“All I am looking at is water and sand,” Kanei replied, and then waved us to come closer and take a look. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Even so, this did not bring the two men closer. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other tiger kept creeping closer, belly touching the ground, eyes down, making a low, singsong sound. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The giant adder was slithering closer with each passing second. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

O’Neill had been gracious and attentive, but there was no reason to believe Jesse was an inch closer to getting into school. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A group of kids is kneeling down, peeking in thru a torn-away board, smiling, laughing with daring, pushing each other closer to the hole. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She could hear the cries of the seabirds above and the rhythmic splash of the oars as the rowers carried them away from her land and closer to the huge ship waiting for them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My breath catches in my chest to see him getting closer and closer to where Max is cowering. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Lem stepped closer and stood nose to nose with Tom. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The small creature nestled closer, and Neel choked out the words: “Please, Baba, please.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled her closer, turning her away from the sight of the dead man. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

As they got closer, Leo noticed disturbing details. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then he gets closer to me, speaking quietly. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The rest of the guests pushed closer to see what was happening. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I make the decision to move closer to Key West. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maria strode down the hall, but she slowed the closer they got to the cries. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s only on closer examination I learn that no two pieces are alike. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the dream receded—the feeling of paralysis, the suffocating closeness of it—her body relaxed, and her mom came closer. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

When the call did come, it seemed closer than it had before. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

As he got closer, he noticed that the engine was running, and that the two cops inside were murmuring into their walkie-talkies. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

"I didn't hear," he wept as they came closer and closer, "I didn't, I didn't." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the center of the track, a closer broke from the pack and rolled into Seabiscuit’s lead, a ghost from his past. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

One couldn’t be sure, but the impression was there that any model placing the sugar-phosphate backbone in the center of a helix forced atoms closer together than the laws of chemistry allowed. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

As they moved closer, they could see branches of cypress and yew hanging down low over the water, dark green, dense, and gloomy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As business grows, we push the shelves closer together, erect special displays at the ends of the aisles, crowd the lotions. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Joaquin asked her, crossing his arms over his chest as he leaned closer to look at one of the baby pictures, an infant Lauren propped up in toddler Maya’s lap. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Immediately he comes closer and asks, “What can I do for you?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I erase the hopeful smile from my face and step closer to her. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The clock on the wall ticked its way closer to one A.M. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

As the series goes on, the ratios get smaller and the notes closer together. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

As we got closer to the screen, I could hear High on a hill was a lonely goatherd, and could smell the cotton candy from one of the concession stands near the food trucks. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Celaena offered her a slight smile, and the princess stepped closer, her guards tensing slightly. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Several of the other houses proved on closer inspection to be unoccupied. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I could not see them from where I was hidden, and I did not dare go closer because I knew he would be watching. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Out the window, I heard boys’ voices coming closer as they whizzed by on bikes. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Each person was instructed to write his or her name on the packet and send it on to a friend or acquaintance who he or she thought would get the packet closer to the stockbroker. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit down on my bed, pulling my laptop closer to me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Bo watches me for a moment before yanking on the leg of my chair and pulling me closer to him. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

They reached the bushes and Seth turned left, studying the leafy barricade as he went, occasionally squatting and checking closer. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

According to the Ptolemaic system, it travelled on a large epicycle, which brought it sometimes closer to and sometimes further from the Earth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He came closer to Nicholson, and extended his hand down to him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She wanted me to go back to Houghton College, which was much closer to Rochester. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She then takes off her hat, leans in closer to me, and hands me a comb. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

With a gentle tug, he pulls me closer. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The younger kids, because we are closer to the ground, catch frogs and grasshoppers for food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For even Dennis Hoagland understands that in every betrayal dwells a self-betrayal, which brings you that much closer to a reckoning. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glerk looked even closer, at the threads of the magic—each individual strand. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I stared as water rushed toward us, growing higher and higher, closer and closer. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

If Jess, and the twins had been much closer, they would not have escaped with their lives. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow I felt closer to Mr. Norton, and felt that if he should see me, he would remember that it was I whom he connected so closely to his fate. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya stomped closer to the river, her words ripping out of her: “You broke the law too! Don’t you deserve to go to jail?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

In the sports car, as they drove through the salt marshes that led back to the coast, Mrs. Levy, pulling her blowing fur up closer around her neck said, “I’m establishing a foundation.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Salt bent further forward to get a closer look. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

If he really wants to focus on God, he can do so closer to home. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Ben rolled down the window to get a closer look, fascinated by the first dead man he had ever seen. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are little buttons everywhere and I push a few and realize I can make everything look even closer. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She spit into her palm, rubbed her hands together, drew the basket closer, and started to rearrange the snails. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the beating and the molesting, Deborah felt closer to Galen than she ever had to Day. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

"I suggest you don't come any closer," said Mr. Sir. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She steps closer to Axel, rests a heavy hand on his round shoulder. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She moved in closer, wringing out her skirt. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The Night's Watch permitted the forest to come no closer than half a mile of the north face of the Wall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The closer you get to history, it’s like the closer you get to the weave of a rug. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Or bring them closer, either by design or accident? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As it came closer, the car slowed down. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly they stood up and sidled closer to the laughing man. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Personally, I think I’m something a lot closer to indifference or ineptitude or, I don’t know...slime mold. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t come close to hitting, but the splash startles them into not coming closer. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She could hear Calder’s voice piercingly high with fright: “If you come any closer, I’ll put my knee through it. I will. Then you’ll be in big trouble.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment he touches the small of my back, pressing me closer, and smooths his other hand over my hair. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He leans in closer, chin on his hands. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The substitute teacher, Ms. Winter, squinted and brought the list of names on the attendance sheet closer to her face. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The fetterlings swayed back and forth as they slipped closer and closer. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

In fact, as I get closer, I see that the plank itself is cracked. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

They’d move my eyes closer together, reposition my nostrils and build me a new nose from the ground up. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But as he got closer, he realized they were surrounding something on the ground, all of them looking down at it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

As the island got closer, Jason saw docks bristling with sails. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I had Green Bay and a point total of forty-eight, which was closer than anybody else. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, she was drawn in closer. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And reaching out his hand to his friend and companion as I now stretch out my hand to you, he said, 'Come closer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The giant peered closer still, mouthing something, as if he was reading it, and then nodded. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Now that he was closer, I could see that his wings smoldered. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I put it dow n and put my arms around him, pulling him closer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drank a bit from the wine that remained from his dinner of the night before, and he gathered his jacket closer to his body. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hear you,” she said, and drew her legs in still closer to her, as a fortress draws up its bridge before the siege. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

But when he sat down next to her, she moved closer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But as the yellow eyes got closer, George could see the outline of a huge cat, with two glistening fangs. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Both the man and the woman were holding glasses of golden wine, and she sipped hers and leaned a little closer to him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lili tried to keep her son’s head pressed against her skirt as she moved closer to the body. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

As they approached the large city of New Haven, the buildings were closer together and there were no more open spaces. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then an SS officer with a skull and crossbones on his hat and a loaded pistol on his belt would come closer and watch me work. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He looked out over the ocean and felt closer, this dawn, than ever before, closer to the heart of it all. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The closer he came, the more frightened I got. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She came closer to the girl and bent toward her, putting a firm hand on Ash’s shoulder. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the fire crept closer and they had to back away. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can feel that from here. And unless I knew what weapon could harm them, I wouldn’t want to go closer than this.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaufman is closer to Dallas, but it ain’t all that big, at least back then. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got closer, and Vanessa began handing out flyers. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The soldiers around him stood closer, barking admonitions and threats back at him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In his mind, Ares and Mars had gone silent, but Frank thought he heard other voices whispering in the side corridors, beckoning him to veer off course, to come closer and listen to them speak. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As they come closer, I can see the relief on my parents’ faces. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He puts his arm around Anna’s shoulders and pulls her closer still. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A few people were being herded from one house to another. I spotted Lana’s black hair and Trina with the kid in her arms. I got closer to make sure.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He took a closer look at the dog named Duke, who didn’t seem too happy to be locked up in a crate, sharing a cozy motel room with Dozer and Petunia. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Before I could ask what she meant, I heard that canine growl again, but much closer than before. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She reached out and grabbed Finn by the shoulders, pulling him closer. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Alice could see what he was doing, dark though it was, and getting darker, and she moved a little closer. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Thomas leaned in closer to see what the fuss was all about, but when he got a clear look at the condition of the patient, his heart went cold. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to him, put my hands on his hips and turned him around. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ripples on the water grew and came closer; some were already lapping on the shore. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The quads were getting closer and closer, moving faster all the time. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

You forgot, Apa says again, stepping in closer, making up for the lost ground. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

As he pockets the power-up and turns away, I edge my way closer without drawing the attention of the security bots. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I don't know. The closer we get to District Twelve, the more confused I get," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I remember that it earned me a good enough grade, but my teacher suggested with quiet tact that next time I try writing about ‘something you know more about—something closer to home.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did she understand the attitude of the armed forces, most of whom came from the middle and working class and had traditionally been closer to the left than to the far right. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were closer to each other today than they had been since Bill and Fleur’s wedding, but she could have no idea he was gazing toward her now, thinking of her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I always feel that the closer you get to the original sources, the better off you are,” he said. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

When he gave no reply I drew closer, holding the torch near to him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

They looked like they were full of power and speed, like just wearing them could get me closer to Usain Bolt's world record. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I walk quickly up the drive to stop that man from coming any closer to the house, now that we had finally gotten the children calmed down. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I back away, moving to the left, closer to the hall door. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

I’d thought for sure that his eyes would jump immediately to the swirls on the cover, that he’d break into his familiar smile and hurry over to have a closer look. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Say it,” he cried, his dagger drawing closer. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

As the boat drew closer, it slowed down and banked slightly, revealing large orange lettering on the side. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I hope it’s as much fun for you as it is for me,” she said pulling the blanket closer around herself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If he was getting closer, then Cate and Rob wouldn’t be far behind. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Matthew had inched about a foot closer to the door now. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I edge my way to the front of the car, closer to my father and Chief Wickham—and Phil, who is explaining where he found me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When I get closer to them, I see that they’re worn and frayed at the edges. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

As we get closer to the border, I see more and more Muslims on the opposite path from India seeking new homes. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You got lucky. That’s all,” he said as his head lolled forward and he stumbled even closer to me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The PSFs were closer now; they had to be, because when they started firing again, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

There was a sound of movement close by them, then Harry saw a shadow moving closer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The closer you got, the hotter it was. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

All they knew was that the NVA moved closer to the city every day, eager to take over the capital of South Vietnam and declare victory. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He moves closer and leans down so I will look at him. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Way down at the end of the street the man looked normal, but as the sled got closer, the man got bigger and bigger. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A wise decision,” the child agreed; “but try again someday—perhaps you’ll get much closer.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Being on my own over the past two years has brought me close to being a victim of human trafficking, and closer to being dead—and that was even before the Tap-Out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

My mom pulls me closer and grasps my hand tighter. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Celaena stepped closer as the guards shuffled out, shutting the door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was better to just keep moving forward, since by my calculations, we were closer to Abuelita’s house. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The only one who moved was Chubs, and it was just to scoot closer to me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Jam put a hand on his knee, and Pet inched closer. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As he rose he heard another, closer at hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I pulled my right hand through my hair and stepped closer to the large, noisy crowd, hoping no one would notice me in the commotion. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Sweat dampens her forehead as she waves me closer. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I took advantage of the noise to creep a few steps closer. “... being ‘yoked to shadow,’ whatever that means,” I heard my father say as the wind died down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And he had come closer than he ever had. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Actually,” Sherm said, reading over her shoulder, “it’s an elliptical orbit. So sometimes it’s closer and sometimes it’s farther away.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

As they got closer, we opened fire, dropping those who stood in front. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The strange figure was closer; it had grown into a giant! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They moved closer over the grass and touched the sleepers softly with nose, paw, whiskers, bathing in the life-giving warmth they gave off, but being infinitely careful not to wake them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Though Grandma Caye was now in heaven with God, singing that hymn always made us feel closer to her, as if she was right there, still holding us in her heart. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“It does not say that,” Mrs. Trepid said, urging Florida’s face closer to the sign. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Three days ago, he drove them from their last location to a KOA campground in town, so he could be closer to Nick’s Grocery and get better Wi-Fi. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Coach pulled the photo closer to his face, as if he was studying every detail. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He moves closer, drawing up my gaze, pinning me with his eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

"Jazz," he called to her, waving her closer. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The animal came closer to the bars and studied him curiously. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

As she got closer, her shape became clearer. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But she drew Bloomberg slightly closer to her and gave him an odd, ambiguous little hug. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Zero stares quietly at me, then steps closer. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Papa’s dark figure, blurred by sheets of rain, came into focus as he got closer. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When she got closer, Wes craned his head to speak through the crack in the window. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She flings her arms around my shoulders and nuzzles closer. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He steps closer to me, and I don’t move back. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But on closer inspection, the game still looked as though it could possibly end in a draw. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I turned the sound up just a little and we moved closer to the screen. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to the man nearest to me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As the net came closer, Loki knew that this was the critical moment. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

We were all much closer than before Wilfrido had ripped through town. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As we got closer, a door opened and a soldier stepped out of the shack. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The cameraman doesn't sit, he just moves to stand closer behind her. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I slide my hands up over her shoulder blades and pull her even closer. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And when she didn’t tell him to go, he shifted a little bit closer. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I huddled closer to Monday, as her eyes roamed over their gear quick, seeming unimpressed. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I moved to the center of the room, closer to where my friends stood sur-rounding Thelma, who sat on her haunches. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There began to be more space between the trees, and the shrubs grew closer to the ground. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I walked a few steps closer and then sat down, right in the wet grass, to stare. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

My bumps would be ironed out, my nose would be made almost normal, and my eyes would be moved slightly closer together. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He climbs into my lap, bringing us closer. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We all moved closer together in an almost protective cluster, looking out now as one. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I scan back and forth, pressing buttons to get closer and farther away, but I keep coming back to those rustling trees. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Without thinking about it I stepped closer to my mother until I felt her there. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But he wept for El Patron, who deserved pity less than anyone but who was closer to Matt than anyone in the world. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to her and tried to take her hand again, but she pulled away. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could feel it getting warmer as we got closer to the island. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rumbling below him rose in volume with the passing seconds, but he could not tell if the men were coming closer or receding. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bus rounds a curve that brings us closer still. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d tell them to make sounds or come closer to the glass, anything in hopes of getting a laugh. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The social workers that she confided in invariably suggested that she enroll Bobby in a small private school where he could receive closer attention and where he could develop at his own pace. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Former faction members are required to move closer to Erudite headquarters and mix, no more than four members of a particular faction in each dwelling. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They all moved a little closer to him. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin heard him, and she twisted in her saddle to see Con trying to fight his way closer to the fallen guard. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It leans forward, trying to get closer to the air and the world I have to face. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

"In my dream, I looked up and I could see the whole forest, and something huge was moving through it. And it got closer, and closer, and I knew what it was." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I held the picture up so Dr. Vernon could get a closer look at it. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

