| 单词 | climbing |
| 例句 | He’d been about to explore the pit, stepping from bone to bone like climbing down a large tree. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Huge groups of Jews climbing out of trucks and going down Lwowska Street. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, that’s cute, the play on shucks,” Libby says with some effort, clearly swinging her leg over the biggest trunk, climbing back down our tree. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Kate Bull, a friend of Waterman's who was climbing in the area at the time, reported that he was run down and less cautious than usual. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was about two feet below the top of the wall, and one reached it by climbing down a sort of rough stairway of broken brick ends. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z They possessed good natural climbing ability, and that weasel—what was his name? Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And climbing provided a sense of community as well. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Or I thought he spent whole days at the climbing wall. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked out the window to see her climbing into the back seat of Linda Cruz's dad's station wagon—with her beach towel. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Soon he saw the rat climbing down a slanting board that he used as a stairway. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Then, climbing over a wall I looked back, seeing a man hurrying after me, slipping, sliding, going over the low dividing walls of the roofs with puffing, bustling effort. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z On the sixth day since their parting from the King they journeyed through a wood climbing down from the hills at the feet of the Misty Mountains that now marched on their right hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The first mate, she reads, struggled furiously with other monsters which were climbing up the sides of the Nautilus. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Calixte asked for nothing at all, though Lazlo knew she was procuring, with Tzara’s assistance, an array of resins with which to concoct sticking pastes to aid in her climbing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Why does he keep going up ?” “He’s probably afraid to come down,” Sergeant Knight answered, without moving his solemn gaze from McWatt’s solitary climbing airplane. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z And now, as we’re climbing back across the boulders and driftwood logs, I feel the muscles around my knee burn and tighten. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Borrowed it, Professor Dumbledore, sir,” said the giant, climbing carefully off the motorcycle as he spoke. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It’s the shirt for football, for climbing walls, for robbings orchards. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Despite their success, Hall and Ball were concerned about their long-term prospects in the professional climbing racket. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It was eerie, watching it, and I thought then of chairs running, their four legs knocking together, of water being held in a basket, of human forms climbing out of ant holes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It waits there for a moment before climbing up to the elephant’s neck where it strikes, bringing the animal to its knees. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z The vet started up the steps still smiling, climbing backwards a step at a time. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Ilya was climbing unsteadily to his feet, but he looked too groggy to be of help. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z But at nine o’clock, when Mom and Robin return from walking Justin to the bus stop, I hear her climbing the stairs. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z But Boukreev ignored Fischer’s instructions: instead of climbing with the team, he slept late, took a shower, and departed Base Camp some five hours behind the last of the clients. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, Mary,” Crab said, climbing out, a mug of coffee in hand, doing his best to keep a straight face. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I felt I was climbing the side of a volcano and I was about to look over the rim into a boiling cauldron of orange lava. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They wanted their wives to like the climbing, the acquiring, and the work it took to maintain status once it was achieved. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the stalk land, into the pine woods, into the climbing, brightening glow of the dawn, the boy followed the dog, whose anxious pace slowed from age as they went. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I can introduce my pine tree, Madge is on top of the wall, grabbing the branch, and climbing up and up. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z "I'm—I'm—" Claudine stammers out, a deep blush climbing through her entire body. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Edwards regarded climbing as a "psycho-neurotic tendency"; he climbed not for sport but to find refuge from the inner torment that framed his existence. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It thrashed about for a moment before climbing to the stern again and jumping back over the zebra to the middle of the boat, disappearing beneath the tarpaulin. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z How he tried to stop the men from climbing down his head and pulling him down deep into sleep, but Cool Papa’s voice in his head was getting to the good part of the story. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z We sat on overturned planters among climbing roses, a kerosene lantern on the grass between us, dawn not yet broken beyond the glass walls. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z All of a sudden I realized just how high we were climbing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z You can imagine yourself a mother now, climbing onto a bus at nightfall, turning to wave good-bye to your children, watching the world of South Carolina disappear behind you. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Kids were climbing fences and scaling fire escapes of strangers’ houses, just to see what they could see. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z To the dismay of the Japanese climbers, however, the ladder was falling apart and had become partially detached from the rock, so ninety minutes of strenuous climbing were required to surmount this 20-foot cliff. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “What do you think the purpose of this exercise is? The game, I mean, not the climbing.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She and the golden monkey moved on quickly, climbing great staircases, crossing bridges, always moving upward. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Guess he forgot to tell the little part about me kicking him in the groin and climbing out the window.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Everything was coming out of me at once, climbing up through my throat and into my mouth and shooting out from behind my eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Then she was gone in a flash, climbing down the ladder. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “See that you do,” he said, climbing the hospital steps. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z An older couple with no climbing gear but three cameras and a pair of binoculars. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Hall insisted, however, that after just three trips above Base Camp, climbing 2,000 feet higher on the mountain each time, our bodies would adapt sufficiently to permit safe passage to the 29,028-foot summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Lyra had left it She felt she was leaving the world altogether, so remote and intent she was, so high they were climbing, so strange and uncanny was the light that bathed than. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A man was climbing over a near-by ledge, and beyond him was a small knot of men, their faces lit to a distinct whiteness by the swinging pencils of light. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z She held her breath as its octaves rose, the tune climbing higher and higher until it reached an impossible crescendo. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Somebody had planted blue morning- glories below each of the four wide windows, and the vines of the blue flowers were climbing cotton strings that had been nailed to the window frames. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Glancing over her shoulder, she could see Luke climbing steadily, around and around. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “You can still change your mind, nne, the four places are paid for,” she said, climbing into the car, holding tight to her jewelry-filled bag. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I see myself in the back of the truck, singing with the girl, though I’ve never sung before, laughing when I am off-key, climbing trees to pick the apples, always peaceful and always safe. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Maybe he didn’t hear you,” I said, climbing the porch steps. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “You wait there. I’ll see if I can open the door.”—‘So now I shall have to go in,’ he thought, climbing over the sill. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z She backed down and tried climbing the down- mountain side of the mill house. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z ‘I have a sword,’ said Merry, climbing from his seat, and drawing from its black sheath his small bright blade. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z By climbing the ladder, I released his hands, first one, then the other. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Tyler had twisted his upper body so that he was practically climbing into the backseat, his eyes bulging as he took in every cut, every bruise, every pair of wide eyes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She bustled out of the kitchen and they heard her climbing the stairs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We looked and looked, climbing over fallen trees and pushing through prickly vines. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The river was six hundred feet below, down steep slopes and twisty passages, she explained, and the last part required climbing down a rope. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The younger boys would be set to picking blackberries along the road, or climbing fences to fill a sack with apples if they happened upon an orchard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It involved Queenie getting off her bicycle at every single crossroad—each one wet, windy, and featureless—and climbing a wall or gate or tree to get her bearings. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Students climbing the steps veered to the railing or wall. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Nor did he wish to endure the rituals of a hanging: being bound and blindfolded, parading past his own coffin and open grave, climbing the steps of the scaffold. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Kami Dorje Sherpa, the climbing sirdar for the Taiwanese team, apologized profusely and promised to make amends. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Tucking the long dagger into his belt, he wrapped the climbing rope around his shoulder and said aloud to himself, “Right, Cluny, you and I have a score to settle.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z That day we played for too long—climbing trees and seeing who could throw his stick or his spear the farthest. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z They reviewed their vehicles in an exhaustive preflight checkout before climbing into the sky. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “And your mother doesn’t want you climbing that tree, so mind your nanny.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I was surprisingly snug in my bag and in no hurry at all to put myself through the foolishness of climbing hills, so I just lay there as if under grave orders not to move. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The pallet looked soothing and cool, and the thought of climbing the stairs again made me weary. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They retrieved their things with no problem, then started climbing down the ladder. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He next spent five weeks tramping about the modest hills of Snowdonia and the English Lake District to learn what he thought he needed to know about climbing. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Stop me if I’m wrong,” murmured the Centipede, going white in the face, “but might those not be Cloud-Men climbing all over it?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Tally soared into midair, still climbing for a few more seconds. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Jim was gone already, was in fact already climbing on the bus when I went out the front door. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew that people sometimes died climbing mountains. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were fixed on the emergency workers climbing the steps to the entrance below—getting ready to come through the front doors. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The photographer had also brought me a pair of lined woolen climbing slacks belonging to his wife, good ones, well-made and not much used, which he gave to me after he put away his equipment. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z To my left, the canoe lake glittered and the climbing wall glowed from the lava pouring down its side. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z In 1988, a guide from Auckland named Gary Ball became Hall’s primary climbing partner and closest friend. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Without being assigned, without removing their boots, without baths and delousing and hospital pajamas, they were climbing onto the beds. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I had latched myself into my cage and was getting ready for sleep when I heard a scratching noise on the door, and there was Jenner, climbing down from above. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Uncoiling Shadow’s climbing rope, he bound Ragear paw and claw to a sturdy oak. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Mr. Hannon says we’re lucky today because some houses get more than one and he doesn’t have to be climbing on and off that float destroying his legs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “I’ll fix something,” Carolina said, climbing dutifully out of bed and slipping her feet into some fluffy pink slippers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Fern was wriggling out of her seat belt and climbing on me to get a glimpse. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They tried to peek through the few clear spots in the windows but couldn’t see much, so Ernie, instead of just climbing through the hole, tried the front door. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “My grandmother Lucy says a lady doesn’t climb rocks after a certain age. She says my mother would be scandalized to think of me climbing rocks or playing kickball in my school dresses at recess!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z This neighborhood is wealthy, the kind of place people would notice unusual things like girls climbing out windows. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “I’ll figure it out,” I said, climbing out of the window and dropping softly to the ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z According to the pictures, there was a dinosaur climbing up the outside of the building. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Melanie had been climbing into bed when Marshall came into her room. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “It makes me sick to think of you climbing on top of Ansley Matthews,” Philip said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After climbing over an ancient wall on the other side they struggled on up the slope. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Celebrating their success, the summit team left an offering of prayer flags, katas, and climbing pitons on what appeared to be the highest point, and then descended into the fast-rising blizzard. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Walking back toward our house, climbing the steps from the sidewalk, when the front door was open in summer, I’d hear voices beyond the screen door talking in Spanish. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After climbing eastward for some time it bent back upon itself at a sharp angle and went westward for a space. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Nothing had changed outwardly—we were kidding around, as we always did, gossiping about who’d said what at the barbecue—but there was a certain kind of heat climbing my spine. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes he can spend whole days at the climbing wall. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to say “Yes, Papa,” because he was right, but the burning on my feet was climbing up, in swift courses of excru- dating pain, to my head and lips and eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Good luck,” Ron muttered, climbing into the room as Harry crept out past him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He gestured to the curving bookcases climbing up the back half of the rotunda. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She began to walk up it, step by step, climbing ever higher, as though there were invisible stairs cut into the grey sky. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z The climbing was steep and so exposed it made my head spin. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Aunt Daisy had a hard time climbing over in her skirts, but George held her hand, and she finally made it. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z He half considered climbing in his window to avoid Suheyla, but he couldn’t do that, so he went in by the green door and found her in the courtyard. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Wearily they followed him, climbing the long slope, until they came out upon the top. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Used to be that my whole body was my canvas—hot cuts licking my ribs, ladder rungs climbing my arms, thick milkweed stalks shooting up my thighs. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z What was to keep him from climbing these mountains and going south to Aztlan? The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone stopped to follow her gaze, and together they all found a black head of hair bobbing above them, above the sea of grass, climbing the boulders, halfway up and moving fast. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Well, hitting the accelerator is actually the RV lurching and climbing slowly to thirty-five. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I start climbing, scaling the Cornucopia on my hands and feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They became very quick at climbing rocks, and even the youngest could scamper up a face of rock almost as quickly as any rock rabbit. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He didn't like the idea of climbing a mountain with nothing but green bananas in his belly. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Someone there was climbing into a rowboat, and she knew that she loved this person. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Momma said, “That’s it,” and started climbing out of the car. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z When he has to step over a rope or an air-tnbe on deck, it is hard work—like climbing a watt. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was actually really cool; the whole thing looked 3-D, like it was climbing out of the page. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He may as well be climbing the walls. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She wore the pads at her knees for crawling and climbing, but there was another reason, too—namely, the tiny steel blades hidden in each of them. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The yellow shape of the window grew slowly across the floor, reached the wall, climbing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d spent his childhood climbing and skiing in the nearby mountains. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then this buzz radiated up my calves like a spark climbing a long fuse up my gangly legs, tripping off a series of flashes in my thighs and shoulders. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He would still be climbing it in the next and the next, and his suffering inevitably would multiply. