| 单词 | coin |
| 例句 | “I’ve been carrying this ever since I saw my mom at Grand Central. It’s an Athenian coin.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I untied the drawstrings, but before I could take a coin from the pouch, the girl’s bony fingers clamped tight on it, and she yanked it out of my grasp. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He was grouchy after so many hours indoors with nothing but coins and cards to keep him company. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He slipped his middle fingers under the coin, pushing it into a back palm, and fumbled his grip on it, ever-so-slightly. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Becky asked around for days, but there were no spare carpenters to be found, no matter how much coin was offered. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Esteban stepped down from the cart, unloaded his two bags, and pressed a few coins into the woodcutter’s hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinjoo dug her hands into her pants pockets and pulled out a fistful of lint, a red ribbon, and a shiny silver coin. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The other was large, round as a coin, and a vivid, electric blue. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The Doctorita opens the door and takes the milk and the coins from me without a word. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw the rug covered with coins of all dimensions and a few crumpled bills. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our lives are the only real thing we have, our only coin. We get to buy what we want with them.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Having coined the phrase nature versus nurture, Galton had wondered how a scientist might discern the influence of one over the other. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But even as he fanned out his cards, or rolled a coin across the backs of his fingers, he found himself thinking about Isabelle. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She had no coin to pay a ferryman or take passage on a ship. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I had one morsel of bread yet: the remnant of a roll I had bought in a town we passed through at noon with a stray penny—my last coin. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z One of the women tried to press coins into Eliza’s hand, but Eliza politely refused and put the money back in the sisters’ shabby purse. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It had gone dull somehow, like an old coin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Karen giggled, like a handful of coins tossed in the air. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That night, exhausted but full of pride, he was able to hand his grateful mother the few coins he had been paid. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z It is as though formerly we were coins of different provinces; and now we are melted down, and all bear the same stamp. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I dialed the number while Vonetta and Fern cupped their hands at the coin return just in case. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Anorak throws open the double doors, revealing an immense treasure room filled with piles of glittering gold coins and jewel-encrusted goblets.* Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z After we had been traveling for a few miles, I put my note pad back in my shirt pocket, took the top off my coin box, and starting looking at my pennies. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z There’s hope in that, even though it’s little more than the desperate tossing of a coin. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She shakes Teluman’s hand, offers him a sack of coins, and then makes her way out the forge’s back door with an appraising glance in my direction. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z "But we can't destroy it. We have to safeguard it—for all we know, this might be the last coin of its kind in the world." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He took one hand out of his pocket, opened it, looked at the handful of pound coins, shook his head, closed his hand around the coins once more. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I tossed a coin into the mist and it disappeared. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There, too, in tiny clear lettering, the same slogans were inscribed, and on the other face of the coin the head of Big Brother. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “When people died, they’d put coins on their eyes. For the ferryman. But what if...what if that thing is the ferryman?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Annabeth pulled out a gold coin that I recognized as a drachma, the currency of Mount Olympus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They chirp and whistle, and he tricks them into showing themselves by clicking two coins together, which sounds like their chatter. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The man, Jim Hastings, and his fancy house, and the jobs, and The Taker and the coins and the hate disturb her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There was lots of swearing and lots of coins being passed ’round and American dollar bills being waved back and forth and held squozed up in fists. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z In the cash register I found twenty dollars, a few golden drachmas, and some packing slips for Hermes Overnight Express, each with a little leather bag attached for coins. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She read the dates on the coins in her change purse. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel the coins in my hand and wonder if they’re enough to get to my village. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He glances at the pile of coins, mostly nickels. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z To keep them on his side, Mark Antony issued a coin in Rome that depicted himself with his eldest son, Antyllus. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z He was impatient with his lessons, mouthed off at teachers, got poor grades, spent his hours coining witticisms and engineering elaborate practical jokes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to me that they looked at me for a place to insert a coin. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally he dropped the coin back into his left hand, and he placed it into his pocket. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Something like golden rain seemed to be falling from it — “Excellent!” yelled Ron as the shamrock soared over them, and heavy gold coins rained from it, bouncing off their heads and seats. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She pulled the coin that she’d gotten from Adulthood out of her pocket. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She put the coin in her backpack along with the sprig of youth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z "Wait, hold on a second," he said, looking at me like a man about to flip a coin. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The earth had yielded richly: there were, besides, beans and potatoes, melons and chillies, and I was well pleased with them and with the silver coins I had received in exchange. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrote to friends and colleagues saying, “Someone should coin a contemporary phrase and say, at least for the moment, ‘The world has gone nuts over tissue culture and its possibilities.’ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z More coins fell from between her fingers to bounce along the ground. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Silence fell between us as my coins dropped into the bank. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Good Captain Morse is indeed a gentleman,” he said as I presented him with the coin. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He took another gold coin from the air and tossed it into the glass, where it clinked against the first. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Before he disappeared from sight, she grabbed the last coin out of her bag, and ran to him. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He was already fishing around in his pockets for a coin. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The coins glittered in Ephialtes’s hair, and Percy realized with nauseating certainty that some of them were silver drachma, exactly like the one Annabeth had gotten from her mom. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “That will be one jot, young master,” he smiled as Wilem handed over a coin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Dimarion’s gaze darted to the ancient copper coin in the sand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She still had the stupid coin he'd given her, a piece of iron no larger than a penny and rusted along the rim. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They could be used as "standard candles"–a term she coined and still in universal use. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Maman and Auntie both fussed over me, boiling water to bathe me, chang-ing bandages, spending coins fished from a hole in the mattress for a chicken to make soup. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The coins jangled as she passed them over. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “With a bracelet or another ring. Or maybe some coin.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z In terms of ratios, coins behave nicely: the ratio of heads to tails gets closer to 1 as the number of flips grows. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “It tastes like I mixed in a handful of coins.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z I’m that coin on its way down, screaming in the neck of the funnel, with nothing but my own kinetic energy and centrifugal force keeping me from dropping into darkness. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z "Now cravens like you want hard coin for a bite of wormy apple." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Present yourselves to my factors on the morrow, and you shall be paid in coin or kind, as you prefer.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what the Church is coining to,” said Sir Grummore. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z By the Common, the almshouse yard was thick that morning with Tory refugees fled to the city, groping now through the palings of the fence and clamoring for coin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “It will be collected ... but the loss of a few coins will never stay the Harpy’s hand. Only blood can do that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The gold coin on the end of that chain was heavier than any coin I’d ever held. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He tossed a coin onto the table, nearly running into the Hungarian woman as he stormed out. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He left her one black horse to carry the body, and a pouch of silver coins. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Before they left, Will dropped some coins in the till behind the counter. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Fair coins behave well in a ratio sense, but not in an absolute sense. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z However, his face settled back into businesslike detachment when Yishan reached into his bag and waved a gold coin. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The coin winked into sight and as quickly slipped out of sight, and the man did not even watch his own performance. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Even from the coin the eyes pursued you. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Lady Seymour cut her eyes at her husband’s small portrait on the bedside table, then to the coin purse that weighed down my hand. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Countless idioms, word senses, and grammatical constructions have been coined and circulated by the universe of English speakers. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Even before the ghetto, even before the Jackboots came, Big Henryk wore gray bank coin bags on his feet. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Many show people in various settings, and a few have animals, while some of them have cups or coins, and there are more swords. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "Dobber, see if he's got anything worth the taking. Mail, knife, a bit o' coin, what have you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Grandpa loved the dustiest stores best because they were the ones that would have uncracked rolls of coins in the backs of their safes. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z To capture this apparent paradox, Granovetter coined a marvelous phrase: the strength of weak ties. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From a dozen nests across the marsh, golden objects shot into the air—jewelry, weapons, coins, gold nuggets, and most importantly, gryphon eggs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Then he curled his fingers over the glass, and blew hard, and several more golden coins dropped into the glass from his hand. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z In the America of the 1790s, Washington’s image was everywhere, in paintings, prints, lockets; on coins, silverware, plates, and household bric-a-brac. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Another voice said that Miller’s own coin had turned up heads as well. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'll make a metal casing for it, something that covers both sides. I'll weld it shut so the coin's secure inside." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Hype tosses the coin and slaps it onto the back of his hand. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Now he went to a new, cheaper grocery, even though the first grocer was friendlier than the second, and had been so nice as to count his change out slowly, one coin at a time. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He started reaching deep into his pockets for loose coins. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Ambrose looked up at me, frozen halfway through the act of digging coins out of his purse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My fingers shook but I kept on sliding coins into the slot. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Miig was considering coining but, at the last minute, decided to stay back. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z A split second before they collided, the Special seemed to disappear, slipping out of sight like a coin in a magician’s hand. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The ugly girl sat next to him and put a coin on the lip of the pool between them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The woman who owned it was a sour crone with a wandering eye who looked them over suspiciously and bit the coin that Catelyn offered her to make sure it was real. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The coin slot had been modified to take the brass House on the Rock coins. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z It was he who coined the term "Big Bang," in a moment of facetiousness, for a radio broadcast in 1952. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The coins looked so small lying there on the shiny bottom, but to me it was a good start. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The flint stones and the little clay turtle fell out, followed by the string of coins. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Vonetta grabbed Fern’s hand, forced it open, and took her nickel, leaving our two coins in Fern’s palm. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Galton had already coined a name for this effort—eugenics, the betterment of the human race via artificial selection of genetic traits and directed breeding of human carriers. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I took out my coin box from underneath the mattress and removed the top. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She emptied it of coins, a few crumpled money bills, a giant key, some loose buttons, and a pink comb, lining her treasures on a table. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She pulled some coins from her purse and placed them on the table. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Several people around them tried to help, but every time the old man moved, more coins fell from his purse. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The grownups were wary but willing to sell some bread and cheese and fruit for one of Lyra’s gold coins. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The attacks were growing worse, and my refusal to react incited Nealson into coining more absurd phrases. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Approximately 500 of the 1,000 people will answer yes simply because the coin landed tails. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyler was a softer target: I begged and he gave me a silver coin as big as my palm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "Now there's a clever man," Lannister said as he sent the coin spinning across the room. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She reaches for her pocketbook on the table and begins to count out money from a small coin purse. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z "And you wasn't holding at all, so who are you to count my coins, man?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z And she held out her palm until he put the coin in it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z We shook the coins out and tugged out the bills with hooked fingers. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z And his fingers worked furiously with the coin. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I bought in secondhand shops and sold to other secondhand shops for a few coins more. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z A backpack was coining through the hole, followed by Diana’s head, as Cas turned and made for Mrs. Radke’s chemistry room. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Clenching her jaw to keep herself from snapping at him, Sefia took her coin purse from the inner pocket of her vest and withdrew the uncut tourmaline. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “He was right behind her, the scheming hyena! Not a coin in his pockets, not a cow to his name.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I see the goat mother made a few coins selling her information,” said Eva. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He had coined a phrase that jockeys would use for decades. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Bailey and I lay the coins on top of the cash register. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside, customers tap on the glass door with keys and coins. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They paid us in anything they could—cups, coins, eggs, fresh beef, even a dress one time. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z It was a chilly morning after the night’s rain, and the sun hung in the sky like a pale coin lost by someone high up in the clouds. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The clatter of coins pushed towards me in the metal tray The smell of money on my fingers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth slapped a few coins on the bar and left without saying a word. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The copper coin she had offered to the buffalo boy was warm in her hand. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Liyana didn’t wear necklaces herself, but selected a turquoise one strung with antique Palestinian coins. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “The sack of coins. The old man tied the bag to his belt. He gave me his life vest.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A sequence of twenty coin flips which resulted in ten heads followed by ten tails just one run of heads. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Altogether, just a little over three iron pennies in Commonwealth coin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He next started to invent separate signs for each word, and again became dissatisfied when he had coined thousands of signs and still needed more. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It was full of odds and ends he thought would come in handy for an adventure—rubber bands, a compass, granola bars, coins, a squirt gun, a magnifying glass, plastic handcuffs, string, a whistle. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Shadow put his own coin in the slot. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z And when Boyle coined the phrase experimentum crucis to honour the Puy-de-Dôme experiment he was marking the beginning of a new era in which philosophical disputes would be resolved by experimentation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z And when we found out that we both collected coins, we became the best of friends. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z By the time the sun is at the center of the sky, I have a shiny hill of coins. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The bird was winking and holding an ancient gold coin in its great curved beak. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “But he does have coin? Upon his person? Because I cannot pay for so much as victuals now, the salt-meat is become so dear. We are starving. No person will extend us credit.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The coins and the bowl belonged to Minli; they had been given to her when she was a baby, and she had had them for as long as she could remember. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He rolled a coin back and forth over his knuckles and made it appear and disappear, made it spin and sparkle. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Barnes reaches into his vest pocket for a pair of silver coins, which he places over Lincoln’s eyes. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z He walked into the mayor’s office and plopped the coins down on the mayor’s desk. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There were drops of blood on the floor here too, and there had been small, smudged coins of blood on the stairs as he walked up. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Go buy me a croissant and a coffee, unless you’re going to steal my coins, too.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z A gleaming gold coin hung from a tarnished chain around his neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I opened my hand and looked inside to see a coin that looked brand-new. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z For a moment he stared in a daze at the coins, but before the kid could go after them he squatted down with concentration and picked up the money. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The first was a visiting scientist who never returned, and the second was a Canadian named John who scattered things—ties, coins, socks, breath mints—around any room he entered. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z At the mouth of the inlet, the massive shape of the turtle’s shell glinted like a burnished coin. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then, my heart beating faster, I made my old gesture of payment, spinning the coin upon the bar and waited. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sweeney. Did he actually show me how he did that trick with the gold coins?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “What ransom? Who would pay good coin for sea scum?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A brass platter of coins lay near his pillow like a comic-strip illustration of his dreams. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I fished a coin out of the hot water. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was just like “Trap the Birdie,” except instead of throwing up feathers stuck inside the hole of a coin, the player bounced a ball against the step and called out a mystery number. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “About fifteen or twenty miles, nothing a determined person cannot do. We will carry our Nigerian coins and buy salt and garri and then walk back to the lorry.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I almost forgot about you; there was so much work leading to other work and another life—like picking up coins in a dream. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Everybody put coins in the jukebox and drank RC Cola, but the profits never amounted to much. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A bronze dagger that did nothing special, and a cursed silver coin. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Two men bet on a series of coin flips. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Milton looked down at the coins for a moment and then went and got the cigarettes. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "A cartload of gold and jewels! The ruffians would have been content with a mere jingle of coins." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z And Pastor Patton’s salary came from the collection basket, which usually only gathered a few coins each Sunday, supplemented by the goodness of others who occasionally brought him fresh chickens or eggs or bread. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It was a field so new that the word had only just been coined, and it was a good match for William’s talents. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Every word that falls from the mouth is a coin lost. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a few coins in my pocket and I could catch a tram, but I think I deserve the pain. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He showed Sam a disappearing coin trick, and then he left. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Wednesday took a five-dollar bill and put it into a change machine, receiving a handful of brass-colored metal coins in return. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Every betrayal contains a perfect moment, a coin stamped heads or tails with salvation on the other side. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A man might drop a coin on the ground and never find it again, but a crow will find it in a flash. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z When I noticed two children desperately fighting in the water, one trying to strangle the other, I implored the lady: “Please, don’t throw' any more coins!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Horace fed a coin into the slot and Emma dialed the number. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z And his right hand went behind the desk and pulled another coin from his pocket, and the coin rolled back and forth over the knuckles. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z They want me lying down propped up by my elbows on a platform, tossing a little coin bag. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The smith gave Tyrion a squint, then nodded and accepted a fistful of coins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She does not know how to move the finger of her right hand from the display counter or how to get the coins out of her left hand. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z And while we waited for the coin to reappear, we knew we were amusing Mama and Daddy. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z So was his tie pin, the Kaelish coin pendant he wore for luck, and the gold buckles on his shoes. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When I finished, I wiped my hands on my apron and he held out a coin — a farthing. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z There were no other coins in the fountain. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The coins flew to the ceiling, then ricocheted and spun around the room before landing on various parts of the red tile floor with tiny pings. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And here I am with buckets of money, far more than enough to feed both our families now, and he won’t take a single coin. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z We were near enough to see the M-shaped scar on his weathered tan face, and the bright gold coin swinging from the chain around his neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Her hair color darkens to a pale gold the color of spintria coins. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In the case of coins, it can take a long, long time for the lead to switch, longer often than the average life. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And seizing the boy’s bag, the alchemist gave the gold coins to the chief. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z How many would've had to do without to scrape up a coin to put in the collection for this one loaf? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Showy, circus-like turns, though, were only a tiny part of what he could do at the piano in his ‘recitals’ - a term he coined for a solo piano concert. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, his long purple hair was braided in a ponytail of dreadlocks, woven with gold and silver coins, which struck Percy as a giantish hairstyle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Mason nodded slowly, and then after counting and recounting, he reached across the counter and dropped some coins into Naomi’s hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Often he stopped, as now, to do some chore or small job in return for a few coins or a sweet. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers curled around the pouch at her belt, where she kept the silver coin Annabeth had given her before they parted company in Epirus. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Holding it before me, I moved about, saying nothing, but begging for coins. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The coins in my caged fist rattled like magic bullets. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z A young girl gives her a gift, her own lucky coin, which the girl has carried in her shoe every time she’s won a race. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I suppose it depends on the buyer. I accept payments in coin, of course, but sometimes I get offers for a barter.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A small treasure trove was scattered at their feet—pocket watches, coins, jewelry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "If you'll check the date on the coin, you will see they are new—minted in the year The Souls was born." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z At the bottom of the pool, coins shimmered—a dozen or so golden drachma. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z By universal agreement among school officials, it had been decided not to disclose the location of the coin toss to the public. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood at the saltwater spring, rubbing Chiron’s coin in my hand and trying to figure out what to say to my mom. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Etienne reached beneath the eye patch and pulled out a coin, which he handed to Hugo. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He checked the bolt on his door and wondered when his mother would be coining home. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The smallest coins, worth the least, and what’s worse, they chose the names themselves. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The old man would count it out carefully, sorting the coins and stacking them up neatly, like with like. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Well, it’d kill just about anything,” he says, and slaps down a coin for a bottle. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She opens her change purse and dumps out a few coins. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Again Melquíades tried to dissuade him, but he finally accepted the two magnetized ingots and three colonial coins in exchange for the magnifying glass. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Gold, silver, and copper coins jingled over the flagstone floor, clinking as they gathered in heaps under the benches—more and more and more of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He laughed at jokes, shook hands, smiled, and whisked coins off the bar as if he truly needed the money. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A Salvation Army girl in her red-and-blue bonnet tinkled a bell on the corner, and when she looked at Singer he felt obliged to drop a coin into the pot beside her. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He was rewarded with a handful of coins and two dollar bills. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “I thank you for your trouble, Mr. Fleming,” he said, reaching into his vest pocket for a coin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z From the bug-eyed way that Jasper Jr. and Bull were staring, I knew they recognized the coin as the one that Grandpa Bobby was wearing that day in the woods. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z But he liked to manipulate coins; he enjoyed the craft of it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She picked up the coins from the table, added a dollar from her purse, and pressed the money into my palm, “Will you whisper their names in my ear?” she asked. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z "M'lord, there's nothing, it's the tourney, there's no help for it, oh . . ." Tyrion Lannister pulled a coin from his purse and flicked it up over his head, caught it, tossed it again. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She thought about all the coins that had appeared at the crossroads with Hecate. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Well, that ain’t too old. My poor old Tante Marguerite, the one I told you them kids beat up on to get fifty cents out her coin purse, she going on eighty.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The cold air struck through as she opened her anorak, but in a few seconds she had what she wanted, and took a gold coin from her purse before wrapping herself close again. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But no one here could afford to spare any coin. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The dollar coin was fake and hollowed out. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The waiter looked like he was trying to swallow a euro coin. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Zero and infinity are two sides of the same coin—equal and opposite, yin and yang, equally powerful adversaries at either end of the realm of numbers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In the far distance the Millennium Wheel perched like a fabulous silver coin, balancing effortlessly on its rim. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The children used them for trading purposes, for games and coin of the realm. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Also there were all sorts of fascinating metal things glued to it, like coins, pins, and a button that said ROOSEVELT. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Other coins had ships stamped onto them, or elephants, or goats. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Miles dipped his chin and stared balefully at me over his glasses, shoving the coin deep into his pocket. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z He came up with some scattered coins and went to work on the desk, where he found a few more. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He counted our golden coins into his pouch, then took up his pole. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I look at the foil of the chocolate coin again, and then I see it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I carried people’s luggage to bus stations and got a few coins. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He only jingled coins when he was upset. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was for that reason that he hounded Úrsula to tell him where in the courtyard the gold coins that they had found inside the plaster Saint Joseph were buried. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Do you know how old this coin is?” he asked. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She crossed back to her former seat and brought the coin close to her eyes to study it. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The only coin she had was her silver Athenian drachma, which didn’t make a great tribute. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Aimee grabbed for the loose coin that was standing upright and rolling across the floor, but it got away. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “I have got money,” she said, and shook some gold coins out of her purse. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He moved some of these into his purse, then unfastened his pants, produced another bundle of coins from underneath several layers of clothes, and moved some of that money into his purse as well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The morning the great white came to Rockport, my best friend and I were sticking our fingers into the coin returns of every pay phone in town. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z Again the coin rattled down, and Mary ascended for a moment, then fell back to earth until the next penny saved. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The boy was hard at work, shining shoes for coins. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z His eyes were almost as pale as the rest of him, as if the color had drained out of them, but as bright as silver coins. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "Would you pay us with our own coin?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was glad to leave the selling to Ralf the Limper, who would use the coin to load his big ships with provisions for the long slow middle passage east. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I am fond of coins. Is there any sound as sweet as the clink of gold on gold?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She reached into the pocket of her blouse, and pulled out the gold coin he had thrown into the grave earlier that day. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Only instead of ribbons, they had gold coins in their pockets. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He tapped the coin against the lantern’s copper shade, listened to it ring. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But they were two sides of the same old coin. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I scrawled the words pass along under the drawing of the hands and I drew a Lithuanian coin. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Choose among ten—pea, chicken noodle, beef and veg., insert the coin. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I set down my bag on the thin bed of grass and tossed some change in the coin thing and dialed my moms. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The bigger kids shouldered blasters and dug into their jeans for coins to bet with. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I lunged for a yellow coin lying on the blue design of the carpet, touching it and sending a surprised shriek to join those rising around me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z "Do you want to use my lock box to keep the money in? It's got a tray with separate compartments for all the different coins." The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “I took the Spider’s coin, I’ll not deny it, but I was never his creature. And my loyalties lie elsewhere now.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What good would coin do me here? What would I buy with it, some snow?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I looked at the coin as it lay in my palm. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z And in addition to the credits, my avatar received an equal number of experience points for obtaining the coins. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Had the emerald-green lizard that scurried out of the heaps of coins found its way outside? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Grace joined him, tossing two handfuls of gold coins up into the air. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z His shrieks mingled in the morning air with the laughter of camp followers and the curses of those who’d wagered good coin that the slinger would miss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There had been no boys to bring her flowers, only men with stacks of kruge and purses full of coin. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Best not to speak of it,” I said, feeling cautiously for the money in my waistband, the coins hard and comforting to my touch. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z One daughter opens her purse and finds coins, another daughter clutches her purse more tightly. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She withdraws a silver coin on a chain: her sobriety chip. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He examined the coin, looking first at the eagle side, then at the face of Liberty on the obverse. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Horatio jingled the coins in his purse, and the priest nearly dropped his Bible in his eagerness to comply. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Every coin has a King’s head on it, cut off neatly at the neck, but the Kings are different. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He shook a single coin from it and tossed it at the feet of the big man, who sat ruefully holding his jaw. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z There were too many, and his mother kept accepting their few dollars or few coins. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The term hate crime was coined in response to what was described at the time as an “epidemic” of neo-Nazi and skinhead violence, although in retrospect it’s unclear whether any such epidemic existed. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “The thing is to make them laugh and throw coins.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "With what coin, sweet star of my heaven?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "The master of coin finds the money. The king and the Hand spend it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He took a bottle of lemonade from the cooler behind the bar and then thought for a moment before dropping a pound coin in the till. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not a coin, but a little disc of bronze with a crudely engraved inscription showing a cat. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Next El Patron put his gnarled old hand on Matt’s head and said, How I scrambled for the coins the mayor threw me! The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He coined the term agnostic to mean one who believes you cannot know whether God exists because you cannot prove God’s existence. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the distinctive chink of coins and sunk further into the shadow of the doorway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He didn’t have a single coin in his pocket or a scrap of food to eat. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z With a quick tug, the purse on the man’s hip ripped, and a stream of golden coins poured from the sack. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Aureliano threw a coin into the hopper that the matron had in her lap and went into the room without knowing why. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He and his friends had named it the Pirate Tree because in the fall, bright yellow leaves made it look covered in gold coins. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “You said you’d give me three coins for every time he couldn’t dance with anyone else because of me. You owe me...” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And the coins were one of the things he’d brought home that I knew were real. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z As I set the coin purse in my pocket, she opened her mouth and a small sound escaped. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the clerk was at the register, weighing cabbages for a small old woman with a coin purse clutched in her hand. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Farid folded the note until it was about the size of a coin, then put it in his pants pocket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Others put a bit in their shoes, a bit in their shirts, and a coin or two in their mouths. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The ancient gold coin dangled back and forth, glinting in the sunlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The lady opened her pocketbook, took out a red leather change purse, and scooted coins around, searching for the right amount for adorable, well-behaved colored dolls. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest were scattered on the floor along with some old copper coins. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle fished into his pocket and pulled out a handful of coins. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he pried open her fist, got hold of the coin, and threw it into the bushes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I have paid her so much false coin that she half thinks she’s rich. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z From his pocket he pulled a golden coin, and Harry recognized it as one of the fake Galleons that Dumbledore’s Army had used to send one another messages. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She was thinking about the coin as she crossed the Flowstone Yard, struggling with the weight of the water in her paiL "Nan," a voice called out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It appeared as though one more coin might split it wide open. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Two vaccination marks on his arm gleamed like coins. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Travis points at a coin in the case that has a walking woman wrapped in a sheet with the sun’s rays behind her. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She turned back as he reached for his coins, intending to put an end to this mummer's farce. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Charlie took the little silver coin, and slipped quickly out of the room. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z We stacked up our dollar bills and separated the coins by type. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z The boy grinned as I slipped him a coin. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We just get half the coin and a hair. We don’t know names. We don’t actually meet. I swear ...” A hair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then he folded the page into a pocket and dropped the heavy Bible on the cigarette case and gold coins, showing the crew the route they must take. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Merchants offered bags of coin, silversmiths rings and chains. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The metal was in the form of coins, packed in small, heavy boxes, which he carried through the house and piled in the basement. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He fitted the windows in place and attached the roof, which extended out on both sides, and fastened on the coin box. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z “Farewell, good coin,” he bid it, surrendering it, “for I shall never see thee more.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Then he took one coin, picked up the fishbowl, and gave it to her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Now each of them was the equivalent of a heavy coin in my pocket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I scooped up each careful stack of coins and dumped them into my shirt, holding up the hem like a net. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He claimed it had been successful in eleven straight prior coin tosses. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Slash dug into his pockets and pulled out a handful of gold coins. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z That was Carter’s new choice for a home site if it came down to a coin toss. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The stranger stood next to Dad, smiling and fingering the gold coin on his neck. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “We still have money,” Horace said defensively, jingling the coins in his pocket. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He dropped a brass-colored House on the Rock coin into the slot. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He burrowed his hands into his pockets for warmth, and his fingers closed about the gold coin. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z At a jangle of coins, I turn to see another creature with me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “Here,” she said, handing the vendor the coin. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Another day he pulled me behind a tree and offered me a coin if I would lift my skirts for him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I asked slowly, even though I was eating up the coins and minutes. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Some people add other things that don’t begin with S to theirs too: symbols of renewal and prosperity, like mirrors and bowls of coins. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z He learned about coins, and searched for them, putting them in his mouth when he found them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z As he did so, he looked at Mo as uneasily as if he feared a word from him might turn him into a frog or one of the beetles still crawling around among the coins. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Cash drawers jump out, all bright and jingly with coins. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z An older man dropped a coin into the player piano, which pushed out a quick song like the kind from a carousel. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The white man laughed softly, jingled some coins in his pocket, took out one and thumped it to the floor. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He lifted her hand and pressed a small coin into her palm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Did she taste coins in her mouth when she walked over the fresh blood in the snow? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The coin of land was now at a forty-five-degree angle, and within minutes of completely sealing the hole in the earth. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He threw the gold coin into the grave with Laura, then he pushed more earth into the hole, to hide the coin from acquisitive gravediggers. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He climbed aboard, dropped his token in the coin box and lurched to his seat as the bus moved away from the curb. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For family delicacy, Dad coined two synonyms for going to the bathroom in the woods. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Thirteen soldiers were killed by lightning, too, the coins in their pockets melted and their flesh roasted. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” I say, stuffing coins into my pocket. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He looks a little sad staring at the coin. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “You have visited our city before, I think, taking coin from our pockets and food off our table. How much did you steal from me, I wonder?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Moments later, coins rain down on the hippodrome track. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The Braavosi coins were old friends; she need only brush her fingertips across their faces to recognize them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He kept fingering the two coins and moving them around in a circle. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He had never seen any coins from anywhere else, but he wouldn’t have been surprised if quarters in Mozambique looked like flattened beer caps. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And to really top things off, when another Comanche and I were flipping a coin to decide which team would take die field first, Mary Hudson wistfully expressed a desire to join the game. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “Keeping books, counting coin, writing contracts and letters.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He read and reread the works of Stephen Potter—the English writer who coined the terms one-upmanship and gamesmanship—not as social satire but as a manual of practical stratagems. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Gebu halted, turned with an oddly abstracted air and held out his hand for the coins. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Father and Lily were two sides of the same coin, I’ve decided, and maybe I am the space in between. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He fished unsuccessfully in his pocket for a coin. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Treasure, he thought, but the shapes were wrong to be coins, and the sound was wrong for metal. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z And then, quickly, before I can change my mind, I take some coins from the Doctorita’s purse and walk to the shop with a phone booth. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Since only two teams could go to the playoffs, the district’s tiebreaker rule went into effect: a coin toss. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Bod woke early the next day, when the sun was a silver coin high in the grey winter sky. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z That I will get heads when I flip this coin is more probable than that I will get heads when I flip this coin and get a 6 when I roll that die. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Around this time—1834—the word scientist was first coined, beginning an era that gradually professionalized the study of the natural world, and began to divide it into ever more specialized fields. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Or it will turn the color of old coins. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z "I believe in steel swords, gold coins, and men's wits," said Tyrion. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When he stopped moving, die picked up the coin. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mitt liked to carry the coin with him. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d tried to throw away the silver coin, but it simply reappeared in her pocket, the way Riptide did for Percy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The bald man behind the bar gathered up the coins and deftly poured wine into Skarpi’s wide clay cup. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Veterans of the Indian campaigns earned generous mercenary coin for their expertise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “You must be very clever,” he said drily, “to make so much clatter with only one coin!” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he took out a tobacco sack and finally got it untied and shook some coins out. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Jones rested his mop against the bar and scouted for the coin, squinting through his sunglasses and smoke. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He held out a shiny coin to us. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He and my father set down the desk, and Uncle said we’d flip a coin. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z One by one, my mother traded the coins for food. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He announced, “We need to start collecting money for Zlata,” and then he dropped in a few coins. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I reached into my carpetbag and pulled out a coin. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They went further in, down a red corridor, past rooms filled with empty chairs upon which rested violins and violas and cellos which played themselves, or seemed to, when fed a coin. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He keeps his face raised even as coins bounce off his cheeks, nose, and forehead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The Green Fork ran swift and deep here, but the Freys had spanned it many centuries past and grown rich off the coin men paid them to cross. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I pay them each a pouch of spintria and leas coins and ask them to help me mess up the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I crawled rapidly around the floor, picking up the coins, trying to avoid the coppers and to get greenbacks and the gold. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z They counted their coins and gathered their things, planning their night ashore. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He put his hand into the pocket and pulled out a coin the size of a half-dollar. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Studies reporting small nonzero correlations are often merely reporting chance fluctuations, and are about as meaningful as a coin being flipped fifty times and not coming up heads half the time. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Feeling for the first time that I could speak to listening ears, I wrote a wild, crude poem in free verse, coining images of black hands playing, working, holding bayonets, stiffening finally in death ... Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She visited the ruins of the Seymour house daily, waiting for them to cool enough so that she could poke through the ash with a hoe, in search of coin or melted silver. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The giant Ephialtes had centuries’ worth of coins in his braids—hundreds of trophies. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Each coin made a hard click as I pressed it to the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But here something caught her eye, a coin lying next to the drain—no, not a coin, a button. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The lightning killed the men and melted the coins in their pockets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z These coins were instantly converted to credits, which I used to pay the teleportation fare back to Ludus, often just before the final school bell rang. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Copper coins dropped in the palm have been swallowed by children and tested by gypsies, but it’s still money and people smile at that. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon the ancient coin would fall, and the walls would cave in, and the water would crush them in seconds, their broken bodies chewed up inside it for the scavengers. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z About a hundred more goblins were sitting on high stools behind a long counter, scribbling in large ledgers, weighing coins in brass scales, examining precious stones through eyeglasses. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He sent a purse of coins to the slave as a reward for his initiative. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The face on the coin is the captain’s but not the way I know it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Capricorn looked at Mo appraisingly before turning his eyes to the bags and chests his men had filled with coins. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She reached into the folds of cloth at her breast and brought out a bag chinking with coins. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Shadow took the quarter he had used for the coin-toss from the table, enjoying the sensation of a freshly milled coin against his fingers, producing it in his right hand between forefinger and thumb. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Under the covers I made a tight fist, feeling the thick edge of the coin in my hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Papa had a broad face and cheekbones you could rest coins on. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I had two try and pay me with great gold coins the size of hubcaps ten minutes ago.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Ear quickly fed a coin into a machine and plunged Arm’s fingers into a steaming cup of coffee. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z We two slip one coin each into a little box and light candles of our own. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Most evenings a meal was provided as well; otherwise, Min had given Tree-ear a string of coins to buy food as needed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “I saw that the coins bore the seal of Denmark’s king,” she says. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z A woman takes bets at the table and collects spintria and leas coins in her pouch. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z When the Royal Hunt arrived with their purses full of gold, she watched them circle the Square and then fling out sparkling coins to the cheering revelers. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed both hands to get every coin. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z But Minli was not discouraged and she held out her copper coins to the goldfish man. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z You pressed its tail and it opened its mouth and you put the coin in between its tusks, one of which had been broken off and glued back on. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z There is something in this venture, worth more to you than coin or castles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Magnificence, where is the coin to come from to pay wages for so many men?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A few iridescent blue beetles scuttled away, and the head of an emerald-green lizard emerged from a heap of tiny coins. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They turned all those beautiful golden sculptures into boring Spanish coins and shipped boatloads of them back to the king and queen of Spain, who loved the gold but wanted even more. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I’ve encountered a geek with newly minted coins from around the world and one who’s written an elaborate digital music script for all of Beethoven’s works. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So she borrowed a few more choice words from sayings coined by rickshaw pullers to insult riders who gave no tips. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He slammed his hand against the coin return. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z A small two-colored basket made of bast, in which the ferrymen kept the copper and silver coins which they received as their payment, had also disappeared. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Think of the elements joined by either and or as the two sides of a coin. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He took out a drawstring purse and counted out a dozen heavy coins into the hunter’s hand. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z For a while, the coins that jingled ever more loudly in the pig drowned out the taunts of the Terrible Threesome. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z This host her son had assembled was not a standing army such as the Free Cities were accustomed to maintain, nor a force of guardsmen paid in coin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Archer picked out a cube with four pips, dropping the last two in his cup and placing a copper coin in the pot. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He put the coins back on the pile, took a basket from those stacked behind him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I put five dollars in, Ritchie had no money, Audrey handed over a few dollars, and Marv went through his pockets and put in a twenty- cent coin and a pen lid. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Volantene honors were most common, little coins no bigger than a penny with a crown on one side and a skull on the other. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I have two pieces of advice about verbs ending in ize: • Don’t coin any new ones. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The coin was not actually minted until the 1830s, when it was used in Sierra Leone, the African colony designed for freed slaves. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z You’re supposed to put your coin in a slot and let it go. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Grace threw her coin purse on the table and stormed out of the restaurant. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z They had the fair, brownish skin of the true Martian, the yellow coin eyes, the soft musical voices. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He has been criticized for doing so, on the grounds that this is not really an explanation at all, since the new science and scepticism towards witchcraft represent merely two sides of the same coin. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They relieved the prosperous of their coin with one hand while pointing upward with the other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Lyddie fetched the coins for the postage from their almost empty cash box. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I would think you will return with some of the coins unspent,” Min had said gruffly on the morning of departure. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z There were coins, gold nuggets, jewelry, paper clips, foil wrappers, cufflinks. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He held up the coin, studying the woman’s profile, with her wavy hair and crown. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z There would be coins, real coins, on the outside. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Powers could choose for himself whether to accept the coin or not; he took it from Shelton and slipped it into his pocket. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Had to let their hired man go because of taxes, and their oldest son took the king’s coin early this summer. He’s off fighting the rebels in Menat now.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Herbert Spencer—the philosopher who had coined the phrase survival of the fittest—had spent much of his life bedridden with various illnesses, struggling with his own fitness for survival. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “The tsar gave coins to my whole family, so we’re allowed to use magic.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The Randall brothers had flipped a coin years ago to determine stewardship of each half of the plantation and in doing so made this day possible. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Outside the sweeper has landed on something metal, maybe a coin. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He starts to drop his coin in my basket, then pulls his hand back. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He saw the principal role of chemistry as finding out what things are made of, and coined the term ‘chemical analysis’ to describe this process. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z This is true despite the fact that the proportion of heads does approach V2 as the number of coin flips increases. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, I didn’t usually have two coins to rub together, and when I did, I was real slow to part with them. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Then, as soon as the shop bell tinkled, I would slip the chocolate back into the display, the coins into the register, and this made Mrs. Diamant chuckle. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Even the wishing coins at the bottom of my grandparents’ pond have been fished out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z On the other side of the coin is the fact that some extremely potent chemicals are involved. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z In a few minutes he reached the end of his journey, deposited his coin, and drove through. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z We were out searching for old coins with his metal detector. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z She then exclaimed, “You refuse a sixpence. You must want a shilling, but you shall not have it!” and then threw the coin at me, and drove off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I clean rich people’s cars, carry luggage for people, and get a few coins which I keep until they reach Z$800. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “May it prove them false, like bad coins,” Hamlet replied. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She’s no different from the ones begging for coins on the street with outstretched hands—the ones who make guilt creep over you like tiny, biting fleas. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fingers dug down beneath her tunic and came out clutching the coin Jaqen had given her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Smith” was a slick, faceless thing, a coin worn smooth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Her cousins would be ransomed too, as would Tris Botley and a few more of her company, those whose kin had coin enough to buy them back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He lay in bed and tried to pray, but all he could think about was the magician’s coin: there and then gone. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She pulled a few coins out of her snap purse and put them in Mama’s hand. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And secretly, behind his desk, his right hand practiced with the coin. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Ron’s was particularly efficient; it had soon filled his lap with coins. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She laughed when she shook the package and heard the clinking of coins. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He dropped a coin into a box and lit a candle. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He looked at me, and he looked at the pile of coins. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He classic-palmed it, let his hand hang by his side naturally, then straightened his hand as the coin slipped down to a front-palm position. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He unearthed bones and arrowheads and beautiful clay pots; he tossed out lovely silver goblets and mammoth gold coins, and stones that sparkled, full of stars. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman looked at the coin with a raised eyebrow. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “The truth can be brutal. To coin a phrase.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z But the other side of the coin is that the British Air Force is operating around the clock. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The other boy helped him pick the coins up, handed them over. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Abuelita reached into her pocket, pulled out a worn leather coin purse and deposited six coins into the slot of the metal box in front of the iron candleholder. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z She threw her coin into the street, but instead of clattering on the asphalt, the drachma sank right through and For a moment, nothing happened. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “I got a coin back home,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone went down into the chamber, the bodyguard continued typing, which was filled with drifts ofgold coins. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Once I had overheard Bertha tell Mandy that he was only a person on the outside and that his insides were ashes mixed with coins and a brain. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Every once in a while, someone tosses coins in my direction. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z The distant city was a bright coin nestled in darkness, the fireworks of New Pretty Town the barest cold-blue shimmer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z In a dramatic gesture, Shackleton took his gold cigarette case and a handful of gold coins from his pocket and dropped them on the snow. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z All too soon the coins were gone, and with them, our only safety net. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I took out a fistful of drachmas and let the coins spill through my fingers. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “I think she’s beautiful,” said Shadow, holding the coin up close. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z After coining down from the side of the Devils Thumb, heavy snow and high winds kept me inside the tent for most of the next three days. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In order that Tucker could keep at least one of each kind of coin, Harry Cat figured out that they should bring over one half dollar, four quarters, one dime, five nickels, and fifteen cents. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not to mention most of die coin that we have left.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We found seats at an empty table, and Grandma took a few coins out of her bag. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Mr. Robert reached for coins to pay the pastor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother would notice missing bills, but he could steal coins with no worries. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “You could breed the two of them, get good coin for the whelps.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It was only a coin trick. It’s not like he was doing an underwater escape.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The coin stumbled over a knuckle and slipped silently into the dealer’s lap. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Processions, meetings, military parades, lectures, waxwork displays, film shows, telescreen programs all had to be organized; stands had to be erected, effigies built, slogans coined, songs written, rumors circulated, photographs faked. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I wanted to make the lives of these men known through the images already accepted as the common coin of communication. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Give me the girl’s coin! I want to bite it.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Braavosi coin would allow the Night’s Watch to buy food from the south when their own stores ran short, food enough to see them through the winter, however long it might prove to be. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He has done some brave things in the past: starting a school without a coin in his pocket, standing up for women’s rights and girls’ education, and standing up to the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z High-minded idiocy pitted against the power of coin. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z With each step she feels the painful press of the coins against her foot. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Age and weather had removed the first letter and the last—an R and an S—thereby coining a somewhat ominous word: OOM. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z We did have a meager emergency reserve, a secret stash of ten gold coins my grandmother had given my mother before we left Narewka. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I said the words, pulled the coins apart, spoke the last word, and waited. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And it is like if everyone in the world was tossing coins eventually someone would get 5,698 heads in a row and they would think they were very special. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The word smog won't be coined until early the next century, but the air is so toxic that hundreds of Londoners die from bronchitis the year Vincent arrives. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If the coin is fair, there are a number of extremely odd facts about such sequences. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z High above the small world of Redwall the moon also waited, suspended in velvety space like a pale gold coin. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He smoothed the bills out, lined the coins up on top of his thigh, in size order. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Fiona quickly tucked the coins into one of her large pockets. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z They often stopped at the Store to get change for bills so they could give out jangling coins to their children, who shook with their eagerness to get to town. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He tipped the glass of sticky coins into his jacket pocket, and then tapped the pocket to show, unmistakably, that it was empty. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z By the time she reached the Purple Harbor, the old man was ensconced inside the soup shop at his usual table, counting a purse of coins as he haggled with a ship’s captain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was John Kenneth Galbraith, the hyperliterate economic sage, who coined the phrase “conventional wisdom.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Laughing embarrassedly, we struggled out of their hands and kept after the coins. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Moving walls push the coins teetering on the ledges onto the next ledge down, and 10p coins falling off that ledge fall into your scoop. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Charles and Lin flipped a coin to determine post position. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She clucked her tongue as all but one coin clanked into the tin with the rest of that week’s Booker money. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He went out leaving the five copper coins on the table beside the bed. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z He pressed a folded handkerchief to his forehead and throat and gave the rickshaw driver a coin. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z He tossed his coin purse behind the bar and they left, trading a few more blows on the way, bursting out of the door into the night. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I wanted to put on the gloves I had been given, but I feared to drop the coin and lose it in the snow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We’d steal the cream from their cups and the coins from their pockets. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Then we got in our parents’ car and cried so much that they pulled over and flipped a coin with Uncle Katsuhisa. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The Kettleblacks would charm her, take her coin, and promise her anything she asked, and why not, when Bronn was matching every copper penny, coin for coin? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I had thought he meant the chocolate coins in my memory—but the parrot wasn’t in that memory. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When he started to talk again, I focused on his every word as if they were gold coins he was dropping into my hand, one by one. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Yakov stopped me when I held out a coin, closing my fingers around the copper. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There was a tiny china duck, a thimble, a strange little brass coin, two paper clips and a stone with a hole in it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z They would flip a coin, heads or tails, and hope the two-faced god would guide them well. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I lifted the coin in my hand, and the coin on the table lifted itself in a similar fashion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Where has my sister found the coin to pay for all of this?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The card tricks had been good, but the disappearing coin kept him up at night. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He helps himself to a piece of gelt from the candy bowl, peels the gold foil, and pops the chocolate coin into his mouth before reciting the prayers in Hebrew. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “We don’t have the price of admission,” said Horace, pulling a single, lint-flecked coin from his pocket. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The old women are arranging him, putting gold coins on his eyelids to preserve him from seeing where he goes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Objects began to rain down onto the sand as the people threw flowers, laurels, coins, pieces of jewelry, articles of clothing. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z That day, Mariam opened the box and found a leaf-shaped pendant, tiny coins etched with moons and stars hanging from it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z But the student easily coined the new word because of his very distance from Chicano culture. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Bernabe lugged this rare coin back across the street and dropped it into the pay phone beside the soda dispenser, dialing home. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He answers, and as I let the coin tinkle onto his plate, I feel proud. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She had one coin in her old purse, it was a fifty-cent piece which she laid on the check. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z While wading through the water, they’d found heaps of coins lying on the tiled bottom. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He preferred to pay for what he could with the coins that he found each week, and he tried not to steal anything he thought people needed. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Our ship’s passengers amused themselves by throwing coins to the “natives,” who dove to retrieve them. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, one of his cohorts had his mouth on the coin slots, sucking out the jammed coins and leaving his slobber. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wave a coin in front of the man's face as I ask him my question. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She smiled and took a coin out of my hand. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Njemile had coined that one a long time ago, and the name had stuck. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In the reflection of the stadium lights, his face was like a gleaming coin. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I answered five correctly, which is to say that I would have done just as well by flipping a coin. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He held out the coins from his pocket. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He tried to block the contents from view as he hastily shoved handfuls of coins into a leather bag. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “I’ve seen them make it. They melt the coins people throw at them and make jewelry. Let’s see him bring you gold next time, your precious father. Let’s see him.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I had other debts to settle as well, and as much as I wanted to be out from under Devi’s thumb, I didn’t relish starting the semester without a bit of coin in my pocket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Gayle, stepped aboard the open door to an empty bus at a stop near King’s home and dropped coins into the fare box. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z With each word, I stacked another gold coin on the counter. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “I told you that we had no control over a coin flip,” McCutchen said to his players. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Through the throngs of shoppers, she spied loose clasps on bracelets and jackets bulging with coin purses, but now was not the time for thievery. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Imagine that there are two envelopes, marked A and B. Before you are shown the envelopes, a flip of the coin determined which envelope has money in it. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Acrobats dangled from cords over the canal, lithe bodies garbed in nothing but glitter, while street performers played their fiddles, hoping to garner a coin or two from passersby. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I wondered if her divining abilities allowed her to see the other coin in my pocket. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Every sage who took the vows was given a mark just above her wrist: a stylized symbol slightly larger than a gold coin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Hmm? Oh, here we go,” he said, digging in his pocket for a coin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In the moment that he felt the warm, smooth coins and her hand on his, John stared blindly at her face, so far above him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He’d sneak into cities disguised in ragged beggar’s clothes and hand out gold coins to kids living on the streets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z "Do mine," Yoyo begged, and Papi placed a penny in the old man's slotted hands so that the coin looked like the wheel of a boat. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The monkey scampered up to the people who had gathered to listen, cupping its hands for coins. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They all zip past the saxophonist without a glance or a coin to spare, so I do, too, even though I don’t feel very good about it. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Wang Lung had not thought to complain for he had not seen this coin before, and he did not know for how many pence it could be changed. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z In the almost darkness, I couldn’t see much, but I could feel the cold smoothness of the gold ingots, the pictures pressed into the coins, the perfect facets of the gemstones. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I look up at the shining silvery coin of a moon rolling around in the sky and think I might be seeing the miracles. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She tried to press a coin from her wallet into his hand, but he waved it away, laughing heartily, saying Arabic words she couldn’t understand. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t sure how many coins it would take, or if he could even make the call go through, assuming he remembered the number correctly. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “We failed at that as well. No one threw coins.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, it is worth much more than the coin you have remaining in your pocket.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Cursing her softly, the man went to a knee to grape for the coin in die dirt, and there was his neck right in front of her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For each NPC my avatar defeated, I would earn a few meager experience points and, usually, a handful of copper or silver coins dropped by my slain foes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z And then he gave me a little yellow and orange ticket and £8 in coins and I put it all in my pocket with my knife. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The unfamiliar American coins felt light in my hands. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he prays the coins he has will be enough. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The tunnel floor was littered with ceramic shards and silver coins. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “There is more coin in cheese than I knew,” said Tyrion. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was a third bundle of coins baked into the stale loaf of bread that only the most desperate of criminals would be interested in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sassur gave us a few coins to buy a cone of spun sugar. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z For now the coin was turned over, and the captives were ushered in. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Schafer coined the terms keynote, soundmark, and sound signal to distinguish between different types of sounds, their connections to the environment, and our perception of them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She places an orange and a few coins by its trunk, and says a short prayer for her daughter. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, he gave his son a pouch that held three ancient Spanish gold coins. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She removes a coin purse from the folds of her dress and jingles it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Oh, down to the last copper. And he then went out and spent all of it. Over five hundred thousand gold coins. Gone in three hours.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Our father offered comfort with his standard noncommittal phrases, reminding Penny that there were two sides to every coin and that it's always darkest before the dawn. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Chuckie” was a derisive term coined by infantrymen, using the army’s spelling alphabet where a word is assigned to each letter of the alphabet. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The things we leave behind are some British coins, a red guitar pick, and a Bartlett High keychain. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In this way she gained seventy-eight cents in coins previously designated for the church collection plate. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z My family had already spent our safety net of gold coins, and my father's savings had disappeared. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z When my brother, Craig, got interested in basketball, my father propped coins above the doorframe in our kitchen, encouraging him to leap for them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "And he gave me a gold coin to pay her, because I was a Lannister, and worth more." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He folded my mother's fingers over the coin. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Bailey and I lay the coins on top of the cash register. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I was in the fifth grade when my friend Carl invited me to his home to see his coin collection. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z When they caught the sunlight, they gleamed like two golden coins. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "You know we can hook you up with some easy coin too," says Noodle. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Another was for each side to pick a mutually agreeable “home site” and then flip a coin for it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z All because of a stupid thirty-five cents in coins. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It just stared at them with eyes glittering in the dim light like fresh copper coins. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Mike was surprised to see that Kyle had beaten him to the coin jar. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z In a dark, forbidding chamber known as the Chapel of Evil, I found thousands of gold and silver coins hidden in the pews, right where they were supposed to be. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Francy joined in, held the bags up like they were full of gold coins. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He started to call to the boy where he trudged ahead and then he looked about at the gray country and the gray sky and he dropped the coin and hurried on to catch up. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z One midwinter’s day, when the sun was as distant and cold as a dull silver coin, they saw that the remains of the scraeling’s body had been removed from the ash tree. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The chink confirmed the illusion that both coins were in his left hand, while they were now both held safely in his right. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t even throw a coin in, but this time it didn't matter. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Years past they had been forced to sell their last few treasures, and now even the coin they had gotten from Mother's crown had gone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Two dollar bills and some coins dropped onto the floor as he pried open my fingers. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He traded sharp knives for dull ones and a small coin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But I did have the coin, the one I got from my trip to Zar. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He dug into a pocket and brought out a handful of coins of at least three different currencies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “This much, plus the amount I counted the last time you asked,” she said, holding up the coins he had brought home that evening. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Her thick plaited hair was coining undone, and her face was pink and flushed as she flung herself here and there after the ball. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When they were flush with a silver coin or two, they’d go to the local convenience store and buy food for breakfast or dinner, often splitting a pack of Hostess donuts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Do you have our coins?” called the boy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z She shakes her head sadly, closes her door a moment to search beneath a trunk where she hopes she's dropped a coin or two. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Many had been bought with Lannister silver, so the Mummers often returned with bags of coin as well as baskets of heads. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He entered something in a book and readied for some coins, then he looked up. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He put his hand in the pockets on her apron and come out with some coins and a ratty old folded-up piece of paper. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter had put a few things there before she got into bed—a couple of coins, a ring, her watch—but Brother Louis wasn’t interested in those. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It came topped with a mound of canned vegetables: peas, corn, carrot coins, potatoes, and diced turnips. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z When she lost the first coin she banged on the machine with her fists and kept opening the receiver to be sure that nothing had come down. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Ronan pulling two clams out of the sand is like a pirate discovering a chest full of gold coins. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z But since she now had a few coins, she still hung around the Store eating Planter’s peanuts and drinking Dr Pepper. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I took the appropriate amount from my purse and set the coins on a relatively clutter-free corner of the table. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Such taxes as we collect are paid in kind. Your Grace. The Watch is rich in turnips but poor in coin.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Final question," he says, lifting his coin in the air. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “I counted ten dollars with the coins the twins have squirreled away.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The coin disappeared; the young woman, her halo painted on her hair, rose up towards the clouds, her arms lifted at the joints of the shoulders. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z I stare after her for a moment, looking at the coin thoughtfully before pocketing it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They flipped a coin to see who got the first shift. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As Kaz passed the Emerald, he looked up at the false gold coins, letting the anger come at him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The freerider with the gold coin in his pocket would fly to easterly Rock like an arrow. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The withered gardens were a blight, and beggars lay as though dead, collecting coins on the hollows of their closed eyes, and there were altogether too many ruins. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Someone put a coin in the boom box. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Bull flipped the coin above his head and watched it drop on the bed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I was still mad at them, so I refused to partake, but they fed like kings, throwing eggshells off the side of the wagon like they were gold coins meant for peasants. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Belew asked Gaines what kind of coin he was going to use, if he had some special one imbued with magical powers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Annabeth took back the silver coin and slipped it into her pocket. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The next morning it was necessary that there be more money for they spent the last copper coin upon the morning’s rice. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He pulled out a small sack and counted out the coins to pay for us. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mom, if I put some coins in there, would my special wish come true?” Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z This coin celebrates the first accomplishment of the abolitionists: ending the English slave trade in 1807. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Greek mercenaries, of course, expected to be paid in coin, not sheaves of wheat. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The giant’s hair was braided with gold and silver coins. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Shadow practiced appearing to push coins through the table. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Ever since she had seen the lizard crawl out of the golden coins in Capricorn's church she couldn't help thinking about it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He holds up a sheer skirt with gold coins hanging off the waist, with even spaces between them. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z As before, after taking a cut for himself, Wojek gave us the remaining coins. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Inserting the coin, Rick dialed his home phone number. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The slaves were all tattooed: a mask of blue feathers, a lightning bolt that ran from jaw to brow, a coin upon the cheek, a leopard’s spots, a skull, a jug. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The necklace she often wore—a large coin with Queen Victoria set in silver on one side—would brush across my forehead as she bent down. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z As I approached the Eolian, I saw Deoch lounging against the doorpost, walking a coin across the back knuckles of his hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Just like that A flip of some giant coin and he was the loser. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z "Pots is gone, no sign o' any coin laid by," Yoren muttered when they returned. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Copper coins and a damp wad of Chinese red paper cash. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z His small hands are stuffed with chocolate coins wrapped in golden foil. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And so he stared at the price above the ticket-seller’s window and, showing her his coins, received the piece of paper that was charged with the power to open doors. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Sassur paused to drop coins into their cups, for the giving of alms brings one much credit with the gods. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Here it came to hand just as easily as the coin which I now placed on the counter for my breakfast. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d drop a coin in, time would fly, and the next thing I knew there’d be a woman behind me with a belt. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In really bad times, the hungriest would gather at his door at nightfall, vying for the chance to earn a few coins to feed their families by selling their bodies. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t have any more coins!” yelled my sister. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He passed my mom a handful of wadded-up bills and some coins. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z All of us are able to smell ants, for which the great word pismire was originally coined. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Something, anyway,” grumbled the first robber, scooping up the coins. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It was crowded with abandoned quills, a rusty tinder box, and a few coins and pound notes, which I was sore tempted to take. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z A week after the accident, when the nurse at the hospital desk gave me the plastic bag of his clothes, I found the coin in the back flap pocket of his shorts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Darius whispered to Mo, while Capricorn’s men cautiously began shoveling the coins into bags and boxes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Your lord father had no cause for concern. Why would I want a rock? My manse is large enough for any man, and more comfortable than your drafty Westerosi castles. Master of coin, though...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The coin dropped with a clink to the bank below. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z He did not treat the rich foreign merchant differently from the servant who shaved him and the peddlers, from whom he bought bananas and let himself be robbed of small coins. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z When passers-by stared at him, he pretended he was searching for a lost coin. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Old women sit on sidewalks and extend their weathered hands, seeking a coin or two. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Kaz held up a coin emblazoned with a horse on one side and two crossed keys on the other. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z And yet the hope that we could start our own little fix-it shop and qualify as merchants steadily grew with the collection of coins in the tin can. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull a few bills from my wallet, dig some coins out of my pocket, and place my money on the counter. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Dasch slid the glass door shut, pushed some coins into the slot, and dialed the number. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z “If I had fifty silver talents and converted them to Vintish coin and back, how much would I have if the Cealdim took four percent each time?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The new concepts and the new social organization are two sides of one coin. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z We found lots of coins—mostly new money but also some buffalo nickels and a silver dollar from the bicentennial. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Some people like to collect stamps, coins, or antiques. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It was slow going, but I felt fortified by the coin I held. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He’d come ashore to hand out gold coins to poor kids on the streets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z I found a coin and gave it to the little girl. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z One bitter night I tried to call my parents from the pay phone outside the Boulder Tap; sleet was falling and I was shivering so violently I could hardly get the coins in the slot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But then she looks at me kindly, slaps the three coins back and forth between her hands like a piece of dough, and throws them on the table. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I pick up the coins one by one, turning them around, holding them up and watching how the sun glints off them. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It was impossible to steal coffee since someone had to pour it, so he searched through his jars and came up with a few coins. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He unwraps a coin and pops it into his mouth. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There were six silver dollars and a double handful of copper coins. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Then he pulled one of his coins out of the air and placed it on the table. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z O’Dell chimed, and so coined our new term for the propellant. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had tossed the coins to them the way he had tossed them from the bridge in San Diego, in a gentle slow arc. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The man looked like someone you’d see on the street downtown, except instead of bills and coins in the instrument case, people had dropped little vials of colored powders and liquids. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z My father’s friends always gave us coins and told us what songs to play on the jukebox. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z In some ticket booths the volume grew so great, so quickly, that silver coins began piling on the floors and burying the ticket-takers’ shoes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Of course, I could read the numbers on the coins, but that was not the same as understanding the values. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He pulled out some demon paper dollars and coins. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z "Taking you from the castle, that will be the hardest. Once you're out, there are ships that would take you home. I'd need to find the coin and make the arrangements, that's all." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Harry was turning over the Wizard coins and looking at them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He was striking, like the profile of a conqueror on a bronze coin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The enemy of my enemy is my friend, men said, but the other side of-that coin was, the enemy of my friend is my enemy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Of course,” he said as he emptied his purse onto the table then fingered through the jumbled coins: heavy silver talents and thin silver bits, copper jots, broken ha’pennies, and iron drabs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The slaver pulls out a sack of coins. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She scooped a handful of silver coins from Hedge’s baseball cap, grabbed duct tape from the coach’s supply bag and began taping coins around her blade. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Lefty hands a coin to the old lady selling candles, lights one, stands it upright in sand. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z One of the soldiers who had guarded his house during the first days of peace would go sell them in the villages of the swamp and return loaded down with coins and news. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I have tried all means to get money for school fees by doing the following every day after school: I cleaned cars of people and got a few coins which I saved. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Pynto was soon too busy to pay her any mind, but several of his regulars dropped coins into her begging bowl. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Well,” the guy says, “if you know anything about coins, you know that a coin with a flaw in it is far more valuable than a regular coin.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z All I have are chocolate coins from the Hershey’s store, a little soft from being in my pocket. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He kicked aside a few of the coins on the floor in front of him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He strolled past booths, picking up random items as he dropped coins in their place. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Chiron said the coins might come in handy for nonmortal transactions—whatever that meant. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Wide, wide world, but as narrow as the coins in your hand. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z "He has no coin and the only knight who follows him reviles him as less than a snake. The Dothraki make mock of his weakness. He will never take us home." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I gradually accumulated a larger and larger stack of coins. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I was penniless, stripped of the power that even a few coins bestow. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom let us put the coins in the washers, then we climbed up and sat on them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Fruit and coins are strewn by its trunk and the ground around the tree bulges with buried offerings. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And when that happens, the two worlds split apart. i’m using the example of tossing a coin to make it clearer. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Like everyone else, Koffi withdrew one of the coins from her purse. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Gold for the Golden Company, I thought at first, until I saw Ser Roily hoist a chest onto one shoulder. If it were full of coin, he could never have lifted it so easily.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were made out of ancient Roman coins. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z As Ignatius pulled himself angrily up and out of the taxi, he saw his mother coining down the street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben had never seen his father use a dull coin for this ceremony. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When I dropped a quarter into the left coin slot, the game emitted a familiar electronic bea-wup! sound. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Mouse had finished all of her chowder except for a cube of potato and a coin of carrot, which Miss Maggie saved for the pigs. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The building was an ugly green, decked out in artificial trees laden with fake gold and silver coins. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She was still shaking from the effort when she dropped her coins in the pay telephone beside the restroom and dialed. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z We used to go down to the creek or up into someone’s barn and play cards or flip coins and bet on them. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Take a pinch of incense and sprinkle it over the coals,” Lon explained, pocketing the man’s coins. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He pulled out some coins to buy a newspaper. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As I searched my pocket for loose coins, it took me a moment to remember these clothes weren’t mine. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And how much coin was placed on me, I wonder? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My own hands were crisscrossed with perfect black mesh marks too, and they smelled like old coins. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She returns, fumbles for her car keys, gets in, then puts two coins—3Vt pesos—in his hand. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The time she and her parents had walked into Rook Hill on a fall day, the leaves as gold as coins, the air crisp and dry. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Players gather at center circle for the coin toss. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Lally and I, Marcel and Fortune, we get to know a few cars that always carry coins for us on the dash. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the last plate away in the cupboard, put my coins in my pocketbook for the offering, grab my coat and my Bible, and close the door behind us. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They walked like survivors, with dull vacant eyes, their fists clutching the coins he’d thrown to them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He dangles the coin over the basket again. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I reached down to remove it and saw a sticker on the coin mechanism: tokens only. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I cut the balls halfway across the middle for the mouth, and then with a squeeze, they opened up to hold coins. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z They looked like gold coins, and when the wind blew through them, she heard a thousand tiny chimes. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z He pulled the coin out and studied it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z That is exactly what I was learning on my own travels: Homesourcing to Salt Lake City and outsourcing to Bangalore were just flip sides of the same coin—sourcing. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Lady Seymour grabbed two of the sacks; the coins within clinked together as she rose to her feet, coughing. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I tucked the coins away and tied my purse firmly underneath my shirt, then gave him a meaningful look and patted it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They too knew the outcome of the coin toss before they arrived. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Arms folded, he stood there watching his men pick up the last of the coins. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He touches the ceramic bowl strewn with coins. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Who we are being so many hard facts held like candies or coins, just up one’s sleeve — one’s father, one’s mother, all the things that might quaintly be termed one’s station. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I myself had heard the rattling of many more coins, and apparently so had Nathan. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked down and saw the glint of silver coins...thousands of old Roman denarii breaking the surface all around her, as if the entire hilltop was coming to a boil. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then he tugged off one of his boots, stripped out the lining, and removed a tightly wrapped bundle of coins stuffed deep into the toe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “One: don’t talk while I’m talking. Two: give a small coin, if you have it to spare.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But a broken watch won’t fetch much coin, and anyway this watch is so nice that I’d rather not resell it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He saw the faded yellow piece of paper sticking out from the coins. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Milo did want to buy something, but the only money he had was the coin he needed to get back through the tollbooth, and Tock, of course, had nothing but the time. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Men and women drop fat coins into his hands and shuffle aboard. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He passed her several small golden coins, all embossed with the letters M.O.M. which he had taken from the witch’s purse. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Percy could distinguish them only by their hair—Ephialtes had the green locks braided with silver and gold coins; Otis had the purple ponytail braided with...were those firecrackers? The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There he coined the term physical education and took his appalled young charges on brisk rambles of thirty-five or forty miles over the neighboring mountains. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z I laid the coin and another one on the counter. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z They were rare coins and he just had them in Ziplocs, and I shoved a bunch of them in my pockets, and I got out of there and never went back.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Little tiny hairs were coining out of his face. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I check my coin purse to make sure before going up to the counter. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Enchanted coins,” said Malfoy, as though he was compelled to keep talking, though his wand hand was shaking badly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Sophie suddenly found herself looking at a face she had seen on stamps and coins and in the newspapers all her life. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dad and Grandpa would take Travis and me out looking for coins. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z When Mom comes back to the kitchen, she is carrying a jar of coins. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Sorry,” said Shadow, revealing the coin without even bothering to glance at it. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The top-hatted man dropped a coin on the counter and smiled down at her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z I was so happy as I left for the bus stop that on the way I threw a beggar a few coins. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I copied the number into my guidebook and dialed from a pay telephone, sorting through the coins with which I was still unfamiliar, smaller and lighter than shillings, heavier and brighter than paisas. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Told you I’d take you across, didn’t I? ’Sail right you don’t have a coin. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z And Mrs. Baransky is laughing her easygoing laugh as she politely declines his offer of chocolate coins, then turns to our mother with a reassuring smile. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The man standing in the shade of the rubber trees with coins of sunshine dancing on his body, holding her daughter in his arms, glanced up and caught Ammu’s gaze. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “My Patron Historic was a great woman. She coined the term ‘radioactivity,’ and was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, back when such things were awarded.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He wanted to spend every last coin we had on food, but Arul supported me. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z When he pulled the lever, the sailor turned and the coin rolled into the whale's mouth. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Then Captain Nips laid a coin in his hand. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z By now the shipowner would have gathered up coins and cane and limped on to the soup shop. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Save your coins, I have plenty," I say. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He dropped in a coin and dialed the number on the note. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z As he deposited his coin and rolled past he remarked wistfully, “I do hope this is an interesting game, otherwise the afternoon will be so terribly dull.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z All the kids hoped they’d win the wishing penny raffle after making their very own monster coin purses. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The talk fell to snow skiing, to money, to what it had been like when they had gone to college, to anything but the coin toss. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Only after the coin was in my hand did I take a closer look at it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I brought you a feather with the spring wind in it, but since you were late . ..” she looked at me gravely, “you get a coin instead.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “There was a river, and a man asking... for a coin? I turned around and the exit door was open. So I just... I just left. I don’t understand. What’s happened?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I am two sides of the same coin. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I add Papa’s knife and the coins to the jar, and when I go to put the box back in his dresser, I find another box. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z It is shortly after The Taker tells her about stealing the coins. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Shadow realized that he was palming the gold coin, moving it compulsively from a back palm to a front palm to a Downs palm, over and over. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Well, it’s a good thing that priest showed up,” I said, “or we’d have spent every last coin on candles.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “There you go,” Ron yelled happily, stuffing a fistful of gold coins into Harry’s hand, “for the Omnioculars! Now you’ve got to buy me a Christmas present, ha!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z After that experience Stuart contented himself with the tiny coins which his father made for him out of tin foil. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z He pulled at his necklace, extracting a coin with a seal stamped on it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z It was Rowan who had coined the term “lettuce-kid” to describe them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Each clink of the coins at her side was a metallic reminder, a goading force driving her forward. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I gave her the coin and let my arm fall heavily to my side. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She finally looked at me, her eyes cold as frozen coins. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The triplets also wanted to know how much their coins were worth, and if they could pawn them. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z A breeze tussled through the trees, sending poplar leaves spinning like golden coins down onto the rutted dirt road. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Cora kicked her beggar’s cup, the few coins flew into the hubbub, and she continued on her afternoon errand to fetch flour for her son’s birthday cake. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Oh, I have a great many plans for you, Silvertongue, believe me,” he said, putting his hand into the sack and running the coins through his fingers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z His uncle, with easy good nature, called to the children and took from some recess in his crumpled clothing a copper coin for each child. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The women stumbled back, dropping their wiping cloths and pressing their hands to their mouths as the coins tumbled and leaped about their feet. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z John John lets the coins fall into Ms. CeeCee's hands, Bit scooping up the candy. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z Laughing in fear and embarrassment, some were holding back and scooping up the coins knocked off by the painful contortions of the others. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “They won’t dance for coins, they don’t care how you style yourself or what that chain of office means or who your grandsire was. They follow strength. They follow the man.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I took my dimes and quarters and fed them into the slot, each coin clinking down one after the other. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “And—I’m so sorry, Delsie—they took some of your mother’s things. Jewelry. Pins. Old coins. Lots of stuff that wouldn’t mean a hill of beans to other people but us.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Whereas in England even abolitionists portrayed humble slaves on their knees pleading for freedom, in this coin designed for use in Africa, the English and the African are shown as nearly equal. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z "Give me a horse and bag o' coin, and I could find you some good fellows." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z With enough coin, we could buy ’prentice glassblowers and glaziers in Myr, bring them north, offer them their freedom for teaching their art to some of our recruits. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Faith and science, I have learned, are two sides of the same coin, separated by an expanse so small, but wide enough that one side can’t see the other. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z As heavy as a small coffer of coins, it was entitled The Herball or General History of Plants. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I'd know 'cause I keep a ½p coin balanced on it at the back. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She watched a corpulent man beside her pull out a gold coin from a purse on his hip that looked to be near bursting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I look down at my Mercury dime and its date, wishing people could last as long as coins. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z They fight with coins instead of swords, he used to say. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Navy emblems twinkle on his jacket like newly minted leas coins from the Imperial Bank. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But when I held out my 15p he just did this sly grin and closed my fingers round my coins so it looked like he'd taken them. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z It came off the bottle and flew across the desk, clattering to the floor like a plastic coin. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z In the Old Way, women might decorate themselves with ornaments bought with coin, but a warrior wore only the jewelry he took off the corpses of enemies slain by his own hand. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The blind girl went to work in the dark, stripping the dead of boots and clothes and other possessions, emptying their purses and counting out their coins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I gave it to her and she unwrapped it and put the third bun in and wrapped it and took up the coins and found two coppers in her apron and gave them to me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The CIA stashed rubles, gold coins, and even jewelry in the emergency kit for pilots to bargain with in case they were captured. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The coin dropped from his hand to the stairwell with a clatter and bounced down half a flight of stairs. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “You have to wait for the coins to drop,” the guy told him, and wouldn’t give him his money back. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z For sleight of hand, she realized, so that he can keep contact with coins or cards or finesse the workings of a lock. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The King’s Huntress was in the middle of the group of riders, and she too was flinging out sparkling gold coins, and her horse’s headdress was plumed in a crown of red feathers. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I lifted Grandpa Bobby’s coin from my chest and turned it back and forth in my fingers, the gold catching the sunlight. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z About his neck he wore a chain made of linked coins of many different sizes, shapes, and metals, and his horse was one of the strange black-and-white ones. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "Go on," my mother encouraged her, and this time she came forward, wiping her hands on her apron, and took the coin from my father, who directed her to stand it on the cloud. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The maidservants were cleaning the last crumbs off the tables when coins suddenly came rolling over the bare wood. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He took a coin from the candle flame of a candle on the wall, another from his beard, a third from Shadow’s empty left hand, and dropped them, one by one, into the glass. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z From it he took a small bundle of food, a couple of coins, and a flintlock musket. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z We hadn’t the coins to spare for such things. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He watched Grizzly Bear take Cool Papa’s hat off Train Ear’s head and drop it in the plastic bag along with the mess of dollar bills and coins he removed from Train Ear’s pockets. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “And with that coin and the others in his purse, he paid a certain man. Soon after that man’s heart gave out. Is that the way of it? Very sad.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Now, though, they squatted at every street corner, dressed in shredded burlap rags, mud-caked hands held out for a coin. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Ketchup-wigged french fries would march across our plates, engaging in brief affairs or heated disputes over carrot coins while burly chicken legs guarded the perimeter, ready to jump in should things get out of hand. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I stood in the position of one without a resource, without a friend, without a coin. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He gives it a shake and the coins jingle. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “I trade in information, Geels, the things men do when they think no one is looking. Shame holds more value than coin ever can.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She handed the driver some coins, and when he tipped his hat at her and called her sir, she turned and gave me a smirk of satisfaction. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z "Now, my dearest court, cast your coins before I reveal the favorite. Let us see if we've picked the same Belle. May you always find beauty." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Maybe it was all of those things flashing like a flipped coin, end over end—mercy betrayal salvation doom. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He saw a phone booth, entered it, dropped in a coin, and, his fingers shaking, dialed. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z When they had taken what they could carry, Will dropped a gold coin into the drawer in the big pine table. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I took my bank back home heavy with coins. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The goblin tossed the coin he was holding aside, said to nobody in particular, “Leprechaun,” and then greeted Travers, who passed over a tiny golden key, which was examined and given back to him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z That made her so angry that she threw the coin away, but after an hour she got to feeling bad and went and found it again, even though it wasn't worth anything. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z No one knows who coined the term, but it fit, and the Montauk became the first building to be called a skyscraper. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z That leaves me with only a few coins, but I can't think about that now. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Something jangled as he moved; a set of keys, maybe, or loose coins in a pocket. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They have amassed quite a sack of coins for their efforts. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Thriftily he picked it up, cleaned the coin with his handkerchief, and dropped it into the black pocket purse he carried. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They pay a coin to climb the tower of the chateau. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z In a hot side street I came upon a couple striking matches along the curb, kneeling as though looking for a lost coin, the matches flaring dimly in their faces. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “He can’t even face me? Sends a little girl to give me the boot? Maybe I’ll just shake a few coins out of you.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Dad slipped two new pound coins into my hand. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Gistan got me a job at another hotel where the tip was folding money more often than coin. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In any case, their meaning mattered little as long as the letter arrived, telling her aunt that Papá had been killed at sea and her niece and nephew were coining to Indio to find her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The silver coin seemed to grow warmer in her hand. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I handed the coins as usual to Puli, who thrust it into the ragged pouch which covered his manhood. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z When they caught the sunlight, they gleamed like two golden coins. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Flip a coin continuously until a tail appears for the first time. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day, when I come home from school, I do this thing where I go through the apartment laundry room and check all the coin returns. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He fished in his pocket and drew out a handful of coins, from which he gave her five gold dollars. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He slides back a couple of coins and I notice a plastic nametag stuck to the register. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z If the coin toss was a heads, A has a brand-new $100 bill inside. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Unless a new source of coin could be found, or the Iron Bank persuaded to relent, he would have no choice but to pay the crown’s debts with Lannister gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The man pushed the coins around in his palm. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z When other entrepreneurs created jukeboxes by arranging for a phonograph to play popular music at the drop of a coin, Edison objected to this debasement, which apparently detracted from serious office use of his invention. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Children wandered the twisty alleys and found eld bronze coins and bits of purple glass and stone flagons with handles carved like snakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Healed in both body and soul, Pedro Tercero Garcia made his way to the capital with a bundle of clothes and a few coins the priest had taken from the poor box. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Travis rests his fingertips on the glass counter, looking down into the case filled with coins. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Sophia doesn’t mind loaning me some coin until I get a new hustle going. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I gathered up as many of the gold coins as I could and they appeared in my inventory. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He imagined the giant taking that coin she carried and adding it to his collection. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I held my coin out, ready to wish that this place would be it, would be the perfect place we’d been searching for. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He went to the ticket office and laid down a coin and I saw him slip the tickets to the girl. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Telling one coin from another by touch alone was one of the first things the waif had taught her, after they took away her eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Anya squinted at the coin, strung on the end of a cord. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She and Mama had worked for a daily coin allowance, which they’d then used to pay down their debt. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Face expressionless, pale eyes fixed on Mo, Capricorn sat there waiting: waiting for the clink of coins amidst the harmony of the words, for chests of damp wood heavy with gold and silver. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I think about it for a long while as the coins sit warming in my palm. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Each enemy I vanquished dropped a pile of “Zenny coins” that I could later use to purchase armor, weapons, and potions from one of the bearded wise men scattered throughout each level. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I hope that’ll do, if I provide for you like a Jordan Scholar,” she whispered to the dead boy, and forced his teeth apart to slip the coin into his mouth. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “If we had sufficient coin, we could buy food from the south and bring it in by ship,” the Lord Steward said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Let me see the coin first,” she said, suspiciously. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I’d taken comfort in the raw physicality of it, certain that if the coin was real, Tyler’s leaving could not be. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z On coins, on stamps, on the covers of books, on banners, on posters, and on the wrapping of a cigarette packet—everywhere. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z He took out the money, two coins, each a four-anna piece, dropped them in my palm. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “He had been stripped of his tools: his coin, key, and candle. Furthermore, his cell had no door worth mentioning. No window that could be breached.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Below, the crowd was flinging coins at the jugglers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Harry counted out five little bronze coins, and the owl held out his leg so Harry could put the money into a small leather pouch tied to it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “These capes must be worth at least ten million gold coins. Maybe more,” said Valley as she admired the Laroux’ matching capes. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Each of them had given her a silver stag, so she would only need to count the coins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He pulled out a fistful of coins and tossed them at the man. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were trickster hands—long, graceful fingers made for prying open locks, hiding coins, making things vanish. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Emma worked the phone, Horace fished our last few coins from his pocket, and Millard paged through a chunky phone book that dangled from a cord. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Dany had refused to compensate any of the Great Masters for the value of their slaves, but the Meereenese kept devising other ways to squeeze coin from her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She hearkened little to the insinuations of flattery or the curtseys of obsequiousness, but returned all idle, pretty chatter in its own coin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I check my rolls of coins to see if I need to run to the office for change. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I counted out each $5 bill, each crumpled dollar, each coin. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Then he reached out and took a large coin, golden and shining, from the air. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I can do arithmetic in my head, but it's better using real paper rupees and shiny coins. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Then Olive ordered me to count her coins in their thousands—repeatedly, because she kept thinking I had made a mistake. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He left Shadow his copy of Herodotus with several actual coins hidden in the pages: two quarters, a penny, and a nickel. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He dropped the coin into my outstretched palm. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Knowing I would launch anything on my physical person—coins; old friendship bracelets; the rake—thirty feet in every direction, like a supernova star explosion. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I turned just in time to see him putting his hand into his pocket, and I heard the faint clink of coins. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s still odd to drag open the front door with an empty game bag, with nothing to trade, and instead feel the heavy pocket of coins against my hip. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But when she comes back, there are no coins in her hand. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He stepped up to the Joust machine and dropped both quarters into the left coin slot. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Now, sitting in her cabin aboard the Argo II, she could feel the coin growing warm in her pocket. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He reached into his pocket and handed me the coin. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And then quickly, so quickly that Minli barely thought about it, she turned into the house and grabbed the two copper coins from the white rabbit rice bowl. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Too many of them are of the rough sort that used to run in the old slave patrols, riding down escapees for a few coins. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Leafie fished in her pocketbook for some coins to pay for our drinks. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Then, just where the coin had fallen, the asphalt darkened. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” the fish said, “but much smaller, the size of a copper coin.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Yet they brought him money: leather purses plump with gold and silver and the square iron coins of Braavos. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She spat on the spectacular pile of coins, put them in three canvas sacks, and buried them in a secret place, hoping that sooner or later the three unknown men would come to reclaim them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He spent a week painting dirty coins on the sidewalk, sweating to get them just right. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The priest picked up the coin and tossed it into the pool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Grandfather pulled a coin from his pocket for the messenger. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The common stone houses and the white snow were a gray blur, and BaiMa’s hooves on the black brick road made a metallic noise, almost like the clinking of coins. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z As I read, I feel my heart breaking into little pieces that go knocking around my chest like coins being rattled in a cup. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The wet wad of paper transformed into a glowing silver coin. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She had refused, on that first night, to let her husband touch her—Hisao was unclean, his hands were rough, he had no money but a few coins. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Then Lavinia spat sideways, and with a little discontented grumbling, the bettors began refunding their wagers, returning bags of coins, counting gold mai and silver angs in their palms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Oh, but they were hardly minor to the chaser and the chasee who were dealing in the coin of life and death. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Shadow dropped the coin and the folded bill back into his pocket. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “He never said, my lord. Only that he won the coin at dice.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were up before Naomi fished the coins out of her pocket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z As she curled my fingers around it I felt the cold, reassuring weight of a coin. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They marched slowly down the narrow train aisle, Jelly Bones holding out his cap to anyone who cared to throw in coins or a dollar. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I lay the coins on his desk, they clattered slightly as I set them down, testament to my shaking hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Some larger cities coined their own currency, but outside those cities the money was only worth the weight of the metal. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They don’t put coins over your eyes so that you will be able to pay the ferryman. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The guard moved among the other patrons and bent to help them pick up the coins, and Koffi took her chance. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z With the coin still waiting on my finger, I looked down into that empty well and thought about that kid I’d just seen, and how many new kids I’d met and then left behind. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Enrique has less than 50 pesos on him, only a few coins that he has gathered begging. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The coin sat in the palm of his right hand, in plain view. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z He struggled in the depths of his pocket for a coin. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, just as the eye is about to relax its scrutiny, it spots Maribel slipping the coins into her pocket. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z But he dropped his eyes and looked at his palm, at the small pile of coins. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z His family and friends throw coins at him, which stick. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It was bigger and heavier than any coins he’d used so far. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z She held the coin tight in her left mittened hand and, holding the knife like a pencil, scratched the lost daemon’s name deeply into the gold. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z An old handgun, a box of certificates, a stack of tarnished silver coins. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She spat on the coin and rubbed it to make it shine. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Mike fell to his knees and started searching for his own coins just as Kyle shouted, “Got it!” and plucked a 1982 quarter out of the pile. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She inserted the coins and slowly dialed the numbers, hoping he’d go away. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The next time the light was red, a driver in a pickup truck gave my dad coins. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Even Uncle Darnell perked up when he heard the coins shaking. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z As the woman passed her, she dropped a silver-colored coin into Lupita’s palm. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Dad looks at the coins in Mr. Heggarty s hand and says,You could add to that and make the price of a pint. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He did not belong to the bright landscape, he should be standing on the steps of a gaunt cathedral, his cloak flung back, while a beggar at his feet scrambled for gold coins. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The Mark of Athena...She resisted the urge to check her pocket, but she could feel the silver coin growing wanner—the cursed gift from her mother. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Laney still sat next to the register picking through the coins in the little cup that said “Take a penny, leave a penny.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She herself had rarely so much as held a coin in her hand, and for sixteen years she had never questioned the costly and beautiful things that surrounded her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Scott sat in his chair, jingling the coins in his pocket. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z It reminds me of home, the place where I hid from exhilaration, but I recognize the other side of the coin too, and know my home kept me alive for as long as it did. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z We ask everyone to take a coin from his or her purse or wallet and direct them to flip it once. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook his bag for change but there were no coins. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Loads of coins were ready to avalanche into my scoop. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z One Friday after school, Carl invited me to his home to see his coin collection. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Yet he turned away her copper coin and laughed in the sun. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z “I can provide you with coin enough for passage back to Dome. Prince Quentyn, the king made note of you today. He frowned.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Amil did the same, thanked him, and we ran off to put the coins in our room. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z No harder than asking them to give up their coin and castles. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I lean back against my bed with the book in my lap, and begin to practice the motions of hidden coin illusion. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Maybe ten bucks in coins and dollar bills. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Jon had no coin of his own, or he would have offered it to her . . . though he was not sure what good a few coppers or even a silver piece wouhldo her beyond the Wall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As the Locktons made their way through the crowded room, Mr. Robert dropped the heavy coins into a worn velvet bag. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, I took a deep breath and threw in the coin. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They liked Anatole, and apologized that they had to support their families on the handful of coins or rice they got when Mobutu’s deputies came by to count the prisoners each morning. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z At the prince’s coining, excitement stirred Elsinore to its darkest comers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z An hour later, he had before him a chest of Spanish gold coins. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as he had done a few days earlier, he slid a coin out of his pocket and looked at it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Now I feel it stretching out to my fingertips that hold the coin. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z So he kept himself in shape, and taught himself coin tricks, and thought a lot about how much he loved his wife. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z They were staring at the little silver coins lying there. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z But when I dropped it into the coin slot, it fell right through into the coin return. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z These coins were as big as Girl Scout cookies and had images of various Greek gods stamped on one side and the Empire State Building on the other. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He deserved more than quick prayers in a run-down hut; he deserved a proper burial with token coins placed in his palms to ensure he made it to the godlands. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Miss Mary wasn’t even cold on her deathbed when he helped himself to the coins in her strongbox. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He had nothing, it turned out, but a few dollars and coins, for which he begged Fujiko’s forgiveness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Galton coined the memorable phrase nature versus nurture to discriminate hereditary and environmental influences. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He picked up his baseball cap, which jangled with coins. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z When I try to talk with her, she just complains, “Child, if I had a coin for every question you ask...” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was imperative that I swiftly find employment, having no coin nor credit nor property for barter. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z One song made me cry, and I saw others crying, too, as they tossed their coins in the musicians’ hat. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s silver,” I reassured the driver as he turned the coin over in his hand. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z There were at least two dimes in coins, which was enough to call home to Brooklyn collect. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ignoring the shock by laughing, as I brushed the coins off quickly, I discovered that I could contain the electricity—a contradiction, but it works. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z This time, when Jelly Bones walked the aisle with his fuzzy white cap, a few riders dropped in a dollar bill here and there, and some coins. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Uncle Al is delirious, standing in the center of the hippodrome track with his arms and face raised, basking in the coins that rain down on him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Ernie had run over to check on him and when he saw the coin, most of the snow knocked off, he commenced to karatisizing Down the Street Donnie, all the way...down the street. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I pull out a small bunch of one-dollar bills and a few coins and stuff them into the pocket of my pants. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Jelly Bones said, “Give him the hat, man. Let’s make some coins.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z The next day at recess, as I’m taking coins from the kids who are lined up, two old mestizo men walk past, ever so slowly. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Digging into his pocket, Archer added a few coins too. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Paper lanterns are hung from tree to tree, and Tía Mimí's lily pond is cleaned out so we can again see the coins we once threw in for good luck. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Down it sank to the bottom where, I now noticed, lots of things were collected: other coins, for instance, hairpins, somebody’s old Band-Aid. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z There was a coining and going round the pile of seeds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa reaches for a few coins in his pocket and hands them to the thief, who looks at him in disgust and walks away. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “These are for you, Abbey. It’s only fair, since your brother got the queen’s coin.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She hands me the milk in a plastic bag along with some coins. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When the conductor came around to collect the fares, Stuart fished in his purse and pulled out a coin no bigger than the eye of a grasshopper. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I held my breath and waited to see how they rolled with the idea that the guy they went trick-or-treating with was a businessman who had, as Kenny would put it, serious coin. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt in my brief case, feeling papers, shattered iron, coins, my fingers closing over Tarp's leg chain, and I slipped it over my knuckles, trying to think. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The coins poured out on my sheets and I kept on stuffing them. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z His long fingers finally found a shim in the pile of coins. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Genie thought it looked like a coin from a different country. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z His wallet was gone, but they had left him his coins. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The innkeeper handed over a coin and the smith stuffed them into an old burlap sack. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Interestingly, the man who found the answer to that question was a cosmologist who heartily despised the Big Bang as a theory and coined the term "Big Bang" sarcastically, as a way of mocking it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z We use old coins that Papa found on the beach with his metal detector for those. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He returned regularly to feed wire behind the coins stacked up inside, hook the paper, and fill his palms with change. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z The coin bounced off the child and rolled away, under the legs of the gold cloaks and into the crowd, where a dozen men began to fight for it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He drops the coin in just as the baskets are collected, then he disappears into the crowd. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The Westerosi coins showed a king’s head on the front and a dragon on the back. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Some owners leave out rolls of coins or even stacks of loose bills, perhaps with a video camera trained on them to catch some light-fingered or especially hungry maid in the act. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Two sheriff’s cars from Midland were parked in front with their lights off, there just in case the location of the coin toss had leaked out and crowd control was needed. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She then handed me a sixpence coin, which I politely refused. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "We could eat a bushel!" she exclaimed, jingling a handful of coins. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z It was slow and precise and I felt stupider and more ordinary with every coin I dropped. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I like the sound of coins clinking together. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z She had the gold coin he had given her around her neck, on a golden chain. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The coins in his hand, he stared at her, helpless before his own cupidity. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z And when all the coins had been counted and tasted, the old man would scrawl upon a parchment, stamp it with his seal, and give it to the captain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His coins were all neatly organized by year. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z When the last is over, Afya curtsies and offers me a wooden coin with a sun on one side and clouds on the other. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Half an hour later, fifty nylon bags filled with gold coins, jewelry, rare gems, and precious artifacts had been shuttled out of the chamber through the crawl space. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The mirror flipped like a tossed coin, and where cracked glass should’ve been there was a fat green tentacle, tapering down to a tip the width of a carrot and whipping about. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They filled a grain sack with coins and bills, leased seven acres of stumps and vine maple, purchased a ploiv horse, and started clearing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z My father used to surprise us with small gifts, perhaps a piece of paper from the factory, or a pen, or a coin for each of us to spend on a pack of peanuts. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Ours is leaning against that wall, ready to give our lives for a few coins, should it come to that. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Alyce had never been in such a place, where anyone could find a bed or dinner provided he had the coins. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I look to my right hand that holds the coin, and my left hand that holds the promise of sky. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Yoren counted the coins in his purse and decided they had enough for a hot meal. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Lucky is when you call a coin toss correctly. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Before she went to baby-sit again, Shirley secretly substituted buttons for the coins in the piggy bank. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Chico’s pockets jingled with coins, which he handed out if we did him small favors. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Or you could trust your ear, or flip a coin. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Else he’d shake his head and shove the coins back across the table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’d never lost his love for sleight of hand, and he graduated from palming coins to cards, cups, wallets, and watches. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z There is a pirate’s coin from Pirate’s Cove, the big mini golf place on 28. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z In short, the two sides of the coin, the either and or parts, must match grammatically— subject with subject, verb with verb, preposition with preposition, adjective with adjective, and so on. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nor was he satisfied when his coin was refunded, but insisted on checking out immediately. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There were coins in that bag, coins that would help a girl set on walking to South Carolina. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She fingered the money and, looking back and forth from the coin to her son-in-law, shook her head and laughed. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He coined more than fifty medical terms still in use today and defined a host of new diseases. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z He pressed the coin return and got back nothing. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z The full moon hung low, a fresh coin that threw its silver grandly on the water in a ribbon that dazzled for a thousand miles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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