He wandered closer to Fentons, unsure whether or not to get in line. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We like to pretend that they grow as we get closer to our new partner. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Bast leaned closer until their faces were mere inches apart, his eyes gone white as opal, white as a full-bellied moon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Vik and I draw closer to get a better look at the dragons. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He looked older than in the picture Richard had seen, closer to seventy than sixty, but his was an elegant aging; his strides were long and his chin firm. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Flames crackled as they licked the stairs, getting closer to their level. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

On their way out, and much to my surprise, they all shook my hand— as if that night during which we hadn’t exchanged as much as a single word had somehow brought us closer together. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

The floodwaters were rising in the parking lot, inching closer and closer to the stoops outside the motel room doors. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

If he were any closer, he would be too tempted to throw himself against the bars, grabbing for any part of the guard’s flesh. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In terms of ratios, coins behave nicely: the ratio of heads to tails gets closer to 1 as the number of flips grows. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had always felt a vast distance separating me from the boss, and now I felt closer to him, though still distant. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

More lightning flashed around them, and as the storm came closer, Lee began to fear for the gas in his own balloon. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ground we’re running on is getting a bit steeper side to side, taking us thru leafier, lighter trees and first closer to the river and then away from it again as we run. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Too late for that,” Matthew says, getting closer. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Our faces got closer until finally our foreheads were almost touching. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Some of the faces were moving along with us, coming closer to the car windows. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Willis was waiting, and he waved and halloed as Turner rowed closer. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

She fell to her knees to look closer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I’ve often heard that when people die, their body draws closer and closer to a white light. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

As he came closer, he inhaled a rife and stimulating man smell. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guffawing, several of them strolled in closer, carrying their lunch buckets, their helmets set back on their heads, pants tucked in hard-toe boots. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The closer they came to the Wood, the more angry the people became. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say no, so he moved closer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Which I guess he can’t argue with, because he pulls me in closer and kisses me urgently. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She had dark red hair and her eyes — her eyes are just like mine, Harry thought, edging a little closer to the glass. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It could have been my mind playing tricks, but his face suddenly appeared much closer to mine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I moved closer and closer until I got too close. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Shainmark settles herself on a stool and pulls the plate of scones closer. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Tally angled her board closer and jumped onto a large rock next to David. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Only then did Jonathan realize how much closer was the sound of fife and drum. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He moved closer to the hut and looked in. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jutta drags herself closer; she watches her brother with outsize eyes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I picked up my bike between my legs and scooted it closer to his truck. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Her slim, perfect eyebrows came a fraction of an inch closer together, and her hand floated from my shoulder. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I leaned over to take hold of the wheel, closer to Bob Presto than I wanted to be, while he struggled with the caps and shook out pills. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

From either side the other two soldiers moved closer. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then something much closer moved across Matt’s field of view. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they got closer, though, Pax charged ahead. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Jill and I kept squeezing our way closer and closer to the front, and when we could see beyond the first row of marchers, we could see the first line of the police guard, too. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They drew their swords, though their swords were useless, and when Rasalas leapt down from its perch, they scattered, all but Eril-Fane, who was stricken by a terror closer to Lazlo’s own. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

As the stack of items in his arms grew, he got closer. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The ground is flattening out and we’re getting down closer to river level as it all starts turning to marsh. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mother comes closer, the thing in hand, and I’m distracted by how thin her wrists look, how frail her arms are carrying the heavy gray machine. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He slid the small brazier of coals closer to him, then back, a little to the left, and again to the right. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Once everybody had settled down, and a few passengers even began to chat among themselves, I scooted closer to Gum Baby and leaned over. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Come closer, Nell; keep warm,” and she pulled Eleanor even nearer to her under the blanket, and the sickening, still cold surrounded them. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Because I’m trying to get closer to you, Tyler. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Remember,” she says after a moment, “every day is another day closer to getting your new leg.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I called in my dream to the lodge-keeper, and had no answer, and peering closer through the rusted spokes of the gate I saw that the lodge was uninhabited. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Standing there, afraid to move any closer to the edge, I noticed a single set of faint crampon tracks leading past me toward the abyss. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

As they neared the top, the day grew closer; Anya had never before dreaded the sunrise. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It seems to be stuck—or locked—and as the squirrel tries harder to open the cupboard, her feet push the metal breadbox closer and closer to the edge of the fridge. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

But now, as he stepped closer to the plane, he couldn’t think of any other way it would look. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The fish drew closer; its fins stroked the sluggish current. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scrape and scratch of sandals hitting dirt moved closer, grew louder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I took a step closer, but she backed away. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then it descended, clearer, sharper, drawing closer. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“You’ve been? What was it like?” she asks eagerly, pulling the laptop closer. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He bent closer to see the soft shadows created by the hazy light at dusk. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Lettie and her group were sitting in the center of the room, and most of the other kids were sitting closer to her. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

"Yes," I said, and I came closer as he beckoned. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

They moved closer, deeper and then, for seconds on end, everything stopped. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The closer he came to the dry creek bed and the crab apple tree rope the more he could feel the beating of his heart. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I opened it immediately, careful not to rip the excellent artwork, as my desk mates leaned in for a closer look. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then lightning flashed again with a sharp crack, closer this time. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I see a father put his arm around the little girl next to him and pull her closer. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

More logs knocked him closer and closer to the falls. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The queen pulled her daughter closer to her and kissed her cheek. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Satisfied, he bade us to lean in closer. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As people got closer, they cried out, “It’s Bill Smith’s house! It’s Bill Smith’s house!” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The flood was taking them into an area of hills and woodlands, hills that crowded closer than before and woodlands that were partly bare and partly evergreen. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He wished that sound did not seem even closer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I move closer to the window and see a small wooden crate lying a few feet away from him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He squeezes my hand and tries to pull me closer, but I resist. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wake shivering and pull my dew-damp blanket closer around my shoulders. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I did not want to lose sight of them, so during the next fast song, I purposely moved closer to them, swung around, and bumped into Roberto. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She had died three years ago in December, and every year, as December got closer, Holly started knitting. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Dimple walked closer to him, and Rishi felt his heart speed up merely at the proximity of her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Arya was certain he was dead, but when she crept closer, his eyes opened. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

‘He doesn’t get any closer. When I tried to go over there, he disappeared. Not sure if he’s a threat, but he seems to be asking for you.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

People had been getting nostalgia for fashions that were closer and closer to their own time, until finally people became nostalgic for the moment they were actually living in, and the feedback completely froze them. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart in my mouth, I moved closer and sat behind her, wrapping my arms around her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I shout, taking a step closer to him, my heart pounding in my ears. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“But...your brother,” says Elsie, scooting closer to me on the back seat. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And they draw closer to me until I can smell their sweat from playing hard in the sun. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Come inside, closer to the heat! How have you been, my boy? You remind me so much of my own son back home. How are you?” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The scratching from above was louder and closer. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadows moved across the hills, and Percy imagined the face of Gaea getting closer and closer. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But as I made my way closer to the clearing, I noticed two people by the edge of the ridge that loomed over the path below. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My curiosity got the best of me and I moved closer to read the name. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you do,” he said, another step closer, “and if you think someone will come to save you, you’re wrong.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She spat and hissed if you went closer than ten paces. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Each click brings me closer to the close, Luna thought. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Besides, being back in Flushing somehow makes her feel closer to him. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But she moved a little closer, because she had to, and then she saw that Iofur was holding something on his knee, as a human might let a cat sit there—or a daemon. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I just—” She moves in closer. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

When I got closer, though, I realized they weren’t talking to God. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We stand there for a while, me leaking tears like a broken faucet and Mom pulling her arms closer and closer to her own chest. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps if I had been closer to Narciso what happened would not have happened, or perhaps we would both be dead. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I inch closer to read one of the boxes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And upon a closer look it can be discerned that the swirl of the tattoo is more than simple black marks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His eyes were still probing the air all about her, and he was moving gradually closer, with an air of hardly noticing what he was doing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mom is fomenting her own brand of anarchy closer to home. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The storm still looms in the distance no closer than the night before or the night before that. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I see Elsbeth’s slim ankles approach, closer, and my nose is tickled by her talcum powder. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The crowd is thinner than it will be closer to sunset. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She stays closer to him as they walk, close enough to touch though he keeps his hands clasped behind his back. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

To the bombardiers, the walled city on its granite headland, drawing ever closer, looks like an unholy tooth, something black and dangerous, a final abscess to be lanced away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And even though I’m looking in from the outside, I get closer with every step. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The longer I hung around, the closer I wanted to be. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

But when I get closer, I see the metal glint of a silver bracelet with tiny cello and guitar charms. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But with a shudder he thought of those closer to the breaches. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I drove there by myself, heading south on I-75 from Atlanta, my heart pounding harder the closer I got. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The bus winds along the road, bringing us closer to what I had seen. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he got closer, I realized he couldn’t be holding a blanket over his head, because his hands—huge meaty hands—were swinging at his sides. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The smile drew them closer still, and I sang. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She held the tablet closer, scanning it over the pages, mouth-filled wings occupying the screen. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The woman stepped closer and lay two fingers on Dany's wrist. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There were lots of children and the little ones would run to the doorway for a closer look. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked her, moving closer to the truck. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The dog kept crying as the figure came closer. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The closer it gets, the brighter it seems. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s a Tuesday in winter. We’re not sleeping in a nest house. We can go Saturday. If you wait for me after school, we can go somewhere a little closer than the Indiana-Kentucky border.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Daddy steps in, and I slowly get closer. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I stare up at the ceiling as he gets to work, powering the machine on and rolling it even closer. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then came another explosion, louder than the first and closer. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

If I could just get a little closer, Tyson could use his pole. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they were much closer to each other than he thought. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

No field closer than Tours, 50 miles away, to replace the one I ruined. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The writing is small, so I lean in closer to read it. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The crowd surged in a few inches, pressing closer, tightening their circle. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I took a step closer to the loose dirt. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Still, it was not enough to bring him closer to Blanca. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every night they heard the mournful howling of the pack, and every night the wolves seemed a little closer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Just before sunrise the wolf prints grew closer together. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the soldiers stepped forward and beckoned the driver of a station wagon to move it closer to the driveway. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thick black clouds hung heavily overhead as they fled through the darkness, and Milo, looking back for just a moment, could see the awful shapes coming closer and closer. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

A tremor rippled through the audience and Beatrice edged closer, half- expecting somebody to come after him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing that got him out of bed was knowing that every second he wasted meant he was one second closer to the rising of the sun. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Under cover of her furious criticisms of Firenze, Harry drew closer to Hermione and said, “Let’s get something straight. Are you planning to tell Ron that you interfered at Keeper tryouts?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He pulls me closer to his side, and I rest my head on his shoulder, taking deep breaths of the cool air. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We were one step closer to the Grasshopper. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As each click, each pulse, each second pulled them closer to that point on the gears of Luna’s life when every hand pointed toward thirteen, Xan could feel herself thinning, shrinking, fading. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The footsteps came closer, quick and heavy, and there was a grunt as someone put down a metal trash can. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It rolled and rolled and I kept watching as it got closer to the jack. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I sink down onto the concrete next to him, mostly because being closer to the ground makes me feel steadier. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As we get closer, the members start to run, and Uriah and I sprint to catch them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She scoots closer to Nick to make room. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He could hear hoofbeats through the glade, coming closer and closer. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Horrified, I leaned closer—the word mutilated had electrified me, it was the only thing I could see on the page—but Henry had turned the paper over and begun to study the other side. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Arturo wasn't happy—neither of us was—but he was an optimist, and at least, he said, we were one step closer. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The small rabbit came closer to his companion, lolloping on long hind legs. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Slow down. We’ve got to move closer to do that, and I don’t want to run aground, Brady.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“No, not that kind of money,” I say, moving closer to the door. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

After a while, though, I learned a little trick that would let me get down closer to the floor. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its orbit is so irregular that for substantial periods on each of its lonely circuits around the Sun it is closer to us than Neptune is. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I brought one hand up to stroke his jaw, his chin, his chest and, without even thinking about it, moved even closer to him. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Over nine feet when he stands up straight. Mostly he slouches closer to eight.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He wants to be closer to his brother. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I think she wanted us to get closer. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, the closer you got the more reality came into focus. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He held the reins tight and moved closer to her, slowly, speaking softly. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her parents decided they wanted to live closer to her grandparents all year round. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“See that you stick closer to town. We don’t need the influenza spreading to the outskirts.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Selvam’s easy attitude towards her son brought Ira even closer to him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s always been clear to me, since I met them, that Zeke and Uriah were closer than most brothers. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I roll over, reaching for the bed warmer's rubber handle to pull it closer, but it's cold. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It was only temporary: She was trying to get closer to a better neighborhood. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Late one afternoon Kit had come upon the little girl standing alone by the rail, and seeing the child’s wistful, adoring gaze, had moved closer. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She comes closer and gazes at the picture. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

While I was treading water and breathing like a mermaid, a white shark swam closer, the side-to-side movement of his tail propelling the shark forward. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The closer it got to St. Nicholas Day, the more we all thought back to last year’s festively decorated basket. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

We’re told we can do nothing to bring us closer to America other than to wait. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he seemed reluctant to come any closer. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The closer we get, the clearer it becomes that this is a permanent homeless encampment. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I looked closer and realized what they were—words. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I stepped closer to hear her. she said. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found him a place closer to my tomatoes but hidden by somebody's com, so the cops wouldn't see him sacked out. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyebrows lifted, and he brought his face closer to me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Vonetta and Fern got up and left the room, she stepped in closer to me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, King,” he says, leaning in closer—close enough I can smell he’s been smoking those cigarettes again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

When Pa told this story, Laura and Mary shivered and snuggled closer to him. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave a shrug that was meant to look optimistic but was probably closer to indifferent. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the attacks were outside Mingora, but soon they got closer. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But we never had the chance to get closer. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He walks to the kitchen island to get a closer look at the clues he missed while he slept last night. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Fred scooched closer to the water cooler and accidentally nudged it sideways—enough to make the big water bottle up top wobble. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

A fallen log jutted out into the water from its end, and with one more desperate kick I surged closer and stretched out through the fear and choking cold and blackness. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Candy looked puzzled, but now there was more noise coming closer. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He took a big, deep breath and moved closer. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The campaign would help him move closer to achieving that goal. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The woman looked at him and cuddled Lyra closer, rocking her back and forth. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Poppet removes her coat, leaving it draped over the back of the desk chair, and takes a closer look at the blueprints and sketches hanging from shelves and tacked to mirrors and paintings and windows. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She sighed and set the lure in my hand so I could get a closer look. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I summoned what little strength I had left and moved up closer to the kapo. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

We knew we had no chance of seeing such a tiny object, but we just felt closer to it up on that roof. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was not allowed either to visit the Indian and Coloured beaches, which were somewhat closer and better than the black beach. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understood and felt closer to him at that moment than ever before or since. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know how to stay hidden. Just take care of yourself. The closer you get to Alaska... I’m not sure if it’ll make the blackouts better or worse.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It sounds like you’re edging closer and closer to finishing this, at any rate.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The poor, dear lady shivered, and I could see the tension of her nerves as she clasped her husband closer to her and bent her head lower and lower still on his breast. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Papa gently pulls me closer to whisper in my ear. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have a really early call. It might be better if we rent a hotel closer to the set.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