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Now she would have to call into play all of her climbing ability to keep going up the treacherously steep smooth slates. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He put it between his teeth to keep both hands free for climbing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z This, however, had not prevented Beans from climbing the stairs to the bathroom no fewer than three times during the party. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She was standing beside a gnarly oak with knotholes that made it good for climbing—I’d climbed it myself many a day. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I don’t let her out of my sight, but I’m higher on the hill, climbing a parallel course, and Piper is behind me. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything sleeps save the snails climbing the rocks and the rats scurrying among the piles. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z After a while, we started climbing on top of the fence so we’d get better aim and make sure our rocks landed in the water every time. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The two children played for quite a while, climbing trees and drawing in the dirt. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z This second invader, who was having some difficulty climbing over the wire at the top of the fence, had a strangely angular look about him. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Up the climbing streets of Minas Tirith they clattered, while the noise of war rose behind them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I push forward, climbing, sliding over cars—I trip and fall, but I won’t let it slow me down. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She’d complained loudly and often that rope climbing would never help her defeat a monster. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The stock market had rebounded earlier in the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing an all-time record of 15.34 percent in one day on March 15 to close at 62.10. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “When you’re climbing a mountain, you use a belay line to keep safe.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The ratio of misery to pleasure was greater by an order of magnitude than any other mountain I’d been on; I quickly came to understand that climbing Everest was primarily about enduring pain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z We saw the dinosaur climbing up the side of the building. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She reminded Mia, oddly, of herself at around that age, traipsing through the neighborhood, climbing over fences and walls in search of the right photograph, defiantly spending her mother’s money on film. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z After ten minutes’ careful climbing she found herself right in the thickest part of the canopy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “If anyone is climbing those logs, it will be me. I’m taller and better able to reach from log to log.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Below, a passenger was leaving the launch and climbing the ladder. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The stabbing, twisting pain in her muscles, where she had wrenched her arm climbing down the glacier wall. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He is climbing the ladder of a tree house. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z They were still climbing gently, but they now went much quicker, and with better heart; for it seemed to them that the Forest had relented, and was going to let them pass unhindered after all. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Take a seat,” he said, climbing the steps to the bridge of the cruiser. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There was an arch-shaped trellis near the playground, in the shadow of a row of hibiscus trees, a few green vines climbing up the timber lattice. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A group of mice led by Brother Alf tried fording the ditch and climbing up into the meadow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Roz was climbing down one of the forest cliffs when the accident happened. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Cecilia, mercifully still in her underwear, was climbing into the pond, was standing waist deep in the water, was pinching her nose—and then she was gone. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The neighborhood boys kept themselves in pocket money by climbing the poles to replace a washline when it slipped off a pulley. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We passed some lovely gardens and had a good look back at the town, and then we were out in the country, green and rolling, and the road climbing all the time. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Frightful put distance between them by climbing higher. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Watching his legs disappear into the darkness, I stand there, climbing memory. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Nice drops of rain, eh, Shadow? Good for the grass. Blow me, these walls are pretty high. I’m glad it’s you climbing them and not me. I’d never make it. Too fat, hahaha.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then I set off, climbing to where I thought the chimps might be. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Getting to the port rail was more like rock climbing than walking, but finally they made it. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They turned out of the lane that ran between tall houses and the outer wall of the fourth circle, and they regained the main street climbing up to the Citadel. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I was forty-one now, well past my climbing prime, with a graying beard, bad gums, and fifteen extra pounds around my midriff. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The carter wakens, snorts, stretches himself before climbing down. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And then they were both running to the circular opening, climbing through. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Beat Box had a steady climbing rhythm and was moving away from him. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Wilder talked mechanically, not hearing his words, thinking only of Williamson running down the hill and climbing back to tell what he had found. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if Amma's lullaby about the moon climbing over mountains to bring us flowers was a message about how the moon never gives up too. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The branches in the tree began to rustle, and leaves floated down around us, as though someone—or a bunch of someones—was climbing down. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z His father is a respected climbing Sherpa who taught him the basics of mountaineering at an early age so tThe sirdar is the head Sherpa. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z It was clear to me, nevertheless, that none of us in Hall’s group had a prayer of climbing Everest without considerable assistance from Hall, his guides, and his Sherpas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As the sun disappeared over the west ridge, the last of the orange light moved up the hill on the east, with the darker shadow climbing up after it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z In other places there were the dry sticks of some sort of climbing plant which had wound itself round the pillars and helped to pull some of them down. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z The man came running over as I was climbing out. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder what would have come next, if I had gone on climbing and reached the top. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The vaulted roof seems to stretch up forever into the inky London sky, and beneath it the room is arranged like a city square somewhere in Florence, climbing columns and towering altars and archways. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z People were climbing over one another to get out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It looks like I'll have as much computer and electronic equipment as I will have climbing gear. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z "The evil Dr. Loofah is climbing into the helicopter! He has the prime minister's cat and puppy!" Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Instead of feeling calm, I feel more and more frustration, the anger climbing up the sides of my head. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “I hope it is. You won’t be picking nothing in the morning and climbing people’s trees either.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I had become very thin with so much climbing in the mountains and only one meal a day. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Will jerked his head to the train behind him, where passengers were still climbing down the steps. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z When I could see again the driver was climbing into the calèche, and the wolves had disappeared. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Next to your name is another name, that of some hotshot law student who’s busy climbing his own ladder. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His bad eyes notwithstanding, he was climbing well and feeling stronger than he had since the beginning of the expedition, and, he explained, “I didn’t want to bail out prematurely.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Wish I had better news, son. I’m just an old grease monkey, but I’ve been climbing around boat engines for long enough to know the score.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The trick to climbing them was not combusting from the fiery soreness burning through my entire body. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He was already climbing up on the chair. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The bartender is much too free with the cocktails, and the thought of climbing to the crow’s nest just makes me more anxious. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Nowhere had I to stand, no way of climbing, the root and bole being far below, and far above my head the branches and their leaves, massed, overshadowing Kharybdis pool. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I was so worried and scared that I didn’t even hear Sam coming until I was across Read’s pasture and climbing over a stone wall at the other side. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Ray ran to a ladder propped against the house and started climbing. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z So the stairwell was filled with echoing noise, and I was climbing the steps head down, just following the heels of the person in front, when a voice near me went: “Kath!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Cray-Cray’s security cart was parked in the footpath on the far side of the quad, and he rushed over to greet the man in a suit climbing out of the helicopter. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The sound of gritty footfalls came, and I turned to see Declaration making the last climbing steps up Listening Rock. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He remembered his own children climbing those trees and racing to the barn and all piled together on the porch swing. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Johnny knew about the drainpipe and started climbing up after me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Nothing met her gaze but hills, blinding white with flowers, and the glimmering river climbing up into the mountains. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z When he propped two logs against the cottage wall to make a crude ladder, she amused him by climbing nimbly up after him. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Jack was there, climbing onto the counter and taking the jar off the top shelf where his mother thought it could not be reached. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I got used to the unintentional scratches I received from meerkats climbing over me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m looking at the huge oak tree out by the parking lot and creatively visualizing climbing it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z With the machete, his climbing was hampered, but he was horrifyingly fast, even so. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She sees him climbing the bed to look out at the street for Oliver and sometimes she sees Oliver outside and Eugene inside, the two of them chatting away. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Lucky Girl scrambled ahead of them, loud in the vegetation, unused to climbing, breathing heavily, her clothes torn. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She’s climbing up our favorite tree out back, I’m just sure. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z "I find I am not hungry after all," he said, climbing awkwardly off the bench. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I look over, and climbing in through one of the open windows is Red Jack, looking fresh as a daisy in a yellow waistcoat. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Maribel and her mom climbing into a truck similar to the one they had climbed out of seven months earlier. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z It had never let any but Ged touch it, but it came to Vetch now, and climbing up his arm cowered on his shoulder, its great bright eyes always on its master. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I feel like I’m gonna be climbing out of the one marked “dumb jock” all my life. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “This looks like Shadow’s climbing rope. He’s dead. What are you fools trying to tell me?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Nailer’s shoulder was tender and inflamed from all the activity and it made climbing difficult. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It showed climbing vines, rivers and waterfalls, grapes, flower beds, singing birds, everything a desert dweller might dream of. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Two days ago, climbing on a spire of rock, she had spied water to the south, a slender thread that glittered briefly as the sun was going down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The climbing wall poured lava and rumbled all by itself. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It’s forbidden and dangerous; also it’s dark and the hillside will be slippery, I might have trouble climbing up again. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I noted that they had clean, smooth trunks, with none of the countless tiny marks on their bark made by climbing meerkats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The road went up a hill and we got into thick woods, and the road kept on climbing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “God, I feel like I’m high enough already to be climbing a rainbow. This thing is a lot higher than it looks from the ground.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere there was fire—on the ground, climbing the trees, dropping onto cabin roofs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Oh, so you’re a comedian now?” he says, climbing to his feet. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z "Neither do I, Doctor," said Vogel, climbing the ladder, "but the commander has given us orders. Insubordination will not help." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It took me a moment to realize people were climbing into boats and escaping! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They found a broad path, paved with hewn stones, now winding upward, now climbing in short flights of well-laid steps. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z One Decker is “rock climbing” while an employee in the room texts away. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The sun was climbing, and he could hear warbling meadow birds and mourning doves calling from the tall grass beside the road. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I sprint out of the room and down the hall, my heart climbing in my throat. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z After all their walking and climbing and running, they were little more than halfway there. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z She threw open the flap and glared at the shame' faced dragon climbing out. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Soldiers were climbing out of troop carriers and continuing on foot, stumbling over brick and roof tiles. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I was climbing those cliffs when the rocks started to fall.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She thought about climbing a tree to wait for dawn, but something caught her eye in the darkness. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the only entrance to the tower; but many tall windows were cut with deep embrasures in the climbing walls: far up they peered like little eyes in the sheer faces of the horns. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Sammy hauled himself up on the ladder first and began climbing slowly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, climbing out of the ditch and brushing myself off. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Another girl is climbing down the wall, to save the girl who fell, it appears. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I was alive and climbing a tree and a girl that I was weak for was safe on the ground below. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The listening men obeyed him, climbing in to settle on their benches by the rowlocks, while he stood watchful by the stern. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Finding a grip, I hoisted myself up in hope of escaping by climbing and hiding. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z For the first time we had seen one another actually climbing and could better assess the strengths and weaknesses of the people on whom we would each depend over the coming weeks. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the white high school, Lafayette County Training School distinguished itself by having neither lawn, nor hedges, nor tennis court, nor climbing ivy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The Dursleys had received a very angry letter from Harry’s headmistress telling them Harry had been climbing school buildings. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Then he was setting his brush on the edge of the paint can balanced on the ladder’s little tray and climbing down. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Five minutes after waking up, I was climbing away from the bivouac. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They would wheel round, climbing rapidly, and be gone from sight Twenty yards up, they were invisible in the dark. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Its steps were smooth and worn, as if lots of people like the girl with the bike had been climbing up here for lots of years. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When her turn came, she started climbing, amazed at how much higher she seemed with each step. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z So they dumped their packs, pitched the tent, and resumed climbing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In order to understand the idea that one might make progress without it being progress towards the truth, think of someone climbing a mountain in a fog. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z There were no trees to speak of in Battle Mountain, but one corner of the dump had huge piles of railroad ties and rotting lumber that were great for climbing and carving your initials on. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z They also became good at climbing into trees to look for fruit, and they could swing in the branches almost as well as any monkey. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They had thought once of moving the family to the third floor, Danny said, so as to avoid the noise made by the people who were constantly climbing the stairs to see his father. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z If something captured my undisciplined imagination, I pursued it with a zeal bordering on obsession, and from the age of seventeen until my late twenties that something was mountain climbing. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, we entered hill country, climbing higher and deeper into the Appalachian Mountains, stopping from time to time to let the Oldsmobile catch its breath on the steep, twisting roads. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z We were, in effect, climbing through the hollowed center of a gigantic ice cube. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “It’s not a mountain, it’s a rock,” I said, “and we’re not climbing it.