring a flashlight or candles with him. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then every Friday evening at sundown you had to light your candles and pray and the Sabbath began. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I placed his arm-chair by the chimney-corner: I wheeled the table near it: I let down the curtain, and had the candles brought in ready for lighting. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once I see a candle at our window. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

She blew out her candle and stepped out into the strange room, making no more noise than a mouse. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile the second piece of your mind was kept busy trying to maintain the belief that your opponent’s piece of wicking was not the same as the wick of your candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was dark inside the tree with the flap closed, and I realized that I needed a candle. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are bound to bits of clockwork, pieces of mirror, stumps of dripping candles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I had never seen the dead before, not for real, not in somebody’s living room for people to kiss and bless themselves and light a candle for. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three-quarters of his stock of candles had gone out the door and four-fifths of his supply of kerosene. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She lighted one of the candles in a red glass and then she knelt to pray. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he jerked his head away from the candle, and looked at the soot around the base of the coffeepot. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The room smelled like wax, candles, oil lamps, tobacco, burning stove wood, whiskey, dirty clothes, and leather boots. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For this reason it can be used as a standard candle to measure the expansion rate of the universe. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

And when he blew out the candles on the cake, hadn’t he made a wish? The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She got up and carried the candle to a table behind the sofa so Alex’s back was to it. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I put the doll’s foot into the candle flame, which guttered and smoked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Another match was struck; the candle was lit again, and Gregory held it up so that its flame illuminated a massive, towering, teetering pile of spoons and kettles and soup bowls. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Alex told himself it wasn’t because she was no longer strong, but because there were so many candles on her cake. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“The generators stop running at ten since petrol’s so bloody expensive to ship out, so either you get to bed early or you learn to love candles and kerosene.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

My mother took the candle from my hand and told me to dress. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Death came in that door and blew the life out of him as swift as the wind snuffed out his candles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So at seven o’clock, Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked straight past the doorway to the packed Great Hall, which was glittering invitingly with gold plates and candles, and directed their steps instead toward the dungeons. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Before them, a table was laid out, candles and the mandatory cigar and bottle of rum. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lefty hands a coin to the old lady selling candles, lights one, stands it upright in sand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The color in Our Lady of the Fighter Pilots’ shawl was pale blue that changed hues in the flickering of the beeswax candles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It lay on the table a candle burning at each corner upon the envelope tied in a soiled pink garter two artificial flowers. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lights a match and touches it to the candle by Mam’s bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He wishes it, harder than he has ever wished for anything over birthday candles or on shooting stars. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She tried to blow out the candle, but the flame didn’t budge. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The icing sags and bunches out on one side like a slow-moving glacier, bringing tipping candles along with it. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When the bell rang, she blew out the candle and lay in the darkness, feeling the presence of the small body nearby. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The skulls were warped, like candles left too near the fire, so that none held the same shape. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Only the other day he had singed old Brother Methuselah’s whiskers while lighting candles. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The original exemplar of American social mobility was almost certainly Benjamin Franklin, one of seventeen children of a candle maker. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The British had no way of knowing it, but the candles and the soap were made from the fat of rendered Jews and Gypsies and fairies and communists, and other enemies of the State. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candle in front of the Virgin had burned out, leaving a waxy smell that the curtains held in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to the pictures stand tall glasses of candles painted with intricate images of golden crosses and the Virgin Mary. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I move the candles around on the table in hopes that the addition of the canned heat under the pot will maybe give me enough light to get a decent shot. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so. My custodian called me. The parking lot is full of kids with candles. They told him it’s a memorial service for Cap Anderson!” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I immediately devoted my whole mind to the defense of my own candle and began to think furiously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The room was dark except for the flickering light of a candle on the corner table. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Clean the goo from a price tag, take the squeak out a door hinge. Lights get cut off, stick a wick in it and burn it like a candle.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I rang the bell, for I wanted a candle; and I wanted, too, to get an account of this visitant. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The candle in the red glass beside the Mary statue still burned, looking like a tiny red heart in a cave of darkness, pulsing out light to the world. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had been helping Judith and Rachel to make the winter supply of candles. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The candles remind me of the day every year when my mother goes a little quieter than usual. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Next door to Claire’s is a candle store, where Elizabeth gets a small candle marked “Tranquility” for her mom. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“By adding a second sympathetic link between the candle and a more substantial fire....” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s amazing, Poe. Thank you so much,” Will says, smiling back at him and then eyeing the candles warily. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Even the candles conspire, getting shorter as time grows shorter. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He lighted the shank of candle in the japanned candlestick and regarded the bed—as spineless as a hammock and covered with a dirty patchwork quilt, the cotton batting spilling from the edges. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jones crouched down, took a candle from his coat pocket, and told Booth to take out his compass. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And seen closer in the light of two candles that he lit and carried before them the landlord’s face looked rather wrinkled and careworn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She searched for the light of the candle by the grave but saw only darkness. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then it’s time for me to blow out the candles on my birthday cake. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

The candle they had lit for Pol’s soul did nothing to push back the dark. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Beneath the hawthorn tree, the glass cover was tipped over on its side, the candle was snuffed out, and her father was gone. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

MaWee struck a match and set all the candles on the board burning. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The light from the candles reflects on the diamond. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

At my tenth Luke hogged my candles and messed up my cake. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He felt his smile slide away, melt, fold over, and down on itself like a tallow skin, like the stuff of a fantastic candle burning too long and now collapsing and now blown out. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the light of the flickering candle he studied his face curiously. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

People up there bought so many of her candles and jars of honey she couldn’t keep up with it, and there were tins of Black Madonna All-Purpose Beeswax for her special customers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why had Penelope not thought to bring a candle? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

If so, its people had taken that knowledge with them when they fled, along with all they owned, down to the candles in the sept. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She lights one candle and holds it in her hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was sitting at a table, looking very sleepy as the red candle burned in its special gold holder. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

On a bedside table he kept a beeswax candle and a small carving of the Warrior. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If it comes to it, we can pick locks and scavenge for candles. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When the candle burned away, Mr. Milgrom struck a match and said that maybe it would last for eight days, like the oil in the story. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Drop down on their knees in the chapel, sweaty straw hats in their hands, to smell the candle wax and watch the flickering red and blue votive lights? Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he pushed die door open, three of the four candles fluttered out He led the bride into the mist, where the wedding guests were waiting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This night was more typical than less; the winds whistled constantly and the candles constantly needed relighting, and some of the more daringly dressed ladies shivered. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mami had baked a nice flan and stuck a candle in the center. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Sit still, precious,” Xan said over and over and over as she tried to get the girl to direct her magic at a single candle. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In the room was a small table with a candle and an old man sitting with a suitcase at his feet. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Statues of Mary, Jesus's mother, are tucked into corners with candles flickering at her feet. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sheryl and I push sixty-eight candles into creamy icing, packing them in tight. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Somehow Mr. Robinson’s struggle to be a member of the baseball team lit my freedom candle. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She set the candle on the blue dresser and started feeling around for a flashlight in the top drawer. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They lighted their way with candles and ignored the rodents, the cold, and that fog from the other world. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I went to St. Ignatius, and it was cold and damp like it usually was, outside and inside, except inside there were more candles lit than you’d think could fit inside a single church. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He lighted a candle and came to them where they crouched in a corner and he said, “Apolonia, see to the door, and do not let anyone enter.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to peer through the holes in the copper plates but couldn’t see anything by the light of my single candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She knew where the bloodroot would light its white Easter candles. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He throws the burning candle into the cauldron. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There’s a candle glowing brightly next to the picture and a stick of sandalwood incense in the burner waiting to be lit. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Then how about you, sweetheart,” he said, and Emma held a particular finger up and made a flame dance atop it like a birthday candle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