That’s probably what had tempted her through the window so many times, learning every trick she could to sneak closer to the new pretties, to spy on the life she would eventually have. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They had become strangely closer since his return. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

The store on the hill was encased in a rainbow, closer and brighter than any Hazel had ever seen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As exam week got closer, Latin was the only test I studied for. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them seemed to be closer together, since yesterday, partly because they had been to London together, but also, Kingshaw decided, because of his own going away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He could have taken the book by himself, but I wanted a closer look at Lissa’s room. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The ground grew closer and closer, until Tally was certain something had gone wrong. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Soon the houses sat closer together and the welcome sight of a small shopping center placed on two sides of a crossroads greeted them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved the dory in closer to the land and stopped rowing altogether except to keep the bow into the waves. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I step closer to the rows of folding chairs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The scythe stepped closer, and Easley suddenly found a blade pressed to his neck, to the right of his Adam’s apple. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They left, and old Ku’oosh waited until the voices of the women could no longer be heard before he moved the chair closer to the bed. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I took a closer look and, luckily, the “incalculable loss” wasn’t as bad as I’d expected. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Arthur scoots closer to me and rests his head on my shoulder. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Szilard and Fermi, working in separate labs at Columbia University, came up with a figure closer to 2.0—still a large quantity under the circumstances. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Doha inched closer to peer around the truck and was alarmed to see how badly hurt the men were. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He leaned over to look closer, and a black cat leapt out and darted up the stairs. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Quickly though, his stomach was bubbling like stew in the oven, and the footsteps were getting closer. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In the minute or so when it was coming closer, the light became fiercer and brighter, and he saw the witch’s face, quite calm, almost amused, and utterly fearless. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was followed by another, closer to them, and they caught a glimpse of a white tail. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My head snaps in the direction of the door as the sound of footsteps comes closer and closer. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He’s gorgeous in a navy-blue suit and a tie that, upon closer inspection, is patterned with little yellow roses. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Glerk moved closer, leaned his head near the baby, and gave her a skeptical expression. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He got closer, and Anya could hear him saying the same word under his breath: “Help. Help. Help.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The white men and the horses were getting closer. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

An hour or so after we finished eating, Rondell fell sound asleep on his bag, and Mong motioned for me to follow him closer to the water. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The woman was older than Mama, closer to the age Gran was when she died. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned closer and said in a completely different tone of voice, “If you’re not going to eat that pie, can I have it?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The flame sped into the air, rising higher and coming closer and shedding sparks and smoke, and then fell with a great splash of fire near the gun. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They keep dropping closer and closer all round us; still we cannot leave the grub in the lurch. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull the side flaps of the mirror in closer, folding myself into the looking glass and blocking out the rest of the store. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

If we swipe his card at the door's security panel, the doors will swing open and get us closer to the outside world. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t known for sure until I happened to take a closer look at the book I’d accidentally stolen from the high school and had yet to return. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I got up from bed and lifted my 30/30 carbine from the wall and listened again near the door of Rocinante— and I heard the steps come closer. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Donna’s bare feet step closer to Dray’s boots. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

This is a new kind of information, for me, and I regret somewhat that I cannot be in closer touch with my mitochondria. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alyosha lifted their combined hands upward, tugging her closer to him. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Each wave thrust them closer to the rocks. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Scythe Goddard stepped closer, seeming to look through Rowan’s facade to that dark, frigid place where he now dwelled. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Piper lowers her voice and steps closer to her father. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore beckoned Harry to the very edge of the rock where a series of jagged niches made footholds leading down to boulders that lay half-submerged in water and closer to the cliff. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

All the while Aycliffe was drawing closer, his face filled with hate. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The dogs came closer, growling with suspicion, but she did not stop. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Put them closer together: She definitely is suing if you can believe what all the papers are reporting and what everyone is saying. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Face-to-face with those whose lives hang in the balance, they are far closer to the human tragedy occasioned by the drug war than the legislators who write the laws from afar. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I thought back to the many days I spent staring at empty pots and plates; how each such day shoved me closer and closer to the brink of starvation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaned his face closer to mine and narrowed his eyes. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

But he would need to get much closer to get a good picture in this darkness. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

That was much closer to the truth: Lawrence had gone to Geneva out of a sense of duty and a commitment to seeing the talks through, and the effort shortened his life. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I said that he was exactly the kind of smart, decent president I would choose for this country, even if selfishly I’d have rather kept him closer to home all these years. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I saw nothing, except that leering face, looming closer and closer. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Clusters of girls were closer to the road, playing oga and swell, clapping rhythmically as they hopped first on one leg and then the other. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

After Cathy had fully recovered from her shock, boys and girls watched her from a distance and then moved closer, fascinated by her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He brought his TV closer and turned it on loud. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I sink into my pillow, curling up and pulling my panda closer. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Accompanied by the crunch of footsteps on the dry undergrowth of the forest, the creepy sounds continued, getting louder as the people got closer. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She managed to move her heavy, cold legs closer to her body so she could sit up. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She stepped closer to the cattle, bending down to inspect their bellies and legs, walking a half circle in the muddy snow, looking at all of them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had a sudden and vivid mental image of a great swollen spider, spinning a web around it, twitching a thread here and there to bring its large and juicy flies a little closer. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The thunder was closer, and now she actually saw streaks of lightning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop, no, don’t come any closer! Stand back, children, someone will get hurt—” The old lady’s voice was drowned out by a surge of yapping and barking. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The Beauty Minister nudges me to lean closer to the sound-box. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The miniatures on the walls revealed their subject matter under closer observation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As the ship got closer, Hazel saw Coach Hedge standing at the prow. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Standing there in my boxers didn’t do anything special to make it feel closer to normal either. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Actually, Warren, do you want to get closer to the stage?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As I came closer, I saw he was actually fixated on the wrinkled sheet of paper in his hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“We should be there by early afternoon. We’ll take the quiet road and meet up with main traffic routes closer to the border.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Low clouds wreathed the peaks of the Miiggelberg above the racecourse, and fog filtered through the woods down closer to the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Stepping closer, she takes my hands and pats them gently. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He murmurs again, and I lean closer to hear, but I can’t understand what he’s saying. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He heard the twisted animal-machines come closer, so close, waiting on the stone blocks below. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She was still too close, much closer than I dared go. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He'd make a mental snapshot of how it looked, then wait maybe ten minutes before looking at it again, to see if it seemed closer. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I squeeze my body closer to Keav as the world moves in hurried confusion from the city. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the tiles, the mermaid guy in the crawfish chariot was coming closer to the palace. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It was too cruel to believe, but they could not get closer to the island. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

And they seem to shift closer to each other. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I’d find that hard to believe,” I said, inching closer, trying to distract him, “considering you care so little about me. If this situation had been reversed, you wouldn’t have come running, would you have?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

‘My grandmother’s fields are next to a den of baboons, and she is worn out from guarding them. I am making a long rope to drag the fields closer to her hut.’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved closer and peered at her hand, prying her fingers apart, rearranging them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was really happy for her and knew she was that much closer to qualifying for the Junior Olympics. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

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

The toil was dull and mechanical, but at least he was moving, and at least every step took him closer to Lyra. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The only person to ever extend a hand to her and say, Come closer. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She looked inside, and Doña Cony and Mami stepped closer to the coffin. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It was a lot closer to—close enough to show a kinship with—“It looks like you,” Matt said to Tom. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ptolemaic astronomers were unable to agree on whether Venus was closer to the Earth than the sun. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But there would be time, for this tragedy was bound to bring them closer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He squatted down, to get closer to the earth, and he crumpled there. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She laughed childishly, and moved closer to the bed, almost touching it. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t ask me where she found the strength, but she stepped in closer for leverage, their blades crossed, and for a moment she stood face-to-face with the Titan lord, holding him at a standstill. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She scooted closer to Ivy and pulled Ivy into her arms. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Wanting to step closer and close the gap between us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Instead, she wrote articles and letters to the editor of various newspapers, collected signatures on women’s rights petitions, and began her career as a public speaker at events closer to home. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

As Carla drew closer, the driver leaned over and rolled down the passenger door window. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

In that moment, she came closer than at any other time of her life to upper-middle-class young people awaiting word from the Ivy League school of their dreams. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

And then the Governor leaned a half inch closer to Pong. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She could not find a way out of the trap she had set for herself, and she was closer to despair than she had been since her mother died. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have been closer to the calf than I had guessed, since he’d arrived to protect it. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The small human crept forward again, inching stealthily closer to the first row. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cursing, Bernabe stumbled through heaps of mud and refuse in order to get a closer shot, but the raven scrambled frantically away. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pounded the roof as I got closer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I can barely make out what they’re saying half the time, but they work hard, and the pay is good. And I’ll tell you this,” she said, leaning closer and lowering her voice. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He comes closer and tucks the keys in my hand. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Only when we drew closer to the village itself did he pause and scrutinize what lay ahead. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to get up and run, but she gathered her courage and pranced closer to him. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shouting seemed louder here than on the plaza, perhaps because the mob was so much closer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And closer to me, I saw two girls sitting in one of the last pews, their backs rounded, their hair pulled back into perfect ponytails. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Archer swayed on his feet, watching the man come closer. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I walk closer to see if I can figure out which it is. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you will need to move a little closer,” he said. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“So, the girl I got a little closer to was, drumroll please!” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You can’t get closer to the station than this?” said the President, leaning forward to let his voice carry to the pilot. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Two hours from the start of the necropsy, the tide was coming closer. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The congregation was edging in closer now, considering what Mrs. Cobb should have, done to remember some kindness they had gone out of their way to show her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Others followed, closer, louder, and the earth shook. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you cold?” he asks, moving a little closer. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

On the steps of the Gathering Hall, the two guards moved a little closer to the mayor. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He faked and crept closer, and just as he was about to take the shot, I sprang at him and took him out. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her hair curtained across their faces as she leaned even closer toward him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I thought that it was a sound made by the wind, but when we came closer I saw dozens of wild dogs scurrying around through the huts. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” he says, when I get closer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The roaring, crackling, spitting forest fire, still safely distant but getting closer, and the occasional hoot or holler or laugh of their new unfriendly friends. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I hold my breath and try to pull my toes and knees closer to me and out of sight. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The firestorms were getting closer, eating their way across the grass. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I get closer and see his fur’s nappy with dust. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And in the two weeks between that interview and Ellsberg’s start date at the Pentagon, violence in Vietnam pushed the country closer to open war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The disturbing call was answered by a stronger howl, closer, that ended with a cackle. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He stepped closer, and then he echoed Candy’s words. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a dim new moon, which he hadn’t seen while he was in the woods, and Jethro watched it dully as home came closer, step by step. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrap my arm around him and he comes closer to me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He steps closer and takes my hand in his. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I knew he was staring at me, but I couldn’t bring my eyes up to meet his, even as he leaned closer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As the day drew closer, Dede was beset by doubts, particularly when she thought about her boys. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nora’s face softens, but she doesn’t move closer yet, giving him space. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Assume is closer to “suppose,” or “take for granted”; the much stronger presume is closer to “believe,” “dare,” or “take too much for granted.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tiger had smelled or seen us, and I watched as it sniffed out our trail, came closer and closer behind us. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he got closer, his pleasure turned into concern: why did Mr. and Mrs. Owens stand like that, arranged on each side of the tomb like characters from a stained-glass window? The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Chaol also didn’t say anything when she moved closer to him for the remainder of their walk. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She felt that if she got any closer to him, all the molecules in her body might combust. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He walked toward me like a man in a desert, looking afraid that what he saw before him might be a mirage that would vanish when he got closer. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted up the hinged section of the countertop and floated closer to the curious man. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

There were loud shouts and the sound of heavy footsteps coming closer. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Shivering, I bring my knees closer to my chest. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I got closer, the woman began to look familiar to me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Felix stepped closer so the few students trickling into the room wouldn’t hear. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Pepettes looked intimidated, scared, as the Carter Cowboys moved closer and closer in their bloodred uniforms, the claps getting louder and louder, the chant rhythmic and taunting. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a 20-year-old, white child of the working class, Those horizons were far closer than I like to admit. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we need something closer to home. My grandmother probably won’t let me leave the country. Maybe we could collect aluminum cans and recycle them.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As they began to see traces of tension and nervousness in one another, they began instinctively to draw closer together. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Pulling my notebook and pencil out, I scooted closer to him. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But when the fifth day came, as we sailed closer toward the Tientsin gulf, the waters changed from muddy yellow to black and the boat began to rock and groan. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rips a foot into the earth and slips back to a walk, hearing her voice call out, coming closer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

His smell, spicy and heady and bizarrely familiar, makes me want to lean closer, to inhale. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Our parents had no reason to doubt us, and now I’m one step closer to taking piano lessons again. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She pulled the cloak closer around her as if it were armor, and tried not to listen to the music. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I got closer, I could see the sign inside the door. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He looks pained and leans closer to me, so his lips brush mine when he speaks. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Yet he seemed no closer to accepting it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They were much closer, only a few steps away now. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She could hear echoing noises coming closer—the stomping boots, the bangs as the soldiers forced open doors not opened quickly enough, the shouted questions. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He came closer to me, then stopped about ten giant steps away. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The closer we got to Little Rock, the more I saw my mother and grandmother losing their power as adults, acting more like children or humble servants. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She looked around and then leaned closer to the table. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And as we walked down the walkway and got closer to the house, I saw this house had been built in the Western style. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel it, too, getting closer—the proposal. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But when we got closer, we found we were wrong. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

If it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be sitting here, closer to knowing where I have to go. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Father Cham crooked a finger at him and Pong moved closer. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I can’t help noticing that, the closer we get to the school, the busier the roads seem to be. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The water turns thick and cloudy, and when we look closer, we see a dot of dark blood in the center of the yolk. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Her eyes narrow as she walks closer, and then stops directly behind him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jamie steps closer to me, his face falling back into kindness. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

For Othello, his end puts me one step closer to my beginning. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“The nuances are richer the closer I am to the viewer.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I zoomed in for a closer look and felt the muscles in my jaw tighten. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When he shows up for a weekly briefing two days later, Zahra grabs his jaw with one hand and turns his head, peering closer at the side of his neck. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She slipped off Hugo so she could get closer to the automaton, but she kept hold of one of Hugo’s wrists. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Lord Asriel moved closer to the wardrobe and spoke in an undertone. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The strange thing was, the closer they got to 1 August, the more upbeat his friends acted. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It smelled strangely, as if packed with dirty damp socks, which upon closer inspection she recognized as cheese and fish. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

As sisters, they probably have closer to 99 percent in common, but they’re not about to recognize that. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Pong held the orb out warily, then brought it closer. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As she moved closer to me, I saw what Tanu had not noticed. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He hopped a little closer when Omakayas tempted him with a bit of stew meat. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Just his dad shouting to him seemed to pull the whole yard closer—pulled me closer to him. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