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There were the lights of a car on the road climbing the mountain. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z A moment later I’m climbing back up onto the washing machine, and putting my unblinking octopus eye against the hole. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Because I am pretty good at climbing trees and dropping myself down from the branches. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z “Yes,” agreed the repairman, “a fine day. I am looking forward to climbing my poles.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Neither of us says a word until I see him approaching the stairs that lead to the second floor, aka a place he never really goes because climbing is so painful for him. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I feel dread climbing its way up my body. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Iron climbing rungs were bolted into the stone sides of a circular silo leading up to the grate. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Fezzik reached the top of the wall and started carefully climbing down the other side. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z All night the three companions scrambled in this bony land, climbing to the crest of the first and tallest ridge, and down again into the darkness of a deep winding valley on the other side. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I think about running with Erin, sprinting, climbing out onto my roof—her using her knee in all sorts of ways. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She remembered the thrust of Oomen’s knife, climbing the crates, people shouting as she dangled from the tips of her fingers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The wedge horses are already in place, and all over the Flying Squadron men are lifting ramps, climbing aboard, and sliding doors shut. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma and her children were climbing into their station wagon as we drove into the sprawling church compound. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He seemed all the time to be climbing up and up. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I brought my quilt, climbing on Hari’s bed the better to show it to him. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Thing was, she wasn’t worried about her nose being broken; she was scared of being grounded for climbing that stupid tree. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Ess heard the voice in the wind, whipped her head around, and saw Jinny, but she didn’t wave or respond, only kept on climbing. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It’s windy on the little platform at the top of the wooden climbing tower. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “You want me to help you? With the climbing down?” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Fond of costumes, Sandy appeared wearing a high-altitude climbing suit over her evening dress, complemented by mountaineering boots, crampons, ice ax, and a bandolier of carabiners. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Apollo had been thrown somewhere in the back of the bus, but he started climbing up the rows of seats. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A distant scraping of metal against wood echoed through the house; it sounded to Thomas like a Griever was climbing on the back side of the Homestead, opposite where they were. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” Kruse remembers, “Scott laid into Toli pretty good. He wanted to know why he was so far behind everybody—why he wasn’t climbing with the team.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I wait a full minute or so before climbing to my feet and going to the back of the yard. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Jojen had even taken to climbing up to the cave’s mouth when the day was bright. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Jewel thieves, or second-story men as they are sometimes called, are good at climbing up fire escapes and crawling through partially open windows,” added Agent Tillman. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z As I’m climbing back to the top bunk, I miss a step and lose my balance for a second. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It was like climbing a sheer wall, and as fruitless. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Ghosh offered to take the upper berth, climbing barefoot up the ladder, his suit carefully folded away, so that Ashoke had the window to himself. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z They rode south with the sun climbing up in the east, making the sky bright, almost blinding. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The moon moved from one window to the other, and as dawn came, the thing scurried off, climbing quickly down the foot of the bed. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They had a choice between going back or climbing over it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Even as Winifred spoke two grappling hooks with climbing ropes attached came clanging over the parapet and lodged in the joints. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z After a moment, the sound of someone climbing a set of wooden stairs in hard-soled boots echoed from the doorway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Fire—everywhere, climbing the walls of the room, burning with all the intensity of the sun. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z With only his feeble flashlight for illumination, he fought through the piled-up garbage, climbing over wedged chairs, crates, and broken partitions. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z We both ended up acing the test, but that episode kind of took the excitement out of climbing and pilfering tests and pretty much everything else. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Dylan attaches a rope to his harness and starts climbing. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Long ago I had been forced to give up climbing on the monkey bars and the swings as well, which had made me very sad. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The shadow crow messed with my hood, and I rubbed his beak before climbing aboard. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The thing had been up now for two days, plus a bit and he had been hammering and climbing on it and it hadn’t gone back down. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Problem was, my inner voice resembled Chicken Little: it was screaming that I was about to die, but it did that almost every time I laced up my climbing boots. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Flis wife, Peach, became increasingly concerned about his immersion and the way climbing robbed their family of his presence. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Harry nodded, his eyes fixed resolutely on the spider now climbing Dumbledore’s hat. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I remember climbing the Ferris wheel on the pier, my muscles shaking, my hands throbbing. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z So it was that near the end of a wild and wet evening in the last days of October the five travellers rode up the climbing road and came to the South-gate of Bree. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A few of them stumbled, one or two of them bound in ropes, but those climbing onto the rock behind them merely stepped over or on the fallen bodies. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z One day a white van appeared, and a handful of men in dark overalls began climbing over the utility poles by the highway. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But I found another handhold and kept climbing. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z As Annabeth hung in the air, descending hand over hand with the ladder swinging wildly, she thanked Chiron for all those years of training on the climbing course at Camp Half-Blood. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then, just as I was starting to wonder if we’d need climbing gear to get onto the island, its steep cliffs sloped down to meet us. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z We roll back to the highway and into the hills, climbing up to the McSame houses of Castle Pines, back to the house of my father set in the clouds. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z At first I thought she was still staring at the boat, but then I saw her gaze was on the vapour trail of a plane in the far distance, climbing slowly into the sky. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I am very glad you understand how silly it was for either of you to start climbing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “And what if the fire moves faster than we can hike? We’d be climbing right into the fire. Not smart. Our only escape would be to outrun the fire.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z No sound from the bazaars, no arguments among the merchants, no men climbing to the towers to chant. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Queenie laughed so hard she slid gracelessly and painfully from one branch to a lower branch, and tore her coat climbing down. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z George let go of the stick and scrambled up a tree, climbing as high as he could go. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Guy was climbing over the side of the basket. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z "A witch will never do silly things like climbing up drainpipes or breaking into people's houses. You'll be quite safe in your bed. Come along. I'll tuck you in." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Then three of the four started climbing back down to the beach again. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z And even more had found refuge under loose shingles and were on their way to climbing up to the roof. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z As she left the village and began climbing the hill to her house, the fog crept closer. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Kingshaw wanted to climb up the bank again, and go on climbing, up and up one of the elm trees until he could see the open sky. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “Manning their stations” meant climbing back into the booths and waiting during the perilous time when the museum was open to the staff but not to visitors. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Yes,’ said Faramir, ‘of the land of Westernesse that foundered, and of the great dark wave climbing over the green lands and above the hills, and coming on, darkness unescapable. I often dream of it.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Orange trees grew round it out of smooth grass, and the four white walls which surrounded the lawn were covered with climbing roses. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z We had been taking turns climbing up and down its back and when my chance came I jumped on and the donkey bolted into a nearby thornbush. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “No need to look at me like that!” he said, climbing back into the car. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z As a Russian, Boukreev came from a tough, proud, hardscrabble climbing culture that did not believe in coddling the weak. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z We tied up there, and now we were out of the boat, climbing a bluff. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll figure it out. You always do,” he said, climbing into the car. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “Would you look at that monkey go? Look at her go. She climbing down or falling?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Because what Fang really liked doing was climbing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It was only a matter of minutes before they’d be climbing the stairs, only a matter of minutes before the spotlight would shine on them and Mom together. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He was shouting about regulations and how idiots had been killed climbing into cages and how we all had to leave immediately. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His father had spoken a few private words with Kevin and was now climbing back up onto the seat of the wagon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The sun climbing over Mong’s big blue house behind us and touching warmth on the back of my neck. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z A ladder led up to the top of the wall, and people were climbing up the ladder and spreading down to stand on the walls that separated the two corrals. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She seemed healthy enough and she had less trouble climbing stairs than he did lately. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Their heart rates began climbing toward 160 or 170 beats per minute. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "Throw those bags in the trunk. I think you're done," Coach said, climbing into the cab. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The clerk would say, “Mr. Crawley has just gone out, Mrs. de Winter,” and I could see Frank, hatless, climbing into his small, shabby Morris, driving off in search of Maxim. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She stared at the sky, and we all looked up, wondering if she’d caught a glimpse of Mary climbing through the clouds. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After climbing the ladder up to the deck, Amari gasped with astonishment. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the upside down V between his legs, I saw the truck idling on the side of the road, the other refugees climbing down the rear ladder. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They now hurried forward again, delighted with the thought of climbing out for a while above the roof of the Forest. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He must’ve heard the commotion of us climbing, because when our heads popped over the top of the fence, he was staring straight at us! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Well, good morning to you, too,” I mutter, climbing out of my nest of blankets. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And it was climbing up the cliff face. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z Two American military policemen ran toward the explosion and opened fire on the figures climbing through a three-foot hole in the wall. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z She heard a thud just behind her, and out of the corner of her eye she saw Calder falling over the edge of the climbing equipment. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Fiona and me giggling, climbing out my window and dropping to the ground. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I accepted that danger was an essential component of the game—without it, climbing would be little different from a hundred other trifling diversions. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Far off in the distance, my mother was climbing up a ladder. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It’s only when I look at my brother climbing two paces ahead of me that I remember what we’re doing and where we are. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z She arose, climbing over Robert’s feet with a muttered apology. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Eleanor was climbing the front steps when she heard him whispering her name. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z No other animal in Cluny’s army could have attempted such an ascent, but Shadow was a climbing expert. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And then he fell, the wings stripped away until he was just a boy in a climbing harness and a white tunic, his arms extended in a useless attempt to glide. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Thank you, Aunt Rose,” she said, climbing out of the warm bed, the chill of the room biting at her bare legs. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Within five minutes, they were climbing through the portrait hole. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The mercenary had already tied one end of his climbing rope around the gargoyle’s neck; now she seized it and tied the other around her own waist. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But I never had any doubt that climbing the Devils Thumb would transform my life. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d failed to appreciate the grip climbing had on my soul, however, or the purpose it lent to my otherwise rudderless life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “There’s some steps over here,” said Miguel, climbing a wooden staircase. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He had a vague sense of climbing a lot of stairs before he entered a large diamond-shaped room. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Doxology was climbing the last rise before the hollow of the home ranch and the big feet stumbled over stones in the roadway. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 Mr. Popper discovered that when a penguin has found steps going up somewhere, it is absolutely impossible to keep him from climbing them. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Then climbing out of the dell they took to the road again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z As he climbed, his calf muscles hardened under his climbing skin like hairy cannonballs. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Tab, sorry to be annoying, but you have to go home right now. They must be climbing the walls.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z "It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the back stairs of this temple that Desdemona found herself climbing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I smile, threatened by an animal already dead, still climbing. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know if Violet even hears me because she’s already climbing up into the first trailer. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z At once he set off with long deliberate strides through the trees, deeper and deeper into the wood, never far from the stream, climbing steadily up towards the slopes of the mountains. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Adam remembers that I clambered up that rope and got to the required height of ten feet really fast—and then I looked around and kept climbing! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The memory of running, climbing, even dancing, was alive and throbbing within her, but frailty made her hobble and limp. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Thomas could picture it all: the creature’s metal spikes digging into the wooden sides of the Homestead, the massive creature rolling its body, climbing up toward their room, defying gravity with its strength. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Above us fore and aft were more levels—a climbing wall, a putt-putt golf course, a revolving restaurant, but no sign of life. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “They figured you were still here since we didn’t hear from you,” Will said, climbing out. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Once in California, Mary had met a mathematician who spent every weekend climbing among the trees. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The city of Kiev stretched in front of her, climbing up a gradual slope to a plateau that overlooked the lower city and the river beyond. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The light Ruta Skadi saw them by was still not that of the sun now climbing the sky, but some other light from somewhere else. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been yelled at before for climbing on Celia’s bed with muddy feet. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked between the rows of beans, climbing up a twine grid, and the low, bushy vines spilling squash across the plot. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z By the time they finished climbing the hill and rolling away anger, a bright sun had broken through the clouds. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z One look upward had shown him that there was no hope of climbing it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z His heart seemed to fail: Ginny was now climbing through the hole in the wall, closely followed by Fred, George, and Lee Jordan. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Minho hadn’t explained, but he had made it sound as if climbing the walls was impossible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We run back down the road a ways, looking for a good climbing spot, find one, and make our way up. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Now, let’s get Spot,” he says, climbing back down. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “And lechuzas? You want those evil owls climbing all over you while you sleep, pecking your eyes out?