When something big is wrong—like when the twins were born so small and couldn’t breathe on their own—she lights our Caridad del Cobre candle and says her prayers in her own words. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Yet it would have comforted them all to see Papá in his coffin here in the house, with two candles at his head and two more at his feet. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Chi-Boy walked the perimeter of the room before setting the candle down on a small round table in front of another empty fireplace, on a much smaller scale than those in the great room. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“I hate you,” Celia says, still staring at the candle flame. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen put a beeswax candle on the table, and I believe that was the first candlelit meal of my entire life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter lit a candle, because the light was fading rapidly, and led Ama to the back of the cave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She saw his heart burning through his chest, and in an instant he was gone, consumed like a moth by a candle, turned to ash. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The fat tallow candles on the tables gave off more smoke than light, and the wine that Davos ordered looked more brown than red in the gloom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was aching for a flame, like an unlit candle at dusk. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Black crepe hung in swags around the walls, and hundreds of holy candles glittered in a rack at one end of the room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Celia said if they put that many candles on the cake, it would melt the paint off the walls.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At supper that night she put six candles on the top and placed it in front of Luke and said, “Make a wish.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

We two slip one coin each into a little box and light candles of our own. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Toward the front, there's a shelf at eye level containing a half-burned candle, a comb, and a film magazine whose title I recognize. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I've never asked him—can I light the candles after sunset? What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Back in Chantal’s room, I light a tea candle and begin my prayers for my mother. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Chris would often take me to a little kiosk down the street, where a man sold things like matches, candles, and candy. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Capricorn strolled over to the candle that Dustfinger had pinched out, passed his forefinger over the wick, and looked at the soot on his fingertip. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The candles within Renly's pavilion made the shim-mering silken walls seem to glow, transforming the great tent into a magical castle alive with emerald light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And the next day, Easter Sunday, Amaka did not join the rest of the young people who wore all white and carried lit candles, with folded newspapers to trap the melting wax. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Fire across the ridge, down the mountainside, spreading inland, tree by tree, burning like massive candles, pop-pop-popping and falling, striking more trees, burning ground cover, eating the landscape alive. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Birthdays are for blowing out candles and being one year older and looking at baby pictures to see how much you’ve grown. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“We shall this day light such a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out,” said Beatty. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

The single candle glimmered, and Ash could see the shape of her father as he knelt beside the grave. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We prayed rosary after rosary, until the monotonous sound of prayers blended into the blur of flickering altar candles. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everybody gets birthdays. You mean you never had cake or candles or stuff?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Their candles made only a feeble glow, but they could tell that the path was quite wide. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I thought, remembering Ambrose’s smile as he pressed the candle into my hands and hurried me through the door. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She stood watching him as he finished lighting the candle stubs that stood on saucers around the room, perched precariously on stacks of books and on side tables crammed with cracked and moldy cups. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Or I’d wait alone, hungry, and increasingly bitter as my own eyes got heavy and candle wax pooled on the table. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For a moment the candle flame flared high, illuminating the glen, and the girl, and the chain, unbreakable, that ran from her wrist to his. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The backdrop is a row of Christmas trees flanked by a cardboard menorah and a Kwanzaa candle set. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

We waited on a long line to light two candles, and though we both were crying—everyone was crying—we kept holding each other’s hands, and we said the same prayer. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

There's the tiny cake I bought too, with one skinny candle sticking out of it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The electricity was off again, but even in the basement apartment there was enough late-afternoon sunlight so that no candles or flashlights were needed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The watch and the yarn he puts in his pockets with the candle he pulled from the Wishing Tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In this time slip, I’m there with David in the low light of flickering candles and fireflies. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When he made requests, they were small ones: a basin of water and a bit of soap, a book to read, more candles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I reached out and tipped my candle on its side, forcing him to make a grab for his before it did the same and rolled away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

All the wealthy West Side women kept secret candles to burn for good luck, even though it was against the law. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A few flickering candles cast pools of dim light here and there. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On the table a few things that had been left: a cup, a tin plate, a candle in a stand. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She stands alone in Madame Manec’s room and smells peppermint, candle wax, six decades of loyalty. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, they were all gathered around the counter, where the candles were lined up. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Most people believed in the miracle and they even lighted candles and celebrated novenas. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He doesn't light a single candle or release one of the lanterns strung up in a line beside the entrance. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Ana was peering out at her curiously, holding a lit candle stub beneath her face. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bathilda was tottering around the place lighting candles, but it was still very dark, not to mention extremely dirty. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We watch, utterly helpless, as the flesh melts off his body like candle wax. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There was a packet of them on the kitchen countertop that Margaret had put there so that she could light the candles on the table. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A large, lopsided blue cake is on the kitchen table, candles already burned halfway down during the long, blindfolded walk. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

The sound makes him jerk backward, and he knocks his head on the top of the wardrobe, and the candle falls, and von Rumpel lands on his back. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath and blew it out hard, like he was facing a birthday cake with too many candles. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Better to light a candle than curse the darkness.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Celaena held the candle aloft, her cape trailing behind her, leaving a clean wake on the dust-covered stairs. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I took the candle from her and walked the perimeter of the room, holding it under the small table and dropping to my knees to check under the bed. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He laughs as he dodges away from me, and then he pulls out an offering—the Bookmarks napkins, the half-burned candle, a matchbook, and a lopsided macrame bookmark. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You have to be there in a half hour and you smell like kerosene. If they light candles you’ll go up in flames.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The tent was empty, tawny and magnificent The wind wailed and the candles guttered. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I made a second binding between the candle and a brazier to illustrate the Law of Conservation.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I stood as tall as I could behind Miig, peering over his shoulder ahead and down over the railing into the great room lit on the far side by the remaining candles. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then she took the warm melted wax from the candle and covered the clay dolls with it so they took on the color of flesh. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Music was playing, and someone had lit candles and stuffed them in divots around the rock, but they weren't strong enough to provide much light. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jon saw candles burning in several wall niches as they made their way along the tunnel, their footsteps echoing ahead of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t light the candles. I’m sorry. I didn’t want to set your apartment on fire. And Duane Reade didn’t have rose petals, so I went with stickers.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

A priest, or monk, or whatever you call a cult clergyman, was at the altar, chanting in monotone and dousing lit candles one by one. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Once we’re seated he opens the box and, surprisingly, a small package of birthday candles. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw some wood on the fire, lit a candle from the flames, and carried it to the long dining table covered with maps and countless papers. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Tjaden has rigged up the lid of a boot-polish tin with a piece of wire over the lighted stump of a candle. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cora always fell asleep following Martin’s visit, sometimes after an interval of sobbing and sometimes so quickly she was like a candle being blown out. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I picture the bars like a body or a canvas or a candle. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When I looked into the candle tonight, I felt calm and happy again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Out of a cupboard,” said I. “And I saw pistols in it,—and jam,—and pills. And there was no daylight in the room, but it was all lighted up with candles.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He had found three small, fat candles and a flashlight with dead batteries. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We spent the afternoon making decorations from colored paper and clamping tiny candles in tiny holders to the branches. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Papa even set out candles and lit incense. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She turned off the kerosene lantern and lit a candle. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Set the candle down upon the desk,” he said. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They are standard candles, objects of known brightness, and became a key tool for Hubble. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The candle had burned out and the fire was down to coals. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Two bucks for a candle? What a racket! Maybe you could convince somebody from the old country to shell out for that kind of thing, but not here in the U.S.A.!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ames complained his way out of bed, lighted a candle, flung an overcoat over his nightgown, and went to the door. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Feast Day of Santa Lucia Dear Little Book, Tonight, we will have the candle lighting and all our eyes will be blessed on account of Santa Lucia. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Put some money in the little gold box by the altar and lit a candle. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Inside, half a hundred prayer candles burned in a fragrant silence. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Cook stirred the soup and then put the spoon down and held up the candle and looked over at Despereaux. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He struck a match, watched it flare, and lit a few candles. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He put on the coffin-lid again, gathered up all his things and placed them in the bag, blew out the light, and placed the candle also in the bag. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A candle flickered between the settings, and the first floor of the house was fit a soft gold. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She held it to the candle and watched the smoke curl up, until the last of it had been consumed and the flame was licking at her fingers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He put Bran into bed, covered him with blankets, and blew out the candle. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