At first he assumes she is older than he is, closer to thirty than twenty. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They huddled closer as they came to the train’s last step. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

The tunnel I'm in narrows, the walls crowding closer. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

After 31 steps, Achilles is 931 trillionths of a foot away from the target—69 trillionths closer than you needed—while the tortoise, again, is half that distance away. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Frankly,” Ashe scraped his chair closer and lowered his voice into a confidential whisper, “the house isn’t to be only for myself. I’m getting married!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Minho stepped closer and stomped the bottom of his foot down on Gaily s back, driving his body flat to the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It felt like the shed was getting smaller and smaller and the little mouths were getting closer and closer. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I tug my jacket closer and contemplate going inside to the lobby, where it’s warm. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Once I stood in front of him, his eyes moved closer to me, but never made contact. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

But the closer we got to home the more assured I was of Ultima’s safety. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wove in and out, around people and bins of rice, each step taking them closer to the unused areas of the city. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Coram leaned closer, and his dæmon stepped off his lap and stood on the arm of the chair so that she could see too. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The request of Mrs. Ferris for the ashes was refused,” the undertaker said, “because the dead man left closer relatives.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Outside the window, she could see snowy mountains closer than they were before, although the flurries had stopped. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When islanders rowed out to get a closer look the creature disappeared beneath the waves. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Fink yelped and said, “Pinch it closer to the skin!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Nobody knows why the notion stuck— possibly because it’s closer to Latin grammar, or perhaps because the word preposition means “position before,” which seems to suggest that a preposition can’t come last. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, he got all serious, and those beautiful hazel eyes came closer &r closer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the corner of her eye she saw something bone white scamper from one tree trunk to another, closer and closer. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to him and laid my hand on his arm. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It had filled up, and as the time for the bull-fight came it got fuller, and the tables were crowded closer. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The next couple were tougher, as they always are when they’re closer. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

She stepped closer to the center of the square and looked up at the Gran. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Congo is such a huge river that as I got closer it felt like I was approaching the seashore. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Esther put her arms around me and pulled me closer to her. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Let’s take a closer look at some of the more commonly abused words and phrases. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Christmas drew closer, the more anxious and excited I became. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we might be getting closer to the pools. He’d only keep all of his records here if they needed to consult them when they remake people’s bodies and all that.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And the closer we get to the end, the more connections I’m discovering. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

And each time I messed up, I was one step closer to understanding how fast this creature moved, how those jaws could pop out like a lizard throwing its tongue to catch a fly. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

As I come closer, Mamita looks up at me and frowns. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that she was closer to the open doorway, she liked it even less. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lily’s feet shuffle closer and I open my eyes to see her standing just inches from me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

As we get closer to the ledge, I begin to hear something strange. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He left the astronomers to their fogbound observatory and set off down the track, feeling his way along by following his dæmon, whose eyes were closer to the ground. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There they are, closer to the sky than I am. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Want me to go to the tavern to find out what it was?” he asked, edging closer in. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Horses—a ton of them—were riding closer. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I called, and the three figures drew closer. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We look on in silence as the soldiers draw closer to my family's house. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Into a pit went Mr. Steffens, where, bound and tied, he was left to face the advancing razor steel of a great pendulum which now whirled down, down, closer and closer to his outraged body. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to get closer, but that’s exactly what got us into trouble in the first place. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure whether it’s somewhere around midnight, or closer to dawn. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And the mountains loom so much closer, their shadows broad and angular against the night sky. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The words have barely left my mouth when the boy leans closer and places his hand on my cheek. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The time on my laptop reads 9:00 a.m., and I pull the med cart closer, looking at the color-coded clumps I laid out yesterday. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He stepped closer, his face all twisted by drink and anger. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Swimming brought me closer to the physical level of other children. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Struggling did little to affect Cole’s movement, but on the incoming tide he steadily drifted closer to shore. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He tied the mare to a juniper tree at the mouth of the canyon, and walked up the narrow trail, with the cliffs closer on both sides as he walked farther into the canyon. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sped up and came back down the creek, closer to the opposite bank. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Griever rolled and clicked its way closer, zigzagging back and forth, moaning and whirring. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Holding his breath, he crept closer, until he could see her face clearly. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trevor was walking up to the teacher—who, now that I was closer, I realized couldn’t possibly be Professor Thomas. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I try to sit up, to pull the blankets closer, but I can’t. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t get any closer without a ticket, and the streets were roped off for blocks. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

But even though it looked good from far away, the closer in you got, the worse it was. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In obvious ways everyone in the congregation seems closer and more aware of each other. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They grew louder, closer-—the other boys had shuffled across the room and as far away from the window as possible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

Amma yanked our mat closer to the wall to make space where there wasn't any. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He’s been living away from the edge all summer and now he’s inching closer and closer to his favorite place in the world. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

For now, Ema and I kept them off, figuring we could turn them on when we got closer. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

As we got closer, we both saw that several people were kneeling. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The overhead lights were drawn down closer to my face by a gloved hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The man in black kept advancing, and Inigo was aware that behind him now he was coming closer and closer to the edge of the Cliffs, but that could not have concerned him less. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Professor Thomas’s eyes widened and she pushed a box of tissues from the corner of her desk closer to me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It came from her left, closer to the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The closer victory came the faster we were shuttled around America in pursuit of a role to play in a drama which suddenly, underpopulated from the first, now had too many actors. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He skulked the beast closer to Father Time. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He strolled closer, taking another chomp of his turnover before kneeling and placing the sack on the rooftop. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Bringing the book closer to the light, I spot a tiny, golden button. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

All the swirling angels suddenly seemed much closer together; the military man was making out with one of the mermaids; even the palm trees swayed seductively in time with one another. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Hello,” he said as he motioned them closer. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Or rather, she remembered it being closer to the shore. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They came closer, their heads lowered, the fur standing up on their necks, and their teeth bared. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stands closer to me, almost shielding me from him. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The pack of muttation tributes draws closer and closer until it overcomes me with hot breath and dripping fangs and I scream, myself awake. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Harry shouted back, as two more Death Eaters emerged out of the darkness, drawing closer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She wished he were closer so she could ask him what on earth was going on. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

She licked her lips and brought her hand closer to its face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I had no idea where Martin got the idea, but it made me feel that much closer to him, like he was part of our family. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Stella scooted closer to her mother, who very quietly slipped the purple bracelet onto Stella’s wrist. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ali leaned in closer across his desk. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

When she got closer, she saw two knights kneeling before the queen, in armor so fine and gorgeous that it made her blink. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Another blast blew through the water just to her right, and then one hit to her left, both closer than any of the others had been. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I went a little ways down, closer to the water where I could see better, and wrote and wrote and wrote. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I move closer to see what they are doing. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Skimming down closer, they found themselves ignored, for the first time, because something more interesting was gripping the minds of all the ghosts. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I know what you’re doing,” he repeated, taking a step closer, the sound of his boots thumping on the vinyl floor. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Danny broke the rules by coming closer and talking to me—warning that we had to stay alert, no matter what. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were very obviously trying to get a closer look at my screen. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Good” hair was seen as anything closer to European standards of beauty. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The dwarf had moved closer to their table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The faraway jungle was closer to me than Chuguillanto’s unblemished beauty. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He came closer, probably hoping I’d push him away so he could push back. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The woman stepped closer, revealing eyes as bright as the sun reflecting off snow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He moves closer to stand directly over him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

As the music came closer, I could hear — and feel — the rumbling of hundreds of marching feet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could only see it because it had a searchlight on the bow, and it was getting very slightly closer every minute. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Darius steps closer to me, putting his hands in his jean pockets. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I could hear the yelling as I got closer. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He pulled slightly into the driveway and waited for the boy, who wore a faded black T-shirt, to come closer. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Even Hudson and Harriett had perfectly fine grades before the three of us got closer. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He reaches for Anna’s hand and pulls her closer to him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they got closer they saw big cracks in the melting river ice and areas of free-flowing water. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we got closer to Sumner, Grampa got more and more uncomfortable. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

He walked closer, and I felt the world constrict, my heart pulsing against my ribs. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

As though he is closer to the ground, but taller at the same time. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Liyana’s mother put her arm around Poppy and pulled his chair closer to hers. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually Captain Candless gave the word and they started shunting toward the coast, running closer to where they would attempt their trickery. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“There must be something,” Hermione muttered, moving a candle closer to her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Don’t get any closer to Michelangelo than you have to. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

As spring approached and the day of Lori’s graduation drew closer, I lay awake at night, thinking about her life in New York City. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She put her ear closer to the radio. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Not in the sense of the atoms of my body becoming closer and more dense, but a fusion—as the atoms of my-re^merge into microcosm. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet’s footsteps grew louder and were actually getting closer to Nathan! Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Her smile is lightbulb bright, and she gives me an excited little wave as she draws closer. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then she moved to one of the carts and pushed it closer to the window so Sophia and Claire could see. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So she flew on, never losing sight of the angels, and gradually as she came closer they took on a clearer shape. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heat grew and grew the closer he got, until it felt like he was standing next to an open oven. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He tries to twist his legs through mine to get closer and closer again. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I wished she’d use her wings to soar up closer to the divine hem of our Blessed Virgin instead of to flutter towards things not worthy of her attention. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pax edged closer, so low that his belly brushed the ground. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“He used to stick closer to the house,” I admitted. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Yet when he came closer, Catelyn saw that his mailed glove and the sleeve of his surcoat were black with blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He reached out and seized a handful of Harry’s robes, dragging him closer, though his eyes were staring over Harry’s head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Laila drew closer to him and rested her cheek up against his chest. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

When the truck got a little closer to Gallup, Nathan’s phone began to vibrate. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Anyway, we kept getting closer and closer to the carrousel and you could start to hear that nutty music it always plays. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The discipline of history is generally not considered to be a science, but something closer to the humanities. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The helicopters were closer, a great blowing of insects to a single light source. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sees I've caught her and holds me a little closer, but she was staring at me for just a half second too long. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The aircraft came closer, so that the boys could make out the markings on the wings and the white helmets of the pilots in the cockpits. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

When the song “Hang On Little Tomato” came on, Dad stopped what he was doing and paid closer attention to it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

And that was when Alex heard the sound, an engine getting closer. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

If we sailed any closer, those rocks would shred our hull like blender blades. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I got closer to the cart and inspected the poor animal, I had to admit it did look a bit Eeyore-ish. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

At that point she grabbed his earlobes and pulled him closer still. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Was the gunfire getting closer, instead of farther away? A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And seen closer in the light of two candles that he lit and carried before them the landlord’s face looked rather wrinkled and careworn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I get on my tiptoes and move in even closer. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I walked closer and stared at the house that would be my home for the rest of my life. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He walked closer to where she sat by the river. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I slid closer to him until our sides touched. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dad stopped and put the twins down so that they could be closer to the flowers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Finally he stopped, walked slowly toward her, stopped again, came closer, and, glistening with sweat, stretched his neck to get the carrot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It was getting closer and closer, and any second now, one of its tusks would gore them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He leaned closer to look more carefully at the embroidery. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Roy traded seats on the school bus to be closer to the front door. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crouched down some more to get a closer peek inside one of our girder grids. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Every step brought her closer to her son and her salva-tion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He crept closer and then closer still, until, reader, he was sitting right at the foot of the king. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Harry didn’t want to press the subject, not with the spiders pressing closer on all sides. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Alhaji and I gave the three other boys a few minutes to take their positions before we started crawling even closer to the village to initiate the attack. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I hug her closer and make no promises. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’d still be on the go, moving closer to America every minute. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drew closer to look at the letters formed by her pen. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jump closer to him, and I manage to get my arms around him. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

We move closer to the direction of the guards and the drones, but keep some distance between us and the Midway so we can’t be seen. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad I’m here with you,” he said, coming closer. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Lily seemed to be pleading with her sister; Harry moved closer to listen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Indeed, he gave an agitated flutter of his wings and half flew, half hopped closer to her, bending forward until his great sharp beak was only a few inches from her face. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Alma, I love you,” he said, leaning over to get closer. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Dimple noticed people nudging each other, leaning in to get closer, to really take in the little details. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

As you push the sides back together, the eyes move closer to where they should be. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I press closer to him and wrap my leg around him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I look closer to sixteen than you do.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She tugs me closer, hands falling to my waist, and I still can’t believe it. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Hop on in, then. Little out my way. I cut over to Buford, but I’ll get you closer than you was.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, hearing it again, they bleated and inched closer to each other. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, no matter how vigorously she paddled, the opening never got any closer. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She showed her that a magnet operates within a field, increasing in strength the closer one comes to its poles. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But the closer a crew can come to that ideal— maintaining a good swing while rowing at a high rate—the closer they are to rowing on another plane, the plane on which champions row. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

This hinted—more than hinted—at closer relationships between animals than their external appearances might suggest. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The closer we got to the stands, the thicker the cloud of birds became. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Soojin comes closer and gives me a big hug, squeezing me tight. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

His hands fall to my waist, and he pulls me in closer. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I scooted closer and the seam in the waterfall opened even farther, so I could peek through and check the ground ahead. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The father tilts his head in, bringing himself a breath closer to his family. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Every day gets us closer to twenty years from now, right? Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I tiptoe down the stairs and sneak closer. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They were no closer to finding the Nightbeast, and there were only eleven days left before they were turned into toads. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I glance out my window at the mini-mansion across the street, and I spot Darius stepping closer to the wide window on the second floor of his house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

We still lived off the beaten path, but Pinewood Drive was much closer to my friends and school than the San Jose locales my parents were now considering. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She took a step closer, clutching the gourd so hard she heard two of her knuckles crack. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He rode back and forth along the line, watched Devin’s men digging in, heard bullets clip leaves above him as snipers crawled closer. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was closer and darker than the road, but when it came out at the trolley stop—another wooden marquee—the light was still unchanged. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan snuck closer to it, carefully placing his feet and trying not to make noise with his sandals. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I could wish,” he said, “that Mr. Sharpe had not instituted these regulations respecting your learning. I am sensible they do seem ...” I stepped closer to the table. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He grasped onto the front of my shirt and pulled me closer, his hot breath reeking of flyblown meat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Come closer, boy,” said an old, old voice. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the canoes land and the Indian men begin to pull them up onshore, Richard and I go closer. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

"Nice and smooth. Remember when you were closer, the pressure of your partner, knowing the steps, working and moving in unison." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

But the thing about being a Yellow Shank is this: once you move into the middle of the picture, you’re that much closer to the dark woods. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It only gets me closer to the dark woods. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He looms closer in my side mirror and goes past. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They always quibbled, but actually they were very close—closer than most brothers and sisters. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paddled closer, wondering if there was actually a third dog in the home he’d just been in. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The closer together the waves are, the higher the frequency or pitch; the farther apart the waves are, the lower the pitch. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I was closer I recognized him; he was one of the four I'd seen in the driveway days ago. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

