| 单词 | coil |
| 例句 | The old man has brought a canvas tool bag that holds caulking irons and a big wooden mallet, and a coil of fluffy white cotton. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The firefighters charged upstairs, heavy hoses coiled over their shoulders. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z If you stretch out a bullet, it begins to look like a length of rope, and if you coil the rope into a loop, it becomes a ring, like Marburg. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Unease snaked through her and twisted into an anxious, rustling coil. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The python coiled down my arm, passed behind my head, and wrapped over my left shoulder and across my chest. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z To which my mom, the receiver still in her hand, the coiled cord stretched across the room, said, “We could afford them if you would let me get a job.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z One teaches him to fish with a line coiled on a shampoo bottle. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The black-and-scarlet beast was draped across her shoulders, its long sinuous neck coiled under her chin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I had bent down, and was reaching for a copper coil, when something massive cut through the air next to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Inside was a jug filled with nitroglycerin; a long coiled fuse was attached to the spout. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A stethoscope coiled like a snake inside a slotted Plexiglas wall bracket. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z All of their goodbyes lay like the coiled ropes on the ground, connected and unconnected, curling silently, finished things. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The adder bunched his sinewy coils and shot through the skin-hung opening. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The time of in-between, already a memory, coiled away like a snake within its hole. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z From a hunting store, he’d gotten a new quiver of arrows for himself, some rations, and a coil of rope. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Old sentences lurk beneath the mattress, in the rusted coils beneath her back. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Closer examination showed each side to be covered with writing, resting on a curved line that spiraled clockwise in five coils from the disk’s rim to its center. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z His torso was disfigured by an old burn scar that stretched across his spine and midsection, coiling like a shed snakeskin around his left hip. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A single bit of sediment coiling in the jar on some slow hydraulic axis. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Inside were blue and pink and light brown tubes and coils and odd-shaped pellets which all fit together like a puzzle. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The dragon said nothing and stayed in a neat coil by the fire. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z They each took a long coil of rope. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Its coils were gold, its wings silver, its three heads ivory, onyx, and jade. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He knelt down and found the tuna under the stem with the gaff and drew it toward him keeping it clear of the coiled lines. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They are coiled around with a lattice of roots, which sometimes form the shapes of cages, sometimes balconies, and sometimes what appear more like tightropes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Using my smallest drill bit, I put dozens of little holes in the coil. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The hairs on her legs were pressed like coiled wires against her translucent white stockings. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll give you blanket, both bottles, and the coil of rope.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then, holding his biggest coil of guts, he scurried off into the forest, knocking down trees in his path as he wailed, "I hate boyssh!" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I unwound my rope from where I’d packed it coiled around my waist and shook out a loop. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Second: It held Gum Baby fast, its cuff-head snapping around her neck like a collar, the long chain attached to it coiling around her tiny wooden body. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A purplish-red scar coiled along the left side of his face, making the corner of his eye droop. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I did not heat the water, either, because I was afraid that the heating coil would make the rainwater lose the scent of the sky. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She smoothed some of my wayward hairs back in place and tucked them into my coiled braid. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The runty little fox stepped out along the branch, tail poised for balance, then coiled himself and leaped out over the heads of the earthbound foxes. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Behind his head, still swirling and coiling, the great snake Nagini floated in her glittering, charmed cage, like a monstrous halo. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I wasn’t certain, though, until I found a picture of the freaks: two masked ruffle-collared kids who seemed to be feeding each other a coil of ribbon. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Both of them were in clean dresses, with their hair braided and coiled around their ears. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As I tread water, I have to wrench the coil of wire from her fingers, because her final grip on it is so tight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Certainly—a coil of fear wrenched in my stomach—certainly I hadn’t said anything about Bunny. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Her head is covered with tiny braids coiled into rounds and pinned down with bobby pins. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The dragon coiled before them, ruby scales shiny with water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The driver, who has arrived with the coil of rope, glances down and his eyes grow wide. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He found his bunched coils jammed firmly in the tree root. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Otto scampered here and there, seizing the fallen coils and cramming them into his mouth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z They walked along the shore while his uncle studied the treestumps, puffing at his pipe, a manila rope coiled over his shoulder. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Another coil of wire lay ready for annealing. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There was the hot panic that welled up in my throat and swept through my blood when I first saw the lazy, limp coils of a blueskinned snake sleeping in the sun. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In further tests, Bell and Tainter were able to detect a lead bullet up to five inches away from the coils. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The man held what looked like two huge rifles with grappling hooks on the ends attached to big coils of rope. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The anger in his eyes was so tightly coiled that I didn’t know what would happen if his spring were tripped. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It is impossible to lift the Midgard serpent, and yet you did, and you even loosened a coil of it when you lifted its paw from the ground. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He follows her around trees and topiaries, through coils of vines and roses, chasing glimpses of her red hair. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Håkon curled up on himself, tucking his nose inside his coils. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z He was such a wonder, Gay was—the little mechanic of God, the St. Francis of all things that turn and twist and explode, the St. Francis of coils and armatures and gears. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet I feel my desire for life like a rope knotted and coiled within me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Every day for two months the line of bullock carts came in laden with bricks and stones and cement, sheets of tin and corrugated iron, coils of rope and hemp. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z It began to loop its huge, lazy coils around the man Jack. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The compound walls, topped by coiled electric wires, were so high I could not see the cars driving by on our street. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She crouches beside him and he puts the coil of wire in her hands. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z In one hand she raised a cup, while a golden serpent coiled around her arm, its head poised over the brim as if ready to drink. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Men I didn’t know climbed the oak trees with coils of small electric bulbs and meters of extension cords. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Neel’s stomach coiled like a cobra—how could a big, powerful man like Gupta hunt down a defenseless tiger cub? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z As he made his way down the course, Moch might as well have raised over his stern a flag emblazoned with the words “Don’t Tread on Me” and the figure of a coiled rattlesnake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Whimpering, I tried to shake them away, but then a thick cord coiled around my throat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They passed the electrical fence topped with coiled barbed wire, the wooden barracks, the guard towers, and a redbrick building with huge chimneys. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Her hair wasn’t lovely black locks, but coils of fire. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The hiss coiled itself tightly around the air and squeezed out all other sound. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Cleotilde pushed at her hair, a mass of tight coils, and adjusted her glasses, as though first preparing herself before she presented her passport and license. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A snake began to draw itself, coiling upward. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She thought of a texturizer to loosen her hair’s springy coils, stretch out the kinkiness a little, but a texturizer was really a relaxer, only milder, and she would still have to avoid the rain. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z His long heavy braid was coiled in the dirt beside him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her black hair was coiled in waves around her head, beneath a pert, proper cream-colored hat. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He would insist on keeping it as a pet, and once it was coiled inside its tank, he would call Davies right over and show him what he’d done with his bare hands. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z More specifically, he really noticed them when, upon sliding into his sleeping bag one night, his feet jammed up against a squirming pile of chilly coils. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z On top of the beast, with a scraggly tuft of the creature’s fur coiled around each fist, was Mr. Flux. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A burning coil of incense sits between them, along with a large black-lidded basket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They lay on the moss, not touching, in silence, Hatsue with her hair coiled over one shoulder now, Ishmael with his hands in his lap. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The stopper would shudder back and forth so fast it looked like it was splitting into two separate coils. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z As the kite rose higher and higher, Minli watched the coil of string in her hand. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z The creature was watching intently, coiled with eagerness. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Several fetterlings had managed to coil around Eddie’s page giant like a python, but huge paper fists were hammering them left and right. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Inside were the two wedding crowns made from rope and, coiled like snakes, the two long braids of hair, each tied with a crumbling black ribbon. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He was squatting under the ice-cube coils, under which he could barely squeeze, sitting down. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly she saw Paco Ortega get up off a coil of rope on the boat’s prow. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They exploded, and coils of yellow matter and blood streamed down my face. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Dread coiled within her like a snake, but she forced herself to smile at this man she loved, this man who put no faith in signs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It ignored the door completely and wobbled on its coiled chains. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Upon the low table beside it lay a stone hammering block and a coil of gold wire. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When we didn’t talk, some invisible lever was still winding a coil between our bodies. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Her hair coiled in complex curls over her shoulders like snakes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Mischief coiled and sprang within her, but Dorian answered. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z You cannot shield the banana from the box or the tweezer or the coil; the shield, too, is wiggling and radiating. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She wears her smooth blond hair neatly coiled into waves, exactly like you see on the big screen. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a long coil of heavy black cable hanging from a hook on the wall. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The devices took various forms, but basically they used twisted metal coils to detect an electrical signal. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Behind the wagon came the Company, with coils of ropes over their shoulders and baskets of food. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She reached over to a wall and pulled down a coiled yellow air hose and plugged it into her suit. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It has no legs at all, just a prehensile tail coiled around the boom. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z But the net was strong, and although the horse whinnied and reared back in fear, Iorek couldn’t fight free of the coils. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The only things that moved were the flames and the snake, coiling and uncoiling in the glittering cage behind Voldemort’s head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But I didn’t move, and a part of it was because the chill had returned to coil in my veins. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “With a tuft on the end! It coils up under his clothes and unfurls like a whip.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The girl was immaculate—not a blue thread out of place, her chignon of long fair hair coiled in regulation neatness two inches above her uniform collar. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Tayo remembered fighting tomcats then, the frozen pose, arched bodies coiled, only the tails twitching with their anger, until one or the other made a move and they went rolling around in the dirt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She reminded him of a snake coiled up with no one to bite. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Haldir skilfully cast over the stream a coil of grey rope, and he caught it and bound the end about a tree near the bank. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was easier to breathe up here above the reeks that coiled and drifted down below. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A gate loomed up, a black iron snake coiled tight about bar and post. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Now Wang Lung found himself in such a coil as he had never dreamed of. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The small gold circle falls into my palm, nice and easy, followed by the coils of chain, and I fist it up, fast. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When Frank’s vision cleared, a mottled brown Burmese python was coiled at his feet. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Miss Larsen’s long hair is coiled in a bun at the nape of her neck, and her brown eyes are clear and bright. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z My body felt like a tightly wound coil, but it wasn’t just nervousness anymore. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Avoiding the gigantic coils, he walked quickly and quietly over to where the sword hung from the tree roots on the cave wall. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” I muttered, untwisting my fingers from her coils of hair. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The bandages coil on the floor like red-dotted albino snakes, exposing the grandmother’s ankle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I coiled it in the bottom to make a spiral. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Before she had even entirely disappeared, he had dropped his sword and long knife and had gotten the vine coil from his shoulder. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Blue-furred, orange-eyed, red-fanged, a tiger snarled upon his left biceps; a spitting snake, coiled around a dagger, slithered down his arm; and elsewhere skulls gleamed, a tombstone loomed, a chrysanthemum flourished. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Hamlet knelt before me, like a spring coiled tight with energy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Sula’s head rested on her arm, an undone braid coiled around her wrist. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z She just sighed and started to peel again, the long coil so thin it was almost transparent. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out a long coil of rope and proceeded to tie a large knot at each end. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I look down at the coiled rag rug and the shiny wood floor underneath. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The other boys at the Lycee Jean-Jacques called him “pepper head” because each separate kinky strand was coiled into a tight tiny ball that looked like small peppercorns. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Finally, my mother said, in a whisper, “That’s what nearly killed you, children,” pointing at the coals from the spilled brazier, from which puffs of smoke coiled upward as raindrops fell on them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Around town, they confused and horrified residents by doing things like dismantling a toaster with a screwdriver at the local department store to make sure the heating coil would toast the bread just so. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z With spit, he wipes clean the length of the wire and coils it a hundred times around the base of the pipe, making a new tuning coil. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He had rigged his harpoon long before and its coil of light rope was in a round basket and the end was made fast to the bitt in the bow. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaz secured another coil of rope to the roof’s edge and prepared to rappel down to the shore. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The journal carried a report by Merle Tuve claiming that his Tesla coil could drive alpha particles to energies as high as 10 million electron volts without “any serious difficulty.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The coils I had dropped on the rock hopped and sang as they ran. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Metal boxes cover the tabletop: tubes, coils, switches, meters, at least one gramophone. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They wrapped their huge coils around him and the two lads and they crushed the life out of them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Two white cobras coil around each other as they rise from the woven basket, in perfect time with the music. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She’s standing on a street I know but do not recognize, among piles of smoldering autumn leaves, holding a coiled skipping rope, licking one half of an orange Popsicle. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw a green coil curled in the shape of a snake, with a tail that billowed yellow smoke. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He had cut a very long piece of strong vine and coiled it over one shoulder and was busy working on it as they moved. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A tangle of golden-brown snakes writhed among one another, twisting and coiling in an indistinguishable mass. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There, coiled comfortably on the second step, was a thick mottled specimen that Curly recognized as a cottonmouth water moccasin, common in southern Florida. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If he struck at Asmodeus, he would be crushed to death against the walls by the powerful lashing coils of the adder in its death throes. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Setting the book securely inside a coil of rope, she climbed to her feet and dusted off her hands on the thighs of her trousers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My grip on it broke, and aware that I had struck the devilfish, I quickly dropped the coils I held, for when the string runs out fast it burns your hands or becomes entangled. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so close to me I could have touched him—he was beautiful in the flesh, hollowed out and coiled like a spring, nervous energy radiating off him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The last thing I saw was this thing, thick as a tire, snapping into a coil. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The young guardian dragon was dozing, coiled around the pine tree, but he lifted his coppery head as we approached and let Annabeth scratch under his chin. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It won’t be a far walk, but August in Florida is brutal, so it doesn’t take long for my glasses to fog up and the curls at my temples to spring into tight coils. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z And there’s this feeling in my stomach like a coil pulled taut. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z But they bleated and wailed as I grabbed a coil of rope and ran for the door and across the windy yard to where Mr. Kendall lay on his belly beneath the hornbeam tree. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He took a step forward, his hands coiling into fists, close to tears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was still coiled with his nose tucked down. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Sam fell over, and the long grey coils slithered silently down on top of him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He started to writhe, coiling around the axle like a spring. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “No,” she shrieked, coiling a bandage around a circular, sucker-shaped bruise on her calf—an injury sustained wrestling the mirror tentacles. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The snake moved to coil itself next to the Sea King’s throne. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z His old dog, Pilot, lay on one side, removed out of the way, and coiled up as if afraid of being inadvertently trodden upon. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He took out the coil boxes, scraped the points, adjusted the gap, and put them back. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He could learn a horse’s mind from the bob of the head, the tension in the reins, the coil of the hindquarters. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Derby, as if returning from another place, shook his head and coiled the whip. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z A golden ray of light escaped her like a ribbon, like a snake coiling in the air before it lashed across Fedu's cheek. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Some are cylindrical, some are coiled, some are spheres. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Dany watched as the women arched their backs and coiled their legs around their partners while the flutes wept and the men thrust in time to the music. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The weight of seventy feet of rope coiled around her body? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Nervously, she transferred the hankie from one hand to the other, coiled it between her fingers, unwound it, squeezed it in a ball, took it in the other hand, lit another cigarette. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z After it is light, he thought, I will work back to the forty-fathom bait and cut it away too and link up the reserve coils. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of it was strange to her; she could see no principle behind the coils, the jars, the banks of insulators, the lattice of tubing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The coil was Treelore’s, from back when he doing a science project with pulleys and rings. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The coil took Viserys around the throat and yanked him backward. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “No. His daemon was at the time coiled around his neck in the form of a snake. That shape you can dimly see is a child.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The white dragon lay coiled around a pear tree, his head resting on his tail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He coiled it up and stowed it lovingly in his pack. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Her black hair, which was normally coiled in two careful braids tucked against the nape of her neck, was coming loose as though she had rushed through her morning rituals. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He stared without expression at the half-page newspaper photos of himself, taken an instant before the wreck, showing him coiled over Fair Knightess’s withers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Wires were connected to the ends of the coil, and a plug was connected to the wires. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If the boy was here he would wet the coils of line, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A wind came in off the harbor, bringing the smell of the sea, ruffling the stray hairs that had escaped the braided coil at the nape of Inej’s neck. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z White Deer lifted a coil of rope out of the wagon, laid his arm through it, and went to the front of the wagon to begin tying lines there. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Each high-pitched meow sends Sunkist-orange coils dancing in front of me, but I don’t mind. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z It churns out rolling clouds of billowing smoke, a fat black rope that coils over the cars behind it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Now Roberto Vega was bouncing his head as if jazz were being played somewhere not far away and the congregation was coiling slowly like a snake, waiting for the Holy Spirit to strike. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z From his pocket, he takes a coil of paper and unrolls it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z One of them, the heavier one, whose stomach had ripples of fat on it, jumped lightly onto the dock to pick up a hose that was coiled there. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I dropped the coils of string and unfastened the knife as I ran. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z He stores the toothbrush on his portion of the upright mattress coil. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “Now let’s try,” he whispers, and presses the earphone against his ear and runs what he has decided must be the tuning pin back and forth along the coil. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Right above the little poetry section, there was a poster of a girl named Emily Dickinson in an old-fashioned dress with her hair coiled in a bun. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z For a moment Jon could almost see them too, coiling in the night, their dark wings outlined against a sea of flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The basilisk’s head was falling, its body coiling around, hitting pillars as it twisted to face him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Draco paused to examine a long coil of hangman’s rope and to read, smirking, the card propped on a magnificent necklace of opals, Caution: Do Not Touch. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z When Blore returned from the house with a rope coiled over his arm, he found Armstrong where he had left him staring down into the depths. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I got down under the bed and begged the very dust and coils of my bedsprings to produce a bee. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They coiled around his trunk, slicing through his Kevlar reinforced jacket like a razor through rice paper. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z When his wife and child moved closer, he put the knife back in his pocket, letting his fingers slide across his son’s tightly coiled curls. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The dragon coiled before her had pulled her out of the river and had brought her to his home to have her wounds bound. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z And they added also coils of rope, three to each boat. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The room beyond was dimly lit, but he could see Nagini, swirling and coiling like a serpent underwater, safe in her enchanted, starry sphere, which floated unsupported in midair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She saw and heard the serpent coiled within the stalks at the same time, and she yelped as she jerked her hand back. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The poetry flowed on; the Praise threw its shining coils around both parents. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But the object that had frightened me half to death, standing right in the middle of the room, was the golden silhouette of a fetterling, poised to attack, with legends coiling around its chain body. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Håkon slithered up and coiled again, tucking his legs inside the coil so he just looked like an enormous red zmeyok. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Wraiths of mist suddenly moving like serpents of the air would coil about them for a second. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama brought the pillows and a long coil of rope. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Father coiled up his queue into a tight bun behind his head and pinned it there. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But the first time he showed her how to climb down the jagged steps, Olanna saw a snake coiled in a corner. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It shifted, tightening itself into a more compact coil, looking more like it was defending territory than getting ready to leave. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She rolled on her back, black smoke coiling from her mouth. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And for a moment Harry saw Snape’s profile: His eyes were fixed upon the coiling snake in its enchanted cage. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z On the Shy Maid, he made his bed atop the roof of the cabin, with a coil of hempen rope for a pillow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When I returned to the office, the coil, which I had placed on the desk, was gone. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then like a coiled spring he jumped up, his pistol aimed straight up. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The cap’n wasn’t clutching on to no pistol; ’stead, in his hand was the cowhide whip that was always coiled on his saddle. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z In the silence Harry imagined he could hear the snake hissing slightly as it coiled and uncoiled—or was it Voldemort’s sibilant sigh lingering on the air? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The original magnet design called for using copper for the electromagnet coils and the massive transmission bus that carried electricity to the racetracks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The huge reptile coiled itself languorously around the dead rodent. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They turned and twisted and wound their coils around his body, but he held them fast. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She gently combed her hair, dense, soft, and tightly coiled, until it framed her head like a halo. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Chickens and rabbits scampered underfoot, dust and ashes coiled in rampant whirlwinds. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was cold out and he could see his breath as he made his way to the coiled green hose. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The panther perched on the roof of the house, muscles coiled and ready to swoop. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z A coil of deck-rope of papyrus fiber lay in the gateway; this he used for lashing, and ran back to the same stool as before, fastening his eyes upon Odysseus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The current grew stronger, coiling like a gray serpent about Taran’s legs. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He felt his old anxiety coiling at the base of his skull. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Roots coiled around his legs like wooden serpents. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Their stingers are coiled like harpoons, millions of invisible weapons just waiting. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The dragon coiled in front of a fireplace, the flames lighting its ruby scales. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I sliced a bright yellow kite with a coiled white tail. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Got the heavy line coiled in the plastic tub. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a mat and a pillow in one corner and a shelf along one wall covered in coils of wire, tin snips, pliers, and little glass jars filled with sorted pieces of metal. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Before three purple-robed Syrian bishops murdered by the Portuguese were found floating in the sea, with coiled sea serpents riding on their chests and oysters knotted in their tangled beards. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the women was embroidering a wedding sari, coiling gold thread along its borders and fastening it with the tiniest stitches imaginable. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z One of the Negro girls had her mother coil braids over her ears Shanghai-style like mine; we were Shanghai twins except that she was covered with black like my paintings. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Three trunks were stacked against the far wall; there was an old wheelbarrow, garden tools, a coil of rope. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sit down,” his mother tells him, and Alex feels dread coil deep in his stomach. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As they gazed at the wound coil, she said, amused, “It won’t take too long for the string to run out, anyway. There is not a lot there!” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I saw the big coil of rope slung over his shoulder. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His hats were black, round of crown and straight of brim, and uncrushed as though he still left room for a coiled queue. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We move at a pretty good clip, one manning the coil, the other keeping watch. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I wrap a tendril around a rod to give her the perfect coil, and mix two skin tones together—seashell white and a dark citrine brown. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z She undipped her hair, coiled neatly at her nape during the days, and pried the sneakers from her feet without untying them. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She has one aspect of the part down cold: the coiled anger of a mother who finds out her son has been involved in something awful. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Ben yawned, stretched, and led the way through the shop to where huge coils of rope were stacked. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z His head jerked, his body coiled, lashed by violent spasms. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z And the Tourmaline Brotherhood pressed on her a crown wrought in the shape of a three-headed dragon,- the coils were yellow gold, the wings silver, the heads carved from jade, ivory, and onyx. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Everything he felt, everything his blues harp was to him, was coiled around his rapid breathing. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I reached for a braided rawhide whip that hung in a coil on a wooden peg driven between the logs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z From the banks of Lake Carnegie, the boys, their oars, and the Husky Clipper looked like a single thing, gracefully and powerfully coiling and uncoiling itself, propelling itself forward over the surface of 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 Harry urged Ginny forward; they stepped over the motionless coils of the dead basilisk, through the echoing gloom, and back into the tunnel. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Every time Mrs. Richardson looked at Izzy, that feeling of things spiraling out of control coiled around her again, like a muscle she didn’t know how to unclench. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He is about to hand the earphone to Jutta when—clear and unblemished, about halfway down the coil—he hears the quick, drastic strikes of a bow dashing across the strings of a violin. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She stood there before me panting, with her hair shaken loose and coiling about her shoulders. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time I swing the coil up onto the sand and pull myself from the water, her body’s gone. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Merle Tuve, who was still struggling to produce high-energy particles with his obstreperous Tesla coil, saw little practical application for Lawrence’s curved variation on a linear accelerator. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She turned her attention toward the Boss, and her posture suddenly transformed into something animal, crouched and coiled like a cat ready to spring. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He must have rolled all of the clay into one long pink coil and looped it once, twice around his shoulders like a circus performer's boa. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Dudley stood with his nose pressed against the glass, staring at the glistening brown coils. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He waited until he was on the lowest arc of the swing, then, gathering up his muscles under him until he was like a coiled spring, he leaped for the ground. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Uh-huh. And how many weeks can you expect to remain in your mortal coil?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Once, not long ago, he had ridden on her shoulder, his tail coiled round her arm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Angry, Father reminded me of a carnival toy, a leather fist attached to a coiled spring used in puppet shows. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I just talked to this girl—and I did okay—but the Tentacles are coiled and the pressure is rising, getting ready to pounce on me when I leave. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He settled himself on his throne, laying himself down in coil after careful coil. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She had noticed him often, his thin wiry figure swinging easily hand over hand up the rigging, his sandy, sun-bleached head bent over a coil of rope. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Holly toyed with a strand of her hair, coiling it around her little finger. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “They’re, like, coiled up in bottles and nobody loves them. God, wouldn’t it be depressing if after you died your relatives, like, preserved you in formaldehyde and kept you in a giant jar?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z There’s a fat coil of copper wire, a tiny instrument hammer, and a two- terminal battery as big as a shoe—finer equipment than Werner has had access to in his life. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The snake began to coil itself around her forearm. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Wiress nods and scampers over to the water’s edge, where she dunks the coil in the water. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The lions and tigers in heated cages, the bears asleep, the snakes coiled tightly underground. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat silently, in his hands a long coil of rope he had taken from what little gear remained to the companions. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I study the brain, the weird coiled blob that holds everyone’s secrets. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z My hands were trembling, my breath rasping as if I had run a long distance or come upon a coiled snake in a busy street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z While the officer was gone, Dowell slipped his belt off, coiled it around his neck, and hanged himself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Guilt snaked up my spine and coiled around my throat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Placing his feet on the back wall, Beck coiled and leaped out of the airlock. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z With a start I realized that the bedposts and the legs of the chair were growing out of the floor, thick at the base like roots, and coiling together. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z We have coiled up our hair and crossed take-out chopsticks in it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The tightly coiled hair of most New Guineans contrasts with the straight or wavy hair of most Australians. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Endless coils of chocolate toothpaste on a pink Kochu Maria tongue. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z My neck and back were like coiled springs, and my eyes stung. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z During danger she fanned out her dragon claws and riffled her red sequin scales and unfolded her coiling green stripes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I got down into my goalie crouch, a coiled spring ready to release. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Holly activated the thermal coil in her suit, and climbed to thirteen thousand feet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Hamilton's laugh came out of him like a coiled spring jigging up and down. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z "Had to find it, didn't I? Can't lay your hands on a coil of rope all in a minute." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z When that didn’t work, she slipped it into her mouth and let a puff of smoke coil from her nose. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They spiraled into coils and then braided themselves, forming the prettiest headband Aru had ever seen. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I could feel a cold presence in the room, like a coiled sleeping snake. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The maelstrom was coming undone, with little twisters coiling sideways out of the water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He worked back to where he could feel with his foot the coils of line that he could not see. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He pecked violently at the Sleeper’s coils until they shuddered, loosening just enough to let Aru grab the golden ball from her pocket. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My fingers coil themselves into visions of birds on his nose. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z She was standing in the middle of a verdant field, one blossom threaded through her fingers, another threaded in her long, coiling hair. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Seconds later the two-headed snake emerges, coiling itself around the elephant’s leg. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Mr. Katz eased into his chair as fluidly as a coiling viper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Cold air radiated from a towering indoor fountain that sprayed water over coiled copper tubing, trickling down by some new science to form blocks of ice at its base. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They failed to detect the deadly cargo, coiled sleeping at the bottom of the basket. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Blue fire coiled from her fingers curling like serpents around Annabeth. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z We pulled in the pole and threw out the grapnel hook, watching the attached rope spin from its coil on the boat floor. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Returning with a towel coiled and ready for combat, she swipes the Blob’s butt. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z On the bench beside the apprentice lay a coil of wire, finished and ready for its last annealing. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The snake, unmoving, coiled tensed and ready only inches from Clay’s leg. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Tongues flicking, some of the moccasins extended to their full lengths while others coiled sluggishly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z John shouted back, but Pa headed into the field, hollering and waving a coiled rope to scare the cattle east. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Among the whistles on colorful coiled plastic key chains, small blue rubber footballs, Frisbees, yo-yos, bubbles, and glow jewelry, I saw green and red and blue glitter pens. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z When the coils passed over a metal object, the telephone transmitted a sound similar to a musical tone. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I sit there and let the heat wave coil over my covered self. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He even tried to tie a knot in one coil to stop the sauce from spreading further, but it was to no avail. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z June and August, sopping wet, stooped on either side of her, while mosquitoes sang in our ears and the river went on about its business, coiling off into the darkness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But in most of the photographs, he peered out from behind two sixteen-ounce boxing gloves, crouched low in a boxer’s stance, his arms poised and coiled like snakes. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z From behind a glass pane, I see a brilliant green snake coiled around a tree branch. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He pointed to a green humped structure with a bobble head attached to one side by a stubby neck made of coiled spring. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Before them, the concentration camp at Auschwitz spread out, a desolate flat place surrounded by heavy chain-link fence, topped with coils of barbed wire. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z One especially does not need an unwieldy, totally immobile mass of wires and coils spreading over twenty-five square yards. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Many coiling arms seized the doors on either side, and with horrible strength, swung them round. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The half-men had pistols in shoulder harnesses and whips coiled at their belts. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “If any of you survive, make sure I have an open casket,” Jesper said as he hefted two slender coils of rope over his shoulder and signaled for Wylan to follow him across the roof. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z On the way back out, I nearly tripped over the coil of rope Uncle Chester had left behind. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z "Anytime," the skipper called back, and I could make out his sly smile as he deftly coiled the rope. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z A coil moved and faintly touched his leg. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Hair-texture swatches line the perimeter, boasting an array of types—coiled, straight, coarse, wavy, fine, curly, frizzy, and smooth. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The cream-colored dragon sunk sharp black claws into the lion's mane and coiled its tail around her arm, while Ser Jorah took his accustomed place by her side. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The serpent-creature coiled again, displaying a blood-red mouth as it hissed at her. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She sits on a bench carved with coiled serpents and swings her feet. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Since they had finished the brick wall—topped with broken glass and coils of barbed wire—I had not been able to visit Janina. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She coiled the rope neatly and put it back where it belonged in the boat. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Towering at least thirty-five feet in the air and topped with wicked coils of barbed wire, it makes ours back in District 12 look childish. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Be seated, friends!” he said, bowing graciously to the other snakes who, at that word, slid reverently to the floor again, coiled themselves up, and gazed steadily at the Hamadryad and Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z When at length all the Company was gathered on the east bank of the Silverlode, the Elves untied the ropes and coiled two of them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Finally she thought to put on the gloves that she had wedged under her coiled rope. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I investigated a nearby pockmark and saw, in the ring of impact, the fat coil of a caterpillar. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Silver threaded the coils of hair escaping from my mother’s headscarf, and her face was more gaunt than I remembered it, but I recognized her in an instant. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He ran down the dock, zigzagging around baskets and barrels and coils of ropes. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Hair textures range from loose curls to needle-straight to corkscrew curls to waves to zigzag coils, and the styles showcase each new hair-tower trend. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He dodged the punch easily by bending his neck into a sideways U shape, then coiled his leg around the strangers waist the way Sheed wrapped licorice around his pinky before eating it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Tying them in place took her some minutes more, and once she’d secured herself, she chose what looked like the most promising branch, coiled her spare rope again, and set off. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z With luck, Francis’ coiled coils would get into print as soon as if not before Pauling’s. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Daylight streamed through the hole onto a mound of splintered floorboards and broken glass from which rose coils of silty dust, pieces of torn carpet plastered here and there like scraps of desiccated meat. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Jutta makes a log to match a scale that Werner draws on the tuning coil, carefully spelling the name of each city they manage to receive. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Two njuzu girls coiled up the table legs and bent gracefully over cups of tea that Mother had poured. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Coming to New York had perhaps been an unconscious attempt to keep the old freezing unit going, but it hadn't worked; hot water had gotten into its coils. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Beck held a coil of metal wire in one hand and a pair of work gloves in the other. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z They went on to a little valley, then, and followed a brook that made one huge curve after another, doubling itself over like a coiled rope. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z She always wore it tied back in a ruthlessly tight coil. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He coiled the rope and chain neatly, as they’d been when he started to anchor, and put them back beneath the captain’s bunk. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z A third, a desert of heat waves away, sat at a panel arrayed with coils and dials. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They strolled back to the wagon to retrieve a heavy coil of rope and unhitched one of the horses to help drag the tree out of the road. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Two Guardians have moved forward and are coiling up the thick rope, getting it out of the wav- Others move the cushions. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She loved the updrafts and coiling winds, and she loved ‘Vaiting on,” hovering above Sam until he kicked up game. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z She had stopped in front of a door that had an anchor with a dolphin coiled around it painted on the white wood. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Others collected stones to provide ammunition for slings, while some coiled ropes about their bodies. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Forcefully the snake launched his great body at the opening, crumbling earth and rock as he pushed his coils through the aperture. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There were faint colors in it: slight streaks of azure and emerald coiling through the silver. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I tug lightly on the strands, forcing her hair to grow, and soon it tumbles over her shoulders in coiled ribbons. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I sure could because suddenly coils and coils of Jude’s hair are slithering in my direction like an army of serpents. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There were four gray coils on the pavement where flares had burned out. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The boys spent their free time huddled in the Tuve attic, surrounded by cast-off batteries, glass tubes, and coils of wire. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The truck passed on and the black diesel smoke coiled through the woods. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The two men constructed an instrument that included batteries, coils of wire to carry electric current, and a telephone receiver. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z You coil up and tighten your muscles and listen, knuckles hard, the pulse ticking in your head. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was thought to hold promise for medicine, too: Edison marketed his inductorium, an induction coil, as a guaranteed cure for rheumatism, gout, nervous diseases, and sciatica. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z By 1925, Hale had shed his past, but there remained a faded photograph from the contest; it showed Hale and Grammer sitting proudly on their horses, holding up coiled ropes. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Lawrence listened soberly, his eyes wandering over the magnets, Tesla coils, and vacuum tubes littering the lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Slughorn lowered it into the bottle where it coiled, then spread, swirling like gas. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A rattlesnake, coiled, as thick as his upper arm, prepared to strike. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z His tupelo tree lashed and coiled like a whip in the wind. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He eases his fingers across my cheek, up around my neck, toward the back of my head, and through the tight coils of my hair. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Each resident of the camp has a space on one of the bare coils on which to hang his shirt and pants. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The little puff on each side shone, too, and the ends were coiled and twisted neatly under the big knot in the back. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I jumped back and grabbed my backpack and opened it up and yanked the coiled rope from inside and dove back to the edge of the crevasse. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A man naked to the waist was coiling down a line on the fo’c’s’le head. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Lyra lay wrapped up as tightly as a mummy, fast asleep, and Pan lay coiled around her neck as a little green snake. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The brooding spirit of the trees surrounded him like the coils of an electric dynamo. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The demon had propped himself on a barrel and was leaning against the mast, his bad leg elevated on a coil of rope, that cursed walking stick resting on his lap. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Highlanders dismiss lowlanders as effete sago eaters, while lowlanders dismiss highlanders as primitive big-heads, referring both to their massive coiled hair and to their reputation for arrogance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the rattlesnake cage the snakes lay with their chins resting on their own coils and they stared straight ahead out of their scowling dusty black eyes. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He unpacked a coil of metal that twanged and glittered from a steel box in his backpack. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She sits in front of the fire in her bedroom, drinking a cup of nettle tea from a clay mug shaped like a snake, its tail coiling to make the handle. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A green mist poured from the mummy’s mouth, coiling over the floor in thick tendrils, hissing like twenty thousand snakes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I wedged my body down through the nearly solid sea of coils, forcing my legs deep into the cockpit and jackknifing my knees so that my upper body swung downward and inward. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed my wrist and my body slipped into the familiar posture, head thrust forward, arm coiled around my lower back, wrist folded absurdly onto itself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A heap of coils slide to the floor, and he cuts the rest of the hair on my head about two inches long. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Loyally, it tried to encompass the concept and half a dozen coils burnt out. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z They unwound the longest coil of rope they had, tying each horse to it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He rubbed the back of his head and sank lower into the bronze coils of his tail. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He had three forty-fathom coils of line in reserve now, as well as the coil he was using. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His own voice coiled around him like a snake. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a life-buoy, a pair of sweeps, a coil of rope. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Lee Scoresby was attaching a coil of stout rope to the leather-covered iron ring that gathered the ropes running over the gas bag, and from which the basket itself was suspended. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The huge muscular scaly body was coiled in no recognizable pattern. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He was immediately caught in a cloud of raw odor, a kind of steamy dung odor that came up from the greasy coil of insides that fell from the bird, and he nearly threw up. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The icy water clutched again at his body like a giant hand; the chill of it squeezed him like the circling coils of a monstrous boa constrictor. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Takes me an hour or so to coil it just so in the tub, the way I seen my dad do when he was harpooning tuna. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Tubes and cables snaked across his body, coiled into his flesh, and wound in a tangle up to an incomprehensible mesh of blipping waveforms and drip-dropping fluid pouches. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z She raced down the hill, tripping over bronze coils and golden plates. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z A cap that was just big enough to hide a girl’s coiled braid. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Harry flung his arms over his head and ran, slipping over the coils of snake skin, out of the way of great chunks of tunnel ceiling that were thundering to the floor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z She did, and saw what looked like a wide, fearsome snake, blue-green in color, coiling through the woods. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He looked almost solid now—a pale bearded king with cold eyes and tendrils of Mist coiling off his robes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Something inside of me coiled at his expression, but it wasn’t fear. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When my lips finally pressed against his, I felt something coil deep inside of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The coiled scarf on her lap grew as her wooden needles clicked and clacked under and over and through the yarn. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z The journal pages spun and coiled in the air until they formed a humanoid figure. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It coiled against his tongue as he bit it and started chewing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She’s tied the yacht to something on the outside—Mark can see the coiled end of a rope—either oblivious or insensitive to the murder her partner has just committed. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Hear that? That’s the contact in one of the coil boxes. If you don’t get that, you got to adjust the points or maybe file them.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Carefully Marie-Laure opens her knapsack, breaks open the loaf hidden inside, and fishes with her fingers for the coil of paper. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Slowly, meticulously, he unwraps the coil, carries the entire looped mess downstairs, and calls Jutta inside to hold the pieces for him while he splices the breaks. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The undone knot lay in a coiled heap at Maniac’s feet. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he baited another line and left it coiled in the shade of the bow. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His chosen instrument was the Tesla coil, a high-voltage transformer invented by the visionary physicist Nikola Tesla in the 1890s. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They said that in all the world there was nothing more feared: the strong coils, hypnotic eyes and poison fangs. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z What was worse, even when Francis stopped thinking about coiled coils or I about bacterial genetics, we still remained stuck at the same place we were twelve months before. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z As they stood, patiently unraveling coiled tendrils, Dicey began to sing the song about the wide river and the small boat. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning in 1934, he was perched atop a ladder, testing the electrical tuning coil of Sloan’s X-ray machine by poking at it with a wooden yardstick fitted with a nail at the end. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The snake girl harrumphed and muttered something, and the python slunk away to coil around her neck again. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Since we move most swiftly through the trees, he wants Johanna and me to take the coil down through the jungle, unwinding the wire as we go. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z You are a coiled steel spring, ready to dart out at the sound of the gun. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z He gave a fluid snap of his wrist, and the leather coil lashed forward with a fearsome crack, catching me across the back of the hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Mist hung in the air—hazy shreds of white that coiled and undulated as if they were alive. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ivy thought of the picture she’d gotten back today, hoping she’d feel something like excitement or relief, but the only thing she felt was a coil of nerves in her belly. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Shapes of dried blood in the stubble grass and gray coils of viscera where the slain had been field-dressed and hauled away. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Until then, I had never known anger, the kind of coiling rage that slid sharp through my gut. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Inside, Malcolm saw a new piece of large machinery, surrounded by coils of heavy wire flex. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A coiled hose left out by a keeper has made a menacing impression. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then he coils it into quick, neat loops and walks off. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z It was coiled neatly and wrapped around her shoulder. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She wore a green dress with a round, flouncy skirt and white ankle socks, and as she stomped and kicked her heels, her curls bounced like each one had a coil inside. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Lavish necklaces coil around their throats like collars, displaying their house emblems. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When Kaisa finished the story, the food lay untouched between them, but the apple had been sliced neatly into six wedges, the skin coiled like a ribbon around them. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The fat man’s fingers coiled into a fist, and all his chins trembled. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Upwards it wound, coiling like a snake, boring its way across the sheer slope of rock. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She felt for the braid now and coiled it carefully around her hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z But it had to be done in one continuous and unbroken cycle of uncoiling and coiling the body. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The iron was contorting, twisting itself out of the abstract curls and coils into a frightening face, which spoke in a clanging, echoing voice: “State your purpose!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Its horns thinned, stretching longer to coil spiral at the ends, as sinuously as ink poured into water. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And while the loud bee hummed in the coil box Adam cranked the Ford and ran to advance the spark and throw the switch to Mag. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The stars are followed by a trio of attackers who spring from the smoke like coiled snakes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z His voice was a tight coil of fury. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She coiled, prepared to attack the other one, but she was an instant too late. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Any contact with the chain link or the coils of barbed wire that guard the top would mean instant electrocution. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As the ball floated in the air, Penelope twisted her hips and back and swung her right arm back over her shoulder, coiling like a really pretty snake. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z The lions and tigers in heated cages, the bears asleep, the snakes coiled tightly underground. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z It is not the smell of rotten grass or my own body odor but a smell so putrid that my stomach coils. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “When you stayed at the lightning tree, and she and Johanna Mason took the coil of wire down to the water,” Caesar clarifies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z High on his left arm, a tattoo of a red cobra, fanged, coiled, and ready to strike, stood in stark relief to his pale, freckled skin. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The head of a snake emerges, and the creature winds itself through the legs of the bird, coiling up around it. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z My fingers find his hair, coiled and soft, his back. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Here Cora stalked a section of a frigate’s deck, around the mast, various small barrels, and coils of rope. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z To some suddenly it seemed that they saw a snake coiling itself to strike. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Light exploded, and the snake coils fell away from her. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Wiress smiles and goes back to singing and dunking her coil. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Faber opened the bedroom door and led Montag into a small chamber where stood a table upon which a number of metal tools lay among a welter of microscopic wire-hairs, tiny coils, bobbins, and crystals. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I wince, useless fury coiling in my belly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She carried a coiled rope in one hand and held outstretched in the other an amber chunk of comb honey. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z There are two great identical snakes on a Levantine libation vase of around 2000 B.C., coiled around each other in a double helix, representing the original generation of life. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A coiled length of rope was still looped over Sheed’s shoulder. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The iron doorknob made a coiling creak as I turned it. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z A coil of insulated electrical wire was looped over one shoulder. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond, coils of concertina wire topping a mesh fence further obscured the vista. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It had short legs and long arms, a dark coiled braid just like mine. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d brought the two coils of rope from the locker and he measured the diameter of them with the span of his hand and that by three and then counted the number of coils. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z As if he could read my mind, he twisted my wrist further; my body was coiled tightly, my face scraping the floor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Finally she showed them a length of slender nylon rope coiled around the bottom and sides of the bucket. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z That had been sort of unsettling, but it was another thing we weren’t discussing, another thing coiled up in the Hunter household, biding its time. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z He pulled a coil of it out of the donkey’s packs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My brain coiled around the knowledge: The boy in the hoodie has been shot. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She marveled at its softness, like tightly coiled silk. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I coiled the phone cord around my finger and stared down the hall at the front door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The stove was cold, so I twisted a length of grocery paper into a wick and coiled it in the firebox. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z There is no clatter of runs or chutes, no cursing, no flying coils of rope, no hitching of teams. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Working with crystals, Pauling had found that proteins frequently folded into an archetypal substructure—a single helix coiled like a spring. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Even now I still felt a deep and primal terror coil in my veins, and I knew in my heart that it belonged to him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z It was the weight of the fish and he let the line slip down, down, down, unrolling off the first of the two reserve coils. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She found the braid coiled inside her mother’s old dress and slid her fingers along it, stroking the brittle fringe at the end. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The njuzu coiled over the edge with their eyes glittering in the moonlight. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The njuzu girls were coiled up in the depths, watching her with bright, human eyes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z More rope straps him to the back of the chair, it coils around him from the chest down to the stomach. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z All you had to do was hold a hot iron rod to a coil of solder, which was like a soft metal, melt it, and let the silvery material flow into place. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She began to pace, squeezing the coiled phone cord in her hand. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Something tense hid behind his calm face, like a spring pressed into a tight coil. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The smoke coiled above the treetops, a single cumulous bloom of grey far enough to the west that it looked manageable. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Beside the coil lay a row of three thin ingots waiting to be drawn. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Then he cut the other line closest to him and in the dark made the loose ends of the reserve coils fast. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I could picture Fay, dressed or undressed, at will, with her crisp blue eyes and her blonde hair braided and coiled around her head like a crown. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Angela liked the sweet, loving girl with coils of hair who always smiled. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z In a corner, hoses lay coiled like a family of dormant snakes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z More goodbyes, Dicey thought to herself, coiling up the last rope into a dark brown hoop, piling loop upon loop. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z My lovely, tall mother with her pretty coil of hair and her hard, bitter mouth. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Across the jumble of banded coils Matthias thought he could catch a glimpse of the tapering tail. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A residue of his anticipation coiled in my gut. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z That understanding also made guilt coil in his stomach. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Something large and scaly is coiled a few feet from the elevator. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z We took turns bathing in the narrow bathroom, with halffull buckets of water, warmed for a while with a heating coil plunged into them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z As the detective coiled back, bringing both hands up to protect her eyes, Jule yanked the leg of Noa’s jeans up. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He coiled the jib on itself and let it lie—ready to use if needed rapidly. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire steamed and the smoke swung in slow coils and the boy curled up under the pattering tarp and soon he was asleep. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Her lips were pressed tightly together, and she was deeply asleep, there was no doubt about that, for her dæmon lay coiled and unconscious at her throat. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z They were almost knocked down by his little brother, who was running full tilt across the foyer while holding a skateboard, his coiled hair squished by a helmet. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Instead of growling, it barks and snarls and snaps, and its muscles bunch up like coiled wire. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “So if you have a special skill, like balancing magnetic coils or running a positronic purifier, please tell us.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to step right up and pluck one, except for the dragon coiled around the tree. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z One great coil of vapour went whirling up, twisting round and round Orthanc, until it looked like a tall peak of cloud, fiery underneath and moonlit above. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He’s coiling up some wire from the school display monitor and sees my smile, frozen, when I see him so close to Tats. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z A nest of entrails coiled through a bush, entangled with the branches. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For almost a year he had been in and out of euphoric moods about how a-helices packed together in coiled coils. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Her ponytail is a long rope at her side, with tiny frizzy curls that blend the color of the king's currant-red and the queen's midnight-black coils. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z A fishing kit with four coils of line, a dozen small lures, and hooks and sinkers. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Reed jogged across the Current of Faith, avoiding coils of rope and redheaded chickens that squawked underfoot. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Shanti felt that snake of truth coil around her legs, threatening to squeeze. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She glared at me and then began reading to herself as hastily as she could, searching, I suppose, for something she could fire at me and thus release her coiled spring. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest he carefully coiled and put back in his pack. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He could close his eyes and see them still: flames whirling from brick pyramids larger than any castle he had ever seen, plumes of greasy smoke coiling upward like great black snakes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He looked back at the coils of line and they were feeding smoothly. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z A pink jump rope lay coiled like a snake near the foot of the narrow twin bed—evidence of her latest obsession. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It coiled up and looked around as if bewildered. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The little one's hair is a dark cloud of coils and glitter, complete with metallic threads reminiscent of lightning streaks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I swallow hard as I start to coil the hose, thinking about how to explain Lolo, or even if I should say anything. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Flames had been tattooed across his cheeks and chin and shaven head to make a bright red mask that crackled about his eyes and coiled down and around his lipless mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Her long braids were coiled in a bun, and she wasn’t wearing blue glasses—so it took me a second to recognize Samira. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The rope will shine—a bright pink coil in a dark, dark place. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The long, scale-encrusted coils rippled as the serpent changed position in its sleep. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Early that morning, when Beidleman had encountered Lopsang on the Balcony, vomiting between his knees into the snow, he’d taken the Sherpa’s two coils of rope to fix on the steep rock steps above. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The patterns on the snakes’ skins were perfect, repeating endlessly in coils and stripes and ovals and diamonds, in all the colors of the island. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was, We’ve streamlined the Tesla coil for personal use—you can even wear it in your hair! Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He worked skillfully with the one hand and put his foot on the coils to hold them as he drew his knots tight. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The vipers were coiled upon themselves, suspended in dingy liquid. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z My body tenses at the edge in his voice, so I am coiled as tight as a spring, and I forget to breathe. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z As she kneels with the dustpan, I can already see the coil in her back that says she is her mother’s daughter. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Silently, they placed their coiled ropes underneath them and sat in a line with their knees around the man in front—tobogganers with no toboggan. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I use a hand-iron to press out the coil in her hair and give her strands as straight as a board. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They had picked two dozen salmon from the net, three stray sticks, two dogfish, a long convoluted coil of kelp, and a number of ensnarled jellyfish when Carl Heine’s face showed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I asked the girl as I began to pull up the rope that had saved me, coiling it around one arm. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z In a locker behind the wheel pedestal he found coils of nylon rope and steel bottles of gas and a toolbox made of fiberglass. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z She seemed to be watching him intently, her body—all softness just moments before—coiled and tense. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Down the mountainside, past a dry river and across the road, runs a coil of silver. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They had long trailing dreadlocks, small Afros, big Afros, twists, braids, massive raucous curls and coils. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Right on the spot where Johanna Mason hit me with the coil of wire. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z This time, the night so thick, it was impossible to tell the precise moment when the creature emerged from his dreggy pool and began to drag his coils toward hall Heorot. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z As it coiled up his legs, he realized the smoke wasn’t surrounding him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When the line is coiled I stand up again, holding the harpoon shoulder high. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The chain coiled around one of Seth’s legs. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He withdrew his snout enough from his coils to glare at her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Somebody hefted two heavy coils of rope into the space between the mob and Wash and his father. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z At odd intervals the immense coils would shift lazily with a dry scaly rustle; the head, however, remained fixed in the same position. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Now he had six reserve coils of line. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands rasp like a snake’s coils as he mbs them together. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She took a coil long enough to reach over one of the branches of a high tree and back down to the ground, and strong enough to bear several times her weight. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Tall and curved, hooks on the ends, the Z coiled back to strike like a snake. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat there, coiled on the floor of the sukkah, too stunned to move. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They sat on the broken abutment of the road and watched the river backing upon itself and coiling over the iron trelliswork. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I stop in front of him, not knowing what to say, the words all coiled inside my mouth. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Its side had been laid wide open, and in the white-hot light from the moon, I could see bones and the fetid yellow coils of rotting innards. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He was brown, like the boys, wore dark goggles cinched tight through a mane of coiled dreadlocks that whipped about as he got his bearings. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z His dark eyes were still fixed upon the coiling serpent in its protective sphere. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I’m coiling as he floats by, I won’t get another chance. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The Ladybug was making whistling noises as she breathed, and the Earthworm was coiled up like a spring at one end of his hammock, wheezing and blowing through his open mouth. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z You have only yourself and you had better work back to the last line now, in the dark or not in the dark, and cut it away and hook up the two reserve coils. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Quentyn could sense that there was something in that darkness, coiled and waiting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My breath came faster, and something coiled around my chest and squeezed tighter and tighter, until suddenly, like somebody had snapped off the panic switch, I felt myself go limp. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There he was immersed in an effort to produce high-energy protons to probe the atomic nucleus, using his balky Tesla coils and Van de Graaff generators. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Her brother was on his knees, hi? fingers digging under the leather coils, crying incoherently, struggling for breath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She brought it in, hand over hand, and coiled it again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Hundreds of snakes, coiled and twitching on the smooth pale rocks. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Now he faced the possibility that Linus’ solution would be no better and yet he would get all the credit for the coiled coils. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z What she wanted was to be lost to the unfolding of an irresistible idea, to see the black thread spooling out from the end of her scratchy silver nib and coiling into words. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Mrs. Moss jumped out of her seat as if she had sat on a hot coil. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z When she emerged I regretted the suggestion; she had put on a clean silk sari and extra bracelets, and coiled her hair with a flattering side part on top of her head. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Eleanor's algebra book was covered with her handwriting, the lyrics to one song wrapped and coiled around the title of another. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z There was a coil of wire held together on die side by tape and it sprung into a three-foot-long antenna when he took the tape off. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He slashed out with the knife, as the Sleer twined about him, and in a huge crushing movement, engulfed the man Jack in its coils. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The flakes fell softly, vanishing in the heaps of brown leaves, swirling in little smoky coils. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Slimy pink intestines coiled over his wide face and draped around his neck; sagging sacks of stomachs and bloated bags of bowels dangled from his torso. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He held out a coil of fishing line with hooks and weights attached. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside my head, I heard a voice, slithering into one ear and coiling around my brain: I am the spirit of Delphi, speaker of the prophecies of Phoebus Apollo, slayer of the mighty Python. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Even worms coiled back and forth to escape capture and death. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She was bound to a chair, her hair disheveled, her clothing torn, her eyes wild; and her monkey dæmon thrashed and struggled on the floor in the coils of a silver chain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z |
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