June carried her cello, while the Daughters trailed the wagon single file, carrying burning candles. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it was a Butterfinger Blizzard and then a stop at the shed for bottle rockets, for roman candles, for Black Cat crackers and cherry bombs. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Nel trotted along behind, enchanted with the smell, the candles and the strangeness. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I put our quarters in the basket and she lit the candle. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

We celebrated most major life events at Southside’s house, which meant that over the years we unwrapped Christmas presents to Ella Fitzgerald and blew out birthday candles to Coltrane. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

On a table, lighted candles stood in a polished golden holder and cast a soft, flickering glow. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their first candles had long ago burned down to the last inch, as had their second candles. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lily pulls open yet another large wooden door, and this time we slip into cool blackness and the sweet smell of burning candles, mustiness, and age. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Besides, it's going to take more than a few scented candles to ward off our neighbors.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

For a long time after Judith blew out the candle Kit lay rigid, fearful that a single sniff might give her away. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Frank Luzerne went to the morgue on Wednesday night and, after counting the number of bodies, he studied one by the flickering light of a candle. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

The candles were down to stubs, so Arya changed them out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He fumbled and dropped two matches before he struck one and held it to the wick of the candle. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the bedroom I said, “The candles must have helped. It was a good idea of yours to use candles.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found a candle stub and lit the tiny wick with a match. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The knife glinted in the light of the candle. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I fumbled in the clothespress for a candle and set it into a holder on the kitchen wall. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when Andrew himself had a birthday he had two candles on his cake for every year, instead of only one. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He’d lit a smudge and a candle so that his face was clear in the handful of light and obscured by the handfuls of smoke. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Alarmed, I dropped the candle, spilling the molten wax on my feet; the room was plunged into utter darkness, for the bright light disappeared barely seconds after it had flashed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two of his candles flickered, and one went out. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the big houses he saw beautiful lights and candles in the windows. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bend down, my hand hovering over the candles. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Quick, powerful puffs of wind create brush and bush sparks, trees become mammoth flaming candles. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I open a cabinet and am greeted by a dozen candles, all of them the color of buffed leather and accented with a gold stamp of Balekin’s personal crest—three laughing black birds. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We had some balloons, a grocery-store cake, ten candles, and a tub of ice cream. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The shifting light from the candles enhances the indistinct quality about his face, so she looks away before she replies, turning her attention to the contents of the mantelpiece. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He pulled out the candles and cut two large pieces of the vanilla-frosted yellow cake. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Poe carefully carries out his beautifully made pie with a sea of candles sitting on top of it and we all start to sing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

"Extinguish a few of the candles so the ink will settle," Sophia says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Merry was standing there with a candle in one hand, and banging on the door with the other. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They're all hurt because of you, because of whatever you did with the candle... Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Honey Mine, please, I think it would be lovely if you lit the candles on Friday night and just thought a silent prayer for your Lover,” he wrote soon after his departure. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

On December 23 we lit the first candle and I received my first Harry Potter book. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

However, my stub of a candle flickered out as soon as I wrote, “Dearest Char, darling Char, beloved Char.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And when the praying was finally done my mother arose and kissed the Virgin’s feet then blew out the candles. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of Zach’s job was going around to deliver fresh supplies of honey and candles to places that sold them on consignment. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They blink in confusion and terror at a mass of flaming candles on their Slammer cake, perhaps more candles than they’ve ever seen on one of their own birthday cakes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the matchmaker place the lighted red candle in a gold holder and then hand it to a nervous-looking servant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held on to my breathing and threw at the twelve candles runged ’round the tent. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Alarm lit up her face like a candle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Greta, a stout woman with sallow skin and black hair that seemed to drip down her head like candle wax, tutted her tongue disapprovingly. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

A family sitting around a pair of Shabbos candles, surrounded by a barrier that observers could peek and prod through. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Inside, I find myself in a series of underground hallways, cobbled in the same sponge rock and crystals and lit up by hundreds of candles. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They walked through the Smoke, past cook fires being extinguished with shovelfuls of dirt; windows coming alight with candles and electric bulbs; and a handful of young uglies pursuing an escaped chicken. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

At dark, they would light the candles and send their wreaths floating down the river. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We didn’t make much of a fuss with Hanukkah, merely exchanging a few small gifts and fighting the candles. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Flowers, candles, beads, pretty stones, blown-glass figurines of birds and deer, in fact, anything beautiful, seemed to suit the lovely goddess. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The table was set for four, with a lavish display of candles and damask and heavy silver. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

A line of altar boys proceeded down the aisle, each carrying a long lit candle. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I think of the candles I saw when we first entered. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Within that last door her candle showed them a small room like a dungeon-cell: floor, walls, ceiling all rough stone, unfurnished, blank. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The world had shrunk into nothing, dissolved by the golden glow of candles. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The floor was inlaid with polished wood in the shape of a star, and above them a wrought iron chandelier held a dozen burning candles. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll stay till the wind changes,” she said shortly, and she blew out her candle and got into bed. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I relit the candle, my hands shaking so I could hardly strike the match, and went to the front. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“And they took away the candles for the same reason—spice?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of people walking together, carrying candles and signs but not saying one single word? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When we were all seated, she lit the candle and June played the cello. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maire Solanya took the loaf from her, its crust gaping open, and placed it on the gravestone next to the candle. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

To get rid of them Baby Kochamma had put out the lights and lit a large candle in a tub of water. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathers herbs from various jars, then reaches for a white votive candle and a bottle of holy water. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sairy patted Vaseline on her hands and blew out their candle. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The granddaughter and her aunts had counted them and planted them diagonally across the heart, joke candles that wouldn't blow out. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

When we reach downtown, people dressed in black are parading solemnly through the streets: nuns carrying crosses; men and women holding candles, the tiny flames lighting up their faces eerily. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mother outside shouts to her children that it's time to come inside and wash up, and I realize that I have to get back to light the Sabbath candles. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The warmth that the candles had kindled in her was fading. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She picked up the book that was lying open near a candle stub and asked, “What are you reading?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The long candles on the altar were bent. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smoke from Madrina’s cigars, sage, and candles forms iridescent clouds all around the room. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Nicolas made fun of his social concerns, arguing that only a fool with the calling of an apostle would go out into the world seeking misery and ugliness with the stump of a candle. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

April told everyone to wait just inside the fence while she tiptoed forward and lit the cone of incense on the altar of Set and the two candles that stood before the goddess Isis. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dark blue drapes hid the windows and the small candle licked at the gloom. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t feel it anywhere, so she grabbed the candle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“A puff of breath would have extinguished your candle,” 03-01 chided, standing in the door — which now was wide open—behind me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Marco reaches up to a branch above his head and passes the ring through one of the burning candles until it glows, white and hot. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Lord Lefford-made mock of ghosts at table, but always kept a candle burning by his bed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I was shaking like when a breeze blows through the sacristy and the votive candles flicker. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a few chairs and a handful of candles which were giving off flickering shadows. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

