| 单词 | chunk |
| 例句 | Their eyes glowed a malevolent greenish yellow, and their fangs still had bloody chunks of shark meat skewered on them. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He knew there were big chunks of this situation that were completely uncool and out of order. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z He casually tore off a large chunk, spread a thick dab of butter onto it, and handed it back to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Robin pointed to another area of the nose, near the missing chunk. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z But he’s standing in front of me, and the chunk hit me from behind. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In the candy aisle, he adds bars of chocolate to the cart, along with jelly beans, lollipops, and chunks of candied ginger. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The mental movie of a mouse cowering in the corner of a cage that has another mouse in it gets chunked into “social avoidance.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A small chunk of New York City's millions is here today. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But time wore on, and as the dirt mingled with the sweat on my body, I felt strangely comforted by the chunk, chunk, chunk of the hoe digging into the ground. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Cap wouldn’t be allowed to throw around big chunks of school money without permission from the office. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He held out a silvery foil that had chunks of... something on top. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t really have time, but he unlocked Groucho’s middle drawer and stared at the two precious objects inside: a bronze astrolabe he’d picked up in Bologna, and a fist-sized chunk of crystal from Ogygia. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Fat Lady had vanished from her portrait, which had been slashed so viciously that strips of canvas littered the floor; great chunks of it had been torn away completely. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The remnants of her morning meal littered the table—sardine heads, olive pits, chunks of flatbread. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He rotated it and only had to chip off a few chunks of dirt, here and there, before it could lie flat across his hole in every direction. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z And they all went over to the tunnel entrance and began scooping out great chunks of juicy, golden-colored peach flesh. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Recombination is also a form of “mutation”—except whole chunks of genetic material are swapped between chromosomes.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Fadi tuned out his sisters’ phenomenally boring conversation, added a chunk of crumbly brown sugar to his watered-down hot milk, and stirred. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Salva could not reply; he was too busy stuffing another chunk of the delicious charred meat into his mouth. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed the knife and hacked a chunk out of the fish’s belly. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai saw—and almost fell, so great was his terror— that chunks of the ground that he took for trash stood up. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Furthermore, they would be sailing day and night, and they needed to get beyond the limit of floating ice: if they rammed a chunk in the dark, their journey would be a short one. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I cleared palm fronds, chunks of sea grape, pieces of wood, dead fish, fan coral, and shells that the sea had thrown up. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I sprinted for the exit, but heard a ripping sound and realized the skeleton warrior had taken a chunk out of my sleeve. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A few black struts and chunks of construction protruded up through the waves. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Everybody looked to see the big red chunk from the very center of the melon, free of rind and sparse of seed, which had rolled a little distance from Blue’s feet. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Each crab had two larger chunks of meat in it, and an awful lot of stringy little pieces. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He was used to pinning the meat down with his claws and chewing chunks off it. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The two of us, listening to the chunk, chunk, chunk of the track joints, lost in our own thoughts. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He opened it temptingly and placed a chunk of hamburger inside.The dog whined and drooled as he watched. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dany, starved, slid off his back and ate with him, ripping chunks of smoking meat from the dead horse with bare, burned hands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had water to wash in whenever she liked, a chunk of soap. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was heavy work, and boring; there was nothing to it but swinging my pickax again and again, breaking off big chunks of salt that another prisoner shoveled into a donkey cart. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He ripped off a chunk of meat with his fingers and stuffed it in his mouth. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Ah, that was good,” sighed Aunt Shuvai, mopping up the last of her relish with a chunk of stiff porridge. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z ThtArgo //streaked across the sky in a ball of fire, shedding burning chunks of mast, hull and armament. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She reached up, took a chunk of his arm between her fingers, and pinched. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Hattie’s new husband, Smitherman, had fled the country for Mexico, taking with him her car and a chunk of her money. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Another object followed; this time Ranofer heard the chunk as it hit, and the dog howled and made off across the courtyard. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I was starting to explain that I had had a chunk before I arrived when the sound of a machine gun peppered the night. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I took a rag out of my tote sack and wrapped the knife in it so’s it wouldn’t bang up ’gainst none of my chunking stones. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z ‘Yeah, so how come he had a chunk missing from his shoulder?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The stew was made out of dandelion greens and a couple of potatoes and some small wild carrots and some crawdads and a couple of little chunks of meat. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He remembered remarking to the pathologist, as he cut up the little pink chunk of mystery meat in the tin foil, “Good thing this ain’t Marburg. ” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then twelve billion gallons of water molecules crowd for that initial escape vent, and they tear and chew at the structure until house-size chunks of it tumble down its disintegrating face. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z After that came a savory snake stew, chunks of seven different sorts of snake slow-simmered with dragon peppers and blood oranges and a dash of venom to give it a good bite. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My pockets were stuffed with chunks of rotten cabbages. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z There was a tiny chunk of hair, woven into the very back of her braid, that was neon pink. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z A good-size chunk of shrapnel twanged off the abandoned car we were hiding behind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I held on to my breathing and chunked with my right hand and passed stones into it with my left. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Papers are everywhere, and big chunks of the walls are either dented or missing entirely. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z They are large pebbles or chunks of rock that show the marks of repeated use for the same operation, whatever that may have been. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z My back and shoulders throb from bricks and chunks of plaster that beat me as they crashed down. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z A chunk of something fell off his back as he looked up into the bright blue sky. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z In the glare of her headlights I saw that our pumpkin had been shattered, its thick shell strewn in chunks across the grass. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z I picked up a big, hard chunk of ice to get ready for Byron’s trick. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Near the bank the ice piles up in chunks. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The first few times I saw her, I kept my distance—but right now, that feeling of being a chunk of pineapple congealed in Jell-O isn’t as strong as other times. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z People ate by dipping large chunks of bread into bowls of wine, stuffing themselves, then hurrying away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Johnny Ray stared her in the eye and stuffed broken cookie chunks into his mouth. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z How will I cut a big chunk out of a rover's hull? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Four hundred and ten dollars was a serious chunk out of his paycheck, but keeping his record spotless was worth every penny. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The Time Suck that created their escape route lumbered toward them, brushing chunks of frozen brick wall aside. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Her half-finished antidote, comprising fifty-two ingredients, including a chunk of her own hair, bubbled sluggishly behind Slughorn, who had eyes for nobody but Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Jewels and chunks of gold shot from the fissure with such force, they cracked the cavern walls and sent shrapnel flying, stinging Hazel’s skin through her jacket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I was learning to use the tools. I began to try them on this small chunk of wood that had been discarded. And it—” He hesitated. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpop pulled the apple from his mouth, taking another juicy chunk out of it, pushed back in his chair, then let it rock forward like a little kid on a swing. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I picked up the chunks, brushed off the dirt, ate one, and stuffed the rest into my pockets. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I roasted the bird in a pan surrounded by the potatoes and chunks of winter squash. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Shortly thereafter, I delivered to Richard Parker a fair chunk of the fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The engine room blew, sending chunks of ironclad, flying in either direction like a fiery set of wings. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She does not have to fight for the smallest chunks of seal meat and penguins and worse. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We stumbled on, but Arul stopped to fling a chunk of concrete at the men. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z A chunk of orange-brown light now hits the carpet below in Dell's place. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I whirled ’round and at the same time picked up a stone ready to chunk whoever it was that had snucked up on me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It was almost as if he had chunks of rotting egg salad sandwiched between his teeth. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Instantly, the streets became raging rivers filled with wreckage—chunks of wood and metal and glass, overturned motorcars and wagons. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Though Indians used sugar in rituals, they also enjoyed eating chunks of sugar cane. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Waving a chunk of hot dog around on her fork, Dina says, “Oh, how the mighty have fallen.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She gripped a chunk of my hair and jerked me toward her. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z It was Zeke that cried out like a wounded animal, trying for a few precious moments to push the much heavier woman off him as she tore away a great chunk of flesh. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Ernie picked a chunk of scrapple from Genie’s plate and popped it into his mouth. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Halfway between his plate and his open mouth, the chunk fell on his crisp white shirt and then slid into his crotch. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Hulls lay like chunks of cleavered fish: a conning tower here, a crew quarters there, the prow of an oil tanker pointing straight up to the sky. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I reached in my tote sack and pulled out ten of the chunking stones and set them on the table next to me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I ripped off a chunk of my tie-dyed T-shirt, which was already falling apart from all the bum marks, and used it to pick the eyeball off the floor. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A chunk of hanging flesh he was trying to push back in place. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then I put a chunk of butter in there. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Virgin martyrs always died singing hymns and giving praise not minding one bit if lions tore big chunks from their sides and gobbled them on the spot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Finally we are able to punch a big chunk of the board into the minimall. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “That could be a nice chunk of change you talkin’ about. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “For months. A huge chunk of our lives was taken away. If I lost you again—” Lunch arrived. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I swallow what feels like a giant chunk of cardboard lodged in my throat. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Mama had made a good stew, filled with flaky chunks of fish, and the kettle bubbled hot, hung above the hearth fire. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Tool shrugged, scooped up a handful of rice and meat chunks. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I felt ’round to see if maybe I could get ahold of a chunking stone and go down fighting, but my fingers waren’t running over nothing but more roots and twigs. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z That chunk of coal was once a green plant, a fern or reed that lived one million years ago, or maybe two million, or maybe one hundred million . All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I raised the ice chunk over my head. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Give him a chunk of metal and he could create a razor-sharp sword or a robotic warrior or a singing birdbath for your grandmothers garden. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We jump from one of these chunks to another, pausing — or fixating — on them long enough to make sense of each letter. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The fingers curled around the drinking horn were heavy with rings, gold and silver and bronze, set with chunks of sapphire and garnet and dragonglass. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Paragraph breaks generally coincide with the divisions between branches in the discourse tree, that is, cohesive chunks of text. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He stepped toward me again, quickly, as if he were going to pick me up like a chunk of log and heave me off the property. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The trees shook their wet, black branches, and chunks of snow fell down. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His hair was caked up on one side with blood or mud like he got chunked there by a rock and never took the time to wash it out. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The large chunk missing from Moody’s nose was particularly obvious at a few inches’ distance. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There was a fire in it and T. P. squatting in his shirt tail in front of it, chunking it into a blaze. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I let him in, feed him a chunk of beaver fat, and even rub him between the ears for a bit. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z My hair had gotten large from the snow, but for once my face was free of any major acne crops, and there were no chunks of food between my teeth. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Rita threw a chunk of bread from her backpack at the animal. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He ducked his head and set to work cutting six thick, even slices of bread while Vola slapped a chunk of butter into an iron skillet and snapped on a flame beneath it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She swung again, taking a sizable chunk of the next statue’s hand. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Dallas examined one of the chunks of wood. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She passed us a chunk of bread and cheese, and the público driver gave her a dirty look. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I stopped his tree-climbing by cramming rocks and chunks into the hole. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It's like they took the whole huge, black Sears Tower, broke it up into short chunks, painted it with friendlier suburban colors, and then spread it out over two hundred acres of farmland. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At this moment the boys who were cooking at the fire suddenly hauled off a great chunk of meat and ran with it toward the grass. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z We screw the sledge along amongst great lumps and chunks of ice, immense debris pushed up by the straining of the great plastic sheet of ice against and among the Fire-Hills. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z It was a chunk of deer hide with pheasant feathers tied to it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The streets became littered with bodies, glass, and crumpled chunks of metal. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The wind was bitter, but it was impossible to row fast enough to keep warm—the danger of ramming into the large chunks of brash ice that surrounded them was too great. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z My mom brought Abuela her soup with all the chunks pureed out of it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Ail you could hear for a moment was labored breathing, carbonated bubbles going berserk in two dozen beer bellies, the beer coolers humming, and the ice machine tumbling chunks into its aluminum trough. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook himself like a big bear, hurling off great chunks of mud. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Lee’s attention was drawn to this speckled fawn-colored chunk of wood by the bullet holes in it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, she hacked at a chunk of ham with a knife and brutalized an onion. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She lifted a chunk of cooked meat from the pot and held it out to her brother. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As for my dad, well, Kalbro had announced they were moving a big chunk of their production to China, which I think he might have warned us about at one point or another. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The only thing that I could tell was that he’d picked a perfect throwing rock, the exact same kind of rock I’d use if I was about to chunk someone in the head. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He adds a chunk of butter so big, it almost melts away my appetite. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z He brought over a leftover chunk of plywood and set it on stumps to make a low table. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Bernabe never could take the rough edges off that concept, though, the way a lapidary’s tumbler could take the rough edges off his rock, making almost any mineral chunk shine like a jewel. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The lord tore off another chunk of bread to swipe out his trencher. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Beyond those canvas walls, each man got a heel of bread and a chunk of black sausage no longer than a finger, washed down with the last of Galbart Glover’s ale. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then she put a foot on a chunk of ceiling and began to climb. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The guards led him to a large cement bathroom with showers along the walls.They gave him a brush and a chunk of green soap. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It can package ideas into bigger and bigger units, which the psychologist George Miller dubbed “chunks.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z In fact, his entire family is known for their generosity—they donate huge chunks of money for scholarship students like me at Carver. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At Horseshoe Lake, they climbed trees like children, throwing stale chunks of bread to the ducks bobbing below. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He snorted and dug his powerful claws into the rotten tree trunk, sending beetles and woodlice scurrying as he tore out a chunk of the spongy timber. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The street was shiny and cars kicked up chunks of gray muck. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z As I watched in astonishment, he plucked at the dark skin of his cheek with his fingernails, and pulled away a great chunk of it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Snow clumped in frozen chunks in his fur. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “The sticky stuff on my arms,” she said impatiently, and then she held a rounded stump up to her mouth, bit off a cooked chunk, and spit it into the trash. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A chunk of shrapnel the size of a golf ball had lodged in the poncho in the middle of his lower back. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “That is all. Gebu turned without another word and went off down the street, putting his feet down like chunks of stone. In a moment Wenamon left too.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Roz asked the animals to collect anything useful they could find: large stones, strong branches, chunks of frozen mud. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z So thick you could stand your spoon up in the bowl, with chunks of this and that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I saw great big chunks of dried-mud chinking fall from between the logs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Rufus dug a chunk of snow out of his jacket and said, “Look!” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There was even chunks of meat in the stew. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Rabiya thinks cooked carrots are disgusting and picked them all out, but I love the way the slightly sweet rice mixes with salty ground beef kabobs and chunks of juicy chicken. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z They knock theirs against it, we give each other dap, and chunk the deuces. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Lord Mormont stabbed a chunk of ham with the point of his dagger. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I spend a good chunk of time for the next two days writing a proposal for an interior garden at our building. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Jojen Reed nipped at his own joint with small bites, chewing each chunk of meat a dozen times before swallowing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He could see chunks of the fish he had eaten. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z So I took a Lyft there even though it cost me a good chunk of some birthday money I had left over. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z If we had, every kneeler in your Seven Kingdoms would have chunks o’ ice to cool his wine all summer.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once inside, he would take a fist-sized chunk of chalk from his pouch and mark each cask and sack j and barrel as he counted them while Marsh compared the new ; count to the old. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The doctors were going to remove a chunk of cartilage from one of my right ribs and use it to rebuild my face, they said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It came from somewhere to his right, where broken chunks of the curtain wall lay half-submerged beneath the bog. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I stabbed a chunk of French toast with my fork and dragged it through the gooey syrup. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I gagged, and the glass fell out of my hand, spilled over my uniform, and crashed to the tile floor where it broke into large chunks that gleamed in the pebbly milk. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Jagged chunks of metal whirled through the air like knife-winged birds. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z I put the girl in my right arm and got a chunking stone ready in my left hand for the dog outside. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Lina cut the stones out and gave chunks of the fruit to Poppy. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “There are chunks of paint off the wall around the door and strands of duct tape on the windowsill. And you left the drop sheets in a heap in the garage.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Other than that, I found many shells, some bodies of dead birds, pieces of cork, and chunks of sponge, but nothing I could really put to good use. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “He slew Greyjoy’s ironmen as well. Wex saw men cut down trying to yield. When we asked how he escaped, he took a chunk of chalk and drew a tree with a face.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The tide brought more to us, littering the wrack line with chunks of it that we gathered like shell seekers who knew too much about frostbite. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I had slept near him, in order to assist him as quietly as possible to the bathroom when he needed to hurl chunks, for his sake and for my mom’s. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He shot away chunks of meat below the ribs. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so hot it burned his fingers, but so good he could not help but reach for another chunk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Neither spoke as Cole approached and pulled up a chunk of driftwood to sit on. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Some inventive rat had devised a fearsome weapon: chunks of iron grave-railings from the churchyard, strung to lengths of cord. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He tentatively stabbed the chunk of meat, imagining that it was steak, the juiciest, best steak in the world. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He had been enjoying a reign of terror since they brought him to Detroit, trying to take big chunks out of the grooms, and no one wanted to go within a pitchfork’s length of him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bigger chunks of coral broke after another tremor. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z My feet still haven’t forgiven me for turning them into chunks of ice. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It usually had barley in it, and chunks of carrot and onion and turnip, and sometimes even apple, with a film of grease swimming on top. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There were only chewing sounds as they ate their chunks of pickled herring. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The chain was attached to a chunk of cement. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I heard a chain sing from getting pulled taut and the bear-fighting dog’s paws hit me square in the side so strong that the last two chunking stones flewed out of my hand. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It was the juice from the fish chunks in my pockets. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I pulled the fish chunks from my pockets and put them on the table. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Hake handed fen a hollow heel of bread filled with burnt bacon and chunks of salt fish warmed in bacon grease. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It missed Ben’s head by less than five feet, and tore a chunk of plaster out of the wall. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All around Annabeth, more chunks of debris slammed through the floor, riddling it with holes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z With the fire going and sending up black smoke and a steady roar from a pitch-smelling chunk he put on, he turned once more to the pack. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Vega made the best sancocho, with big chunks of pork and lots of plantains. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Dinner was beans and rice with chunks of chicken. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Cluny tore viciously at the rotting log until great chunks of it flew through the air. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I nodded as I stabbed another chunk of turkey. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z His wooden leg was gone, the socket that should have held the magical eye looked empty beneath its lid, and chunks of his grizzled hair were missing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “And then, once I had a nice chunk, I’d donate it to charity. Or use it to buy a holiday meal for a family in need.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He was chunking into the shadows where the branch was. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A chunk of rock crumbled in her hand, and she had trouble finding footholds. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Without valuables of our own, my family's only hope to fend off starvation was work, since work meant food, maybe soup at lunchtime and sometimes a small chunk of bread to take home. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But after months of fighting, an American bomb dropped near him, and threw a chunk of metal into his pants, hitting him right in the backside. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She tore a big chunk out of the boy's calf while Weese laughed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The river was empty but for great chunks of the greasy yellow soap floating here and there. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys with the spit gave Ralph and Piggy each a succulent chunk. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She’d made it from Miss Lilian’s leftovers, thick and hearty, a treat for all of us, served with chunks of homemade brown bread and cheese. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Three-quarters of his nose was gone, and a chunk of his lip. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Too tired to fuss with supper, I ate a bowl of graveyard stew, breaking up chunks of bread and covering them with warm milk and molasses. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The men were leaping from chunk to chunk when the scream of Vemork’s sirens ripped through the air. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Along the near edge, rebels sat against the road, sharpening their machetes on the chunked remains of what had, at some point in the last hundred years, been a paved thoroughfare. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Edwin handed the chunks of driftwood to Cole. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Frank’s hand stopped a few inches from the chunk of metal. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z We feed pure meat to the sled dogs—well, all dogs, as far as that goes, cut-up chunks of bloody beef heart. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Grandpa walked over to a hoop of cheese and cut off two chunks about the size of my fist. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They used rocks to smash them and spent over an hour bashing rocks and nibbling at the small chunks of nutmeat, which tasted almost sweet. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Slabs and chunks of marble were transported on carts that were pushed and pulled by prisoners up and down the steep hillside. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z An ice chunk goes spinning into the bus’s wheel. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Finn pulled a chunk from the post, exposing the smooth tunnels made by the insects. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Under the trees it was pitted where the chunks of snow had fallen, and the banks beside the path were shrinking and settling. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Two of the men began pumping up two Primus stoves, one with a black pot of corn mush upon it, and the other, with a large, black, greasy saucepan containing chunks of liver. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His golden skin began to corrode, breaking into chunks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Diana shoved aside a chunk of ceiling tile and sent it thudding below. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z They got more by thumbing cracks in the wall, spilling broken chunks onto the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z All we’ve done this term is copy out chunks from The Lives of the Great Composers. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She took a small chunk of soap and scrubbed at my scalp and face, ignoring her own body. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He held them splayed like the knock-kneed legs of an ostrich while picking up a large chunk of sauce-coated eggplant. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The wolf yelped, turned, and hightailed it, a good chunk of Violet’s tail dangling from between his jaws. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He mopped at his stew with a chunk of bread. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And almost every day they ate blood stew, thickened with barley and onions and chunks of meat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Shady took a knife from his pocket, cut a chunk of sausage, and squinted across the field at Sheriff Dean. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z With the breakup of communist Russia, Artemis Senior had decided to invest a huge chunk of the Fowl fortune in establishing new shipping lines to the vast continent. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Meera Reed rose, her frog spear in her hand, a chunk of smoking meat still impaled upon its tines. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I stood up and put two more chunking stones in my hand then walked over toward the dog. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z And he’s trying to distill all of these ideas into easily digestible chunks—science meets pop science. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It came away with a chunk of Seven’s hair, and one of its teeth had grazed her arm, but it hadn’t done much more. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z They didn’t have time for breakfast, but Mareth passed out chunks of cake and dried beef to eat on the journey. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He tore the chunk in half and handed each of us a piece about the size of an egg. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Then I chiseled out a billion little chunks between the holes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It only took a moment for it to recover and charge, taking off a chunk of the door as it entered. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Horace, who’d been sitting on a chunk of wall, sprang to his feet. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z On the far side, bowls of hot onion soup awaited them, and chunks of black bread and sausage. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The "paints" used were chunks of red and yellow ocher ground into powder and applied with brushes or blown onto the surface through hollow bones. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z “The heart, the liver, chunks of meat, rice, spices, and some blood.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z One fella had a fisherman’s net, and the other had a small chunk of meat. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Then some unexplained turmoil within the earth’s mantle caused the land to break apart and drift off as vast asymmetrical chunks. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Everyone in scenes with her is off because she is either skipping chunks of dialogue or speaking them without conviction. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z They became explorers, rushed around hoping the next clump of dusty trees or chunk of wall might reveal the treasure, the trinket, the exotically rusted hinge. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The stone was a chunk of wall, and not just any chunk. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z On top of that, about a quarter of Amazonia is not forest but savanna—the Beni, in Bolivia, is the biggest chunk. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She vomited up the chunk of baboon meat and turned back into a human at once. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One person gives another one a cookie in exchange for a banana; we chunk the two acts of giving together and think of the sequence as trading. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Two of them killed it and made a fire and when the large-cut chunks had been cooked, the commander asked that all of it be brought to his quarters. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I got through two pages last night, all by myself,” I boasted, taking my chunk of bread. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Grandpa said surely that’s what it was, and he ripped off a chunk of it. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The cat was thin and mangy with one hairless ear and a chunk missing from his now-crooked tail. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Cutting a chunk out of my EVA suit leaves it with another hole. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I haven't removed the chunk of hull from the trailer yet. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z How we have been selling off chunks of the orchard to developers. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Ma put her wooden cheese hoop on the board, spread a clean, wet cloth all over the inside of it, and filled it heaping full of the chunks of salted curd. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Activity aggregated over many markets gets chunked into the economy. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Behind her, Hodor was tearing eagerly at a chunk of hot charred flesh as blood and grease ran down into his beard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They might eat food from the belly-basket for weeks before they were brought chunks of meat that Miyax could share, and so she went out into the grasses again to look for buntings. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He opened a pungent bag and put a chunk of the contents of the bag in a very fascinating little device that looked like a cigarette but was made of metal. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z When Ma wanted fresh meat for dinner Pa took the ax and cut off a chunk of frozen bear meat or pork. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The kind with the little pineapple chunks in it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It’s made out of big chunks of yellowish stone, and has a steep roof, and is shaped like an L around a big courtyard with fat pebbles set in the ground. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark was half tempted to throw a chunk of food in his mouth, and giggled at the thought of it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z While I chunked rocks into a pile and waited for Chase and Mattie to pass by, I mentally composed my next letter to Uncle Holt. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Vegetables became more abundant, and chunks of meat began to appear in our soups and stews. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I heard a shrieking yelp, and out the kitchen door came the speckled pup with a big chunk of cornbread clutched in his mouth. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge, lopsided remnant bergs bobbed and heaved in the waves, and small chunks of broken floe knocked and scraped along the sides of the Caird. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The wind had increased in velocity, and burning chunks of wood were being carried for many blocks before they fell to earth. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z At every rasp and bang, another chunk of my courage broke off and I was even more unhappy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He grimaced as he sliced off a chunk of dirt, then raised it up and flung it onto a pile. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He throws a large chunk of pork and several pounds of peas with water into the cook pot. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I drive the chisel into a groove and hit it hard with the hammer, taking off a big chunk of rock, then another. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Thewindows ate up large chunks of the walls, and Obinze imagined the room in the afternoon, flooded gloriously with light, and himself sunk in the armchair by the door, lost in a book. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I went up to the edge of the thicket and started hollering and chunking rocks into it. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z When the man brought him water he drank eagerly, and later bolted a generous meal of raw meat, chunk by chunk, from the man’s hand. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z More chunks of stone tumbled from the ceiling. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Huge blocks of ice tumbled out of its path, and large floes were churned into chunks. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The bottle explodes into little green chunks, leaving a small splash of purple on the wall. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Paint peeled off the cinder-block walls in chunks the size of potato chips. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z I stop at a currency stall to exchange a huge chunk of my money for notes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When I dyed chunks of my hair bright blue, those drama queens almost needed to be put on stretchers and rushed to the hospital. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He drew Greece like a mis-shapen hourglass - a large dangly blob for the northern mainland, then another blob below it, almost as large - the big chunk of land known as the Peloponnese. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There were some grapes and some peculiar-looking stones with holes in ’em and some real pretty marbles and some rocks that looked a little too light to be proper chunking stones. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It was all swelled up and felt as dead as a chunk of wood. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The back window of another car was shattered, but the glass shards had not fallen; they hovered like ice chunks floating in still water. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There is a plate with five chunks of moldy cheese on it. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She had sliced my okpa, too, and red chunks of pepper gaped from the yellow slices. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A whole chunk of my life is mine again. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She carried a coiled rope in one hand and held outstretched in the other an amber chunk of comb honey. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He tugged the blade out of the knife bed, pushed the point into the arm of the rocker, and carved out little chunks of wood, taking his sweet time to explain. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z To the other end, she tied a big heavy chunk of wood. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Which got me thinking I was soon ’bout to get ripped to shreds by the brothers and sisters of the dog that I’d chunked. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z There’s nothing close to hand but an old chunk of wood. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z To find out, we took a chunk of it to the pad and lit it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I said, “I’m not taking no one’s place. The Preacher’s just bragging on me so’s that man with all those eyes can see how good I chunk stones.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “They’re fine. Little chunks of food keep getting stuck between the wires and brackets. But it’s okay.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The stew's made with tender chunks of lamb and dried plums today. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z My dad reached back sometimes and I gave him a chunk of the dense cake. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Several of the vendors were frying chunks of fish with onions and beets, or selling peppery fish stew out of small iron kettles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In one of the lessons I watched, the word drain occurred in a chunk of text. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Now, Drew, I can understand that you’ve been drinking, but why don’t we all take a deep breath—” Drew leaned forward and spewed chunks all over her penny loafers. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He felt as if a block of ice were melting just behind his sternum—a frozen chunk of fear he’d gotten so used to he didn’t even think about it until it was gone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Only one piece got through—a big chunk of glass that hit my chest and probably should’ve killed me, but it shattered against my skin. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Well, she ate everything except for the pineapple chunks. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z He sat down beside Heqet, eying the chunk of golden cheese, the two loaves, the salt fish and the figs spread out on his friend’s lap. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It occurred to her that the sounds might attract predators, and so she dragged unburned chunks of wood together and rekindled them with the still-hot coals. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, biting off a chunk of banana. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Well, he’s still liable, or his estate is now. And he did own property—a sizeable chunk of it up near Penn Lake, where his widow lives.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z One scoop of Earl Grey mixed with chunks of halwa, a few pistachio pieces, with a sprinkle of coconut and chocolate flakes on top. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Yvonne chopped the bread into chunks and slices, then distributed them among us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For dessert we dip chunks of fruit in a pot of melted chocolate, and Cinna has to order a second pot because I start just eating the stuff with a spoon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I charged, and as the lion leaped to intercept me, I chunked a space food pouch into its maw—a chunk of cellophane-wrapped, freeze-dried strawberry parfait. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I scramble around, digging through chunks of tile slick with blood, shuddering when I encounter bits of warm flesh. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Newer, faster, or more versatile components were always being released, so I was constantly spending large chunks of my meager income on upgrades. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z That evening our instructors took pity on us and gave us something else to eat: chunks of iguana. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z So Bing wandered down the beach, walking stiffly like an ousted emperor, picking up shards of rock and chunks of driftwood and flinging them with all his might into the surf. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Every few seconds, the razor would either get jammed with hair and need to be cleaned out or catch a chunk of hair and rip it out of my scalp. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z After eating his porridge, Sam got a bowl he had chipped out of stone and filled it with chunks of pine resin. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I grabbed my tote sack and pulled three chunking stones out. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He cut off a big chunk of chicken and opened a can from the store-box, some kind of meat. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I chunked four more big fish and missed on two when Old Flapjack quit eating berries and gave a strange snort. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I’m standing before my friends, my classmates, and a pretty fair chunk of my town—a town I plunged into a lot of hassle with my stupid, thoughtless actions. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Meera Reed was turning a chunk of raw red flesh above the flames, letting it char and spit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Seven swallowed a big chunk of fairy floss. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I put about twenty of the best chunking stones I had into the sack then lifted the end of my mattress and pulled Mr. Taylor’s sullied knife from underneath. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He yanked out a chunk of shimmering metal. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The enamel bowls contained flaky fufu and watery soup bereft of chunks of fish or meat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Then she pulled out a long chunk of banana from her sundae and threw it in my lap. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z ‘That is a regular measurement in Canada and the rest of the world. Only you Americans -’ ‘About five or six football fields,’ Hazel interceded, feeding Arion a big chunk of gold. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A few days later, the Preacher let me and other folks know it had been showed to him that my rock chunking was gave to me as a gift from Jesus! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She tried to trip him with her hand as he scrambled to his feet and scratched an excruciating chunk out of his ankle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I pulled out the stubborn piece of comb, along with a chunk of Arul’s hair. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you get your hair cut off and wear it in curls like the other girls instead of those chunks wound around your head?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z If their pictures matched, the machine spit out a chunk of candy. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z On one wall, chunks of plaster had crumbled away, revealing the wooden ribs and pipes and wiring. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But all I could find was a jar of fish chunks. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z A moment later they reappeared, each carrying a chunk of flat brown bread. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Courters preferred fancy salads, but Gay would make me a separate one with chunks of plain iceberg. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Looking at the rubbery white octopus chunks bobbing in the tarry mass of liver, I rejected an entire meal for the first time since childhood. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Lashing out with tails and claws, taking huge chunks of one another or their own bodies with wide, lathered mouths, driven mad by their need to destroy me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Dad,” I call, but as I walk toward him, the pavement grows slick and there are gray chunks of what looks like cauliflower. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It cracked with a sound like a bullet in the silence: The surface of the pool broke and chunks of dark ice rocked on the ruffled water. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Slowly and surely the doctors drew their plans to carve up my cranium, move some pieces around, toss away the chunks they didn’t need, and put some new stuff in for good measure. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He opened his eyes and looked at the chunk suspended in my fingers. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He laid trenchers of bread before them and filled them with chunks of browned meat off a skewer, dripping with hot juice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But now, with soccer games, and football games, and school, and crosscurricular projects, whole chunks of time fly by and I’m amazed at what hour it is. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When you are spending the whole day at the library, it is important to do stuff in chunks. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I found my own chunk of roof to throw off. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Shackleton told Green to start adding large chunks of blubber to the crew’s food. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z On Pluto’s ring finger was a massive opal, like a chunk of polished frozen Mist. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Part of me wants to reach out and touch that hair, grab a thick chunk, and brush it against my cheek. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z With his bare hands, he pried another chunk of rock from his mountain and began shaping it into a ball. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z So finally I get bored in the down under and I'm hanging out in the so-called back yard, your basic chunk of chain-link heaven. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z They were here to cut open my apartment and pull me out of it, like a chunk of Spam being removed from a can. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Fd been trying hard not to think about them, but I spent a good chunk of that morning worrying about your notes. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The piece of log that had been there so long, sturdy and useful, had simply fallen into chunks of dead vegetative matter; never again would it provide Matty a place to rest. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “Maybe you’ll learn to like it so much, you’ll travel with me,” she said, and threw him another chunk of meat. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A chunk of plaster had been clawed or kicked out of the wall, with a long network of cracks emanating from the spot. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She takes out serving dishes from the cabinet, and I pour the pretzels and nuts into separate bowls while she arranges the crackers around the chunk of cheese in the middle of a small tray. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I don’t like no chunks of potato lumping ’round in my soup.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Harry watched her out of sight, then crawled under his bed, wrenched up the loose floorboard, and pulled out a large chunk of birthday cake. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She was almost feral in her fascination as she watched Pima slice chunks from the orange. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Today the coastline was strewn with large chunks of twisted, gnarled driftwood. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z You’ll be taking a chunk out of the roof, just in front of the airlock in the rear of the vehicle. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z A chunk of meat was promptly found and poison spread all over it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A chunk of stone fell to the floor. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Returns with a dish full of jasmine rice with three chunks of butter melting into it. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z While it was true that LEP had a ransom fund, because of its officers’ high-risk occupation, no human had ever taken a chunk of it yet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The water ran down the hillside gullies, pulling rocks and small trees with it, and spilled across the roads, tearing off chunks of asphalt. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He said what happened to a stone after I chunked it was like a ball shot out one n’em old muzzle-loader rifles. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I pinched a chunk of my arm and gritted my teeth. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Otto knelt and picked up the chunk easily, even though it was kind of heavy. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The Tunguska Event seems to have been caused by a chunk of Comet Encke, a piece substantially larger than the tiny fragments that cause those glittering, harmless meteor showers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She sucks in a stray chunk of hair and then blows it out. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He gets closer and lifts his sunglasses, as if trying to get a better look, as if I’m some chunk of beef on clearance he’s evaluating. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Layla looked around as Aaron grabbed a chunk of her hair. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Dell pulled an old piece of beef jerky out of the inside pocket of his jacket and ripped off a chunk with his coffee-stained teeth. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Look, let’s just go down to the two hundreds room and find 220.5203. We can figure out the second chunk later.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Ironically, a big chunk of the funding for Goldman’s initial research had come not from the medical community itself but from the navy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Papi and I sat at the table, while she drifted in and out of the kitchen bringing us food, water, a chunk of bread, and finally, a steaming cup of sweetened café con leche. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They had some of their military resources situated on the outskirts of the Capitol itself—nuclear missiles, aircraft, troops — but a significant chunk of their power was now under an enemy’s control. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z A fist-sized chunk of rock sat on my desk without any explanation. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Park picked up a chunk of melting snow and tossed it halfheartedly in the goose's direction. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “They’re better fresh,” he says, ripping a chunk of flesh from a shell and popping it into his mouth. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was delicious, thick with rice and chunks of chicken, cubed potatoes, green olives, and capers. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They had to drag their chunks of cement behind them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z That night we had big chunks of it for dinner, rolled in cornmeal and deep-fried, its white flesh still tanged with the undertaste of mud that didn’t seem to bother anybody else. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He raced to the ground floor, clinging to the banister as the house shook and huge chunks of the ceiling collapsed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He brought back chunks of driftwood, and he would pass long hours sitting on the steps carving myrtle limbs into benches, table legs, and lamps, filling our rooms with bits of gnarled, polished furniture. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z There might have been an elaborate sponge fight that took up a chunk of those hours, but still. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z That seemed to drain a good chunk of her energy—she slumped and almost lay down. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His legs were massive columns, his face a crag, with a granite-hard jaw and eyes black as chunks of obsidian beneath their painted lids. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Dany speared a chunk of lamb, took a bite from it, chewed slowly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Big chunks were now spinning in the rushing black water. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not as if we got into a fight one night at home and I went for him with a golf club, taking a chunk out of the plaster in the hallway outside the bedroom. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The walls were made from multicolored chunks of crystal. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He retrieved a ceramic bowl with plastic wrap over it and tossed several white cassava chunks onto the frying pan. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z All of them contain links to other chunks of text. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z After this rock got done chunking the fish in the head, it skipped four times ’cross the water and slipped down in the lake quiet as a duck going after minnows. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He had opened two big doors and was shoving in huge chunks of wood as the truck came over the hill. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z "Take this-" Ralph felt a chunk of meat pushed against him and grabbed it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I molded my fufu into small balls with my fingers, dipped it in the soup, making sure to scoop up fish chunks, and then brought it to my mouth. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Jimmy grabbed a pickle chunk out of the setup tray, which I didn’t know the name of yet, and tossed it into his mouth. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z I shoveled stale-smelling chili onto my plate and poked my fork at the lumpy chunks of beef, kidney beans, and vegetables. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Munching another bite, she went out to the grass clump to check on buntings, and a long time later returned to eat two more chunks of caribou. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Doña Andrea gave me a cup of milk with coffee and a chunk of bread with butter, and then I had to watch my sisters and brothers until Mami came home. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z That January it got so cold you could see chunks of ice the size of cars floating down the Hudson River. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She dropped like a chunk of fossilized dinosaur bone. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z The profusion of metaconcepts in professional writing—all those levels, issues, contexts, frameworks, and perspectives—also makes sense when you consider the personal history of chunking and functional fixity in the writers. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Greasy Sae, the bony old woman who sells bowls of hot soup from a large kettle, takes half the greens off our hands in exchange for a couple of chunks of paraffin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Adding insult to injury, the arrogant aloof sheepherder never carried a little chunk of osha in his pants pocket to ward off poisonous snakes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It sniffed at her again, and swiped at the ground with a clawed hand—striking deep enough to take out a chunk of stone. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Looking across the lot, he noticed that the padlock on the gate had been broken with a heavy chunk of cinderblock. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the newscasters mentioned the chunk of flesh missing from Salazar’s shoulder, memories must have rained down on Blanca like parachutes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She never measured anything, instead cooking by eye, by instinct, and by touch, throwing in handfuls of flour and thumb-sized chunks of lard and drizzling in more or less cold water, depending. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z When I opened the stable door I already had four chunking stones in my hand just in case the bear-fighting dog had woke up. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z What is this business of letting someone in off the street to run a nursing home, or at least a vital chunk of a nursing home, for a day? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Large chunks had been torn out of it; one of the legs had been ripped off entirely. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Again and again he hit the chunks of wood as if beating a drum. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She tore off a chunk of bread from a long loaf on top of the refrigerator, spread it thick with butter, and put the bread on a napkin in front of me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z There was a big chunk out of the brick wall of Dad’s office. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She could not remember the last time she had eaten, so when the guards tossed some chunks of bread through the opening, she was grateful. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, Carrie, the mute, slipped me bread and a chunk of ham. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Big chunks of it were missing all over the place. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Across the creek from Julia’s house, where the old washed-out road lay in crumbled chunks, stood a concrete abutment that once served as an overpass to the floodwaters of winter and spring. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z I kneeled by his chair and showed him a big chunk of it, my hands shaking. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I watched her lift the giant lid of the pit and fork out a great chunk of meat. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I was nearly out of stove fuel and down to a single chunk of cheese, my last package of Ramen noodles, and half a box of Cocoa Puffs. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It clanged against the marble with a satisfying crack, carving a chunk out of the figure’s swirling robe. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Over several trips, I moved all of their chunks to the trailer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Their attention was divided a good chunk of the day even within the media space. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They were in a big outdoor pool, and two attendants were throwing huge chunks of meat and bone right at them. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I peered in one of the gaping windows to look around, only to have a chunk of the windowsill snap off in my hands when I leaned on it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They split ripe coconuts open, broke the thick white meat into chunks that we children grated when we weren’t munching. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I dug five of the chunking stones out of my tote sack and put three in my left hand and two in my right. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Soggy chunks of bun and meat were visible between clenched fingers—she had squeezed the sandwich so ferociously that it had disintegrated. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And now there’s one straight chunk of hair stringing down like a massive sideburn. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Potatoes, big chunks of meat, and okra was all floating in some thick juices that almost made the spoon stand up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In vain did Bolivia counterattack with its ally, Peru; Chile simply repelled their incompetently led forces and took over the entire territory, as well as a chunk of southern Peru. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I went to hollering and chunking into the brush, trying to scare her and the calf out. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Volpe was among the masses who rushed onto the field and helped pull down the wooden goalposts, and for many years he kept a little chunk of one of them as a souvenir. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It took a time to get even a mouthful ready, once you’d taken out the two chunks. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in midsummer, chunks of ice swirled in Resurrection Bay. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I let my spoonful of cherry chunk ice cream melt into a tiny circle on my tongue. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Mariam placed the rinsed chunks of trout into a clean bowl. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z All the towns east-west roads dead-ended into Erie, and that day I glanced down every one to watch the lake spit chunks of dirty foam onto the beach like some angry, stalking beast. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Several propositions may be interconnected by a set of coherence relations, and the resulting chunk is in turn connected to others. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but there’s still a good chunk of desert right behind us. I’m always looking for one when I walk out there, but I’ve never seen one.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I took two of my chunking stones out of my tote sack and put ’em in my pocket. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She handed me a rough clay bowl full of steaming vegetables, seasoned rice, and a crusty chunk of bread, and I thanked her and moved on. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z You start tearing big chunks of clay off until the size looks okay and then you tackle the overall shape. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Instead, he found two seagulls near his head, pecking fish chunks from the vomit he had thrown up in the grass. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The mouth looked like a diagonal gash, and a large chunk of the nose was missing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The bread was thick and dark, and tearing chunks of it gave us distraction for our hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Edwin left the fire and returned holding two short chunks of driftwood. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He tore a down a chunk of drywall and tossed it onto the heap with the rest. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z A car suddenly falling to the ground might be way more destructive—and dangerous—than a chunk of asphalt. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The longer he knelt there, scrubbing away tediously with his glum companion, the more he desired to raise his chunk of sandstone and bring it down with a crack on Nebre’s head. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There’s a huge table dominating the middle of the room, and on it are maps weighed down on the corners by chunks of glass and metal objects. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z First he attracted wasps to a chunk of apple. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a couple of chunks of chewed-up bread, a blob of baloney and some of the mustard swimming around in the bottle. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I put too much peanut butter in, and my teeth find it difficult to wade through and locate the banana chunks. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z They tore chunks loose and hurled them at the detectives. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Breaking a song into “chunks” helps exercise children’s cognitive and analytical abilities to understand, compare, and contrast the different parts or phrases of a song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I picked up a chunk of broken brick and squeezed it in my hand until a throbbing ache radiated through my palm. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I can, but I can’t because I’m the pineapple chunk in the Jell-O. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Harry looked around at him once more, and saw him indicating the large chunk out of his nose to Dumbledore. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Earl Grey ice cream with halwa chunks,” she tells everyone, but her voice is flat. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Snow whirled around us, murking everything into a white haze, and I shivered as chunks of wet ice landed on my face. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We walked through the narrow passages, admiring the artworks and shivering to see chunks of bone sticking out of the walls. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge chunks of brown rubble lay forlorn across the loose rocky ground. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A chunk of the nose was missing and large gashes below the injury fed into the nostrils and into the mouth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Only three days later they met their first ice, large chunks called growlers that scraped and rumbled past the sides of the ship. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Jagged chunks of black diamond studded his swordbelt, and a chain of gold and emeralds looped around his neck. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z With all the kids on the team plus their parents, we took up a big chunk of the table space in the place. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “At any rate, he’s all right now. A good horse, too. A little chunk of granite. But make no mistakes—he ain’t no Seabiscuit.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One of our soldiers tries to grab a chunk of meat right out of a basket, but the Indian man holding it puts up his hand abruptly to stop him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A big burning chunk of wood whipped by. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z You can cut holes in a line, then chisel out the remaining chunks between them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Each chunk, no matter how much information is packed inside it, occupies a single slot in working memory. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He held up his middle finger that had a chunk of missing skin. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Brienne stared at the chunks as if she had forgotten what they were. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “At least break it up into chunks. No book should be longer than two hundred and fifty pages, ever. I’m supposed to lug that thing around?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Detrital Wash extends for some fifty miles from Lake Mead into the mountains north of Kingman; it drains a big chunk of country. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Five thousand dollars is a mighty big chunk of money. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Scattered almost randomly around the top of the mounds are burned, oxidized chunks of rock—hearth stones—in drifts of fish bones and ash. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Now, pick up that big chunk and look at it. Tell me what you see.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Mnemonists, the performers who amaze us by regurgitating superhuman amounts of information, have spent a lot of time building up a huge inventory of chunks in their long-term memories. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He bit off a chunk of the candy bar he was holding. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But they get away with it by arranging the words so that a reader can absorb them a phrase at a time, each phrase conveying a chunk of conceptual structure. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Magdalys screamed as a flaming chunk of plaster plummeted from the rafters. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z In my memory my life at Hailsham falls into two distinct chunks: this last era, and everything that came before. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s a souvenir for you,” Angelo said, pulling the bloody, mangled chunk of metal from the bone like a tooth and handing it to me. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A thrown spear came hurtling at Tyrion from the left and lodged in his shield with a woody chunk. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A crow had once taken Mors for dead and pecked out his eye, so he wore a chunk of dragonglass in its stead. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He raised a chunk of cake to his mouth, reconsidered, and set his fork down without taking a bite. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The dog had taken a chunk out of the back of Satchmo's leg, left teeth marks that scarred in the shape of a sad face. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z You can’t explain things very well to somebody who is screaming his head off and chunking you with rocks as fast as he can pick them up. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z A failure to realize that my chunks may not be the same as your chunks can explain why we baffle our readers with so much shorthand, jargon, and alphabet soup. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z ONE DAY in the summer of 1965, we discovered some fat glistening on our porridge at breakfast and chunks of fresh meat with our pap at supper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Ser Justin found them places on the bench and fetched supper for the both of them—ale and chunks of horsemeat, charred black outside and red within. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Bugs said, “How come you’re looking so strange, Bud? You look like you been chunked in the head with a rock.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z They looked like they could bite a pretty good grapefruit-sized chunk out of you. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z We add a dash of steeped tea and pour chunks of the halwa mixture into the machine’s churning bowl. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z One by one he returned the scattered chunks to the fire pit, each piece becoming a part of his dance and a part of his healing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He grabs an apple from the fruit bowl and tears a chunk out of it with his teeth. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I tried to quit fretting but still missed on two of the next five stones I chunked. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “A huge chunk of good news to take all that swastika nonsense off the front pages!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z In a daze, I walk slowly back to the house, barely noticing that I’m being struck by tiny chunks of ice. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z In the old days, people had carried around these little chunks of wild parsnip root to protect themselves from poisonous snakes, and so what if rattlesnakes had always been as rare as money in Milagro? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Benny has chunks of wet puke all down the front of his clothes. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z She scoops chunks into her mouth, rind and all. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He jumped back just before a small chunk fell below, leaving Diana with several additional inches to jump. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Still, the chunks of white meat chicken had only a faint chicken taste. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Directly ahead lay a gas station, a great chunk of porcelain snow shining there, and two silver beetles pulling in to fill up. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Fish nibbled bread from Matt’s fingers, and coyotes darted forward to gobble down chunks of his sandwiches. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That chunk of coal was once a green plant, a fern or reed that lived one million years ago, or maybe two million, or maybe one hundred million. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z After tearing off a chunk of bread, she said, “What are you doing here?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He’d cut off a chunk of the Aztec emperors and whittled them down until there was only one remaining. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z An adult mind that is brimming with chunks is a powerful engine of reason, but it comes with a cost: a failure to communicate with other minds that have not mastered the same chunks. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Sciron hopped to the nearest chunk of limestone that was the right size for a footstool. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z But no sooner had they warmed themselves with the milk then the wind shifted and brought dangerous chunks of ice crowding and bumping up against their floe. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Bea pulls over a tiny table and sets out crackers and a little chunk of soft cheese and takes away the brandy bottle. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Ben held up a chunk of dirty fieldstone slightly bigger than his fist. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Silas kicks a chunk of ice, and it skids along the road. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Whether it was real or just a convincing imitation, a chunk of yellow that big could buy plenty on the streets of the Barrel. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Hazel couldn’t see much through the gloom, but she felt a presence within, as if she were a chunk of iron close to a large magnet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then, when I repeat the offer, she says, “Really?” and finally takes it, picking off little chunks with trembling fingertips and cramming them into her mouth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Human forms swaddled in burial shrouds rather than bandages, dirt dusting their skin, their eyes and mouths covered with chunks of shattered pottery. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Ser Jorah broke the dry mud with his knife, pried the chunks from the flesh, peeled off the leaves one by one. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The gulls had mangled the fish, but big pink chunks of fresh meat still clung to the skeleton. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Maniac shrugged, took the Mars Bar, bit off a chunk, and handed it back. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I heated chunks of brick and put them under his feet. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She went home and changed into casual clothes, put on her SRR-100 radio receiver and earpiece, and slipped a small chunk of asphalt into her purse. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Tendai saw with horror that a chunk had been ripped out by the rat’s teeth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He began to carve thick chunks of charred meat off the bone as Tyrion hollowed out two heels of stale bread to serve as trenchers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I brought a couple of chunks of the wall home for my daughters. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z "Oh no!" he says, picking chunks of crust and meat up between his filthy fingers and shoveling them into his mouth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He just watched them nibble the chunk of cheese that had fallen out of Big Tony’s sandwich. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was a worthless chunk of meat in my mouth. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z He was scanning the ice cream, looking for the perfect kind—one with chunks of real, actual strawberries—when another familiar face appeared, reflected in the glass. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z He then produced a large chunk of bread from inside his shirt along with a slice of meat wrapped in paper. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As they watched, the chunk of platinum sank into the ground. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Pynto was in a jolly mood and gave her a cup of watered wine, a chunk of stinky cheese, and half of an eel pie. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But today, after I was sure my nails were dry, I reached up and grabbed a chunk of hair, split it into thirds, and started braiding. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z But divining the chunks that have been mastered by a typical reader requires a gift of clairvoyance with which few of us are blessed. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The largest chunk, which the donors call “the field,” is a rectangle of overgrown weeds and thistles held in by wire-mesh fences. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, time does funny things when there are no little surprises to mark it off into memorable chunks, and I sense that I’m already several years older than I was when I started. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I picked up a chunk of potato salad and flicked it in his face. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He rarely sits down for a meal, living off a chunk of chocolate in one hand, a bit of bread in the other. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She picked up a chunk of bread, but like Kaede, she avoided the wine. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I spent a good chunk of that August toiling in a rented conference room at a hotel in Washington, D.C., having been dispatched to help prepare a case. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As the meat charred, Cole ripped off chunks and ate. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I kicked one away from Annabeth s leg and its pincers took a chunk out of my new surf shoe. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “And do you eat those fried pork chunks for dinner every night?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Hyenas’ stomachs swell visibly as they swallow huge chunks of kill. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Moving soundlessly, Nettle groped in his haversack for the saucisson, cut it into three and passed a piece to Turner with a chunk of bread. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Park covered his mouth to keep a chunk of sandwich from flying out. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Minho had thrown a large chunk, a piece that had fallen from one of the cracks in the wall. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And it never stopped, this rush of bright water from the mountains, these flashes and chunks of light from the sun. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z About an hour later Kapu lifted his head, rolled his eyes around the cozy interior of the tent, and accepted chunks of stew. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The curse of knowledge, in combination with chunking and functional fixity, helps make sense of the paradox that classic style is difficult to master. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Harry flung his arms over his head and ran, slipping over the coils of snake skin, out of the way of great chunks of tunnel ceiling that were thundering to the floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Soon it became clear that he had lost serious chunks of his memory. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I poured milk Into him, let him Lick chunks of Cheese from my palms, And cooked huevo After huevo Until his purring Engine kicked in And he cuddled Up to my father’s slippers. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z One kind of monetary policy, which involves the central bank buying private assets, is chunked as quantitative easing. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z A chunk of ceiling collapsed and crushed a waterwheel. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The lion raked me with its claws, ripping off a chunk of my coat. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z In the roof there were little chunks of light between the slates. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z They inspected underneath stunted bushes, turned over chunks of rock, crawled beneath huge slabs, always watching keenly for the telltale single winding track of the adder. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z That chunk of coal was once a green plant, a fern or reed that lived one million years ago, or maybe two million, or maybe one hundred million. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Instead it suggests that for a long time clever people who knew tricks that we have yet to learn used big chunks of Amazonia nondestructively. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Cole picked up a chunk of driftwood and flung it hard. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z On it floated great chunks of golden grease, more delicious than the butter from the gussak store. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Starry is grasping a chunk of the wet, heavy material and struggling to pull it back out. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when I was stripping copper from a radiator or throwing the five hundredth chunk of steel into the bin, I’d find myself imagining the classrooms where Tyler was spending his days. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She sliced eggplant, chili peppers, and onions in tiny, even cubes the way Mother liked them, instead of chopping them quickly into thick chunks the way she usually did. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z But his letters were making me realize that there had always been a piece of me missing, like a chunk of my heart. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I screamed, imagining my skin disappearing in chunks into the invisible mouths of hundreds of tiny black specks creeping into parts of my body I couldn’t even reach. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She turned the chunk over and over, studying it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z A chunk of stone hurtled past him on its flight to earth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Fast enough. Unfortunately, were . running out of time. It’s almost sunset. But I imagine we’ll get you across a good chunk of America, at least.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was as if his memory loss had stolen a chunk of his language—it was disorienting. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The golden skin of the peach had been torn open, and where a chunk of flesh was now missing, a sweet, sticky juice was dripping like crystal beads gliding off a string. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then I scooped out little nugget-size chunks and lined them up on the pan, eight rows of four, and into the oven they went. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I slammed it against the railing hard enough that I took a chunk out of the wooden trim. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I groan before I can help myself, feeling as if a great chunk of stone has been driven into my skull. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Max blinks twice and kicks away a chunk of concrete that's come loose off the sidewalk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A rat scuttled from the shadows, dragging a glistening chunk of meat or viscera. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Closer to, the temple had a sorrier look: moisture rising through a damaged damp course had caused chunks of stucco to fall away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The two tumbled into the ruins, tearing out chunks of feathers, fur, and scales. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z There was so much turquoise—nuggets and even big chunks of it lying on the desert floor—that Brian and I could fill our pockets with it until the weight practically pulled our pants down. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In a burst of speed, he zigzagged through the debris, leaping over chunks of ice and clambering up the face of the glacier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He also had a red brick in front of him on the table, broken into big chunks, and he was pounding them into powder when we arrived. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She cut the rest of the caribou leg into bite-size chunks and stored them in her sled. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The dry cottonwood chunks burned like gunpowder in the stove. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Last of all, he donned his crown, a band of cold iron slim as a finger, set with heavy chunks of black diamond and nuggets of gold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The two colonels changed out of their uniforms into sweat clothes, and Nancy put a frozen chunk of her homemade stew into the microwave and thawed it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The troll was directly below her, pounding against the town’s outer wall, which was coming away in chunks beneath his powerful fingers. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The thing was, Tommy must have been sitting on the ground earlier, because there was a sizeable chunk of mud stuck on his rugby shirt near the small of his back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A chunk of hair fell on my lap. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He sawed off a good chunk from a carcass hanging on the gallows, causing the swarm of black flies to circle once, then land again. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z She put her hand between the bars, and Arion gingerly ate the chunk of gold from her palm. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When I dropped them on the table, Prim's hands reached to tear off a chunk, but I made her sit, forced my mother to join us at the table, and poured warm tea. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A chunk of his tongue is in the pool of blood. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I slice off the top of the squash, in streets and avenues, a big chunk, and put it on my fork and get it in my mouth. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Next, he broke off some bread, a chunk that he would have been excited to share with his siblings if a relative had visited and brought it as a gift. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Fred pointed to a small chunk missing from the dorsal fin. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It was so hot, if you stood still too long in the vacant lot, the sun bouncing off a chunk of broken glass or metal could fry a patch on your hide. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as Bryce hits the ground, he starts kicking at ice chunks. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I brought each chunk in through the airlock, one at a time. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘We have to gnaw off a good chunk of this. I need it.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He speed-walks past the river, past the alley, past Pop Pop chunk on the couch, past Daddy’s dungeon door, and into the safety of his room. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It was nothing but lobster chunks in mayonnaise on a toasted hot dog bun. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z They grated plantains, green bananas, yautías, and yucca, into bowls, seasoned the mixture, spooned mounds of it onto roasted banana leaves, and dropped chunks of savory meat into the centers of the mounds. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z He grinned and crunched another chunk of ice between his teeth, then glanced at the door to the room. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z My eyes turn upward, expecting to see giant cracks race across the ceiling, massive chunks of stone raining down on us, but the bunker itself gives only a slight shudder. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He picked up a chunk of grayish, claylike dirt and crumbled it into my hand. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Huge chunks of ice were breaking away from their berg all the time. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The gluttonous seagulls had brazenly eaten chunks torn from his chest and were now on to something else—a herring or a clam. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Did they make you run a maze with a big chunk of cheddar at the end?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Catty-corner to the Pilar, in Forest Service headquarters, Carl Abeyta was trying to review the most recent multiple use plan for his chunk of forest. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He's got my invisible hands busy chopping celery and carrots while he cuts up chunks of chicken for a big pot of soup, and he's gushing about his talk with Dr. Van Dom. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The men poled the chunks away with their oars as well as they could, but the danger of being “holed” by ice was too great. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z As I ate, I thought how each chunk of chicken on my plate would be cut into three pieces in Aunty Ifeoma’s house. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It looked like something had blown a chunk of the wall apart. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The wild- ling was within, seated at her board, spreading butter on a ragged chunk of warm brown bread with his dagger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He cut off a chunk of dried breadapple, offered me a slice, and sat meditatively chewing. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Hastily, she took a swig of coffee and gobbled down a few spoonfuls of the rice, which was light and creamy and fluffy as clouds, with a hint of ginger and red chunks of sausage. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Big chunks of the fence arced into the sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He ripped off a chunk of black bread. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When the winds of winter began to blow and snow fell in chunks, we undid the snap under the horse’s belly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Tyrion had skewered a chunk of meat on the point of his dagger and brought it to his mouth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The big blue-enameled possum kettle was boiling on top of the chunk stove. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, he kind of looked like he was going to blow chunks. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Next to him was someone else—a familiar giant, much taller than the Laistrygonians, with a hundred rippling arms, each holding a huge chunk of rock. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The other was like a chunk of burnt pine-log he was carrying along as a penance for some obscure sin. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The icebox was a two-level locker holding a huge chunk of ice. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Rubble was strewn all about it: great chunks of shattered masonry, burned beams, broken gargoyles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He began to tear off chunks from the burned parts and toss them into the trough, and the front bakery bell rung and the mother disappeared to help a customer. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z My sister will be home by then too, and we get plates of buttery rice with beef chunks and kidney beans stewed in green onions, mint, and parsley. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I almost always got some chunk in my soup by holding back until the end. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z A large chunk of flak had ripped up from the floor through Aarfy’s colossal jumble of maps and had ripped out through the ceiling inches away from their heads. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There in their secret place, his feelings bubbled inside him like a stew on the back of the stove—some sad for her in her lonesomeness, but chunks of happiness, too. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She picked up a chunk of jagged black obsidian and crept to the left. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It just was last month that the Preacher snucked up on me whilst I was out in the Atlas Clearing chunking rocks. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The chunk of meat is blackened on the outside but well cooked inside. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He closes the interior door, and wedges it shut with a chunk of wood. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He spat out water, sucked in air, grabbed hold of the nearest chunk of debris, and held on. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We knock ours against it, give each other dap, and chunk the deuces like we used to do in middle school. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Every ounce of food he had eaten earlier lay in vomited chunks beside his body. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z A few large chunks of rock, such as the one upon which Harry and Dumbledore were standing, looked as though they had broken away from the cliff face at some point in the past. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Everyone in the honeymoon suite was pretty quiet that morning, which suited me just fine, being completely bagged and all after spending a good chunk of the night wrestling the wrong girl. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Steam wafted from the pot’s contents—a thick, hearty stew of barley, beans, and potatoes, studded with chunks of brisket and sausage. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And I’d spent a fairly huge chunk of that time thinking about the sluggers. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Escort officers spend a while in the mess hall and then get to leave the block for chunks of the day, taking groups of inmates to other buildings in the prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And when we go back into the kitchen, Uncle Basil is serving Garrett a bowl of pineapple chunks. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z It poured thickly, with some chunks plopping into the bowl, and I carried it outside to the little plastic table where we kids usually ate our meals. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Both eyes were blacked, a chunk of his left ear was missing, and his whole body was covered in long raking claw marks and prickles. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z You gouge away the big chunk that’s not supposed to be there and then dig some clay out of the very middle of the face. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Jumper was always getting his chunk of wood hung up behind a bush or rock, so that he couldn’t get away. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “Read that,” he said, pointing to a chunk of text. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A good chunk of those afternoons would pass in silence. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Great chunks were missing from the marble staircase, part of the balustrade gone, and rubble and bloodstains occurred every few steps as they climbed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Cole stretched his arm out, picked a small chunk of fish from the grass, and brought it to his mouth. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z We took turns chewing chunks into small balls. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything was ready to go, except the chunk of Berlin Wall perched on my desk. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Once the lights had been erected, the crew began jackhammering, breaking up the green tennis court into chunks. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He could see the shape it would take—impossible, absurd, and requiring a serious chunk of cash. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A quick check revealed a fist-sized chunk of frozen drool blocking the rubber valve that admitted ambient air into the mask from the atmosphere. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The pineapple chunk from the rim of the glass has already been reduced to rind. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z At the rear of the bus, the driver wrenched a big chunk of smoking metal out of the engine compartment. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Accordingly, she backs me up when I get overpowered on the floor, and in return I give her a chunk of my tips or stand guard while she sneaks off for an unauthorized cigarette break. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I was poking around brush clumps and foundation chunks looking for something else. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He slyly pocketed a chunk of beef to give to Spider later. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He sees a chunk of hair and meaty mass on one of the handrails. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A chunk had fallen off a corner and lay shattered into a thousand pieces on the ground. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z She had a strong urge to grab a chunk of her own hair and pull it as hard she could. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “I think it’s perfect,” Laura says, stabbing her plastic fork into the last chunk of cake. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z A chunk of gold ore the size of a plum was pushed out of the earth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Sweat streams down the smith’s face and into his burns-scarred jerkin as he hammers at a glowing chunk of steel. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He’d let his hair grow out, and a chunk of it fell into his eyes. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I kick a dirty, frozen chunk of snow off the path and let him catch up. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But then I looked up and saw the large chunks of rubble tumbling at high speed onto the dance floor as avatars scattered to get out of the way. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She said this as she was picking hot dog chunks off my chin. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z There was a land deed from the small chunk of Clover property Deborah bought with two thousand dollars from her father’s asbestos settlement. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z At first they could see nothing, and then from the east-southeast came a thick flow of ice on a riptide current, like a wide river of tumbling, churning chunks and floes. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z A slip of paper chunked out of the slot. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I go to grab the largest chunk, but Henry slaps my hand away and takes it for himself. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It tore away a chunk of stone, like a three-year-old grabbing a piece of cake, and hurled it inside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I've robbed it of all critical components and a big chunk of its canvas. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The dark liquid picked up chunks of onion and chopped herbs, and swirled them around the pieces of meat. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z After a small chunk of silence, he sighed. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Robbie had covered a huge chunk of the wall in white paint, and his skeleton now wore an elaborate dress and was grinning wildly. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The sun was sliding behind the hills, and the glare made the rocks shimmer like chunks of gold. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He stared straight at Garvey as he bit off a chunk of butter and swallowed it. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Massey cut his own meat into chunks and stabbed one with his dagger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Horse threw a chunk of a two-by-four at him and almost clobbered him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was put into the big wooden icebox in the back of the store and sold by the chunk or into smaller pieces that sold for fifteen cents each. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The soup was thick with chunks of boiled beef and dried fish and dark green onugbu leaves. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The room felt damp, the clay breaking into small muddy chunks under our feet. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I'm about to toss out chunks of buttered bread when a voice catches me off guard. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A chunk of cement thudded on the street not far away. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Looking at it, you see right away that the biggest problem is the massive chunk of clay in the middle of the face that’s not supposed to be there. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Without saying a word to one another, we started to deconstruct each of our city sections by chunks and bricks. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z It was thick with leeks, carrots, barley, and turnips white and yellow, along with clams and chunks of cod and crabmeat, swimming in a stock of heavy cream and butter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘Just one more piece,’ urged the jackal, holding up a chunk of meat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Cursing wildly, he turned back to the flames and gave the burning chunks of wood a hard kick. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z |
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