He left the midway, and I moved closer to the foot of the ride, pressing against others who, like me, watched the night sky while wearing an expression most people reserve for fireworks. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He edges closer, bordering on friendly for the first time. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be one skip closer to the West Indies,” he said. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was a noise then, from the desert, from far away, a distant howl, and the ghouls gibbered and they huddled closer to the flames. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He was going to keep closer tabs on callers to the lodge in future. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

A chill ran through her, and next to her Mama grabbed the edges of her coat and pulled them closer together. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Everyone except a tall boy with freckles who sat closer to the front. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He took a step closer, the curate still held tightly in his grip. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He pulled his friend closer, rubbing his arms. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I like roses,” she said vaguely, and then peering closer at me with her dim blue eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see if we can find those adults. Get a closer look at the nest too.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I toss another treat, this time a little closer to me. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

As evening drew closer, I felt my fingers getting numb, a nervous tingle running through my body. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I look around the room, and all I see is loss everywhere, making the walls close in on me, closer and closer. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Dad did lots more as Mom got closer to her due date. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The late afternoon was colder as he drew closer to home. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

As they drew closer to the Black Wall and the crowded districts near the Long Bridge, they saw a dozen of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As they got closer, Dimple saw that Kevin’s booth was dedicated to comics and manga. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I knew they were much closer than they sounded as they were downwind from us. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roli pipes up first, naturally, and I wish I were closer so I could kick him hard under the table. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I just be wantin’ to see my mama,” he said, pulling his dog closer. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She draws in closer to me and stares me down with those hypnotizing, ocean-blue eyes of hers. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The rushing of the River over the rocks of the rapids seemed to grow louder and closer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Because I can hear it. The closer it gets to the top, the deeper the sound.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mark mimicked his wary movements, as if any sudden action would trigger the budding insanity in those who watched their every step.They inched closer, weapons held firm. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As we got closer, the smile on his face bloomed into something brilliant, and I recognized him then as the man from Cate’s thoughts. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He had managed to move closer to her now. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Your lips getting closer…and closer…and…I wake up. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Seth moved slowly closer until he was within reach of the jar. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The shifting of the island grew worse as the fire crept closer. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Keep your friends close and enemies closer,” Axel says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He and Koffi had agree to meet in thirty minutes exactly; more than half of that time was gone, and he was still no closer to finding Brother Ugo. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her dæmon sat up beside her, but she didn’t want to move closer to the door; it was simply the sound of Lord Asriel’s voice she wanted to hear rather than any particular words. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

On January 22, Worsley climbed a hillock of ice and saw that the gale that had blown them north had also compacted the ice and blown Ocean Camp closer to their position. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I went closer, and the woman saw me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I got closer, I realized the glow was a ghost. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When they were again on level ground, the rock in the distance seemed no closer than when they’d set out. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He stared down at his book as I came closer. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

One, he came and dodged...two, he came closer...three, he broke his gait, paused...four! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

To fix things, put the ly word closer to the right action. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He realized that he had slowed up and the mouse was getting closer. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The circle of bats shrunk in even closer. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

However, a closer examination of Muggle bestiaries of that period demonstrates that most magical beasts either escaped Muggle notice completely or were mistaken for something else. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We moved closer to the front of the line near the ticket taker. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the pine trees down to Thayer’s haymeadow put on their darker green and hunched their branches closer as the mornings came in colder and colder. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I waited for the train to move closer. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But instead of yelling at me, like I was afraid of, Nora comes closer and gives me a hug. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Every hour that passed brought her closer to the moment when she would see Kaisa. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And beyond a doubt the most useless," lyrion Lannister had added with a grin, but even the Imp grew silent as they rode closer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She didn’t seem to be coming any closer, which was fine with Percy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Baba drew Neel closer, turning his back to the bricklayers. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lash’s back drew closer, and then it was just a yard or two ahead. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Hitler was wounded by a time bomb in a briefcase placed under a conference table; he might have been killed if the case had been placed slightly closer to the chair where he was sitting. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When we made it to the second clearing, Javi stepped closer to the bluff edge and pointed. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And every hour they came closer to London. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even though I told him to get away from me, there is something pulling me closer to him. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Forrest stepped closer, staring at me with such intensity I thought I must need to wipe my nose. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

On closer examination the horn had proved cracked, and even after he had cleaned all the dirt out, Jon had been unable to get any sound from it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe Ms. Morales was leaning in closer toward her daughter, because Finn had a harder time hearing. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As we get closer, we see there are rips. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

All sorts of bitter feelings rise in Helmuth until finally he says, "Hitler promises peace, but every day he moves us closer to war." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was drawing closer, and the children could see a few details. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She wanted to ask him to hold the phone closer to his mouth. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She flattens out the creases as well as she can and drags the floor lamp closer and places the print before her son. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But as Hanako looked closer, she saw little bits that looked almost like hardened eyelashes. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t watch anymore, but Amil walked closer and Papa started to explain what he was doing. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There is a shyness in his eyes now that makes him look so young, an expression that tugs my heart closer to him. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“See if you can read that,” she said to Genie, moving the book closer. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then it got closer, and Reyna’s hand tightened on the hilt of her sword. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“After I was in closer contact with the girls,” she said, “we all became like sisters.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“How about this,” I told Trevor, standing closer to him and speaking even softer. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“My boy, you may well be seeing the outcome of poor Hagrid’s trouble with the Ministry of Magic! Look closer.... Does the hippogriff appear to...have its head?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He rode to Armistead, face streaked and gray, screaming something Armistead could not hear, then came up closer and turned, waving the bloody arm. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She bent closer and started to lift the phone higher. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

So I went back closer to the door. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I hold the letter closer to the fire and read on. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isobel laughs again, and she is still laughing when he leans closer and kisses her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Pooky moved in a little closer, holding his little rifle at the ready as if our poor old Auk was going to attack him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The huts were closer together here, and close to the edge of the woods, so that they were shaded by trees and smelled of dankness and rot. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He feels closer, though the distance between them has not changed, and his face is quite handsome, still. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He stepped closer and swept the device up and down her body. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But coming closer to Milton, she learned something about medical reports. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Later, I asked Larry about it since he was closer to it all. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They headed closer to Kilkenny Pond and the woods behind it. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Slowly, they came closer to the lighted windows. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I edge closer and now I know that it’s not Teddy lying there. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just getting closer and bigger, but sort of sliding out of the way too, out towards the edge...as if it’s just going to float past and behind my head.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I inch back farther, closer to the door at the other end of the vestibule, which will take me to my car, where I’ll be safe. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I left you the seat closer to the stage,” he said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She stirred her hands in the air above the pedestal, then motioned me closer. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My heart pounds as the Dauntless’s footsteps come closer, and closer, squeaking on the marble floors. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sat against the edge of the couch and balanced my tea on my kneecap, but Dad reached out and pulled me closer. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As it came closer to Ema’s turn for teammates to carry her across the Poisoned Peanut Butter, I could actually feel her start to shake in fear. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Right now, I’d rather be closer to you than to God. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Slowly the great peach began losing height, and the buildings and streets down below began coming closer and closer. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

It fluttered closer to get a better look. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The pastor walked away from the pulpit, closer to the congregation. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then, he scoots closer, and leans in like he’s going to tell me a secret. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I shuddered involuntarily, and clung instinctively closer to my blind but beloved master. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I leaned a little closer to Bertha until we were touching. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I turned my back to the partially opened door, at the same time moving closer to it so I could hear more. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are closer to death than I. You are closer to death than I.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I steadied the glass by putting my hands over his and peered closer. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

On Sunday morning I am woken up by a rumble of thunder and Boomer—who hates thunderstorms—inching closer to me in bed. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I'm used to being closer to the ground. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m asking the questions,” said Scrimgeour, shifting his chair a little closer to the sofa. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The closer he got to the hogan, the more he expected to smell cigarette smoke. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Rashid took a step closer so the bag with the bomb was only a few steps away. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Beau was beside me, and the mountain was getting ever closer, and I wanted everything to never go back and never go forward from there. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Bailey takes a closer look as he walks by, wondering if the contortionist is somehow concealed in the platform, but it is solid wood and open underneath. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Like I said before, the bonus is it’ll get you closer to the hotter brother. The one you’ve had a crush on forever?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then Dumbledore’s face, which was still blurred and misted, came closer. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was a chemist, not a physicist, with an intellectual temperament much closer to Oppenheimer’s than to Lawrence’s. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He comes a little closer as the sun falls on its hands and knees behind him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Her hair, at a closer inspection, is actually many little writhing snakes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If the lad has something to say, I'll hear him out. Come closer, boy. We can't see you behind those horses." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When he looked back at his mother, he saw her shudder, and he let go of her hand, pulled her closer, but she resisted. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Each step of the mare brought Petey closer, until she was fitted to Finn like a puzzle piece, her head under his chin. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

They started up the steps, and the closer they got, the more Needles stepped back. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She panicked when she saw Rowan and screamed, holding her baby closer. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to the wall darkened by kerosene smoke, wishing I could blend into it and disappear. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She and Caleb sit just slightly closer than friends would, though they do not touch. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They crouched on the grass, sniffing the water smells in the cooling, sunset air: and moved closer together, each hoping not to see in the others the nervousness he felt in himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry leaned still closer to the door, desperate to hear more. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I moved closer, stepping carefully to make as little sound as possible. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She drew Hannah’s slight figure closer against her, like a child’s, and presently the woman’s shuddering ceased, and Hannah drifted into the shallow napping of the very old. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I wave back, a little too excited, and my chest tightens the closer he gets to me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Still, despite the urgency of my other errand, I couldn’t ignore the chance to gather some information about the crisis closer to home. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The rockets have stopped, but the Khmer Rouge soldiers are getting closer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran closer to the fence as Ricky splattered through puddles left by a recent thunderstorm. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I bent closer and the dent turned into a scar, and then the scar revealed itself to be a series of deliberate cuts. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The smell of frying bacon drew them on, closer, closer. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had gone thirty or forty feet when he noticed the cave’s walls were closer together. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she had been standing closer to the explosion, she might be like Uriah, hooked up to tubes in the hospital, her mind quiet. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The teammates moved closer to the hologram’s very real metal desk. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The closer they got, the more Otto understood that Mr. Flux had no intention of fighting at a distance. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He got up, his movements deliberate, and at first she thought he was coming closer to her, or perhaps wanted the toilet, but he walked to the front door, opened it, and left. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She snuggled closer and threaded her fingers through Jen’s, holding fast. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Still holding up his gun, Tobias touches my wrist with his free hand, guiding the photograph closer to his face. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

So I moved closer to my parent’s fire, stepping softly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As the Youns moved closer and closer, Khmer Rouge soldiers pushed them farther into the jungle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gregory came a little closer as Candace rubbed her hands together. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath of the wintry air and pulled my shawl closer around me. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

But I scoot closer to Bram, until our arms are almost touching, and I can feel him twitch just slightly. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Please. Don’t come any closer. Just give me some space to breathe.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Just step a little closer and watch carefully.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She incautiously took a deep breath to bring the heavenly odors closer—and the sound attracted the attention of the chief wife. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

With her expression and her tiny frame, she looked closer to four than eight. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He stepped closer to the trunk, dragging me with him, and peered into the branches. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And if I were closer it would be because I chose to be, not because of destiny written in DNA. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

That night we push our cots just a little closer together, and look into each other’s eyes in the moments before we fall asleep. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But the threat of death was much closer to me than somewhere in Louisiana. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crawled over to take a closer look. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Some of them even got out of their desks and rushed to the front of the room to see the bug closer. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat and looked around at the tables near them, then leaned closer to Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She brought her legs in closer to her, under the afghan. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He eases closer to me when I sit down. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As we got closer to Montauk, she seemed to grow younger, years of worry and work disappearing from her face. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Of course there isn’t, I thought, his lungs have burst—but then a tiny sound leaked out, and I leaned closer, my ear almost to his freezing lips. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He puts his left hand around my waist and pulls me closer so that our bodies touch. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Do you know,” Garret says, now ten feet away from me, getting closer by the inch, “when E.T. takes place?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I can’t just let it run wild. Trebon’s only about five miles from here. And there’s smaller farms closer than that. Think of the damage it would do.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He leaned closer, shifting around uncomfortably in his seat. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He leans over my shoulder and pulls down some lever and the stars rush even closer and he’s right, I am losing my mind, but not because of the stars this time. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Mini slid her backpack to the floor, nudging it closer to Aru. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

These treats bring me a little closer to the children, but they still keep their distance. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, everyone’s seen the video. It was taken from a spot closer than I was.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He takes my hand and tugs me closer, until we’re both horizontal. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It is said that sometimes he fascinates them, as the weasel does, by rolling and playing in the open, coming closer little by little until he can make a grab. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then he got closer and I saw he was looking at his brother, Sahil. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Dan wouldn’t come and get his supper, neither. Wouldn’t come no closer than the barn. Begun howling right after dark. Versh heard him.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There isn’t much left to tell. I saw the fire, came closer, heard more shouting and commotion ” “And the fire?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She stepped closer and Ivy started to close her notebook, but not before Taryn grabbed a corner and pulled it toward her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As we get closer, we see the house is surrounded by a foreboding iron fence. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sierra made it as far as the 500s door when the Pacific team’s closer sprinted across the finish line. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, with each step closer to the closet, the sound gets louder. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was filling out so quickly that Patrice now thought he was closer to three and a half or four years old. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

If only I had paid closer attention to why she was crying instead of simply trying to quiet her. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Even though we were getting closer to the end of their growing season, ours were still full and round and deeply red. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You don’t look five,” he murmured, pulling me closer for a second, so that my feet were briefly a foot from the ground. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Only a dull, greenish tinge along the horizon to their right showed that daybreak was drawing closer. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He wheels his chair closer to me, leans forward, and asks, “What’s the world done to you lately?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Hermione moved closer to him under the Cloak, her arm pressed against his. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When the clouds closed in a moment later, cutting off my view, he was within sixty feet of the tents, maybe closer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

They had been closer than brothers before the war. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take the candy and now I am closer to Mrs. Malloy. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Jake puts a finger to his lips and steps closer to me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But I looked closer at his face and thought it could be. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, Des Moines is a lot closer than that moon. Fact is, I bet a fella in Des Moines can see the same moon you’re looking at right now. Doesn’t that just beat all?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

When Kretzsky turned, I dropped it in my lap and leaned closer to the table. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I take a step closer to the bulletin board. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It may be closer to the truth than what your commanding officers say. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She closed the door tight, pulled her shawl closer around her, and climbed the path. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The ground was closer now, still far far away, a thousand miles away, but closer than it had been. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh my goodness, is that spinach?” my mom asks, bending over to get a closer look. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He stepped closer, pulled Javi toward him, and they moved in unison, bumping and grinding, speaking a language of forgiveness with their hips and smiles. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I settled down in my seat and began to unwrap the sandwich Grandma had made for me, I noticed a group of boys moving in close to me, much closer than usual. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ana and Javier keep flowers in every room of their house, so I take a closer look at a corner of vases. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

