| 单词 | covering |
| 例句 | If you could look long enough, you would see the swirling of the great drifts of white cloud, covering and uncovering the half-hidden masses of land. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z By contrast with Monte Alban, these were minuscule entities; most were clusters of rustic villages covering ten to twenty square miles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z There was another wardrobe with carved panels, this one covering most of the far wall. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Then she broke out in hives —red welts covering her face, neck, and body, even the soles of her feet. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “That phony curse was just a way of covering her tracks in advance of murdering those ladies herself. Believe me, I know how she operates. She says one thing when she means another.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He took her hand, his fingers completely covering hers. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Howie would be intimidated if he wasn’t busy being distracted by her beautiful hair, which resembles the northern lights, and the fresh bandage on her forehead, which is covering up a Scorpius Hawthorne-like wound. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He doubles over, one hand covering his daughter’s name. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z As the transport swung out onto High Street, I heard the tires crunch the salt crystals covering the frozen asphalt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The surcoats, which had originally served as covering to armour, were long behind and high in front You could hardly walk for fear of tripping over your sleeves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Levi pulls the hood of his East Hamlin sweatshirt over his head, covering his curly black hair. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The drape covering the blinds also had peacocks on it, only they faced forward, their plumage spread into a thousand blue-green eyes that seemed to watch us. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They brought the scent of the Sahara and Christmas, and yanked the slender, ovate leaves down from the frangipani and the needlelike leaves from the whistling pines, covering everything in a film of brown. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Next to the table there’s a dusty gray tarp covering something, or somethings. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z It was too dark, too hard dark with clouds covering even the small light from the stars, and he could not see. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked down for a second, his hair covering his entire face, and then straight up to the sky. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z House approached Blanche to ask about the gibberish covering the board. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z There was a light puff of wind at my back that tousled my hair and caused the tarpaulin covering the wagon to pull taut for a moment. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The tent was silent, and then Mama burst into laughter, covering her face with her hands. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z When he punctured the tin, the contents exploded in his face, covering us with a fizzy brown juice. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Too tired to fuss with supper, I ate a bowl of graveyard stew, breaking up chunks of bread and covering them with warm milk and molasses. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Soon I grew tired of walking and planting and started dumping beans by the handful, quickly covering them with dirt so Mamita couldn’t see. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The snow was covering everything, burying the mountain lion’s tracks and obliterating his scent. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He says, “How can we criticize others for burning down the rain forests when we’re covering the earth with asphalt?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z Stabs of lightning turned the dark into daylight, and I’d catch brief glimpses of Abbey, covering her face with the backpack. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “It’s a banana. A fruit, from the tropics. I believe you peel off the outer covering,” said Silas, “like so.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z And the bed was wood, on legs, covered with lightly woven bed coverings. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He had thought he was covering his tracks well. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The pants Bull made himself, cutting up several red handkerchiefs and sewing them together so that they formed a makeshift covering for Edward’s long legs. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Jinny stared down at the bees covering the honeycomb in her hands, and she felt panic well up inside her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He saw a covering of brown kudzu over three winter-dead trees, twisting them into strange, almost human shapes: they could have been witches, three bent old crones ready to reveal his fortune. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z They came up to me with their hands covering their noses and mouths. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He would not be shocked if, come morning, there was twelve, thirteen feet of water covering the neighborhood. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He was close enough now for Inigo to realize that the man was masked, a black hood covering all but his features. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Robbie was a tall Haitian kid with long locks who had shown up midyear with a goofy grin and wild drawings covering every surface of his clothes, his backpack, his desk. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Tendrils of black haze traveled back up the lines of fire, snuffing out the light and heat and covering Leo in darkness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He paced back and forth as he gave us a speech about how everybody was saying it was our year, the newspapers, people in the league, even TV sports news was covering us. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She watched as Eunjoo played with their brothers and then got them ready to sleep, covering them both with the podaegi. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z By midafternoon, Cole had finished covering the roof rafters with plywood and began nailing plywood to the wall panels. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora dropped to a crouch, covering his head, then peeked up scanning the ground. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Flies clustered over the roof—millions of them, covering every remaining panel and plunging us into twilight. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The back part of the building is ferociously spewing smoke and a girl on the street is crying and pointing at something and covering her mouth. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Marcus was sitting forward in his seat with his hand covering his mouth. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z They sponged off his face and neck, closing his eyes and covering them with a blindfold torn from Tali’s cloak. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z As Barbour watched, he snapped open the panel covering, revealing it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z A group of armed vehicles stopped moving forward, and under covering fire, turned laboriously and moved back. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The guard in the front spoke through her face covering in a soft but clear voice. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z With the new drapes covering the holographic walls, the mess hall was darker and gloomier than it should’ve been, but that couldn’t be helped. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The penalties for violating security regulations covering information judged to be sensitive had a distinctly militaristic cast, with fines of up to $300,000 and jail terms as long as thirty years for “willful” disclosures. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Frank was the only one missing, though two of the dolphins had bee stings covering their faces. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z People were covering their mouths and leaning over to whisper to their neighbors, before doing these close-chested little points at me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Each room we passed was larger than the one before it, and all were filled with brilliant rugs covering marble floors. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The people move fast, and they’re all so different, covering every imaginable size, shape, and shade, with skin light as mine to darker than even Papa was. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember that me and Ma huddled right there, up against the wall, her holding me by the face, her hands covering my ears. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “It’s good to be back,” Call said, covering the old man’s discomposure. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shut up,” I said, covering the mouthpiece and then uncovering it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z A convulsion shook him and he scrabbled at the ground, covering himself in a mask of wet earth and blood. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly a gust of wind puffed through the sackcloth covering a hole in the window; the candle flickered but did not go out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The covering party, commanded by Knut Haukelid, led the way to a storage shed 500 yards from the plant. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I look at my hand curled in my lap, the bandage now covering the secret. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Annie chirped out a laugh, covering her mouth and looking back at the apartment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The thing’s body had to be thicker than her arm, rings of black covering its golden scales. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I had had in the meantime more opportunity to observe the house; it was taller than it was broad, comprising four floors, with ivy covering much of the front right up to the gables. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The plastic covering is concave with the weight of the rain, and the alligator has slumped to the ground. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He was supposed to be off that day but was covering for a friend who needed the day off. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Mama stood over him, her shadow covering his face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z He had pale eyebrows and a ton of black hair, with a big wine stain covering the skin around his right eye and beyond, like a pirate’s patch. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The FBI was expert at covering its tracks, and its agents were willing to lie when confronted. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Nothing,” she said again, covering the book with her arms. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The press was cruel when covering her speeches. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She presses her lips together so they almost disappear, and stares at the half-body cast covering her. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It forms over the Farallons, covering the sea lions on their rocks, and then it sweeps onto Ocean Beach, filling the long green bowl of Golden Gate Park. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The white petals spun down around them, covering the grass and speckling their fur, while thirty feet above a thrush sang, “Cherry dew, cherry dew. Knee deep, knee deep, knee deep.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m sitting on my hands in her cramped, sweltering office that has shelves covering every wall, each stuffed with piles of books and loose papers looking ready to whip around the room in a windstorm. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She woke up in the morning, freckled with bites, cobwebs covering her eyes, her mouth, and nose. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She was enchanted by the deep suntan covering his whole body. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then a rumor arose that those who had seen the body in the orchard noticed a loathsome crust like a leprosy covering the skin. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I’m not really here. You’re just dreaming,” she answered and stepped out from behind the covering of the plant. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Barb is covering his body, pushing air into his lungs with a bag valve mask. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Its black leather covering warms to my body, and I cry myself to sleep, right in the middle of the morning. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But when she saw the tracks of the group rejoin the others, she knew she’d done all right covering their trail. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The tractor had come out of the trees and ran in plain view down the blacktop, covering the last half mile to the store. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z I notice a bandage peeking: out from the end of her sleeve, probably covering the needle puncture. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Not to mention her covering the front of their house with all of those ridiculous metal lizards. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Some while after midday Taran caught sight of movement among the trees covering a hill crest. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z On pegs were also pieces of harness, a split collar with the horsehair stuffing sticking out, a broken hame, and a trace chain with its leather covering split. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately for Butler, due to millennia spent butting each other, trolls have developed a thick ridge of bone covering their brows. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z He slammed his fist against the body of the plane and to his complete surprise the aluminum covering gave easily under his blow. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z So the two of them stay on the ground floor while I climb, up and along the beams with no ceiling covering them, up again to the attic. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We’d gotten calls from various news magazine programs over the previous few years that expressed interest in covering our work, but I was wary My general attitude was that press coverage rarely helped our clients. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Some creep had written do i make you wet on her geography book, so she spent a really long time covering it up with a black ink pen. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z They will dig away the earth from under the bodies of small creatures, such as shrew mice and fallen fledglings, and then lay their eggs on them before covering them with soil. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s my tenth birthday, and Dad’s hands are covering my eyes. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Muriel shrieked and toppled back against the net of knotted ropes, a manicured hand covering the front of her shoulder. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The horn kept going, long and sharp, covering the sound of the passenger door opening and the slap of hard shoes. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I take the lunch pack to the girls’ bathroom and stuff it in the garbage bin, covering it with crumpled paper towels. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Your covering letter was admirably reticent, but you did hint that you had almost no free time at present. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A white blanket spread over the neighborhood, covering garbage cans and the hulks of abandoned cars, so that the street looked fresh and full of promise. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Lichens, the rocks’ first covering, aided the process of disintegration by their acid secretions and made a lodging place for other life. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She reaches across the table, covering his hand with hers. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He was being held down by two physicians, one on either side of him, and Lady Isobel stood as far from him as possible, her hands covering her mouth. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Tally collapsed onto the bed, covering her face with her hands and sobbing. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Of the seventy-three books Democritus is said to have written, covering all of human knowledge, not a single work survives. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z After the surgery on my right ankle, I had a plaster cast covering my leg. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Her hair was black and endlessly long, covering her, and underneath it she was naked. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The covering of dead moonlit vegetation on the ground trembled and rustled. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The cameras had caught Hibiscus covering his mouth with one hand, shocked by his own emotion, by the proud tears blurring under his eyelashes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It is an intriguing question, and given Burr’s matchless skill at concealing his motives, covering his tracks, and destroying much of his private correspondence, unambiguous answers are not a realistic prospect. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Upon it at a sign from Denethor they laid Faramir and his father side by side, and covered them with one covering, and stood then with bowed heads as mourners beside a bed of death. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I see her covering her eyes during a scary movie, peering between her fingers, enjoying her fright. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Layla is holding her arm and covering the spot where I pinched her. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora dropped to a crouch, covering his head, then peeked up scanning the ground. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She has also begun appearing in public without her shawl covering her face and has even allowed herself to be photographed. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z You couldn’t miss the guy in the green, red, and white Mexican poncho or the moppy hair covering his face. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z If Naheed didn’t say something, the whole class was going to start looking this way, and just because they had seen Naheed’s head covering for three years didn’t mean they understood. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Mother’s hand comes to her chin, half covering her mouth. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z She crawled under the planks, covering her nose with her hand. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Water spills into the tub, covering my toenails. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z With my eyes still shut, I saw my father appear before me, wearing his green shirt with the bulging chest pocket covering his heart. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z It was understandable, though poor form, that this young woman should be covering for her friend by casting suspicion on an innocent boy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I feel dread coursing through me now, but I laugh as though Haymitch is saying something completely delightful because nothing is covering my mouth. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Two Step yelled, covering his nose with one hand while keeping a tight grip on his dactyl with the other. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Even in the rice puddings Tessie made, covering each little bowl with wax paper before putting it away in the fridge— even into these prophylactically secure desserts my hair found its way! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They were taking turns covering themselves with fur or boils and jumping out at her from behind statues. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He’s never been kissed like this, as if the feeling could swallow him up whole, Henry’s body grinding down and covering every inch of his. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z People are crying and in shock, crouched down and covering their heads, and nothing is making sense. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The cow moved, heavy as a camel, turned her head and began to lick the calf, covering its face with her tongue, and sucking up the mucus and blood. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “I suppose the owner wants to sell it. I’m just covering today.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When Woundwort dropped through the roof of the Honeycomb, Bigwig was already lying under a thin covering of soil on the other side of the south wall, not far from Clover’s burrow. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her friends are slowly covering her up, and I can hear her whining, “Why can’t one of you do this instead?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z Old Eurykleia saw him first, for that day she was covering handsome chairs nearby with clean fleeces. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned and walked slowly across the darkened kitchen, then pulled back the beaded curtain covering the doorway to the cab. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He takes a seat on the couch, the sound of the plastic covering echoing through the hallway. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When Dr. Martin lifts the thin sheet covering the eaglet, his body stirs. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z He stretches his hands so his palms cover his eyes and his fingers are covering the top of his head. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash recoiled in shock, her hand covering her pink cheek. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Curzon was lying on the stones, with no blankets covering him nor a pallet under him, not even straw. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheet has tiny teacups covering it in all shades of blue. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Of course, the more Izzy pushed, the more anger stepped in to shield her mother’s old anxiety, like a shell covering a snail. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I wasn't afraid, 'cause the warm-blanket smell felt like it was covering me up, protecting me. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z And so as we plunged into the steep, dense, covering woods of Shuckstack Mountain, I stayed closer than usual to Katz and carried my walking stick like a club. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Lady Isobel came down from her bedroom dressed in black, a veil covering her face, and announced that the funeral would take place the next day in the church at noon. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z "Your brother has been covering himself with glory," his father said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He looked at the pile of sermon notes and felt the bulk of a ministerial education covering him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The rain had condensed on the windows, covering the cracked windshield like a filmy overlay of lace. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And he describes the sphere of water as like a cloak or hood covering the earth. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Here’s one from a few years earlier: Mrs. Roodveldt’s bridal portrait, her eyes lowered, a lace veil covering her hair and a small bouquet of lilacs in her hands. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Early on the morning of December 2, 1942, two figures crunched over the frozen snow covering the campus of the University of Chicago. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1935, a Norfolk Journal and Guide article covering the annual event dubbed her “the festivals most enthusiastic and hardest working director.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z On examination, they were found to have an opaque white film covering the eye, indicating that vision had been impaired or destroyed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But before I could say anything, he whipped toward me, covering his nose. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z And then we go to work covering the entire skylight. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z We have previously mentioned the possibility of wormholes to get from one place in the universe to another without covering the intervening distance—through a black hole. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z So we did, not by digging a grave, but by covering him with a high mound of leaves and stones and twigs and earth. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z It warmed Meggie’s heart just to see it, but all too often it disappeared behind the tall, ugly buildings covering the narrow strip of land that lay between the water and the encroaching hills. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Or “oeuvres,” if you’re really pretentious, like some of the kids in my art class who wear berets, like somehow their brains are so creative, they need a covering more unique than anyone else’s. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “He’s locked up in the Slammer, a huge bandage covering half his head.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z And there it was: a perfect blanket of white covering the lawn, the trees, the road, as far as I could see, all absolutely unbroken, untouched, and still. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They’re far enough away that the wind’s covering up his Noise but I’m sure I feel her silence out there. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Uhmma looks straight at the house, her hand covering her lip. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z A cloud moved in front of the moon, covering the whole landscape in darkness, and a whoosh of wind rushed down the hill and into his room, billowing the curtains. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z She found young mupfuti trees, broke away the outer covering with a rock, and pulled the inner bark off in long strips. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I even take the precaution of covering my lips with my hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Ernest drew up a preliminary list of first-year grants covering almost every cyclotron in the country save his own, apportioning $10,000 each for Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Michigan, and Princeton. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He stood up and the blanket covering him slid to the ground. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The children began to get excited, sucking in their breath and covering their faces partly with their hands. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Oils from the bison’s brain were rubbed over the hide, which was then transformed into leather for robes and lodge coverings. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She was finally asleep when I slipped out, the dark eye mask covering her face. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Stop! Stop!” cried the large woman, covering her ears. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z A policeman knelt in front of her and she rolled over on her side, covering her eyes. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z With the red-and-white checked scarf covering her thinning oily black hair that peeks out beneath it, she looks more like ten years old than fourteen. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I sprinted to the bridge, covering the distance in a few steps, and skidded to a stop next to Ayanna. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He was standing in my face, and started swearing at me, close ’nough that clumps of slob was jumping off the hairs covering his mouth, splashing foulness all o’er my face. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you try and cheer her up instead of covering her up?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There were three, all crammed in the front seat, each with stringy hair covering her eyes, bony hands, and a charcoal-colored sackcloth dress. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I walked out of the room, wiping my tears, staggering toward the elevator, covering my eyes so no one could see, as nurses and hospital aides backed out of my way. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They threw enough rocks to cover the entire left half of the area in front of them, covering the distance anyone—or anything—could possibly jump. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When I turned around, she had both her hands covering her face. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z But now I raced through the tall trees in that creek bottom, covering ground like a scared wolf. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as zero punches a hole in the smooth sheet of general relativity, zero smooths and spreads out the sharp point charge of the electron, covering it in a fog. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z But he saw the waters covering his land and he watched lest it cover the new made graves, but it did not, although the waves of the yellow clay-laden water lapped about the dead hungrily. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Far around, on all sides, stood the orderly rows of beans, securing them against hostile approach, roofing them over and covering their scent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked like that famous statue, The Thinker, but thin, with her brown plaid skirt covering her skinny knees and her ponytail flopped to one side. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z They had white hats covering their faces, with two little eyeholes cut out so they could see. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The backs of my legs were already sweaty from sitting on the plastic covering the couch. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The dark flap covering her mouth flutters as she speaks. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z They ran inhumanly fast, covering the ground with long, loping strides. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I avoid a group of freshmen, rushing by clutching armloads of books, fright covering their faces. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z The light from the thread spread down to the needle and over her arm, covering her entirely. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. They didn’t see me. I left before they came back for her,” Chencho said, crying and covering his face with his hands. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He is covering his ears with his hands. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She taps again, and the image moves closer to its targets, a man with close- cropped hair and a woman with long, dark hair covering one side of her face. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z When the horns stop, we’re still there with our hands covering our ears, and we laugh at each other. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I press my palms to my face, covering my eyes. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I left my hair down, swirling around me, covering my face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z We watch Net News covering a session of Congress. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z As Cliff and Fred lowered Henrietta’s coffin into her grave and began covering her with handfuls of dirt, the sky turned black as strap molasses. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A delicious breeze blows in from the open door and ruffles the lace covering my head. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Good night,” I whisper to Finway, covering his bowl with his night cloth. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z HotCock007 was a hulking bald barbarian with studded black leather armor and lots of demon tattoos covering his arms and face. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I move it this way and that, viewing it from different angles, covering portions and then revealing them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The masked man pulled the hose over to the center rat hole and pressed the plunger over it, covering it completely. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z Overhead, my photo appears, covering the entire side of a skyscraper. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z No one entered without a covering over his eyes. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Chrysaor screamed, instantly covering his face with his arms and tumbling into the water. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I wiped away the sweat covering my face, and I had barely become aware of where I was and what I was doing when I heard the director of the home being called. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z She pulled down the wooden shutters of the kiosk, covering the neatly arranged cases of matches, chewing gum, sweets, cigarettes, and detergent, and then picked up Olanna’s bag and led the way into the yard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The youngest of the Imada girls began to whimper, covering her face with her hands. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Now I really am laughing, covering my mouth with my hand, because it’s such an unsatisfactory letter, which in turn makes it so much like Bas: solemn one minute and ridiculous the next. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He pulls the notebook up to his face, covering his mouth, and then turns to face me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Although her fingers were bent with arthritis now, and I could see her veins, I pictured her young hands covering her young face so many years ago. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z We followed this with a speedy trip around the world, covering twenty-five countries in thirty-eight days. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a towel stuffed along the floor at the bottom of the door, and another covering the creepy tilting-window thing on top, so no one would see the light from our room. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A little later he brought her three books, but the one he had been covering with brown paper wasn’t one of them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She reached out to adjust her green headgear, worn low on her head, almost covering her eyebrows. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z White with the ashes of a thousand dead covering their faces, their bodies. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I’d shell them and then he’d delicately peel them further with his front teeth — he didn’t like the papery red coverings. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Yep. The underwear sniffer. She and I talked, and she’s just...covering for me back home. While I work things out here.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z He broke them all, lined the pieces up carefully, and sat there, elbows on the desk, hands covering his face, breathing heavily. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z People bump into one another, carrying their children, covering their mouths, shielding their eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Floor coverings spread across the floor: narrow hardwood boards in the living room, asphalt dies in our bedrooms, advancing row by row. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As we sat in utter darkness, before huge, red curtains covering the silver screen, I was terrified. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt his left arm delicately, and found a rough bandage covering the forearm. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I look behind us, back the way we came, but it’s still early enough for a mist to be covering most of the swamp, hiding everything, giving nothing away. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I thought back to the time Chasca had found me covering my face with mud, trying in vain to hide my scar. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He quickly squats down in front of me, one hand gripping the back of my neck, the other covering my mouth and most of my face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I lifted the green plastic covering and looked inside. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It was a bird with great wings, and for feathers they put a covering of leaves from the trees that grew there. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The striped cat rubbed along his thigh, covering his uniform pants with fur. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Tyler looks over at us, and he’s so light-skinned, I can see the blush covering his face. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Mr. Freeman is covering the grade wall with a mural. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z The stranger thought that her small talk was a way of covering her complaisance, so that when she began to soap herself he gave into temptation and went a step further. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Although many women in Afghanistan traditionally chose to wear the burka, a head-to-toe covering—including his grandmother and his aunts—the Taliban now made it mandatory. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The beard went under the covering, the nose into the pillow. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Its red covering had been meant as a sign that she was safe. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Though, her signature petals were still represented by the oversized white daisies covering her neon pink bathing suit. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The giant’s smoky shroud poured over the floor, covering Annabeth and Percy in a pool of dark fog. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The morning sunlight had just begun to shine through the tissue-paper screen covering the window. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “We’re a mess!” she said, pointing to the hives now covering her face. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z A radioactive plume of vaporized coral drifted east, covering seven thousand square miles of ocean. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I move to my right, Aaron follows till we’re moving in a slow circle, Aaron’s hands still out, my knife still up, Viola keeping behind me, the spray covering everything. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z He went on with his painting, covering the green shutters with sunlight yellow. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The smoke had lessened, but it still wafted out the door, a dark, hazy cloud covering the entire area. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He has a huge purple bruise covering half his face-—the other half is red and angry to match his eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I dive across the table, trying to wrestle it back, but the lid flies off, chocolate milk shake absolutely covering the both of us. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He stood motionless, one hand covering his mouth as I eased my way carefully into my shirt. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We had dinner together that night, consuming three bottles of wine, and then Farmer and I trudged back to our hotel in the biting cold, his red scarf covering his nose, his glasses fogging up. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z And then she cast a spell over all of us—a great cloud of sorrow, covering the world. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Your spots or patches may stay small and be confined to one area of the body, or they may continue to spread, covering much or even all of the skin. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Without landmarks, it was difficult to discern how much ground she was covering. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The circular flashlight beam showed tar paper covering the narrow door. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He usually sleeps at the foot of my bed on my old Winnie-the-Pooh baby blanket, completely covering the faded Pooh and Piglet walking into the sunset. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Without the Sleeper covering it, the ceiling now looked like open sky. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “If you’re headed back to Minneapolis, why are you covering up the wood?” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The trees had been stripped by a recent wind of their white covering of frost, and they seemed to lean toward each other, black and ominous, in the fading light. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him would race six others, and the first boy there would be the Musician, playing the white xylophone bones beneath the outer covering of black flakes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a terrifying vision of Cathair drenched in ash-gray rain, covering the red roofs of her parents’ home in a choking sludge. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She did not want to spend her life with leeches covering her legs, she did not want her back to bend out of shape, and yet she never wanted to leave this house. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She had stitches in her face and gauze covering her nose and her left eye. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I sat by myself, covering my face with the palms of my hands to hold back my tears. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Golan came howling back toward me, his hair smoking and one arm covering his face. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z As she finished casting her spell, a giant stone wall appeared, completely covering the chamber’s only exit. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The clouds had come quickly, covering the stars and moon in what seemed like minutes, and then just opened up and dropped everything on them. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky, and Layla screamed, covering her head. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But I think the clouds were still covering the sky because I could not feel the sun. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She wore too many clothes at once, covering herself entirely and even wearing her raincoat indoors, as hot and dry as it was. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The editor was still not hack from covering a plowing match; his mother said that the hydro maintenance crew covered a large area of the country... The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I also knew for sure that she was covering up scared with mean. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Ranofer wandered over and inspected it, just in case, and found the usual fresh wad of clay covering the latch, with the imprint of Gebu’s ring pressed into it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Sometime around five in morning, just as I was about to give into the fuzz covering my brain, I felt someone run a light finger down the back of my neck. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Jam whirled around just in time, throwing herself on the ground and covering her face, squeezing her eyes shut. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Thomas walked a few feet along the wall until he found a thick growth of ivy covering most of the stone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He keeps covering his face with his cap whenever he looks at me or my brothers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z All of them started half laughing and half covering their eyes now, pushing each other and cursing loudly. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z They have children, and the woman is covering their eyes and shooing them away, telling them to get on back in there and don’t come out, whatever you do, not till she says so. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I raised my hands to his face, my fingers partly covering his eyes. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Away from the fire, the night is dark—clouds are covering the stars, and there ain’t no moon. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Word of Lanre’s death spread quickly, covering the field like a blanket of despair. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Unlike a fencing uniform with a mask covering my face, the judge sees me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z After suggesting a minor stylistic alteration, he enthusiastically expressed his willingness to post it to Nature with a strong covering letter. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z A few people are out there now, walking their dogs, couples exercising side by side, swinging their arms, thick fleece bands covering their ears. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A horde of black spiders erupted from the tree, covering the place where Baba’s face had been. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z His elbows were on the table, and he held his head in the palms of his hands, the fingers covering his ears completely, his eyes staring down at the book. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I leaned over and, through the glass covering her face, placed a kiss on the lips of my immortal beloved. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the white ones were everywhere, covering the floor of the woods thicker than the bloodroot flowers. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Because she went barefooted, the soles of her feet were calloused, but the toes were straight, never having known the pinch of new shoes or any kind of foot covering. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Keeper picked one with really spectacular acne covering his neck and ears. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And the snow crystals clump together into flakes as they fall, covering Chicago in their white plenty, inch upon inch... American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z “Now let me ask you something. Why have you been covering up for us?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His teeth tore a hole in the covering. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z I had to let the Thibaut girls do the hard work of covering for me, explaining me to their brother as a cousin he’d never heard of before. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z It’s about thirty feet long, fifteen wide, with duct tape and plywood boards covering up scattered holes and split seams. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I removed the Einstein shirt covering my favorite photo. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The feather coat rustled and Tornait’s amber head pulled into the covering like a turtle. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He hit her in the chest and stomach, trying to get her to move her arms, which were now defensively covering her head. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He overpowered me and held me down, covering my mouth so I couldn’t scream. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Some moons will be so close that their planet will loom high in the heavens, covering half the sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It hit me that he wasn’t going to get up only after he was lowered into the hole, just in the shroud, and the diggers started covering him with the earth. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He shook his head furiously to loosen the covering. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I knew he was calling his editor, Ade Coker, perhaps to tell him something about covering the coup. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z She does this, not in her bedroom, but on the chesterfield in the living room, stretched out with her shoes off and a knitted afghan covering her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Dicey moved softly away on soundless sneakers through the covering shadows. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The cheesemonger gave a yawn, covering his mouth with the back of his hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “So, I talked to my mom about the program,” I tell Dr. Katz, the sunshine pouring through the windows, covering everything in her office with a hopeful gold. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Her thick black hair hung loosely over her shoulders, partly covering her face. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I was stooping over mine, my hair falling onto the pages, covering up the definition of myself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z After six months on the job, Cullen knew it was inevitable that the sand would creep into his socks despite the canvas gaiters covering his pant legs and shoes. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z She yawns again without covering her mouth, and I can see her fillings. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The statue seemed to glare at us from behind a layer of sap covering her face. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Then he raised his head, covering his face. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Someone sat in it, hands and legs bound, with a canvas hood covering his or her head. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A police officer brought a sheet of yellow plastic from the squad car—the kind usually used for covering corpses. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His hands went to his mouth; he choked, shut his eyes, bent, and a thick rush of fluid filled his mouth, spilled out, fell to splash on the tiles, covering the designs. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z I threw open the curtains covering the windows on the far wall and illuminated the carpet on the floor. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I say, pointing at the bandage covering my shoulder. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Then, whistling the jaunty Miss Teen Dream theme song about a world of pretty, the agent turned and disappeared into the jungle, covering any trace of his tracks. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “He speaks the truth,” Bernabe said, covering the mouthpiece as he whispered to his wife, “Carolina, get me a couple aspirins, will you? This is getting worse.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sean lay on the couch barely awake, his hands covering his ears. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z The red veil goes on, though, covering my damp hair, my head, which has not been shaved. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Benny was a regular-size, medium-skinned guy, with a thick black beard that looked like carpet covering the whole bottom half of his face. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The ice on the floor evaporated and quickly turned into thick fog that rose to the ceiling, covering the rocks’ eyes. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Daddy had been covering his tomato plants every night, and some tomatoes could still be picked in the cool sunshine. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z “You need a shave,” I say, taking in the unusual stubble covering his chin. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I kept my hand to my mouth, now covering it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z For all that they were so beautiful, and took their ease, she knew them, and she pitied them, who would have no covering in the great day of His wrath. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Gradually the plans grew into a complicated mass of cranks and cog-wheels, covering more than half the floor, which the other animals found completely unintelligible but very impressive. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Dasch yelled as he grabbed Burger's mouth, covering it with his hand. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I lay next to Jonas, covering him with my body as we had done for Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The bald knight approached it, covering his face with a thick, hairy hand. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Workmen had patched up the house in a temporary way, covering the windows with plywood and draping the leaky roof with sheets of heavy blue plastic. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Schneider is blinking and covering his mouth with his hand. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I replay it in my mind to make it real, Tori’s body falling, the factionless woman’s hands covering her stomach. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Inside the control room, I see rows of computers but I don’t really see them; there is a film covering my eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z An elaborate wooden desk took up almost half the room, papers covering it like autumn leaves. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But she didn’t push back the window covering and wave. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Sohrab faced me and talked while we showered, which was weird, but at least there was a spray going and soap partially covering me. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z To Mollie’s distress, they even held Ernest, too, in case he was covering for his younger brother. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If the water was here, he knew, it was already covering most of New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “I remember this,” he said, and I followed his eyes down to the Band-Aid covering my fingertip. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He lowers his head into his hand, covering his eyes. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z As far as my eyes can see, there is water covering much of the land. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Hunter noticed the green dress covering the woman, the black-blood spots on the sleeve. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The first person to reach him was a mangled old man with scratches and gashes covering his head instead of hair. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It has a ceiling so high that I feel like I’m in church, and the one bed has see-through sheets covering it so that it shimmers in the light of the window. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z His fingers moved to the river scar on my cheek, and I was surprised to find that my hand was no longer covering it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The hydrocarbons should remain on Titan, covering the surface with a brownish tarry organic sludge, something like that produced in experiments on the origin of life on Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sandra’s beside her, drab in her jeans and gray T-shirt, long hair parted flat on her head, stringing down and covering the sides of her face. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z He shook and cowered, covering his face with his hands. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z As we rise over the last ridge, I can see Grandpa’s grave clearly because the grass covering it is shorter than the rest. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z A yellow blanket covering me and my cloth doll, Maya. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z In the streets, they talk openly to one another and laugh without covering their mouths. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Blood spurted everywhere, covering me from head to toe. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z As Violet spoke, Mr. Poe reached into his pocket for his handkerchief and, covering his mouth, coughed many, many times into it. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Haukelid, Kjelstrup, and the rest of the covering party went in first, taking assigned positions around the outside of the plant. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I could feel the water covering my ears so that I heard nothing but the blood in my head pulsing and saw nothing but pinpricks of light above. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z As the flight attendants wandered the aisles collecting all the tiny plastic bottles of alcohol, the women on the flight started pulling headscarves out of their carry-ons and covering their hair. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Unopened boxes were stacked along one wall, and bolts of fabric lay piled in tall pyramids covering almost every inch of floor space. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z With the blackout curtains closed and the mask half covering my eyes it was dark inside the hallway as I shuffled forward with my scythe waving in front of me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She leans against the panel, covering Evelyn’s name with her shoulder. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Reaching an inner hallway, Ronneberg removed a grate covering an opening in the duct. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Most teachers are also concerned regarding which cultures to include, and if they include too many, that they will be covering the content very superficially. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z His chin was propped on the plaster cast covering his front right leg. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The blankets must be covering what she's really transporting: documents, ration cards, maybe even a pile of money to pay off an inside man. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He has dirty orange hair and freckles covering his I whole body. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Kira’s voice was weak, and muffled by the cloth covering her mouth. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z His helmet was gone and there was a bloody bandage covering his right eye. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She put it down and watched the snow fall, covering the place where the little couple had once stood. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z ‘Ach! sss!’ said Gollum, covering his ears with his hands, as if such frankness, and the open speaking of the names, hurt him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The queen wore a high-collared black silk gown, with a hundred dark red rubies sewn into her bodice, covering her from neck to bosom. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She reached under the kitchen table and grabbed the torn blanket and draped it in place of the shawl and took the shawl and spread it over the newspapers and cardboard covering Florah. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Two servants drape a lacy covering over her naked body. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z For people trying to make a living covering him, Smith was thoroughly maddening. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not sitting upright but slanted, a book covering his face, as though oblivious that he had just asked people in. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Lyra shrank to the ground at once, covering her ears, and Will, knife in hand, crouched over her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Blowing breast feathers off the bangs covering her forehead, Stella emerged moments later lugging a bulging sack, which she carted over to the rust-colored stump. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the poorest of the poor had them— soiled, ripped, brimless, covering their faces as they slept in the park, but boaters just the same. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Late in the night he heard the hounds go by, covering both sides of the river. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Briefly. At a show he was covering. We didn’t get a chance to speak. My husband saw to that.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The covering of them was torn and filthy and the wadding stuck out of the holes, grey and sodden. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z The pastry covering offers muted flavor before the spiced potatoes explode in taste, tangy and hot. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “It breaks!” he gasped joyfully from the floor, a look of utter bliss covering his face. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z He picks up the wool blanket that has fallen to the floor and tucks it around the lump of Carmine’s body, covering the parts that are exposed. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I frame a shot of a woman in niqab, a face covering, decorating Julies freckled arm with intricate designs of henna. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Why had someone gone to the trouble of covering that dangerous hole? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Iole watching her helplessly saw bark begin to grow upward covering her body. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z If she did end up covering her face, it would be like saying to the world You cretins and peasants are only permitted to see my eyes. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Drapes hang from the windows, covering the empty panes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z He reminded us that Dwayne Slater had made the ultimate sacrifice for his country, had died for all of us, before the white-gloved soldiers stepped forward to fold the Stars and Stripes covering the casket. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The forty-nine-year-old Bobby Fischer was described by a reporter who was covering the match for The New York Times as “an overweight, balding, bearded figure, unmistakably middle-aged, whose expression sometimes seems strikingly vacant.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Her script is open on her lap, and she’s got one hand covering some of the lines. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z And then Bridget came into the light, shrieking, covering her chest with one arm and holding her nose with her opposite hand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z She leans back, covering her face with her hands. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z The gauze covering his forehead had come a little loose. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He imagined covering his head and lying in a deep hole and closing his eyes and not moving until the war was over. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He was left semiconscious on the porch steps, the new snow covering him, until I convinced Jim to help me get him upstairs to his room. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Cordelia reads a story about two sisters, a pretty one and one who has a burn covering half her face. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z When he went to the porch, covering himself the entire time, he found the clothes Lily had left for him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Nathan looked at the rising half-full moon; shadows were covering the desert, deepening and darkening the colors of the land and mesas. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “And, also, Nuah is coming with you guys,” she says, ignoring my giddiness and letting her face covering drop again. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Lovey was staring at the photo, one hand covering her mouth. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I rolled over again and again, covering my head with my arms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” the chaplain exclaimed with a look of stark remorse, the back of his hand covering his mouth. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z People ducked where they stood, half crouching, covering their heads. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It helps that the drumming from next door is getting louder, covering up our plotting. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They beat their hands against their hips or hugged them under coats, and many men had scarves under their hats and covering their ears. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Positioned above the top railing of the bridge, but so her feet are not quite touching it, is a woman dressed in black, with a black hood or veil covering her hair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Pinching my nose and covering my mouth, I walk up to it and peer in. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The forester now led him to his hut and made a couch for him, with tips of fir piled for a mattress under a wild goat skin, shaggy and thick, his own bed covering. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She didn’t mind reporters covering the facts of the case, but she saw no reason for them to write about her age and her clothes. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It seemed a shame to plan on covering up a fine coffin with them, but they were sure pretty. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It’s a good thing this mask is covering half my face, because I did not plan for cute guys on my floor this hospital stay. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The altar was shattered, the wall coverings shredded, the walls themselves bare. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of sneaking out of the apartment, closing the door behind me, covering my tracks. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mother, I think with my balled hands covering my eyes. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Little Tzipporah was next, and Hannah held the child on her lap, covering her eyes with ice-cold hands and crooning a song into her ears. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After so long in darkness, the light stabbed his eyes; he looked away, covering his face with both hands. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Roy held the package of meat on his lap, covering it with both arms like a fullback protecting a football. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt the movement of the day and knew that the tide would be running in soon, covering the Zerubabels. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I was enchanted by the city, the warm tropical air, the diverse faces of the locals, the bright pastel colors covering many of the buildings, the swaying palm trees that flanked the streets. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Mama, beads of sweat covering her forehead, lets out a long sigh. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Marvelous. And you must wear that fantastic costume. I can assure you that you’ll get everyone’s undivided attention,” the young man shrieked, covering his mouth with a hand. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood staring at me for a minute, hand still covering her mouth. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “In the wash,” said Enoch, covering his head with the sleeping roll. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The Sunday of the formal opening session, the Morning Herald ran nearly a page of articles covering the charrette, including profiles of the co-chairs flanked by large pictures of them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He carefully wiped the oilcloth covering the table. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z His feathers had kept the world from having to gaze upon the ugly side of my face, and they had freed me from the constant worry of covering it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z But if you pull it out properly, with your thumb covering the neck, the water is retained within the sphere until you lift your thumb. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z They were covering the only possible entrance and exit for a reptile of such enormous girth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Maybe a black cloak and face covering isn’t exactly the best disguise. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z I went on along like this for around fifteen minutes covering a good mile and maybe more, when I saw a patch of hemlocks bordering the left-hand side of the road. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But the preacher doesn’t hear them, most likely thanks to his advanced age and his single-minded focus on the stretch of material covering her bosoms. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The very fancy oriental rug covering the wooden floor and the slate flagstones of the hearth only served to make the room seem even more imposing. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I worried about not cutting hard enough, but the blade was sharp and sliced easily through the white feathers covering the bird’s neck. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z With the yarmulke covering his fair hair, he looked like a miniature Grandpa Will. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When they stopped to sleep, she dreamed of ashes, drifts upon drifts of them, covering the Wood in a stale scent of burning. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Malik’s standing in the dugout with his arms covering his head. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z Numerous cameras would be covering the City Circle. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Have you ever seen him cough without covering his mouth? Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I sit down against the wide windows, the glass cool from the blanket of white on the other side, covering everything in sight. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z We walked past rooms with no floor covering but matted carpets and windows shuttered with sheets of plastic. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A matching embroidered belt cinched at her waist, and the black head covering was held in place with another matching embroidered cloth. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Quiet, girl,” I warned, covering her with the tarp. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “But I couldn’t call,” April said, covering her face and trying not. to remember so vividly the fingers across her mouth and throat. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Marigold shrieked, covering her face with the dish towel. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Hazel backed away, instinctively covering her coat pocket. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Yeah, and it sound like he gonna lead you peoples right into jail,” Jones said, covering the bar with some more smoke. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The sweetness of the chocolate milk had coated George’s tongue, covering the words sitting on its tip. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It is on notebook paper, covering the front and back, written in cursive pencil. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The room was maybe half the size of my bedroom back home: a twin bed with olive-green covers, and matching green curtains covering the small round window above it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z There’s live music, a pop act that owed June a personal favor, and they’re covering “American Girl” right now, so Alex grabs June’s hand and spins her onto the dance floor. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They roused him with difficulty, and for some time he would not lift his face, but knelt forward on his elbows, covering the back of his head with his large flat hands. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Grudgingly, Cole cooked the last two hamburgers, covering them with mushrooms, onions, and cheese. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Um, just because...it was sort of a bummer growing up an only child,” Grace said, covering. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z With brown mud covering our faces, hair, and clothes, we laugh and roll in the sludge like pigs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The static was covering everything and so when we went somewhere, I couldn’t even see where we were going. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Meggie put her head around the open door and saw Mo covering a book with brown paper. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She had the telephone with her, her hand covering the mouthpiece. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z She slips behind the curtain covering the back of the shop. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Lord have mercy,” Deborah whispered, covering her mouth with her hand. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I felt the blankness of the hospital sheets spread over me, covering my world with white. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z The press covering the race was already suspicious and scandal-hungry, and assumed that the stewards were hiding something shocking. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z To either side of the bridge are the tops of trees, bare of leaves, with a covering of snow on them, as after a heavy moist snowfall. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Mona looked at her out of her one good eye—it was startlingly blue compared to the filmy white covering the other—and said, “I am a greenwitch.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Hang on, hon,” said Jenny, covering the phone with her hand. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She’s not a HipsterHouse fan, but those hipsters are more clickbait-y than the Jersey Shore crew, and someone has to write the pieces because the editors are busy covering the respected franchises. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “No. But they’d made a real point of covering it up,” I say. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Punctured, utterly deflated, he dropped into a chair and, covering his face with his hands, began to weep. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z A tip of his tongue hangs out, covering his bottom lip. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Her hair was swept back a bit more now, and I saw the edge of what must have been a pretty big bandage covering her cheek. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I giggle and roll over on my stomach, covering my head and neck with my arms. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Under my feet was wood floor with a long, skinny rug covering a lots of it. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z In the backyard our own swing set is silent— a thin layer of snow covering it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z His mother had shoveled clear a path to the woodshed, but the snowfall was already covering it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Beneath an overhang he saw someone under a covering of grass and twigs. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z I threw off my woolen bed coverings, and the cold morning air splashed my body. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She was back to leaning ’gainst the wall like a bundle and her hands were covering her eyes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He reached around all of our shoulders, pulling us close, our heads touching, covering Amil in a human tent. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I hear crunching—footsteps in the frozen dead leaves covering the ground. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He threw himself with a despairing gesture into a chair, and placed his elbows on the table, covering his face with his hands as he spoke:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z We took to covering his cage more and more often so that we could have some peace. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z It seemed to me that the wisdom of deliberately covering oneself with blood—even pig blood—immediately after committing a murder was questionable, but all I said was: “Why did he want to do that?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z His eyes had a film covering them, but I could see a frightened spark behind the glaze. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Despite covering my free to protea it from Chris’s toxic toes, and laughing like a maniac, I heard something—a bunch of noise suddenly coming from outside. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She shook her head and played with the foil covering an aluminum baking pan. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z They are down in the ravine, covering over with snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Momma was blubbering and smiling and covering her mouth with both hands and ran right up on the porch and nearly broke that Utde old woman in half. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I close the book quickly, shoving it into the back of the drawer and covering it with clothes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Agnes smiled demurely, pressing the tips of her fingers into Red’s palm and averting her eyes from the Associated Press photographer who was covering the wedding. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Stella said, covering her head with her arms and laughing. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Little could be seen from watchtower or wall but a blank whiteness covering everything. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z “Even I could tell that. Let’s look around while she’s busy covering up.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z In the tub a giant fertilizer bag was covering something. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She prided herself on being informed, and the paper not covering the Boggs Ferry attacks was unacceptable. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Harry hastily checked that the Cloak was covering him and lay very still, staring up at the dark outline of the wizard he had hit. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The square was full of people and the fireworks experts were making up their set pieces for the night and covering them over with beech branches. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “I was covering the recent outbreak of fighting there.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She has a pink quilt covering her bed, with pink pillows. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Down at street level another poster, tom at one comer, flapped fitfully in the wind, alternately covering and uncovering the single word INGSOC. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z When the cots were made up—they were sturdy wooden ones with metal hinges and canvas coverings—Rita was allowed to lie down. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She lifts her skirt up and shows me the big red and purple patches covering her white thighs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He smoothed the handlebar mustache covering his upper lip. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The window shattering like the ice on a pond in spring and covering us all with little bits of glass. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Izzy came around, however, Mrs. Richardson found herself still at the Sun Press—senior reporter, now, but still relegated to covering the small stories, the small news. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The hallway was large, dimly lit, and sumptuously decorated, with a magnificent carpet covering most of the stone floor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z With relief he peels back the foil covering his breakfast, extracts the silverware from its sealed plastic packaging, asks the British Airways stewardess for a glass of orange juice. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The man made an extremely rude hand gesture at the black-eyed Susan vines covering one wall. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Noodle rests his hand on my thigh, but he might as well be covering all of me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was just people and old ships and the whales, and the whales’ lamination, which he said was a non-organic covering that made it possible for them to live in the sea. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But the falling snow was already covering our tracks. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z That had already started — El Diario was about the only newspaper still covering the murder investigation. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The phone rang and she talked for a few moments before covering the mouthpiece to say, "I couldn't find any boxes or anything, so just...you know." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z James threw his hands up to either side of his cowlick as if he were covering Steve’s ears. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The warm orange paint covering the walls, which had me ready for fall this summer. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z At least here I’m not the only one covering my ears. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She is sprawled over the mattress, her hair covering her eyes. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He had seen the marks of the little girl who drags her right foot, and the lion tracks, very fresh, covering over her footprints. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Wang Lung had his coat off and his back bare, but she worked with her thin garment covering her shoulders and it grew wet and clung to her like skin. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z A girl lay on her side, her tangled hair covering her face. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Babies napped in the tall grass, their blankets covering the wildflowers with embroidered flowers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Love shot to a sitting position, her hands covering her mouth and the whites of her eyes showing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Someone, it seemed, was covering his or her tracks. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He kicked furiously, covering us in dirt, still pointing the gun at our faces. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Most of the study focused on the Johnson years, covering Johnson’s misleading public statements about the Tonkin Gulf incident, and everything that followed. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In fact, reporters covering the race noted how coincidental it was that Man o’ War should lose to a horse with such a name. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Brown stubble poked through the white blanket covering the garden. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z They wore beautifully colored woollen coverings over their humps, and headstalls with tassels of dark red, green, and blue trailing almost to the ground. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Beatriz sits in the audience, hand covering her mouth, whispering to her friends. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Slapped over and over again with the stick, Seabiscuit blew Faust’s doors off, covering a quarter mile in an impossible 22% seconds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z All the better if they think he's covering me when I go in for the backpack. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He walked quickly to the trash and stuffed the plastic bag he was carrying down near the bottom, covering it up with other rubbish so it wouldn’t be obvious. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z “As I said,” I say, covering my mouth to hide my smile, “what happened?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Ivy grows on it, leafless now in winter, covering it with skeletal veining. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z And her warm leather shoes, while everybody else wore handmade straw slippers, or even nothing covering their feet at all. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z And then all that was left was that tin roof, halfway covering the gaping entrance of the silo. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She rinsed her hair quickly, then stood up, covering herself with a towel while she got dressed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Putting her hands on her hips, barely covering the garish flowers on the red print dress, she smiled mockingly. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “What?” he said, with his suit now covering his lower half like he was dipped to the waist in tar. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The Soviet army was drawing closer, and the Germans were throwing their energy into covering their tracks. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Down the five miles Washington traveled, through forests and past scattered farmhouses and fields, over the small bridge covering Pegg Run, until he entered the city. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z One of them made a passing attempt at covering up the large bloodstains by kicking dirt over them. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But he is up now, sitting at the window, a blanket covering his thin shoulders. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z In that brief moment—the moment you said nothing—I fell on my knees, sick, covering my mouth with both hands. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Louis took a count of two and then rose to his feet, covering his face and retreating until the bell sounded. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then, just as he reaches over to pull his younger brother closer to him, to see if he’s real, he pictures a dark shadow covering them entirely. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z At first there is no house visible, nothing but large lime-colored ferns covering the ground. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But when the truck passed the next car ahead of us, covering it with spray, the two little red lights we followed veered sharply to the right and then vanished—winked out—completely. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z Instead of covering her ears like me, Imani starts bopping her head and swinging her hand in the air. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Oh no,” I moaned, covering my face with my hands. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Johnson and Monaco were behind us covering us with the sixty. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When the door whizzed open, Otto got scared and climbed to the top of my head, gripping me by covering my eyes. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The women wear boxy blue dresses and polka-dot kerchiefs covering their hair, and the men wear jeans and plaid shirts and cowboy hats. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He was a massive handsome man with iron-gray curly hair covering a leonine head. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My father said, “I don’t know about you, but I’m covering my head.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The grey moss grew thickly here, covering the fallen stones in great mounds and bearding all the towers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At the other end, Sally is putting the finishing touches on a dessert she’s brought, intently assembling layers and covering them with glistening white meringue that shoots up like a dense thicket of flames. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z We prepared a secret twenty-two-page document on the subject with a covering letter from myself to be sent to Lusaka. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a mop of grizzled hair covering her eyes, and she spoke in a weird mumbling way, like she’d just had a shot of Novocain. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Outside, I can see water, covering one-story houses, almost to their rooftops. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He had a black piece of duct tape covering the Gunners mascot on his warm-up jacket. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z His hands covering his face, his body all contorted, repeating, “Oh God! Oh God! Oh God!” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The pickup has a covering on the bed that I guess they use to transport the vegetables and fruits. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Ancient hunter-gatherers usually lived in territories covering many dozens and even hundreds of square miles. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was tall and wide, covering the whole end of one building and looming over the street. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I wrapped her in the little pink blanket that I had found her in, covering everything but her face. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “You bored him to death,” she said, covering Vern’s lap with a colorful afghan. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “Miss Lumley, do you see this nightcap covering both my ears? I assure you, I can’t hear a blessed thing when I have it on.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z So even with the white sheet covering her whole body and her face, I already know. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z One arm still raised, and following his every movement with a terrified eye, she scrambled to her feet and still crouching, still covering her head, made a dash for the bathroom. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Hideo helps his injured bodyguard stand and talks to him in a low voice as another of his men drapes a black blazer over the bleeding shoulder, covering it from view. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They say I was born with a caul, a skin netting covering my face like a glove. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Progress was made during our private talks, and Chief Buthelezi and I signed an agreement that contained a code of conduct covering the behavior of our two organizations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He also described the ground we would be covering. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z The sermon might be covering for something and I’m beginning to wonder if I know what that something is. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She was traipsing toward them with the grace of a dancer, the wrinkles once covering her face vanished. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Who’s in charge here?” roared Greyback, covering his moment of inadequacy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It had metal bars covering it, of a size that would have kept any unwanted giants at a respectable distance. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Mama’s...not real?” she repeated softly, covering her bracelet with her hand. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z During one apparently typical summer he reported covering an average of eighteen miles daily. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Please see The Shape of a Melodyl0 for children's activities covering melodic contour. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “It’s not like it’s hard,” Levi says, covering for me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Her father barked from the table, covering his eyes. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z With an unceremonious yank, she pulled off the covering and tossed it aside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She paused to smooth a quilt covering a chair. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I heave a sigh, readjust the black handkerchief covering my face, and bend down to lift the cover. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It was like a curtain had been lowered in front of me, covering my soul. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When, as a prank, someone put our school up for sale, covering it with signs and posting a listing on eBay, suspicious eyes turned to Nelson Baker and Jenna McLaughlin, not to us. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He greeted her and she replied, covering her mouth with her fingers as she spoke, to hide her toothless gums. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He described for Olmsted a vision of a dream city designed by America’s greatest architects and covering an expanse at least one-third larger than the Paris fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z A massive pyramid-shaped structure covering several square kilometers at its base, it towered above most of the structures adjacent to it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Dad set up a still camera on a tripod, connected the delayed-action attachment, and took a series of pictures showing us lowering the coffin into the grave and covering it with sand. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d been so wrapped up in dealing with jail and covering my tracks I’d forgotten that the proof of my crime was right there in the yard, the red Mazda missing from the driveway. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But its exuberant canopy is a mask covering an impoverished base. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The moon, suddenly large and impressive, dusted the shoal of trees covering the hillside below with a serene fire. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He leaned over, covering the paper so only the first column of words was visible. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She lifted the box away and took up the piece of paper covering the patched-together document. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A letter to Nature was quickly drafted and given to Bragg to send on to the editors, with a covering note asking for speedy publication. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The river ran deep and wide from all the rain, covering up rocks and fallen trees. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Now he turned slowly and looked at me, and my eyes widened at the hundreds of butterflies covering his arms and shoulders. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He imagined himself as the young Winston Churchill covering Kitchener’s battle at Omdurman, a battle of superior versus inferior arms, except that, unlike Churchill, he sided with the moral victor. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Whoever is calling on this radio net, I repeat, release your mike switch—you are covering me. You are covering me. Over.” Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Turner’s mother sat in a chair by the window, her hands discreetly clasped in her lap; Reverend Buckminster sat behind his desk, his sermon notes discreetly covering Darwin. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z At first they caught my attention because one of them was wearing a long red cape with a yellow bandanna covering his head, with eyeholes cut into it so he could see. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Then I whisper in her ear, covering it with my hands. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z When Cape Coalwood came into view, I saw a bulldozer covering up our launchpad. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Here’s what was in the box,” said Lina, lifting the covering paper from her patchwork of scraps. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Taken by Surprise, Jonathan tripped and fell, instantly covering his head with his arms to ward off the blow he sensed was to follow. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z He’s dragging her down the hall with his hand covering her big mouth. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z I gathered leaves and pine needles, covering the body as best as I could. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He remembered his dream of the flood covering the stalk land. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z For teosinte to become a useful crop, it had to undergo drastic changes in its reproductive biology, to increase greatly its investment in seeds, and to lose those rock-like coverings of its seeds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Quite safe, dear. She is not hurt, and won’t even take cold, I think, you were so sensible in covering and getting her home quickly,” replied her mother cheerfully. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Anya followed the staircase up with her eyes and noticed a wooden flap covering an opening above her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z You find somebody writhing on the floor, covering her face and screaming, you instinctively try to peel her hands away to see what the problem is. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z It took on flesh as if someone were pouring gelatin over its bones, covering them in glowing, transparent gray skin. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I’m sure Mr. Stoker will spend the year covering topics I mastered when I was 8. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I run between the people standing around the yellow tape—some whispering, some covering their mouths, others shaking their heads. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Marines sat in the bow of our launch to provide covering fire while we disembarked; which precaution seemed of little utility, for the docks were now empty of all enemies. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Don’t listen to this part,” I said to Martí, covering his ears when Miss Gulch threatened to harm Toto. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z For my dare, we went back to the Pit for me to get my first tattoo, the patch of Dauntless flames covering my rib cage. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He was good as new in his camouflage and combat boots, translucent gray flesh covering his bones like glowing Jell-O. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Initial results showed a few key raised “islands” in control of a vast network of communication and interaction covering 200 square miles, as large as many early states. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The nurse promised, and sure enough when I woke up, the blanket was covering me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Their shields hung wearily, not covering them properly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a chair by me, washed the blood from my face, and, with a mother’s tenderness, bound up my head, covering the wounded eye with a lean piece of fresh beef. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z I spread it over Annabeth, covering everything but her face, and prayed silently to all the gods I could think of, even the ones I didn’t like. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z My hand covering my mouth, though no sound is coming out. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z Mosca's blanket was thrown in a heap just covering his old radio... The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Sun on the white tombstones, on the fading flowers and the canvas tent covering the newly dug grave. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The door was surrounded by things like cabling, hooks and the plates that linked the bare-bones machinery of the door hydraulics with the more aesthetic wall coverings of the large cargo room. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A yellow blanket covering me and my cloth doll, Maya. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He held the glass in one hand, but before picking up the peanut-buttered apple, he set a smaller paper bag—the one that wasn’t covering a bottle—in front of Genie. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Max points her thumb at the white cap covering her head of wires. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “No es nada,” said Jake, covering up the word treasure on his graph paper with a rubber eraser. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z “Aren’t you just the cutest thing,” I murmur to him as I carefully remove the covering for the panel. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I was in awe watching her and her friends as they walked freely down the streets of New York—with no veils covering their faces and no need for men to accompany them. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The welfare office was in a brick building with wire covering the windows. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Hooded grooms moved amongst them, covering them with blankets to keep them warm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I laugh, and then wince, covering his hand to steady my rib cage. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He was curly-haired and foul-humored, and seemed better suited for covering dangerous wars in far-flung countries than for teaching history to undergraduates. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z They accused the ANC of retreating from the Harare Declaration demand for an unconditional, blanket amnesty covering political prisoners and exiles. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were red and watery, her napkin covering her mouth as she glared at Maya. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “I wonder if the other networks are covering it,” she said, stopping on another local broadcast. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Most of them had blood covering their faces—around the nose, mouth, eyes and ears. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z You couldn’t miss the guy in the green, red, and white Mexican poncho or the moppy hair covering his face. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In the mid-1930s, she spotted an article about the Friedmans in the Sunday paper, covering Elizebeth’s Coast Guard work in detail. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My religion was evident in my name and it sat obviously covering my head, so I knew Craig was referring to my religion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The first explosion had me ducking and covering my head. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z My voice is sharper than it needs to be; I'm covering my inexperience with false confidence. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Vanished states tended to leave visible archaeological hallmarks, such as ruins of temples with standardized designs, at least four levels of settlement sizes, and pottery styles covering tens of thousands of square miles. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When I awoke that morning, the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, the straw mat covering my bed was already sticky. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z At last Wang Lung felt his legs sinking beneath him and covering his face with his hands he went away. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He crept to his closet and lifted the cardboard flap covering a hole in the wall. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z Her voice cracked and she started crying again, covering her face with her hands as she sat down on the hard-packed earth, her legs crossed under her. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It doesn’t help with his hair covering half of his face like usual. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z It was almost like a part of me had already made that decision, and Laura’s words had simply pulled away a veil that had been covering it over. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “The petition was my idea,” Isa said, a flush covering her cheeks. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Don’t do that,” she says, covering her eyes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I put the meat in my basket, covering the package with a newspaper, which soaks through in minutes. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Now thirty-three, with a wife and two sons, he was back in Vietnam, this time as a journalist, covering the final battle for Saigon. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z By the time he finished covering another sack with roses, he was as excited as a little boy digging worms to go fishing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In July, Clement had presented the Durham Chamber of Commerce with a list of eighty-eight demands, covering nearly every area that concerned the city’s black population—including the formation of a Human Relations Commission. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Granny tore a bit more of the covering off the couch and yanked out another puff of stuffing. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But his lie about the letter was only covering up for what we both knew: Mami wasn’t coming today and no one knew when she would return. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z And when I tumbled onto the silk coverings, I laughed to discover a soft mattress that was ten times the thickness of my bed in Ningpo. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone else had spotty coverings of skinny, peapod-colored seedlings that they watered two, three, four times a day, depending on the weather. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z James threw his hands up to either side of his cowlick as if he were covering Steve’s ears. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The prince also had blood covering his own hands, and he saw a bloodied knife on the grass beside them, resting against the roots of the tree. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z I twist and wrench and fall to the ground, covering my head with my arms. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z After covering just four miles, the growing storm forced them to turn back toward the cabin. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The women, too, wearing long dresses and head coverings. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A fluffy new beige-colored bath mat at the side of the bed was the only floor covering. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She hauled the heavy planks back onto the well, covering it as carefully as she could. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “Shhh, Marshall. It’s a secret,” Elizabeth whispered covering his mouth with her hand. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He wedged off the lid with the metal key and then peeled off the thick, dried skin covering the white liquid underneath. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’ve got a thousand,” said his dad, covering her face in kisses. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Several of them were covering their smiles with their hands as they snuck glances at us. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He began to talk, covering up the unusual situation that we found ourselves in. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands are covering his face.A few minutes later, Abby bursts back through the door, followed by Ms. Albright, who has her arm around Taylor. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z As she pushed up, the thick blanket that had been covering her slid down her shoulder, and she realized she wasn’t wearing her dress but an enormous tunic instead. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z She was on her hands and knees, head bent, her hair a wet and tangled mess covering her face. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Then he goes out and messes up the tracks with his foot, kicking up the grass where we’d matted it down, and covering the trail of blood with dust. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s sprawled on her back, and there is a piece of hair covering her nose and mouth that shifts with each exhale. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Byron was on the top bunk with his feet dangling over the side and his hands covering his face. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z That night Alba heard her cry for the first time, covering her face with her blanket to suffocate her grief. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The last of her village, keeled over in the rows from a knot in her brain, blood pouring from her nose and white froth covering her lips. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He stared at Darlene’s hands covering her face in the moon and lamplight. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I wake up this morning to a thin blanket of white covering our front lawn. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Howard went to great lengths to manipulate those covering his horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “He got took away,” Abby says, covering her script with one hand. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The covering was the same brilliant orange as the tree in the corner, like what Anya had wanted to do with her sukkah. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Dalton did not move or look round; he placed one of his hands over hers on the banister, covering it, and faced the men. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z His mother removes the white cloth covering him, leaving him naked. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The two of us walked near the shore, in the shallows barely covering our feet. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Several of his hands were covering his face as he sobbed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She sat in the crook of his arm, her head against his shoulder and his long brown whiskers partly covering her eyes, and everything was all right again. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I can go to the Savoy Cinema now, pay sixpence for a seat down front where there’s a better class of people eating boxes of chocolates and covering their mouths when they laugh. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The snow falling, gently, effortlessly, covering everything in soft crystal, the mist of moonlight before a rain, blurring the outlines, obliterating color. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “Breathe evenly, or you’ll lose your balance and fall out,” said the woman, covering me with a silk bag stuffed with feathers and herbs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His talk rolled on, ignoring and covering my look of shock and clumsiness. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z "You have to dig it up. It's covering up my dirt." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Clouds moved from the north, covering the cold sky. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z At one point people outside rushed the bus, their clothes ratty, hair matted to their heads, strange sores like those Thomas had seen on the woman covering their terrified faces. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Harry doubled back and watched Professor Lupin covering the hinkypunk’s box with a cloth. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z We put our hands on our faces, covering our mouths so Mrs. Malloy doesn’t see us and send us upstairs. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The girl’s hands covering her mouth, she backed away a few feet, then turned, ran out of the yard and down the walk. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He delivered the report to Roosevelt on November 27, with a covering letter stating that he was forming an engineering team and accelerating all other necessary research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z "I'm not joking. It was so bad—" "You've made your point," said Clyde, covering her mouth with his hand. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z We crunch over the glass covering the sidewalk. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Blood spots begin to emerge on the white bedsheets covering it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z One of the major goals of the second Five-Year Plan was to multiply the number of civil air routes across the USSR, covering extreme distances and connecting the far-flung corners of the huge country. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Running, covering, walking, she took it behind the blazing-star garden and ate ravenously. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Christine dutifully submitted to civil defense drills at school, ducking and covering under her desk, practicing the maneuver that adults said would protect her and her classmates from that telltale flash “brighter than the sun.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Beyond the medic’s shoulder I could see them covering Brew. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrapped the notebook in its covering again and set it aside. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I am hunched there like a fat dark shadow, my eyes cut sideways toward Caroline, thumb in mouth, the pudgy hand covering most of my face. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man set a bench near the fire and told them to stretch out on it and rest their tired limbs, and the old woman threw a soft covering over it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Some are in bathing suits, one piece or bikini; one, I see, is wearing a crocheted affair, with big scallop shells covering the tits. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally, the biggest, fattest caterpillars began to nod their heads slowly from side to side, covering themselves in a web of silk. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Before when Ophie had seen her she’d been dressed like a fine lady about to go out on the town, her bob curled and styled, bright red lipstick covering her lips. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Maybe they were right when they said that a black skin was bad, the covering of an apelike animal. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z I’ve always had a big head, and I must have looked a sight that night, with bandages covering half my face, when Mama picked me up. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “In what order you keep these rooms, Mrs. Fairfax!” said I. “No dust, no canvas coverings: except that the air feels chilly, one would think they were inhabited daily.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He realized just in time that a section of mosaic floor in front of him was an illusion covering a ten-foot-deep excavation pit. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Matt was so stiff, he fell over when they pulled him to his feet.“Mph!” came from behind the tape covering Chacho’s mouth. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now that the man was sitting upright, the blood ran freely from his head like a freaking river, covering his face in a red mask. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z I look at Jamie, but he's already busy writing his wish down, covering his paper with a cupped hand and making a goofy face at me when he catches me looking. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The covering on the inside was hung with little trinkets and decorations. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Carlos is lying on his bed, his hands covering his eyes. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z One was of a Big Bird birthday cake and my dad singing loud, Nan and Momma laughing and covering their ears. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z For those who are just joining us, we've been covering this story for a few days now. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I’m covering the peace rally for the radio program.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Swords, daggers, spears, sickles, axes, and some weapons Anya couldn’t even name were mounted on the walls, covering every inch of space. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The driver pulls the netted covering of flowers from my carriage. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Some of these forests were enormous, covering dozens of square miles. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Until they grow up? he thinks, and instead — more sensibly— walks around covering his ears with his hands. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I should not like to live with Ambrose Burnside’s thoughts—though one wonders if his conscience is not protected by a thick covering of stubborn self-righteousness. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaning against the back wall, wrapped in a cloth covering, was a smallish rectangular shape. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I said, and drew my shirt up over my head, turning so he could see the broad expanse of bandages covering my back. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It reminded Citra of the way very small children would play hide-and-seek, covering their own eyes to hide, thinking that if they couldn’t see you, then you couldn’t see them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Get me a couple of aspirins, mijo. My head is killing me,” he said, covering his head with both hands. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The Wonder bread absorbed the acid like fire extinguisher foam and splattered against the hydra, covering it in a sticky, steaming layer of high-calorie poisonous goo. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I buried them beside the shed, covering their bodies with leaves. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z There was a light frost covering the ground and much of the foliage, but it was a mild day for that time of the year. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z A black cloak fastened across his throat with yet more gold, covering his left arm and falling down to his knees. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “Get up! Get up!” she yelled again, yanking the torn blanket covering Florah and me, and almost instantly I awoke and heard a door shut with a resounding slam. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I caught Brit-Brat out of the corner of my eye, covering her face as she came over to where we were. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Mostly they’d been covering uptown, where we didn’t have enough demigods. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He was flanked by a couple, of Hermes guys covering his retreat, and a few Apollos behind them, fighting off the Hephaestus kids. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Not covering your mouth while sneezing is disappointing,” I said. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I was covering Wimbledon, the world’s premier tennis competition and one of the few events I go to where the crowd never boos and no one is drunk in the parking lot. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I took off my bra and panties and stood on the porch, covering myself with my hands. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Before the light collapsed back into darkness, Cole realized the at.oow he had dreamed of was not covering him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Our first job was covering up some newly laid pipe and we were on a small hill and could see some of the island, which was wild and lovely. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually it only served to widen it, primarily because of the terms of the new law covering fugitive slaves. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The exhausted band of sleds crept over the ice through another night, covering only two and a half miles. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Two meters down with shattered pottery covering his eyes and his body shrouded in white linen. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Fintan removes the cloth covering his sandwich and glass of milk. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z My current sanctuary was a room with thorny branches covering the walls and the ceiling. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I cry and I cry, and Max lies down beside me, covering us both with his arm. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “This covering up of pipes is all a mistake, they should be exposed everywhere, if necessary painted well and handsomely.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Imogen began laughing low and slowly, covering her mouth with her hand. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Standing on the street in front of the Festival Theater in bright yellow tights and a blue floral cape covering white feathers on his butt—this was not an Ariel in a happy holiday spirit. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “Hello,” John said cheerfully, covering his own surprise at the change in the Pigman’s appearance. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The drone seemed to be covering her, bursting through her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Instead there was that same look of desertion he’d become accustomed to: no people, but boxes filled with papers covering the furniture and the floor. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z They pressed on, covering not quite a mile before Renly's outriders came swooping down on them, twenty men mailed and mounted, led by a grizzled greybeard of a knight with bluejays on his surcoat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z An old Warcross game plays across another white wall in the room, covering it from top to bottom. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t want to,” I say, playing with a loose thread on the yellow sheet covering the couch. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z She pointed to the blue velvet covering the pedestal. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked out of the window to find thick cloud covering London. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z The limestone covering the floor was all that remained of the original stone temple, which the King of Adarlan had destroyed when he decided to replace it with the glass structure. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Kids are everywhere, taping paper chain to the walls, and custodians are atop tall ladders, covering the higher, harder to reach places. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z In 2006, at the time of the accident that took Keith’s and Jim’s lives, there were no laws explicitly covering texting and driving, except several prohibiting the behavior among novice drivers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She removes the cards from their covering and places them atop the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A lot of the girls came in with their hands covering their mouths, and a lot of the guys would take off their hats, but wouldn’t take off their sunglasses. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Very little illumination made it through the dirt and wood covering the windows. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Each afternoon, the boys learned how to handle weapons and dig protective coverings, such as trenches, foxholes, and earth bunkers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Kia nodded at a sheet of cloth covering the doorway to the other room. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z If reporters hadn’t been covering our story, we might have been hanged. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A British reporter covering the trial marveled at "this crew-cut, diffident, simple, rather polite man, surrounded by the entire apparatus of Soviet law." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The eye is drawn to the upper left: in a bold diagonal slash in dark black ink, covering part of the word “Monsieur” and underlined twice, the letters are thick, the words urgent: “tres important.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It was December 1990, and I was traveling to Berlin with the re- porters covering secretary of state James A. Baker III. The Berlin Wall had been breached a year earlier, on November 9, 1989. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Soon they turned dark, getting an extra covering of deep brown, like the color of the dark wood floor they rubbed against. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Why are you lying, taking the blame for him? You’re covering for him to protect me. So he and I can still be brothers, right? So I don’t totally and completely despise him.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Sticky pointed several yards off the path toward a lush green bed of ivy—or something like ivy—covering the ground near a cluster of boulders. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I walked out of the room, wiping my tears, staggering toward the elevator, covering my eyes so no one could see, as nurses and hospital aides backed out of my way. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Glittering shards of crystal flew in all directions: Draco doubled over, his hands covering his bloody face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Javier turned the TV off, and he could see himself and Javier reflected in the screen, the light from the streetlamp falling on them both, covering them in shadows and bars of brightness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I thrash against them, struggling with the fabric covering my face, and all I can think is, Not again not again not again. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Her hair was loose, covering most of her face, but the eyes that looked up at him were brimming with feeling. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In its luminance, four new figures were hunched on the ground, covering their eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “No,” Rick said, once again closing the panel covering of his electric sheep; he straightened up, turned, and faced his neighbor. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z He describes how snow falls in flakes covering the land in a white, soft blanket. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she and Blanca set about the task of covering all the furniture in sheets and blanketing the house with mothballs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She walked the path of the Governor, toward the city, covering a hundred yards with every stride. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A film of dirt, dust, and sweat coat me like a light covering of hair. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z And I was covering the ground so fast that my feet were hardly touching, and Ralph Houk was shaking his head. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He nearly threw up as he pushed the durian skins, orange rinds, and banana peels up around him, packing them over his head, covering his face. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z From the waist down, he wore standard Greek battle gear—a kiltlike apron of leather and metal flaps, bronze greaves covering his legs, and tighdy wrapped leather sandals. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He wiped his forehead and upper lip as he pulled up the cloth covering one of the easels to reveal a colorful chart of the major food groups. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I felt Ultima’s gentle hands covering me and that is all I remember. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z We still have the old couch, but there is a new blue sheet covering the cigarette burns. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Carrie, who had left the cookhouse, now ran back in and sat down beside me with her hands covering her ears. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He's in charge of the hearings—and something happened to the outer covering of what he uses to hear. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z He yelled around the house, into the front yard, and into the van, covering all sounds of a small escape in the trees. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He danced about the room in pain on four, then two legs, the kettle covering his head, the boiling oatmeal raining down his thick neck and coat. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z An old woman, slight, in a silver gown with a loose scarf covering her head, shuffles forward. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z The straw mat that was covering the dead body next to her had slipped, leaving the face exposed. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “No, no. Poor child, she must not hear it!” she murmured, covering my ears. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The heavy drapes swayed as the wind found its way through the boards covering the windows. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I tear the Mylar blanket pack open, covering Jay. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The Savage stood for a moment in frozen silence, then fell on his knees beside the bed and, covering his face with his hands, sobbed uncontrollably. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t your mother ever teach you to shake a rug outside? You’re covering everything in dirt!” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Tidbit jumped from one foot to the other, and Polly kept covering her mouth to hold back a case of nervous giggles. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered who was covering for him as I wove my way through the pileup and toward the store, hoping my cap would keep me invisible—I felt like a ghost anyway. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I played games in my head, pretending LeBron or Kobe or even Clyde and Hondo were covering me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Women in long-sleeved dresses, with kerchiefs covering their heads, many with infants in their arms, others heavily pregnant, sat on the stone steps of the stairways, talking loudly in Yiddish. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Woolf was there with him; Howard had insisted that Pollard ride in the match, but he was covering his bases. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When the insertions arrived in Florence, the covering letter from Riccardi included the sentence, ‘the author may alter or embellish the wording, so long as the substance is preserved’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Miles, he thought; we must be covering miles. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I close my eyes tight, covering my eyes with my hand. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I press my palm to the panel covering the mirror upstairs, and push it aside. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Misha stopped talking so he could put his hand out, covering the bowl. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z The Emperor’s stern face darkened like a thunder cloud covering Julius’s sky. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Even the toilet peeked out from under a primrose covering. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He jerked my hand away from covering my face. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Over the course of his life, Wesley traveled ceaselessly among these groups, covering as much as four thousand miles a year by horseback, reinforcing the tenets of Methodist belief. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They scraped away the covering dirt and found that it, like the first, was covered with intricate images. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Now he must have been alarmed to find a three-acre lake covering the trail. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Joost threw himself to the ground, covering his head as the rapid hammer of gunfire filled his ears and bits of glass rained down on his hands and back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He remembered sinking into the cold Alaskan bog—black mud covering his eyes, mouth, and nose. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I remember this stuff, because when we were children, Auntie An-mei didn’t let us touch any of her new furniture except through the clear plastic coverings. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The gale force wind tore the crests from the rollers, covering the men and boats with a layer of ice. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But she looked the same, except for her attire—a black wrapper, black blouse, and a black scarf covering all of her hair and most of her forehead. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “What’s that smell?” asked Mr. Huxley, covering his mouth and nose with a dainty silk handkerchief. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The moment Valley repeated the second part of the spell, she doubled over with the mirror in hand, her hood going over her head and covering her face and hair. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I don’t like risking this, but covering my face is safer than not. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In answer to my inquiries after the use of this article, she informed me it was a covering for the altar of a new church lately erected near Gateshead. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Eliza stood in the kitchen doorway, her hand covering her mouth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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