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He turned his back to me and started climbing the long winding staircase. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The male figure’s on his back now and it looks like the female figure’s wrenching herself out of him, climbing right out of his chest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Harry and Ron waited for the distant sounds of two dormitory doors closing before seizing the Cloak, throwing it over themselves, and climbing through the portrait hole. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Within six years, biplanes were flying for more than an hour and climbing to heights of one thousand feet. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z His fever lingered on, his cough worsened, and climbing stairs was difficult, but in Rush’s mind his treatment had produced yet another cure. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Uncle Willie was making his way down the long shadowed aisle between the shelves and the counter—hand over hand, like a man climbing out of a dream. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine myself going to the house, walking along the little pathway between their garden and the neighbour’s garden, climbing over the fence. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His breaths flutter against my ear, and I feel shaky again, like I did when I was climbing the ladder. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I leaped off the sofa and headed .toward the bedroom, where the fire escape was, but when I got there Negra was already climbing through the window and into my house. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “By all means, Number Two,” said Mr. Benedict, climbing into the car. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “Let me hang these last chimes,” she said, moving the stool and climbing fearlessly on top of it. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Her mother gathered the flowers of particular climbing vines and sapped them of their essences and combined them with honey that she pulled from the wild hives in the tallest trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The sun was climbing; it was noticeably hotter. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She was so busy rereading and wondering, her curiosity speeding up her heart, she didn’t hear the soft footfalls climbing the ladder. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At the top of the walls the last climbing rope had been severed. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Journalists inevitably asked Fischer about the risks associated with the kind of climbing he did and wondered how he reconciled it with being a husband and father. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She was beautiful in an earthy kind of way, like she enjoyed messy things that made you sweat—gardening and rock climbing and stuff. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z We could hear Sycorax and Caliban scurrying in the walls, climbing down from the ceiling to find someplace warm to burrow in. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z A thin plaited climbing rope rubbed with beeswax made an excellent bowstring. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z In appreciation for Kami’s enthusiasm and dedication, some weeks later his wish was granted—despite the fact that he had no climbing experience and had received no formal training in proper techniques. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She could scale a wall with ease, and had even demonstrated by climbing up to her own balcony with nothing but her bare hands. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “Just a little farther,” he says gruffly, opening a cupboard and climbing inside. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Even before the calamitous outcome of the 1996 premonsoon climbing season, the proliferation of commercial expeditions over the past decade was a touchy issue. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z At first, tired as they were, neither of them could sleep at all; but as the sun far away was climbing down into slow moving cloud, Sam dozed. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He said that before climbing out of his truck to confront the other driver, he’d slipped his handgun into the waistband of his jeans. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z We looked all around, at the beach and the cluster of stores down the way and the trees and bushes behind us climbing up the steep cliff. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Several people make the Shhh! noise, and then Russ is out of his seat, climbing over people’s knees, trying to escape the theater. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But they managed to escape by climbing down a rope with the baby Lyra in her father’s arms, and they regained the family fortune, only to be attacked and murdered by outlaws. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He stopped talking as he stopped climbing the stairs, and he turned back to Anya, still shaking with anger. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Climbing down the wall was even harder than climbing up it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I thought climbing the Devils Thumb would fix all that was wrong with my life. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A lady was climbing up into the car behind ours. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The daily activities continued: archery, rock climbing, pegasus riding. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The young falcon was climbing the cliff, beating her wings, taking hold of rock cracks with the hook of her beak and her talons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She could only recall climbing the stairs, then concealing the secret door behind the tapestry— Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He walked back to the house, with the sun climbing behind him, warming his back, and he chopped wood and waited until he smelled smoke from the stovepipe. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z One wore ankle-high brown hiking boots, as if he were about to go mountain climbing, while another stood ready to play in his socks, which flopped like clown shoes when he ran. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z And next it is two months later, near the end of the fall term, and the station wagon is climbing the hill to my no-longer-brand-new school. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "The U-2 required very little runway for takeoff; a thousand feet would suffice. Within moments...you could begin climbing—at better than a forty-five-degree angle." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then, before I can say anything, he’s climbing awkwardly with the axe. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Tomorrow, he said, climbing into the cold bed, tomorrow... I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z My national ranking was steadily climbing, but I had yet to really break through on the international World Cup circuit. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The Friendship turned and banked eastward, climbing over green hills quilted with tea plantations and small farms. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tina hadn’t left the city in months, and by Friday she was climbing the walls. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A dripping figure was climbing into the boat. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Its window boxes were always bursting with climbing white roses, and their scent clung dense and sweet over this portion of the canal. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He lifted himself into the tree, climbing until he could see through a second-story window. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And she could remember climbing into her makeshift bed and clutching her hands to her heart, praying to the stars that she might have a night free from bad dreams. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The young mouse rushed headlong back to the nest, rummaged in the haversack and found a stout climbing rope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As I was climbing down from the stepladder with cereal box in hand, a voice from the breakfast nook said, “Hey, Sophia.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z "Now we come to the most important thing. I've been thinking. I was thinking while we were climbing the mountain." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He tested her strength, still, and kept her working at it, but he had not spoken of the climbing out for many months. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I hear footsteps climbing up into the tube. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Flames were climbing the walls; the photo of Jimmy Dorsey was curling up. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Besides, I’m not climbing out of my window, and I can’t sneak past the living room. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He stayed like that for several moments, unsure what to do, looking like two halves of one boy—one climbing down, the other going up. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The sun was climbing then, and it looked small in that empty morning sky. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The giant peach rose up dripping out of the water and began climbing toward the heavens. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z It’s draped over everything in the gym, even spiraling up and down the climbing ropes. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “And none of the danger. No Malay gangs climbing up your cable and ripping your...uh...well...knifing you with those wavy daggers.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He started up the wooden rungs and I began climbing behind, up to the limb high over the bank. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I tuck a smaller fragment of the rock into my pocket and start climbing back up the cliff face. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The young man was climbing up into the little wooden shelter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the opening a shadowy stair could be seen climbing steeply up; but beyond the lower steps the darkness was deeper than the night. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z My sister’s national and international ranking was climbing steadily, even though she was balancing competing with a heavy courseload at college. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He waited to hear sounds that would tell him that someone was climbing up through the trapdoor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I think about climbing a tree, but I can’t get close enough to one to hoist myself up. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not for you and me,” Penelope said, pointing to all the fancy white folks climbing out of their cars curbside. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Mrs. Trotter didn’t even try to come in, just stood in the doorway slightly swaying and smiling, her breath short from climbing the stairs. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z By the time he reached the area near the door and started climbing over the broken tables and chairs, he was feeling more confident. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I stay shut for a solid stretch of time, only staring at squirrels climbing trees and birds chasing each other on foot. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We reached the dormitory and began climbing, up to the fourth, top, tier, passing members of every race on earth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Dawn Madden sat next to him on the climbing frame. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z To assault any of the three towers, an attacker must expose his back to arrows from the other two, whilst climbing damp stone walls festooned with streamers of slimy white ghostskin. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The policeman wondered if somebody had gotten their shirt snagged on the wire mesh while climbing over the fence. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She tried not to think too much about it, just kept climbing down and down and down until finally a shard of light appeared beneath her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Mike gave us the go-ahead to resume our ascent, and Ang Dorje and I started climbing as fast as we could in order to warm ourselves. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z John Henry’s frown disappeared completely, and he tried and failed to hide a smile before turning to follow the two women, who were already climbing the hill. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z So I was happy as hell when, at 7:10 a.m., he arrived atop the Balcony and gave me the O.K. to continue climbing. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence now faced the task of climbing down from his discredited position without sacrificing his dignity or the Rad Lab’s youthful reputation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Hanging on edges, walking through paths, climbing higher or lower. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z His voice came again, thick with effort: “I’m climbing out.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A severed hand was climbing his calf and when he pried it off with the point of his longsword, it lay writhing, fingers opening and closing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Another bad move is to go climbing a tall metal ladder in the middle of a thunderstorm when lightning is looking for just two kinds of things to strike: tall things and metal things. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z The rest were there to participate in the great melodrama of social climbing and career advancement. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Pell-mell the residents hastened to the exits, squeezing between pews, climbing over them, climbing over one another. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Two hours later I was in Hollows, fighting down a sour stomach and climbing up onto the stage of an empty theater. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Levi’s in school when it comes, and my mother doesn’t like climbing stairs.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “All right then, boys,” says Cecil, clapping his hands and climbing the stairs to the stage. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was manywhite and thick and textured, paint climbing on itself as if it wanted to get away from the canvas, away from the floor underneath the canvas, even. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “I'm gonna make a fire,” he said, and this time he actually pushed off the wall and stood up, started climbing toward the mouth of the cave. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I was climbing the circular stairwell, thinking that my parents were going to kill me for bringing these men upstairs, when suddenly both cops pushed rudely past me. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Whatever their story, these wives were appendages, roses climbing on the trellises. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the bells of the Elderclock rang out, loud and panicked, high and demanding, an escalating tide of echoes, climbing one on top of another, booming over the White Island, the ice moat, the wall. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I get my bike, climbing on it as she calls nonstop. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We stumble up the path, climbing higher above the Pit floor, scattering stones with our shoes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I start to unpack my boxes, wondering whether there’s a kid in my room at this very moment, climbing up and down my ladder and putting his stuff in my cubbies. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Two people jumped onto the rising ramp and started climbing aboard. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It wasn’t long before she was climbing back into the driver's seat. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z So they proceeded after that as if they were climbing a dangerous mountain, until the rocks became an uncompromising cliff, overhung with impossible jungle and falling sheer into the sea. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He seemed hardly out of breath, in spite of climbing, but his hand trembled as he reached out to take hold of the railing, and his face was wet. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Sherpas who learn technical climbing skills and work high on the peaks—especially those who have summitted Everest—enjoy great esteem in their communities. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He refused to budge, and Milo had no choice but to stretch both arms about the trunk in a distasteful hug and start climbing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It was just a matter of climbing more stairs. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z In his dream he was climbing again, pulling himself up an ancient windowless tower, his fingers forcing themselves between blackened stones, his feet scrabbling for purchase. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There are some swings and climbing sets, all made from old tires. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Once an old nail ripped my thigh while I was climbing over a fence at my friend Carla’s house. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Katie and Jean called, already climbing down over the side of the truck and running for the sidewalk in front of Montgomery Ward. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 We began going up a steeply climbing path, and we could see—maybe a hundred yards further up—a kind of viewing area right on the cliff edge with benches facing out to sea. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I awaken with a start and imagine I hear the goat still picking at the cliffwall, climbing to the mere. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z They had left the runway in northern New York in the early morning, but climbing had brought them into the bright sun and it warmed the inside of the plane until it was hot. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “For our first date I proposed going to Alaska and climbing Mount McKinley together. And she said yes.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She surged through the stormy sea, lunging into wave troughs and then climbing their slopes before plowing down into the next deep liquid ravine. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z After climbing to the top of the slide, the boys turned around and sat down. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The captain and his lieutenant were climbing the gangplank. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘Already the Sun is climbing to noon, and I feel the need of something to strengthen me.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “That showed incredibly good judgment on young Goran’s part. I’m impressed—considerably more impressed, actually, than if he’d continued climbing and made the top.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But then I realize that everyone is climbing their own mountain here in America. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I start climbing the open stairs by the elevator, trying not to run into anyone as I watch it chug steadily to the fifth floor. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She turned her head to see him climbing down the opening at the back of the cave, with villagers following behind. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z When Ess saw Jinny climbing up behind her, she shot the older girl an angry look, turned back around, began to climb faster. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Jolly Roger, for one, began climbing up to the attic window of the track cook’s house to try to catch Seabiscuit working at night. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The foreman claimed he’d been awakened by a noise like someone climbing the fence. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z "Well, I’d hate to think I was climbing through wardrobes and suffering the pangs of frustrated lust all for naught." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The wire between the posts was rusted and torn, bowed up along the bottom by animals snuffling underneath it and down on the top by animals leaning or climbing over it. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She grabbed the beam tight and kept climbing, looking for the next desk leg or metal beam or cabinet that didn’t shift when she took hold. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She arose, climbing over Roberts feet with a muttered apology. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “A fool, that’s what I am! A little fool, climbing all this way to be beaten by an old loft door.