| 单词 | cleaning |
| 例句 | His teeth were always mossy-looking, and his ears were always dirty as hell, but he was always cleaning his fingernails. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The cleaning lady is working downstairs, so at the moment I’m seated at the van Daans’ oilcloth-covered table with a handkerchief sprinkled with fragrant prewar perfume pressed to my nose and mouth. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Dympna found her there half an hour later, still not having put the plane to bed, cleaning midges off the windscreen in the late golden light. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z With so many people living under one roof, there was a lot of work to do, and Pong was kept busy cleaning or helping to prep food in Mark's kitchen. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Two days after the search we were still cleaning up. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Without cleaning a thing, Jeff lined up along the fence, and Rick followed. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z “She’s cleaning the bowijidoworis room,” the woman told him, referring to the office of the guard in charge of the rice farm. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The center incorporates a lab with a glass wall through which visitors can watch paleontologists cleaning bones. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z By deftly lifting and twisting the claw, they could slip it out of the hole, and then they used their trunks to examine the wheel all over, cleaning the rim, checking for cracks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z However, once the cleaning woman had left the door to the living room slightly ajar, and it remained open even when the lodgers came in in the evening and the lights were put on. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z There would be Mrs Boland for the cleaning and some cooking. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She would close up this room, open temporarily for me, and wander about cleaning and cleaning the shrunken house, so tidy since our leaving. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy trailed him back to the bulldozer, where Beatrice remained perched on the blade, cleaning her eyeglasses. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t know where Tool was, but Lucky Girl was supposed to be cleaning pots for a fishhouse down on the water’s edge. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I don’t see Charlie cleaning or restocking any of the shelves, so I figure he must be slacking off in the stockroom in the back. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “Fools attract elil by being easy prey,” said Bigwig, cleaning the mud out of his whiskers and blowing through his long front teeth. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, Anita had managed to sell a half dozen of the series, which meant instead of cleaning houses Mia had been able to spend the next six months working on a new project. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Other people from Sadna’s heavy crew were all around, cleaning up from the attack. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Garrett asks, as he crams his hands into those yellow cleaning gloves that squeak when you rub your fingers together. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She was about to get up and give herself a rigorous cleaning when she noticed a peculiar twig. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They were intermittently abundant in the sprawling camp, which used few pesticides, relied on human waste as fertilizer, and supplied no water for cleaning privies or taking baths. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The task of cleaning his room, which she now always carried out in the evening, could not be done any more quickly. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z On his second day, Billy was cleaning behind a radiator, and he found a spoon. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Low-ranked wrestlers must tend to their superiors, preparing their meals, cleaning their quarters, and even soaping up their hardest-to-reach body parts. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Ophie picked up the washrag and got back to cleaning the windows. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A few minutes later the cat emerged and sat down, daintily cleaning his whiskers. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One night without cleaning her teeth wouldn’t be the end of the world. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom really loved it when we were doing things together—she and Abbey fixing the salad and potatoes, Dad and me cleaning the fish. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He was cleaning mud out of the horse's hooves as Jon dismounted. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Dad said the cleaning supplies are under the sink. I’m sure you can figure it out.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And then I tell her what Mister Leefolt say, how he real clear that I ain’t to talk to her no more about the cleaning article. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It wasn’t just one more thing to add to the work of cooking and cleaning and tending the twins and trying to buy food. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She doesn’t believe in boredom when there’s so much to do around the house, as if cleaning the apartment were as entertaining as a day at the beach. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Ollie Mae comes into the living room and starts cleaning up all of the crumpled Christmas wrapping paper and empty boxes that were left behind from this morning’s gift opening. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Now he was squatting by the outdoor faucet, cleaning his brushes. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She backtracks to her first job at thirteen, cleaning the Francis the First silver service at the governor’s mansion. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It was pretty boring hanging around the tavern day after day, making fires and chopping wood and cleaning up and looking after the chickens and Old Pru and the pigs. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Their cleaning lady who had come on Friday must have thought that the pass was all used up since rides one through nine were already punched. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “When washing, do not use hot water. They’ll shrink. Stop shaking them out like that. I recommend you always take them to a cleaning professional.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “Not sex—love,” I say, panting as the Duchess goes back to cleaning my wounds. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Darma leaves with the big guy, and the rest of us finish cleaning the kitchen. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z They gave him the jobs of cleaning the camps, of handing out the slops to the prisoners, of filling the water buckets. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Or maybe the cleaning fluids are at fault, except that then the rash should have begun on my hands. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Alice climbed into the canoe and lay trembling as Ben, terrier-formed, licked and licked at her, cleaning the blood from every part. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z During the daytime we can’t make any noise that might be heard downstairs, and when someone else is there, like the cleaning lady, we have to be extra careful. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Late Friday afternoon, after we had finished cleaning the last of the supers and storing them away, Zach went out to take a look under the hood of the honey wagon. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The restaurant, called Haedanghwa Korean Cuisine, was hectic and Shin worked long hours, washing dishes and cleaning tables. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And secretly, as Twig and Dari were cleaning up and getting back to their desks, I started my pendulum, swinging fast on its short string. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Once, when I was a kid—I think I was about nine—I was with my mom at a grocery store,” I tell him when we pass the cleaning supplies. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The air smells musty, like the pages of a library book mixed with cleaning solution. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, I love you and all, but if you barf in here, I am not cleaning it up.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We were getting ready to milk, and I was cleaning the stalls in the Big Barn when suddenly he was right next to me, standing by the manure traps. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z At home, she’d told me with a laugh, her husband did all the cooking and cleaning. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The cleaning crew must have used gallons of it. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Probably cleaning the floor was not a priority for an old woman who worked all day in the fields. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A man tows a leather armchair on a handcart, a black kitten cleaning itself on the center cushion. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z As he later recorded in his diary: All operations other than feeding, observation and cleaning were to be suspended. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The kid groaned and made a big show of slowly closing the freezer case and cleaning his hands before slouching over to a wall of shelves packed with dry goods. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z How she and Malc used to really like to do stuff with him, even if it was cleaning out the garage. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I was cleaning up after the tornado hit my house and diminished everything. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In the letter he asked for “one of your scrapers as my teeth stand in need of cleaning.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately the goddess sent another blessing, too—a gentle rain of gluten-free R.O.F.L. cupcake simulations, which Percy figured would either make cleaning up harder, or rebuilding easier. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She squinted at Father’s rickshaw, sparkling in the sunshine after her cleaning. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Mama, with her mania for cleaning everything top to bottom, was mortified. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Soon they realized that they were paying a cleaning woman and doing most of the work themselves anyhow. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One time we’d been seeing who could stand on their head the longest, and when it had been Mop’s turn, Bren had said he looked like a mop cleaning the floor. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “You were my steward, fetching my food and cleaning up my leavings. I was lord commander, with never a moment’s peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Carlson found a little cleaning rod in the bag and a can of oil. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z In the early evenings I did my regular chores at the gas company and late evenings I worked with Mike cleaning the Standard Oil Company, which was located on the outskirts of Santa Maria. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She says I don’t have the right to be tired, because I don’t work cleaning houses all day like she does. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Mom and I spent an entire day cleaning up the old stage in the closed down rodeo arena. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z First they are told that Samuel W. Westing was married to their cleaning woman, now a judge is calling herself stupid. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiles like the thought never entered that hair-sprayed head of hers, letting me see the house I might be cleaning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They had already made it to the top floor, and I joined in with the group cleaning out my family’s old flat, carefully avoiding Mr. Tatarka’s apartment. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z If my mother would work at cleaning his house and washing his family’s clothing, he could arrange to pay our rent. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she took other jobs, cooking or cleaning house for people in the town. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He's only here cleaning up Dell's because of me and my problems. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Five mornings a week I work at the Newark Shopping Center movie theater, cleaning the bathrooms and the theaters. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She wandered away from the stage, gave Jones some additional directions about cleaning under the stools, and went to look out of the porthole of glass in the padded door. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After any of our things come home from the pawnshop, Mom spends an hour cleaning them. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I shake my head and begin cleaning the counter with a wet rag. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I had an identical backup suit hanging in the MoshWash cleaning unit in the corner of the room. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Then I got jobs to do shrub trimming and pool cleanup and sidewalk edging and garage cleaning, and there were more and more people working away. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z They were going downtown to jobs I knew about—jobs as laborers, cleaning people, messengers. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “It’s a way of cleansing our souls while we’re cleaning house,” she said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In 1793 water for drinking, cooking, cleaning, and putting out fires all came from private and public wells or from the Delaware River. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Money he earns cleaning toilets in a big building and doing other throw-away jobs in a place called Los Angeles, The Angels for heaven sakes. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Grace looked up, saw it was only the cleaning woman, and returned to the sports photographs she was sorting. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Bristle locked the jar between her paws and began lapping greedily, cleaning out the top half in seconds. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The mother would have to do cleaning by the day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I keep worrying that Mom will have one of her rare but overly thorough cleaning sprees and toss out everything under the bathroom sink.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z She also kept doing little favours for me, like making me sandwiches, or taking on parts of my cleaning rota. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z A nurse is cleaning bloody equipment at the sink. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He got such comfort and satisfaction out of licking and cleaning his fur that he had a sense of intrusion if he wasn’t alone. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z There are good months, though, when she can earn $ 1,000 to $1,200 cleaning offices and homes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z It was her mama’s work song, which meant that she was cleaning somewhere off in that direction. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It had taken two baths and an entire bar of soap to get the tar off her aching hands and feet, and Philippa had spent thirty minutes cleaning out and binding the wounds on each. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I went to see a demon, a Mister Alger; who manages apartment houses. I have a job, cleaning and fixing things in those houses. I can heal sick machines on the side, too.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no way I’ll ever be able to answer cleaning questions myself. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I decided to get a head start on cleaning my baking mess, something I usually left until after my treats were out of the oven, cooling. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I’ve danced with the prince, and now I’m back home, cleaning the toilets. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Do you need some help cleaning it up?” she said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The man with the knife was still cleaning his fingernails when Joseph moved around the front of the truck, grabbed the arm with the knife and shook the guy like a dog shaking a snake. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z But Roz was programmed to keep herself in good working order, and once she was back on her feet, she immediately began cleaning herself off. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I released a heavy sigh and switched my focus to cleaning my room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Just needs cleaning? That is a delicate piece of equipment. I can’t spray it with Fantastik and call it clean. It has to be professionally sanitized.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “Girl, this a new way of cleaning cobwebs?” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Patterson sat on his porch, cleaning his French horn with a white cloth. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Therefore, efforts were made to keep the markets and streets free of offensive-smelling matter, and the laws holding homeowners responsible for cleaning up their property were strengthened. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z What kind of grandma had a cleaning lady? A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Then I set about cleaning up the mess. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had a deal with my grandmother that I had to survive 1 year of middle school. I’m already the cleaning lady. I don’t need to stick out any more.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I finished cleaning the Western Union and headed for school. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She marched along, following Bob, listening to the monotonous slosh of liquid in his cleaning bottle. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After that heavy work, cleaning the toilets and putting up fresh towels seemed restful. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “I’ve a lot of cooking today and there’s cleaning and sewing and all. You evidently wish to see Mr. Ttt; he’s upstairs in his study.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The six of them got on their hands and knees at the end of the long hallway, and they pushed their cleaning pads into the wood. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Instead of counting on a clean reaction, I'll do frequent "hydrogen cleanings" with a small flame. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He scoured the newspaper job pages, made calls, and hoped, until the agency offered him another job, cleaning wide passages in a detergent-packing warehouse. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I make like I’m cleaning up my stuff near my bed, but really I’m just taking my brain maps and flipping them over. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes I wondered if almost thirteen was too old to be cleaning out pay phones for candy, but no one was watching us and it was hard to turn down free money. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z I went to the janitor’s room, picked up the cleaning cart, and began cleaning the offices on the first floor. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Dad usually leaves all his cleaning for Saturdays because he hates the idea of coming home from work on weekdays to more work. On the weekends we cleaned and earned our TV marathons.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I finished cleaning up and got in bed. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I put on my mom’s rubber cleaning gloves, crammed some toilet paper up my nose, took a swampy breath through my mouth, and fished it out. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z No, we don’t have sponge mops like the one I use in my own house; the hands-and-knees approach is a definite selling point for corporate cleaning services like The Maids. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Me and Bugs had done tons of dishes in the Home so I said, “Sure we do, we used to be real good at cleaning up.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z In the morning, when I emerged from my room, the locals were out and about cleaning up the mess, and a few drunken tourists were still celebrating their victory over nature. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Some remain, each cleaning a massive section of floor that looks like you could safely lick its surface. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When we arrived at the school, we headed down to the basement to the janitor’s room to get the cleaning cart. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “So, how did things go after I left? Did they finish cleaning up the blood yet?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She finished cleaning my side and rinsed her hands in the bowl. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was an etiquette about such messes, in those days: there was a line you crossed, from ignoring them to cleaning them up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “If it don’t work out why you’ll have to go back to cooking and cleaning.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She senses when something is happening to me, and she moves quiedy around the apartment, making breakfast, cleaning up the place, or going out and leaving me to myself, without any questions. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It was as if he hated cleaning up after the kids at D. Franklin Middle so much, he refused to clean up after himself when he finished his workday. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She ran the house, looked after the kids, did the cooking and the cleaning. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z You in here, you either cleaning or you getting cooked. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She didn’t dare look in his direction, but went straight to her looms where Brigid was already at work, cleaning and oiling. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Scraping and cleaning the skin was something she knew more about, for that was a woman’s job, but she was too busy to do that now. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And the new additions, the girl and her mother, cleaning and helping as the owners saw fit. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z How can the angels let my good brother work hard hard cleaning toilets, and for so little? Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Platernis let her store her equipment in the closet with his own cleaning equipment and supplies, just to keep an eye on her, he said. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I mostly spent the periods cleaning Mr. Peck’s hermit crab tanks, I liked the time with them. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Genie shot Ernie a Help me out here, bro look, but Ernie took off his sunglasses and pretended he was cleaning them, like that was more important than bailing his brother out. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z "Someday I will take you to America, where my son lives," Mr. Luftig promised me as we sat together cleaning his pipes on his side of the blanket dividing the apartment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He began by throwing out the rubble his father’s men had left and cleaning up his premises, breathing rhythmically to empty his insides of any trace of anger and to purify his spirit. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There were general rules and kitchen rules, bathroom rules and stairway rules, basement rules and outside rules, upstairs rules and downstairs rules, clothing rules, washing rules, cleaning rules, rules upon rules upon rules. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Assigned to cleaning- up chores, he had probably been underfoot with his mates, making trouble and stealing food from the women’s lunches. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They spent another half an hour cleaning up all the mess, hanging up shirts and dresses, and refolding pants, and then they went down to make dinner together. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z For one week in June and the last week in August, Mr. Smith, the pool’s black caretaker, closed the Leeds pool for cleaning, maintenance, and repairs. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Even the women cleaning the floor under the tables straightened up to look at Capricorn and the strange old man. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Driving your car and shining your shoes and cleaning your house.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z When she had finished, Sylvia said goodbye to everyone cleaning up in the kitchen downstairs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I saw some when I was cleaning the fireplace in your room. I remember there was one of two men holding hands.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z How many times do I have to remind you that it is not polite to make noises when cleaning your bowl? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Not wanting the words from the vet’s pamphlet to return, I found myself doing the unthinkable: cleaning my room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z It happens, as the bumper sticker says, and it happens to a cleaning person every day. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Gray laid his cheek on his paws, and before Pax had even finished cleaning his wound again, he was asleep. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I rolled up the driveway to the backyard where Hassan and Ali were cleaning up the mess from last night’s party. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Once you’ve finished cleaning your room for the day,” Mom intervened, “then Dad will give you an hour or two on the family computer. Right?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z They would check for casualties, call in dustoffs, light cigarettes, try to smile, clear their throats and spit and begin cleaning their weapons. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa shakes his head while cleaning the pots and pans before we eat so the dishes won’t seem as mountainous when our stomachs are filled, a trick Abuelo taught him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I think she even dated the editor for a while, but he ended up marrying the girl who did his dry cleaning. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z After the cleaning, I plug the TV in and set up the antenna. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z After we finished supper, Grampa went back to his paper in the living room, and Gramma started cleaning up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He found her cleaning pots with sand and ashes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mackenzie finished cleaning up the Labrador’s face nearly an hour later. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The cleaning woman, always in a hurry, simply flung anything that was momentarily useless into Gregor's room. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z June finished cleaning the stitches herself; it was distasteful to her, I could tell by the way she held her mouth, how it drew into a tight buttonhole. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She needed to hurry; after dinner, there was still cleaning to do. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It’s a decent-sized room, with a row of shelves along one wall holding different cleaning supplies. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Bob hefted his broom, like he was ready for a messy cleaning job. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And that little Kate was her mother's favorite, I thought as she bustled around the kitchen, cleaning up and putting things away. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She started cleaning them with her pajama top. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z While we are cleaning up the mess we made, Kira whispers to me, “For real, though, if you have questions about sex or anything Miss Prude Maxine won’t talk with you about, let me know.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I washed my hands thoroughly after cleaning up Edward’s blood, but I still feel like it’s on my hands. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Make my coffee light and sweet, shine my shoes, pick up my dry cleaning, all for not a single penny: What else could you want?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z After her visit to Hopkins, Henrietta went about life as usual, cleaning and cooking for Day, their children, and the many cousins who stopped by. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z So he tried not to think about it and got busy cleaning the kitchen. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “No, not like that. The alcohol kills the tiny critters, like cleaning a mess up with soap.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Also connect,” yawned the Mathemagician, nonchalantly cleaning his fingernails with the point of his staff. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z And rituals help too: door locking, tidying up, cleaning teeth, arranging hair, but they are preliminaries to the truly necessary things. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought maybe some Kahlua, too, but I figured the only alcohol they’d have at the hotel would be for cleaning tile. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Only when the cleaning woman was still unwilling to depart, did they look up angrily. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z I could have done a better job cleaning the grit from the morels, and the tart was a shade overcooked. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Mom freaked ’cause of germs, and spent, like, two days cleaning them over and over. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z If he had gone straight to bed maybe Joseph could finish cleaning everything up. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z For almost a century they had been mined to make household cleaning powders like Comet and Ajax. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Surprisingly, despite the dead light and everything falling apart, the day in the Glade appeared to be proceeding business as usual—farming, gardening, cleaning. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Despite the best efforts of his scout and cleaning lady, his room was always filthy. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The only pleasant thing about cleaning one’s bailie was that this was the one moment in those early days when we could have a whispered word with our colleagues. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The only activity is two laborers chopping firewood and a soldier sitting outside his cabin cleaning his musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z You might use it for cleaning, but only in extreme circumstances, like to strip rust from steel. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I’d rather live in the streets than be a submissive Mexican wife who spends all day cooking and cleaning. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Then in the afternoon when Margot is stuck with cleaning all the pots and pans, Madame exclaims, “Oh, poor Margot, you have so much work to do!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Monaco looked over at where Johnson was cleaning his machine gun. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, cleaning the stables. I’m having a party.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She watched as I finished cutting up the little squids and cleaning out the entrails that had become black with its ink. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Oh, and dark black women are also for cleaning up Washington and getting out of Iraq and whatnot. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Once his mother had undertaken a major cleaning of Gregor's room, which she had only completed successfully after using a few buckets of water. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m cleaning out the boxes and labeling them.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Soldiers were everywhere, cutting wood, cleaning things, drilling. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There is so much to say, much more than plans to burn the nest or make money cleaning up the fallen trees. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Occasionally she would go into a paroxysm of cleaning, and she would race around the house for an hour, throwing things into closets. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Stella hated touching fish guts even more than coop cleaning. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z People walk in the street, cleaning up clutter. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z We’re cleaning up because Mr. Woodwell has been invited to supper and Dad says it don’t matter if the old man is halfway blind, he still knows dirt from dirt. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As he approached, Groundsel backed down the further tunnel and began cleaning his claws on a projecting root. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Mariam set about cleaning up the mess, marveling at how energetically lazy men could be. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “My mom’s cleaning out her room. Again. It’s happened in small spurts in the last few months. But I think she’s serious this time.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z To detect the predicted solar neutrino flux, you need an immense amount of chlorine, so American physicists have poured a huge quantity of cleaning fluid into the Homestake Mine in Lead, South Dakota. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Doing laundry, cooking, cleaning, Mama Ya-Ya keeps teaching me every day. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z When Franca cut the fish open and began cleaning it, he found the partially digested head and arm of a monkey! Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z We were cleaning A. J. Diany, a construction office, and he was whistling and singing like a canary. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes new recruits were punished for something they didn’t do well enough, or someone in their platoon didn’t do well enough: cleaning their boots, pitching a tent, performing in drill competitions. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Pa took a swallow-the-anger sigh, then said, “Then you can go back to cleaning up the cornstalks like we did yesterday.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “All she say is she want him to think she can do the cooking and the cleaning herself. But that ain’t why. She hiding something from him.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z When I walk into the kitchen, Grammy's cleaning and our stove has been pulled away from the wall. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The guest bathroom has to be perfect, and Hana and I are forced to be Momma’s prep cooks with lots of dicing and measuring and cleaning up after. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He explained that a couple of days before, he had been cleaning the operating room as they finished up with my surgery. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I sat down and began cleaning my nails with the knife. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma was cleaning out the freezer, which had started to smell because of the incessant power outages. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Ekon was up before the sun, cleaning their rudimentary campsite and reviewing the map. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Seven cracked a small smile before cleaning up the dishes, putting the leftover cake away, and going to her room for the night. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Go on out a here so I can do my cleaning.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But they worked there cooking, serving, and cleaning up. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When the two monks finished cleaning the machine gun, Henry Dobbins began reassembling it, wiping off the excess oil, then he handed each of them a can of peaches and a chocolate bar. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The advantage to the cleaning person is harder to determine, since the pay compares so poorly to what an independent cleaner is likely to earn—up to $15 an hour, I’ve heard. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But Mama needed to return to Akira, so Hanako got to work draining the tub water, cleaning the tub, refilling it with the pump, and starting the fire beneath it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z We used the harpies mostly for cleaning the camp, but they did pretty well in midtown traffic too. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I wonder what it’s like to clean houses all day and then come home and keep cleaning. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I hope so too. We will start cleaning the room in time. I want it to be spotless for her.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, get to cleaning this rice up, you two.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Just cleaning up. I didn’t hear you come in,” she said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z With this cleaning potion, she could make things come alive with color and shine. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z His mother wore her cleaning uniform, ready to leave for work. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A burly, red-faced man stood there, carrying cleaning equipment, something slung over his shoulder, something else that looked like a lawn mower propped at his feet. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Were you cleaning your ear in the fishbowl? ” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z For general cleaning, the kind a custodian would do in a high school, you’d go with a much gentler, cheaper agent, diluted bleach. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Since you clearly weren’t cleaning your room, what did you do all day?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z After some cleaning, they sparkled and held small knickknacks labeled with card stock tags. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He drops into the chair and begins cleaning his greaves. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The coffee boiled over and Cal spent minutes cleaning up the stove. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Penelope’s eyes shined with a feverish light, and Ophie turned away in discomfort, focusing on the bit of window that she had been cleaning over and over for the past minute or so. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She was gone for a good three hours, and so it was Sanjeev who did the rest of the cleaning. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z And when I say cleaning out, I mean practically sterilizing the place. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I still brought in fresh flowers and gave the linens to the cleaning girl. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z RiRi was cleaning her new boots with spit and a finger. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Mum found this stack of order forms when she was cleaning Fred and George’s room,” said Ron quietly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Shawn worked long days cleaning, cutting and welding the raw materials for the granaries, and once construction began he was usually onsite in Malad. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I have a whopping cleaning bill these days,” he said. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Then at night he sat at his bench, cleaning old springs and wheels and trying to make the work last out until bedtime. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She’s all into meditation and raw vegan food, I suppose as a way to cope with how much she hates cleaning meat out of people’s teeth for a living. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She had an idea for a simple cleaning business for homes and offices that would employ refugee mothers. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Mom must be home and she must be cooking or cleaning, because that’s the only time she goes into gospel music mode. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He went to the end of the platform, kicking aside the litter the cleaning robots hadn’t got to yet. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A cleaning woman answered the door and when I came into the room where he was sitting, he looked very pleased and not at all surprised. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It bothered me while we were cleaning up this place that I didn't find a single thing to indicate that Cheddar had ever lived here. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Nana’s cell phone rings at 6:42, as we are cleaning up from dinner. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Well we’re going to surprise the big city boys by cleaning their pipes real good. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In a society where people believe girls are weak and not capable of anything except cooking and cleaning, you think, I have a talent. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Besides all the cleaning, she had washed and dried dishes for hours in Granny’s hot kitchen. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then she heard more laughter and didn’t want to take time cleaning herself further. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I rush into the relaxing room and tell her everything about how I’ve gotten a job writing Miss Myrna, the weekly cleaning advice column. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The elf was carrying a stained rag with which he was attempting to finish cleaning Mr. Malfoy’s shoes. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “You might want to know that that bottle one of your men took is wood alcohol I use for cleaning my pens. It’ll go badly if he drinks it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Late that night we were still at work, cleaning the fish, hulling the rice, separating the grain from the husk. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She spends the next few minutes cleaning my teeth, alternating between pulses of water and dashes of a minty polish. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z This means I’m often alone in the kitchen, cooking and cleaning up. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One by one, the household tasks had been turned over to Lyddie—cooking and churning and cleaning and caring for the babies. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They swarmed into the house, furiously cleaning the kitchen, preparing meals, and taking phone calls with the efficiency born of experience and instinct. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned to leave even before Mom and Isabel had finished cleaning me off. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The only thing he did while he was “cleaning out the garage attic” was take a few hits from the pipe he hides up there and exhale out the exhaust fan toward Bob’s house. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Aside from a bright mind, all Joyce could reasonably offer the world of employers was her skill at doing what she least liked to do, cleaning and cooking. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As I had done for Kunthi, so Kali did for me—but much more: sweeping and cleaning, washing and cooking. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Piggy rose dripping from the water and stood naked, cleaning his glasses with a sock. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z One evening when we returned to camp from cleaning the ghetto, I asked a boy in my barracks who worked inside Plaszów what the score was that day. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She even let her mother pick her platform: Beautifying America, because there was nothing controversial about cleaning up litter, nothing that would make the country uncomfortable. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Sometime I think I need to stuff that girl’s cleaning rags in my ears so’s I cain’t hear her singing. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Since I think I’ve mentioned the new cleaning lady, I just want to note that she’s married, sixty years old and hard of hearing! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He remembered once when he was very young, maybe three or four, and he’d followed Mother into Dad’s office while she was cleaning. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z In China, the Old Man had told us, there are days reserved for grave cleaning, where you make gifts to the dead. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z When the video warns against oversoaking our rags with cleaning fluids, he pauses it to tell me there’s a danger in undersoaking too, especially if it’s going to slow me down. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Foods like frijoles and papas, clothing, plows, tools, nails, machetes, ropes, leather goods, baskets, comales for the toasting of tortillas and such, cleaning rags, buckets, and jeans jeans jeans, which have taken over. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want you talking to that woman anymore, not for cleaning tips, not to say hello, you hear?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Also, we probably should’ve done this outside. I guess we better start cleaning,” Twig said as she surveyed the destroyed shag rug in the basement. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The greatsword Ice was across his lap, and he was cleaning the blade in those waters black as night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I looked at Rosaleen as if to say, Well, great, we spent all that time cleaning honey off her, and here they go putting it back on. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When they arrived in the City, the merchant dropped her off at the Square, where a dozen men and women were cleaning up the remains of the bonfire from the night before. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A few days later, Ann was cleaning her house when she was interrupted by a knock on her door. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Diego whipped a handful of napkins from his back pocket and set to cleaning his hands methodically, scraping the sauce from under his fingernails. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She held Neewo through the night, dozing with him, waking when he thrashed, cleaning him, bathing with cool water his forehead and his tiny, straining, bony chest. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I felt lousy and helpless, and I said something to Ruthanne about it while she was cleaning up after breakfast. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z With only Chucha left in the household, I’ve taken over lots of little jobs, including helping out when the canasta group comes over, cleaning ashtrays, refreshing glasses of lemonade. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z One afternoon everyone was at work—my mom and Abel and both of the white parents—and the kid and I were playing together while his mom was inside the house cleaning. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When Grandma put the lid on and turned the burner down low, we sat down with the baking soda, vinegar, and water to begin cleaning the globe. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She glanced over at Sam, who was quietly cleaning his plate. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But other things could be done to purify it, such as getting rid of the bad coffee and cleaning up streets and alleyways. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Marilyn, she worked downtown and her boss was cleaning his pistol in his office and accidentally shot himself to death, and Marilyn had to step over his body to get out of there. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “But what about the sitting and the cleaning?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Mack was in the toilet cleaning his bloody face with wet paper towels. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Possibly named for the mythological Greek hero or the cleaning product. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Henry’s blue serge Sunday pants were creased to painful sharpness, his tan jacket smelled of cleaning fluid; Jean Louise recognized Jem’s light-blue necktie. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z By the carpentry workshop, he found Meeks, the second mate, lounging in the doorway while Harison sat outside, running a cleaning rag over his revolver. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I remember steadying his head as he lay screaming on the floor, and cleaning the blood he left behind. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We had just turned down one of many ravaged cleaning supply aisles when she gave my arm a tug. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z If they dropped an instrument on the floor, they picked it up and inserted it into a patient's body without cleaning it again. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z To take my mind off the anxiety, I was cleaning out the spare room where Cap had lived for two months. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z They just dissipate into smoke and dust, which saves heroes a lot of trouble cleaning up after a fight. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Our kitchen would end up looking like a war zone, and Dad would walk in and act all mad like, I won’t be cleaning up this time! The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Signalmen had been shooting themselves in the feet while cleaning their guns. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And after spending the entire summer cleaning houses with Amá, I’m almost happy to be back in school, working my brain instead of my hands. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z We had stopped and he said, “Why don’t you start with cleaning the stables here. Tomorrow, I’ll show you what your regular chores will be. Right now, I could use a break.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As she paid for the chickens she thought it takes a lot of cooking and cleaning and scrubbing to pay for these trips but it’s worth it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The cleaning lady never went to New York, and Claudia’s dad never kept close track of his pocket change or his train passes. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe so, if that meant cleaning up Mama’s drunken vomit, if it meant never having anything nice to wear or enough to eat. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The end of the spy wars left the CIA with a lot of cleaning up to do and unresolved questions to be reckoned with. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Another young woman in the 587th, who’d been a hairdresser before the war, used a metal rod for cleaning guns as a curling iron. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Without thinking, I get a paper towel and cleaning spray from under the sink. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Warm water runs over my soapy hands, and I concentrate on cleaning as if that were the most important thing. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z After cleaning my room three times, I decided to leave Ian alone for a while because I was starting to get mad at him. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z As they sat talking on the verandah, we watched them from under the mango tree, where we sat cleaning our guns. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z And they had drawn these accolades by cleaning big houses and living in one-room Alabama shacks before moving to the city. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Dicey didn’t think it needed cleaning, but if Cousin Eunice wanted it cleaned then she would clean it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Two days before he died, Scott was cleaning the pool when Jule came back from her morning run. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “No ants in my pants, though. Another season of cleaning all of those guest cottages.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Maya had found another one in the bucket of cleaning supplies under the bathroom sink. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Both her hands are wrapped in thick bandages—she must've cut herself on broken bottles or empty tins while cleaning out the trash cans around Union Station today. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I could almost see the widow cleaning it behind closed doors, her big, meaty hands moving with as much care over the hard metal surfaces as they would over the planes of a corpse. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I slaved from dawn until the stars shone: house chores in the morning, serving coffee in the afternoon, and cleaning after supper. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a few people were on the flats: a man cleaning fish on a flat rock at the water’s edge, a woman spreading clothes on the dirt to dry, a few small children. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Long ago, the clever person who designed the Fishery placed about two dozen drains in the workshop to help with cleaning and managing spills. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “He said he’s going to open a carpet cleaning business.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Pax set to a thorough cleaning of the wound. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Fortunately, a porter—he gestured toward a young inmate cleaning the children’s play area—had written a love letter for him in Spanish. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Obviously she could not put up the screens, take down the storm windows, or endure any sustained heavy cleaning. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “You didn’t have to do any cleaning,” he said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then my parents and Aimee began turning the warehouse into a gym, painting all the walls and cleaning the place and bringing in top-of-the-line equipment. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Piper and Jason took charge of cleaning the lower deck, which had been thrown into chaos during the monster attack. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Does that mean I’m off the hook with cleaning the bathroom?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “The day she died, she was cleaning out the closet,” he said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose having someone come in during the day wouldn’t be so bad, just to help out with the cooking and cleaning. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Walking into the homes of strangers, sitting on their furniture, and drying the tears of their children was harder than cleaning up the sick. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The rooms were acrawl with the small cleaning animals, all rubber and metal. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I finished cleaning the Western Union after it had opened and was late for school. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Soon Caroline got a job cleaning hotel rooms—twenty-eight to thirty rooms a day for $2-$3 a room, for a total of about $300 a week. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let’s get down to the Hideout before Carlos or someone else comes in here looking for cleaning supplies.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He helped the paladar by serving customers, cleaning dishes, and greeting people while the rest of Abuela’s family chipped in where they could. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Lighter clothes were more expensive and required frequent professional cleaning, so while my everyday trousers and waistcoat looked rather somber in the daylight, they made suitable evening wear. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Two were painting the decorative rocks around headquarters, the kind of thing that we all did stateside, and the other two were cleaning inside. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Lost in my swirling thoughts, I glance through the glass wall of the office and spy Mr. Kennedy and one of the other custodians cleaning the glass of the main floor trophy case. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The rest of us—my aunt, his two young sons, me—stood there, silently, cleaning the plates, averting our eyes. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But he was pulling a cleaning trolley, not luggage with wheels that have a 360-degree rotating option. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z This was the picture I took of Angelo cleaning my pig when I needed to break away. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Goblin-made armor does not require cleaning, simple girl. Goblins’ silver repels mundane dirt, imbibing only that which strengthens it.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Pard’n me, sir,” Carlyle says, “but maybe the bird is right. A keelhauling will leave him useless, if not dead. And the cannon needs a good cleaning if we’re to battle the beasts ahead.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I started cleaning the camp area, or what was left of it I piled all the palm fronds, frayed by the wind, in one place; sticks of wet driftwood in another. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The maidservants were cleaning the last crumbs off the tables when coins suddenly came rolling over the bare wood. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “I start cleaning in here first, Mr. Fields?” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He spent hours fixing the Archimedes sphere, cleaning it and repairing its circuits. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When she’d finished cleaning off the dried blood, she dabbed some antiseptic cream on. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Things like cleaning the stalls and shoveling manure and taking it to the fertilizer pile, and feeding and watering the animals. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She ignored me and set about cleaning my side with a cool efficiency that let me know she’d studied in the Medica. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I hadn’t even thought twice about them until I was cleaning stuff out of my closet last week. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Then Ma did extra cleaning and cooking, and opened the package of store sugar. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the number one line in the Bronx, where the trains stop before turning around and going back to Manhattan, Gunn set up a cleaning station. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunday morning I walk out of my room and Uhmma is already in the kitchen, standing with her back to me, cleaning the counter. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z As he was cleaning up a glop of it, he took a taste. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She is exhausted from two days of cooking, from her morning of cleaning, from these weeks of packing and dealing with the sale of the house. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The bell rang, and after cleaning the floor, a couple of the girls said good-bye to her! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Each morning my mother went to her cleaning job, and I went to the brush factory. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “Drink your milk and then run along. I have some heavy cleaning ahead of me.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z She passed out Gatorades to everybody, but when she got to me, she thanked me for cleaning out Coach's cab. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z When the first reaction was over they gave the Palace Flophouse a cleaning such as it had never had. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z After cleaning myself up and rewrapping the bandage around my side, I felt mostly human. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Although the Sunset Towers cleaning woman always wore black, here it reminded Grace Wexler to dab at her eyes with a lace handkerchief. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z While he spoke, he was cleaning the wax out of his ear with his little finger. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the dress, they placed anything.that could collect whatever rainwater fell through the fabric’s pores: empty coconut shells, high heels, and a jewelry cleaning unit they’d rinsed four times with seawater. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The bare stone floor had not even a rug, and there was a drain in it, perhaps for the sake of cleaning. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Solovet began to work her way around the group, cleaning wounds and patching people up. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I was there, cleaning out the bedpans on that detention from Snape, remember?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Pumpkin, glancing nervously about, picked up a heavy hoof and began cleaning it with his jackknife. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We laugh and tiptoe down the hallway right past the classroom where he is cleaning. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The final cleaning was done back in Nairobi. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z It seems to her as if the air were made of crystal filaments, scraping and cleaning her inside. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I would earn the title after I determined if I’d been born allergic to cleaning or if the aversion had been learned. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z A scrunched-up rug is on the edge of the table between him and me, as if someone tossed it up there when they were cleaning the floor and forgot to put it back. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I was cleaning houses in Draper when the mail came, so Robin left the letter on my bed with a note that I was a Commie now. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The straw was curled and mangled as if Mr. Munch had been cleaning the sidewalk for, like, twenty years with it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z It was for this reason that Lucas and I opted to help move desks out of the classrooms for summer cleaning. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z This was the Lord’s blessing on me because the women were used to cooking and cleaning for their men’s regiment. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we get busy cleaning up the soggy drop cloths and dump the buckets of gray water in the grass outside. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I couldn’t think of anything but cleaning up. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Yes, honey,” said Mom, taking over for Isabel and cleaning me off. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I was always worried that Tateh’s gun would go off and accidentally kill him while he was cleaning it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Her house was even worse, filled with expensive old things you could never touch, like a clock she wouldn’t even let the cleaning lady dust. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Me and Tommy took a break from cleaning up the game room to watch them shut their doors. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Year after year, plainly, all seven scrapbooks stood ready to be perused or pored over by old close friends of the family and casual visitors alike, as well as, presumably, the odd part-time cleaning woman. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “We’ll need lots of baking soda to help with the cleaning. Come on with me to the store,” she said. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Unaware of the near amputation, the cleaning woman stared at the Westing house. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “And even if you do, don’t forget, Willodeen, that not all wildfires are started by people. Sometimes they’re nature’s way of cleaning out a forest to make room for new growth.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z This meant I had to spend part of each day cleaning up his quarters. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Naomi pulled open the door to the cafeteria cleaning supply closet with no more thought than she’d given to any other task over the last two days. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “I went on a cleaning binge. It’s what inspired my dad.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Mom really loved it when we were doing things together—she and Abbey fixing the salad and potatoes, Dad and me cleaning the fish. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Racial hygiene,” as Ploetz described it, was the genetic cleansing of the race, just as personal hygiene was the physical cleaning of the self. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “Your rooms are prepaid through December first, but every morning we charge the previous day’s incidentals, like room service and pet cleaning fees. Today the payment was denied.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He heard her cleaning out the stove and saw her go out back to empty the ashes. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z A friend helps Lourdes get work cleaning oil refinery offices and houses by day and ringing up gasoline and cigarette sales at a gas station at night. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The day would come when he would leave West Virginia and move to Florida, where he would be electrocuted while cleaning a swimming pool. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Rats give many fish,” said the roach, cleaning its antennas casually. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I know what that means, of course—I read, duh—but why would you use words like that with a Mexican cleaning lady? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Iris swiped her hand in front of her like she was cleaning a windshield. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “I spent an entire week cleaning every inch with a scouring pad.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Like tiny specks of floating dust, people hang from their harnesses far above, cleaning the ceiling. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Then suddenly Mama hopped to her feet and started cleaning obsessively. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Or they took up positions in the glitzy new downtown hotels and restaurants, waiting on tables and cleaning floors. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When she wrote that she was worn out from cleaning and cooking for her father, William said he wanted their marriage to run on different lines. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A mop and a full bucket of hot soapy water would not only get a floor cleaner but would be a lot more dignified for the person who does the cleaning. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched him cleaning his master’s woolen coat; he was wrapping wet scraps of brown paper about hot coals, and, with a tongs, dousing grease spots with the steaming paper. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I called the elf to the staffroom to collect some robes for cleaning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z His hands were covered with grease from cleaning weapons. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Dante’s good at a lot of things. But he’s not very good at cleaning his room. Cleaning a room is too closely related to the word work.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “You just make sure she tells her mister you cleaning his house.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After school, I did most of the cooking and the cleaning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Roy left a message saying he’d be home as soon as he and Beatrice finished cleaning up the mess from the science project. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Miep asked him to remove his coat, so the yellow star couldn’t be seen, and brought him to the private office, where Mr. Kleiman kept him occupied until the cleaning lady had gone. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z After Jem’s funeral, they were in the kitchen cleaning up the remains of the tribal banquets that are a part of dying in Maycomb. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Our son, your son, you do not want him cleaning latrines.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Mrs. Friedman had been cleaning off the blackboard. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “Well, well. I thought you were hiding under a cleaning bucket somewhere.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She followed Penelope down the stairs and back into the bedroom she’d been cleaning earlier. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Yesterday was Father’s birthday, Father and Mother’s nineteenth wedding anniversary, a day without the cleaning lady...and the sun was shining as it’s never shone before in 1944. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z No Mrs. Thompson bustling around cleaning and cooking or in her favorite spot, on the blue sofa glued to her favorite soap, Days of Our Young and Restless Lives, or whatever it was called. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She realized why he had been cleaning it: he could only clean it after he’d killed, because every time the Executioner came out, someone died. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Gunn drew up a new management structure and a precise set of goals and timetables aimed at cleaning the system line by line, train by train. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I help Grammy with the cleaning, but turning the furniture back over is hard. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z But she had nowhere to direct her upset, so she put it into cleaning up the kitchen. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Her fingers were rough from laundry work and cleaning. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She spent every afternoon cleaning up the place and preparing some kind of evening meal for them. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They arrived before rec was called, supposedly to get a jump on the cleaning. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She always seemed to find it awkward—That's our cleaning lady's son, she might have been whispering to her friends as she walked on. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z They had always been busy with cleaning or needlework or polishing. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Other times, it was just cleaning out the stables. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By late morning, I’m just another menagerie man: cleaning dens, chopping food, and hauling manure with the rest of them. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z While Mama and Papa began cleaning up the apartment, the kids helped their aunt and uncle pack up. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They snag the tines of the rake and hold them—they don’t like me cleaning out all that rot. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I busied myself with drugs and cleaning my gun. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z "Where is the breakfast?" asked the middle one of the gendemen grumpily to the cleaning woman. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z She had Turner cleaning and painting, dragging rugs outside and beating them, opening windows for new air, and bringing light to rooms that hadn’t seen any since the century began. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z During the writing the cleaning woman came in to say that she was going off, for her morning work wTas finished. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z I change and make wudu in the en suite bathroom, cleaning myself slowly, thinking about talking to Allah. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She brings me lemon balm tea to settle my nerves and starts cleaning up the mess, breathing hard with effort and fear, muttering about how she knew it, that thieves are lurking around every comer. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he rolled up the cleaning kit, set the gun on the table, and lined up the remaining rounds in a neat row of four. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She sighed as she rolled in the shallow water, cleaning herself as best she could and dreading Loo’s swim lessons. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z There were sounds of sweeping and cleaning out, and a moment later he appeared, his hands full of tops and marbles and old dusty kites and junk collected through the years. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z And most of the other sixth graders never lost part of their pay since they had full-time maids to do the chores instead of a cleaning lady only twice a week. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z My hands were deep in a tub of soapy water, cleaning out one dusty mason jar after another, while Miss Sadie rocked steadily in her porch rocker. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Captain Smith looks up from cleaning his musket. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “If you don’t care for wine, maybe something a little stronger ... ?” I started to shake my head, then realized that some homemade brand would be useful cleaning my side tonight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then he fishes under the sink for the cleaning supplies. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z In my jeans pocket, I carry pictures: Nessa, smiling, at a Jersey dance camp; DeShon, with headphones, cleaning reptile cages at a zoo. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The boys were on the floor with the blankets, using extra towels stolen from a cleaning cart as pillows. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He was simply in the kitchen, cleaning the floor with a mop and a bucket. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As I grab a quick breakfast, Mom is cleaning up in the kitchen. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Templeton had separate African maids for her cooking, cleaning, and laundry. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m not very used to guns. Maybe it wasn’t just like that, but I was cleaning it and it went off.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Now, you’re welcome to stay for a little while if you’d like. But she is not leaving this house. Jade has some cleaning to do.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He’d intended it to be funny, but she finally pulled away and began cleaning up like it would solve world hunger. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z After cleaning out his stomach with emetics, she wrapped him in hot blankets and fed him egg whites for two days until his harrowed body recovered its normal temperature. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Every student at the Academy spent several hours each day working in the kitchens or the library, cleaning the practice hall or sweeping the corridors. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Is there any reason why we can’t start cleaning up rust spots in the rain?” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z After cleaning up, I gazed at Fig’s sleeping body. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She worked night and day, cleaning and cooking and doing whatever she could to stay alive. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Newt was cleaning it with a wet rag, gingerly, asking questions in a whisper too low to hear. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z You’re always fussing at me for not reading your stupid dictionary or cleaning up my room. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z More importantly, he got a new chore, one he picked all on his own—cleaning up that crazy room. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The master put the wagons and carriages in the shed and set Willie to cleaning the mud off wheels and undercarriages, and the sleds were brought out. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z All of the bruises they had collected from moving about the earth—harvesting, cleaning, hoisting, pitching, stooping, kneeling, picking—always with young ones underfoot. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Carlson finished the cleaning of the gun and put it in the bag and pushed the bag under his bunk. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re not a weirdo. You don’t need to hang out with the cleaning lady and that stalker kid with the camera.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z This was when I dealt with the tedious business of cleaning and exercising my physical body. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Kochu Maria, in a bad mood for no particular reason, was in the kitchen standing on her low stool savagely cleaning a large fish, working up a smelly blizzard of fish scales. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, the house is to be sprayed with the cleaning service’s signature floral-scented air freshener, which will signal to the owners, the moment they return home, that, yes, their house has been “cleaned.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the grooms were brushing down beautiful, glossy horses, or cleaning their polished hooves, or braiding their long tails. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z My mother used to work cleaning the homes of some of those people. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z We buy dry cleaning shop, live next block. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought it was one of those advertisements for painting your house or cleaning your carpets. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z When she come back in, she brush her hands together like she cleaning things up as usual. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She either didn’t notice the odor or pretended not to, shirking the responsibility for cleaning after whatever rodent’s nest was up there. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Instead of cleaning dishes, Mama Ya-Ya sits at the table with me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “He never comes home during the day. Just do the heavy cleaning and teach me how to fix supper and it’ll only take a few months—” My nose prickles from something burning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Francie suspected that she had a sentimental feeling about the houses and wanted to give them a last good cleaning before she left. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t get a high enough score on my initiation intelligence test. So they said, ‘Spend your entire life cleaning up the research labs, or leave.’ Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Bullet looked over at the mullet, who was sitting up against a tree trunk, cleaning his nails with a sharp stick. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “There was no mechanical damage, Mrs. Hameed. The machine just needs cleaning.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z I know I said I wanted a place to escape, but I don’t want to hang out in a closet full of cleaning stuff. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Instead, I spent some time cleaning up and then went back to my own work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I sit at the edge of the water, cleaning the fish Finnick catches and watching the sun drop below the horizon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A few days later, my job cleaning the ghetto ended, and I was put back to work in Plaszów. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Think—hundreds of kids and grown-ups go in and out of this building all day. There are cleaning people in here at night. What’s a place that no one would disturb?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Inej moved aside a bucket full of cleaning supplies that she’d placed there precisely because she knew no one in the Slat would ever touch it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She said it was all right, but would I mind cleaning up a bit? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She picked up the spoon, tasted the potato salad, and, cleaning the spoon with her lips, put it back on the paper napkin. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he fell to cleaning the barrel with the little rod. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z When we got back from church, I went into the kitchen of the manor-house, where Mary was cooking the dinner and John cleaning the knives, and I said— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z There are only 2 people she hasn’t summed up yet: herself and Maddie, the girl who called me the cleaning lady. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z After closing time, Carl stayed late into the night, cleaning the bathrooms and mopping the floors. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z He turned the cleaning into a big production, making separate requests for the tiny bags of powdered soap we kept in the office, for a toilet brush, for garbage bags. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was playacting the cleaning lady’s son come to the big house on an errand. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Seven knew there was no shame in a cleaning job, but toad sludge smelled horrific and pennies weren’t enough to live or eat on. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Occasionally they were able to scrape out an extra bit of food for themselves and the little ones while cleaning the pots, burned pieces of potatoes that had stuck to the bottom. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We have a maid who comes to our house every day to do the laundry, cooking, and cleaning. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Laney was put in charge of soothing Jessie’s wounded soul by feeding her cheese croissants while Isa, Hyacinth, and Oliver gathered cleaning supplies and a garbage bag and went upstairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z That evening after I finished cleaning the gas company I waited for Roberto to pick me up. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They decided to hide in plain sight, sweeping and cleaning the courtyard, looking busy and useful. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z It smells industrial, like jet fuel and cleaning products. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In the center was one empty display stand, as if the main banner had been taken down for cleaning or something. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. Williams got a job cleaning and cooking for a white minister on the other side of town, and Pauline, now the oldest girl at home, took over the care of the house. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z They brought so much snow into the store on their boots that one of the box boys, Earl Camp, stayed busy all afternoon with a mop and a towel, cleaning up after them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She stops cleaning for a moment, and watches the crawl of secondary stories at the bottom of the screen. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Old Tallow was sitting by the fire, cleaning and oiling each part of her ancient, frail gun. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I was cleaning outhouses by the end of the day. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The cafeteria has a whole lot of plastic benches and smells like someone spilled a mess of cleaning products on the floor. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Tally noticed the other rangers were cleaning their boots and uniforms, searching for any trace of the flowers among the mud and foam. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z There was always something to find fault with for Shasta had plenty of work to do, mending and washing the nets, cooking the supper, and cleaning the cottage in which they both lived. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Later that day, Ira was cleaning up the station yard when he found a green bathing suit, a pair of white sneakers, a pair of white socks, and a shirt in the hedges. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I turn on the Weather Channel in the room we’re cleaning. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z "Really, Mr. Amber, can't you find another time to discuss your affairs with my cleaning woman. And where are you going, Crow?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, as I’m cleaning up after dinner with the maids I mention Mariana’s offer. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I busied myself cleaning up the broken beaker, content for once to be a lowly prentice with no hand in this business. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z One night while I was cleaning the Standard Oil Company, I felt completely exhausted. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The sergeant handed me the G3 that was on top of the mortar, and I began cleaning it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The Samsa married couple sat upright in their marriage bed and had to get over their fright at the cleaning woman before they managed to grasp her message. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Apa with his yellow callused palms from gardening all day and then cleaning up the lawyers’ offices at night. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The cleaning, decorating, and cooking proceeded around the clock. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z And there were advertisements for gadgets, fascinating things, for cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, furniture and beds and cribs. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His cleaning woman tries to take care of him, but he gets worse and worse: he stops eating, then stops speaking. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z No matter what Stamey was doing—standing in chow lines, cleaning his equipment, writing letters home—he was always singing. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z No jobs besides cleaning the toilets of German soldiers. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The cleaning of the blocks had not been completed. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not want them to, but the two of them did all the cooking, all the cleaning. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The cleaning woman shut the door and opened the window wide. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Fie was let in by a woman who was cleaning the lobby. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes works on a cleaning crew, then on a factory assembly line. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Finally he sighed and took off his glasses, cleaning them on his shirt. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Trash bagged, cleaning done—he had even wiped the small countertop next to the sink with a towel dampened in salt water—there wasn’t a single thing left to do. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z They were cleaning the bits of turf out of it with wire brushes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The women have a schedule that rotates once a week: cooking, laundry, cleaning, washing the floors. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Down the lane she could see how the butcher threw a container of water over the stone doorstep of his hut, a useless gesture toward cleaning away the clotted filth. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t too crazy about cleaning pots and pans. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z She starts dabbing herself, cleaning her clothes, face, and hands. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Once I had the suit off, I placed it inside the cleaning unit and laid my clean spare suit out on the floor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Taking care a white babies, that’s what I do, along with all the cooking and the cleaning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z "Captain Vylarr," he called, "I want those taken down on die morrow. Give them to the silent sisters for cleaning." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She and Neeley got up at six in the morning and helped Mama with the cleaning for two hours before they got ready for school. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Blair pulls my hands away and wipes away the blood before cleaning it and putting a bandage on it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “How?” asked Basta, cleaning his fingernails with the tip of the knife. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Scott got on his knees and sprayed cleaning fluid in the area underneath the dishwasher, where dirt collected. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Basta pushed aside two women who were kneeling in the middle of the nave cleaning the floor and strode toward the altar steps. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Of course. Just cleaning out some things from my locker. What about Drew? Is he being nosy?” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I put Baby Girl in her high chair and start cleaning the oven. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “It’s a tip, I know. Mv mother was driving me insane, cleaning, tidying up after me all the time. We had a bit of a row. She hasn’t been round for a few days.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And she had persuaded her mother to quit her job as a cleaning lady at Wanamaker’s Department Store. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z The occasional Harmony or Unity flashes above, each purple letter larger than the person cleaning it beneath, like an ant holding a grape. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Xan took off after the child at a run, cleaning up as she did so. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z After eating supper and cleaning up, Cole went out to the fire pit and built a fire. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Apa grabs the edge of the open door frame, the smell of bleach and Windex from cleaning the lawyers’ offices last night still lingering on his hands. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I think, involuntarily, of the girl in Hollow Hall cleaning Cardan’s fireplace. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Only that fool Ted was pleased by that, and he works there cleaning wheels for the Men, where his dad was the Miller and his own master. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “While I was cleaning his room yesterday, I found the bullets and the receipt from the shop.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Ms. Steck is still cleaning up from the Socrates Project party, and I refuse to take off my toga. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “I was cleaning my gun and it went off.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Before we parted to carry out our various evening chores of fetching water and cleaning lamps, we would say “Peace, son” or “I’m out,” phrases we had picked up from the rap lyrics. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Though she can not feel her body much, it is nice to have Ma’s hands on her, cleaning, wiping, smoothing her hair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They worked side by side for a while, cleaning all the food, neither speaking. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He was cleaning the .22, getting ready to go out after rabbits. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I was never much of a hand around the kitchen—I’ll admit that I tried to get out of chopping vegetables or cleaning dishes whenever I could—so I didn’t linger there long. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A good laugh, that—cleaning up the camp. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was also a party to plan, which meant the grand ballroom had to be refreshed and prepared as well, not to mention an extra cleaning for the other rooms of the first floor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Well, it’s not something I would have chosen to dwell on myself, but the different kinds of stains require different cleaning approaches. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Most of our records from the fifties and earlier were contaminated. Instead of cleaning each page of the records to save them, the administration decided to have them carted away in bags and buried.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The standard form letter appeared on my bed after breakfast, warning me that the cleaning harpies would devour me if I stayed past noon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She entered the fenced area and shooed the thankless chickens to one side, blocking them with a large board Papa kept just for cleaning day. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Lenny plops down on the bed, lifts up one of his feet, and starts cleaning between his toes. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “You can manage your care and cleaning; change your own shrinker?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Lockton and Madam retired upstairs, releasing Ruth for the evening and leaving me with the cleaning up. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z On benefit Friday, I work late cleaning that house top to bottom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I would protest because my mother taught me that a southern lady always puts up a fight when anyone else volunteers to do the cleaning, but I’m all too ready to be home. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He set about cleaning her up as best he could. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The attic was the only part of the house they had not yet given an initial cleaning. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She found her house a stable of filth and abomination and she set to cleaning it with the violence and disgust of a Hercules at labor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Just don’t go pulling ’em up when you gets a cleaning fit.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Before the dogs were even aware that he had gone he was back again by his tree, cleaning his whiskers with soft rounded paws. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “The arms are fair,” Halsey said, cleaning off a Winchester, “when the intent of bearing them is just.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I hadn’t considered that, and I worried it might be true, but Dari nodded, took the cleaning supplies, and ran out of the bathroom without another word. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Not even Serena Joy comes here, and the cleaning is done by Guardians. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Run out to the garden and get a head of lettuce, Matty, while I finish cleaning the fish. Then you can make a salad while the fish cooks.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She sets Penny back down in front of the TV and continues cleaning. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The only option was to ship all the magnets back to the manufacturer, Allis-Chalmers, for cleaning and radical reconditioning. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z After cleaning the solar cells, I have to check the whole solar array to make sure the storm didn't hurt it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I jumped up and started cleaning my dishes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It had been almost a year since the welfare man had scared us into cleaning the house, and it was once again an unholy mess. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I kept an eye out for foreigners, the Europeans shopping on my SoHo street and the cleaning women who'd answer "Poland" or "El Salvador" when asked a yes-or-no question. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Some of it was meant to keep the camp itself running: cleaning the barracks, the guards’ houses, the hospital, the kitchen. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z More neighbors have joined in on cleaning up, and they form a line that moves trash out the store and into the trash cans on the curb. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z After I finished cleaning, I quickly scanned the newspaper. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Everyone pitches in, and it helps to have a cleaning supply closet right upstairs. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The cleaning liquids cause her skin to slough off her knees, which sometimes bleed. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “How about you promise to finish cleaning your room before your mother gets home, and I’ll let you use the laptop right now.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z When her mother said it, it reeked of drudgery: waiting tables, washing dishes, cleaning floors. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But I found her busy at work, cleaning up the morning dishes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We sat at the table yawning in front of our hostesses, who were cleaning up after the party. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “It certainly needs a good cleaning,” agreed Mrs. Bramble. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z She got up earlier and worked faster at her flat cleaning and was finished in early afternoon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Only a few months before, she’d been peeling and stewing the soft food he ate, changing his diapers, cleaning his bedding and pajamas, and harrying his body with moistened towels and Q-tips. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His mother was on her knees cleaning the floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z These days, Harpers Ferry passes its time accommodating tourists and cleaning up after floods. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Upstairs, she quickly dismissed Grandfather’s practice of setting the bird free during the cleaning and inviting it back inside with a mere whistle. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Joaquin had always imagined Maya’s and Grace’s parents following them around like ducklings, caring for them, cleaning up after them, holding out an eternal net so that they would never fall, never get hurt. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He looked around the front hall, took in all the signs of cleaning, ambled over and peered into the parlor, and put on an exaggerated mock expression of being impressed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I think your parents tricked us into cleaning your house,” I reply. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z It’s the end of the day, and she is cleaning up her classroom, straightening rows of desks, and sorting piles and piles of paper. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Generose works as a cleaning attendant at a hospital in Fort Wayne. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z We made a mess and had just as much fun cleaning up, skating on the wet floor after we’d mopped. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Works as cleaning woman in Sunset Towers, lives in maid's apartment on fourth floor. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if he will lose his cleaning job like some of the gardening jobs. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z The change bell rang and I was still cleaning off my shoes. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, Guitar was cleaning his fingernails with a harmless match stick. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite deep cleaning, the shag carpet still smelled like cigar smoke and bacon grease. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Snell having finished the cleaning and ironing was having her customary cup of tea before walking down the road to the bus stop. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “No, baby. I have something better. My prized possession. I don’t even wear it because I’m afraid I’ll lose it cleaning someone’s room, but that seems like a silly waste, doesn’t it?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z My mother stood with the cleaning women; I stood with my group from the brush factory. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z No job lasted forever, but before the seamstress work, Mom was cleaning in a white family’s home and, before that, another family’s. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z As I was cleaning up after we ate, I asked whether he had buried her, and if he did, where. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z On the Monday after the West Charleston game, Ogden Loring stopped in front of Ben’s desk, removed his glasses and began cleaning them with his silk paisley tie. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “This is filthy. But nothing a little cleaning can’t fix, right?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “This place isn’t known for cleaning their germy dishes, but it’ll build up your immunities before you get home. You can go back to Jankburg the strongest little boy around.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z In addition to bite marks and claw marks, the robot was also covered in dirt, which, of course, meant it was time for another cleaning. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Choked themselves2— thrashed and turned sick, after all the trouble I had plucking their grass and cleaning their muck and not one egg. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Behind the counter Cherry was cleaning the espresso machine, her back to Puglisi. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Honeybees become “wildly agitated and bellicose” on contact with it, perform frantic cleaning movements, and are near death within half an hour. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I tried to thank him for cleaning up my locker, but he cut me off. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “We’re very grateful for your help,” he told her, as she pulled the bucket of cleaning supplies from under the sink. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Mama glanced at the pile, shook her head in anger, and began cleaning Trampita. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just cleaning up a bit. I told the transporter to put me at my desk, not in my desk.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Each subcommittee handled a specific duty, such as obtaining five hundred cords of wood before winter set in, cleaning the streets, or distributing cash to those in need. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z It had to be like he’d said before: she was cleaning out the closet the day of the accident. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They talked in the kitchen as she was cleaning up. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She unsheathed her knife and started cleaning the blade'with a rag. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z When they're gone, Mom starts bustling around, cleaning up and taking glasses into the kitchen, all bright and cheery. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A few people are still at stations, folding blankets, cleaning floors and ceilings, preparing bioloaf and mystery diluted juice drink. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I found myself cleaning your face and mouth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Mom took a second job cleaning a movie theater, and I helped her on the weekends. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “The rest of you, bring me three large flat stones from the river. And scrub them clean! And bring back two pots of water, too. Who’s been cleaning these?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Because no one ever wonders where a cleaning woman lives, that's why. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask, cleaning up the butterstick melting right on the counter, not even a plate under it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Everything, including the courtyard, was given a thorough cleaning. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It was quiet, and as if we were afraid of silence, we began cleaning the blood off our guns and the ones we had brought with us, cleaning and oiling their chambers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Sorry about that, Matthias, my old lad. When these chaps gave up chasing me, I scooted back to my den. Spring cleaning, y’know. A bit late, but I’m only a bachelor in single quarters, what!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z "All right then, what do you really want?" asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaning lady still usually respected. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z That Roman bell would be lucky to get work cleaning up after a French bell's dog—and even then he'd need papers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When we got there they were still cleaning up and placing seating in a circle, facing inward towards the center of the space. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z At the far west end, a man paced, cleaning his glasses on the hem of his shirt, again and again. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Cooking meals here requires half the day, and cleaning up takes the other half. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It needed scraping, and cleaning, perhaps, but nothing more. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For days afterward, as we walked our children to school, picked up our cleaning, stood in lines at the ration shop, we whispered. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z And there are photos of them doing stuff in the world: cleaning the litter in Carkeek Park, volunteering in a soup kitchen, marching with picket signs at the capitol building in Olympia. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “She ask me for cleaning tips sometimes. For the article.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I had looked forward to the breaking-and-entering aspect of cleaning the stay-overs, the chance to examine the secret physical existence of strangers. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mig spent them scrubbing the kettle and tending the sheep and cleaning the hut and collecting innumerable, uncountable, extremely painful clouts to the ear. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z One morning as I was baby-sitting, and watching my mother go about cleaning the house, my suspicions about something that was happening to her reached a peak. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Plus Bess with her obsessive cleaning is impossible to be around. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z If I tell Amá that I’m bored, she tells me to pick up a mop and start cleaning. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She had just put down some biscuit dough and was cleaning the flour from under her nails. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He was seated on a flat rock, cleaning a wooden bowl, scrubbing the cracks in the rounded poplar with a rag dipped in fire ash. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z To support her daughters, she took in laundry and later found a job as a cleaning woman at Wanamaker’s Department Store downtown. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z She was cleaning out his office when I called. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z These rages changed, and worsened, as his physical strength improved, and I found myself cleaning the toilet every morning, knowing my head might be inside it before lunch. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Just cleaning this here old broom, Miss Charlotte.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After I’ve finished cleaning up, I go back to my room. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, cleaning lady,” a girl farther down the table calls out. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It was drizzling outside, and I was cleaning out my desk, and I just did not feel like going. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The only part I didn’t much enjoy was the endless cleaning of the tack—the saddles and bridles. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Nailer moved gingerly, testing the stitching and cleaning work she’d done. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z If this was about cleaning fish, I wasn’t going to be amused. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When something needs cleaning, Ma, tired, looks at me. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Oakes was busy in the old stone house, cleaning and polishing, while her husband stacked the wood cellar. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z After cleaning the Western Union, Roberto and I drove up Broadway to school, just like before. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “Tyson found this while we were cleaning the cabin. Thought you might want it.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They were sitting in the bleachers, watching some of the guys cleaning up the place. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I won’t take the whole store. Maybe a bolt of any fabric I want against me cleaning the rest of that backroom free of charge?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I don’t want to be the cleaning lady, either. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He should’ve sent an ambulance and in the twenty-five years I’ve been cleaning houses nobody ever tells you what to do when your white lady keels over dead on top of you. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z One of the other things they should care about, according to Harriet, the cleaning lady who came once a week and who was about a million years old, was staining the bathtub. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Stripped to my waist, I slung the mop, moving steadily like a machine, hearing the Jewish boy press the button on the stop watch as I finished cleaning a room. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Carefully, I open the door to the janitor’s closet, grabbing the paper towels from a packed shelf of cleaning supplies and trying not to wake her. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Grandpa usually kept his own revolver under the counter, a Smith and Wesson, but had taken it home for cleaning. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “And cleaning it, you hadn’t swung out the cylinder?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Come see. There’s a man cleaning the sidewalk with his beard!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He paced the house, smoking, peering out the window, cleaning his gun, loading and loading it again. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The worst part of being on punishment isn’t the cleaning up and washing dishes and raking leaves, it’s not being able to go over to Suesetta’s house after church. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But sometime Biddy be singing ’bout somebody cornin’ ’round a mountain and she cleaning like a fool, but she happy. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "I should say so," said the cleaning woman and, by way of proof, poked Gregor's body with the broom a considerable distance more to the side. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z He took another look at my hat while he was cleaning them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Nothing gave me greater satisfaction than totally cleaning out my sister. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he returned to his apartment to finish the job of cleaning up the litter left from the kickoff rally. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We look around at the room again, and suddenly I’m seeing the cleaning that needs to be done. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Upon the mention of the estate, a man cleaning the pool looked up at them for a moment before returning to his labors. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z My mother is British, but she probably thinks a Victoria sponge is a cleaning product, not an airy cake filled with jam. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He scooped up his dæmon and she attended to the scalp wound, licking and cleaning him tenderly as they walked back to their boardinghouse. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Roz was crusted with mud and grit, so she gave herself another good cleaning, but that only revealed her dents and scratches. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Lightning Girl, your ordinary, everyday savant cleaning lady. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Start cleaning up, men,” he calls to them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Mama spends almost the same amount of time washing her pots and cleaning her blender as she does actually cooking. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Other times they are rough and peeling from his cleaning job. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Then he turned his attention to his forepaws, painstakingly cleaning the many cuts in their pads. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z When I stumble out of my bedroom, still in my nightclothes, a whacking sound alerts me that Mama is on a cleaning tear. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Nyla sits on a stool next to the pod and slips on gloves like she’s a dental hygienist about to perform a cleaning. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Even though I am supposed to be sleeping, my eyes are still open when Apa comes home from his night job cleaning the lawyers’ offices. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z I knew learning to read wouldn't change the fact that Fatima was trapped here like I was, cleaning floors, dusting baseboards, and peeling potatoes. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Well, the guy evidently hadn’t been getting the three-times-yearly preventive cleaning and lubricating, which made all the difference. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Calvin and I do a whole day of cleaning up the root cellar. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “Yet there you are, cleaning out her locker.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Dad didn’t drive and I didn’t have a license yet, so I did more cooking and cleaning and shopping and laundry while Mom drove. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Dicey was glad to be able to answer yes to one of the cleaning chores. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he just hung around all day at the unemployment office; on lucky days he got picked up to unload furniture or do cleaning. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z The family employed a full-time housekeeper to help with laundry, cleaning, and cooking. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon I join a group of Candor and Dauntless cleaning up the broken windows in the lobby. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Once, a few months ago, I was cleaning the waiting room of her dental office and discovered a small comic book that had fallen behind the chair. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Aware that he and Desdemona were a burden to my parents, Lefty was extremely helpful around the house, doing repairs, assisting with the cleaning, running errands. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z So close to normal, and then, just like that, we’re back to this new, terrible normal where I’m stuck inside my room crying, listening to her downstairs cleaning up my dishes. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Calypso stood at a washbasin, cleaning the dirt off her arms. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He smiled at the older monk, who was now cleaning the machine gun’s trigger assembly. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The kitten purred in agreement and started cleaning his paws. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I got into the habit of cleaning up after Richard Parker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Red was across the street, watching a colored man who was cleaning up after the parade, sweeping trash into a pile. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A woman stepped out of a different office, holding cleaning supplies. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She said her daddy would be cleaning God out of his potato salad. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Albert was cleaning out the teacups on the table in front of the sofa and laying tea strainers across the tops. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Recently, I teased him that while he and I are busy speaking about womens rights, my mother is still doing the cooking and cleaning. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At first she was wildly industrious, cleaning out closets and scrubbing the insides of kitchen cupboards and scraping the shelves of the refrigerator, rinsing out the vegetable bins. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Kate and I used to worry so about her living alone in one room and going out cleaning to make a few pennies.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But over the next few days as they worked to give everything in Daffodil Manor one more cleaning, shining, polishing, Penelope chatted with Ophie like they were old friends. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z We spend the next couple of hours cleaning the rest of the house and bringing out bags of garbage onto the sidewalk. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The second hour was spent actually working with the farm animals— feeding, cleaning, fixing a fence, scraping up klunk. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z During the day, I kept myself busy by cleaning and watching television. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The guide notes that agency ratings and funding are tied to whether they are “adopting and implementing effective applicant screening,” a clear signal that agencies may be penalized for not cleaning house. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z As they approached, they suddenly saw Hawkbit sitting among the thorn trunks, cleaning his face with his paws. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon as I was done cleaning, I ran out of the house to meet Liz at the zoo. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mia was cleaning the stove when Izzy stomped in—somehow clomping in bare feet as loudly as she did in her Doc Martens—and stopped. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It was as though the room had been designed to be hosed out for efficient cleaning. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Anywhere else, that would be something to do, a necessary task, cleaning up after herself. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “Maybe she likes cleaning house. I have an aunt like that.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z How much do you want for cleaning our chimney? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I ask if she has a job, and, yes, she does cleaning. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But now Mom’s in the bedroom and Dad’s cleaning the kitchen, and it won’t take him long. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When Sticky finally returned, he dumped his wet clothes in the corner, put on his muddy glasses without cleaning them, and then, without once looking at Reynie, he pulled his suitcase from beneath the bed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The monkey workers had stopped cleaning the cages, because they did not want to go into the monkey rooms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We spend the first part of the morning unpacking and cleaning. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She stopped cleaning herself, and I took to bathing her in the sink. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Remember when I was cleaning you up in the kitchen?” she asked. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z After they finished cleaning up in the kitchen, Trotter went into the living room and stretched out on the couch. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z When he had completed the cleaning, he asked the man for something to eat. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, posing as friends of the doctor, they returned to the building and convinced a cleaning woman, Maria Martinez, to unlock the door to Fielding’s office. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The way Lola tells it, they had relatives who found them farm jobs out in the Central Valley; then during off-seasons they worked in restaurants and hotels and department stores—cleaning, fixing, serving. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “Gentlemen, I’m going to be here for the next two weeks and I want to talk with you about when the cleaning gets done and who does what.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In each room, peoples are painting or cleaning or ham- mering, and there is much clanging and banging and whooping. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z It’s true that she didn’t have to do all the heavy cleaning herself—she had SanJuanna for that. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z WAYMER—Hundreds of sharpshooters in and around this rural community are cleaning their shotguns as they look forward to Saturday's 63rd annual Pigeon Day. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I did an extra-thorough job cleaning up my room the night before she arrived, just in case she wanted to be roommates again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Other instances are Eli Whitney’s 1794 invention of his cotton gin to replace laborious hand cleaning of cotton grown in the U.S. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “No magic! There must be about a hundred cups in that room. Em no good at Muggle cleaning.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Friday is payday and Mam is out of the bed early, cleaning the house and singing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I finished cleaning up the table, then trudged back to the counter. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I hire Korean man to run dry cleaning shop. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sissy gave her a fat little cloth strawberry for cleaning the needle. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One day I was in the kitchen cleaning dishes—despite my best efforts to avoid them—and a bomb went off so close that the whole house rattled and the fan over the window fell. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She spent much of the day sleeping in a kanga on her mother’s back as Generose worked in the apartment, cleaning or cooking. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z That's because she had to call from the hospital and cancel our cleaning service, and she had to do that because of me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Or were he and the cleaning woman just caught in the smoke and the flames? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z No set fee was charged for their services, which might include nursing the individual, cleaning up the sickroom, washing clothes and linens, going out to buy food and medicine, and caring for other family members. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z It is surprisingly similar to cleaning and polishing mess pots. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They haven’t had a really good cleaning in three months, so the sand has some hard work to do. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z The cleaning lady is not called the cleaning lady, however. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Sam Westing could have pointed his clues at the Sunset Towers cleaning woman without naming her an heir. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z We had been ordered to go outside to allow for cleaning of the blocks. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunjin was filling cups with water and cleaning up after the men. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He stirred again when we began cleaning the cuts and gouges on his face, reaching for my hand at the first touch of stinging antiseptic. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “What we really wanted to know, Professor Black, is whether anyone else has, um, taken out the sword at all? Maybe it’s been taken away for cleaning or—or something?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She wrapped the squirming baby and laid it at the mother’s side, then she returned to cleaning the bed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though she rushed through her other chores, Naima took her time cleaning Father’s rickshaw. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z He often prowled through junkyards touching old cars and buying old alternators and carburetors just for the joy of cleaning them up and making them work again. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “I better go home. I want to dig through some of Lucy’s stuff before my mom gets home. She started cleaning her room out a few weeks ago.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Mom, who was busy cleaning the house at the time, looked at me like I was nuts. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A few people grumbled because they knew once the meal was over, they were going to have to start cleaning the restaurant for service the next day. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I was just cleaning up a few things for my aunt. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He quit his job at Floyd’s Foods and Dr. Blankenship hired him to work twenty hours a week filing and cleaning his office. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I blocked everything and everybody out. I used to be so particular about cleaning the house. I got to the point where I’d see a shoe, and I’d just kick it over.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Forcing down her revulsion, she picked up the handkerchiefs with her cleaning rag and dropped them into the laundry basket in the hall. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She began to time her walks, carefully finishing in the lab and cleaning up there so that she could leave work and stroll during shift-change time. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z So after cleaning up the mess, I told Hadley I was taking Delilah to Deamer Park to run off leash, which was her favorite thing ever. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z She says I might have too much blood in me anyway and a good cleaning out wouldn’t do me one bit of harm. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z By the time we get on the bus, my back aches, my hands are cracked, and my eyes burn from all the cleaning products. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I tried calling you back, but it kept going to voicemail, so I tried the house phone, but your dad said you’re cleaning your room. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z They prepared breakfast, prepared tea, prepared lunch, did the washing and the cleaning. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They did not often do such things as use our entire school day cleaning the classrooms and washing the windows of the building. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She worked as a housekeeper in a residence for the elderly in Manhattan, making beds and cleaning toilets. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z By supper the next night she had finished cleaning everything but the living-room chandelier. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z “I was feeling under the weather today, so I came back home to do some cleaning,” said Mom. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z If Dimple were home, Mamma would be bustling around, cleaning the kitchen while Dimple sat at the counter nearby and drank her tea. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I got better by checking and cleaning my feet five or six times a day. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can get a head start on the fall cleaning,” said Mother. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The Doctorita continues cleaning on her hands and knees, eyeing me suspiciously. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I washed that foot thoroughly, lifting it by the ankle to soap the underside as one does a baby’s legs in cleaning its bottom. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In many Nikkei families, you began working as soon as you could, babysitting or cooking rice or cleaning floors. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly people started using the word ecology and talking about cleaning up the planet. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I finished cleaning the gas company and went home, happy but anxious. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z As Dill hurried to class, he caught a whiff of some astringent industrial cleaning chemical. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z In moments, my brother has created a plan for cleaning the house, broken down by task, time allotted, and which kid is doing what. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Joyce, quietly jubilant, set about cleaning up the peanut shells the kids had let drop on the floor as they listened nervously to the race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The cannoneer, who was cleaning mud from his costume, was the first to notice our entrance. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I walked past the kitchen and noticed my mom was cleaning out all her cabinets. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z He sentenced us to kitchen patrol—scrubbing pots and platters all afternoon in the underground kitchen with the cleaning harpies. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We headed down to the basement of the main building to the janitor’s room to get the cleaning cart. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z A small group of us begins cleaning while most of the kids continue to run around like they didn’t even hear him. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I sat naked, cleaning my teeth with sapwood. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z In late March, the machine parts factory is padlocked, and Frau Elena and the girls are sent to work for a civilian firm cleaning the streets after bombings. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But there was something about imagining him cleaning his room in anticipation of my possible visit that made me adore him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was clearly going to be wet all day, but it was a summer rain, deepening the green of the grass and the trees, sweetening and cleaning the air. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z If only, instead of allowing this cleaning woman to disturb him uselessly whenever she felt like it, they had instead given her orders to clean up his room every day! The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Seamstresses not cleaning the superintendent’s room were fair game for the chief foreman and other prisoners with supervisory jobs in the factory. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z For once, I’m glad Mom is always cleaning our place. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I close the door and join Mother in the kitchen as she starts our Saturday-morning cleaning. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He’d slump, a finger cleaning his ear, only to have Theresa gamely cry out, “No, no like this,” and add a shuffle, turning out her knees as Helen laughed. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since her own parents died, these visits from her mother-in-law had taken on extra importance, and she’d putter around the house, cleaning and cooking, biting her nails as she went. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When Vivi gets down on her knees to sort through a tangle of earrings, I have a terror that she will glance beneath my bed and see some smear of blood I have missed cleaning. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Maybe. But now people will probably call you Lightning Girl instead of the cleaning lady. Which is actually cooler. Isn’t it?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z While they were cleaning more dust and sand blew in to settle on the newly mopped pine boards. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Finally, I go back to cleaning pool chairs, picking up Miss Celia’s movie magazines and tissues the slob leaves out here. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She doesn’t have time to do extra cleaning. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Yet before the constable had arrived, Rab was out of it, back cleaning his press, and he had got Johnny out of it, too. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Boiler explosions, well fires, men slipping into the tanks they were cleaning, sinkholes that opened up right under the happy spectators who came to celebrate a new find. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Or the fish heads that the Cuttyhunk men tossed back into the sea after cleaning their catch. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Bob started cleaning up, collecting their trash in a little pile, using his squirt bottle to wipe off the altar. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “He’s cleaning up in Mr. Finch’s bathroom. I can trust him.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He had just returned from cleaning the Western Union and Pat’s Pets. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I'm not ashamed, she says, cleaning is what I know. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He had just gotten a drop-off of new stuff: sodas, chips, cleaning products, cereal. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But there they were, just above the cleaning supplies—a pair of bright pink rubber gloves dangling amid a sea of traditional yellow ones. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The woman from the after-hours cleaning crew stops, her hand on the handle of the coffeepot. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There were no more fifty dollars in brown envelopes to count on, so she took to cleaning rather than fret away the tiny seaman’s pension her parents lived on. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Henry was cleaning it with a spray can of whipped cream. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Instead, he slid the remaining three rounds into the empty chambers and filled the rest from a pocket of his cleaning kit. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z An array of bottles and jars of cleaning fluids sat under the sink. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z My mother at this time seemed to be always working- cooking, washing, ironing, cleaning, and fussing over us eight children. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, I picked up the dry cleaning and went to the post office.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Anyway, Jay only plays those kinda songs on Saturdays when it’s cleaning day to make me and Trey get up and help. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “I doubt a person like me would’ve been allowed into those kinds of parties in the 1920s. Maybe I’d be in the kitchen or cleaning the bathrooms,” I joke. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z And she was behind on the cleaning and the laundry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z On the last day of school, JT came up to me while I was cleaning out my locker. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom is good at cleaning, so she can make the inside real nice. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I mop the floor, she washes dishes, and we go about our cleaning like this is a regular day. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Because you haven’t cleaned up yet,” he said to the orphans, “I suppose you can be excused from attending tonight’s performance. But after cleaning up, you are to go straight to your beds.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “If someone is a janitor, that’s noble, it’s a respectable job. But they should make sure their kids grow up to own a cleaning business.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z And now they were finishing the last bits of prep and David stood across from them, cleaning his pistol and looking as surly as Magdalys had ever seen him. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Once again, he made a "dry cleaning" run on the way to the station, in Moscow's Komsomolskaya Square. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Girls in foster households took turns doing all the chores—some fetching water, others cooking or cleaning or scrubbing clothes by hand. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ever since that day my mom started cleaning out her room, and we got into an argument, she’s let it sit, like she’s forgotten about it. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Harry noticed too that the castle seemed to be undergoing an extra-thorough cleaning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “But the zoo lady said maybe they’ll have an opening there in a while, cleaning cages and stuff.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z On the altar die priest was cleaning the chalice and the platters. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s fine. Nobody’s ever gotten hurt that badly cleaning a fish. Have they?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The man cleaning the gorilla cage shut off the water and started to roll up the hose when he heard Mr. Pignati calling. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z I’m pulled through another door—not a car but a building—and ushered into a room that smells like cleaning fluid. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z People drop by, neighbors come for dinner, there are three meals to get, the shopping to do, the cleaning to accomplish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The replete and satisfied Labrador had eaten ravenously that evening, cleaning up bowls of fresh milk and plates of food with a bottomless appetite. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z "Dead?" said Mrs. Samsa and looked questioningly at the cleaning woman, although she could check everything on her own and even understand without a check. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma found some rubbing alcohol in the medicine cabinet and insisted on cleaning and bandaging the cut on my head. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Ulape said that the Aleut woman spent a whole afternoon cleaning her skin aprons, which she had not done before while she had been there. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He was looking real close at a tiny something, cleaning it off*with a wire bristle brush. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Max finds a cloth, wets it in the water bucket, and starts cleaning Helena up while I hold her. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I came back, and before I knew it I was involved in a fullblown cleaning frenzy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I'd be in bed, and the cleaning fluid's citrus smell would rise through the apartment and I'd fall asleep to the bittersweet scent of lemons. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z When she was back working in the factory or cleaning apartments, she gave me money for lunch. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I listen so closely that he finishes cleaning my burns and I hardly notice the pain. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z It was the cleaning people that made him nervous. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “Like it? Who likes cleaning? No one likes it. It’s just what you do.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Daughters who had complained bitterly about the responsibilities of taking care of their aged mothers-in-law had altered when Sula locked Eva away, and they began cleaning those old women’s spittoons without a murmur. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Is cleaning house really part of root? Because it sounds like a way to get us to clean for you.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z By the time I finished cleaning the gas company, I was emotionally exhausted. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes she pretended his room needed cleaning as badly as the bread needed baking or the garden needed weeding. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The woman had fixed Naima’s mistakes as well as completely cleaning, scraping, and repainting eight panels. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z When I was twenty-five, I found a job cleaning construction sites in the suburbs of Raleigh. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The squad had just got some new barrels for the sixties and two new M-79 S. They were sitting around a tin can full of carbon tet cleaning the cosmolene off the weapons. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with the sand dollar I’d given the East River for a magic cleaning, the water here was pretty polluted. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Did you find anything when you were cleaning out Jesse’s room?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z There were no services that day, and the church was empty, except for some women cleaning and some other women praying. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z One afternoon, Katie was cleaning in the halls of the second house away from her own. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hours not devoted to cooking, cleaning, love-making, rope skipping and trying to get into the baseball game with the boys, Sissy made plans for the coming baby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We got there at sunset, opened all the cabin’s windows, and went through our usual cleaning routine. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I almost forgot and started to tell them I was going to be very smart soon like them but Burt intiruppted and he tolld them I was cleaning the psych department lab. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Yes, there was her mother’s cleaning cart down the corridor to the left. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z We were very quiet at dinner and after, as Kazi was cleaning up, Amil ran over to him and hugged him hard. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In addition to all his other labours he was busy directing the cleaning up and restoring of Bag End; but he was often away in the Shire on his forestry work. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z While I was cleaning my face with a napkin, I could still hear the girls laughing. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. But I guess there are other things I can do if I finish cleaning out boxes. The house is huge.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z After I finished cleaning the bathrooms and dust mopping the floors, I took a handful of cookies and went downstairs. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She washed and put away the few dishes, then took her cleaning materials into the sitting room. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Bob’s stubbly face smelled of cleaning supplies—fresh lemony furniture polish and Murphy Oil wood soap. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She had probably spent all day cleaning the place so it would look nice. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z A huge bony cleaning woman with white hair flapping all over her head came in the morning and the evening to do the heaviest work. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could use some help with cleaning up,” she says. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They were cleaning up after eating some of what they’d caught. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Shagufta sat on a bench and chatted with another cleaning girl. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I’m on the roof in the glaring sunshine, cleaning the Doctorita’s dental instruments with soapy water in the cement washbasin. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He picks up his glasses, begins cleaning them with his clay-splattered shirt, making them dirtier. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As for cleaning the house and making a fire, well, I would do that later: the day was long, and my mother’s job hunts often took her away from home for the whole day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Hobie’s wife, Helen, was cleaning off the table tops at the back of the restaurant when the doctor entered. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When I went downstairs, Dad was in the kitchen, taking plates out of the dishwasher and stacking them in their right cabinets—cleaning up and erasing all the evidence of last night. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Without a word, he began cleaning his gun, opening it up and removing the bullets, checking the cylinder. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Ares pulled out his huge knife and started cleaning his fingernails. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Mom took the bucket, and 1 could hear her cleaning it out in the kitchen. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z So after I got good at the windows, Mrs. Baker got me cleaning out the Coat Room. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z In the course of her cleaning, Mia began to observe carefully. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I answered phones and made plasticene overheads and picked up dry cleaning and kids from day care. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If the powerful people had had the good sense to leave some other people around to do the cleaning for them, from Columbus Circle down was probably clear of snow. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Ordinarily, several slaves would be in the house, cleaning or washing, but today, oddly, there were none. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Each morning Deborah left the assisted-living facility where she lived, and spent the day cooking and cleaning for the five or six men living in her daughter’s home. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z |
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