‘I’ve come to bid you good night,’ said the landlord, putting the candles on the table. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Votive candles burned feebly in blue and red clusters before statues of St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lady Isobel came downstairs and took it from her, handing Ash the candle to hold while she broke the seal. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held the tray up higher, and the candle shed its weak light on the towering pile of spoons and bowls and kettles. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

After a time the candle guttered and went out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The candle, wasted at last, went out; as it expired, I perceived streaks of grey light edging the window curtains: dawn was then approaching. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dusk had faded to darkness by then, but when his servants came to light his candles and start a fire in the hearth, Tyrion had roared at them and sent them running. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Cupping her fin-gers around the flickering candle, she went out the win-dow as they were coming in the door, without ever getting a glimpse of who it was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He took his place at the table beside the fireplace and, swayed happily by his teacher’s mood, savored the flavor of the food, the beauty of candle and firelight, the joy of close companionship. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She passed the stick around and we all took turns lighting our own candles. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She remembered the sense of release as the candle burst, the clamminess, Mama’s words. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They were brighter than gaslight, steadier than candles or lamps, and lasted nearly forever. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Once night came, we kids all lay in our rope-and-cardboard beds, reading by flashlight or a candle we’d set on our wooden boxes, each of us creating our own little pool of dim light. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A movement in the hall catches Celia’s eye, and while anyone else might have credited a number of candles or mirrors for the reflection, she knows the cause immediately. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She did not expect to see a ring of candles with her mother’s braid and red dancing shoes at the center. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Over the course of two hours, we added a full foot to the summit of her polychrome candle volcano. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“There must be something,” Hermione muttered, moving a candle closer to her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Garden-lanterns linger above the giant geometric hedges, and blimps carry small candles, gliding along the intricate maze. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He looked now for something to put the birthday candles in and settled on the soil of a potted ivy that normally sat on the windowsill over the sink. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

In my dream, people apologized for things that were about to happen, and lit candles by inhaling. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I lit four black-cherry candles that are mixing surprisingly well with the feast my parents are cooking up. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He watches the candle roll, its flame pointing up. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mother jumped out of bed and, to Pim’s great annoyance, lit the candle. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Sticky’s eyes flickered like a candle on the verge of guttering. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A candle inside a tall red glass threw glints and glimmers across her body. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening he hurried through his supper, went up to his room, and lighted a candle. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

With only the streetlight from outside pouring through the window, I search for my lighter and tea candle. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then all becomes quiet in the big room—only the candles flickering from the necks of a couple of bottles and the artilleryman spitting every now and then. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shrieking siren, the crowd gazing up at her, the lights of New Pretty Town all spread out below like a million candles. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But I don’t have a penny for the candle. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He knelt down even with the candles, so close he could feel their heat on his face. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

To test the distance of the spiral nebulae, a class of intrinsically much brighter variable stars was needed to furnish a new standard candle. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Further searching revealed various odds and ends, a candle, a ball of string, some marbles. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They all come with these little cans, like jelly candles. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

At Mass, Benediction, novenas, we huddled in great damp clumps, dozing through priest drone, while steam rose again from our clothes to mingle with the sweetness of incense, flowers and candles. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

In the temple it was suddenly so dark that the reflected candles lit Thoth’s glassy stare with points of fire. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Strider built up the fire and blew out all the candles. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Thousands of candles blazed before the gorgeous altars. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within his cage, he fluttered like a burning leaf, a moth caught in a candle flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Are the extinguished candles a symbol of death, or of Pa’s inability to be bold in life? Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“With one candle and a crust of bread,” Arthur told Theodora. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Otis had barely finished speaking when Percy’s missile-launching contraption spit out one last sphere of Roman candle fire. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It turned out pretty well—four layers of hotcakes with maple syrup between and a stub of a miner’s candle on top. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Betsy snorted, reached over, and blew out the candle as the final curfew bell began to clang. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s warm in the church and sweet with flowers and incense and candles. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Two columns of about a hundred rosewood pews stretched beneath a vaulted glass ceiling that let in so much light that no candles were needed during the day. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He smiled, and at that moment, just being in the kitchen with him was the best birthday present I ever got Then my mom called from the living room, “Percy? The candles are melting!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She wrote Charlie that night after curfew in the flickering light of a forbidden stub of candle. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I put out the candle and fell asleep when the fire turned to coals. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he closed the log abruptly and blew out the candle. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the crepe paper was melted and the candles were out, and then I saw Otis. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

A single candle gave the flickering light by which we made our plans. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The light was a candle which the boy bore in a ringstick of beaten copper. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Aisling and her father stood across from each other on either side of the grave, and at the head of it, resting on the simple headstone, was the burning candle. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was made of rough, brown paper twisted into a tube, one end further twisted tight like a candle wick. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lifting a finger, he touched the green feather she’d tucked into her hair, and she watched the smile light up his face like a candle batting against the night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

You could put pure white candles in them and play by the candlelight which threw dreamy shadows over the creamy ivoried keys. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between the puny pops of Roman candles and the hisses of launching rockets, we could hear the vachettes bitterly lowing from within their nearby trailer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Oil lamps and gas lamps and candles glowed in the windows of the houses of the village. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Great Hall, with its four long House tables and its staff table set at the top of the room, was decorated as usual with floating candles that made the plates below glitter and glow. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A cloaked figure is hunched over a worktable filled with bubbling cauldrons, vials of neon-colored liquid, and candles dripping wax. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I need to go out for the evening. And the house can never be left unattended while any fires are burning, and I mean candles as well as the fireplace here in your room.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Finally Rachel wiped the damp gray strands back from her forehead and surveyed the rows of sleek green candles. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

It surprised me no end how much I missed our ordinary, routine life—the simple act of pouring wax into a candle mold or repairing a broken hive box. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He entered almost on tiptoe, suggesting to me that someone else was in the set of chambers, and, within, lit a tallow candle which shed but a very feeble light. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Celia turns her attention to the candles on the desk, concentrating on a single dancing flame. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He stuffed some more matches and candles into his pockets and set to work. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I think, Mrs. McCourt, you might have a future priest on your hands and I will light a candle in hopes it comes true. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He runs his fingers over the candles on the table and the flames shift from warm gold to cool white, tinged with a silvery blue in the center. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They seemed awed, either by the chandeliers that hung from the dark ceiling, or by the countless candles that burned everywhere in their heavy holders. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sleep next to a holy candle for seven days, then on the eighth day, spit. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Setting the flashlight on the dresser next to the truck, she took the candle, gave Ernie a hug, kissed Genie on his forehead, and headed down the stairs. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I step into a dark labyrinth of fluttering candles, shadowy nooks. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

One moment she is actively engaged in the conversation, her laugh echoing her sister’s, and the next she seems distant, staring through the dripping candles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He tried a wider arc, stepping sideways from one side of the cockpit to the other, moving the candle slowly over his head and down. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the table were two religious-looking candles burning away. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