You've made it very clear that they are closer to shower mold than they are to real vegetables. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Soon after the soldiers left, we began hearing gunshots closer to the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As we got closer, the sound of the waterfall grew louder, and the air began to smell of something alive. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With every word, she disappeared and then reappeared closer and closer. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As they drew closer, the captain’s confidence increased. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And all day long he had thought maybe, just maybe, if he were to go back down there and take a closer look... The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I moved up from the end of my bed, getting closer to Bucky. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Danielle notices and edges her notebook closer to make it easier for me. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t make me feel closer to them like you might think. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

A harpoon boat has a long catwalk that hangs over the water, so a fisherman can get closer to the big fish. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We were closer together than we had been since the night her father knocked on her bedroom door. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Any closer and that lumpy nose would poke Reynie in the eye. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As the house grew closer, Hanako felt more and more brave. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And only upon closer scrutiny does he notice that they are accompanied by locks of hair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He wanted to go to Central, he said, because it was closer to his home and would save time and money. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The closer the fish was to appearing, the more afraid and disgusted I be­came. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was another crack, closer this time, and the others started to get nervous, too. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Although the borders remained sealed to tourists, life started returning to something a little closer to normal after The Occupation ended, which was soon after I left. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a step closer so the toes of his sneakers brushed against the pile of leaves. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He gave a cry of delight and moved closer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

For a moment the air was heavy with tension, and I huddled closer to Momma, fearful of what was about to happen. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Five bucks will inch me closer to my new bike, won’t it? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She steps closer, hugs a clipboard to her chest. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was all da da da, this big educational thing, da da da, your child will have the advantage, encyclopedias at their fingertips, closer than their fingertips, etc. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The running man holds a torch, and as he comes closer the torchlight glints off of Captain Gosnold’s armor and makes clear what he has in his arms. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

When I move closer I discover he’s listening to the radio. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Now,” said Mr. Elliot, his voice far away at first, then closer. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They were heading to the Rowans’ fishing cabin, which was on Loomis Lake, up closer to Mount St. Helens. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes, now that Dicey was closer, were not brown but dark hazel, browns and greens without any yellow to give them sparkle. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“S-S-S-S-S-H-H-H-H-H-H-H,” he cautioned, putting his finger up to his lips and drawing Milo closer. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Better yet, in a short distance—less than two miles—the contour lines came closer and closer together and showed two hills, one on either side of the river, just after a sharp S turn. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She only knew that the closer she got, the more desperate she felt to leave. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We trudge on through the snow, the lights beckoning to us in the distance, the park border coming slowly closer and closer. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And now that I was winning more, they began paying closer attention. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Long before reaching the doors, they’d heard a soft rumbling that grew in volume the closer they got. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

This one was something else, the center of hell maybe, the premonition of which made Dedd draw closer to Jaimito until she, too, finally fell asleep. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, I wish I’d been brave enough to creep closer so I could have heard what they were saying. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Papa said we had to cover at least ten miles a day, more if we could, and it should take about four hours, but with breaks it would probably be closer to five or six. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I walk a little closer to the gate and look up suddenly, like I’ve lost my way. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At first he thought he was mistaken, but as they drew closer he felt sure. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When to step closer for a whispered confidence. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Charlie splashes water in the pool and cracks up every time the splashes reach my mom, who has moved a bit closer to us now. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

All the darkness rocked and wailed as his father’s feet came closer; feet whose tread resounded like God’s tread in the garden of Eden, searching the covered Adam and Eve. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he says, and I can tell he hasn’t heard of it, but he smiles and sits back down on his barstool and pulls me closer. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

But it was a good hurt, a soreness that meant he was getting closer to being strong enough to go. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

As they got closer to the slide, she saw that the lump was Calder’s sweatshirt on top of a flurry of newspapers, the papers he’d carried when they’d run from Delia Dell. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

They were coming closer to us now. . . closer and closer. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded and clipped closer to his scalp. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Dell moves closer to the big-screen TV, asking: "Do you watch a lot of sports?" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I crept closer to the edge of the porch. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a few steps closer, looking him right in the eye. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I felt as if I were moving in slow motion, every step bringing me only slightly closer to Alama. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I catch David’s eye as he steps closer to me and the man who is still holding me against the fridge. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

In another wet area a few miles closer to Chamisaville, tiny toads gallantly hopped across the road. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a step closer, his voice lowering. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Nico trudged ahead, bringing us closer and closer to the palace of Hades. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Zane watched as the brown tip-top of the fir tree bobbed ever closer. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun could only think that perhaps the body had traveled far, that the man had been swept from closer to the lake all the way to Uptown. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The one closer to her was the younger of the two men. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Closer and closer came the line of trees, and darker and darker grew the wasteland. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The skull snickers and moves ever closer, but that doesn’t surprise me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A figure in scandal is like a heavy metal, the closer and longer you stay near, the more lasting the effects. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The river and the road have straightened out as the valley gets steeper and closer on both sides. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And they would move closer together when the sea breeze got into mischief. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

We could slip away and be that much closer to saving MidPass. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The closer Matt got, the stronger the stench became. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I say, "Look, can we move over closer to the buildings? Because people keep coming past us, and you look funny here talking to no one. Over here." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She edged closer to the gaping hole made by the Fiat 500. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he attempted to pull closer to the curb, the cart would not incline to the right at all. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They came closer, they were frankly looking me up and down. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The closer a neighborhood was to the palace at the center, the more deluxe it was, and the more expensive the houses and mansions became. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Kimberly snuggles closer, and I hold her against me, surer than ever that it was a bad mistake to draw her in like this. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The closer they came, the harder it would be to stay off the roads. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The juniors and sophomores already on the dance floor moved in a little closer, watching. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I think so, yeah. The bowling alley they’ve been using has gone out of business, and Scatterpin is closer for most of the folks on his team, so I guess yeah.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Yet if you look a little closer, you begin to discover: It's All Corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

‘If we get any closer, they can shoot us out of the sky.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

As Woody got closer, his attention was diverted from Wes’s left hand to his right, where he held a long-bladed knife. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I started to untie Old Dan but, taking a closer look at him, I could see he could never win a beauty contest. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I truly realize and I understand that I was wrong to not pay closer attention.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She pulled her shawl closer, though it was the hottest day of the year. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He moved in closer, his knees quivering as the snow seeped through his trousers. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved closer until the Imadas’ dog came loping around the corner of the house and then he froze, prepared to bolt. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The various doubts of the imams were comforting, and drew her closer. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

DuBridge went on to build a cyclotron at the University of Rochester, which brought the two physicists closer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Taran, hunched against a tree root, pulled his cloak closer about his shoulders. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She ran closer, saw the word, and gasped. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She slid a knee over my thighs and pressed closer. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Burton tried to get closer, too, but Poppy shoved him away. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Chaol and Dorian pushed off from where they both leaned against the wall, coming closer to the ring. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When I got closer to her she lifted both bags and so I picked up the box; it was very heavy, full of glass jars and tins of pickled vegetables and meats. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christina shoots again, and this time hits the target closer to the middle. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

When she came closer, I grabbed the tiny bow at her collar and yanked it off her dress with one hard tug. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her eyes follow me as I come closer. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It’s only eleven o’clock, but the average bedtime in Lanternwood is probably closer to eight thirty, which might explain why we don’t run into anyone. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Seven days since Pathfinder, and seven days closer to home. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the plane drew closer and closer, he could imagine the man’s never-ending smile behind the window of the cockpit. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Pathetic,” he said, his shadow falling over her as she flipped onto her back, scrambling away before he could get closer. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Nobody is standing in front of it, so I walk forward to get a closer look. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stepped closer to the doors, and I could hear Erik saying, “Did you see his hair? Did you see the side of his head? He got Mohawked, man!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved closer to Mariam, leaned in, and spoke in a lower, more confidential tone. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The voices were singing a psalm and coming closer, and then she saw a procession of angels carrying a litter. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her mouth went dry as Father Olufemi, now frowning, moved closer to both her and the bookcase. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The warmth of his body cut the autumn chill, and she moved closer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

As Meggie came closer to the grating her mother lifted her head and was now looking at her as if nothing else in the world existed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He leaned his weight against Finn to move him closer to Miguel, as if that would keep the flock safe. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I grab his collar before he can get any closer. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He held the match closer to Roscuros face, and a terrible smell of burnt whiskers rose up around the jailer and the rat. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Upon closer inspection I decided it was, like a lot of things, not as pretty up close as it seemed from a distance. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

As the Shy Maid drew closer, Tyrion could see the shapes of stone men moving in the light, shuffling aimlessly around the lamps like slow grey moths. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I hurried, the sound drawing closer, myriad-voiced, humming, enfolding me, numbing the air, as I started beneath the ramp. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He edged a bit closer so he didn't have to shout so much. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

‘Would you hold me closer so I can read the labels,’ Sophie said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was much colder in the Cursed Forest, and as if on instinct, the Witchlings pulled closer together. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The game settled down after that and in the middle innings, the Yankees scored a few runs to get closer. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I stepped closer, she hopped away, only a few steps, but fast; I wasn’t going to catch her like that. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Troy smirked and moved a step closer to me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Zero walks closer to me, his muscles shifting underneath the black armor, until we are separated by a mere foot. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The gulls are starting to edge closer now. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then she leaned even closer to me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We walked faster the closer we got to home, where the live oak trees spread their branches wide, giving cooling relief from the sun’s embrace. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was, of course, closer to the latter. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

If anything, I’m a row closer than further back. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Delia pulled at a corner of the paper to get a closer look. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But a closer look at the data destroys this theory. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

As I got closer I could see between the heads enough to know it was Deluca and Webb. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

We’re both frozen now that I hear it, too: German shouting, in the distance but growing closer. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to get a better look at the album covers. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Mom kissed the top of Ivy’s head and pulled her closer, running her fingers through Ivy’s hair. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They paddled closer and realized there was something strange about the helicopter. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Tidbit crept closer to the woman’s woodsy fire. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we got closer, the sound intensified and a heavy breeze shook the trees above us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When the dizziness settled, she opened her eyes once more and saw that Scythe Curie had pulled her chair closer. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Who knows, maybe our young men in arms are closer to the homecoming we have all been praying for. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I stepped closer, being careful where I put my feet. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Met Bong’s voice rises as she speaks his name, as if uttering “Pol Pot” brings her closer to his power. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, the one on my knee is closer to an orange than a plum in size. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The praying mantis hovers in place, not moving any closer. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Claudia took a step closer to me, “You really do have beautiful eyes. They’re like looking into a kaleidoscope—the way those golden flecks in them keep catching the light.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that he has told me a great deal, he has become closer than ever these last few years. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But Alice had moved closer, and she was leaning in to whisper something. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The city of Cleveland was safe and bored, and eager for a sensation a bit closer to home. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As they got closer to the neighborhood ruins in which Alec had seen Trina and the others, Mark definitely saw more signs of life. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Completely creeped out, Thomas leaned closer to get a better look anyway, curious. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She moved closer then, and with her hands still buried deep in her pockets kissed him so softly it was like a whisper against his cheekbone. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dad’s disconnected the automatic closer so it swings easily and stays cooperatively to the side. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The Horned King turned with her, and as they crashed through the underbrush and past the first rows of trees, the antlered giant drew closer until both steeds galloped side by side. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

People are craning their necks for a closer look at the injured runner. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He walks closer, an arm’s length from me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Seven leaned closer to the cauldron, her witch’s hat nearly falling in before she grabbed it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Aaron’s scent moves closer to the road but I’m feeling so poor I don’t even look up when I hear distant Noise now and then. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then the sound came drifting across farm and field and rolling plain, indistinct as the murmur of some distant sea, but swelling as they rode closer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"The storm," Vogel said in his accented English, "it is closer than Houston reported." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pushed our Formica cupboard up to the door and pressed against it with our bodies as the noise got closer and closer, until it was surrounding us, engulfing our home. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

But he did not come closer to her, and she had the distinct impression that he was holding himself back, even though his face was expressionless. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jormungundr, the Midgard serpent, huge and dangerous, will writhe in its fury, closer and closer to the land. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As he drew closer, he could make out at least six forms hunched around the fire. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He moves closer, like the TV has put a spell on him or something. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I am terrified of the man in the doorway with the cereal box on his head, yet there is something so compelling about him that I feel I must have a closer look. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She sat back and suddenly turned to her left, the side closer to the bank. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She moved a step closer to reassure him, and Roger came to stand with her, anxious. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the two weeks following my brother’s vanishing off the face of the Earth, my parents seemed to be closer than ever. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Cari grabbed the handle of the case and yanked it closer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sahara, though, stuck even closer to me than before. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As she gets closer, I can see that she's probably still in elementary school. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It resembles a piece of dead wood while stationary, though closer examination will reveal finned paws and very sharp teeth. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama slipped her hand to Anya’s shoulder and pulled her closer. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The weird bellowing noise rose up again somewhere behind us, closer than before. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

When he gets closer, I notice the tiniest speck of shaving cream in the little nook where his jaw meets his ear. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

After two minutes, he takes a closer look at my head and says, “Get your coat on. I’m taking you to the hospital.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He took a step closer and stopped suddenly, his eyes on my bed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Another batch of film, shown to us by an assistant district attorney from an upstate county, hit even closer to home. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Turu, in the height of a good story, couldn’t have done better himself, and we all leaned in closer. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Tuck them in the woods, closer to your house. I won’t even watch.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I moved closer, telling myself I had to act. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I cover my nose and keep my eyes on my cousin, even as Kasim keeps looking over at me, smiling, and inching his hand closer and closer to my leg. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The sea got closer and closer—a glittering expanse of slap-you-in-the-face death. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Izzie draws closer and whispers in my ear, “The stitches hurt a lot when I put my head down on the pillow, but then I fall asleep and I forget they hurt.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She stepped closer and closer, until she was within my reach. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As we get closer, I hear men’s voices. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Except the truth is closer to the slight drag in Henry’s voice and the half step of hesitation before he speaks that’s been there all week. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I perked up until I got a closer look at it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The lion stirred slightly as we drew closer. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“According to the government, there are approximately a quarter of a million children under the age of eighteen, but our estimate is closer to a tenth of that.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I lean closer to her and say, “He’s kind of intimidating.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Then she tugs my arm closer, pushes my sleeve up, and cups my hand between her own. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe I'd feel this way about any of the guys closer to me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I got up closer so I could hear what he was singing. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The shouts behind me grew louder and closer. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the distance, thunder rumbled, getting closer every minute. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Some of the closer tents are splattered with mud, but none are burned despite the charred ground surrounding them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he says, and moves closer to me again. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I pull my red scarf closer as the cold air bites at my face and neck, looking down to see if his wallet is still wedged in the doorjamb before storming over to him. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t like Angel Yanagihara, who stung a mouse, then watched as it got closer and closer to death. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The mountains were much closer than I would have believed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When I took on the disguise of a polite young lady, I could often escape her closer scrutiny. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

