| 单词 | clearing |
| 例句 | I take a deep breath, then run across the clearing to the house, ducking a little, as though at any moment someone could open fire. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Frightful saw the clearing before her and the leaves on the bushes, even the shiny needles at the tops of the pine trees. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z There was suddenly a sound of more galloping from the other side of the clearing. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Others commented about large clearings in the forests, some with well-tended gardens and cornfields. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Someone had also volunteered something called an “ultra-light” aircraft which swooped overhead, barely clearing the tops of the trees. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He waved his hand as though clearing the air. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As I returned to the clearing, I imagined finding him there on my tarp, lying back with one foot in one hand, the position he so loved; but it was empty. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Nestled in an undulating patchwork of beech forests, lakes, and clearings were 140 cottages, a shopping mall, a barbershop, a post office, a dentist’s office, a sauna, a hospital, training facilities, and dining halls. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It was like we’d let something out into the open, and far from clearing the air, it had made us more aware than ever of everything that had come between us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to the foul line, his head clearing slowly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Hermione therefore removed the enchantments she had placed around the clearing, while Harry and Ron obliterated all the marks and impressions on the ground that might show they had camped there. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z First, she finished clearing Luke for adoption, then she started working on getting me relinquished as well. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Those who could not swim were relegated to the forest side of the clearing and made to play innocuous games; swimmers had the run of the steps, supervised casually by two Negro youths. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He stands next to me and stays quiet for a few moments before clearing his throat and asking, “So what’s going on?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He rolled across the clearing, got to his feet, and gave a stricken cry. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z "There is a road half a mile that way," he told her, pointing, "and a clearing over there, beyond that thicket," he said, turning to motion in another direction. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z It was an odd sort of clearing in the woods. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z And then she came into a clearing and he was there—on his knees, digging in the dirt with his hands. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Finally, I see a clearing between people’s legs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not exactly,” Van Eck said, clearing his throat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She limped into the clearing, whining as if she’d been injured. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Pax jerked free and then backed toward the south edge of the clearing, hoping to lead the coyote away from the tree, away from the den, away from the foxes he loved. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z At the top of the quarry were grass and palm trees, and at the base was a clearing with a few old metal sheds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After two days of labor, workers and students were halfway through clearing off the top platform and the staircases leading to it; the layout of the structure was visible enough to map. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He stopped on the edge of the clearing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The path ended in a small clearing with a stone bench. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She moved toward the sound, the ticks marking out her steps, and she realized it was coming from the clearing. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Enraged, Anastasia paced around the clearing, beating against tree trunks, ripping up shoots, and hurling them into the air. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z So when I wasn’t in school, Daddy kept me busy working ’longside him chopping firewood, clearing brush, fixing things ’round the house needed fixing. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Then someone slapped him on the cheek, clearing that image right out of his head. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When I came down the sidewalk, the sky was clearing and two trucks were blocking the road in front of my building, furniture piled in the backs like a house had been turned upside down. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Dakari’s hand tightens around mine, but I pull away and search the clearing around us until I find a skinny boy in a dirt-smudged tunic. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z In the clearing behind our house is where he made his trouble. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma smiled, “Exactly. It is as though he is clearing a trail for us to follow, and of course we are making steps forward here that we must be grateful for.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We came to a clearing in the woods, and there were two paths, going in opposite directions. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z His last words—chance to—bounced around the clearing before ricocheting off into the trees. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He hurries out of the thicket and back into the clearing, hoping that his brother had somehow wandered back there without hearing him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Sighing, Gabe looked around the clearing on the riverbank, the place he had claimed for his task, the place where he was now spending hours every day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I chased him into a clearing, where he hopped into a prickly bush. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The room is silent except for his loud breathing and his occasional guttural throat clearing. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z "Let us make for the clearing," she said, and they pushed through the thicket as best they could. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z By prearranged agreement, the Burr party arrived first, just before 7:00 a.m., and began clearing away the incidental brush and rocks on the ledge. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z But life in the clearing went on almost as before. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His family gave him a traditional Zande funeral and left his body under a mound of stones in a clearing of elephant grass. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a clearing up ahead, and it was, at least, a destination. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Finally the yellow mist parted, revealing a muddy clearing like an island in the muck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Without allowing himself to think of the danger, Arm stepped into the clearing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He might only just have fallen in, but on the other hand he might have been there right from the first moment Kingshaw turned his back on the clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “I have an idea,” I said as I walked into the clearing. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They began to part, clearing a path through the street like something behind them was forcing them to. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When we got to the clearing a panel truck full of Norvelt Gun Club hunters pulled up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Now the larger figure reappeared, circling right round the edge of the clearing and heading for the bank down which she had just come. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z At length he came to a clearing in the forest where rock prevented vegetation from growing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The medium began to stalk around the clearing, skewering the villagers with his gaze. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mong started clearing space for a makeshift barbecue pit, me and Rondell trying to help out but really just getting in the way. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z We started to crawl across the clearing at the signal of the first group that had made it across. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z At the first clearing Mabel found the north star and reoriented. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The truck drove for some time and then we entered yet another clearing where there were more trucks and more people. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "Some kind of road, or a level clearing?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z They don’t even make you pay attention, slipping in a ceremony and clearing the table before the children notice specialness. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z So Lord Odysseus kept his place alone with Arete and the king Alldnoos beside him, while the maids went to and fro clearing away the wine cups and the tables. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Derek had said early in the evening, while the sun was still on them but low in the west, past the tops of the trees at the edge of the clearing. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Behind the store there was a clearing, larger than Pa’s clearing in the woods at home. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman had paid them no mind as she took Koffi from him and carried her to a large hut in the clearing's center with surprising ease. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She could tell he wanted to talk in private, but clearing the office wasn’t easy. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In the thin, cold mountain air, I feel some physical strength returning, my mind clearing away the rest of the fogginess. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z We could see where he had made a campfire, carefully surrounding it with stones and clearing away the brush so he would not set the woods afire. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The boy reloaded his rifle and tied his red neckerchief on a branch, marking the entrance to the clearing for their return. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Driver ants, Ebola virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome: all these are brooms devised by nature to sweep a small clearing very well. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We all found hiding places behind big boulders around the clearing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Wheat didn’t like rocks and pebbles, so Sapiens broke their backs clearing fields. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But clearing the history and turning off the computer can’t stop my thoughts. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z And back by the forest edge behind us, across the clearing and near where Ayanna had been bringing up the rear, more fetterlings swarmed out of the trees. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It looked like I was lying inside a clearing in a forest of pale, hairy legs with white Burnt Mill Creek High School locker-room towels flocking their upper branches. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z When we run off and she thinks we cannot see her she sways in the clearing, gently, like a tree blown by wind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Apparently, Halliday wanted clearing the final gate to be a spectator sport.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Pax left to pace the perimeter of the clearing again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She rarely found him at games, lately, though; most often he was alone in the clearing near the river, hammering away on the misshapen vessel that he called his boat. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I went back to help clearing the mound. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z When they reached a clearing, she came up in back of him and touched him lightly on the arm. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But then, the bushes ended, and they came out abruptly into a clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He looked at her, his eyes slowly clearing, and at Osh who stood behind us, and then at me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z After about half an hour, he’d worked his way down to the section of the property where the earthmoving equipment was parked in preparation for the site clearing. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Fortunately, this place is sacred to me. By clearing away those ghosts, you have purified it and given me a moment of clarity. I will be able to speak with you - if only briefly.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In a clearing spread a vast garden teeming with familiar and exotic plants, the ingredients of all the. varied medicines and liniments favored at court. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Then, as I finished clearing the wave on Galaga, I noticed my reflection in the game’s screen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The sixty swung toward the clearing and raked the far side. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The lion clambered off the prone body of the unicorn and began to pad, silently, about the clearing, its head raised high. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z To the right of the narrow, grassed-over track that led into the copse, there was a small clearing, within a circle of beech trees, and hidden by them from view of the house. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The man was rounding the drying racks on the opposite side of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I follow him down the hallway and out across the dark gym floor to the veiy center where there’s a clearing in the kids. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Shadow said nothing: he simply smiled, and jumped the piece that Czernobog had put down, and another, and another, and a fourth, clearing the center of the board of black pieces. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Herd of goats,” he said, clearing his throat. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Illegal deforestation makes it worse. Land that has been cleared for development—cattle grazing, clearing for lumber—increases the likelihood of burning. Another stress.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He pointed into the woods, away from the clearing, and he didn’t need words to communicate what he meant. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Soon it was lunch and everyone came together in the clearing to eat. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The egg flies far past the clearing and disappears into the thick of the park’s trees, where they line the banks of a tiny stream overgrown with bamboo. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He opened his arm and gestured to the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The Frenchmen had been hidden in the forest on either side of the clearing, as reserves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I slipped into the first row of trees, in the same spot we had entered from, then I walked left, keeping an eye on the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Gramps carried Gram all the way across the meadow and through the trees and into the clearing where their little house stood. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Then there was a sigh, a rustle, a snap of one incautious twig, and the clearing of the giant lime tree was as empty as it had been before the days of man. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Three giant figures stood side by side at the center of the clearing. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Papa put me on him the first thing and made me gallop him in the clearing around the house. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The Appalachian Trail was formally completed on August 14, 1937, with the clearing of a two-mile stretch of woods in a remote part of Maine. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It could have been a clearing station on the front line. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A two-rut road ran from the far end of the clearing and vanished among dark trees. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He continued past a tent with a luminous pearl-gray cat sunning itself outside and past another trailer on cinder blocks and then burst into the clearing of Yossarian’s squadron. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She starts to move toward the back door, and I say, “I think he’s clearing off the bench so we can make a new birdhouse.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Oasis Circle is a clearing, a nearly perfect circle of green ground cover and trees rising at least sixty feet, protecting it. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It must have been two hours before we glimpsed the low sheds of the sawmill, arranged in a half circle in a clearing in the woods. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “The clearing of the witches is straight ahead.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Shining dully, the panga lay on the other side of the clearing. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z After getting our bags and clearing customs, we all piled into a taxi driven by this doughy bald guy who spoke perfect English—like better English than I do. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Matty had felt this sensation—the one of pulsating power, as if he had the power of lightning within his own self—in the clearing, on a sunny day with no storm brewing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The rifleman swept the edge of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The woman turns around again, this time clearing her throat. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Will slid in under-neath, flat on his belly in the snow and the mud, and looked down on the empty, clearing below. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He collapsed to his knees, his head and shoulders just clearing the water. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When the twins burst into the clearing that held the plane, they both froze. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Mr. Dimblewit took the podium and shuffled papers in his hand, before clearing his throat and calling the meeting to order. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It had ripped a huge hole in the canopy when it fell, creating a clearing that let in the light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Two more of Hatchet’s men appeared in the clearing below. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Sit here,” Peggy said, clearing a place for him at a white- topped table. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z An egg-shaped clearing beneath high pines rounded out a bend in a running stream. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It all sounded like a whole bunch of throat clearing, but I was used to it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They scrambled behind a woodpile at the far end of the clearing and breathed quiet. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We lay on the rocks beneath the clearing sky, gasping for air and trembling with exhaustion. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Below, in one of the little clearings in the brush lay the red pony. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he saw Prince Brat, his face lobster-red from running, at the edge of the clearing. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z She blinks, looking over at me, her eyes clearing. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Do you think I minded that she smelled like daisies would smell if they were growing in a big field under a sky clearing after a rain? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Instead, he got up and crossed to the other side of the clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Something dangerous had entered the clearing with the dusk. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The orange glow from the clearing silhouetted a man at the edge of the yard, searching the trees with a rifle at his shoulder. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I start up the trail to the clearing, and she follows me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z But when she went through the garden gate she found herself in a clearing in the middle of the woods. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z And then they entered the clearing with the clock. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z But one minute they were traveling along through a thick copse of trees and the next they came out into a wide clearing bordered by canyon walls of gray granite. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The path, which ran parallel to the river, led to a little grassy clearing that was hemmed in by huddled trees: coconut, cashew, mango, bilimbi. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was led out to a clearing among the tree stumps. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The war lord had made camp in a wide clearing, well protected by trees, its approach guarded by a deep ravine, and the tents had been blended in with a line of underbrush. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z She goes over to her desk in the front corner of the room and starts clearing off the top of it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z In a small clearing, we pause and drop back our heads to bask in the sunlight. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Only once was I successful, when I saw a distant Mushie and Ikwa lounging and grooming in the clearing of the burned-out house. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The enemies’ horses would thunder up into the clearing, leaping the pig-fences, sending the cows and the pigs away mooing and squealing, and the two bands of men would charge. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash came to stand next to the huntress and looked down at the map; Kaisa was pointing at a clearing in the southern part of the King’s Forest. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I make some, wrap my hands around the warm cup, carry it to the workbench, clearing a space for my elbows among the wire and sharp-edged tools. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There was no shifting, no clearing of throats, no coughing, and no restlessness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They went through more woods and then they came to a clearing. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A series of picnic groups and camping sites had been built by internees— clearings, with tables, benches, and toilets. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z We were almost at the end of the clearing when we heard the whizzing of another rocket grenade approaching. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “We’re almost there,” she told Jack, guiding him out of the clearing. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Catching an air current that took her up and over a mountain, she looked down on acres of open fields, meadows, and grassy clearings. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Jinx and Finn were standing in the clearing surrounded by a circle of trees and bushes, cutting them off from the town, from Shady’s place, from help. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She saw policemen clearing the way for the ambulance. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I can’t really recall what the packing-up was like or if I even contributed, but we were gone from the clearing and into the darkest part of the woods before the sun was fully up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Instead of a clearing sky, the white line to the south was the foaming crest of an enormous storm wave bearing down on them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Kira waited patiently behind him as he investigated several apparent entrances from the clearing where they had slept. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The whole mass of them swayed side to side, like the tall grass around the kolba when the breeze swept across the clearing. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The sun made even the dense holly and hawthorn bushes on the edge of the clearing look harmless. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He looked away at the trees that edged our clearing, their firelit trunks and the black ness beyond. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He walked into a clearing and found himself facing a large grizzly bear with two cubs. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z From the time settlers first squatted on Indigenous land in the Southeast, rangers were in the forefront of genocide, clearing the region for British settlement as they had in New England. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z She ate it in a few bites and then angled back across the clearing, searching again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They had left the clearing and were wandering again through the checkered shade, with their arms round each other’s waists whenever it was wide enough to walk two abreast. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The rain battered the car, and the wipers danced back and forth, never really clearing the windshield. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z Mulch gave his tubes a clearing before clambering from the tunnel. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Tanin scanned the clearing, her gaze skimming over the cabin, the fallen bow and arrows, the bodies. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The woodland of Belorussia was so thick that there was hardly any place to use as an airfield, so the 46th Guards had to take off and land in forest clearings. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Brer Fox staggered forward out of the cluster into the middle of the clearing, his ears flat to his skull. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Finnick crashes into the clearing to find me wiping my arrow clean with some moss. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I could see the waitress clearing the dishes from my table, talking over her shoulder to the old couple. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then I heard Selvam clearing his throat to speak, and at once heads turned, surprised, lightened of suspense, very much alert. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Today's hot dogs are only clearing the way for tomorrow's hamburgers, and from there it's only a short leap to the distribution of cutlery. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Nixon got on the phone to an Air Force meteorologist and was told there’d likely be a clearing between four thirty and four forty-five. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z After clearing away leftovers and washing dishes at night, Naomi packed four lunches, folding wax paper around the sandwiches and laying out the thermos for Henry’s coffee. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they were ready, the two knights stationed themselves at each end of the clearing and then advanced to meet in the middle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z When we got to a clearing, Bull straightened me up, spun me around, and pinned my arms. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Finn took a step closer while Jinx inched out of the trees into the clearing. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z For the most part it was covered with a thick growth of gorse and whortleberry, and low tough thorns, though here and there clearings opened, the scars of recent fires. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Pitch my tent in the clearing. You coming?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He had chosen a clearing near a brook that ran over a rocky streambed, and when Kaede knelt by its side to refill her water skin, the liquid was shockingly cold on her hands. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Even Mr. Jacobs, who should have been clearing the space out, who should have been acting like he was in charge, looked at Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A strange breeze rustled through the clearing, temporarily overpowering the stink of trash and muck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Sefia could smell his self-satisfaction from her perch above the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I blink quickly, clearing the savage vision, a sick feeling settling in my middle. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Once my nose started clearing up on Day Five, my nausea got even worse, because that odd aroma of old pot roast mixed with mothballs was nobody’s idea of a stomach soother. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was at the clearing, dressed in full battle armor, but this time it wasn’t for capture the flag. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He turned and crashed out of the clearing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There was a lookout, on the edge of the clearing, where Mariam liked to go. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She could see lights on in the Humble camp and in houses scattered here and there in clearings. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We pushed through the wood line until we reached a clearing. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Bodies littered the clearing now, impaled darts sticking up toward the sky like a miniature forest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Three camaradas were assigned the difficult task of clearing the path of vines and dense foliage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, Georges and Robert pulled the old ewe back into the clearing. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I could swear I saw the branches move in the trees, just past the second row beyond our clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It was almost noon, and the sun was beating down into the clearing mercilessly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He knows that George will show up when he and Ray cross from woods to clearing. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Mr. and Mrs. Bundini and their beautiful daughters waved at us from the picnic under the trees that shaded the clearing by the road. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I backtrack the coyote by following feathers and find that she killed her prey in a clearing not far from the falls. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They both looked surprised when Ranofer jumped to his feet and pulled them through the reeds into the little clearing, urging them to sit down quickly and listen. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Lord Cheldthorpe burst into the clearing and declared, “Mr. Gitney! Mark this, sir — mark this: I will down a bull moose for you and your academy before we strike camp.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A five-minute walk through the trees leads us to a huge clearing about the size of two football fields. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z There was a clearing in the forest, a wide sward of moonlit grass, and the white rays shone full upon the tree trunks on the opposite side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z They blew a large clearing in the jungle using C-4 explosive. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He gave his head a jerk, as if clearing his brains, then turned and loped back to where he’d charged me from before. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Eilonwy had gone no great distance; he could see the glow of the sphere a few paces ahead, where the girl sat on a boulder in a clearing. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z By the time Xan reached the clearing, she was already late. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I have a vague recollection of Nathan’s mother interrupting me while I was on the computer—I must have closed the window without clearing the history. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The pain gradually fades, my vision clearing as my body gets the air it needs. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Without once clearing her throat, Judge Ford proceeded to read the final page of the will of Samuel W. Westing. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z In the twenties and thirties the loggers had come, and they stripped the canyons below the rim and cut great clearings on the plateau slopes. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z At the edge of the woods, he pointed down the slope to the clearing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The clearing in the woods was home to the small forest creatures. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z And then they broke into a clearing, and the fox stood and waited. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Because clearing Charlie’s name is way more complicated than he thinks. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Men smoked at the edges of the clearing, waiting to see how big the strike might be. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There is forest on one side and a small clearing on the other. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Even when he wasn’t talking, he made a lot of noise, clearing his throat and sniffing and tapping his fingers. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z As he reached the clearing near the creek, he stopped short. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The bustle of the family’s evening—clearing away, washing up, getting the boys ready for bed—pushed away all thoughts of the fever for a few hours. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Wes was now in a full sprint, clearing the five steps of his front porch in one leap and then running around to the alley, figuring that’s where the boys were. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He moves first, awkwardly returning to his knees, and I join him, shoulder to shoulder, snipping, clearing, and scooping a spoonful of dirt at a time. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Darkness hung from the canopy like black curtains, and as Tanin’s eyes adjusted, she picked her way among sprawling roots and rotting logs until she reached a clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Will leapt across the clearing and seized the nearest dæmon while Lyra scooped up the other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The dragon leapt to his feet, spun around a few times, and then dashed from the clearing. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Like the first bull, he came blaring out into the clearing, then stopped, to snort and sling his wicked horns and paw up clouds of dust. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I spotted him on the other side of the clearing, standing and worrying his hands, making the murps that meant he wanted me to come pick him up. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z All we needed to do was sign a few simple documents, effectively clearing the festival organizers of any liability. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Regretfully, she lifted him into her arms, a delicious baby weight, and carried him jouncing back to the clearing and the house. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He headed to a clearing he knew of, a place that lay just beyond a thick stand of bristly pines. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I let Charley out, and suddenly an angry streak of gray burned across the clearing in the pines and bucketed into the house. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of them was a clearing—a barren field of dust and stones. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t know about blowing dust and clearing paths. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z She would enter the little clearing with the cubs, one at her heels and one before her. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Such another small basin of thin gruel as his own was all that he could, with thorough self-approbation, recommend; though he might constrain himself, while the ladies were comfortably clearing the nicer things, to say: Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Suddenly Aurora is out of my lap, clearing off random clothes from the mattress. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Jon Snow raised his hand and lowered it, and his black ranks parted right and left, clearing a path to the Wall, where Dolorous Edd Tollett pushed open the iron gate. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Songololo had rummaged through my pack, grabbed a handful of granola bars and a pair of socks, and was now running across the clearing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Dad leads me to the edge of the clearing. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Around me everyone moves in a flurry, clearing off their desks to leave only their beautiful, filled-out, remembered packets. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Then suddenly the line of hunters breaks through the jungle thickets into the small clearing in front of the den. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z I pull on my socks and shoes and rise, staring at the edge of the clearing. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Shaking, the girl got up and began to lead the tiger away from the clearing. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z They emerged into a clearing, surrounded by trees and hedges with their branches so densely intertwined they hid their treasure completely from the outside world. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I heard the men below in the rose-garden clearing away the tables and the chairs, and taking down the chain of fairy lights. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Green light grew brighter and brighter, filling the clearing and dashing away the shadows, and it took me a few seconds to understand that the light was coming from my pocket—from Eddie’s journal. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After getting dropped off on the main strip, we walk up to the clearing. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Soon, the sound of running water filled the forest, and they reached a small clearing. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z We set up camp in a small clearing and then went looking for our first pipe. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After walking a few kilometers we arrived at a clearing in the woods. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Or maybe like an old man clearing his throat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He reached a small clearing—and half jumped out of his skin. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Only none of the beasts attack—if anything, they’re clearing a path. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Spinning and weaving, he crossed the clearing to a solitary tree near the cabin. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Anatole carried no gun in the clearing where I spied him, but he spoke to armed men who listened. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He was fluent in several European languages and acted as a kind of clearing house for scientific information, communicating by letter with scientists all over Europe. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Ivy ran across the clearing and burst through the door of Poppy Cottage, Shilling galloping beside her like a shooting star. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z She was standing in the center of the clearing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I throw open the drawers and shove my clothes into it, clearing everything out as quickly as I can. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When they arrived at a clearing with a tiny pond, the redheaded satyr stopped and faced the others.“What was the idea, ruining our operation?” he asked. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Without telling the others what he was doing, he ran over to grab it, then sprinted out into the clearing, heading straight for the Shack and for Alec, using the wood as a shield. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “I was just clearing some stuff out of my room before I go.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “So now I have a favor to ask you,” Rafe said, clearing his throat. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Hundreds of pages were floating in the clearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Two hundred yards beyond the clearing, the lights of the Zhang mansion glowed through the trees. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There was a clearing of the throat and then, “You sent for me, sir?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z A few hundred yards beyond the summit was a campsite with a wooden shelter in a big grassy clearing against a backdrop of dark trees. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The trail narrowed to pass through a thicket, and as I folded myself through I saw Otto at the far side of the clearing, dangling between two trees. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They patiently hunted for seeds in the clearing. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She steered us toward a clearing in a grove of cottonwoods and elms, some not much bigger than saplings. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The clearing was as I’d left it the night before, my bag hanging from a branch, the arrow Fd carved into a tree still glistening. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She moved to within a few yards of where I lay in the bushes near the edge of the clearing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He used the mask’s clean interior to scrape at his eyes, clearing oil away. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mark finally turned a corner and saw the Shack across a small clearing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There was a wood and in that wood, a small clearing. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I checked my avatar’s stats and saw that I’d been awarded several hundred thousand experience points for clearing the gate, enough to raise my avatar from tenth level up to twentieth in one shot. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There it was, in a clearing of flat stone — the evil animal was pacing back and forth as if it were waiting. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Several women were busy clearing all this away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z At the sound of what has to be a snapping twig or something, Scoob looks out again and sees G’ma tiptoeing back across the clearing. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z She kept looking around, clearing her throat as if to speak, turning back to the sink, glancing at Malcolm. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Luna could see each landform, each divot in the trail, each stream and clearing and waterfall. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The trees parted to reveal a mossy clearing hung with strings of silver lanterns, and in the center of the clearing a bonfire was lit, sparking and burning with unnaturally red flames. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Indistinguishable sounds of approval rose around me—quiet laughter, clearing throats, whispers. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground began to slope downwards very slightly now, and although the clearings were much wider, the foliage got more tangled, in some places there were nettles and clinging ivy, as high as their knees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Well,” my mom went on, clearing her throat, “it will be nice to have another family in the building. They’ll be a good addition.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Be careful, kid. There’s poison ivy along the bank. Let’s wade downstream and get out at that clearing.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When a generous clearing was made, Sula traced intricate patterns in it with her twig. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Eventually we came to a narrow clearing created by a recently fallen tree. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When he hurled the bird up at the treetops it didn’t fly at first but only sailed across the clearing like a red-tailed badminton shuttlecock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So she set about clearing out the house, arguing with the intruders as she shouted at them, and by four in the afternoon she was successful. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Mom finally drives into the clearing and runs out to examine Sheryl’s foot. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z And as the wand caught the green light that was filling the clearing from the skull above, Harry recognized it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The policeman left his car just in time to see the other kids clearing out of the alley and sprinting away. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The main battlefield for good is not the open ground of the public arena but the small clearing of each heart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z After breakfast, when they were clearing fallen branches from the porch, Tiller said, “I had a crazy notion just now.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The two men left their hiding places and walked forward to meet in the clearing with weary disappointment, their guns down. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z While the women cooked, the men stood around in the yard welcoming each other with firm handshakes, laughing, each man clearing his throat as loud as he could before he started talking. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He was lying in a clearing barely fifty feet from their camp on the other side of the trail. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Dylan and Ranger Alford wait in the brush at the edge of the clearing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z If we know that clearing forests will make a desert, why don’t they? My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I wasn't up there for long before I saw them: two figures, huddled around an open fire in a small clearing about a three-hour march to the west. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z In the center, in the shade of the willows, was the clearing. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z These actions held for me the same significance as Robert and his clearing of the library had the night before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They walked into the little clearing, the boy clutching his hand. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Still, I managed to ignore them both and wait in the little clearing in the woods, sitting on the very rock where Judy had bandaged my hand. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked around the clearing then and found that she was surrounded by all manner of forest creatures—owls and foxes, dormice and squirrels, bees and deer and rabbits. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z There was a great wrenching as the wings caught the pines at the side of the clearing and broke back, ripping back just outside the main braces. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z At last, with one final effort, the car cleared a tangle of dead leaves and small branches across the road, and came into a clearing by the gate of Hill House. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z The other side of the clearing was burning. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything looks different from this spot at the table, compared with when I’m clearing dishes. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The roan lifted her lean, bony head, tossed her mane, spun about, and galloped from the clearing. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “I might mess this up,” he says, clearing his throat as he pulls a sheet of paper from his pocket. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z In the distance up ahead he occasionally caught glimpses of the cattle, trotting steadily; they appeared in clearings and disappeared into oak thickets again, still following the south boundary fence to the east. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He would have to find a clearing as he went down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It grew harder and harder to run, with the branches and knots of the trees forcing me to scoot and sidestep, but eventually I forced my way through and stumbled into a clearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z His face looked much brighter than in the morning, and the rashes seemed to be clearing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The little evening breeze blew over the clearing and the leaves rustled and the wind waves flowed up the green pool. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z A few hours later, a pile of scrap metal stood in one corner of the clearing. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z After the two men left the village, the task of clearing more of the land between the trees began. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We reached a clearing that had obviously been the site of a fire the night before. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He emerged in a clearing of burned grass and found himself face-to-face with a basilisk. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Hazel followed the path through the clearing and up a hill into the trees, heart burning the whole way. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z When she died, all that was left was the house, the clearing, and the landing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I find him mopping aft, back toward the mizzenmast, clearing the deck of grime and the occasional brain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z We sprinkled the clearing with fresh tortilla bits and waited. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I had to walk out towards the perimeter of the clearing, into the darkness of branches and shadow. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Now, he walked out into the middle of the clearing, and looked briefly around. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z It was something about the big pihon tree at the edge of the clearing; the horses shied away from it and blew air through their nostrils when the men tried to ride them near it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Nhamo crossed the island, skirting the clearing where the Portuguese house stood. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When I finally parked the truck at the clearing not far from Grampa’s fishing hole, I was feeling better. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Her cart had been left back at the clearing, so she made a kind of sling to balance the woman’s weight on Chi-Boy’s back. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I slept until almost ten, when I heard the groundskeeper's truck on the drive below my room, clearing the snow. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Eventually they were dragged into the clearing where the fire still roared. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z In the center of the clearing stood an old, crooked sweet-gum tree. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z As I had expected, the men led me to a small log cabin in a moonlit clearing in the woods. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “She...she is our youngest daughter,” said Habib, clearing his throat. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The girl’s started to wander around in circles in the clearing, looking at stuff like it means something to her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The sun was not, however, high enough yet to shine down into the clearing, though its light was on the tree-tops. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z When they were almost at the clearing, Ear, Eye and Arm glided into the shadows at the side to listen. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He was quite near the clearing where the frog had been and perhaps still was. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z So I sat there, holding as still as a stump, searching the clearing around the Licks. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “Next up is good old-fashioned latex gloves. Tried and true, and used for protection in”—she looks down, clearing her throat and examining the pile of items on her bed—“all kinds of activities.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z When we get to a small clearing where there’s a bit of flat land and a break in the trees, I stop us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z When Winston followed her, he found that they were in a natural clearing, a tiny grassy knoll surrounded by tall saplings that shut it in completely. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I could hear my mother clearing the typewriter and the papers from the card table and laying out the silver for supper, but I didn't move. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z The path; the brush; the rocks; the gate; and beyond the gate, sun-white, a small deserted clearing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Without saying anything, he strode over to where I was clearing and began picking rocks, too. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z As quickly as it had come, the wind died, and the clearing was quiet again. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked back toward the main clearing, done with it all. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Katya, the crew’s pilot, once again managed to land her crippled plane in a forest clearing on the safe side of the front line. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z She waited for darkness, and then she padded to the center of a clearing, nestled herself between some rocks, and became part of the landscape. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “But I had stored a few things in the clearing so they missed the burning. My basket of threads, and some scraps of cloth. And look at this, Matt.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This is a very serious step we’re taking—clearing Mom out of this house. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z At 9:00 P.M. we round a bend in the trail, and there, at the edge of a small clearing, is the bus. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That Sunday, Jean Louise and the congregation were in all innocence clearing their throats to drag it accordingly when out of a cloudless sky Mrs. Clyde Haskins crashed down on the organ. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z They filled a grain sack with coins and bills, leased seven acres of stumps and vine maple, purchased a ploiv horse, and started clearing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The fire was definitely slower now; the air of the woods was clearing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The horses were stamping and whiffling at the edge of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Gus stopped in the middle of the clearing with the bones right in front of us and slipped his backpack off one shoulder, then the other. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The clearing was quiet except for fires burning in the woods, and the cries of the wounded. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The twins came roaring back into the clearing, laughing as they jumped into the body of the plane like there were incoming missiles. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “It looked just the way it does now. A clearing, lots of sunshine, that big tree with all those knobby roots. We stopped and everyone took a drink, even the horse.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z They were all in a small clearing completely surrounded by thick oak trees and towering pines—older ones that hadn’t been completely consumed by the sun flares—standing on dry, brittle undergrowth. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The second stage was introduced as a change, by common consent Sir Grummore stumped off to one end of the clearing, while King Pellinore plodded off to the other. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z With a nervous look at the shadows under the trees, Nhamo crossed the clearing and quickly gathered firewood from a deadfall in a dry streambed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She was in a sunny clearing—a glade, almost—between two deck-tennis courts that were not in use. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Hackett had already dug up most of the bottles he’d hidden around the clearing and he was passing out cups and pouring shots of vodka as he walked around. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She began hiking away from the clearing, taking care with her tracks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But we knew we had no choice, we had to make it across the clearing because, as young boys, the risk of staying in town was greater for us than trying to escape. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z It isn’t even an inch, but in this part of Oregon a slight dusting brings everything to a standstill as the one snowplow in the county gets busy clearing the roads. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He used it for many other things—hauling hay and firewood, for instance, and mowing, and clearing snow in the winter. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Harry could see a clearing ahead, through the tangled branches of an ancient oak. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I told the priest what had happened when I ran from my mother’s burial—my fall, my waking to witness the meeting in the clearing, Aycliffe’s attempt to kill me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The show of leadership in the clearing was merely that, a show. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As he ran through the open space, Alec—still clutching those rifles—made a beeline for the middle of the clearing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The clearing was used for family reunions until they went out of style, which was well within Jean Louise’s recollection. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He ordered them to cut down the trees to make a clearing beside the river, at the coolest spot on the bank, and there they founded the village. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z As Arm looked around the clearing at the many villagers gathered there, he realized the outcome of the argument wasn’t at all certain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z At the sight of her mass bearing down, I jumped off the fallen tree and bolted across the clearing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Sailors were dashing about battening hatches, running lines, clearing the decks, lashing down everything that was not already lashed down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Miig turned to the right and we followed, tumbling through a dense thicket, coming out the other side into another low clearing with nettles in our hair. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z His words lifted her up from her seat, and at the edge of the clearing the moonlight path still floated. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “The storm will hit over town. It should be dry enough in the clearing.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The words caused a fullness in me, and right at that moment an explosion of blackbirds lifted off the ground in a clearing a short distance away and filled up the whole sky. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Idiot boy!” snarled Snape, clearing the spilled potion away with one wave of his wand. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z After clearing the table and loading the dishwasher, the kids headed upstairs as the brownstone creaked mournfully in the silence. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We crossed the clearing, heaved our packs onto the platform, and in the same instant discovered that there were two people there already—a man and a boy of about fourteen. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t say another word the whole meal, not even when the cook and Mrs. Jones were clearing the table. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Sefia was about to protest when Hatchet’s men reached the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Her legs extended, recoiled, extended again as she crossed the small green clearing. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The party halted in a clearing and the soldiers dismounted. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Aileen was out in front, and she led us into the first clearing around Horn Rock. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The lone sentry, a young impressor with red hair, sat on one of the carts at the edge of the clearing, leaning against the sideboard for support. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Minli and the dragon had sat in the clearing and made camp for the night. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z To the north the fog still hung over the heavy river, but it was the first time for days that there seemed to be a promise of clearing it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The clearing up certainly needed a lot of work, but it took less time than Sam had feared. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z As soon as we had crossed the clearing, the rebels sent some of their men to catch those who had made it into the bush. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z There were little clearings with houses in them, and once in a while we passed a sawmill. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z At last the first animal, a big black one, stepped out into the clearing of the dirt road, followed by another that was just as big but much lighter in color. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The butterflies still danced, preoccupied in the center of die clearing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The one all by itself in the clearing, near an old craggy sycamore tree. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Jack finishes clearing the windows and climbs into the passenger seat. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Her spine twisted; in her dreams she twisted, turning toward that clearing again, again. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z During that time between his proposal and their wedding day, Gramps and his father and brothers built a small house in the clearing behind the first meadow. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Fifteen hundred employees filed into the Structures Research Laboratory, a cavernous facility located across a dusty clearing from the Warehouse Building, to hear Knox’s address. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Of course. Come in,” he gurgled, clearing his throat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He found the clearing again, but at first could not see Hooper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z One boy among the last batch to cross the clearing was too slow, because he carried a big bag of things he had gathered from his house. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z A man’s voice floated out from inside and echoed around the clearing, making him sound lonely. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We came upon a clearing where other horses were grazing. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The clearing was small, maybe thirty square feet, and covered with a thick layer of leafy weeds growing close to the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When he stepped into the clearing before their house, no One was about. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she dreamed of him: He would be walking down a long, moonlit hall, or he would be sitting in that clearing with the crystal fountain, but she could never see his face. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I walk home in moonlight, feeling absolutely incredible, like I’m standing in a clearing, in a river, in the most awesome shoes, high-heeled even. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Coming around the path into a clearing, I know what the smell is before I even spot the body. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Up ahead I could see shadows and then figures as the trees opened and the moon poured into the clearing before the cliff. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The clearing was in a little valley between two midsized hills. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He hadn’t been very optimistic about the condition clearing up, either. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Having suffered the rainstorm, the bonobos appeared to be taking the day off, draped around the clearing like damp towels left to dry. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “I taught you about Shakespeare and his sonnets this morning,” she continued, clearing her throat. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It showed a wide shot of the flat-topped hill and the clearing around it, looking down from a spot in one of the trees high above. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There was a pile of trash at the back, and then the clearing abruptly gave way to jungle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the men were busy clearing the area in front of three of the concrete bunk beds and putting layers of blankets on the floor of each bed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As I slipped and slid over the muddy ground, trying to keep up with Farmer, we came upon a clearing. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z They all cheered as Freddie knocked back his drink, but I looked out to the clearing beyond us. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Hoisting herself over the log, she staggered into the clearing, where she fell forward among Nin’s belongings. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Leaning into the front window, I looked hard to port to be sure I was clearing the last piling as we pulled out. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z The dust was clearing, and from somewhere there was light: a strange faint golden glimmer, like a luminous misty rain falling all around them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z All night, as they had toiled, Taran had heard the movements of warriors in the clearing, the voice of Morgant crying harsh, urgent commands. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of delicate bones litter the clearing around the vehicle, scattered among thousands of porcupine quills: the remains of the small game that made up the bulk of McCandless’s diet. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z On May 24, 1252, laborers began clearing the actual site for the new cathedral. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z For three hours we carried the bodies down the mountain to a clearing alongside a narrow dirt road. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They all followed the path as it fell down between the sharp halves of a cracked boulder, came into pine woods again, and finally rounded into a sudden clearing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The forest clearings made by African farmers also provide ideal breeding habitats for malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I remember making it to the clearing, a counselor shouting for help, a centaur blowing a conch horn. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They crouched next to Hazel and Ella behind a fallen log and peered into the clearing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z "I liked it better when there were all kinds of creatures in our clearing," he said. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They had traveled on mere minutes when Harry saw light ahead, and Yaxley and Dolohov stepped out into a clearing that Harry knew had been the place where the monstrous Aragog had once lived. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The jet roared and dropped a bomb just over the clearing. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As I walked into the airport lobby after clearing customs, a big-boned, clean-shaven young man took note of my two huge duffels and approached. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The strangers on the Berg had taken notice of the two people scheming in the middle of the clearing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z ‘That’s it. And good land can still be had here for the clearing of it.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Game time,” said the proprietress, clearing the tables. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Back when Jason was a centurion, his cohort always got the unpopular chore of clearing out their nests. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Acres of this, and then, a grassy clearing. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They had camped for the night in a small clearing, and Tyr was scratching the furry neck of Loki's second child with his huge right hand. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He’d been traveling for twelve years between Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Germany, the Philippines, Japan, Austria, and other countries, clearing customs and crossing borders without incident. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I rub my chest, clearing my throat and following her down a couple of hallways and onto the wide, glass-encased bridge leading to the next building. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “You wanna do the groundbreaking this Wednesday? What about the site clearing?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing in the clearing was something that looked like a table but, instead of a slab on top, it had only the edges, like old fancy table legs supporting a big empty picture frame. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Minerva, who had seen RiRi dangling from the man’s meaty grasp while her arm twisted at a sick angle, was frantic to claw past and into the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Carrying the brimming water in two careful hands, she undulated toward a clearing where the light of the afternoon seemed to be concentrated. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She scrambled higher until she was at the top of a huge boulder that leaned out over the clearing. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Bulldozers were clearing away the wreckage of Japanese planes on Yontan airfield. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran into the clearing, pulled my breath in to yell. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The moons are high and I can see two long huts in two separate clearings on hillsides across the way. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z All week, there's been a film crew here, and we're reassigned from our normal jobs to spruce things up, planting flowers, painting buildings, clearing out beds. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Wildflowers and fruit trees began sprouting throughout the clearing and on the hill, coming to full bloom in a matter of seconds. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Big fat flies begin biting Isabela’s face and neck when we approach a clearing. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “No. But I’ll bet Jeremy knows. Remember, he told you the rats had a clearing back in the hills. That must be in Thorn Valley.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z An odd strangling sound comes over the PA system: she is clearing her throat. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z On Friday night, me and the Preacher first came to a clearing that was a bit off from the main set of noise and excitement. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The nurse heaved one of her profound sighs, and set about clearing up the debris of the broken gods. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Actually, the chaplain was learning to love it in his clearing in the woods. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The value of obtaining the Copper Key had dropped another 1,000 points for him, but the value of clearing the First Gate remained unchanged at 100,000. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Everyone, Gypsy and peculiar, watched as the lights passed the turnoff to our clearing—then slowed, then came back. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Our feet crunched over twigs and fallen leaves until we tumbled into the clearing that led to my house. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z When I came back into the clearing, I knew for sure that she was gone. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z At this point in their talk the swine had come up to the clearing, and the drovers followed to pen them for the night—the porkers squealing to high heaven, milling around the yard. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They were making their slow way up the hill, clearing weeds and debris from the paths. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, circling the clearing, I stepped on something fleshy, and jerked away. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Bristle barked again and jumped into the clearing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Red was holding a .38 revolver in his hand as he emerged from the shadows of the huge oaks that masked the beginning of the clearing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They were suddenly creatures of pure energy, blurs of black jetting across the clearing and into the trees. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I lingered at the edge of the clearing, hoping someone might come to the front porch, but that didn't happen. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The next morning it was a larger group of villagers who followed the hoofprints to the woods where the broken-toothed Jack and his friends were clearing brush from Roger Mustard’s field. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He found some rope under the house and led me up to a clearing in the hillside above Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We were running through a clearing now, and if the Eagle was behind us, he could see us. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Unlike the chaplain, Corporal Whitcomb detested the seclusion of the clearing in the woods. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The path came to an end in a circular clearing, where she saw a crystal fountain in which a hawthorn tree made of diamonds rained clear water. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In the course of clearing the dining room, and also in preparing the drawing room for the arrival of the evening's visitors, I was obliged to walk repeatedly past the smoking- room doors. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Once more we went up to the clearing behind the mine. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The wreckage spread across the clearing for a couple hundred yards. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z At about that time, the first evidence of large-scale land clearing for milpas appears in the archaeological record. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z At first he had thought that maybe the Bergs landed in the clearing, but there was no sign of such a spot whatsoever—the vegetation had grown pretty thick. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Jacob was caught while "clearing" a dead drop, in the form of a matchbook hidden behind a radiator, in the hallway of an apartment building. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Throughout the morning the callers would want to know if Zeitoun could board up their windows and doors, if he would be clearing his equipment off their property before the winds came. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Scipio now pushed this curtain aside, adjusting his mask one last time and clearing his throat nervously. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “This looks all right,” Henry said when they came to a small clearing deeper in the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z All the iron monsters in the clearing grew still for a moment. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Presently, through a little clearing in the middle of the hall, they were able to get a glimpse of the cages. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z But as I made my way closer to the clearing, I noticed two people by the edge of the ridge that loomed over the path below. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z In a little clearing outside the museum, an American Indian person was sitting on a tree stump smoking a long peace pipe. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Gum Baby hung on to the other strap, and the weirdest game of tug-of-war ensued in the middle of the clearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After we made it to the other side, we saw that there were rebels on guard in a little tower at the wharf that overlooked the clearing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z And with a sound like a flapping of a bird’s wing, the clay figures moved — clearing a path for Minli. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z A giant sucking sound filled the clearing, like air rushing toward a hole. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Sanjeev had planned to ask if she would consider clearing the menagerie off the mantel, if only for the party, but she left while he was in the shower. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Faith was on the phone with her parents and Fang was already clearing off the car. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z After clearing that obstacle, Kyle quickly ducked left to escape the gaping jaws of a lunging Tyrannosaurus rex. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z These trees had grown fast in recent years, and now the clearing was completely concealed and had become Matty’s private place. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The smoke is slowly clearing but still too heavy to be healthy. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There’s trees all the way up the side but a well-tended path and a wide clearing at the top. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The stairs had long ago rotted away, but I was able to press a foot into a divot in the lacey concrete wall and leap upward, my arms just clearing the second floor. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z During one of these clearing sessions we unearthed a dollhouse my father had made for my fifth birthday. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Green light pulsed quicker and quicker until it surged in a hot white flare that blinded everyone in the clearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z As he burst into the clearing, he let out a huge gasp. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Their owners had hacked a space in the dense scrub that now covered everything, but the clearings looked temporary. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z There was light at the end of the road, and they pulled into a bulldozed clearing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I figured Momma was clearing everybody out for something. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Sierra busied herself clearing the table of María’s loose paperwork and some ad catalogs. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z In the clearing he had made last year, Pa was plowing around the stumps and putting in his crops. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised his glasses and looked to the clearing smoke. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The five of us now hang out in a small clearing in between the cars to wind down. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z He was staring at Toby’s hand—open, like he was about to catch a ball—when Annie came running into the clearing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But he decided that, if they had got to stay tonight, then it ought to be here, in the clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z From our spot in a clearing between some dried Lydia brooms and spiny mesquite brush, we watched the moon as it rose higher into the sky above the canyon rim. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Nathaniel asked, pointing to the edge of the clearing where a leafy stack of thin poles waited. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Standing in the clearing, safe, she peered into the maze of branches and undergrowth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z For the briefest of moments I imagine clearing away the rock and digging a pond to grow water lilies and red bog flowers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Sammy started brushing at the stage like it was covered with sand and he was clearing a spot to spread, a blanket. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Men in jumpsuits, from the jail I think, were clearing the lot. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z High evergreen trees grew here, their branches reaching over the clearing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Together, they followed the fence around the clearing, searching for a door until they came across one. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And everyone was clearing out their lockers by throwing their old papers and notes and books on the hallway floor. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Frank scowled at the dudes in the clearing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Moonlight shone down on the clearing, the ashes of the firepit, the snow-covered lean-to, the great rock, the little half-frozen stream. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I don’t care what they call me anymore as long as my eyes are clearing up and I have a regular job lifting hundredweights of coal on a float. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He threw his cloak over his head and strode out of the clearing. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z From the moan that escaped the Spirit Medium, he knew that Ear and Eye had entered the clearing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He walked around the screen, studying the tear as I aimed the phone’s camera lens around the clearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I was just standing there when Dad ran into the clearing and grabbed me so hard he almost knocked me over. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z He and a few of the other guys on the security team were on a break from their rounds and had found themselves a nice clearing in the trees. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z We were now at the top of a bushy hill immediately behind the swamp, in a clearing just before the escape route. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He saw the unknown ancestor standing in a forest clearing, smelting red ore in a beehive oven. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In the clearing by the entrance to the copse, he squatted down and began to tear up all the paper into small pieces. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Matty was puzzled by what he had hidden in the clearing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Turner said he would go later, maybe at high tide, when the weather might be clearing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The weirwoods rose in a circle around the edges of the clearing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The arriving students were milling about, some roaming at random, some in clusters, but as I approached, there seemed to be a distinct clearing around the palmetto. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z So she simply chose a direction, picking her way around tree roots and snowdrifts, until finally she came to a small clearing where the snow had not fallen. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai, for a moment, had actually been in the clearing, listening to the shrill, welcoming cries of the women. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was huge, like a tree had yanked itself up and was slowly moving into the clearing, a tree with bone white branches. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Slowly, she backed away from the clearing, fading into the shadows beneath the trees until she could no longer see the girl. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z An illusion of me appears in the clearing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And it had a grainy black-and-white photo, taken off a videotape, showing her in midstride clearing a hurdle. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The raven cawed from the edge of the clearing. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She advanced, and Ear, Eye and Arm retreated until they were out of the clearing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z With a last nervous glance around the clearing, One-Eye tucked the arrow and the sword on the stretcher beside the bodies, and then he and the rifleman marched back into the woods. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z On the way home he asked Bando for help, and before the sun set, they had put Oksi, unhooded, into the nest box and erected pole, box, and her in the clearing by the millpond. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I got no response except to be pulled by my sweater across the clearing and pushed to sit beside the rest of the group. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I go in the dining room, start clearing the bridge table. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I hear the breathing, the clearing of throats, the accidental springing up of a seat as the audience adjusts and the conductor lifts his baton to begin. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He ripped off another hunk of meat and chewed it thoughtfully, looking around the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But he stopped in the middle of the clearing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Mark did the same and followed him out into the clearing, certain that a Berg was going to come barreling in with dart guns over their heads any second. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z They found themselves in a grassy clearing surrounded by bamboo trees. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z It was almost impossible to tell who was who from a short distance, except, as I continued to look out from the woods, I recognized two silhouettes in the clearing, and smiled. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Frantic, Werfel ran from one end of the clearing to the other, calling Spurge’s name. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Finally, Clarence walked into the center of the circle, clearing his throat in sharp breaths. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Amos, be careful!” said a few of the wizards warningly as Mr. Diggory squared his shoulders, raised his wand, marched across the clearing, and disappeared into the darkness. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I rip through a wall of green into a small clearing and the sound repeats directly above me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Now some of our family have things they want to share with you,” Valentine said, clearing his throat. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Only, about a hundred yards away from the Wart, there was suddenly a Mack creature standing on the edge of the clearing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, stop it! Both of you. I don’t want to have to separate you again,” I yelled, moving between them as we made our way through the shrubbery and into a clearing. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z However, there was that new tuft of plants in that one forest clearing. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z There was a small path at the edge of the clearing, and scarcely three steps into the Wood, the winter returned. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was panting as he approached the little house set back in a clearing of the woods, indistinct among the shadows and the veils of fog that enveloped it. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “You two men get to the other side of this clearing, the sixty will cover you.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Up ahead, in the middle of a clearing, sat an old-fashioned church house. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Telling stories seemed a natural, inevitable process, like clearing the throat. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They started out of the clearing, but Tool called after them, “Wait.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z In a short whiles we came to a clearing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw Jeanne shift her weight, trying to get a better view of the clearing and the old ewe. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The only one who lived with the chaplain in his clearing in the woods was Corporal Whitcomb, his assistant. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He’d started as a busboy, clearing tables and wiping up bits of egg that had been left behind on the tables, and he’d never complained. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They drove a short way up the mountain and pitched their tent in a clearing of moist green grass that sloped down to a stream. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Lieutenant general, sir, and—” “Lieutenant general I” “Yes, sir, and he wants you to issue no orders to anyone in your command without first clearing them through him.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When we came into the clearing, gun raised, they jumped and hastily greeted us in stumbling Anishnaabe, all except the second female, who must have been in her early twenties. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes, the topic of conversation was a motion study project, such as clearing off the dishes from the table. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I threw her arm over my neck and waddled her through the woods to the path back to the small clearing at the far end of the bluff. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z By the time he came into a clearing, he had lost his sense of direction. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “The terms of surrender were most favorable. One of which was clearing the streets so I could welcome you here myself.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Its head was high above the few trees scattered throughout the valley clearing. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z While Quines is clearing the dishes and the others are set- ting out coffee, I notice the sweat beaded on their foreheads and I can see in their eyes that they’re swamped. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One approached it by way of a great clearing some three hundred yards wide extending from the bluff’s edge back into the woods. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When he desired to eat, a ceremonial stool was placed in a clearing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A half mile down the road there was a clearing in the trees and a drive—a hint of civilization—before the road curved away invitingly. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In one horrible cry, he unleashed a flood of pain and anger on everyone in the clearing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They found themselves in a wide clearing or plain. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It arced above their heads and landed in a nearby clearing with a huge bang, scattering dirt as high as the treetops. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z In the middle of the clearing she stopped short, ears perked forward, and shot a quick glance back at him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And inside the hospital, there’s a different kind of dawn, a rustling of covers, a clearing of the eyes. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z A score of builders set to clearing brush, digging latrines, and untying their bundles of fire-hardened stakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The clouds were clearing, and it was getting warm in her old Datsun. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z George was wrong yesterday in the clearing: Those were not the pathless woods; these are. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Here. Here. I’ll get her mirrors,” said my mother, who had come running down the mountain into the clearing. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you see, the truth of the matter,” said Fflewddur, clearing his throat and speaking with much hesitation, “is this way. I’m not officially a bard.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z For now, I move around the Commandant quietly, setting down her breakfast tray, clearing her tea from the night before, laying out her uniform. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They started working on our woods, clearing leaning trees. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z If he went into that clearing to his left, then he would be heading out of Hang Wood. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z June shook her head, like she was clearing it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We enjoyed this new cadence, taking the time to help Chi-Boy gather sticks for arrows, playing in the clearings dotted with strangely robust flowers new to the territory. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The bonobos still in their nests kept shrieking while those of us nearby gawked at Pweto, He stood still in the clearing, his crippled arm lying in the dirt, and his chest heaving from exertion. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She turned and followed Harry and Ron out of the clearing and off through the trees. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They hurry over to him, clearing the sidewalk in front of Ma and me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z As we headed from the clearing, I felt a hand work its way back into mine. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He tied the mare in a clearing surrounded by a thicket of scrub oak. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I went and stared out of the window at the little clearing where the satyr played his pipes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z After a few seconds, he pivoted away from her and began pacing the perimeter of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The moose quietly led the robot to the clearing in the trees where the new lodge would go. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The woman in the large hat steps aside completely, clearing Bailey’s line of sight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And into the clearing came — was it a man, or a horse? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z My eyes began clearing up, and I could see well again. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There were sparkling lanterns hanging from the branches, illuminating the clearing where dozens of finely dressed men and women were dancing, their bodies as graceful as blossoms bending in a spring breeze. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They turned off the road into the bush at the side, and walked slowly through a clearing in the trees, pushing their way through the tangled undergrowth at the far end. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In her gentlest but firmest way, she gathered up the surviving demons and set them in work crews to clearing the mounds from which people were calling. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a little clearing in the middle of the grove, which was floored with soft grass and moss-covered rocks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Here, the stream was very broad, and it had diverted itself, in between the trees, to form a pool at one end of the clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z We were standing together on the sidewalk while the men were clearing the lot. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They came through a tangle of thornbushes to a large clearing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The doe in the clearing goes stiff at sight of my horridness, then remembers her legs and is gone. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z When we made it to the second clearing, Javi stepped closer to the bluff edge and pointed. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Looking out the window, I saw a smoking ring of trees from the clearing where we’d taken off. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z After a little bit, we get to a small clearing, almost like a little field that rises up to a short bluff, standing just over the treetops. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z They had got another sixty’ from somewhere and were firing it across the clearing. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was true, the trees did encroach on our little clearing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Their remarks and responses were like a Ping-Pong game with each volley clearing the net and flying back to the opposition. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He fought his way toward the cauldron, but in another instant a sharp clap, louder than thunder, rang above the clearing. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Alec didn’t answer—something had caught his attention out in the clearing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I found us a site on the edge of the clearing, almost in the woods, off by ourselves. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Even Lola’s face at eighteen inches was an empty oval, and this figure was many feet away, and turned from her as it moved back around the clearing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The knock on the door, Cecile ordering us to hide in our room, and her clearing away all evidence of us were not actions of a mother. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as she was sure the witch would catch her, she broke free of the forest and into the clearing where Poppy Cottage stood. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z A woman stood at the edge of the clearing pouring grain from one bark platter to another, and the loose chaff drifted off on the slight wind like smoke. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Briony helped her to stand, and arm in arm at first, and then with Lola’s weight on Briony's shoulder, they made their way across the clearing toward the bridge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He straightened his disheveled clothing with fingers that were numb and shaking and walked the rest of the way to the clearing with rigid self-control. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They had complete text transcripts of every audible word she’d spoken while clearing the first two gates. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Nailer wiped his face frantically, clearing his vision, blinking in the sudden stillness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It fell from his shoulder after he had crossed the clearing, and as we ran away, I saw him pulling on the bag, which was stuck between tree stumps. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z After two hours’ clearing the runway of rubble and twisted metal, her manicure was in need of repair. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I have become very good at clearing histories. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The barking became deafening as the four men neared the clearing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks down, scribbling away and clearing his throat. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The principal coughed, clearing his throat, then said, “I mean which language do they speak more?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a clearing in the forest, and in this clearing there was a mug cottage built of stone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z David slowed as they came into a clearing, and Tally saw that they had reached a wall of solid rock. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Julie had her nose pressed tightly to the window, for she could see the long threads that spoke of a clearing. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z A cold wind off the sea struck her face, clearing her head. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The numbness that had overwhelmed his body started to recede like a tide, and he had the strange sensation of emerging from something, of his head clearing. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Into the clearing below me slips a large eastern coyote. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran hard, with abandon, into the narrow swatch of the clearing, darker here with the closer trees. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z High tide was indeed late in the afternoon, but it did not. bring any clearing. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z She followed the dimming light into a clearing and back onto the path. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Hope we don’t get lost,” I heard Ruth say to Tommy with a laugh, but I could see a clearing not far away. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z My house was narrowly fitted between two mountains and a creek, but there was a small clearing behind Mom’s rose garden. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The chaplain lived in a clearing in the woods about four miles away between the officers’ club and the first of the four squadron areas that stretched away from Group Headquarters in a distant line. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z After clearing his throat and tugging at his collar, the Reverend continued. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Con paced back and forth in the clearing outside the cottage, his shoulders taut with worry. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And the old woman seemed never to leave the clearing, never to walk the path to the village. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They figure, who cares, we made an effort, we’ll keep our funding clearing important cases. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z And a group of small birds chatted with some clipped formality in the pines on the other side of the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z In the clearing beyond stands our latrine, unashamed, despite the vile curses rained upon it daily by Rachel. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z But pretty soon, we went off in the direction of a large shed that was on the far side of the clearing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Our clubhouse was a tiny clearing inside the circle of bushes behind the gazebo in the community garden. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The clearing was about the size of the first floor of Hazel’s house, and at the very center of it was a clock. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A gravel path wound through the trees, and we crunched along it toward a clearing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He walked slowly into the middle of the clearing and looked steadily at the skull that gleamed as white as ever the conch had done and seemed to jeer at him cynically. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Some farm that would give thirteen-year-old black boys space to sleep and food in return for clearing brush. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z When Hansel and Gretel stood in the forest and saw the house in the clearing before them, the little hairs at the nape of their necks must have shivered. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I then reached a small clearing, undoubtedly the spot the man had referred to. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z You could pass a whole afternoon clearing fields with him and never hear ten words strung together. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Deep in the thick undergrowth near the clearing, at the edge of Leader’s puzzled awareness, a small green frog ate an insect it had caught with its sticky, fast- darting tongue. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She claps her hands, clearing the dirt from them as she stands up. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In a clearing at the top of the stairs, Terry, panting a bit, puts her hand on her hip and looks around. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Frank turned toward the last basilisk, which was curled at the edge of the clearing studying them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was already late afternoon, and I passed through spotted light, then brighter clearings, with grass so tall it bent from both sides to form a tunnel overhead, then back under trees again. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The horned goddess gestured for them to follow her into a clearing several yards away from the hut and the yumboes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We arrived at a small clearing with palm trees arching overhead. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z In the sky above the clearing, Orion had fallen over the south edge; he was running out of night. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He sounded so surprised that I looked ’round the clearing expecting something peculiar to be going on. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z The audience dives out of the way below him, clearing a space of bare, hard ground below. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Mama happened to look up and see the dark hulk of him come bounding toward them across a little clearing. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Reaching the bottom, I had about twenty yards of clearing to cross, but the grass and bushes were pretty thick. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had gone there with Yossarian and Dunbar after the two had come unexpectedly to his tent in the clearing in the woods to ask him to join them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z There were wild strawberries growing on the sunny side of the ridge in a little clearing in the trees. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They began clearing out space for additional parking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The hollow sound of her knuckles on wood echoed in the clearing, but the cabin was silent. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He would point to the clearing, where “words could cost you a bullet in the head.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The Meeting House stood in the center of the clearing, a square unpainted wooden structure, topped by a small turret. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The night was clearing and the moon was out. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They had barely entered, and behind them the light of the clearing still showed, and a corner of Kira’s little house. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The water was gray-blue under the clearing sky. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z After the clearing was done, the bush was left to dry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Joseph stood up to start clearing the dishes and his napkin fell to the floor. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z So he handed out clearing tools and hunting weapons to the same men who had been with him during the founding of Macondo. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z When Ramon ran past and called to them, Matty and the blind man had been clearing out the garden, pulling up the last of the overgrown pea vines. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z But then we were through the trees and into the clearing, and we could see the boat. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z With a shout, he broke across the clearing, running so fast he nearly toppled over, and he threw himself toward her, toward her out-reaching hands as the dark fists pulled her over the edge. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “I want to go out before night comes. I have some thing to check. I need to eat supper and get out there to the clearing before it’s dark.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Soon we cut out into the clearing, a few feet from where Lincoln sat in his chair, still carving a stick into nothing more exciting than a sharp point. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He looked out and saw the water in a great, silvery sheet, making huge puddles on the floor of the clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I look around and notice that there isn’t just one campfire, but several, constellated across the span of the traffic-jammed freeway, in different clearings. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z We rattle over a bridge into a clearing, and Masjid turns off the engine. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At least ten of them were across the clearing, all staring at me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The sun has dipped behind the hills, the twilight coming down, and the streets are clearing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z His voice echoed all round the clearing, very high and hollow. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I was making my way up to the summerhouse for the purpose of clearing away the remains of his lordship's taking tea there with some guests a little while earlier. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z We burst out of the Drowned Forest into a clearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Quickly, with an occasional crackle of twigs, they threaded their way back to the clearing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Lark asks, pointing to the clearing made by the big rigs. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She turned to follow its gaze and saw, leading out of the clearing, a small path. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I just nodded, making my way through the bush but still behind the trees so I had a better view of the green bowl of the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z In the pasturage along the road the wild oat heads were just clearing their scabbards. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He found his place near to the road, a little clearing where deer might have lain, and it was curtained thickly with the dry brittle trees that lined the road. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The words came out mumbled like I was clearing my throat or something. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z In the center of the clearing sat a hut with smoke wafting out of the chimney. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Hit us with the bad news already. How close are the Sixers to clearing the Third Gate?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He squatted down, parted the leaves arid looked out into the clearing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z When she recognized the gentle slope that descended past the last few trees into the clearing behind the old house at Rook Hill, she almost sobbed with relief. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t until SanJuanna was clearing the dessert course that Granddaddy went to the sideboard and poured himself a generous measure of port. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z My mother carried the brown package to a clearing where several men, women and children sat underneath a blazing sun; some rested, tired from digging; others munched hungrily at dug-up sandwiches and other viands. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They ran through a clearing, followed by five of the Hunters, leading them deep into the woods and away from Thalia. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There’s obviously no clearing his name so he can play again. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z After we ate, I started clearing out the barn shed for a garage, but couldn’t make much headway for folks dropping by to see the automobile. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She shook her head as though clearing away cobwebs. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z One of the first things done in Hobbiton, before even the removal of the new mill, was the clearing of the Hill and Bag End, and the restoration of Bagshot Row. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A clearing in the steam, caused by the draught from the door so long unopened, showed him the lady who had given the squeak. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We staked out a wallow deep in the woods, and then a clearing of ferns, but saw no signs of pig. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Now there were no birds to sing in the clearing. Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The crimson rhododendrons made his background, and the clearing itself was like a little stage, where he would dance, and play his part. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z In the morning he could hardly wait to go out and look at the canoe in daylight, but his father wanted help clearing up in the bar after the busy evening. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The six of us, including the people we had entered the town together with, gathered at the edge of the swamp as planned and started crossing the clearing three at a time. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They hurried across a small clearing and into an alley between several haphazardly built log cabins. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z His jaws clamped down on one, his claws swiped at another, and it looked like a silver tornado whirled in the clearing as the metal monsters disintegrated into broken links and rust. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The family walked along High Street, past a row of substantial frame houses, and came out on a small square clearing. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The great bear stood motionless as the boy darted here and there over his vast body, cutting, freeing, clearing the way. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I felt light-headed and started to laugh and he seemed to waver again and I thought of asking him about Emerson, but now he was clearing his throat and indicating that he was finished. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I make it to the round clearing, where a pond sits before me, the edge of the swampland that stretches out for miles and miles. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She squeezed him again, and then Benji heard someone clearing their throat. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z There was a clearing between the cacao and the pldtano groves. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They had agreed to go back to the clearing in the wood. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Once under the cover of the trees, he headed toward the clearing at a run. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z In the clearing, sixty graves lay quiet and still, restful. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The school had been imposing: a fallacy of glass and steel against the dusty expanse of the north shore clearing, like a middle finger thrown into the sky, built in record time. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Across the clearing, One-Eye circled around to the front of the cabin and disappeared. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Just meet me over in the clearing, by that big sycamore tree where we were selling the elixir. Act like you’re up to something and make sure the sheriff follows you.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z We worked through the days and in the twilight getting in the rice, and then we worked three more days draining the fields and clearing them, and then three more nights sifting and winnowing. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z As they crossed the clearing Kit recoiled at the objects that stood between her and the Meeting House; a pillory, a whipping post and stocks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Then Sir Grummore rammed his head against the beech in which the Wart was sitting, and King Pellinore collided with a chestnut at the other side of the clearing. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He wiped frantically at his face, clearing his nose and keeping his eyes shut. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Bobby Gene and I started clearing the dessert plates. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I linger, hoping Mrs. Strawberry’s memory will keep clearing and she will remember more about “what Alice is up to,” as we all say. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On the edge of the clearing, he tied the string to the branch of a tree, with half a dozen knots. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Various Death Eaters were hurrying away from him, returning to the crowd lining the clearing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I bent down to see if it was okay but as I did I heard, very near, the wry, ostentatious clearing of a throat. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When I break into the clearing, she's on the ground, hopelessly entangled in a net. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Both she and Valley took a big gulp, then walked into the clearing. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Harry started and looked around at Hermione, who was sitting at the table right behind them and clearing a space in the wall of books that had been hiding her. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He told me that a big male chimp had spent an hour feeding on the fruit of one of the oil-nut palms growing in the camp clearing. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The chopper landed in a grassy clearing and the men jumped out, ducking to keep their heads below the whirling blades. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He turned left, and the clearing was no longer in sight, but the string went lacing back through the trees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z They did not seem to recognize that for thousands of years Native people had been making roads and clearing spaces to make trading, hunting, and agriculture easier. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Carmen’s mind was clearing; it was all slowly coming back to her. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He points to a large flowery bush in a small clearing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Safely away from the bustle of the dock, in the shade of a large tamarind tree, a clearing marked the site for Gupta’s new house. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been working hard at the library, clearing out the room for Mama’s surprise, and she won’t even be here for my birthday! Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Every now and then, I saw one of our women get dragged toward another clearing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There were screams as the crowd backed swiftly away, clearing the floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The problem with that was that he hadn’t seen one clearing since they’d started flying over the forest. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Today we skipped right past the copse of birch trees and into the clearing. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The air was rich with the combined perfume of the garden and the river which was visible through a clearing fifty yards behind the school bus. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ai—” Bud doubled over, sneezing like a whale clearing its blowhole, and some urine finally popped out willy-nilly in the process. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I mistake the latter for a recording until we pass through a clearing and I find water spilling off a twenty-foot-high cliff into a pool with shirtless Deckers and lifeguards. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But the Careers stop in the clearing about ten yards from my tree. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z There was a loud clearing of a throat and Hannah looked up into the guard’s unsmiling face. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The wagons pulled abruptly off the road and shuddered to a stop in a small clearing. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The Beagle lifted anchor on December 27, 1831, with seventy-three sailors on board, clearing a gale and tacking southward toward Tenerife. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z First, a sizeable clearing—about five feet across—had been cut from the center of the bush. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z When the two had finally fought their way through the labyrinth of brambles and reached the clearing beyond, they found nothing but a small stone lion, almost hidden beneath the fallen autumn leaves. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The monstrosity outside the door tried to claw a bigger opening, while inside, the bossling alternated between harassing half a dozen Ridge guards and clearing rubble from the doorway. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The rolling hills scattered with lava rock and the pine ridges between clearings were almost indistinguishable from one another. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The first months, Esteban Trueba was so busy channeling water, digging wells, removing stones, clearing pastures, and repairing the chicken coops and stables that he had no time to think about anything. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, abruptly, sun filled the clearing, it was like a curtain being drawn back in front of a brightly lit stage. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z We had finished dinner and were clearing the table when the doorbell rang. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Little silver streaks shot through the air, rained down on the people surging into the clearing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It was adapted to climbing apple trees and running after gazelles, not to clearing rocks and carrying water buckets. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z But finally, at about four in the afternoon, I heard a rustling in the undergrowth opposite my tent, and a black shape appeared on the other side of the clearing. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z At the next clearing I saw someone almost in the middle of the river; flailing in the water. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z When all was silent he backed out of his refuge, and emerged into the sun-dappled clearing, his coat covered with sandy dirt. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They had finished their soup now, and the waiters were clearing away the plates. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Not only was I clearing out the hydrogen, I was making more water! The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they retreated to opposite ends of the clearing, got their weight upon their toes, and came rumbling and thundering together like two runaway trams. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The mountain lion came out from a grove of oak trees in the middle of the clearing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “We shouldn’t be long,” Talis said as they were clearing the dishes after dinner. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He looked across the lawns to the clearing in the woods where the valley sloped to the sea. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She was a few full-bounds out in the clearing instead of at the apron of the burrow, where she usually guarded Runt. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He wandered off a little way into the clearing, kicking his feet against the tree roots, stirring up the leaves. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Seven nodded, and together they walked into the Cursed Forest and into a clearing where Seven would be completely exposed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Crouching low, I dashed across a clearing and ducked behind Dusty Muleman’s ticket shed. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Prince Cardan is waiting for me in the clearing, lying on his back, as though he’s been counting stars. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They trailed the boy through the forest, which thinned gradually to a clearing where a small garden and a larger field of crops could be seen. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean to watch you,” she protested as she stepped into the clearing. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just clearing my throat,” I answer, stepping inside. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z We camped out in the woods, a hundred yards from the main road, in a marshy clearing that local kids had obviously been using for parties. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He bolted out of the clearing and through the stand of trees. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “Eat. If you’re thinking of clearing out, it may be a while before you see food again.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Camping in a clearing that he knew well from previous journeys, Matty sat on a log that he had often used as a seat while he cooked his meal. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The thicket of cedar trees buckled as Humbaba strode into the clearing. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I looked up and saw three adult bonobos at the other side of the clearing, muscular and nearly as tall as people. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Nita, who is clearing the counter, presses her lips together like she is holding words inside her mouth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The real world was here and now: this clearing, where the clouds overhead were thin enough to remind her what a blue sky might look like. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Rita was hiding in a tiny clearing surrounded by thick bushes. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He ran back and paced the clearing again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A second parachute popped open a few minutes later and coasted down, like the first, directly in toward the clearing of the landing strip. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Once we reached the clearing that, I assumed, had once been used for campers to set up tents, we were surrounded by dozens of kids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He turned in the direction of the low voice that’d clapped across the clearing like thunder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The sky now was quickly clearing and the sinking moon was shining brightly. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Mo, why don’t you and Graham take some of this pork loin home,” Astrid had said as they’d been clearing the dishes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The figure moved in an eerie, flowing way as it drove them back toward the clearing. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z We hustled to a narrow clearing at the far end of the bluff. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He had been clearing the irrigation channels and strengthening the dams, the fork he carried was caked with soil and water. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I continue down the path, clearing the first bend to find him on his knees, hunched over the ground. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I sniffed back the mucus in my nose, like I was clearing my palate, and put the sweatshirt up to my face. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Sefia skirted the clearing while the boy stood beside the ashes, staring at the smoking mound as if he couldn’t quite understand what it was. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z You shouldn’t light candles in the middle of the woods, especially if it hasn’t rained in days, but we’re standing in a small clearing and Kaori insists it’s vital to the ceremony. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Celaena brushed a stray wisp of hair from her face and allowed herself to be led into the clearing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Each crew spent twenty-four hours on standby, making periodic checks, clearing the debris, doing whatever was necessary to keep the water moving into camp. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The question doesn’t fill his brain long because, just as they emerge from the woods, there in the clearing, Axel sees Byrd in her flower garden. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She was clearing away the bowls after the evening food. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He led them through a clearing and halted at the far side. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z But this time as he crossed the threshold, Chess felt his mind clearing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z I remember when I was small enough to sneak past to whatever room Poe was in, my head still a good few inches from clearing the desk. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We run back to the clearing and my neighbor Mrs. Hawkey walks up, dusting her hands on an apron covered in colorful paint drips. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Till the rustling reaches the clearing and I see the Mayor himself come outta the trees on horseback, leading other men, also on horses. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z It came from her left, closer to the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Toby kicked a pinecone across the clearing, looking like he was about to confess to a murder. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I felt bad, but as Bax stood his ground telling Freddie and the guys to go back the way they came, I snuck away down the path toward the last clearing. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z On the first morning of clearing, Gibrilla’s uncle assigned each of us a portion of the bush to be cut down. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z While we were in the middle of the clearing, they signaled for us to lie flat, and as soon as we hit the ground, they motioned for us to continue crawling. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He talks about the plans for the house: the skylights, expanding the deck, planting flower beds of tulips and crocuses, clearing the poison oak, adding another wing, building a Japanese-style tile bathroom. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Darkness surrounded them as they entered the thick grove of trees encircling the clearing. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Presently, site came to a cluster of huts in a clearing: fine huts that looked as though they had been built yesterday. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivy never heard this gossip, for she spent each happy day in her beloved forest, climbing trees and memorizing from above the location of every thicket and clearing and rock and burrow. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Onshore some of the people set about clearing up, but several more came crowding to see Will, curious about this boy and the power he had to command the bear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It did not seem long until they were sweeping into the clearing at Grandpa’s house, all the sleigh bells jingling. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The borders of the two tents in the clearing stood no more than four or five feet apart. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We get to a clearing and he stops and looks up. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z I got to work, rolling up my sleeves and clearing a space for chopping. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We were digging in a small clearing, surrounded by woods. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Outside the clearing, Julia said, it was better to go quietly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The croaking sound of frogs broke the silence, and within seconds a swarm of tadpoles followed by a pair of goldfish filled the clearing. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They told her she was in a forest clearing edged with bushes where song sparrows and cardinals lived. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z They come to a partial clearing, to a humble house covered with bleached brown shingles and surrounded by a low wall of flat stones. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he took his gun, and slinging his ax on his shoulder he went away to the clearing to cut down some more trees. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind was cold, but it felt good, clearing some of the confusion from his head. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z They came to a clearing in the wood, and a little stream ran through the middle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The clearing narrowed, but there were none of the tangled bushes here, it was possible to walk upright. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Then, from the other side of the clearing came the second bull. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Instinctively, the kids backed away, clearing a path between Mr. Larson and the bulletin board. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Lana asked as she moved up to the corner of the building to look around at the clearing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z And then, clearing away the table behind me, he dropped some dishes. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He stood for a moment in the clearing, listening to the water dripping down off the beech leaves, and then realized what he had done, and what would happen to him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The clearing lay quiet and still and completely putrid. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But by the time all these thoughts had gone through his head, Tristran was already standing in the center of the clearing, an arm's length from the beasts. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Just swamp is all I see, the tops of swamp trees, little clearings of swampy bits of water, the river eventually starting to form itself again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I make a bunch of noise, stamping on the floor, clearing my throat several times, a few more stomps, then step around the corner. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z A tall, gray-haired man burst into the clearing; a bag was strapped onto his back and in one hand he held a sword and in the other a spear. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Now she is clearing away my crumbs with the sterling silver scraper I gave to Elizabeth and Raleigh for their wedding. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z From small clearings, now, they could see in the distance the rocky peaks rising above the Little Baldy Bear Lakes; some saddles between peaks still carried slim patches of snow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They ran southeast, in the direction he wanted them to go, with tails straight out behind their manure-stained haunches, running more like deer than cattle, moving from thicket to thicket for cover, avoiding the clearings. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “The sky is clearing, Lupita. When the moon rises, we will leave here.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z On Fifth Avenue that summer, demolition was soon to begin on the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, clearing the way for a skyscraper of unprecedented proportions, the Empire State Building. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z It was a strange thing to stand there on the other end of the clearing where she’d stood at the beginning of all of this. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I know there’s a special clearing where groundhogs come out at dusk. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z In that falling golden dust in that sun-splashed clearing, I saw the Virgin Mary. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In the clearing he expected to see them: some standing, others lying down, the color of their hides reflecting the moon like snow on the mountain peaks. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Harry blundered after Ron toward the light, stumbling and tripping, and a moment later they had emerged into a clearing. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Harry and Hermione followed him out of the clearing, staring over their shoulders at Ronan and Bane until the trees blocked their view. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Okay,” Barry said, clearing his throat and standing up like an announcer facing an anxious crowd. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Soon he found a place that smelled strongly of leopard, and there, in a small clearing, were two leopard cubs, sleeping up against one another for comfort and warmth. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “I’ll also admit to the fact that certain arcanists occasionally use prepared candles or torches to impress gullible townsfolk,” Ben said, clearing his throat self-consciously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They reached the clearing when it was almost dark, a cornfield behind a private farm. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The thunder kept threatening like a big old empty cloud clearing its throat. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Taylor had already begun clearing plant debris into a tidy pile for burning. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He had come across the little frog by chance, in the clearing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z A man and a woman crept into the clearing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Servants came and went, clearing the dishes from the table. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As I stepped into the clearing, my heart felt like it was trying to beat its way out of my rib cage. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Okay, I’m clearing my schedule for the afternoon,” she says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Eat. If you’re thinking of clearing out, it may be a while before you see food again.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z There was a clearing just past him, and a long rectangular hole gaped open in the ground. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As I’m clearing my mind, quieting it, I become aware of the sounds coming from Sausun’s computer. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She was standing still in a clearing, and I pulled up beside her, grabbing her elbow both to stop myself and to take measure. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Third: More of those things were filling the tiny clearing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We walked down what passes for a hill in Indianapolis to this clearing where kids were climbing all over this huge oversize skeleton sculpture. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Then the sun came out, and the clearing was full of pale, yellow-green light. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He trotted out a little piece into the clearing, then stopped to drop his head low. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z We were barely over the cerro when we saw them to the right of us, in a clearing, on yet another hill: hundreds of snout-nosed butterflies hovering over dozens of rosebushes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Forgive me,” he said, clearing his throat and running his fingers through his unkempt hair. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It entered the clearing at a run, and then it stopped and snarled at the white horse. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z I was on the other side of the clearing, putting up the string of bells that we used as an alarm system, when she yelled. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z In fact, given the timeliness of Mrs. Bernoffski’s appearances at the front window, I suspected she was actually keeping an eye out for me, and brief waving sessions now preceded the clearing of the snow. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Lockton removed one of the books and the map curled up on itself, clearing the desk for the plate of Gloucester cheese and rye bread and the bowl of strawberries I set there. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Her body left the ground and collapsed in the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There was talk in the clearing now, and I began to distinguish words over the distance and through the unfamiliar accents. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The path led to a clearing, and beyond that would be the Long Meadow and then Grand Army Plaza. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Soon he was clearing the porch and watching the sheets of cascading snow Mr. Newton pushed down from the roof above him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z It was early April and the sky was now clearing after heavy rain. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z More than once I startled elephant families browsing in the clearings. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Just when he’d narrowed the gap between them, Naomi darted off the road and into a clearing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Each soldier stood against the wall, took several deep breaths with his eyes closed, and gripped his gun tightly before beginning to run back toward the clearing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The people of the house had gone away for three days to visit relatives; Gabriel had driven them to the railroad station after supper, leaving Esther clearing up the kitchen. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He appeared dramatically upon the edge of the clearing, just as a disturbed branch, whose burden was too heavy, emptied a couple of hundredweight of snow on his head. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped in a small clearing filled with tall grasses and low bushes. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As servants began clearing away the platters and jugs and goblets, Antain cleared his throat. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A shape or shadow leaned against a tree at the edge of the clearing. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z As they were crossing, something fell out of someone’s pocket onto an aluminum pan in the clearing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The sound was sucked out of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We peeked around the corner and found a Boy Scout troop marching into the clearing. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It runs along the tree line at the far side of the clearing and then cuts off into the woods. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The room was clearing; the smoke thinned to a grey pall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In the kitchen, Jenny patiently turned to the work of clearing up the supper dishes. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” Mr. Townsend said, clearing his throat and reaching for the sign-out clipboard. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Rocky was standing in a small clearing surrounded by thickets of scrub oak. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then like the last burst of lightning out of clearing sky, the boy began. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He auctioned off his roosters to the highest bidder, recruited men, bought tools, and set about the awesome task of breaking stones, digging canals, clearing away rapids, and even harnessing waterfalls. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z How it sounded when he walked the hall in his plaid slippers, how clean and short he kept his fingernails, the low rattle of his throat clearing. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Immediately afterward, the clearing slaves rushed out from the side gates with grappling hooks and rakes and ropes, and began to clean up the scene. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z But the hoots and hollers of the boys in the woods behind us rushed ahead of them like ghosts clearing the path before an army. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Hideo rolls his eyes and lets out an annoyed sigh as they reached the park’s central clearing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As a new wave of rats danced along the edge of the clearing all three men ran to the truck and from it pulled long-handled nets. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z A few more branches snapped loudly, and then Barbarossa stomped into the clearing. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Luke stepped through the clearing with a smile on his face. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Miig stood to his full height and pulled at the strap of his gun so that it swung around his body; he held it in both hands, pointing into the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z There was an emergency meeting of the disciplinary committee, and Scythe Curie showed up on her behalf, clearing her of any wrongdoing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was only a small area—the clearing where they stood.The trees surrounding them were still and calm, the branches not so much as swaying with a wind. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He leads the way to a larger clearing. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z The vegetation grew less dense, and finally she came to a clearing where the land looked ruined, burned. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z So Sacred and I walk across the clearing and I tell him what’s been going on in my life. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But before they could decide what to do, a creature stepped into the clearing. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She took a deep breath and scanned the rest of the clearing, but no one stirred. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z His eyes swept the clearing, then up the edge of the clearing, and in those two sweeps he knew—he knew the clearing and the woods. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z It still took them the better part of an hour to reach the clearing, but the ground, when they got there, was as level and flat as a playing field. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The city darkens as I reach its border, a wide dirt clearing a few yards wide that separates Lkossa from the first of the Greater Jungle’s towering black pines. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z One of the female bonobos shrieked, the other replied, and then the foraging group wandered out of the clearing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He turned and started out of the clearing. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z We found a small clearing where we all got out to stretch our legs and catch our breath. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Harry saw little disturbances in the surrounding air: It was as if Hermione had cast a heat haze upon their clearing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z As I re-entered the clearing, swiping at my eyes with the butts of my palms, one thing was very clear to me: I was not leaving Otto here. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It was very warm and very quiet, in the clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z When Jalil entered the clearing, he would throw his jacket on the tandoor and open his arms. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Captain Reed grabbed Harison’s hand—ignoring the boy’s cry of alarm at the sudden movement—and yanked him out of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The path ends in a flat clearing surrounded by more redwoods. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Some blocked our path to the bridge on the north side of the clearing, right where Gum Baby and I stood. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Of course no beasts would come to this clearing where fires glowed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "Thanks for clearing up some time. I wanted to talk about the presupply." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The vixen leaped over them to the ground and disappeared into the juniper scrub ringing the clearing. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly, in a clearing ahead, something definitely moved. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He stumbled into the clearing on three legs. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In a clearing, two hundred feet from the shed, were three people—a man, a woman, and another, younger woman. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Only when sudden silence filled the clearing did I realize that I’d been keeping up a steady stream of mindless chatter for several minutes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Standing in the center of the clearing was a figure as white and shining as a ghost. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z After dinner, as I’m clearing dishes and the Doctorita is grading papers at the table, I say, “Doctorita, I want to go to school.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t let any more time go by before clearing the air. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z When I return to the kitchen, Jamie is clearing the table. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And then the SS started clearing the buildings. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z As the starter rose to speak, clearing his throat for effect, Pollard abruptly stood up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I find it, a clearing made by campers. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle made a big show of clearing his throat. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The whole family set to work in clearing up the broken pumpkins. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Guessing I did by the way Jupiter rotates in her chair with her eyebrows raised, and Courtney continues to stare at the TV but blinks rapidly for a few seconds before clearing his throat. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He lunged forward in grotesque spurts around the clearing. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z As it happened they never went back to the clearing in the wood. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The sky was still clearing, the clouds rolling back to reveal the blue underneath. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They built a small fire in the stone-lined pit in the middle of the clearing, and they boiled water for tea. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “This is for tree stumps, for clearing land.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z As the crowd rose to its feet, Cloud abruptly turned and ordered the troopers to step aside, clearing the road and inviting King to defy the federal court order. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Farther down, there were others clearing spaces under branches of plum trees that had woven into each other. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The women and older people in the village stood on their verandahs and watched as we were led away by the adult soldiers into the clearing toward the forest. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The woman ran back to the clearing before Arm could react. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The sun was now high, and it shone down through the half-stripped branches of the trees, and lit the clearing with bright patches of light. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Mr. Crouch . . . not. . . not at all. “You have now come very close to accusing the two people in this clearing who are least likely to conjure that Mark!” barked Mr. Crouch. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I wish she had spoke to me, and told me what it was that budded there in the clearing by the lake. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z We had our answer even before clearing the forest. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Immediately, she darted forward, the water before them clearing and the water behind them closing in. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Juniper bushes ringing the clearing would provide cover. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Which is why I spent all weekend clearing piles of clothes and papers out of the living room, piling everything into my closet in one giant, precarious stack. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Just before noon, they found a roughly rectangular clearing a few feet off the path, with soil that looked like it could be broken with their makeshift tools. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “The stairs are completely blocked. Could try clearing it? Might bring the place down.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Fifty yards into the clearing, about halfway to the hut, a massive oak tree jutted from the ground at a forty-five-degree angle. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Oh, you know, clearing Luce’s stuff out. God, she was a pack rat. You can barely open her drawers. You know, I found your grandmother’s wedding veil. I’ve been looking for that thing for ages.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Bristle retreated to guard Runt, and Pax trotted into the clearing, eager to find the telltale hole that would allow him to try the move himself. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I’m losing it, I thought, as I pushed branches aside, fighting my way back to the clearing. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I waited while Roy Lee leaned on the fence and had a bout of general fidgeting, clearing his throat, squinting, running his hand through his hair, and so forth. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z They were still clearing, I could hear the sound of voices, and the movement of trays. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Toby spun, the piece of wing skittering across the clearing. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The first male into the clearing fell back immediately, allowing the other male to take the front, orienting himself around the tall, dark-haired man in a manner that clearly displayed who led the pack. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There was a clearing directly in front of her, at the center of which an enormous tree thrust up, its thick roots rumpling the ground ten feet around in every direction. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Sorenson parks the truck as far from the children as possible in the small clearing and gets out of the truck. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The men walked together to a spot beyond the second big tree and began clearing the land. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It also made a kind of clearing—with die tops of the trees gone the sun could get down to the ground—and it was filled with small thorny bushes that were covered with berries. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Håkon grabbed Ivan and pulled him away from the shifting stones, clearing the rubble just before the top of the pile crashed down. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The sun was hanging low in the branches of the pines at the top of the ridge; the thicket and clearing were in deep shadow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Hazel crossed the clearing and stood in front of the path. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Even so, when the stout little woman offered them the clearing behind her cart to sleep in, Tristran was sleeping drunkenly in moments. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z "Believe me, ladies, when I collect enough do-re-mi to buy me a car, I'm clearing out." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z We reach the circular clearing where he feeds the birds. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Complete silence fell in the clearing, and all seemed peaceful and quiet in contrast to the wildly beating heart of the desperate, trapped cat. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He marched us out to the clearing at a faster pace than normal, yelling and pushing at us. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He makes it to a clearing, just one, that is in front of another. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z While the beast is distracted, Dylan and Ranger Alford dash out into the clearing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Dallas and Sairy had stopped for the day in a scrubby clearing. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z The boy was standing in the center of a clearing, his black curls streaked with ash. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At the sound of the soft clearing of a female throat, she looked up, startled. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I’m coming into the clearing. I have nine others with me.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He grabs my hand from behind, following me through the path I’m clearing. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z As soon as our plans are finalized, we walk through the orchard to the clearing where the trucks are kept. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Those first few exhales were big and wasteful as Miig tried to get the damp paper to light, and smoke billowed across the clearing like messages. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As the woods give way to the clearing, I see paper lanterns hanging from tree branches, illuminating the pond. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Every once in a while, we passed a clearing with a view of the mountains stretched out as far as you could see. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z ‘Down in a clearing in the woods not far below. We got a sight of them through the tree-trunks. They are very large!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z That’s why the people “in charge” keep clearing places for the choppers to land. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z A bush on the edge of the clearing quivered. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The path abruptly ended at the edge of a clearing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “STUPEFY!” roared twenty voices — there was a blinding series of flashes and Harry felt the hair on his head ripple as though a powerful wind had swept the clearing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When I get back to the clearing, Hel is slumped on the ground, her head tilted to the side. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In a blur of motion, the skeleton pulled something from his shirt and flung it across the clearing, impaling the basilisk in the dirt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When Hooper began to run through one of the clearings, he ran, too, though they made so much noise that the deer must by now have gone far off. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z With his hands placed behind his back, Bull paced in front of them, clearing his throat and gathering his thoughts for the traditional moving day speech. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Me underneath the jeep with a view of the clearing. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Near the center of the clearing Taran caught his breath at the sight of the Black Crochan, which now had been removed from its sling. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z When I smile tentatively at him, he gives his head a slight shake, as if clearing it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She glanced at the crate, still untended at the edge of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He runs his fingers through my hair, clearing stray strands away from my neck as he recites my prayer for me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “The second,” he says, clearing his throat, “is to make sure you hold on, because we have, a plan.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Doli led the companions through a clearing and past a line of alders. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z We hunkered down in the clearing, sitting cross-legged, knees to knees. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I fleetingly caught a glimpse of Roy Lee leaping over the still-standing part of the fence, clearing it by a good yard. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We hiked till five and camped beside a tranquil spring in a small, grassy clearing in the trees just off the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It charged into the middle of the clearing, and then it turned, and lowered its head, and faced its pursuer—which bounded into the clearing with a growl that made Tristran's flesh prickle. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z After clearing a space, he made a circle of stones from the stream. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z After a while we came to a wide clearing circling a pond. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Just as she had said, in the clearing past the rocks and back in the trees, One Horn was waiting. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She slipped the lock picks into her hand and crept to the crate, looking forlorn at the edge of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The group marched to a rectangular clearing that had been roped off in the center of the construction site. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A chimney was standing at the side of a clearing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Someone was yelling, “Got to pull back,” and he shook his head violently, clearing it, and turned back to the guns, letting the mind begin to function. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll need help boarding up the windows and clearing up this mess,” Father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "Do the Terrible Things want the clearing for themselves?" Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I rose from the table, passing round to the side where the nurse couldn't see me below the waist, and behind the Negro, who was clearing the dirty plates. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z A fire burned in the middle of the clearing, and its flickering light fell over a crowd of completely silent, watchful Death Eaters. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Otto and I sat up and stared out into the near-dark clearing like we were watching a sports game on TV, the caterpillars a bowl of popcorn we chowed through without looking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The ravine was bare, no place to hide, no way for the rest of us to run across the clearing and into the woods without making a lot of noise. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He sprang up and tore a joyful path around the clearing, running by Bristle in a blaze of red fur. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The rhythm of the woman’s blows didn’t falter, but across the clearing Nin froze. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Dreaming of chasing squirrels through the forest. But not the clearing—our old forest, back the way we loved it.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The nurse toddled away with a smile toward his brown staff car, parked about twenty yards away at the edge of the rectangular clearing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Below, in a shadowy clearing, stood Snape, but he wasn’t alone. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Henry was squatting elbow to elbow with a couple of oil hands at a new drilling site when a Diamond T company truck barreled into the clearing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z We reached a clearing at the creek bed and studied the rocky, parched ground, and I imagined a time when this had been a lively stream that one could wade in for a swim. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Branches caught at her clothing, but through the spiked leaves and dead vines, she could almost see what was happening in the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z A few paces further on there was a little clearing, where Alice was sitting on a fallen tree trunk with Lyra, who was fast asleep on her lap. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Everyone in the clearing stopped what they were doing. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “He was a great Beater, though,” said Ron, leading the way off the path into a small clearing, and sitting down on a patch of dry grass at the foot of a tree. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When he had wriggled under the barbed-wire fence, and into the cornfield, he looked back over his shoulder again, and now, he could see much farther, the mist was clearing slowly. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z After a couple of days, our instructors decided it was time to see the real jungle, not just talk about it, so they loaded us into helicopters and landed us in a small jungle clearing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Through a clearing in the swirling mass, a cluster of stars could be seen. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She grabbed the plate and turned toward the trucks and cars still parked at the edge of the clearing. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z When a group of tourists walked onto the bridge, she could hear them clearing their throats, as if through microphones. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z As we drove through Gray Horse, we came upon a clearing in the woods, where there was an old cemetery. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The rain is clearing and there are birds honking over our heads. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Beyond, in a clearing overlooking the river, they came upon a boy and a girl playing at knights. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z That afternoon fresh flakes drifted down upon them, so that even their sheltered clearing had a fresh dusting of powdery snow. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “The orders are that we stay here. You clear the wounded from here to the clearing station.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z All across the decks, crewmen called and labored under the hot sun, orienting sails, drilling for fire attacks, clearing deck materials as they readied for the fight that they hoped would come. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When the bonobos wandered out of the clearing, I would have been happy to let them go and stay a duo with Otto. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They had crossed a grassy clearing and were riding into the trees again when their horses stopped suddenly and spun around in panic. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He broke through the last row with us just behind him and entered the clearing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Scientists are rushing toward the edge of the clearing, where a couple of them are struggling to pull something out of the ground. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z They were sitting in a clearing surrounded by trees. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z As they sang, the ground in the clearing began to undulate. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The haptic chair instantly flattened itself again, then retracted so that it was flush against the wall, clearing a large empty space in the center of the room. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He would push through a lot of undergrowth, and closely packed bushes, scarcely able to see more than a yard ahead, and then come out suddenly into another wide clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He recognized a dead pine tree that had been split by lightning in a nearby clearing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “We’re looking for a fire stone, a shelter, and food—all at once. Always, always you look for food. There, up along the edge of the clearing—you see those stumps?” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z There was no leading them anywhere, unless it was to a nearby clearing for fragrant leaves. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Tykes played at the edge of the clearing, scampering about on the moss-covered ground. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The other two basilisks slithered into the clearing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The jungle gave way to a small clearing. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Phil pauses, pointing to a small stone structure in a little clearing. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Over the years this clearing had grown over with a strange mixture of high, rank grass, tall weeds, berries and wild flowers. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z After some minutes’ walking, they came to a larger clearing in front of a rock that rose sheer from the ground. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “I threw it,” he said again, clearing his throat. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Jungle covered those mountains, except for a village clearing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And while I stood there at the door, the first bull entered the clearing, right where Papa had one time shot a Comanche off his horse. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Over at the edge of the clearing, Grover was talking to Juniper. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “But maybe by then they’ll have figured out a way of clearing the ash from the sky. The scientists must be working on that.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Just luck,” Patrolman Mancuso offered, clearing his throat of some invisible phlegm. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I hurried through dinner and clearing the table. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We learned that Tad Schmitt found a bright blue vein of gas still burning when he was clearing rubble from what used to be the school’s crawl space. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Say she gone find another maid. But who gone work for that lady? Some nappy-headed country maid already living out there, won’t know squat about serving from the left, clearing from the right.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I began to hurry, twigs cracking beneath my feet and my own hoarse breath loud in my ears, and before long the path emerged into the clearing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z There was a towpath on the western side of the water—Malcolm’s right—but it needed clearing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Duke and Nala are clearing some sort of invisible hurdle like champion high jumpers. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z |
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