His candle had guttered out in a pool of wax, but morning light was shining through the shutters of his window. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The object was to light your opponent’s candle without letting him do the same to yours. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A thousand live bats fluttered from the walls and ceiling while a thousand more swooped over the tables in low black clouds, making the candles in the pumpkins stutter. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Tinker Bell's light disappeared, snuffed out like a candle. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They found Queen Cersei in the council chambers, seated at the head of a long table littered with papers, candles, and blocks of sealing wax. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then she remembered and came back and got a candle out of the box. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Cupping a hand in front of my candle, I made my flickering way through the shelves, savoring the moment, soaking everything in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I refilled them with fresh candles and set them all around on the grass, under the trees, mostly in the little holes of earth where the cabbage weeds had grown. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candle stood in front of a sheet of polished brass, which served as a minor. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I groped my way around and got a candle lit. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The girl sat hunched and shrunken, staring at the candle flame, tears glistening in her eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With that he jumped out of his chair, and with a bound took a candle from the chimney-shelf and lit it in the flame that Goldberry held; then he danced about the table. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He strikes a match and lights a candle, even though the sun is still up. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I go in the evening, light a candle, and kneel by his bed. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The darkness is in the lane and we have to light a candle. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A few strands float up to the real candles burning at the head of the box. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She blew out the candles and grabbed her mother’s shoes and tucked them under her arm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes wandered restlessly from candle to candle as he spoke, as if only their dancing flames interested him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She cannot light a candle on the Wishing Tree, though the wishes that hang on its branches continue to burn. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She held Needle in her left hand, her sword hand, the candle in her right fist. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Inside, the air was pretty thick too, filled with that sweet waxy smell of candles burning. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

We spent all morning burning candles—well, and occasionally lighting cigarettes off the burning candles after we stuffed a towel into the crack at the bottom of her door. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Inside were several items she had traded onions or rubles for, and among them, new candles. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look up as the candle near his elbow spat fitfully to life. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A blimp shines a sky candle over the carriages, and I catch my reflection in the glass again. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Our conference was held in the state parlour, which was feebly lighted by one candle. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then they put out all the candles and left the movie theater. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then Goldberry came and stood before them, holding a candle; and she wished them each a good night and deep sleep. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She saw what it was the men with the candles were looking at. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

A pipeline of vision went through the door crack, between two giant candles from Palermo and under an amber lampshade from Poland. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Flickering candle in hand, I crawled under the bed to the far corner where my father had been hiding but I found no key on the earthen floor. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sinita took a deep breath as if she were going to blow out all her grandmother’s birthday candles. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taryn’s mom stuck a few candles into Ivy’s giant stack of pancakes, and they all sang “Happy Birthday.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We pick the pretty ones, then select some Roman candles and two stubby fountains. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tom’s going on ahead candles for to kindle. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I used to say that,” she admits, and begins placing the candles around her room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He lit the stub of candle in the saucer where he’d put it when he came back into the cabin. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few of the other couples make a nice impression, but none of them can hold a candle to us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The back room is small and lit by a single candle. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Nelson’s face was bigger than a candle right in my face and I could hear the good way he smelled. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though Aunt Tzivyah and Papa were gone, she still lit their candles. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He set his pack down, untied the knot at the top, and groped around inside until he felt the candle. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was carrying a candle in a tin candlestick. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“And now, my dear,” said Mae, “if you don’t make a wish, I shall make one for you. My stomach is grumbling, and the candle’s down to a nub.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The three of them are sitting around the dining room table, candles jumping to the harpsichord music drifting from the speakers. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I tipped my veiled head forward and I could see her hands unfolding a red silk scarf and holding up a red candle for everyone to see. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I clean the air with incense and light the six candles—one for each of the girls, and one for Doña Laura, whose diapers I changed, and one for Don Carlos. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The orderly brought two lighted candles each in a saucer, and took out the lamp blowing it out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A tallow candle weighed down one end of it, a steel gauntlet the other. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She begins lighting candles and laying the spent matches on the tray Iluminada holds out to her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She clutched at her heart with one hand, leaned against the door, and seemed not to notice how the candle in her other hand had tipped slantwise in its silver holder. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The house smelled like cigarettes and scented candles, a mixture that almost immediately made Toby want to puke again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Also in this room is a narrow cot covered with a worn feather duvet, and a small desk with a candle on it. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

She felt warm, like sweeping the light toward herself had lit candles inside her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

They sat together until the candle had nearly burned away. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It took him a long while to get the candles lit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Could you blow the candle out?” he asked. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Bod heard a velvet rustle, then a match was struck, and it flamed, and was used to light two huge candles that sat on great carved wooden candlesticks at the back of the room. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

No man had need of candles when the sun awaited him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The minute the Count brought the candle close, Westley raised his eyes to the ceiling, dropped his eyelids over them, and in a state of deep and steady concentration, he took his brain away. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Groaning at the thought of all the stairs she now had to climb, she picked up her candle and yarn and hurried toward the comfort of higher ceilings, rolling up the string as she went. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She blew out the candle Doon had left and carried Poppy to the river’s edge. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I light more candles, and revel in the sight of her. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He takes the single white candle in one hand and Tsukiko’s lighter in the other. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“This is your room,” she said, lighting a candle for her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the candle and left the apartment. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The greyhound’s eyes, catching the candles as she watched him, burned spectrally, two amber cups of feral light. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took him and the speckled pup inside the kitchen and lit a candle. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candles were small trees that had been pruned and tied to wires to make them grow in the shape of candelabra. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s closer to what we had in our homes in 12, when the candles and fire burned low on a winter’s night. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Lupita had no photograph of Papá, so she could not even light a candle decorated with a black ribbon to honor him either. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

When he woke, his legs were stiff and cramped and the candle had long since burned out. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the maze of stalls in Union Square that sell candles and shawls and handmade jewelry, nothing inspires him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him she could see a tiny candle, open books. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of incense and lilies, the candles lit for loved ones passed away, the throaty intonations of the priest, and the majestic trumpeting of the organ. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The Roths always let each of the kids light a candle on the menorah, and when it’s my turn, I say a prayer in my head for Grams and Grandpa and Mango. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He stepped outside onto the top of the staircase and raised a candle. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one point we saw a woman get up, kneel slightly at the end of the pew, cross herself, then go to the array of little cups of candles near the altar. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Come in, Harry, come in —” Shining brightly on the walls by the light of many candles were countless framed photographs of Lockhart. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Inside a hundred dim red candles burned like distant stars. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Holding his candle so that he could read the coffin plates, and so holding it that the sperm dropped in white patches which congealed as they touched the metal, he made assurance of Lucy’s coffin. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A candle or torch may be depicted as the source of light in a dark interior or night scene. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds it in front of the candle to judge its remaining contents. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Sit down, Mother. I will first go into the kitchen to turn on the stove. Then I will light a candle and change the fuses in the fuse box.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Once the candles are all ablaze, the cousins and aunts and children gather around and sing a rousing “Bienvenida a ti,” to the tune of "Happy Birthday." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The longer she stared at the candle’s sizzling remnants, the harder it became to ignore the question forming in the back of her mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The room underneath the story-tellers was lit by a single candle and by the saffron light of its peat fire. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milo turned livid with indignation, his slim long nose flickering spasmodically between his black eyebrows and his unbalanced orange-brown mustache like the pale, thin flame of a single candle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Each one was decorated with palm fronds, flowers, photographs, statues, and hundreds of glittering candles. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red, mangled, sagging, it looked like a plastic drama mask that had been held too close to a candle. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I thought I could ease that, so I took his candle and went up to the attic for my bag. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

On the table sat a small round cake, listing to one side, with a squat candle in its center. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