At the firm, I had become closer to Gaur, much to Mr. Sidelsky’s exasperation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he got closer to the building, he saw that a man was standing by the front door near the sweet-gum tree, wearing a white Tyvek jumpsuit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are all strangely quiet, listening to Checo's voice full of disclaimer, and when he falls silent, only to their own breathing as the hand of God draws closer. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As always, the closer he got to the war, the worse it looked. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He would shoot when they were closer and he would save one bullet for himself. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The battle edged closer to the trees, and I realized the fetterlings were dragging the giant away, back to wherever they had taken Brer Fox. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Everyone I pass stares at me from a distance and then, as we grow closer, looks down at their feet and mumbles buenas tardes, senorita in heavily accented Spanish. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like the soft swish of corn tassels and being one step closer to an impossible dream. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But when I got closer, I overheard them talking about how someone named Susan got wasted the night before and that's why she wasn't there. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He took pictures, his digital camera held away from his face, saying, “Move closer! Okay, one more!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But this time it wasn’t his Weep, but hers, and it might have been closer to the true city than his version, but it wasn’t accurate, either. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Ivy kept watching the clock while she ate, the hands moving closer and closer to 10:33, which was when she was born. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I step closer and I see a small white label on the middle one. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Through that telescope, the world was closer and larger than I’d ever imagined. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

As the white mountain had once loomed over him, so now the black wall of death loomed closer with each fleeting hour. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Met Bong says Pol Pot needed the boys to go and live in the mountains so they are closer to the other soldiers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I come closer, Jason looks at me, eyes narrowing. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pooky, who had crept in closer, didn’t even have time for that. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As the NBA Finals got closer, reporters from all over started calling. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I may not die now . . . but I’m going to die sometime. Every minute of the day, I get closer. And I’m going to get old. ” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Some of our teachers make us eat birdseed so we’ll feel closer to the earth, and other teachers hate birds because they are supposedly minions of the Devil. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘So we just wait? Clarisse demanded. ‘Let them get all their forces prepared while Gaia gets closer to waking? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The sound is off, and for some reason, it’s scarier, watching the silent twirling spiral twisting on the screen, inching across the blue water, coming closer to New Orleans’s shore. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

For the Enemy has been close behind, closer even than I feared. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As the pile of refuse grew, Anne swung her torch closer and closer to it. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the hollow was reeling itself up, its jaws inching closer until we could smell its stinking grave- breath. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything, but she smiled and moved closer to Leroy. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like to get closer to it, or to make it a little bit real. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

However, as Minli got closer to the Inner City, she realized the boy was right. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

There were those of the gods who felt that they should have let the giant get even closer to finishing the wall before Thor killed him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The little dot labeled Hope Springs crept closer and closer. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He elbowed and shoved and broke through and fired and started all over again, pushing his way ever closer to the house. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We began to drift sideways, closer to the ridge. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I turned away, edging closer to the two men. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started stealing closer to him one slow step at a time. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

We all scooted closer on our stools, like it was story-time in some morbid kindergarten. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I hold my breath as he comes closer. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I ran back a bit and stepped even closer to the sideline. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He leaned closer, straining to understand her words. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Closer and closer it came, until George could read its name: Carpathia. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed my nose closer to the map. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I press closer to the white support so I don’t fall, but that makes it hard to climb. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mom slowed down as she got closer and closer, not knowing exactly what to expect. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Hearing the men draw closer, I leaped up and scrambled around the corner of the mill. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

As I got closer, my eyes stared harder, my legs slowed down, and my heart started pounding. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Must be a recessive gene,” Rafe replied, then pulled the ketchup bottle closer to his plate. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He steps closer, so that we’re toe to toe, and pushes his face closer to mine. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Stella pulled her jacket closer, buttoning up her resentment. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I hoped we would be somewhere near Krasnoyarsk, closer to Papa. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Crouch was pulling him closer; Harry tried to loosen Crouch’s grip on his robes, but it was too powerful. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Hazel,” said Fiver suddenly, “I want to get a clear idea of this Silverweed, but I daren’t go closer by myself. Will you come with me?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even their faces when they come closer look too dark, as if they’re in shadow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wriggle my hips, pressing against him a little closer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The closer I walk, the more convinced I am. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milo suddenly realized that with all his effort he was no closer to the top than when he began, and not a great deal further from the bottom. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

And the closer I get to her, the faster I walk, and the lighter I feel. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The old couple were on the steps now, the old man holding her arm, the white men leaning forward above, and the crowd pressing me closer to the steps. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They touched down gently on the dark trees in the wood, and Jack found himself taking a step closer. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

In the privacy of her mind, Koffi faintly wondered where they were heading, whether their new direction would get them any closer to finding the Shetani or send them back to where they’d started. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then she stepped closer to me and touched my hand. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As I got closer, I could see another purpose to these curled twigs: support. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

As we drew closer to the walls, people began to squeeze together tightly. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I was brought closer, he asked me where I had gotten this type of music and what was the point of having it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The captain leans closer, the acrid smoke of his pipe stinging my eyes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She takes a deep breath, moves the white bowl a little closer to her, says, “Constantine sent her up to Chicago to live. She couldn’t take care of her.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Liz blew her nose and nudged the math book closer to me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tassels on their breasts go in circles, and fan the flames closer to me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was bringing his strange little mouth closer and closer to her fiery face. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Pulling me closer, brushing the hair back behind my ears with her fingers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Nicole adjusted her sunglasses so they were closer to her eyes. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Performers emerge from sleepers closer to the back of the train and of obviously better quality. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

As Ernie got closer, Samantha stopped barking and just panted, her tongue dangling from her mouth like taffy, spit flying everywhere. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She leaned in closer to the casket and took a long look. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My feet slowed the closer I came, watching as a few of the older boys threw more logs into the fire’s grasping fingers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The decks had filled with passengers by now, and as I watched the land come closer, I had to tell myself over and over that I was HERE. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their resemblance was closer than that of my sisters and me, and we looked alike. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Young men surround them, as if drawn by the perfume of those flowers, closer and closer. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The series goes on indefinitely, with the pitches getting closer and closer together. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“They were closer to the fence,” I say. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I leaned forward and inched myself closer to her. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you get an inch closer,” she says. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Caroline waited until he had generously salted and peppered his potatoes, then she laid her elbows on the table and propelled herself a bit closer to it and thus to him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tree is easy enough to climb, and the limb closest to the circus wide enough to manage until he gets closer to the fence. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In fact, I look around to see that many of the kids at the bus stop have stepped closer to me, as if to give me silent support. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Lawd, but me did miss you two, you know,” he said, and he held them even closer. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I press the phone closer to my ear and stand still in the middle of the steps. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Most churches had steeples that appeared to be solid from the street, but a closer inspection would reveal a wooden framework covered with cleverly painted copper or tin. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

As they made their way closer to the machines, Moss got his first glimpse of the cops that had been sent to work what arguably must have been their worst assignment ever. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But every step brought him closer to Pax and the home he should never have left, and he felt hopeful. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The man took a step closer, dropped his arm. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m having to remind myself of that particular hard with each passing sunrise that takes us closer to them thieves and farther off from Possum Moan and the last time Cap’n Buck took a bath. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I move closer to peer at the collection. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was well over seven feet tall, closer to eight, with massive shoulders and arms thick as the trunks of small trees. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t look away, but I don’t get any closer either. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As I got closer to the fence I held my shirt over my nose to block the smell. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The emperor was moving closer, like a stalking animal. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Every day, a full feeling in my chest seems a little closer to brimming over. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle couldn’t move closer to examine the screen, because the area fifteen feet in front of it had been fenced off with a series of brass poles and velvet ropes. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

One step closer to a vial of cure. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I catch David’s eye as he steps closer to me and the man who is still holding me against the fridge. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Maybeth just nodded and sat closer to Dicey on the cot. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ugwu moved closer to the door to listen; he was fascinated by Rhodesia, by what was happening in the south of Africa. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Flux drew closer, admiring his latest trophies. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

His cheeks grew fuller, his eyes closer; his nose hooked, a scar appeared on his right cheek where no scar had been before. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She drew her veil closer so that more of her face was obscured, then lost herself in the crowd. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The rumbling came closer out of an empty sky, filling my ears. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Maggie took a half step closer to Osh, who bowed his head a little, the gathered mist running off his hood in a stream. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

But I could still see him through the glass, his mirrored image becoming clearer as he got closer and closer. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I'm going to have to get in closer and see if I can't discover what exactly protects the supplies. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Never mind the side remarks. Are they getting any closer?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

June and Taryn were facing each other and giggling, but then June grabbed Ivy’s arm and pulled her closer and soon the three of them were moving in a little circle. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Some of them are closer to the size of thumbtacks. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

You just turned and kept walking, getting closer and closer to the doors leading outside, closer to your escape. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The fire got closer, crackling and spitting and roaring. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He had ten stone blocks on the stone-boat, all he could manage, and he was hauling and heaving the stone-boat and cursing the stones, but with each heave he got closer to the wall. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

As we get closer to the Old City, we talk even less. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The garlicky outlaw was leaning closer to Jemmy. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Eagerly Singer leaned closer and he breathed with long, deep breaths and in his eyes there were bright tears. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Seeing Lissa in my favorite place made me feel closer to her, as if she were truly my friend and I was sharing something important with her. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The boy stepped closer to the girl, and when she smiled, he did the same. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I did wish it was closer to the sea, so we could have a better view. But I changed Daddy’s décor and it’s not too nouveau riche, I pray?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Xan shuddered and pulled herself to her hands and knees, and slid closer to the woman on the ground. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Our after-noon on the range made more sense to me as a rite of passage that might bring us closer by making us feel we’d endured something awful together. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His desk scrapes the floor as it scoots closer to mine until they touch. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Would Caleb and I be closer if he were a girl? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The sides of the gully drew closer and closer together until the three men were forced to slosh through the glacial water, sometimes up to their knees. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Good afternoon, Mama,” Olanna said, but did not make an attempt to go any closer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I looked into Yilonia Kline’s light green eyes and stepped closer. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Attendants rush to bring her chafing dish closer. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The fish sounds in the night were closer now. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to the center of the open window, and she looked me dead in the eye. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“If he’s dead, then that’s that. Here, you recruits, come closer and listen to me.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

After I returned home, something beautiful happened: Mom and I began to grow closer than we had ever been. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As Boobie tried to find the natural rhythm of the year before, Mike edged closer and closer to a dream he had quietly harbored for much of his life. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the right answer, because he says, “Okay, here,” and he does something that brings not only the stars but him a breath closer. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Will dropped to his belly for a closer look, his nose dangling over the edge as he gazed down, down, down into the fog. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby’s eyes grew big and she shuffled closer to me. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

If the Earth were moved only a little closer to the Sun, the temperature would increase slightly. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he got closer to the pool, Fred heard burbling water and an angry voice off in the distance. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Kilvin let me look for a long while before he moved closer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

As it got closer and closer to the time of his execution, it became harder for him to speak. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Holding out my hand, I edged closer to the moat. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I nudged the paper a little closer to her so maybe she would read it. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He walked past the Captain, closer to the men, who did not move, who did not seem to notice him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed the back of my head and carefully pulled my forehead closer to his, so that our eyebrows were touching. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she came closer, Pinmei’s anger reignited, for Amah had a white cloth tied around her mouth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He put a hand on the hilt of his sword, and Nehemia’s guards stepped closer to him. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Coop and Rae come in and sit closer to the front of the room than I’d expressly like for them to, but what can I do? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He felt her shiver, and when he held her closer, he realized he was shaking too. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Shielding myself behind some deserted stalls and tables, I made my way closer to the palace. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

With a lump in my throat, I moved forward, closer and closer to the exit, desperately hoping the guard would not reappear. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He was waiting at the foot of the stairs, closer than I’d thought, and I bounded right into him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

No, it wasn’t a stone, Pinmei realized as she looked closer. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

As if to answer, she heard in the caverns of her own memories the padded footsteps of something quiet, predatory, and terrifying, coming closer and closer and closer. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

As we step away from the cake, Kareem edges closer to me and puts his hand on the small of my back. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The man had drawn closer, but as I could not see his face, I shrank away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Each moment talking with these fools means were a moment closer to death. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And it seems he can never make headway into understanding which theory is closer to the truth. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Pollard, a more adventurous soul, probably lived a little closer to the pulse of Tijuana. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As it came closer it moved past the other greystone that lay in the grass, and I realized my eyes weren’t playing tricks on me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The closer he got, the more liquid I became. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Being his confidante, she felt essential to him, in some ways closer to him than ever. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath and stepped closer to the pigeon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And the war would only get more ferocious as the Allies battled closer to the Japanese mainland. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Goddard’s response was to bring the blade even closer to Esme’s unsuspecting neck. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He hurried closer and it was now that he saw that the car was damaged after all. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The closer they got to Ford’s, the thicker the crowds became. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Blanche and Louis could not be closer. So this is our chance. Tonight, during the meal, I will bring up the burning of the Talmuds. I will pretend to have no opinion on the subject.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The only sound was that slow creak and splash that was getting closer and closer. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It feels like I am coming closer to the beginning.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose one could argue that as I have not joined the Death Eaters, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named can hardly count me a friend ... in which case, I might well be safer a little closer to Al-bus.... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At first I thought they were shouting to me, but on peering closer I could see that they had their backs to me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry drew closer, gazing up into his parents’ faces. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I scooted closer to her until the sides of our bodies touched. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The closer they got to Greece, the more dread settled in Jason’s chest. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Shaking his head, he took a step closer to me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the boat with the searchlight was getting closer. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

As we got closer to the village, I heard voices, and some yelling and crying. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It’s really the only reasonable course of action, but by saying it first, it helps to move me a few inches closer to a position of leadership. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In the pecking order of fifth grade, I was closer to the top than the bottom because my parents were rich and my dad had met the president of the United States. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Still he moves closer, limping on his left side... Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The stars are gone completely now and a haze of rain is falling as each of my footsteps step me closer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Snow would start falling in a matter of days, bringing them closer to Yulemas—and the final duel, still two months away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I crawl closer until I get to a photograph taped to the top of the duct. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Faster and closer, faster and closer, faster and closer, and at last, like a cresting wave, the rider burst out of the silver mist. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Jesse had shown all the heart, courage, and enterprise in the world, but he could see it wasn’t getting him closer to where he wanted to be. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a tiny, hesitant step back as Brian moves closer to me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The very last time my mother was not so close to me that she could touch, but she was still closer than she is now, is when she was sending those postcards. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At first Eleanor thought the pads were actually bloody, but when she got closer, she could see that it was just red Magic Marker. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain said, “Listen, another one a bit closer and it will be a hard day for Mother. You get back to the rear and watch for stragglers. Keep your distance from me.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I got closer, a gentle warmth engulfed me, lifting the tiredness away. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He circled the outcrop, climbing closer to the mill than he liked, to come at her from above. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The only thing that really matters is that out here in the driveway shooting free throws I feel closer to Dad. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

She came closer and laid her hand against his cheek. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He stood in the door for a moment, afraid to speak, afraid to come closer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I just stand there as he inches closer and closer, and before I know it, we’re face-to-face. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The first and last chapters explore the scientific origins of the Industrial Revolution, which turn out to be earlier and closer than previously suspected. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

To bring you closer, I picture the dark evenings in my mind. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

