| 单词 | clump |
| 例句 | He took a position on a high clump of grass at the edge of the bank and motioned for me to sit by the bank, but away from him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The ground around her was bare, the grass lay in sad clumps at her side. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I spotted another clump of Hunters heading to the right, bows ready. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They tipped the dirty water away onto the base of a clump of snapdragons which, Nettle said, made him homesick for his parents’ back garden. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Before they could attack, Brian jumped out from behind a clump of sagebrush, waving a yucca branch. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Using two sticks, I lifted the kitten into a clump of nervy snowdrops. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z But chromosomes clumped together, making it impossible to get an accurate count. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Crows aim at the eyes and Pipkin, sensing this, had buried his head in a clump of rank grass and was trying to burrow further in. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She waited and watched them cross the yard toward a clump of cedar trees near the fence. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z At Clara’s command they turned onto a service road and continued among birches and onion fields until she ordered the driver to pull up along a clump of underbrush. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z They all continued on the general’s plane to Albuquerque, where Groves was infuriated to discover eminent physicists gathered in clumps at the main hotel. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Today he had searched the oak clumps along the far fencerows for Sounder. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Little clumps of Sounder’s hair lay in the blood. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently they were in among a clump of ragged leafless shrubs, useless either for concealment or as protection from the wind. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Cico reached into a clump of grass and brought out a long, thin salt cedar branch with a spear at the end. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In i960, French researchers had discovered that when cells were infected with certain viruses in culture, they clumped together and sometimes fused. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z My feet felt like clumps of ice at my ankles; two pairs of woolen socks provided a meager shield against this Montana cold. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z By mid-September, round bales of golden straw dot the yellow fields on my walk to the county road, arranged in geometric formations and stacked in pyramids and scattered in haphazard clumps. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It disappeared into the clump of quivering ferns. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The glass bowl was transparent, and I could see the chalky clumps the milk made with the water at the bottom of the bowl. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We parked alongside a small country cemetery and marched over clumps of ruddy earth to the Grover graveyard. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Miraculously, a gust of wind blew him to one side—-just enough to miss the highway and crash into a clump of bushes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Their hair died at the roots and fell out in clumps, as if they had received radiation bums. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As he crossed the state line into Mississippi, a white man hidden in a clump of bushes shot Meredith from behind with a shotgun, seriously wounding him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Billy commented that the clumps might be telegrams. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We drifted by gray barns, cornfields in need of irrigation, and clumps of Hereford cows, chewing in slow motion, looking very content with their lives. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then as quickly as he had sprinted in my direction he turned and disappeared again into the dark clumps of reeds in the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear thumps and clumps and an oof from Matthew and I look up and he’s buried in silage rolls, his arm out to one side, the machete dropped. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z All I could see was white, a few clumps of trees, a couple of farmhouses, and the muddy black trail of the oxcart winding through it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Are the migrants hiding in clumps of yellow flowers between the tracks innocents traveling north or dangerous men who are running from the law in their own countries? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Doon liked to sit on these clumps, running his fingers along the strange creases and crevices that must have been carved somehow by running or dripping water. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z White folks and colored, too, stood in clumps staring at her. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Lee was telling Pickett how to maneuver his troops sideways when he reached the road so that they would converge on that clump of trees toward the center. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma had a thin, angular face and an endless store of faux Indian jewelry, all silver and turquoise, which hung in clumps from her spindly neck and fingers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He settled back on his haunches in exasperation, looking at the pitiful clump of grass and twigs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Tonight, Papa found us a place next to a big rock near clumps of desert brush. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z At 1:00 a.m. on February 20, Lier-Hansen parked his car under a clump of trees about a mile from the ferry dock. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A clump of grass poked out from a crack in the sidewalk. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I find myself standing in a clump of sixteens from the Seam. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Olanna stared at the beggars clumped around the walls of the palace, their bodies and begging bowls covered in flies. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They line the walls like sentries and clump in tight arrangements on stones, lighting up the hill. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Their uneven footsteps—scrap, clump, scrap, clump—didn’t get any faster. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She heard the front door slam and Jem clump down the hall. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z He followed the electronic signal over to a clump of seaweed. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z To the left was a clump of trees, a stone fence, two batteries of artillery, the long line of troops lying in the sun, in the shade of the trees, dug in, waiting. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The abundance of bandages makes her clump along, though. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z When it was good and soft, I rested a clump on my tongue and stuck this out for the hungry bird. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Ice caked the prisoner’s mustache, clumps of frozen snot. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We filled glasses with the snow clumping on the fire escape then poured tamarind syrup on it to make piraguas Brooklyn-style. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Harry was sitting in the tent entrance, on guard duty, staring idly at a clump of grape hyacinths that had forced their way through the chilly ground, when Ron shouted excitedly from inside the tent. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The commander decides the ration is now half a clump ol rice only at morning and night, and one cup of water all day. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The boys deposited two clumps of sweaty T-shirts in the dust at either end of the field to make the goals. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Others, perhaps most of the clay pots, from the way it appeared, cracked and broke into shards in the crude heat and were left in clumps in the desert. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Already clumps of couch grass are beginning to thrust up. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The shadows of clumps of tall reeds alongside the ditch darkened it in spots. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he came out of a nearby clump of mugwort and flowering thistle and joined Hazel under the thorn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Wart gave two terrific kicks and vanished altogether in a clump of mare’s tail several yards away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabella stopped and poked at a clumped plant with stiff stems and small oval leaves. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, a lone acacia ... another clump of rocks ... a spot bare of everything except sand. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Elm, ash, oak, and other trees dot the landscape in clumps. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Way off into the distance, as far as they could see, the land lay in rolling swells, with clumps of shadow in the low places between them. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It started to snow, a wet, Pacific Northwest snow that fell in clumps, soaking and unpleasant. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And I'm well concealed in the clump of trees. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z My job was to follow in his tracks, take shovelfuls of loose dirt and rocks and clumps of old crabgrass, toss everything into piles on my right. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z They were so steep that only a little vegetation grew in small clumps here and there. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When he moved there was a limp, but not a clumping wooden-legged limp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The squirrel was shivering, and clumps of ice stuck to her fur. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She went down backward, steadying herself on clumps of grass, and at the bottom paused only to wipe her hands on her dress. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The other stuff on my plate was candied sweet potatoes, string beans, and something I didn’t recognize, little brown clumps. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Then she uses her cane to knock a clump of dried mud off one of his mismatched shoes. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The river here was bordered with clumps of wrinkled rock that seemed to grow out of the ground like fungus. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You will have three divisions. Your objective will be that clump of trees . . . there.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She yelled after the clump: “I’m not dead!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z High at the top by a clump of the ripe blueberries of the juniper I saw it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We see a dark group, bearers with stretchers, and larger black clumps moving about. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s difficult to keep them from looking like clumps of sausages. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked out across the veranda roof to the wide lawn below, with its bushes and little clumps of trees wound around with mist. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Each window displayed dresses and tunics, which stood proudly behind lines of sparkling jewelry and broad-rimmed hats clumped together like bouquets of flowers. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He saw the line falter, the men beginning to clump together. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Munching another bite, she went out to the grass clump to check on buntings, and a long time later returned to eat two more chunks of caribou. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In no time at all they came around a clump of tangled bushes and found themselves in the place where the storehouse peered down at the sleeping cabins below. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The food they’d set before us was a stew that tasted like pure nothing, just wet clumps stuffed in my mouth that I would have to chew into glue. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z After a short while, we found another clump of brush and rock to set up camp. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z All the sorrow and bitterness I’ve felt over the last few months is clumping together into one giant fit of rage. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z That large clump of rocks up ahead—it almost seemed to be moving.... A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z It started to snow, a wet, Pacific Northwest snow that fell in clumps, soaking and unpleasant. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z That well-paved world appealed to him, and he missed it as his feet fell on uneven clumps of hardened dirt that threatened to twist his ankles. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z He spotted a small, brown, fist-sized clump of twigs not ten feet away. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Now, except for a packed- in clump at the center, it was practically all loops. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She tore a clump of fresh mint leaves from the fragrant patch at her feet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A few other families stood by, in clumps, looking solemn, the women in black, the men in suits or formal guayaberas. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There it is, a hazy little outline: a suggestion, a possibility, a blob, a clump of cells. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Shawn grasped a fistful of my hair—using the same method as before, catching the clump near my scalp so he could maneuver me—and dragged me into the hallway. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Within weeks, it is thought, the flung material had reassembled itself into a single clump, and within a year it had formed into the spherical rock that companions us yet. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z At any rate, we seemed to stop at every promising clump of trees. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z They crawled along, coming close to some clumps of underbrush, made a short detour, and suddenly Blanca saw it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z These clumps grew so large, particularly in the absence of oxygen, that they tugged the membrane of the red cell until the normal disk was warped into a crescent-shaped, dysmorphic “sickle cell.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z They sat down by a clump of gorse bushes, and the woman began to undo paper packages. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He bent expertly between barbed wire strands and crossed a wide, soggy, overgrazed field, part of which was honeycombed with treacherous hummocks and leached-out grass clumps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As I slogged along I kept turning around and looking down the road behind me, trying to see around corners and through clumps of trees. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A barefoot clump of rags was slouching off down the alley. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The soldiers stand behind the new group of prisoners, casually smoking a cigarette with one hand, while the other holds onto a big hammer with clumps of hair sticking to its head. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When he came past, he was out in front of the clump and running well. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Might be an old boot or a tire or a plastic milk crate or a clump of seaweed. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She followed the peeps over to a clump of wet leaves on the ground. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Here and there clumps of snow fell from the branches, but otherwise there was no sound or movement. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Along its quiet length white people in bright clumps moved churchward, under the windy bells, walking now and then in the random and tentative sun. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The mealies grew in clumps as though they had sprouted from entire ears dropped from unharvested plants. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t think at first what would make the sort of light I needed, then recollected a clump of bear grass that Mama’d recently grubbed out, where she wanted to start a new fall garden. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I make a halfhearted effort to push my hair out of my eyes and realize it’s matted into clumps. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It’s dark and grim back here, and clumps of dust dance over the floor when we walk past. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A willow, not terribly tall but set in a clump of other willows, offering concealment in those long, flowing tresses. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z By the end of an ogre’s first sentence in Kyrrian, you forgot his pointy teeth, the dried blood under his fingernails, and the coarse black hair that grew on his face in clumps. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z When Mom first found out about me in the tub, she beat me in the face and pulled my hair out in big clumps. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I close my eyes, hearing the snip snip snip of the scissors and feeling the thick clumps of long hair hit my nose, tickling me and making me sneeze. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was another suspicious clump of bushes on the other side of the pickup zone. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked through thick sand and giant clumps of fly-infested seaweed to try and find a spot with enough light that I could see what I was doing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Cats appear from nowhere, scratching and squatting in the soft, newly planted earth, and my father throws clumps of dug-up dandelions at them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It nosed along the foot of the bank, put up a partridge and bounced after it and then began to scratch about in a clump of dock plants. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Often, between train rides, Enrique prefers to sleep alone in a tall clump of grass, away from other migrants, knowing it will make him less of a target. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Me and Peewee opened up on the first clump of bushes. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Between them and the stream itself stood half-grown clumps of purple loosestrife and fleabane, which would not flower for nearly two months yet. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z And there—right there—was a small green clump of possible vetch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It hailed for a minute, then the sky was empty and luminescent; clumps of sagebrush along the roadside glowed like torches. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The clump of leaves did look a little like a hand, reaching for something. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Morning, noon, and night we each get one clump of rice, small, medium, large, according to our height, plus one cup of water no matter our size. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z There was a limp flower bud there, tucked behind a clump of grass—the only splash of purple anywhere in sight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z The moon was full and bright enough that I found the mangled coyote between clumps of wild blooming buckwheat, where some other creature had likely dragged it. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z When Felicia finishes, they turn away, clumping together in twos or threes to talk. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was in a clump of brambles, in the middle of which was a rabbit hole that led up from one of the warren passages below. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not in the mood for a lecture,” I warn the clump of weeds by my shoes. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Clutching the backpack by the strap, Hazel took off in a run, darting through the trees, leaping over roots and clumps. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Eventually the clumps grew large enough to be called planetesimals. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The quarry was on a hillside, not the calm and pleasant Chamundi Hill, but another, lesser hill, bare and rocky, with here and there a few clumps of prickly pear. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The flickering images were a far cry from Lourdes’s childhood home: a two-room shack made of wooden slats, its flimsy tin roof weighted down with rocks, the only bathroom a clump of bushes outside. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The girls stand in the schoolyard or up on top of the hill, in small clumps, whispering and whispering and doing spoolwork. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe after many, many offerings a priest noticed that if the juice of the cane was boiled in the right way, it crystallized into sweet, dark brown clumps. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z I watched a small swell crumble near the shore and roll up the sand over clumps of seaweed and rocks and shells, then suck back into itself. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z People had started coming out of the stores, gathering in clumps. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They were shaky, and the inkfish ink was uneven, drying in scratches and clumps. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z And out in the street, people were walking by in clumps. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Something—maybe a rock or a clump of dirt—flew up from under the animal’s hooves and struck Pollard in the head. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z These clumps of whispering girls with their spools and colored wool tails have to do with boys, with the separateness of boys. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z It was dry and black and spotted with tiny clumps of white rock . The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Fluffy clumps of hair fall down like black snowflakes, and it gives me an idea of something to write about in Daddy’s poem notebook. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z As the clumps of men stretched and thinned into a long, broken thread, Louie sank through the field, to twelfth. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z His frame had withered, wrinkled skin hung off his face, his hair stuck out in brittle clumps, and he'd lost his top front teeth. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I imagined going into the garden, where Jaja was on his knees, digging out a clump of mud with my fingers and eating it. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Note the number of runs and the way there seem to be clumps and patterns. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z At Mass, Benediction, novenas, we huddled in great damp clumps, dozing through priest drone, while steam rose again from our clothes to mingle with the sweetness of incense, flowers and candles. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She took the scissors from him and began to cut the clumps of blossom, and she and the three men started to fill the baskets with the flowers. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z By then Rosaleen lay sprawled on the ground, pinned, twisting her fingers around clumps of grass. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He cut their hair without any discernible skill, often pulling great clumps out with the blunt scissors. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A clump of shadows is gathered at the foot of the door, black as spilled ink. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Others were made of crumpling adobe, and these stood among clumps of thorns. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She handed me a plant, which had a clump of dirt and roots at the base. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z When we had got some little distance away, we went into a clump of trees, and struck a match, and looked at the child’s throat. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The old guard’s natural radiation sources, the thimblefuls of radium and clumps of radium-beryllium they used to make the discoveries that transformed physics—nuclear disintegration, the neutron, and artificial radioactivity—had had their day. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The forest was still and frozen around Dorian, and snow collapsed from the trees in large clumps as he passed by. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They came to a clump of hollyberry trees sheltered by a giant overhanging oak, and they bumped shoulders and hips as they reached for kindling beneath the brush. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As we rode past the old barn, weathered gray and leaning into a clump of hollyhocks and daisies, I pointed toward the shed. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The rupee notes are clumped together and damp. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And that was to say nothing of the shot-out and cracked lights, and the black paint that was flaking off in clumps. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A week after that, the clump of seaweed was gone, but there was a new bramble on the mountain. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Every so often she tied a bit of red cloth to a clump of grass or around a conspicuous stone. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t swept, and my hair still lay in clumps on the floor. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He walks for a little while alongside his sister, his comfort scarf clumped in his fist, then climbs into Safaa’s arms like a little monkey. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z And he hid behind a tangled clump of undergrowth, keeping himself very still. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I pushed a clump of hair out of my eyes and tried to tuck it behind my ears—Mizz Frizz, hair so impossible. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was Pipkin’s voice from behind a clump of burdock on the edge of the little circle of listeners. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Not that he’d recognized its divinity at first — not in this flat rectangle wrapped in checkerboard paper; its attached clump of gray ribbon curlicues looked like the head of a mop. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I zipped myself up and squatted behind a clump of bushes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Tam Lin unzipped a pocket in the backpack and took out a clump of paper. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I fell down, giggling, in a clump of ferns beneath the windowsill. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She'd clumped it up into a bun and wrapped it with a rubber band. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Outside on Tremont Street he could hear the clumping of army boots. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Covered in dust and clumps of dirt, they hurried inside to clean up before their mother found them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Then, as they rounded the clump of trees behind which Harry had first heard the dragons roar, a witch leapt out from behind them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Nathan tried not to think of all the eyes watching him as he walked to the fireplace, closer to Pond, who hocked up a thick clump of mucus. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Then one of the soldiers grabbed a clump of my hair and twisted. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Even worse when my grandmother shook the box of cornstarch into the spray bottle, spilling clumps of white powder on the floor. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pinmei peeked through the clumps of people in front of her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Until now, I didn't realize how memories clumped together. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Milkman stepped off the porch, scattering the hens, and walked down the road toward a clump of trees near a building that looked like a church or clubhouse of some sort. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 To their right the moon, smoky and yellow in thin night cloud, stood over a clump of distant pine trees. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed a fistful of my hair, a large clump, his grip fixed near the root to give him greater leverage, and dragged me into the bathroom. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I heard their rumbling roars and ran through the pear clumps toward the sound. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Cap reached up and brushed at a clump of mud that had penetrated his faceguard. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He saw his fist tightly gripping the clump of white matted hair he had ripped off the bear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Between here and there were dunes and clumps of boulders, but nothing that looked like a reflecting pool. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Precious jewels made up for the lack of flowers, piles of rubies as big as my fist, clumps of raw diamonds. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Past a clump of trees to his left the view opened. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As she watched, a woman darted out of a clump of nearby trees, glanced at Kira, and then brazenly began to pull carrots from the garden that Kira and her mother had tended together. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A clump of reeds hides it from constant surveillance by the U.S. immigration authorities. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He ran through in a clump of runners mostly bigger than him. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Under the live oaks, shaded and dusky, the maidenhair flourished and gave a good smell, and under the mossy banks of the water courses whole clumps of five-fingered ferns and goldy-backs hung down. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Dallas spotted his sister, Florida, inching her way along the sidewalk, wrenching clumps of weeds and grass and dirt from the ground. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z She owned the crack that made her stumble; she owned the clumps of dandelions whose white heads, last fall, she had blown away; whose yellow heads, this fall, she peered into. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizabeth fiddles with a clump of hair that’s slipped out of her roller, grimaces at its obstinacy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They were standing under a clump of trees now, beside the house. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Bending over to scratch the flea bites on my calves, I smell something else—manure— and notice a clump clinging to my shoe. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Something about the clump of bunny barrettes seemed sad. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z I hear the clumping of shoes, the thumping of backpacks on the floor, the screeching of chairs as the room starts to fill behind me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z On Hull Street he heard the staves of the town watch and the feet of the watchmen clumping on cobbles. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you know better,” says Gimpy, clumping over on his orthopedic boot, “so what the hell you always picking on him for?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Tendrils of cigarette smoke rise from clumps of farmers in overalls and dusty feed caps, their tired faces as grimy as coal miners’. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The creature came clumping into the cave and stood towering over the BFG. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The shoving was unnecessary; all the clumps of people in blue and orange fell over themselves to get out of the way. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And the stones surrounding the window’s opening were no longer stones—just damp clumps of pulp. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Tiller led them through a clump of bushes and there, on the other side, was Sairy, seated on a flat gray stone, her hand stretched toward a big black skillet full of bacon. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Estha’s hair was plastered down in clumps, like the inverted petals of a flower. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z After a while one of them reached out her hand and cupped my ear clump. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z One of my classmates had to be rushed to the hospital when another kid hit him in the eye with a rock tightly packed inside a clump of snow. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The slope of the hill rose gradually into the hills of juniper and mesquite and cedar clumps. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The instructor of the beauty training school had to lop off these soggy clumps to make my hair even again. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z No bear would willingly give up a big clump of hair. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The sun and salt and wind and currents had melded the bags into ropes and clumps. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Billy couldn’t read Tralfamadorian, of course, but he could at least see how the books were laid out—in brief clumps of symbols separated by stars. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I threw in little clumps of dirt that broke up as soon as they met the water. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The assistant coach is grabbing at the back of his neck, and he’s got clumps of slimy spit between his fingers. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She saw a man’s dark shoe on the other side of the circle nudge something round and metallic toward the clump of guards. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z His boots clumped on the bare wood floor as he walked over to her. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A few revellers had decayed bodies with grey flesh, matted clumps of hair and nasty wounds. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His tongue drilled into the doughnut and came out with a clump of jelly. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z While plotting his course— where he would have to leap, where to skirt a clump of bushes—a loud guffaw startled him. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I spotted clumps of miner’s lettuce off in the shade. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I make my way along the south wall of the house, past a clump of banana trees, still green with miniature fruit. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z As an afterthought, he pinched a cucumber loose from its vine nearby, and pulled some leaves from a clump of basil. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z From the shelter of a clump of purple loosestrife they looked back at the river. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Dense clumps of yellow bamboo drooped into the river as though grieving in advance for what they knew was going to happen. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I nibble on the last clump of cooked rice from my sack. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z At the far side, Taran distinguished meager clumps of wasted trees. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z You come across clumps of ’em floated together sometimes, or caught snagged on a bramble. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Angry voices hissed in dismay at the massive clump of stone that had broken their progress. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I reached over and picked out tiny clumps of wet paper from her cheeks. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I grabbed at some clumps of grass, but didn’t really stop sliding till I hit the bottom of the hill. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All four of them walked through the empty basement and up the stairs in a clump, almost like a single creature—an amoeba, maybe. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There were tables set up there, and they were covered with various clumps of that rust-colored mud so greasy it’s mostly just clay, and poking from some of those clumps were the fossils. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Because the city was crisscrossed by water, clumps of buildings were interspersed with overgrown jungle, all muddled together with occasional sprints of broad avenues. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Mama caught a giant magenta clump that tumbled from the wagon. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z When I pulled it back, the grass made a tearing sound, and underneath was a clump of red Oklahoma dirt. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Or it is a type of tiny potato that turns up in the market now and then, always sold in bunches that clump along the roots like knots on a string. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He began threading Rosemont through the field, cutting in and out, picking off horses one by one, talking in his horse’s ear as clumps of dirt cracked into his face. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Thick clumps of yellow and deep pink flowers fringed the edge of the small dwelling with its hand-hewn beams and thatched roof. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Alec used the stick to poke a spot—-just above the ground where the others had passed—of leaves clumped together. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z When the door swung open, a scissor of daylight fell on to the concrete floor, showing clumps of trodden-down straw, and mud. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z A wind swayed through a luminous clump of birches on the opposite bank, and I shivered. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Back in Ville Rose you cannot even throw out the bloody clumps that shoot out of your body after your child is born. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The man with the clippers grabs my thick chestnut hair, twists it into a clump, pulls a pair of scissors out of his pocket and cuts the whole of it off. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But she had woken to find Thrayonlosa gone and, searching, had found her in a clump of reeds downstream. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He landed in a clump of burdock beside the road and then burst out covered in burrs. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I listened with envy as his boots shuffled up the stairs and clumped into his chamber. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Felicia returned from the fields complaining of her wrenched back, her shredded hands, of the clumps of dust she’d swallowed. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Rounding a clump of grass she came upon an enormous wolverine, the king of the Arctic weasel family. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They lay on the soft bed and looked up at the dark-green pine clumps against the sky. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Two girls were swinging backward and forward, and a skinny boy was watching them from behind a clump of bushes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Below him there was a planted field, rows of low green bush, rolling toward a creek, broken by one low rail fence and a few thick clumps of trees. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was some light applause from the crowd and a conspicuous lusty cheer from the back of the tent that could only have come from a clump of my brothers. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Plants grew in clumps both in and out of the muddy shallows. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he moved up and he could see the clump of trees, the one tree like an umbrella, Lee’s objective, and then it was gone in smoke. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Fred saw a clump of TV cameras and photographers and eager reporters with notebooks. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When I tried to pick it up it crumbled in my hand like a clump of soil. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He was standing in my face, and started swearing at me, close ’nough that clumps of slob was jumping off the hairs covering his mouth, splashing foulness all o’er my face. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Then she transplanted clumps of wildflowers and clovers and berries and shrubs and herbs until the Nest was surrounded by a scraggly collection of plants. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z How can a clump of feathers with legs and wings take off and just float on a breeze? Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In a recycling bin, or a clump of bushes? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The man tore a clump of my hair out by the roots and threw it in my face. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The summit of a hill stood out above the water, crowned with a clump of trees, mostly oaks, whose bare branches looked mournful against the gray sky. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Growing ever more curious, he crept forward and found a hiding place behind a clump of boulders. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z While they romped, Jello took the opportunity to rest behind a clump of sedge, a moisture-loving plant of the tundra. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I grab hold of a clump of grass with one hand, and with the other I reach for the sparkling shard. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The old man was bumping through the zoo in the park pickup when he spotted the body clumped outside the buffalo pen. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Some were hanging on the brambles and a few flat, wet clots were lying well out in open ground beyond the clump. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The one in which a posse of Touchable Policemen crossed the Meenachal River, sluggish and swollen with recent rain, and picked their way through the wet undergrowth, clumping into the Heart of Darkness. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Longstreet rode up from under a clump of trees into the open. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We had all seen the clumps of prickly pear cactuses that were growing everywhere. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He tumbled across the amphitheater floor with Frank, some large marbles, and a clump of plastic seaweed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The clump was stuck and refused to go down or come back up. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Concealed by a clump of bushes, I flatten out on my belly and slide under a two-foot stretch that's been loose for years. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But the younger children couldn’t go past the pine clump toward the big house and the town, or the bramble patch where they picked blackberries in summer in the other direction. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, reaching over to snip off a long clump by my ear. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She pointed to a clump of tea leaves sticking to the side of the cup. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z And as he did, the clump of seaweed reached up and grasped his rifle. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He’d plunged his hand into a pile of stinging nettles in one hole, and into a clump of mashed blackberries wrapped deceptively in a leather pouch in another hole. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z A week later, the tuft of plants was gone, but there was a new clump of seaweed on the shore. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Anya pulled a clump of stalks up, bringing an onion out of the dirt, and she tossed it at the cart. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z They are topped with shaggy clumps of great big leaves that look like they might just bend these trees over at any minute. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z There, on more solid ground, he raced through the furze and beyond the clump of trees. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z When they reached the bushes, Uncle pointed out a clump of rocks up ahead and told Salva to walk as far as the rocks. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A few clumps of snow cling to the ends of bare branches overhead, and there are glistening white patches of it on the ground, but they’re thawing. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Thick-skinned banana clumps, pungent sprays of jasmine, black-seeded papayas, and delicate pods of vanilla all astonished her. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Here and there pendulous clumps of green mistletoe leaves and pale white berries hung from the oak, seeming even more insignificant when seen next to the grandeur of the oak. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Blue flowers hang down in clumps over where she sleeps, making for a richly perfumed bower. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Her face was swollen, her lashes clumped into spikes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Bod sat down on a clump of grass, and felt sorry for himself, and hated everybody. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z They picked their direction by a clump of stunted trees which they had passed on their way up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked down and saw that her hair lay in clumps all over her lap and on the floor, and she began to pick them up with slow, clumsy fingers. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z From early fall until gathering time, the father and boy kept their eyes peered for the golden-green clumps with white berries that grew high up in the forks of water elm and sycamore trees. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In front of them they saw the lower lands dotted with small clumps of trees that melted away in the distance to a brown woodland haze. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Where did I see that film, about the women, kneeling in the town square, hands holding them, their hair falling in clumps? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing I hated worse than clumps of whispering girls who got quiet when I passed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Isabella smashes her lunch bag into a clump. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Then he led me to sit under a clump of bushes. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma pointed at a clump of words on the screen of Mom’s phone. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Lyra just had time to duck, but still one of the claws caught her scalp and tore out a clump of hair. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Then she hid nearby in a clump of elephant grass. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This time of year, the valley shimmers with clumps of orange jewelweed and sapphire bellflowers that shoot up from a blanket of moss so soft you could lie down and sleep for a thousand years. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Looking round for Hazel, Pipkin caught sight of Kehaar, a little way off, standing in a patch of shallow water between two clumps of willow herb. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of them had the beginnings of beards, straggly tufts of hair that stood in isolated clumps on their chins, jawbones, and upper lips. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z As I was picking up from the back steps, I noticed a clump of stuff: pieces of paper, cloth, thread, dust balls, Kleenex, all wadded up. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z She planned to plant a clump of ceanothus along the approach to the swimming pool. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z With no shampoo or soap, it is a constant battle to keep myself clean, and as a result, my hair clumps together in greasy knots, which makes it hard for me to catch the lice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was one broad clump of bushes the little kids could hide in, if it came to that. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The cuts on her face line her cheeks and forehead: little parallel slashes, three together in each place, with clumps of white skin on the ends where they’re healing. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z People had started to gather in clumps, teacups in hand, eyes glued to the sky. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The wool fluffed and stuck to her fingers and snarled in clumps. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I take a closer look at the clump of shredded paper that used to be inside the cardboard box. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z That switch altered the folding of the hemoglobin chain: rather than twisting into its neatly articulated, clasplike structure, the mutant hemoglobin protein accumulated in stringlike clumps within red cells. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Then she rubbed a clump of paper towels on her head. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z She picked something off the back of my shirt—a big clump of fuzz that came from who-knows-where. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Beneath us, the old sheep, her wool in dirty clumps, cropped wild herbs. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But there was a first-floor window behind a clump of shrubbery. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Nearer the harbor were clumps of mods, bags of rockers, a chain of punks, and even a few teds. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z As the band rode out of sight along the road a few fists were shaken, and some small boys hurled clumps of mud after the last horses’ hoofs. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Frightful watched a duck fly into the reeds and a willet find shelter behind a dense clump of sedge. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Delia pulled her ratty tennis shoes off her feet and beat them against each other, trying to loosen the clumps of dirt from their soles. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Their heads drew into a clump, watching us, then they broke and rushed toward us, hurling water with their hands. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Colliding dust grains formed larger and larger clumps. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Graceful trees and bushes were growing along the riverbanks—weeping willows and alders and tall clumps of rhododendrons with their pink and red and mauve blossoms. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Later—after it had left Woundwort—the dog beat up and down the bank and the open grass for some time, barking and dashing at every bush and clump of weeds. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond it a rutted lane ran between low well-laid hedges towards a distant clump of trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I saw the gleam in Buffo’s eyes as he came clumping after her, spewing flecks of mint, his massive belly bouncing. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z His eyelashes were wet and clumped from crying, and now the tears started again. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Even in my drowsy state, my brain puzzled over the increase in, um, number one clumps. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I go back to that one moment when I stood in the driveway with small rocks and clumps of dirt around my feet and looked back at the porch. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother pressed a clump of money into the palm of my hand, along with a gray phone. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The peanut butter, which was supposed to dissolve in the milk, broke off into clumps, like soft pebbles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z In the ditch, Hazel overtook Haystack and Dandelion under a clump of brambles. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When I tossed a clump of dirt on the coffins, Papa put his arm around my shoulder. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They dropped in sodden clumps as he flapped his wings, trying to rise. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Across the estuary from the town one section of mangroves stood clear and telescopically defined, while another mangrove clump was a hazy black-green blob. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z People hung in clumps around the doorways, children playing on the sidewalks and in the gutters. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z All four of them were sitting together in a clump of blankets on the floor. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “Words in general are pretty weird. That someone just decided putting little symbols together in clumps was a way to make stuff have meaning? Super weird.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Guy bent down by a small clump of old mushrooms, near the boy’s feet, trying to get a better look at the plant. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Secret mailing spots were picked out all around the neighborhood, such as a certain clump of weeds in an untended parkway or the crotch of a particular plum tree. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas asked as he yanked out a huge weed, clumps of dirt swaying on the roots. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Without it, there would be no clumps of matter and thus no stars, just drifting gas and everlasting darkness. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I was poking around brush clumps and foundation chunks looking for something else. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z With big clumps of his hair sticking out to the side over his ears like that he really did look like Bozo. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I lean away from the breeze, its saltiness gritty on my skin, clumping my hair. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The goshawks followed screaming, until the two enemies disappeared under a clump of mountain laurel. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I wondered if he’d fallen down and was hint I began to crawl along the beach and ran head on into a clump of low hanging brush. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z We waited covertly in the shadows until there was a gap in the traffic and then clumped up the old wooden steps, worn smooth by years of traffic. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He popped a fistful of plant material into his mouth, chewed it up, then spat it into a clump of wool. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Away to their left, the bank sloped down again into clumps of alder, among which the stream could be heard chattering over gravel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The children, tired out, clumped along in silence, the youngest with frequent pleas to be carried; and when we took no notice he began snuffling. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z NO REFUNDS—but she carefully avoided looking at the corners of the room because she knew that clumps of moldy newspapers would be stuffed beneath pipes and grime and things long rotten. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The handful of dirt I squeezed did not clump together wetly or crumble drily. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Each one had clumps of browning dough caught on the bark. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Men thin as insects rowed scows between the clumps, shepherding them with paddles, pressing down upon them, dousing them, drowning them, so that light might play unimpeded upon the winter sea. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Grandmother came with fruit and my uncles clumped around and around my bed, snorting like wild horses. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The little clump bobbed about, drifting with the tide, then finally blinked from sight. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z He was stumbling for words, but it was pouring out of him in hot clumps out of the back of the brain, the words like falling coals, and Fremantle stared openmouthed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Duchess, alone and full of food, sat in the clumps of blazing-star flowers and stared down on the blue-green landscape. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Behind him lay the parking lot, a vast open space where occasional clumps of planted bushes spread long shadows over the ground. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Wildflowers grew in the fallen houses; where the corpses of goblin families had fallen, there were mushroom clumps. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She found the path easily, passed the dark clump of willows, and saw ahead the deep shining pool that was Blackbird Pond and a faint reddish glow that must be Hannah’s window. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He went cautiously out into the field, squatted down against a clump of thistles and began to smell the wind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She took out a clump of gray yarn and began to sort through it, and then frowned and picked up another clump. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The shacks were made of plastic, tin and cardboard and stood near clumps of blue gum trees, whose branches screamed like ghosts in the icy Cape wind. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Chunks of reddish grey flesh and clumps of internal organs were strewn about. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The five bats gathered together in a clump and fell asleep, exhausted from the day’s flight. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z At the edge of the heath stood a clump of hoary juniper bushes. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a fine velvet coat and felt hat, but her clothing was in tatters, and her long red hair had begun to fall out in clumps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She rose, knocking the chair to the floor, and clumped toward the kitchen door. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Piled in one corner were some broken ceramic vases, spilling out shriveled brown clumps that might once have been fruit. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the small towns, there are open-air markets: chickens and geese in elaborate bamboo baskets, vegetables laid out in rows on the ground, slabs of pork on tables, tobacco being sold in big clumps. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He stopped, finally, at a clump of trees where the road made a slight bend. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z My gut craved to tell Mom and Dad about all the weird stuff happening to Sir Fig Newton: sweet-smelling breath, lots of number one clumps, and no eating. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z We went down a narrow curving road shrouded by hedges, and parked beside a clump of sycamores. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see the flower tubs on the terrace and the blue of the hydrangeas clumped and solid. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It sat far back from the road in a clump of pine trees and to a child might have been the house where Goldilocks met the three bears. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z My long, beautiful black hair that had served as my shield from the world came away in large clumps. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I came around a clump of underbrush, and there he was, not as far from me as across this room. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The horse, which had been contentedly ripping up and masticating a clump of thick grass, stopped then. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Black trees—Grover told me they were poplars—grew in clumps here and there. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She dropped the clumps of litter into the bag and jokingly flicked the empty scoop at him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The sun was out and the sky too bright a blue to look at as the snow melted off the yews and came clumping down. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z I found the perfect hiding place, a small tool shed behind a clump of sagebrush that no one had hid in before. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Giant stinging nettles grew in clumps among the boulders, and they brushed against our bare skin and caught our legs on fire. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Desert in all directions, occasional clumps of barren mountains plopped here and there. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Then he joined the rest of us in our small, sad clump, where we stood, very, very frightened. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled a clump of dirt from my hair. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Well, you know the place on his property where that clump of cedars sticks out—you know, right on the county road?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z That clump a bangs she cut off with her construction scissors is growing back sticking straight out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The most recent snowfall was churned up in clumps beneath the horses’ hooves, but it lay along the fields in a pristine, sparkling white blanket. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Even without sunlight, there were actual plants—clumps of reeds, scrawny leafless trees, even a few sickly-looking flowers blooming in the muck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They lifted their thin legs high, clumping through tall grass. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Without water, the clump caught in his throat. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The sidewalks were crowded with people; the foolhardy and curious stood in clumps watching the advancing flames, while others hurried along to escape them. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z We got very embarrassed at school when the rags came loose and their contents fell out in clumps and grains. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the center of die clump was one large tree shaped like an umbrella. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Churchill came in with the equivalent of a loudhailer: delivering clumping great set pieces that occasioned Balfour’s famous taunt that his artillery was “powerful but not very mobile.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z There was a clump of bushes off to one side. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They became explorers, rushed around hoping the next clump of dusty trees or chunk of wall might reveal the treasure, the trinket, the exotically rusted hinge. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He spotted a faint path winding past a clump of violets and curving beyond a funny-looking bush. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z They moved around the edge of the forest, darkness falling thickly around them, until they were hidden behind a clump of trees through which they could make out the Willow. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Clouds had formed above the mountains in streaks, like clumps of dough that had been stretched too thin. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The horses had drunk their fill of the icy cold water, and were grazing on clumps of brown grass that grew from clefts in the rock. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He dodged around clumps of smaller children, who watched gleefully, relieved not to be the ones about to get the life pummeled out of them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I lifted a cleaned clump and lightly rubbed it against my smooth left cheek, up and down, side to side. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Only this one wasn’t so fancy, with a clump of saggy old silk flowers hanging off to the side. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z As he reached the clump of thistles where he had spoken to Kehaar that morning, a long roll of thunder sounded from across the valley beyond. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her lips and hands broke with blood blisters, her hair came out in clumps, and one evenfall she lacked the strength to mount her horse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We were nearing Bedford Avenue when a clump of snow fell from a tree branch and hit the top of Vonetta’s cap. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Whole clumps of snow were blowing off the trees and off roofs. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She’d found him on the toilet with his head against the wall, his pants clumped around his ankles. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Vanderbilt walked out onto the track with a bucket, burning off a little nervous energy by picking up loose pebbles and clumps of dirt. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As he somersaulted into a clump of nettles in the ditch bottom, he remembered vividly the scent of beanflowers at sunset. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Whooping, giggling, and music came from a clump of parked cars in a corner of the lot as they parked and walked in. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She craned her neck to investigate the possibilities of a clump of bushes to the right and then withdrew farther to obtain a better angle for viewing its dark recesses. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z She found it on the third day, in an overgrown meadow beside the tennis court, behind a clump of trees—a low brick circle almost hidden in the high grass. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z A man with a scratched-up face and a swollen lower lip and bloody bald spots across his skull where his hair had been torn out in clumps met them at the door. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Genie picked up another clump, questions flying all over the place like those flies on the...poopidity. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She stared into them, at the little odd blotches inside, until she realized each had a tiny clump of different kinds of human hair. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z She brushes a clump of blond hair out of her face, looks at me like it kills her that I got hit. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Tufts of goat hair floated through the air and collected under the furniture in clumps. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He paused to fish more bread out of the fire and handed two clumps to Rose and me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A month later, huge, chaotic clumps of plants sprouted from the holes where I’d thrown handfuls of beans. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Snow clumped in frozen chunks in his fur. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And the snow crystals clump together into flakes as they fall, covering Chicago in their white plenty, inch upon inch... American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The sounds of police-station activity, the clumping of boots, the occasional howl of pain from somebody being interrogated, seemed distant, as though they were coming from somewhere else. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Once or twice he thought he saw something larger moving ahead of him, but when he got nearer, he discovered it to be nothing but a large, blackened log, or a dense clump of weed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She knew how thin you needed to make paint so that it would flow and how thick you could make it so that it would clump on the canvas like clay, something to be sculpted. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They were buried in the snow near a clump of evergreens in the center of the park, and Brinker stationed his roommate, Brownie Perkins, to guard them with his life. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z He chipped out a clump of earth, with a bright square of cloth still attached, and took it to the light. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The trees, predominantly oak, were more fully in bud, and there were occasional clumps of wildflowers—bloodroot and trillium and Dutchmen’s breeches—rising through the carpet of last year’s leaves. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z We didn’t have a spinning wheel, so she used a drop spindle to make thread out of the clumps of clean cotton that Grandma Charity and I pulled. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day the hulk took one drink from the watercooler and went once to the bathroom, stumbling between the presses into the back of the laundry, big shoes clumping. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z My shoulder is aching and my arm is starting to go to sleep from the pressure of the clump of paper in my armpit. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The road took them through the outer reaches of the Great Wood, winding through clumps of oaks and bay trees. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I suddenly see vines and lush plants clumped together, and the air is pungent with the smell of life. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He tells us to be quick so they don’t get away, demonstrating by plunging his shovel straight down in the ground, then heaving clumps of wet sand away. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z As I get closer and closer, my feathers begin to fall out, first one by one, and then in clumps, until I can see my bones. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Only the bamboo leaves clung to the bamboos in the sparse clump to the east of the house, and even though the wind wrenched the stems double, the leaves clung. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Her hair hung like a clump of discolored marsh weeds, bound with vines and ornamented with bejeweled pins that seemed about to lose themselves in the hopeless tangle. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Kyle saw Sierra Russell all alone in a corner near a clump of curtains. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z He targeted the largest clump of enemies and shot a tulip-shaped arrow. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Then the call came again, softly, insistently, from a clump of trees, one of which was a tremendous old oak—long since hollowed out, first by lightning and then by decay. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z His golden hair stuck to his head in matted clumps, and his lips were dry and cracked. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z They went slowly along the foot of the bank, pushing in and out of the clumps of red campion and ragged robin. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Peering through the plant clumps, they could catch glimpses of the smooth, glittering river, evidently much wider and swifter than the Enborne. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The storm’s wake dragged it along with us in clumps. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I reached the. first bend out of the trees, I was just behind the clump of eighth graders from Camillo Junior High. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He ran off as fast as he could to the far end of the garden and hid himself behind that clump of dirty old laurel bushes that we mentioned earlier on. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z They pulled up in an awkward clump, and while they didn’t actually collide, Gregor felt gratified to see several riders struggling to stay on their bats. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The first thing they saw was Kehaar, picking slugs out of a clump of hemlock near the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The design of my left leg had changed, and the metal poles and clump of metal for a foot had been traded in for fiberglass. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Candy stuck in clumps in his coat pocket along with a tin of Frieda’s Egyptian Hair Pomade. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She clumped back to the workbench, sat down hard, and began selecting tools. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Her fingers start scratching at her scalp where clumps of glue hold stickers in place. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I opened a can of beer from my refrigerator and sat well inside the shade of Rocinante, looking out at the sun-pounded plain, dotted here and there with clumps of sagebrush. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel turned toward the sound and in a few moments made out, under a clump of hemlock, the hunched shape of a rabbit. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma tries to block my view with her body, but not before I figure out that the clump of paper isn’t just packing material—it’s a nest! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The burro chewed the dry tufts of grass as close to the gray shale as it could and strained against the reins to reach another sparse clump of grass. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Gunfire could erupt from behind any clump off trees. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Now plaster was hailing, in clumps so large that even after pulling the covers over his head, he could still feel them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z As we came to a side road I saw a team of oxen hitched to a broken-down wagon, the ragged driver dozing on the seat beneath the shade of a clump of trees. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Vast clumps of seaweed swayed in the current, forests of red and blue and green and all hues in between, home to creatures that had never existed in the natural world. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The fur shapka on his head was grimy and clumped, pulled down around his ears. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Longstreet told diem to keep that clump in sight as they moved back to their troops, to make sure that there was no confusion. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I slid then, slow and painful, ripping out my hair so that a clump of me stayed pinned to the tree—nesting material for low-flying buzzards. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z But she’s walking now, over sticks and clumps of soil, following Dr. Martin. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He picked up the torn grass and pasted it on the gourds head, where it settled in tufty clumps, held tight by the sticky sap. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Beyond the houses and the street, rolling green hills frilled with clumps of trees and flowers brushed up against a brilliant blue sky. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z They peered over anthills and looked cautiously round clumps of teazle. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, he rested in a clump of grass next to the dilapidated depot. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Outside the brush house in the tuna clump, a covey of little birds chittered and flurried with their wings. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Fragments of metal and clumps of leaves and torn branches rained into the water. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Another clump of hair rolled down my shoulders. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I wiped it down, making sure to remove clods of dried mud and clumps of grass from the undercarriage and chipping the dried dirt off the pictures of the rabbit and the turtle. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The clumps, runs, and patterns that random sequences evince can to an extent be predicted. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It avoided the clumps of nettles, and sidestepped known ditches and anthills. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun was blazing down, the air was sweet, but every leaf that the wind lifted, every rustle of a pheasant hen in a clump of ryegrass, sent needles of fear through their veins. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She had clumps of snow hanging off her pajama legs. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A clump of banana trees drooped in the yard. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As soon as his brush strokes began to clump into shapes, fidgeting, incipiently comical suggestions of people, places, things, relationships and feelings began to infiltrate his pictures. Philip Guston’s About-Face, in a Bracing Show at Hauser & Wirth 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z Two additional clumps support each canvas as it leans against the wall like some icon or ex voto, reminding us that painting is a universal, not Western, art form. ‘Chris Ofili: Night and Day,’ a Survey at the New Museum 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z There are two basic types of bamboo: running and clumping. Tips for Summer Living 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z It doesn’t so much hang as clump — locks thick with pomades for that oily, sweaty, dirty texture. Nothing says subversive fashion like scowling models with greasy hair 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z In the wrong hands, the grains could easily wind up brittle or in clumps, but here they’re notably fluffy, at the ideal midpoint between loose and clingy. At Fan Fried Rice Bar, No Soy Sauce, Just Sublime Fried Rice 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z My little threesome is now a clump five feet high and 12 feet across. Perspective | I long rejected the hydrangea as dull. But I’ve turned over a new leaf. 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Depending on the selection, plants form clumps from 4 inches to 5 feet wide. Hostas 101 2012-07-16T16:20:00.737Z But protruding in clumps pell-mell from her upper body are 23 extra heads, each with its own expression, peering this way and that. Now Visiting From India, an ‘Ancestor’ for Everyone 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Because this mass includes both the visible galaxies and the unseen dark matter, the map clarifies how dark matter clumps and spreads in clusters. Hubble telescope reveals deepest view of universe yet 2014-01-09T12:50:00Z The cast begins and ends in a circular clump, surging like surf with one dancer after another spouting upward or stretching outward. Review: City Ballet Holds Steady as an Old Guard Meets the New 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z In this anthropomorphic suburban nightmare, a dishevelled dad clumps sleepily down the stairs. The new Cuprinol advert, because babies sell wood preservative 2013-04-13T05:00:00Z Reduce the heat to medium, add the ½ teaspoon of salt and continue to cook for 2 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent sticking or clumping, until the porridge thickens. Some of the newest cookbooks look like comics. But does that work for readers? 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z So it has enthusiastically embraced flotillas of young entrepreneurs who clump in hip downtown spaces, fiddling with digital start-up plans, developing software and pulling in tens of millions of dollars in seed money. Orlando isn’t what you think it is 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z I peeked under pieces of wood, clumps of seaweed and other detritus with the remote hope of seeing a tiger beetle, but no luck — the inch-long predators wouldn’t emerge until June. This secluded state park on the Chesapeake Bay offers an alternative to summer’s crowds 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z By contrast, clumping bamboo tends to stick to a contained area. Tips for Summer Living 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z No matter how expert you become with your clipper, stray clumps of hair are going to defy you, especially around the eyes and ears and on the legs. You Missed a Spot: How Not to Groom Your Dog During Lockdown 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z Then the drums clump a tattoo and the first begins. Old music: Squeeze – Up the Junction 2012-06-29T15:09:32Z Add the oat milk to the pot and whisk pretty aggressively until no clumps or lumps of flour remain. The only vegan macaroni and cheese recipe you'll ever need 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z As Mr. Traitel spoke, other players pressed in on the clump of Blood Legion players, offering congratulations. Critic?s Notebook: BlizzCon, Blizzard Entertainment?s Fan Convention 2011-10-24T21:56:19Z To be truly legible, there must be elements that help us find our way, like the clumps of trees in the African savannahs of our origin. How architecture shapes our cities - and our lives 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z Why pay attention to a clump of fossilized bones in the midst of such a spirited exploration of these reptiles — the first creatures, other than insects, to fly? Exhibition Review: Natural History Museum Explores the Wonders of Pterosaurs 2014-04-10T14:00:02Z To Samuel Barber’s familiar “Agnus Dei,” choral music as mournful as the movement, the dancers broke away from the clump one by one, a recurring device: one person leading, the rest following. ‘Monte/Buglisi/Muller Live!’ at New York Live Arts 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z The spent grain, resembling clumps of soggy sand, drops into a bin below. Beer: Hellbender, D.C.’s newest microbrewery, plans its lineup A clump of hair in a Victoria sponge might finish her off. Meet the Bake Off 2019 contestants – from the teacher to the Terminator 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Downtown Wilmington resembles a random exurb, except for the clump of drab buildings blistered with bank logos and I-95 cleaving the place in two. Delaware is famous for corporations, chemicals, chickens — and now, finally, a president 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z These proteins form clumps or plaques which, scientists believe, trigger the disease’s symptoms of severe memory loss, confusion and disorientation. Scientists warn that new drugs will require earlier diagnosis of Alzheimer’s 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Then braid the three clumps of leaves just as you would a pigtail, alternately bringing the left and the right one to the center. Perspective | The stylish way to keep homegrown onions and garlic on hand 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z As we re-entered the park, I saw a clump of skateboarders look us up and down. Immersed in ‘Stranger Things,’ Then Strolling to Beckett 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Track how Cables, 74, lets time shrink and expand, tossing out his notes in quick clumps and then spreading them out, so that the rhythm nearly loses its swing. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The precise number of coins is still unknown, because many are still corroded together in clumps Both men were detecting with the permission of the land owners, who will share the rewards. Somerset and Edinburgh Museums to keep archaeological treasure 2011-03-21T01:01:01Z Cut the butter into small pieces and add to the bowl; work them into the dry ingredients to form a crumbly mixture that clumps together when you gently squeeze it. Don’t let the fancy name fool you. This tart is a piece o’ cake. 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z Crystals of green — buttons and beads and flotsam merging like grains of sand into a clump — dangled like dewdrops; stars sparkled darkly in silver and black. Artist Mandy Greer molds the fiber of life 2011-11-30T23:49:57Z A clump of hair rests alone, like a bird’s nest, on the pillow. Who will claim the bodies of unknown immigrants? 2013-01-13T14:00:00Z |
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