And he told me about the concentration camps, and about how the Germans had made soap and candles out of the fat of dead Jews and so on. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved his candle closer, and Lina opened the brown cover. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen and I brought up the rear, toting candles, too, trying to hum along, since we didn’t know the words. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But anyway I remember it ends up, Here comes a candle to light you to bed, here comes a chopper to chop off your headr It was like the two halves of a countersign. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Percy spotted a bazooka, a grenade launcher, a giant Roman candle, and a dozen other wicked-looking weapons. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She opened her eyes, blinking against the light of the single candle she had lit on the altar. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Across the room a dozen candles were burning on the floor near the open window. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Laura put her hands into her red mittens that hung by a red yarn string around her neck, while Ma lighted the candle in the lantern. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Good, then down to business. My wife's having a birthday tomorrow. I thought one of your gorgeous striped candles would make a swell present." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swung around and saw a candle coming out of the bedroom. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fumbling with a key while trying to steady his candle, he unlocked the nearby door that led to the king’s lodgings. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

ALS is like a lit candle: it melts your nerves and leaves your body a pile of wax. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled the black book back to her, leafed past the terrifying portrait of the dead thing, and drew the candle closer to read the descriptions of various monsters. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

To one side of these candles were jeweled boxes, probably containing saintly relics. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

At the Warrior's altar, he used one candle to light another. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For more than a year Tessie lit candles at the Greek church for her fiance, while Milton gazed at her photographs pinned over his bunk. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She realized after a pause that it was wax, candle wax, and when she looked closer, she saw it had gotten everywhere, even on her arm. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mami calls, “Un segundito,” from the kitchen, and in a moment, she comes back in, carrying a birthday cake in the shape of the island, with thirteen candles flaming away on top. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He had held a candle up there for hours, flicking the flame all over the ceiling, stopping often to move the table he was standing on. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But Bessie, as soon as she had dressed her young ladies, used to take herself off to the lively regions of the kitchen and housekeeper’s room, generally bearing the candle along with her. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was a wax candle, not tallow, and it was much used and melted. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pith helmets with netting, tools, and wax candles hung from nails near the front door, and a thin veneer of honey lay across everything. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found a flashlight, but no batteries, and a half-empty box of birthday candles. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled out one of Harvey’s shirts, loaded it with the cans and bags and candles, then tied the sleeves together. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Dvorah lit the remaining three candles, then dropped the still-burning wick to the sideboard’s top—just like Mama always did—and lifted up her hands. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She pledged to collect palm nuts also, even though these taste to us exactly like candle wax, however much the Congolese children seem to prize them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at the candle for a long time, then put down his cup and held his palm above the flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I blew out the candle, and we began eating, with Duuzuu’s enthusiastic help. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The wind in the grass, the big slate sky over the dunes, the house infested with mice and falling down, lull of candles and dirt and music. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as they walked, the morning bloomed in the distance, its light slowly filtered over Ma and Ba through the veil of tree branches so he could finally blow out the candle in his lantern. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The Grotes use gas lights and candles, and there’s a pump and an outhouse in the backyard, wood stacked on the porch. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

There’s no moon tonight, but I have a little candle and some matches from the kitchen cupboard that I hide under my pillow so I can see in the dark. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I folded the map and pass, blew out the candles, and crept down the stairs. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Christmas time, Jerusalem and Bethlehem felt crisp and cool, flickering with candles in windows, buttery yellow streetlights, and music floating from shops—thin threads of light and sound. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Look. I didn't mean to disturb you. It's just there's a star fallen somewhere around here, and I have to get it back before the candle burns out." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

First thing she did was aim at the ten candles sitting atop of the board with the six holes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Its walls and mirrors were covered with black cloth and the room was lit by candles. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Even with all those candles, it was still cold. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The bunk rooms and showers become icy; for lighting, the caretaker resorts to torches and candles. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

With no daylight to illuminate its interior the barn was quite dim, and yet with so much dry hay scattered everywhere, Penelope was afraid to light a candle. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Back inside, Dyedka waited impatiently for dinner as Mama set out the spice box, a cup of wine, and the braided candle Papa had made. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The room was shadowy, lit with quinqués and fat candles, steamy with the fragrance of garlic and onions. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Rinaldi picked up the candle, lit it and went on reading. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She smiled a beatific smile, and the steam rose around her and caught the light of the candle and made a halo over her head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The candles and the incense sticks, lit the day before to mark his death anniversary, had burned out. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the rockets were American and the men were American and it stayed that way, while Europe and Asia and South America and Australia and the islands watched the Roman candles leave them behind. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What we already do. Light the candles, sing some songs, eat dinner? What else is there?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When the song is over, we blow out our candles. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Under the picture of the man with the burning heart there is a shelf with a red glass holding a flickering candle and next to it a small statue. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“But of course I’ll keep the no candles rule,” he was quick to say. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ha’penny for a candle was a remarkably good deal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It struck him as odd that there were no real candles in the house. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Liyana lit one short candle in a blue glass cup and set it on the rug in front of her in her bedroom. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The walls hold cupboards lined with cutlery and plates, piles of silk, linen, candles, and bottles of every kind. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“No — well, I was only one when they died,” said Harry, his eyes on the flame of the candle flickering in Hagrid’s heavy snores. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There were strange candles burning high on the walls out of reach. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then, we stick a candle in the sand of each bag, and when we light the candles, it turns the street into a “landing strip” for Santa Claus. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Hornet's forgotten to put out the candles. Remember how she freaked out the last time that happened?" The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he'touched the letter to the candle flame and watched the parchment blacken, curl, and flare up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I took the candles from my pocket and planted them in the cake. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

"Maybe it was a night-lantern. They screech a little when the candles are about to go out," she says. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Once the buzzing stones got to the candles, they put the flame out quiet as a whisper. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

A fire was burning in the hearth, a candle on the bedside table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Coraline was going to say something, like sorry or wasn’t it a lot shorter walk last time? when the candle went out as suddenly as if it had been snuffed by someone’s hand. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

In that somber house that held four Virgin Marys, where death sighed in every comer and candles sputtered, die gardenia smell and canary-yellow dress emphasized the funeral atmosphere surrounding them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing these things came with having twelve candles to blow out, plus the extra candle to grow on. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

All the candles in the room had been blown out and the fire reduced to ash. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He had the candles ready on the countertop, standing in brass holders shaped like lotuses, but they ate under the glow of the copper-shaded ceiling lamp that hung over the table. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

One of the three candles was still burning. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then something on the counter caught his eye: an open box of birthday candles. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I carry extra stubs of candles for when even that is too dim, since human eyesight isn’t nearly as keen as theirs, but I’m not allowed to light them when we study the stars. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The last surface on which Harry spotted a candle was a bow-fronted chest of drawers on which there stood a large number of photographs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Always before it had been like snuffing a candle. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

How close did he seem to her now!—leaning over his stacks of paper with six candles burning brightly around the perimeter of his desk, scratching his knowledge into the rough, clean space. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“We can just stop up our ears. There’s a big tub of candle wax below deck—” “I want to hear them.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Up through each cleft came a long thin stem, and on top of each stem stood a pointed bud exactly like a candle flame. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He had been stripped of his tools: his coin, key, and candle. Furthermore, his cell had no door worth mentioning. No window that could be breached.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Because the candles were nearly impossible to find even on the black market, she blew them out immediately after the prayers. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

If not for the way the candle made them glisten, Jon might never have known that she was weeping. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“My entire house is flammable, and it’s filled with fireplaces and candles, and that’s supposed to make me feel better?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We organized the chairs before the dais and lit the candles upon the stands so that the hall sparkled with illumination. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