In the same way, you can take a spaceship and accelerate it, getting it closer and closer to the speed of light. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She takes my dad’s hand, and they step a little closer to me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Aileen stood by one of the tables closer to the door, and there were still a few empty seats, so I shot over to one next to her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He touched the mare’s neck, and the horse took a few more steps closer. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

If they bothered to look closely, they’d see me farther above; they were peering straight at me, though their vision was focused a yard closer. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

We drew closer and peered through the dense curtain of green that surrounded a small adobe hut. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phone stops ringing as she brings it closer to her face to read the caller ID. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It didn't seem any closer than when they first started out. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

This is just a stroll-by, but we’re counting on him to get back there and take a closer look in the next day or two. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The closer I got, the more I could smell the sodden ashes and burnt dreams. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She pushed her doll closer, so that Mrs. Fanning aped a surprised, cross-eyed look. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I grew more nervous the closer I came to the last table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Stop. You are not allowed to get any closer to the high school.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Really, Jake, you were closer to him than I ever was. I don’t know— there was just something unspoken between the two of you.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She wanted to get closer so she could hear better. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He moved closer and saw the snakes emblazoned on their chests: Slytherins. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The distant wails of the Grievers grew closer as the night stretched on, every minute seeming to last longer than the one before it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Maybe a bit later than that. Maybe it was closer to eight. Yes, actually, I remember now—I think I got home just after eight.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his fingers on my shoulder, and Sumac moved closer to my face to make room for the strong hand. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I could give them the chance to move me a bit closer to normal, risks, rewards, and all. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

As we came closer and closer to this text, I became more and more convinced that Rav Gershenson was going to call on me to read and explain it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

People are edging closer, snapping pictures, taking video with their phones. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

She said it made us appreciate the gifts of nature; it made us closer to the land. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“That will bring me closer to one fifty. Then we have a deal.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

This means that at earlier times objects would have been closer together. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think it possible, but he draws me even closer into him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Carefully Rupa moved closer to Neel and reached out to stroke the tiny animal. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Claire’s hands were moving her hair back from her shoulders now, and Maya couldn’t tell if she wanted to step closer to her or run away and never look back. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then they began to come closer, all together, as if some internal voice were directing them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As she came closer, they could hear her voice. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

In dark and silver dreams I had seen him falling from the sky, each night closer to the earth, his soul a star. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few edged closer, but none wanted to be first in line. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I brought my hands down and watched the red brick exterior of the infirmary, a cheerful building, coming closer. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother steps closer and in an instant her hand shoots up ready to slam across my face, but she catches herself, her hand frozen in midair. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Augustus was staring at me, his blue eyes closer to me than they’d ever been, and behind him, a crowd of people three deep had sort of circled around us. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Tsukiko stops at a tent entrance, and Bailey moves closer to check the sign, knowing which tent it is as soon as he glances at the words upon it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He stood up and held the book closer to the faint gray light coming through the narrow window high on his wall. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

My mother stood closer to him and put a hand on his shoulder. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I take a step closer so I can get a good look. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It was no closer, but neither had they left it behind. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they’d have to put a bit of force behind their bowl—to push one of their team’s bowls closer to the jack or knock the opposition’s bowl out of the way. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He is closer to no one on earth. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It would have smacked Candice in the head if she had been standing any closer. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But when he cut me off I was closer to the hoop. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sapo got closer to me, like he always does when he wants me to pay attention. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Lyra’s lips parted and she moaned softly; Pantalaimon moved a little closer to her breast. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I spend the day trying not to commit him any closer to any of them. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I read the signpost as I came closer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I saw him take a deep breath as he got closer to her, and I wondered if it was one of those big breaths you take in order to get ready to deliver bad news. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

They ran through the dark alleys, imagining a thousand things that could have happened to Bo and Hornet, and the closer, they got to the Campo Morosini, the more horrible those images became. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

J*ne li> It had been four weeks since the asteroid had knocked the moon just a little closer to earth, four weeks of untold devastation and death. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I think, The hike has brought us closer together. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I took a closer look but was distracted by the sound of clinking glass as people gathered around the model. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Come closer, darling child. I’m running low on beauty. You don’t have much, but it’ll be good for a bite or two,” said Madame Bee. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When Sierra lifted her teary face from Mama Carmen’s shoulder, she saw that the spirits had circled closer. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The noises grew louder and more distinct, the clack of wood on wood, and as they grew closer they heard heavy breathing as well, and now and then a grunt. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She drew her two stacks of shuffleboard discs in closer to her. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

When he came closer, Aru saw that it wasn’t glass, but ice. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

One of the fingers grazed the side of his head...any closer and it would have cracked his skull. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

And then came blasts from somewhere closer—on this side of the river. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

A strong wind blows behind me, nudging my wet sneakers closer to the ledge. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

When she hesitated, I added, “It’s one of the only things that make me feel closer to Gran.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I creep closer to the cruiser as Mami talks, being careful not to make any sudden moves the whole way. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, after that little moment, I thought that Penelope and I would become closer. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The longer we stayed in Hope Springs, the closer I got to needing another hand. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She stepped a little closer and squinted at the pile of notes lying next to her. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“How are you doing, sir?” he asks, coming closer. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When day came at last the hobbits were surprised to see how much closer the ominous mountains had already drawn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Instead, Herbert moved even closer to her home in Dothan, which elevated her anxieties. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

An even closer one of Simon’s face where his nostrils look so big, Abby stuck a panda graphic inside one of them. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

When the sun was halfway across the sky, the bombs and the artillery shells went quiet, and I heard the machine guns come, faint, then closer, jeeps driving fast past our building. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

As they got closer, he could see a thin column of smoke rising from one of the many chimneys, before being blown away. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

As Leo edged closer, he realized the guy’s face was unusually golden. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She leaned closer, so he could see clots in her makeup. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Shannon rolls all of us closer so we can watch the snow accumulate on the grass and trees. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Teresa moved closer to the bars, clutching their cold metal with her fingers, never taking her eyes off Meggie. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There had been times when she thought she spotted Pong, only to get closer and find it was someone else. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Nothing seemed clear at first, but as I fell gradually closer to unconsciousness, a few certainties became evident. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

This field is for a man or woman who wishes to get even closer to life. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Each mission closed the distance, brought the fruit closer to their grasp. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Silver, as he started to move round the hollow, had come closer to the bird’s head. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ragged circle around him moved perceptibly closer. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nero raised his head, blinked at me, and then cuddled closer to Georgie as if he, too, disapproved of my plans. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

His baby clambers over his sleeping mother to join in, crawling right over Otto’s face to get closer to me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up and saw that the boy had left his chair and come closer to me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Connor and I claim the bed closest to the windows; Mom and Jack take the bed closer to the door. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It will not help bring them closer to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mosque is about thirty minutes away, closer to the mall, where buildings are taller and farms are fewer. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He pulls my gift closer and digs inside the bag for the card. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sergio could hear the train getting closer, hissing into the station. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

They got closer, a man and a woman, both squinting to see if I was who they thought I'd be. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He leans closer and whispers, “Look out, you stupid after-school activity. Here comes Zoey!” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Harry’s nerves mounted as June the twenty-fourth drew closer, but they were not as bad as those he had felt before the first and second tasks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Her father, Oliver Brown, applied to the school board to have her transferred to the closer school. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He takes another step closer, squatting and regarding us from eye level. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now he had a knife in each hand—a flint knife, and a knife with a black bone handle—and he said, “Get back! Keep away from me! Don’t get any closer!” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“No, you don’t. No boy always tells the truth. Come here—come a bit closer.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baxter leaned a little closer to Mrs. Trenton and lowered her voice. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to the window, and in the last light of day I gazed at my reflection one more time. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

But he suddenly turns around and walks closer to us. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s a way for you to become closer to her, to let her know you understand a very important part of who she is, to show your empathy.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If someone offers you an opportunity to get closer to your enemy, you always take it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He was really closer to a man than a boy, and his voice was very deep. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We had been getting closer and closer to it over the past twenty- four hours, and finally we saw it, a tiny speck some twenty- five miles in front and slightly above us. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t correct her mistake, just pulls me closer and gives me a loud smack on the lips. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The other women shook her roughly, as the wa-wa-wa roar of the overhead planes came closer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

His hand moves closer and now it’s brushing against my thigh. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The promise of Paris had brought Aru one tiny step closer to belonging. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lissa leaned closer to me, her voice hoarse from crying, and whispered, “What will Miss Willis do? Will she hurt us?” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

There’s nowhere to run; I draw my legs closer into me, spinning an imaginary cocoon around my body. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Thursday night he went to bed convinced he’d never be able to sleep for imagining Jen and the others in her car, getting farther and farther from him and closer and closer to danger. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The train slows down when we get closer to the fence, a signal from the driver that we should get off soon. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I wished I could go closer, join Lissa and her father at the picnic table, sit between them as if I were part of a family again. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I started walking toward their bedroom, but Dad stopped me before I could get any closer. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It’s closer to what we had in our homes in 12, when the candles and fire burned low on a winter’s night. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The closer we get to the edge of the woods, the more each step feels fraught. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Marco nods, and then he takes a step closer to her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I let her bring the wet towel up to my face again, savoring her warmth as she leaned in closer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And then he pushed his robot closer to Donovan’s so that they were sitting face to face, dim shadows in the darkness, and he whispered, “Mike!” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Your view of the planet improves as you come closer and more and more fine detail stands out. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The owl’s onyx eyes seemed to follow me as I walked closer. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You can look on with me,” says Abby, scooting closer to him. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She shakes her head and motions me closer to her. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I want to be closer to a window, so I scoot down the row. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The current gently pushed the lifeboat closer to the illusion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But she stepped closer to us, looking into my face all the time. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wolf padded closer, sniffed at her fingers, then licked at the blood with a wet rough tongue. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Take a closer look, Dana. It’s too straight. It’s not a bone; it’s modern lumber. We’ve been finding pieces like it for a couple of weeks now.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

After gazing awhile, he turned slightly, beckoned me closer, and whispered, “Look, but be careful not to show yourself.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Steve looks down at her but doesn’t respond, just keeps up his pace, moving closer to me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

But he is unable to balance well and while he attempts a graceful leap, it ends up being something closer to a planned fall. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In fact, Bellow was no closer to Tolstoy than I was to Nzinga. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But the closer Seven got to Beefy’s room, the more the floor shook. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

He steadied me, holding me a careful distance away for a few seconds before suddenly pulling me closer. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frisby hopped closer and then, carefully, crept up the side of the stump and peered inside. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When he scooted closer, she recoiled and started to shriek. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

When I look closer, I realize that he's drawing soldiers breaking into our home. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He's pulling me closer, holding me soft by the neck, and now I can feel the pulse in his hands. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But look at him carefully, look! Come closer!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The closer she got to the day that the relatives from Virginia would arrive, the more Ophie worried that she would end up face-to-face with a murderer. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I come to life, pressing closer, my hands creeping up his back, sliding over his shoulders. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I will torture you under the sea. Every day the water will heal you, and every day I will bring you closer to death.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never been there. Calcutta’s in the east, closer to Thailand.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Ashworth sets my file aside, sits in a rolling chair, and wheels closer. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But when I looked closer, I saw bald patches and sores. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I moved closer to the throne, eager to get away from those creatures. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They’d all gathered on the quarterdeck to discuss strategy as they got closer to Epirus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The shadows inch closer, and I close my eyes against them, hoping they’ll disappear. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Layla looked up as Ivy got closer and Aaron’s cries got louder. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now, closer up, it penetrates her entire body. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“We're late. Why didn't you summon us sooner?'' The girl trails us, too frightened to get closer. “There were so many people—I couldn't find you.'' An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The car was now up on the grass but it didn’t come any closer. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Frankie used his hold on the cords to reel me closer. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

As the second line swept past the twin towers, Davos took a closer look. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As the giant got closer, I could see three human-size envoys with him: a half-blood in armor, an empousa demon with a black dress and flaming hair, and a tall man in a tuxedo. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

When I bent closer to look at them, I saw that their stems were uneven, and they were tied with twine, like they were hand-cut instead of from a store. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He shimmied me closer and buried his face in my neck. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He pulled me closer, and I let my head fall against his chest. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I said, forcing myself to move closer to her and the tree. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I was gonna keep moving, but then I saw that there were other people down closer to the track, hanging out, watching the practice. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When I got closer, the high wall of snow looked more like fingers of snow stretching out on the ground. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He puts his cup down, too, and leans closer to me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Crawling closer, I studied the spot where the cubs had been. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I point to the freezer and move my bowl closer to me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I snuggle closer to Uncle Carlos and hope it says everything I can’t. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The guard was humming as he came closer. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He lay in wait as the shadowy creature came closer and closer, and when the time was right, the badger pounced. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As he walked closer, he saw that Dasch was speaking to one of the sailors. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew everyone, proverbially, and, in the case of the Shaws, it was probably closer to literally. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He goes closer to the tree, closer to the hole that was once his favorite perch. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He knows what I want, and this dance is just winding us closer to it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He leans a little closer over the seat. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

My feet punched down and the bottom was closer now and I crawled and kicked toward the sand. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He pushed the blazing ivy pot to the other end of the table, closer to the piles of books and mail, making it even more difficult for them to see each other. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Call, I knew, usually went to see him on Sunday afternoons, but my parents liked me to stay closer by on Sundays. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they paddled closer, Zeitoun asked Nasser if he wanted to leave. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Surely he’ll say the things he’s always told me, like how music makes him feel closer to God and that my talent is a gift from Allah. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

After they ate, Clayton brushed his teeth and got ready for the midnight jam, even though in reality, ten fifteen was closer to the hour. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

When they came closer I saw that they had bone ornaments thrust through their noses. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every step in the dark night brought her closer to Wash. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

As you see the opening get closer, you just can’t get there fast enough. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed through the crowd to get closer to the action, at the same time trying to spot Needles and Noodles to make sure they were okay. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

And Park kept pulling her to him, even when she couldn't come any closer. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But then they came closer, and Aru saw that they weren’t stars at all. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A hundred dementors were advancing, gliding toward them, sucking their way closer to Harry’s despair, which was like a promise of a feast.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Con intended to stop first at Mona’s cottage, in case she was still waiting for them, and the closer they came to it, the more quickly he wanted to ride. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Takes a step closer to the tall tree with the nest tucked into its branches. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And getting the high score on this Pac-Man game on Archaide obviously hadn’t gotten me any closer to finding it myself. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been thinking some more about what we talked about in detention,” Caleb says to me, finally getting Char off him and moving closer to where I am. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Martin’s bellowing voice was either echoing around in my mind, or it was actually getting closer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Moving the telescope closer to the window, she spent some time mastering the knobs, bringing the leaves on the trees below into crisp focus. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Then she realized that trees were creeping closer. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Now, as I drew closer, the faint strains of organ music caught my ears. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

A man with bright red hair and freckled arms unzipped his pants, shuffled closer, and grinned. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now as they got closer to the Rebels people seemed much happier everywhere. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then I remember that I did sign up to be her helper, so I hand her back her purse and kneel down to get a closer look. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I walked slowly down the sidewalk, coming closer to the gang of boys, holding the stick tightly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z