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Hassan would prop Sohrab on his shoulders and they would go trotting through the streets, running kites, climbing trees where kites had dropped. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Are German soldiers climbing into our beds right now, Papa?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In all the vast kingdom of the darkness only he moved, slowly, climbing. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z For the present they were no longer climbing, but the ground was now more broken and dangerous in the dark, and there were blocks and lumps of fallen stone in the way. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He had no problem finding other people and other things to occupy him—men were always climbing the stairs asking for him, and he was happy to accompany them, leaving her alone. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of the cliff looked impossible to descend—nothing more than a crosshatching of tiny ledges—but they kept climbing down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It’s a patterned tile, with pastel buds and climbing vines. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “She won’t. I’m sure of that. She’s at that falls right now, climbing up a cascade or sitting in an air pocket under an overshoot.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex pictured himself climbing the Alps on a breakfast of puffed rice. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Instead he watched as the figures of Mr. Das and the children grew smaller, climbing up the steep path, pausing every now and then for a picture, surrounded by a growing number of monkeys. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Despite the midday heat and the raging storm of death energy, a group of tourists was climbing over the ruins. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “And of course you’d know,” Z shot back, climbing up on one of the high-top desks. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He sat on the porch swing, thinking about himself as a child—a skinny, clumsy boy running through the hills and climbing trees. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z People were on top of the bus, and others were climbing up a ladder. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “Ciao, fulletta,” he said, before climbing into his father’s lap to continue his snooze. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z The road slopes upward, climbing the flank of a hill. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Rain lashed their faces, but the girls kept climbing. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Sweating and aching and climbing and making sure not to slip, not to fall, not to get too lost, but lost enough. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I think of climbing the stairs with the Abnegation, our feet finding the same rhythm, all of us the same. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “Or was there? Maybe there was somebody climbing up the rungs of the trunk. I kind of forget.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Wormcasts pitted the bubbling lawn like squeezed blackheads and slugs were climbing up walls. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z So they passed into the northern marches of that land that Men once called Ithilien, a fair country of climbing woods and swift-falling streams. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But after a trusted climbing buddy confirmed Hall’s sterling reputation, I enthusiastically agreed to go to Everest with Adventure Consultants. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Otis Bottom, hanging about halfway up the climbing rope, looking like there was no way in creation he was going to get up any higher. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z So I continued climbing, and as I did so I grew colder and colder. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Lately Boori Ma had been thinking that the stairs were getting steeper; climbing them felt more like climbing a ladder than a staircase. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Ekon watched, somewhat horrified and somewhat impressed, as she pushed herself up and reached for the next highest bough, climbing higher and higher until she was several feet above him. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z At the speed they were climbing down, they could not get off the peak that night. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z In solo climbing the whole enterprise is held together with little more than chutzpah, not the most reliable adhesive. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, it’s fine, it’s fine,” Grace said, waving him away, but Rafe was already climbing out of his side of the booth and coming over to hers. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Mary had done a little rock climbing, and she’d listened avidly as he had talked about the techniques and equipment. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Twig, no,” I said, already climbing out of bed. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even if it meant climbing a mountain of words. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, as she was climbing on the carrier pack of Babi’s bicycle, Laila spotted a car parked up the street, across from the house where the shoemaker, Rasheed, lived with his reclusive wife. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z People were already climbing into the trucks waiting to take them to the train. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Dallas saw himself climbing a tall, tall tree in Kangadoon and perching on a branch high above the hills. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He turned and went on, walking slowly but erect, up the climbing path. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z It’s hard to climb up the way the float is so high and packed with bags and I try to get up by climbing the wheel. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Instead of climbing the rotting steps, Lissa stood on the grass, her face wistful, and gazed at the house. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z In the midst of all the postmortem ratiocination, it is easy to lose sight of the fact that climbing mountains will never be a safe, predictable, rule-bound enterprise. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Already the sun had left the valley to go climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan Mountains, and the hilltops were rosy in the sun. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything whirling through space, taking a lap around the room, then climbing back into Marie-Laure’s mind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “It’s ridiculous. Stealing keys, climbing into a trunk. Who can believe a story like that?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z But getting a little wet seemed vastly preferable to climbing that hill twice in one morning, so I bent my head against the spitting rain and trudged onward. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I didn’t hesitate this time, climbing in the passenger side quickly, the sooner to see his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes we would sneak away from home, quietly climbing the dark-green gate in our front yard and jumping over it so our parents wouldn’t hear it creak. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z So the two passed through the great doors of Hades to the path which would take them out of the darkness, climbing up and up. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She threw down her books and began climbing. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The sun stays longer each day now, climbing mechanical as a goat off the leaden horizon. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Grace glanced at her mom, the roller-coaster train climbing farther up the track. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They knew the techniques of using pulleys and tackle, and presently one suggested a way of lifting Mary easily into the canopy so as to save her the dangerous labor of climbing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They took the right side, climbing the stairs cautiously. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They walked slowly because Khaled was still limping, passing the post office and climbing among the cemetery with its unmarked graves. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Ten years ago he had lost his grip climbing a tall rennel tree to pick fruit for a girl he fancied. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I didn’t have any more trouble climbing back into my bunk each night. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z I heard her climbing the stairs, dragging her feet and grunting and groaning like they were straight up and three feet apart. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I had made knots in it to make my climbing easier. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But climbing was unlike golf or tennis or the various other pastimes that consumed his cronies. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z His breath hadn’t caught up and he panted from the climbing. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z They had explored it and enlarged it, and now Lord Asriel was climbing down into a series of caverns and tunnels extending a long way below the fortress. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Jerome was sliding and climbing on top of me and it felt like it had the night before, like a crushing weight. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z By the time I was in my early twenties climbing had become the focus of my existence to the exclusion of almost everything else. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z During the 1980s Fischer made a number of impressive ascents that earned him a modicum of local renown, but celebrity in the world climbing community eluded him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t like the idea of Luke or anyone else climbing in the window. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The neighbor’s cat is climbing awkwardly on a high branch, its claws gripping the wood as if it’s petrified. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z For two more nights they marched on, climbing steadily but ever more slowly as their road wound up into the hills, and the mountains towered up, nearer and nearer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The parades of people climbing into the boxcars. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I turn and walk back to the wall, climbing it easily this time. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He thought about climbing down the ledges, but in the dark he wasn’t sure he could find the holds. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z My throat tightens, and I start climbing up the next ladder. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “I despise ‘running the gauntlet,”’ Scythe Faraday said, referring to climbing the steps to conclave. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The resin was too high for him to reach without climbing, but he was happy to do that; the massive wide branches, sweeping low over the grass, made it feel totally secure. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z At church, at the altar, there were vestments of gold and the climbing voices of a Mozart mass, tossing rings sempiternal. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, it is,” said Ron, climbing the ladder. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The gigantic powder-blue carriage in which they had arrived had been parked two hundred yards from Hagrid’s front door, and the students were climbing back inside it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It would always come climbing up above the clouds when nighttime came around. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z At least one of the courtyards had been completely isolated and could only be accessed by climbing through a window. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Caputo got a spot and felt the chopper climbing quickly to get above the range of enemy rockets. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The moisture ate away at the wooden stairs leading up to the house, and climbing them became a daily hazard. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “She tipped herself over the railing. Maybe climbing up to see something. They found her car in the lot with an empty vodka bottle in it.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I got to the top of the climbing wall for the first time without getting scorched by lava. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Must be the turbines, Reynie thought, climbing down from the suitcases. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We stop climbing when it gets too dark to see. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z She and Mormont had outdistanced the rest of their party, and now the others were climbing the ridge below them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But I was always too busy riding bikes and climbing trees to think about it. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The rabbits’ anxieties and strain in climbing the down were different, therefore, from those which you, reader, will experience if you go there. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right,” the driver called out, climbing aboard and closing the door. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Armed with sponges, soap, brooms, and mops, they sweated together in the climbing August sun, working hurriedly before the movers arrived. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z None of them tore their clothes as he had, climbing twenty feet of steep rock. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Four stops climbing when he’s right behind me and looks over my shoulder, his chin next to my head. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As much as she feared the cliff and the climbing she must learn to do, Claire feared the sea more. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Finally, Georgie decided to steal the remote to save himself the trouble of climbing through the window every night. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z But just before he reached me, Rob’s voice barked over the radio Mike carried inside his jacket, and he stopped climbing to answer the call. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She jammed one foot into a crack and lifted her other foot onto a narrow ledge, and just like that she was climbing. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They threaded through wrecked cargo rooms, climbing over jumbled trash to reach the doors that were now upside down and above them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Before anyone replies, he’s off the highway, climbing the scrubby shale like a skinny goat. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Whenever there was a problem—a labor dispute with the Sherpas, a medical emergency, a critical decision about climbing strategy—people trudged over to our mess tent to seek Hall’s advice. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Laying my sack down, I started climbing up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I am not climbing up to the top of that sign,” I said. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “We got a new kid today in specials,” I said as she rattled the paper, with my heart climbing high up into my chest. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was climbing the dais when she saw the man standing in the shadows by the back wall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A red Maserati soared over the woods, glowing brighter and climbing higher until it disappeared in a ray of sunlight. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The brambles would tear off my shoes and the rocks cut my feet and fingers, but I would keep climbing, eyes upward to follow the bird. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Trying to get to the upper decks meant climbing down into the sea. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I’d chosen it partly because I wasn’t sure of Mola’s climbing ability, and partly because my own injuries had left me feeling less than athletic. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We set it up along the edge of the garden plot and took turns climbing up it to “supervise” the weeding. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z At the dock, I watched as the old ladies and men started climbing aboard a large boat our family had rented. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re like a million miles away.”Out of the corner of my eye, I see Martin climbing over someone’s chair to join us. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z But although he felt sick most days for much of the day and often slept terribly at night, he kept writing and publishing books and articles, on orchids and climbing plants. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad started climbing the staircase with Mom in his arms. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “You want to come down on the field?” asked Horace Clarke, which we didn’t need to answer, because we were already climbing over the railing. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z The tree was full of pecans and its trunk and branches were now good for climbing. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Roy stepped gingerly to avoid making noise, for he didn’t want the hikers down below to hear him climbing. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He started the engine and drove on another mile or more before stopping again, climbing out, carrying his lunch bucket, and walking to a little promontory where he could look back at that dusty city. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The kids come pouring out of the woodwork and start climbing all over us. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z He’s fed up, he’s finished with the climbing, he’s going to use his mother’s lovely chamber pot. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The path stopped climbing, and became for a while nearly level. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His hands were ragged from climbing the tree. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z He was crazy about his kids, and when he was in Seattle he was an unusually attentive father, but climbing regularly took him away from home for months at a time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z We just kept falling out and climbing back in. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I was twenty-six at the time and had recently decided to quit climbing and get serious about life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “No it won’t,” Deborah said, climbing on all fours across the pile of papers, and sitting cross-legged in the center of the bed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z We looked, and we saw the gang of soccer kids from Tangerine Middle all climbing into the back of a light green, classic Ford pickup truck. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They did not answer, but they followed him on to the climbing ledge. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Mushie threw up his arms, and the little baby toddled over, climbing up his belly so she rested up near his neck. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z As she left Camp Four at the front of Fischer’s group, Lopsang abruptly pulled her aside and girth-hitched a bight of rope to the front of her climbing harness. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He called me that because I never fell down when we were climbing mountains—sure-footed as a mountain goat, he’d always say. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It had trees—huge, tall trees, with branches too high for climbing—all about on its lawn. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The slugger didn’t offer to help me, despite its ability to grow arms at will, and I waited for the spasms to recede before climbing back into the chair. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Or feel ’em rather, like climbing down a ladder at night, you put your foot down and there’s another rung. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z We followed them back the way they’d come, curving around a bend in the beach and climbing a small embankment. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Russ keeps climbing and I follow until we have to push up what looks like a trapdoor in the ceiling. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z To my surprise, I saw Birdie and Mae slowly climbing the steps. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Yet today’s cruise ships continue to trade on the vestiges of their upper-class mystique, even while offering new amenities like onboard ice skating and wall climbing. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Ignatius pushed past her and lumbered down to the car, opening the rear door of the little Renault and climbing in among the placards and piles of pamphlets that covered the seat. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Hunger and soreness from running, climbing, wailing on his blues harp, and plain old not-eating. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I put on the jacket; it’s like climbing right into his arms and I’m luxuriating in its heavy embrace, its scent, when I glance down at the desk and see me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The ladder didn’t even creak when she started climbing. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Even climbing down would be hard at this point. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It took everything in his power not to run to the reed and start climbing. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Roses, azaleas, and bougainvillea climbing the trunks of tall palms. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Bare hands were best for climbing, but the incinerator walls were far too hot to permit that. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z With one of the mariposas climbing up her nose, staring at her eye to eye, Pita looked like Bambi, right before the hunters shot his mother. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There was no time to stop and study them, because they had already reached the bank, and were climbing out. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He gave the little chimps toys to play with and climbing structures. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z So I put my hand on the prow of the boat, wished it luck, and climbing out, I started back toward the Bund. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent the afternoon of April 12, my forty-second birthday, preparing our climbing equipment. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Could he be climbing over courtyard walls, creeping into rich men’s houses, prying into their storerooms and treasure chests in the dead of night? The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z It was a lot of climbing up and down stairs. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z From the other side he can tell that Alec is climbing him like a rope, using both hands. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Yes, ma’am,” I said, climbing in after her. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The space up top was so small that only two of us could fit at a time, so Emma and I went, climbing its railroad ties like the rungs of a giant ladder. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Some things they do a lot better—like climbing the furniture and swinging from the drapes! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z My fitness was such that I had no problem pulling myself up by my arms and climbing the tree. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z But Scipio had already slipped off the lion's back and was now climbing on to the sea horse. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Now they were through the door and climbing the stairs. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z All of this meant that the sooner I could do the hard skills flawlessly, the greater my chance of climbing onto the winner’s podium. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Wylan did the same, and for a moment they hung, pulling on the chain like a couple of crazed squirrels who hadn’t mastered climbing. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z On the third morning we were grounded, Mom said, “Go outside. I can’t stand it anymore with you two climbing the walls.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z So would another agent, Frank Smith, a Texan who listed his interests thus: “Pistol and rifle practice—Big game hunting—Game fishing—Mountain climbing—Adventures—Man hunting.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Running, climbing, and doing calisthenics were easy for me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I begin climbing in the same direction the boys went. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z That had been decided about ten years previous, so of course it was me climbing onto the running board and yanking open the passenger door. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z This was Lin Nai-Nai’s own design: a picture of a mountain, a thin black line climbing up to a scallop of clouds. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep climbing, silently, until I reach the platform. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We all stared at the frogs, the hundreds of frogs climbing out of the pond on our left, fighting their way up the bank, leaping for the hot pavement. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “He must have gone while I was climbing up the cliff,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “If climbing’s your duty to the gods, go climb the meadhall.” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The track was slowly climbing now, cutting through formations of chalky rock. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The whole surface of the cloud was literally swarming with them, and there were hundreds more up above, climbing about on that monstrous crazy arch. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s really cool,” she decides before I can say anything, standing and climbing onto Throne Rock. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z He passed a large brick schoolhouse with big windows and children climbing on little ladders and swinging on swings. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In a New Zealand television interview following the expedition, Hall somberly described how he took their favorite climbing rope and lowered Ball’s body into the depths of the glacier. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z I was surprised at how fast the sun was climbing in the sky. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z The boy attached a leather harness to his father’s chest, like climbing gear, with straps that ran from his shoulders to his wrists. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Mark had gotten so into mountain climbing that summer. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He was already grabbing and climbing the grungy, rusty metal rungs. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z My fingers finally closed on the door handle and only then, as I was climbing out of the car, the moon came out from behind a cloud and I saw the house. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then he seemed to see himself going along a dim passage, and climbing an endless winding stair. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He shakes it off, gathers up his pillow and a bundle of clothes, and crosses the hall to June’s room, climbing up into her tall bed. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “The mortal world is where we grew up,” Vivi insists, climbing onto a bench and walking the length of it, acting as though it were a stage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Finally I spot the navigator at the far side, climbing to the leapers’ ledge. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He watched the room grow brighter then, as the square of light grew steadily warmer, more yellow with the climbing sun. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The temperature climbed until one in the afternoon, and then continued climbing. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z There are not going to be any chances for you to go climbing and falling today!' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Something was now climbing slowly, and its breath came like a soft hissing through closed teeth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She spent many hours at the hospital, St. Joseph’s, in the cancer ward, climbing into bed with April, talking about life and its purpose, and religion. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As we’re climbing back into them, an older white man comes into the room. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Doc Daneeka had been told that people who enjoyed climbing into an airplane were really giving vent to a subconscious desire to climb back into the womb. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She only waved and headed straight up the sandy path, climbing the ridge to her own cabin. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z We kept climbing, one silent step after the next, and before too long we reached a colossal tree. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The waxing moon was climbing slowly above the hill that overshadowed them, and the stars above the hill-top faded. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The sun was climbing up the sky, and her people would soon be gathering. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “If I could have everyone’s attention, it’s time for my speech!” said Nearly Headless Nick loudly, striding toward the podium and climbing into an icy blue spotlight. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Naomi was climbing into the backseat of an old Chevrolet, but Henry got there before she closed the door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He did the best he could, climbing up on the track’s outer rail by the wire and settling in to call the race from there. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Up and up and up she went, methodically climbing past nests and ledges and tiny trees rooted in the cracks, and before long our robot felt the soft soil of the island beneath her feet. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Sometimes I allow myself a shot of rum before climbing into the car, not enough to scent the slightest scandal, just a little thunder in the heart. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Read it aloud,” said Grandpa Joe, climbing back into bed again at last. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z But prices went right on climbing; paper money was worth less and less. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Tenzing, we later learned, had been scouting the route above Camp One, climbing a relatively gentle section of the Khumbu Glacier with four other Sherpas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z If you were hell-bent on climbing the peak and could somehow come up with the dough, Adventure Consultants was the obvious choice. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Mercer talked to me but it didn’t help. He doesn’t know any more than I do. He’s just an old man climbing a hill to his death.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It was shooting up and up and up on a steep slanty course as if it were climbing a very steep hill. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Claire was just climbing out of her car when Maya rounded the corner and into the parking lot. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and start climbing the steep steps to the main building. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z They could hear the barman down below, rebolting the door of the bar, then climbing the stairs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Grover brayed like a baby goat and went climbing up a mountain of metal. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The birds sang only gray songs and the road wound back and forth in an endless series of climbing curves. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “High tree near the Abbey wall, Chief, elm I think, much higher than the wall, lots of branches jutting out, just the job for climbing.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Several thousand people had gathered along the shores of the lake for the qualifying heats, most of them climbing into the newly constructed grandstands at the finish line. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “It sounds like he wants us to put a rush on things,” said Sticky, climbing down from the television. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They swarmed across the bridge and soon were climbing and shouting. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to be climbing steps in the dark, so I’m going to settle in downstairs with my book. You two have fun, and don’t get too close to the edge, you hear?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She waved again and then I was out of the driveway and climbing up into the seat of the ambulance and we started. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel liked the great outdoors—but climbing a two-hundred-foot cliff on a stairway without rails, with a bad-tempered weasel on her shoulder? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She knew she was in more danger than when she’d been fighting the Amazons, or fending off the gryphons, or climbing the glacier on Arion’s back. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “So things at the department are . . .” “Very good, yes, thank you, and Ralph’s doing very well, except, you know, that he may be ‘climbing a tree to catch fish’...” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Another little boy had sworn that he'd seen the missing kid climbing the mango tree onto a branch out over the river. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He was flat on the floor, feeding the live screen a brilliant shot of the rat heading over to the jury, the jury members scrambling, taking off, climbing onto their seats. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Kendra focused on climbing the ladder and landing as lightly as possible. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I half expect the boys to unpack a picnic—they have a canvas bag with them—but instead Gat and Johnny begin climbing the rocks. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z About midnight, a black bear came prowling around the margins of the camp, spied the bag, and brought it down by climbing one of the trees and breaking a branch. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z James was climbing up among the big rocks that had tumbled down to the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark tried to push the guy away, but he was desperate and wild, climbing Mark’s body like a rope, high enough that his legs now wrapped around Mark’s head. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z From the other side of the valley we could watch chimps arriving at the tree, feeding, then climbing down and vanishing into the forest. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The faces of Kevin and Kyle leaning close to what looked like a clock radio, in the middle of a trashed electronics store; the numbers on the clock’s face were climbing, but not counting time. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The pilot either had never seen a fire hurler before, or was underestimating its power, for he flew straight on toward the bears without climbing or turning a fraction to either side. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Put that dagger away and stop your climbing, you little scamp.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The wall behind the counter is half sunset orange, half midnight blue, and there are framed photos of people doing different activities, like rock climbing and surfing. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Now he was climbing to the ruins of a palace where an army of ghosts had gathered. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He was looking at Bronwyn, who was climbing the rubble, digging in the wreckage, flinging debris this way and that. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It was off below us a ways but climbing fast, its muscular tongues punching into the mud and propelling it up the ridge like a spider. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z "Have fun," I said, climbing out of the car at the exact same moment Becca was walking between Momly's car and the car in front of us. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Feynman refused the glass, instead climbing into the cab of a truck. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The clay woman climbing out of the clay man’s chest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She wakes to Madame Manec’s blocky pumps climbing to the third floor the fourth the fifth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He held out the chewed and broken climbing rope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z I was told not to play on the climbing bars, but I tried them anyway. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z I looked up and saw Florian climbing down an interior ladder. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They had to keep retreating into the shadows of a gateway, ducking down behind a wall, or climbing through a window and waiting with bated breath for the guard to pass by. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Some children were climbing a trellis, and they paused to toss some more fruit down to the dreamer. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Still, climbing those steps seemed to take longer than the entire rest of the journey. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z By now, some members of the audience had looked up, seeing a man climbing out of the president’s box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The horses’ flying feet went through the low-banked clouds near the ocean as through a thin sea mist and then up and up in the clear air, climbing the height of heaven. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course she’d never expected to be climbing trees in another universe, and climbing solo didn’t greatly appeal, either, but there was no choice about that. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Flies buzzed in through the door, landing on the open watermelons and the sweet corn, climbing up the sweating pickle barrel. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked up at me and kept climbing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “There’s no bathroom for me,” they said, climbing into the backseat. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It’s a big tree now, and while it’s never been great for climbing, when it blooms late in the winter, the white flowers make the whole yard smell pretty. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They were climbing about on the rocks and we thought it would be fun to go and visit them. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The people climbing them learned that they were treacherous, jagged things—hot to the touch, often unstable—eager, should certain important rocks be disturbed, to tumble some more, to form lower, more solid curves. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z My brother goes outside; I know he’s climbing up the mountain of dirt next door, or assessing the possibilities of the large hole in the ground, but I don’t have the heart to join him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Do you ever find yourself climbing into an open grave during a bombing raid,” I said, “and just wish you’d stayed in bed?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Startled, the bonobos leaped and ran around, climbing over one another and shrieking. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But since she couldn’t, she lost a couple of moments grabbing the stools, restacking them, and climbing to the top shelf. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Strong and ambitious, twenty-one or twenty-two years old, he lobbied hard to be allowed to work on the upper mountain as a climbing Sherpa. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “For him to climb that ramp is like you and me climbing Mount Everest.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And, I mean, it’s bad enough to go up there and make a fool of yourself if it’s just you and the climbing group. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The shambler goes limp and I push her to the side, climbing to my feet as I wipe blood and the shambler s brains off of my cheek. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Penny walks with such determination, her face alternating between frowns and smiles as she concentrates on marching down the path between our two houses, then climbing the front steps with both hands and both feet. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z One of the leaves that was falling over—yellowed, dying, drooping like a waterslide that nobody’s allowed on—has pumped up a little, is climbing to the window. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The sea was beginning to reach for our hilltop, climbing the forty feet with raging whitecaps. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The schoolyard is dotted with swings, with climbing bars and slides, in bright primary colors; a few children have come back early from lunch and are clambering about. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z But it was like the night climbing at the bottom. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The party towers were dark under the almost full moon, and the fireworks all shimmering hues of blue, climbing so high that they exploded in silence. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z After eighty-one days of exhausting, extremely hazardous climbing, Waterman reached the 14,573-foot summit of Hunter, which rises in the Alaska Range immediately south of Denali. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Auk XX zipped up the launch pole, accelerating a hundred feet in an instant, climbing to two hundred feet, three hundred feet, hurtling vigorously toward the blue spring sky. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He pulled up on his tail, down on his wings, and was climbing. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z With Beck draping an arm over Athans’s shoulders and Burleson grasping the Texan’s climbing harness tightly from behind, they shuffled carefully down the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The sun was now climbing, and the mists in the vale below had been drawn up. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She was having a harder and CiJ harder time climbing stairs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “A climbing rope is designed to sort of attach you together, and you never let go of it,” he said. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Then I began to risk climbing trees to escape the wild dogs that quickly got bored and moved on. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As a part of our preparation for war we were supposed to practice crawling under wires and climbing over wooden obstacles. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They chatter, all flushed and breathless, climbing a ladder that’s going nowhere. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z You’d think that after going up in an airplane, climbing a tree would be easy. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z None of the gentlemen offered her a hand, but she needed none, having spent her life climbing trees and ladders and roofs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He wore black mountain- climbing pants and a bronze breastplate strapped over an orange camp T-shirt. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It never occurred to him that I would one day try to shape my life around climbing. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, for the first time since being pregnant with Zoe and the last time before climbing in forever twenty-five years later, my grandmother took to her bed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z You can also play tag with the cumulus clouds, climbing and diving around and through them. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I was climbing a low, crumbly hill and had been about to support myself by grasping a scrawny, almost vine-like tree with splayed leaves. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Tally and David were in the darkness, climbing the ridge back toward the Smoke, the sky full of stars now that the moon had set. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z If I hadn’t been eating peaches all the way to the city, Minli said to herself, I’d be the first one climbing the tree. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Diana started climbing again, this time faster as she focused on the sound of the sirens that grew louder the higher she climbed through the gaping hole in the ceiling. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But Fina is already climbing into the low branches of the tree. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Though the palm trees are heavy with fruit, I see no people climbing to get it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “No it’s not,” she says, climbing to her knees. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z With a shrug Thomas began climbing the stairs. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It also revealed a series of scars knotted like bark up his side, around to his back, and climbing up his neck into the back of his hairline. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z As to whether their blood would glow tomorrow or the next day or the day after that, only time would tell, but he and Geisbert were climbing out of the incubation period. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she glanced over her shoulder and saw her passengers climbing in behind her. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I force myself to keep climbing, my feet moving on command: right, left, right, left, right, left. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Frank heard his friends climbing the steps of the store. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A year ago, before, he would have visited the town even if it meant climbing over the walls by himself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z When we first moved in he complained over how he gave up his room downstairs for the loft and he’s worn out climbing up and down to go to the lavatory in the backyard. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Matilde was no good at climbing trees since she lived in the city. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He circled the outcrop, climbing closer to the mill than he liked, to come at her from above. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He needed a sense of humor with that social- climbing wife. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z But Jean Price doesn’t attribute the rough patch in their relationship to Scott’s climbing. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Inside me, I can feel the air climbing the wall to get down there but it’s not enough. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “We have all been praying for Your Grace,” Septa Moelle said as they were climbing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had tried to text Claire, too, but she hadn’t responded, and Maya felt that dark vine climbing up around her phone now, almost like it was keeping Claire’s response away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He turned his head just in time to see a man climbing over the edge of the roof, from the street side. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Lyra strained her eyes to look ahead, but not even Pantalaimon’s owl eyes could see any movement on the flank of the mountain they were climbing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Doesn’t have to be about mountain climbing. Just needs at least one scene where some dudes are fighting and somebody gets thrown off a cliff.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z She watched and waited till she was perfectly sure, and then began the careful, lengthy, strenuous process of climbing down. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Mama was still several feet down, frantically climbing the vines and looking over her shoulder with a panicked expression. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He was a fast learner, says Atkinson, who became Hall’s most frequent climbing partner, “with the ability to soak up skills and attitudes from anybody.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z A Jew climbing into a truck during a forced labor roundup is kicked by a German soldier, to the delight of other soldiers. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z She was climbing a cliff on the way home when she heard a loud noise behind her. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I wake up before I have even finished climbing to the highest branch. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z When we arrived at Lykes, several children were climbing into a white van. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Top branches rubbed together now and then, their Up up ahead that was singing about Napoleon’s army of fifty thousand men climbing up a hillside. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Mr. Caruthers no longer tried to balance his bank sheets; instead he stared out the study window and murmured about climbing a tree. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They kept talking about the body counts we picked up, but the ones they gave at the end of the reports, our own KIAs, Killed in Action, were climbing, too. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I considered going out the back door and climbing in my bedroom window like a burglar, but it seemed simpler to wait and see if Daddy would leave too. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Hundreds of Marines were calmly climbing out of the alligators. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But before climbing back in the bed, I got on my knees and reached underneath it, trying to grab a shoe box that I had pushed way too far back. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We’d think of romantic scenes from movies and try to play them out, climbing out on the roof to look at the stars. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When I first got to Miss Preston's I used to run off and hide in the branches of this tree, climbing as high as I could and hiding amongst the dense boughs. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I glared at the twig and then kept climbing until I was right outside Sahil’s window. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Each step felt like he was climbing Everest, and by the time he fell back onto the sofa, his heart was pounding. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z We all sat and watched the fire eat the leaves, little lapping tongues of flame climbing up the branches. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z An almost naked Indian was very slowly climbing down the ladder from the first-floor terrace of a neighboring house—rung after rung, with the tremulous caution of extreme old age. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The inner door is propped, so I just head for the stairs and start climbing. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She kept climbing, but she imagined him watching her with those piercing blue eyes, his jaw set with confidence. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Another handhold, and then he was up and climbing with the wind tearing at him and the trees of the jungle blurring emerald as he shot past. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Turner and Lizzie spent most of the afternoon skipping rocks into the waves—he was better than Lizzie—and climbing up to sway in pines—she could go higher. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The rocks underfoot were slippery and loose, and it was much harder going down than it had been climbing up; but he didn’t falter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The distance between the foremast and the mainmast is too far for me to jump, and if I climb down, I’ll be climbing right into the gaping maw of the squid. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The twisting and climbing road had in many places almost disappeared, and was blocked with many fallen stones. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The older one was climbing up the vines to follow suit. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Shadow bared his yellowed fangs and started climbing. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “May I interest you in this climbing tree?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Buddy stopped for a breath, the way you do in the middle of climbing something very steep. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Nothing — just black — there’s no way of climbing down, we’ll just have to drop.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z If he came the other way, climbing atop the tarpaulin from astern, I was in the best position to see him early and, again, take to the water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he bowed his head and struggled off along the climbing road. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z We walked back to O-Hall and kicked off our shoes before opening the door and climbing upstairs. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Once I had thought I was going to die if my uncle didn’t buy it for me, and now, climbing onto it, it suddenly seemed silly and childish to me. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “We made a deal,” I reminded him smugly, climbing into the driver’s seat, and reaching over to unlock his door. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z On the warm stone walls, climbing roses were just coming into bloom and great twisted branches of honeysuckle and clematis wrestled each other as they tumbled up and over the top of the wall. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They love climbing up my trunk to my uppermost branches. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She was there when the sun, climbing higher, dropped a sunbeam straight though the skylight, like a ladder to heaven she was more than eager to climb. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t make the confusion last, “and I was down at the bottom, or climbing the rungs I think ...” “How do you expect him to remember?” said Finny sharply. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He must have been climbing the walls all this time, David thought. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt like we were climbing inside the hand of God with him. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z And up she came, climbing foot over foot up the silk thread, and at the same time tucking the thread back cleverly into her body as she climbed past it. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z A bit earlier, he had nearly suggested going back himself, or else climbing up the high bank above the stream. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The board eased forward smoothly, climbing the embankment to the top of the dam. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He collapses to the floor, the flames climbing higher and higher all around him. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We spent this day coming down from the basaltic spur that we spent yesterday climbing. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z When you were so little that you couldn’t reach the stirrups without climbing up on a fence or big rock, these details were important. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Now the short one was climbing the stairs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Where'd you get the courage to keep climbing in the face of stuff like this? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z In a moment the three attackers were running toward the fence surrounding the basketball courts and climbing over it. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The road to Mount Elgon heads northwest from Nairobi into the Kenya highlands, climbing through green hills that bump against African skies. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sarai was reeling with visions of explosions and contraptions and impossibly tall towers—and girls climbing impossibly tall towers—and magnets and saws and bridges and flasks of miraculous chemicals and...and...and flying machines. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They went first to the little spring, and then climbing warily up they came to the road at the point where it swung east towards the Isenmouthe twenty miles away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She’s the clay woman climbing out of the clay man’s chest. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z As long as they could they avoided climbing for Frodo’s sake, and because it was in fact difficult to find any way up out of the narrow dales. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It could only be accessed by clambering through a high window in one of the lecture halls or by climbing down a gnarled apple tree, if you happened to be on the roof. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I imagine climbing towering trees, spying on eggs and eaglets. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z And that was when I remembered Jim Hawkins, climbing up the side of the Hispaniola to steal her, tearing down the Jolly Roger flag, sitting in the crosstrees and holding Israel Hands back. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Sometimes a palm wine tapper could be seen climbing in the early evening. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Where was I when he was climbing up on the sign and painting it, leaving an offering, finishing our project? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The temperature was climbing up, and the sky was bleaching yellow with heat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Not wanting to jeopardize their ascent by stopping to assist him, the Japanese team continued climbing toward the summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Before climbing the steps, she wraps it around herself again, and emerges with the wet cotton clinging to her curves. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The moon lit the wide front hall in pale ribbons, turning the dust and broken bits of chair and wainscoting and climbing vines from feral houseplants into fairy tale turrets. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Reynolds laughed as she saw him climbing to his feet again. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z It angled slightly over in the direction of what we called Rocket Mountain and kept climbing. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Women suffered the assaults of their neighbors climbing towards freedom. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Above these the hobbits saw thickets of birch and rowan, and beyond them dark climbing pinewoods. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Try not to break your neck climbing around out there, OK, Spider-Man?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I am wounded now, but stronger, and the climbing feels easier. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Rigid, I began climbing the rungs, slightly reassured by having Finny right behind me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He crouched down and peered through the gap at the bottom of the cubicle, just in time to see a pair of booted feet climbing into the toilet next door. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “His tomatoes would be red while everyone else’s vines were still climbing. His squash were bigger and sweeter, his grapes didn’t hardly have to be bottled before they started being wine.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Although she could just about reach the top shelf with her fingertips, she was very unsteady, and the lower shelves were much too wobbly to risk climbing. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z December . . . orphanages . . . the schottischeI To the beat of this ominous refrain, she trudged up the stairs to the nursery, one heavy footfall following another, like a condemned prisoner climbing the gallows. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Leo kept climbing, but he made a mental note to stock up on Fonzies. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We start moving up the avenue again, street numbers climbing, which means we're going in the right direction. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z When he returned, climbing back in, it almost killed him, for he was maimed by then, bloody and in terrible pain. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He ran forward to the climbing path, and over it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “The boy began climbing and descending the many stairways of the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the room where the wise man was. “ The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z This green and white ivy climbing up everywhere. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Jacob was already climbing out, his wide grin visible even through the darkness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Our favorite tree for climbing was called the Big Oak, which I later found out was a maple. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The angle of the climbing sun snuck a slash of rays under the edges of its wings, shining a jagged shimmer along the sharp tips of the huge metal feathers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was April 2000 in southern Mexico, and the outdoor temperature was climbing past 100 degrees. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Adventure Consultants specialises in organising and guiding mountain climbing adventures. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, by the time I put the car in park, unbuckle my seat belt, and reach to shut off the ignition, she’s opening the passenger door and climbing in. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The kitchen was recessed into a covered alcove, and a pergola around the dining area would once have been covered with climbing vines for shade. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But people like me, those of us who are so busy busy busy climbing our shaky ladders out of the old mess—we are the last to see it. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Cicero very well understood this—having himself been attacked for social climbing, his failed marriage, and as “an immigrant citizen of Rome. ” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z It was slow climbing the hill to the high school. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I hide in the bottom and don’t stick out my feet until I hear Emily climbing into the top,” Siraj explains. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I saw our attackers clearly now, climbing over the mangled heaps of white shelves. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He held a pair of tortoiseshell lorgnette glasses to his eyes, to get a better look at the flames climbing the building’s walls. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When I graduated four years later and did not enter Harvard or any other medical school but became a carpenter and climbing bum instead, the unbridgeable gulf between us widened. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why are you crying?” he asked, climbing up. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would come out of the water by catching the dangling limbs of a leaning birch and climbing up, never touching the bank. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind it, a three-story tan house slowly arose, like a great beast climbing out of the earth. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I picture myself at the top of the Eiffel Tower, climbing pyramids in Egypt, dancing in the streets in Spain, riding in a boat in Venice, and walking on the Great Wall of China. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Further along the beach, beyond the little river and near a great slab of rock, a thin trickle of smoke was climbing into the sky. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Shadow had succeeded in climbing the Abbey wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Moses cackled like a old witch in the darkness while I continued climbing stairs. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I may like to run, but I hate climbing stairs. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Together, they walked down the long corridor, climbing up and over the broken pieces of hallway and ceiling in their path. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Ascending Everest is a long, tedious process, more like a mammoth construction project than climbing as I’d previously known it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Quickly, Thomas grabbed other vines, ripping them away from the wall, creating a series of climbing ropes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Before climbing back in the van, I gave Rose a quick hug and handed her the gift I brought for her. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z And then climbing, hand over hand, lungs on fire. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I surge upward, climbing twice as fast as I had been only moments earlier. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The upper story is reached by climbing a circular iron staircase; at the top is Death Row. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z High in the spruce tree in front of me is a large nest of sticks and—climbing up toward it—Alice. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe you still aren’t invisible,” Edwin said, climbing into his skiff to leave. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Tina hadn’t left the city in months; by Friday she was climbing the walls. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z If running hurt, climbing is agonizing because it requires not only exertion but direct contact of my hands on the tree bark. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z "Let me look at you," she said, climbing down into the roadway. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z My face smiled through the cold as I thought of my dog climbing down the mountain into open arms, helping hands, warm places. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Bobby started climbing the spiral staircase, up and up, four flights. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z We would go around and around the tallest mountain, climbing ever upward. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z After about ten minutes the lights went out, but I decided to stay where I was rather than waste time climbing down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z John Taske, at fifty-six the oldest member of our group, was an anesthesiologist from Brisbane who’d taken up climbing after retiring from the Australian army. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He does not see himself touching her but the picture he does imagine is himself walking away from her a second time, climbing into his carriage and leaving her a second time. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z What she had made was called a grappling hook, which is something used for climbing up the sides of buildings, usually for a nefarious purpose. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z That was just fine, but climbing a bridge made him obvious, and that was something Sam didn’t want. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z But Diana had insisted on climbing down last. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Well, maybe for sneaking out of the house. Especially for climbing out your window. That’s dangerous!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I try a new tactic -climbing a tree as high as I dare in my shaky state -to look for any signs of water. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z "I mention it only because it might come in useful when you're climbing about in the kitchen," my grandmother said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z He stumbled a bit climbing in and I gave him my arm. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The thin wrought-iron supports were wrapped in climbing white roses and emerald ivy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z 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 “You know what?” said Ron, once he, Hermione, and Harry had left the kitchens behind and were climbing the steps into the entrance hall again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z And then the cart was inclining, and they were climbing up onto a bridge, clattering over it and then down onto the other side. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The throne room was reached by climbing one last wide flight of stairs that culminated in grand redwood doors. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “All aboooooard,” he said, climbing back into the car as the caboose flashed by and the thunder of the train diminished gradually into the darkness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I know what he’s going to do even before he begins climbing the mainmast. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Friday afternoon, I was sitting with Grover at the lake, resting from a near-death experience on the climbing wall. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But at some point in my midtwenties I abandoned my boyhood fantasy of climbing Everest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But the thought of climbing the twelve flights just to ram cold rice and beans into his mouth was even worse. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z As he started climbing out, she shoved him back in. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He smelled the waxy dark green leaves, and remembered climbing the big cottonwood trees along the river and plucking heavy hanging bunches of cottonwood berries that grew on the female trees late in the summer. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z What made me keep on climbing in face of such discouragement, I don’t know, but I did, and that noon I had crow eggs and wild salad for lunch. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “And what about all your wall climbing, the sneaking around with Babi in the orchards?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Migrants wake one another and begin climbing down to prepare to jump. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Laney lured Paganini into his carrier with a few bits of carrot, then took her time climbing up to the second floor. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They were so eager to get going that their parents were having to hold them back by force to prevent them from climbing over the gates. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z The few orb lanterns that lined the bridge were still lit, and the Gold orbs that the marchers carried cast just enough light for him to see where he was climbing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Helena runs from room to room, slamming the doors, climbing the ladder, turning circles with her arms outstretched in the kitchen. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He can’t climb the rope because of his ankle, but I see he had no problem climbing up the bleachers. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Then I will catch the penguins,” said Mrs. Popper, climbing up past him, with Janie and Bill following. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z He hated the thought of climbing the twelve flights of stairs, but he hadn’t taken the bottle of aspirin with him and he had to get it. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Thank you so much, my dear lady,” the Old-Green-Grasshopper said, climbing into the hammock. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z And besides, I’m getting too old to be climbing through the walls.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Out of the corner of my eye, I saw someone climbing the stairs to the press box. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “You survived a bunch of explosions, a fire, and climbing down through a collapsed floor.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Shadow was struggling to get out his climbing rope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As Jack walks through the automatic doors, I open my eyes and catch a glimpse of Mom climbing behind the wheel. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There was a climbing wall on the side of one building, and an indoor bungee-jumping bridge. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The lights on this floor had burnt out, meaning I had to be careful climbing stairs in the gloominess. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Now he would have to use his climbing rope to descend quickly to the road. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The Washington boys were bare chested, having stripped off their jerseys just before climbing into their boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was a small, closed- in space, with sweating water pipes climbing across the walls and ceiling. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He began to touch her, and he could feel the change coming over Naomi, the wildness climbing up out of her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe,” I tell him, climbing the steps two at a time. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z For the past couple of years I’d avoided climbing those stairs, afraid of running into his wasted mother or her wasting absence in equal doses. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He stopped climbing; he listened; he watched. liie woods gave answer: the rustle of leaves, the icy rush of the stream, a distant hoot of a snow owl. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Whenever he could find support for his feet, he would use it, but mostly it was the jammed fists that made the climbing possible. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z We were climbing upward, out of the basement toward bright sunlight. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When the shirt came off, I pretended not to notice Fang's always-impressive six-pack and his iron arms—the remnants of his climbing days. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t fit through the hole in the fence with his boxes on, and the big box the boys had used for climbing over was too big and heavy to throw into the yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw a few more students scrambling out of different parts of the building, and he was certain he saw someone climbing out of a window on the first floor. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A woman was hurrying out of the kitchen door to welcome the passengers, who were climbing stiffly from the coach. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I looked back and saw the three cars all climbing, spaced by the interval of their dust. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Packing their bags, climbing aboard a bus, leaving behind all this violence, going to find blessings, or trouble, and whichever came they would face it together. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He started climbing back up the outer face of the monstrous Berg. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I skipped to the part where Jim Hawkins is stealing Hispaniola and he’s up on the mast and Israel Hands is climbing toward him, clutching a dagger. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z ‘Ugh! How I do hate looking down from a height! But looking’s better than climbing.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z There was a big, 3-D model of the mountain that you could walk all the way around, and exhibits about the plants and animals that lived there, and information about history and climbing routes. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Each support is only as wide as my shoulders, and there are no railings to hold me in, but climbing a ladder is better than climbing the spokes of the wheel. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He could not get to the Reveres’ front door, but by climbing a few fences he reached their kitchen door, and knocked softly. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, a short man came climbing through the trash and rubble. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Hall had for some years been an avid hill walker; about the same time he went to work for Alp Sports, he took up rock and ice climbing as well. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z She turned too steeply as she was climbing, and instead of lifting off into the sky, her plane crashed a little way beyond the airfield, killing Lera. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Mam says she has trouble climbing the stairs and she’s moving her bed to the kitchen. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z But as we were climbing onto the barge, she came running down the landing stairs, clothed in her costume from Love’s Labour’s Lost, her skirts lifted so high we could see her ankles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Reverend Abbott, when he had been at the church the summer before, had put barbed wire on the pipe to keep us from climbing it to get balls that went up there. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z She got up and slid open the front door before climbing down the steps and walking cautiously into the yard. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My mouth twisted as I pictured myself climbing in beside her and putting my head against her breast. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was busy climbing my ladder, which was sturdy and practical and aimed straight up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was a shock to see these guys—both of whom had been climbing well lately—in such a state. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And I hadn’t even gotten to the real climbing yet. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Day was coming again in the world outside, and far beyond the glooms of Mordor the Sun was climbing over the eastern rim of Middle-earth; but here all was still dark as night. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Shadow was puzzled to realize that he was far more concerned with breaking the rules by climbing onto the Carousel than he had been aiding and abetting this afternoon’s bank robbery. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Morning, Mr. P,” I said, climbing up the stairs. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Straining his neck downwards at an uncomfortable angle, Ragear was able to get his teeth into the tough climbing rope. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As I was climbing out of the passage, my head slammed against a rock. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He keeps on climbing, mindless, mechanical, because it is the business of goats to climb. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z But more enemies just kept climbing out of the maze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Trains weren’t built for speed, but, as old as this one was, it was probably the slowest train I’ve ever been on, especially after it started climbing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Coming down was the hardest part of any climbing. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z At the bottom of the hill the track turned, climbing into a steep corkscrew of turns. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “No rest for the weary,” she said, climbing to her feet. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s Noah and Brian climbing a ladder that goes on forever. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z For a long moment my brother stared hesitantly into the darkness above, before climbing, very slowly now, up to the attic where my grandparents lived. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A tall, thick boy jumps up and down like a child before climbing into the sling and lets out a high screech as he disappears, making the girl in front of me laugh. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z She didn’t see any reason why the spiders couldn’t reach her by climbing the walls or the ceiling. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z From the belfry to the top of the tower it was another thirty feet of climbing. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z That’s what’s happening right now, you think I’m hurt and you and every other punk Chihuahua in America is climbing out of the woodwork to try and get a bite out of me. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They were on the ground, climbing up the coconut trees, scratching on the sides of our tents. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The men climbing the slope had fanned out and were moving more slowly, because they saw the problem as well as he did. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One was a sharply climbing swallow kite that was hard to get up, but there was nothing as fast as the swallow once it was up. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, he stumbled and fell, only climbing back to his feet after a struggle. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Sam put Oksi into his soft backpack, shouldered it, and started climbing. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Then he is close enough to run to—the three of us climbing him like a tree until he laughs out loud. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Now they could see guys running along the deck, climbing up the mast and wrestling with sails. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I confessed my climbing plans to her, and to my relief she neither laughed nor acted as though they were particularly strange. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Along this they went westward, with the city ever climbing up like a green cloud upon their left; and as the night deepened more lights sprang forth, until all the hill seemed afire with stars. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Dr. Hamid says I’m steadily climbing to the top of the transplant list now, so I’ll be here for a month, taking antibiotics, sticking to my regimen....” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But the weight of the crash bracelets and knapsack pulled her down fast, and panic welled up in her pounding chest She thrashed in the water, climbing up toward the flickering lights of the surface. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The evening wind blew harder and harder as she climbed higher and higher, and several times Violet had to stop climbing as the rope moved in the wind. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Some of the more agile ones tried climbing to get at her. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The number of inmates has tripled in the last twenty-five years, and rates of incarceration keep climbing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still climbing over it as Father ran across the garden to the bottom step. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “May I interest you in this climbing tree?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Hammie is still climbing, a good dozen feet below where I am. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Now he was climbing into his single bed—to find it occupied! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Television crews repeatedly flew in helicopters to the summit, and people were even seen climbing over the mountain. 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