There is no blood, no cloud of doll hair burning up in the candle fire. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The candle makes a little circle of light. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Before she left, she blew out the candle to save it from burning out and took with her a book of matches. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They looted the Jewish market, taking everything but the matzoh and the yahrzeit candles. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At nightfall tribes in the Rocky Mountains entertained the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark by applying torches to sap-dripping fir trees, which then exploded like Roman candles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It seems unfair not to give credit where credit is due simply because one lacks a certain number of candles on one’s birthday cake. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The child is very young to be sent alone,” said she, putting her candle down on the table. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He found a pack of matches tucked behind the cash register and lit the candles. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

If you know how much light the headlight puts out—if the headlight is a standard candle—you can tell how bright the headlight will appear at any given distance. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Felicia, reeling from the sweet scent of the blood and the candles and the women, faints on La Madrina’s saint-room floor, which is still warm with sacrifice. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The golden oak leaves glitter with the light of candle flame. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He turns and walks away, moving so quickly that the candle flames shiver with the motion of the air. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She had to be carried to her chamber, her skin the color of an old beeswax candle. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candle flickered within the lantern as if a breath had blown against it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The candle had burned low while she read, and now its blackened wick began to smoke out on its own. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He’d explained how to find the rock with the E, how to go down to the boat room, even how to use the candles. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The clocks ticked on, the fires crackled, the translucent candles dripped. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a gust of wind puffed through the sackcloth covering a hole in the window; the candle flickered but did not go out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He advised Tessie to go to church and light a candle for me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In spite of the off-grid electrical system that Kelton is always so proud to brag about, the lights in the house are turned off, and Mrs. McCracken has lit candles for the dinner table. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her light-was hardly any brighter now than a candle flickering out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He pulled two birthday candles out of his pocket and stood them up on the cake, side-by-side. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She wore a gown of yellow silk so sheer and fine that the candles shone right through it to reveal the spun gold and jewels beneath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Eventually I leave the pew and go to light votive candles for my parents. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The water grew rough again, and splashes of spray put out their candles. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her skin tingled, and she lit a candle before approaching the wall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Part of my salary was spent on an even more vital item — candles — for without them I could not study. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told me then about birthday cakes and candles, and I laughed also. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But then his mother lit a piece of candle and they sat down on the floor to play. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

There was only one small window, but it had no sill to hold a candle, so some spray snow had to do. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wind picked up, rattling the windows, and the candle flames suddenly shifted, dancing along the border between turbulence and order. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was a bit of blue light seeping in the windows and a red emergency exit thing going on by the doors, but what really powered the place were the previously subdued altar candles. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She reached out and put her hand on the cold brass handle, and it opened into a corridor lit with candles placed in pewter sconces molded into the shapes of tree branches. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Phil were here, flickering candles and dancing shadows might be romantic, but I struggle to picture this place as anything but menacing. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Meagher and her children are gone in and there’s only the dim light of a candle from their kitchen. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Bathe with these herbs for nine consecutive nights. Add the holy water and a drop of ammonia, then light the candle. On the last day, you will know what to do.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

By that night, when we came to the wake, the house looked festive, decorated with flowers and candles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He had a biscuit tin next to him, and from the tin he pulled what looked like a crayon the size of a small candle. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

"Now," said Tristran, one hand gripping the star's arm, the other holding his makeshift candle, "now, walk!" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Amaranta made him a linen suit with a collar and tie, bought him a pair of white shoes, and engraved his name in gilt letters on the ribbon of the candle. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like sunlight, and it wasn’t like electric light, or lamps, or candles, or any other light they had ever seen. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She picked up a candle and led me through the pantry and up a set of steps, which in my exhaustion I was hard put to climb, to a small attic room. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The bags packed, I cast my eyes about the crowded kitchen, dimly lit by a flickering, half-burnt candle. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Preacher and the conjurer stopped talking and Sir Charles told MaWee, “Go light the candles as if it’s a show.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Sansa kept looking at the stubby little candle, anxious that it might go out. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His dæmon—a seagull—vanished as if she’d been pinched out of existence like a candle flame. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The priest spoke in Spanish, and she was able to light a candle at the altar for Papá’s soul, as she was certain Mamá was doing this morning in Ensenada. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Mismatched candles burn merrily on every available surface, illuminating the sleeping doves in their cages hanging amongst sweeping curtains of richly colored tapestries. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Impassively he stood there against the wall, in the shadow of the flickering candle, seemingly trying to awaken himself from some bad dream, some nightmare. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie pointed to a picture on the cover of the book of a birthday cake with lots of candles. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Beside me was a little wooden stand containing a battered old pocket knife, several marbles, and a lighted candle in a metal holder. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Since candles are in short supply, we fit them for only ten minutes, but as long as we sing the song, that doesn’t matter. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“You could be Italian,” Lydia remarks at one point during the meal, regarding him in the candle’s glow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The candle is just a straw-wrapped Chianti bottle with years of wax drippings down its neck. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We found the apartment vacant; a large fire burning silently on the marble hearth, and wax candles shining in bright solitude, amid the exquisite flowers with which the tables were adorned. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

They each took a candle and sat down on the steps. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Arthur used to walk round it Guenever was singing and brushing, her low voice fitting the stillness of the candles, when the door opened softly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candles spluttered, although there wasn’t a breeze at this end of the room. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He lit a second candle to the Stranger, for himself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Light the candles, light the candles!" the little cousins say, taking up a chant. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Little plumes of smoke, like birthday candles, were popping up all over the town. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

There was a wooden partition separating the entryway from the rest of the house, with shelves covered in pictures and candles and phone chargers. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As the fan blew upon it, the flame of the votary candle swayed and flickered. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“This is just our little way of saying thanks to the Corps for all it has done to us. You have the candles, Karen?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my eyes to see that the candle has expired, and there is no light left to pierce the dark. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Clara stood behind them both, and in the light of the single candle Ash could not tell whether Clara was happy or horror-struck. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the hundredth time, I look down at the candles burning behind a screen at my feet. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They simply ate in a darkened room, in the glow of a beeswax candle. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

At last both slept: the fire and the candle went out. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

A candle burns in the corner, and I see all sorts of newspaper clippings, New York Times write-ups about Aw Shucks. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She felt caught in the act, for of course she had brought candles with her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

His mother lights the stub of a candle and places it in the chandelier that can accommodate twenty-three more. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, still devoting most of my mind to the protection of my candle, I muttered a binding between my candle and his. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If she were half as radiant as her voice, she would shine like a candle in a dark room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Illuminated by light cast from a few all-but-guttered candles in wall sconces was a room of vast size. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Davos blew the candle out as soon as the proprietor moved off, and sat back in the shadows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I wait, counting to a thousand, while piling my candles on a chair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need a candle. Shut up and do what you’re told.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kit, in her eagerness, went up ahead with a candle into the chilly bedchamber. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

There were no lamps in the room, only candles, dozens of them in heavy silver candlesticks. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

My favorite thing was pouring beeswax into the candle molds. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I watched from the high cliff wall, where I could look out and see all the meadhall lights on the various hills across the countryside, glowing like candles, reflected stars. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then all of us were dancing except for Big Ma, who yelled, “Cut this cake before the candles melt all over it!” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The boy with the Roman candle is staring at me. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Next, she twisted the candles into the small brass holders, filled the font with stale holy water, put a small oriental rug in front of the altar, and positioned Michael strategically to the far left. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papery ropes of skin wrapped delicately around his thigh and down his calf, like wax dripping from a cheap candle. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Muthu and I flopped down on a smooth wooden bench and watched as Arul let you buy and light one more candle. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Throughout the meal, the cold breeze kept blowing the candle out. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Perhaps a quasar standard candle will be found, and the distances to the quasars determined independent of their red shifts. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the polished table in the dining-room, and the long candles. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The low-ceilinged sea-green room wavers with the flames and incense of a hundred candles. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are only two candle stubs in the house, and Mrs. Grote keeps one with her in the back room. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

A long sideboard sat in front of the shuttered window, and five graceful candlesticks with white candles were lined up in the center. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He took his candle and went to the door of his room. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I could use it to read at night. Right now I’m still spending money on candles.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He stands in the middle of the floor with the candle over his head. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Blue Eyes was a little candle flame in the darkness, and even though I didn’t know for sure if Miles really was Blue Eyes, I couldn’t let him be snuffed out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Dropping the curtain and moving swiftly from the shadows into the candle’s weak light, I reached for the vial. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We use no light but candles at night. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Downstairs, in the dining room, there will be candles on the large mahogany table, a white cloth, silver, flowers, wine glasses with wine in them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time we let the inmates back out, someone else is attacked, violence flaring up like one of those trick birthday candles. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing how the story always went, Celaena lifted the candle to the arches above the portals, looking for any inscriptions regarding the sure death that would meet her if she walked beneath a specific arch. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As the candles guttered out and were replaced with new, Madam and Lady Seymour retired to their bedchambers and Lockton’s business companions left to play billiards at the King’s Head tavern. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Happy birthday, dear Boy21. Happy birthday to you,” he sings, and then blows out the candles. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went Into the dining room and from the lantern Cilia lit the candles in the two candelabra on the table, twenty candles in all, and the room filled with light. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

August used a pound of wax per candle and pressed tiny violets into them, which I collected in the woods. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I had any money left I’d light a candle to St. Francis and ask him if there’s any chance God could be persuaded to perform a miracle on my shoulders. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Seven leans down to blow the candles out, but Daddy says, “Wait! Man, you know you don’t blow no candles out till I say something.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Back up at the barn I carefully stowed our booty: matches, soap, clean clothes, more blankets, dog food, a single candle I found under a chair, and some books. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The candle burned down to a puddle of wax, then a second and a third. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A huge chocolate cake with twelve candles sat on the coffee table, waiting for later. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

She blew it out, the smoke rose and dispersed, and Father Stylianopoulos broke the candle in two. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She knelt on the ground and reached for the candle, but she hadn’t brought matches and could not light it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that hasn’t stopped her from getting out of bed today to light a candle in the living room. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It smelled uncannily like Aru’s apartment in the museum: musty fabric, chai, lavender candles, and old books. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Bo and Hornet had gathered all the candles they could find and their flickering light filled the movie theater with dancing shadows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes glistened in the light from my candle. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Shukumar lit the wicks of the candles, impressed by their long, steady flames. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Everyone shouts "Happy birthday!" and Sophia blows out the hundreds of candles with help from her friends. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

There was a candle holder on either side. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two candles burnt on either side of him. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He went around the room lighting more candles and promised himself he’d take care of the house for as long as he could, even if tonight was the only night he had. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A colony of thin candles stands in the sand, a few of them flickering with yellow flames. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then, very sofdy, he said, "I dream of it sometimes. Of Reilly's dying. A green tent, candles, a woman screaming. And blood." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He sat at the high table as a dish of onion soup cooled before him, hardly tasted, staring at the flame of the nearest candle with those hooded eyes, ignoring the talk around him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Crack: another man fell, and his dæmon went out like a candle. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re supposed to leave a dollar or something in the collection box and light a candle in memory of someone. And, I guess, say a prayer if you want.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

This time when he looked at me, he chose another candle from the shelf behind him and anointed it with oil. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

And the light from the candle then shone full in Despereaux’s face. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

"Light some candles," he commanded her as he turned a page. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She suck the grits off the candles and start eating. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was so hot that for the first time in history Mother left the candles of the chandelier unlit at dinnertime. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

As if each relay antenna were a candle flame and a pair of fingers came along and pinched it out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The sanctuary was dim, and stepping inside I was blinded by a dazzle of candles. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He held up the candle, looking for a fallen star, a rock, perhaps, or a jewel, but he saw nothing. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He hid behind the spool of thread as Cook took the candle from the stove and held it up high. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Out tumbled her belongings—pans and candles and the biscuits Cooky had given them—and then the book rose from its depths, shedding its leather wrapping as it floated toward Tanin’s outstretched arms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was piled high with books and papers, along with an old brass clock, a small bust of Shakespeare, and some half-used candles in candleholders. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Von Linden made a sound like a very soft puff of air, like blowing out a candle. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

His happiness made her own face flush in response, and Celaena set down her candle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I slipped into the garden to visit the candle trees, which, devoid of their leaves, resembled rows of skeletal arms bent at the elbow. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turn to see my altar—the statue of the Virgin Mary, the tea candle, the bottle of Florida water, the beaded gourd, tin cup, and white fabric. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have a candle, nor did she have a string to lead her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A circle of half-burned candles in blackened glasses filled a corner. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pull a candle close to me and push the soft wax at the top of it into the blue flame. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Her brother laughs and the sound echoes through the tent, carried over the branches that are covered in candles. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Besides, I was finding it difficult to maintain the necessary concentration to keep my candle safe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I win ride post, mate, so that the candle bum.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She turned away and they went out through the doors and passages till in the torchlight of the broad stairs of the tower she blew out her candle. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The dining room was dark and Ash lit the candles with shaking hands. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she leans forward and blows the candles out. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I look to Keenan, but he appears almost bored, and I'm shaken at how his eyes can go cold as quickly as a candle being blown out. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Along the span were shops and stalls of every sort; weavers and lacemakers displayed their wares cheek by jowl with glassblowers, candle- makers, and fishwives selling eels and oysters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The entire room is lit up with candles and little white fairy lights. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

They could be used as "standard candles"–a term she coined and still in universal use. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I took three of the candles and left the rest. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“His bones are resting in the Snowy Sept with candles all around them, if you want to have a look. Ser Wylis, though, he’s still a captive.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We each sat at opposite ends of the table with the candles burning away. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Uncle Phil blows out the candle, and we all clap and cheer. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She took her candle, and I followed her from the room. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“He ate the candles,” a policeman said in disgust. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Alex got up and lit a candle so he could look at his watch. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I was just getting ready to blow out the candles when the doorbell rang. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I passed the candles and marched up and down an avenue of elms, trying not to freeze. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

That red candle was supposed to seal me forever with my husband and his family, no excuses afterward. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grab two of the candles and scurry up the ladder. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then he ignites the candle with the bright orange flame. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In the draws the smoke coming off the ground like mist and the thin black trees burning on the slopes like stands of heathen candles. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He took a coin from the candle flame of a candle on the wall, another from his beard, a third from Shadow’s empty left hand, and dropped them, one by one, into the glass. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

At night lovers sneaked in, but he never went there at night—he required light, and he was not going to risk lighting a candle. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There were no windows in the little hospital, and the ghostly candles had gone out. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He held it up to the candle and they both gazed wide-eyed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I lit the rest of the candles on the table as if preparing for a feast, then searched through the papers, throwing those that were useless to me to the floor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not a candle: it’s light reflected back off Grace’s glasses, from the light on the wall. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Jon lit a taper from an ember in his brazier and three candles from the taper. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When he was done misquoting the poem on the Statue of Liberty, the youngest, Fifi, asked if she could blow out the candle, and Mami said only after everyone had made a wish. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

There were fresh flowers on the nightstand, and candles on all the shelves. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Or she was already at sea, in a dark hold with no candles. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z