| 单词 | crate |
| 例句 | Mr. Levy walked down the aisle past the black wig that hung from atop a crate, the high pumps tossed on a pile of newspapers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The kind of man who would take a wooden crate, flip it upside down, then step up on it and put on a show. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The room appeared to be in the process of being disassembled: Two long tables had been folded up and leaned vertically against one wall; several empty wooden crates were stacked against the other. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Sefia turned to the crate and dug her fingernail into the letters, pulling up splinters and flicking them into the sea. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the entire membership of the Mysterious Benedict Society, crammed inside an empty crate like a bunch of discarded dolls, peered out through the spaces between the crate’s wooden slats. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z And as uncomfortable as it was, it was way better than being sealed up inside a liquor crate. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Dried brown weeds wilted in the windows of the house nearest him, and barrels of stagnant water and discarded crates filled the alley. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Plunging him back into the crate, then pulling him out a few days later to take another. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She forced herself up to her knees and reached for the next crate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z ‘That crate is not for kongos. In two days man come fetch that crate. If it not be here, some kongos be in bad trouble!” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Dri emptied the wrenches and rope and hammer from the plastic milk crate, and then she lined the crate with the patch of tarp we’d just cut to form a sort of bowl. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They found two empty crates in Miss Rachel’s smokehouse and set up an altar in front of the pool. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Otto copied Sheed’s one-handed grip on his own bulky box, took it a step further, balancing the crate on one finger. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They rattle down the long gravel lanes, past pit cottages and trash barrel fires, past laid-off miners squatting all day on upturned crates, motionless as statues. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z To reach them, the men had to crawl on hands and knees over the stone ballast, then wriggle forward on their stomachs over the crates of stores. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Harry!” breathed Hermione behind him, but he had already pointed his wand at the crate blocking his view. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But as he was being shoved into the crate, he looked up at Charlotte and gave her a wink. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She moved on to the next aisle of crates, following a mental map of the other attackers’ positions. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A violinist is standing on a milk crate in front of the pawnshop right next door. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Milkman slumped over the crate and caught his breath, barely able to nod to the old man’s thank yous. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She could not endure the heat, and after a while she had to go out on the sidewalk and sit on her apple crate. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I emptied the crate, and Mae gave me an old quilt to line it. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Then in one smooth arc, lifted the crate. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z On all sides were crates and boxes, sacks and bundles and packages. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She glanced at the crate, still untended at the edge of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There would be no light until the crate was opened, and then there would be fear and pain. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He waves at a line of large wooden crates along the wall, though if one of them is ticking it is impossible to tell. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z It was too tempting, that big crate of chickens. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I slid my hands up, right into place inside the looped rope handles at either end of the crate. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she and Archer retreated silently back to the crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z There was only calmwater and clear skies and those five crates lazily bobbing along an ocean current. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The charred, headless, tailless bodies laid out on the crates were not squirrels at all—they were rats—but the cry of the vendors never changed: “Squirrel! Squirrel!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z The bunker walls were there in the light and the boxes and crates. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z That evening Mrs. Moss prepared her infamous sour broccoli soup, which she made from half-rotten vegetables that she got from a man who delivered crates of supermarket discards. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Connor and I tilted his basket over the crate, and the baby slid out like a sledder on a snowy hill. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Every time Amazons swarmed beneath them, demanding their surrender, Hazel made a crate of jewelry explode, burying their enemies in a Niagara Falls of gold and silver. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Inej ran lightly over the tops of the crates, making her way down the row, seeking her targets below. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Looking through the slats, Lupita saw Salvador lie down in the crate next to her, the one nearest the tailgate of the truck. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Two men were taking turns standing on a crate, shouting over the noise of a raucous crowd. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Maddox slapped the side of the crate and the fairies returned. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I stare at the pyramid, the bins, the crates, too heavy to topple over with an arrow. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Luno lifted one end of my crate while his companion grabbed the other. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The chickens are luckier than we are—most days their crates are brought up on deck and they get fresh air to breathe. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z He’d find Mr. Burrows’s crate, pry it open, and take a quick peek at the mummy. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z For ten hours a day, six days a week, they disassemble massive forging presses and stack the usable metal in crates to be loaded onto train cars. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Twitch was assigned Zero's bed, and Zero's crate. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z She caught one glimpse of the crate before it disappeared around the next bend. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Henrietta came down from the henhouse and looked hard at the crate. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z She reached again into her crocodile bag and drew out a long acid-green quill and a roll of parchment, which she stretched out between them on a crate of Mrs. Skower’s All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z For a present, he had already prepared an old orange crate to carry them in, tied with neat rope handles at either end. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z And why send them along with us as in-pressure cargo rather than in a crate with the rest of the Hab supplies? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at me sideways, then went to the milk crate by his bed that served as a night table. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The kids at the back of the truck were tossing down the entirety of the truck’s load: boxes and crates of brightly colored fruit. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He was carrying a large wooden crate under his arm. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Over the next few days, the two men moved as many crates of specimens as they could into one of the front attic rooms, and Charles dubbed it the Museum. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Peeta steps up on a crate against the wall of the sweetshop and offers me a hand while he scans the square. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z She kept looking at me all pitiful, whining and sniffing at the crate. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Then, while Daniel sharpened his knives, I began lifting chickens from the crates. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He returned to his tent, put his dirty clothes in his crate, got out his pen and box of stationery, and headed to the rec room. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. We spent most of our time in the crate. We tried not to make much noise.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Then he sat down against the side of the crate, arms around his knees, listening to her breathing, listening for sounds of pursuit, and waiting for her to wake. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z In an unassuming storeroom filled with dropcloths and pallets and crates, behind a sheet of plywood, the mineralogist reveals a simple combination safe that the assistant director opens rather easily. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The flames illuminated a small city of wooden crates that had already been packed with personal goods and prepared for shipping. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Suddenly, the robot arms freeze and make a funny DWEEP-DWEEP-DWEEEEEEEP sound as they droop down on the conveyor belt—six inches away from Tater's crate. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Below, she saw a mosaic floor decorated with deer and fauns—maybe a room from an Ancient Roman villa, just stashed away under this modern basement along with the crates of string and plastic swords. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Fragments of wooden crates and barrels lay in piles in different corners, along with rusted metal chains. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The woman’s pale gaze flicked past him to the crate where he and Sefia had been hiding. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z One revolver empty, he lunged away from the crate and into the shadows. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Duke noticed that his crate had very thin bars. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z At the mouth of the alley where his father was, on an orange crate in the sun, on a street full of grown men and women, he had soiled himself like a baby. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Taking the squawking birds out of the crate was the hard part. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Would they pack them into crates in the attic, to grow musty and faded and old? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then a sudden movement ahead of them made them almost drop the crate. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z It's the arrival of a crate of wedding dresses one night with a note from Effie saying that President Snow approved these himself. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Strange specimens peeked from the stacked crates: preserved lizards and snakes, foreign butterflies, live crocodiles, even an elephant! The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z One was piled high with chests and crates and sacks, provisions for the journey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One after another, they were swallowed up by the waves, until only five crates remained. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Marco arrives at Mr. Barris’s London office only a few minutes before his scheduled appointment, surprised to find the normally well-ordered space in near bedlam, full of half-packed crates and stacks of boxes. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She climbed back to the basement and stared at the open crates. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z When I got back to the house, I found the whole family clustered around a busted-open crate in the hallway. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “I hope I get a bigger crate this time,” grumbled Cha-Cha, sashaying up the ramp as if she was in a fashion show. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Laika’s crate sat on the concrete deck between the patio and our pool. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She was thinking of asking him, politely, to put it down, when Hisao and the other man came through the door, the FBI man carrying a crate. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The singer is hard to miss, sitting, as he does on a fruit crate in the center of the sidewalk. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Some concert venues objected so much to this signature song being included in Holiday’s set that white staff would deliberately create noise with the cash tills or bottle crates while she was singing it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z They spent the day there, sitting among the boxes and crates. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z After a while Daniel drove up on the tractor, towing a wagon piled high with plastic chicken crates. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z You stared at the waves before settling down on a wooden crate and starting your beadwork. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Soon the coach was trussed like a rodeo calf and dumped with the other loot—crates of food, extra weapons, even the magical ice chest from the mess hall. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The chickens strutted and squawked, changing the weight distribution of the crate. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Several days before the grand hunt, Ash began to see wagons full of crates and rugs and rolled-up canvases driving down the road from West Riding into the Wood. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For chairs, we used some smaller spools and a few crates. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z That morning at Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard on San Francisco Bay, sailors on the USS Indianapolis watched a crane lower a fifteen-foot wooden crate to the ship’s deck. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Helvar was standing next to Nina, aiming into the maze of crates beyond. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It took a while for the otters to realize that something was happening inside the crate. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They collected an additional four thousand crates of pond lily roots, which Olmsted’s men quickly planted, only to watch most of the roots succumb to the ever-changing levels of the lake. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She crawled inside the crate, gagging as she riffled through the bits of straw on the floor and felt the walls for signs of safes or hidden compartments. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But she sat behind some wooden crates that served as the table and blocked my view. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z One of the Haganah operatives managed to get several crates of oranges at the French port. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Harry stepped up to Madam Hooch, the referee, who was standing ready to release the balls from the crate. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The old man placed Edward carefully on a crate, positioning him so that he was sitting up and could look out at the sea. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The men dragged the equipment crates to a nearby hunting cabin, chopped open the locked door with an axe, and slept in their clothes on the floor. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Cane chairs had been arranged in rows, drawing boards on each seat, a crate between every two chairs with a big jar of clear water and several ripped-up pieces of old toweling on top. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z C.P. set out Coca-Cola crates for the men to sit on and they drank beer and laughed until late into the night. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Everything was cold and quiet except for a milk truck that idled at the rear entrance as two silent, sleepy-looking men unloaded the wire crates and let them fall with a clatter on the asphalt. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Their arrangement among the crates prevented her from seeing his face but she knew his expression. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He scampered over to the crate, crawled between the slats, and pulled straw up over him so he was hidden from sight. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z After you had a ship, captain, and crew, you rolled for cargo: three for a crate, two for a keg, and one for a gunnysack. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And there it was, a plain wooden crate stamped with the words: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Stanley got his box of stationery and a pen out of his crate. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z In the street below some boys were playing basketball using a milk crate as a hoop. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him was a rusty bike with a wooden crate lashed to the back, which he must have been using to transport the ape. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Soon after their arrival, the first shipment of irradiated uranium arrived from St. Louis by truck: three hundred pounds of it packed in plywood crates shielded by lead bricks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z That night I was able to fall asleep but woke before dawn, mind looping from Mom to Otto to those two little bonobos in the crate. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Robin was sitting on a crate, drumming the heels of her high-buttoned shoes against its side. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I pressed my body against the crates and tried to make scenery of myself, fumbling with the revolver. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In a very small voice she called to Salvador, “I’m afraid. How do we get out of these crates?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Now he was looking through the tiny crack between crate and wall, watching a foot in a black boot trembling on the floor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He crawled under his bed and dragged out a dusty crate filled with green army men. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I unwind the leather reins from my forearms and nervously slide one leg up and over Friday's saddle while I inch myself to the crates. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was decided that Mr. Monroe and the boys would make a house for him out of an old crate and some heavy-duty wire mesh from the garage. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z The college kid placed the tub back in the crate. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z That was what the mate was doing, brushing his fingers against the crate because he couldn’t see it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Nita crawled up the pile of crates, reaching down as he handed up more boxes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Now she was lowering the empty crate, baited with cheese, back in the water. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z On one side of the bendy part was a woman with a crate on wheels packed tightly with plastic grocery bags, and on the other was a man painted head-to-toe in silver, reading a newspaper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Then going into the station house to see if he’d gone, and there helping a man lift a huge crate onto the weighing platform. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the stacks of crates and kegs, the movement of it was so fast it looked like a dance, a complicated quickstep of feints and counters, with the blades flickering like sparks between them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I thought of the twenty-seven crates hidden far below the castle in the secret cellar. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Tane was supervising the crates of supplies being hoisted on board. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z She drew her legs underneath her and rocked on the wooden crate. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Resting on an upturned crate or school desk would be the shank of a horse or a side of dog or cat, a box of salt, a licorice stick, an onion, a potato or two. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Here’s a large ornate room crammed with trinkets and crates and books and mechanical parts. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “You can use that wooden crate in the kitchen for a bed,” said Birdie. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Hardly daring to breathe, Harry edged right up to the opening and peered through a tiny gap left between crate and wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I grabbed my crate out of the wagon and put it down, and the kid put the burlap-covered crate in the wagon. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Some of the men in the Second Raider Regiment of our Third Marine Division even made a tall wooden sign out of spare planks salvaged from packing crates. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z They bob next to the docks, and I watch as crates of chickens are carried on board. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Perhaps he came into the room, and she was kneeling on the floor, wrenching open the little crate in which the cupid was packed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z No less than twenty-four crates for the office and us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Toss it when you done,” Redd said, guiding them through a labyrinth of shipping crates and ironworks. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z All activity seemed to indicate the end of their journey—crates and cartons were packed, sails were sewn and repaired, and sailors whistled as they shaved their beards. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Milkman rose from the bed and reached for the crate. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we brung the pups and put ’em inside the crate. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z There were cages, hundreds of them, stacked like crates. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And yet, as she sat in her crumpled crate, Roz felt something like curiosity. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z After that I found some empty crates in an alley. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “We won’t practice with the Snitch yet,” said Wood, carefully shutting it back inside the crate, “it’s too dark, we might lose it. Let’s try you out with a few of these.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “In fact, excellent, berries selling very well. Mrs. Chambers just now purchased sixteen crates.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Ophie knocked her shin into a wooden crate full of Christmas ornaments and stumbled into a hatstand before she managed to gain her bearings. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Stanley put his backpack, change of clothes, and towel in what used to be Barf Bag's crate. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The food began arriving long before sunup, packed into crates and hauled by sleepy-eyed boys. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Each family will get two loaves of bread, two jugs of water, and one crate. You understand, Been-tone?” he asked, suggesting Benton would try to sway from these directions. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z They chased her to the end of the pier, and without breaking her stride the woman bounded up a set of crates and took a flying leap over the water, arms outspread like wings. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I got a First of May here. Fresh from the crate. Think you can use him?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Now alongside the empty milk crates at Mr. P’s, brown paper bags with collars neatly rolled boasted plump strawberries, crimson cherries and Chiquita bananas. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He was entirely too large for the witness box and had the appearance of a stork or crane packed into a crate. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Keeping low to the ground, she crept around the side to get a better look at what was inside those crates. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He thinks of the old broken miners he’d see in Zollverein, sitting in chairs or on crates, not moving for hours, waiting to die. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He kicks a large crate near the door. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The magician scans the office, a stack of letters in one hand, a black velvet cape lined with shockingly white silk cascading behind him, expecting a paper-wrapped box or crate. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He nods and bends down to open the crate. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The old men were still playing dominoes, sitting on plastic milk crates, but the song on the small box had changed. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z He and Mr. Arable and Lurvy and Avery grabbed the crate and boosted it over the side of the pen and up into the truck. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z A man rifled through his grandfather’s crate of record albums. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Then one night, when I was wandering alone in the dark wings backstage, I turned a corner and found him sitting on the wooden crate that was a favorite haunt of mine. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z George looked up, half expecting to see a mummy rising out of the crate, her arms reaching for George’s throat. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Blinking, Sefia leaned on the side of the crate for support, digging the heel of her hand into the splintered edge, as if the pain would distract her from the upheaval inside her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Six wooden crates the size of picnic tables were stacked nearby, and they were rattling. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I watched our parents buy a sofa, then a rug, curtains, chairs to replace the orange and apple crates one by one, now to be used for storage. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m fast, but I was running with the chicken crate. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The crate had a rope attached to it. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z An orange crate with a picture of clasping hands pasted on its side was upended on the sidewalk. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He snapped his fingers several times, pointed at various wooden crates around the workshop. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z All the boxes, bins, and crates were numbered. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She stretched a flap of tarp over the top of the crate and tied it down with an elastic cord from the hem of JoJo’s sweatshirt. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When I left, the Amber Room was packed in crates in a secret underground room in Königsberg Castle. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z On the way there, Maddox collected several cases and crates from the entry hall. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z While we ate hot oatmeal and sliced bananas, a truck from a local store pulled up and dropped off loaves of bread and crates of orange juice. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z With a final heave they jammed him into the crate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He began to crawl, like an animal, out of the crate and toward the words, which fluttered before him like delicate shadows. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He saw a ten-foot high stack of crates in the middle of the room. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he braced his arms on the top of the crate where he’d taken cover and let loose with both barrels. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Templeton crouched under the straw at the bottom of the crate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z She traced the symbol on the corner of the crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We dug a secret bunker deep beneath the castle and locked the crates inside. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There was another pump still in the wooden crate. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My mind does a quick inventory of my odd little hiding places, and I wind up in the supply closet, curled up against a crate of chalk. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z He didn’t know exactly what was going on, but when he saw the men shoving Wilbur into the crate he made up his mind to go along. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Wooden crates were being hauled down the walkways, two men to a crate. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I hesitate, then put the doll with the other items in the crate and bring it all up to the man in the knit cap. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Just keep turning until the shadow covers the crate.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z To make the bonobos feel secure, we decide to keep them in the crates until morning, sleeping in tents alongside them while we wait for the tranquilizers to wear off. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Except for the stacks of crates and giant spools of rope, it was empty, cavernous, echoing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Every crate must be padlocked, every transport manifest kept in a secure place. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Hagrid, who had told them last lesson that they had finished with unicorns, was waiting for them outside his cabin with a fresh supply of open crates at his feet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He thought there must be crates of foodstuffs packed somewhere in the hold but he didnt think any of it would be edible. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, at the Seaside Sandman Motel, the original Duke was cowering in his crate. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z If he saw sky at all, it was only through the holes in the sides of the crate; everything else was dark and close, smelling of blood and waste. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And pulling the crate in the wagon home. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Mama wrapped Rorra, my newborn sister, in a baby blanket, laid her gently in a crate next to the mattress, and kissed her goodnight. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly he strikes out at a lamp that sits precariously on a crate and knocks it across the room, where it shatters against the floor. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The place was empty except for some crates tucked in the corners and a floor-to-ceiling section of wall stretching ten feet along the center of the room. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z And its deck was already loaded up with baskets and crates heaped with corn and potatoes and cherries. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I always think better after I’ve eaten,” the boy said, and he stood up and opened one of the crates. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z When we got to New York, she’d make me read to her, anything with words on it— crates and bottles I found in the street. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Templeton crept into the crate and buried himself in the straw. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He was in a cellar, which was full of wooden crates and boxes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The children could work all of the machines, even when they were little and had to stand on apple crates to reach them. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I crated up Ma’s tinker tools, trying to keep my mind afloat, never giving a settling chance to things like lynchings, drownings, and sheep killings. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z With a sharp squeak, the wheels whipped about to face the crate, into which Kate, a split second before, had drawn the spectacles. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z We leaned up against the crates and passed the now-warm root beer back and forth. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I swung the little crate door shut and trapped her inside. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z He sat down on a crate while I read the letter to him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I hurried to the kitchen, where she was crated. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The lamp is on an upturned crate next to a cot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The three of them arrived at the end of the pier in a few minutes and ducked behind some crates for cover. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The only furnishings Minli could see were two wooden crates and a rough stool. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Other crates held British flags and pictures of the Queen. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He worked carefully, prying each nail loose so he’d be able to close the crate tight again when he was finished. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Considering the crate half concealed by the fringed curtain at the back of the store, I highly doubted it. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The crate was cracked and crumpled, but the robot inside was safe. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The huge crates were all stacked now, and tightly roped in. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There were also moldy cardboard crates filled with cans of something called BISCUIT, SURVIVAL, ALL-PURPOSE. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Hornet had followed them behind a pile of old crates. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Silently I replaced the cover and moved to the other crate. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z They will make their houses out of a piece of rusted tin or the side of a crate—and leave the writing part on the outside for all to see! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They played house and store and library, their orange and apple crates in a row. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Others sold live chickens, so there were crates piled as tall as a grown man filled with rustling feathers and frantic clucks. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “But I was just carrying a little more . . . freight than this old crate could handle.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z It was heavily loaded with crates of cargo, and the two young men sat side by side, leaning against a sealed container. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I dropped the chicken crate and tried to wriggle free, but he had me good and tight by the arms, and there was no way to get loose. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z No trucks, no Helpers, no crates in sight, no point even in getting out the spyglass. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Kneeling in front of one of the crates like it was an altar, I opened the cigar box and let the contents tumble out. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z In the back of the truck she was just sitting on is a stack of crates marked apples and flour and corn. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z This is a stretcher, a crate, a protective case to deliver this baby to the Delaware Valley Raptor Sanctuary. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I went on to explain how we were going to put something good to eat inside the crate and when Wishbone went in to eat it, we’d close the door. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Ms. Byrd said, “They’re all for sale, Bob. Take the whole crate.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z To Joseph’s shock, it was now a huge vacant space littered with rubbish and a few piles of leftover packing crates. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Thanks for emptying that liquor crate so I had a place to hide, and for sneaking me into the ladies’ head, and most of all for risking your neck to help us out....” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z On the back was a crate, covered with a cloth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Old crates filled with fruits and vegetables were piled everywhere, and the place teemed with people, even at this hour. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z His was a nest of broken crates he had cobbled together to keep the weather off. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The prison service supplied me with boxes and crates for packing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We raced to see who could pick faster and fill more crates. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z There were several open wooden crates on the ground at his feet, and Fang was whimpering and straining at his collar, apparently keen to investigate the contents more closely. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Finally, I gave up worrying about the new chicken and opened the crate door. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I am annoyed that he could scare me into mistaking a sliding chicken crate for a cracking ship’s hull. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z And then, still packed in her crate, she automatically started to speak. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Other crew members scrambled about, tending lines, lifting crates, but the dark-haired boy wasn't there. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I walked to Gigante some afternoons and pulled mangoes and chiles from wooden crates, holding them to my nose, inhaling the scents of home. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The room was mostly taken up by a makeshift desk—an old warehouse door atop stacked fruit crates—piled high with papers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He heard a wrenching screech: they were ripping open a crate. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The show was up for two months, and when it came down, I carried my crates to a vacant lot and burned them in penitence for my undeserved success. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Now he was standing there saying that he willingly, spontaneously, had helped an old white man lift a huge, heavy crate. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Earl emerges from the shadows with a wooden crate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Kinzie led her up three different ladders to a metal catwalk, then tied Hazel’s hands loosely behind her back and pushed her along past crates of jewelry. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Mama put some cane chairs out there along with a crate with an ashtray so they’d stop littering her yard. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They broke apart wooden crates and stooped over smoky campfires, feeding the flames. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She heaved in the crate and unlatched the top. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He reached into a crate and pulled out a white jar. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He found an empty cargo crate on one of the piers, laid Sefia inside, and crawled in after her, pulling the crate closed behind him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We then sat down to eat dinner around some wooden crates that served as a table. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The crate next to it bore the same address but was filled with machine parts—including, he noted, a red helmet and a blue one. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z But now it hit him: how strange it was that the ship had collided with the iceberg at the exact moment the scar-faced man had opened the lid of Mr. Burrows’s crate. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z The soldiers had started to go through the crates and call out the contents, the clerk writing down the details in his big book. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But the tiny crate with the swan was more important. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The Praise Singer lifted Sekai from her beer crate, and she smiled at him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z She passed a pallet of crates marked 24-CARAT blue topaz rings, then another labeled silver friendship bracelets. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Along one wall were stacked hundreds of crates. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Only fragments of crates remain, the containers which signify nothing in themselves. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The crate was being tied up like a present. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The pull had led her through winding side streets rank with the stink of waste and rotting food until she’d found refuge in one particularly small alley filled with old crates she could hide behind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z My mouth began to water as she picked a plump chicken from the stacked crates. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They would crush her between them, tear her to pieces, and leave her body scattered amidst the dusty crates, a macabre blurb in tomorrow’s obituaries. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z This very morning, she announces, she has managed to procure what might be the last two crates of peaches in France. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z After a little pushing and prodding, one side of the crate cracked open. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They constructed rickety shelves from packing crates, and hung their gear from tent poles or stored it in empty cans. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z At the end of an alley, when my route was cut off by a heap of crates and half-rotten lumber, I climbed a ladder to the roof. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z On one side of the bendy part was a woman with a crate on wheels packed tightly with plastic grocery bags, and on the other was a man painted head-to-toe in silver, reading a newspaper. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “The Fitting Factory,” said Haley, reading a tag on a shipping crate. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z I thought about the always full crates of Coke and Fanta and Sprite in the kitchen store back home and then quickly gulped my water down as if I could wash away the thoughts. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He still wouldn’t tell me what was in the wooden crates, but he did teach me a few sword moves. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He wanted to pack the crate and have me screw it together, as he didn't have a screw gun. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid placed an apple crate on the sidewalk in front of the laundry. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Little orange crates in the hallway that shorties play basketball on. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She could still see the sun shining through the gash in her crate. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The pump wasn’t crated, and it was hard to get a grip on it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z All I could think of was luring the chickens into the dog crate. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z The boys conducted Abra through the house—opened closets to show wash basins and toilets and chandeliers, still crated and waiting to be installed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The sweet, slightly chemical scent of gun oil; the raw wood of newly constructed shell crates; the mothballed odor of old bedspreads—he’s in the hotel. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A lady who worked there and knew my dad would stack up soda crates so I could sit down while I ate hot dogs and drank my soda. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z He stood on a tall wooden crate behind his cart. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He heard Somkit behind him, sliding the crates back into place. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Men in turbans were busy heaving bundles and crates onto bus tops, securing suitcases down with ropes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z A silver whistle was protruding from under the mustache, and he was carrying a large wooden crate under one arm, his broomstick under the other. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z There were about a hundred of them in each crate, each about six inches long, crawling over one another, bumping blindly into the sides of the boxes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He carefully strategized its safekeeping and after much deliberation the twenty-seven crates were secretly shipped to the castle museum in Königsberg. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Everybody lined up at the fence and stood for a moment admiring Wilbur and the beautiful green crate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Lac took a deep breath and stepped out from behind his crate, shooting his pistol once into the air. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Desperately, she reached for the lip of the next crate again and gripped it, fighting through an onslaught of pain as the container under her dropped away. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She watched Bartolo put the lid down on Salvador’s crate and heard him whisper, “Good luck. Be quiet.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He gathers his books and stuffs them into the crate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She staggered back down the row of crates. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Hornet couldn't hide her disappointment as Prosper threw the wallet into an empty crate. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He glanced nervously at the crate and nodded again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z That’s when I notice a crate, a stepping stone to the top of the wall. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z Phineas patted me on the shoulder, consolingly, as we both sat on a makeshift bench of milk crates in his tiny shack. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I rolled out from behind the crate and stretched. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They carry ponchos, duffels, crates; a few tote brightly colored suitcases claimed from who knows where. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Set’s altar was made from an egg crate covered by a piece of an old bedspread, and the god himself was a rather pear-shaped figure of dried mud. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In February we had some of our furniture and all of our Chinese things crated for shipment. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Their round heads nervously poked up, and they watched as a sparkling monster emerged from the crate. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The sides, where the metal ceiling curved down to the cement floor, were jammed with wooden crates, sprinkler heads, wheelbarrows, and all kinds of equipment. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Ma didn’t say much until John slipped getting onto the crate and sent it and the stool clattering to the floor. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Ropes have been tied to the crate gates, threaded through the fence to our side of the enclosure. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z It was heavy and smelly and I was a little worried about what else this special chicken might be able to do, but I carried the crate all the way up to the henhouse anyway. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z They dump the crates in the dining hall. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Then a spray of tiny wood chips cut into Magdalys’s face as a shot slammed into the crate beside her head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As the mate approached, the captain took his hand and drew his fingers to the corner of the crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I should have left the clock out, it’s in one of those crates.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I was perched on my crate, listening to the monologue being performed onstage, when Charles appeared and sat next to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Not him, just the crash of a burning crate. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z John set the stool to rights and grabbed the crate to put it on top, then slipped into the chair. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She has a plastic crate and she’s hurling them into it. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Outside the walkup some men had set up a table and were sitting on milk crates, drinking Budweisers in paper bags and playing dominoes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Marston continued painting, using his remaining paint and the lids of packing crates for canvases. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Carter was surprised at the sudden dismissal and he banged the gavel too hard, almost splitting the crate he used as a desk. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In moonlight, neatly stacked, twelve wooden crates gleam. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It was empty save for an old man dragging a crate. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagined him in his crate, crying against the bars, someone lifting him out only to chop off a finger. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Huddled on empty soda crates, they sweated out each play. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He held out A Child's Garden of Verses and scooted his apple crate chair closer to the stove. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He pulled, but Marco was attached to the crate by the rope. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z Aisles of metal shelves stretched out forever, stacked high with crates of merchandise. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He loaded them into a crate and onto a handcart and trundled them out of the library, through the front gates, and down the long road that spiraled around Zosimos Ridge. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He shouted at a worker that was about to grab on to a crate. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He could feel that mad stinking creature from the crate starving for blood inside him, its sunken features lurking behind his own face, but maybe it didn’t have to be like that. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I stacked several chicken crates in the corner by the killing cones. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A stray mine, set off by some collapsing crate. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z All around him were crates and trunks and bags neatly stacked on shelves and lined up on the floor. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z We helped JimmyTrotter fill his crates with the quart bottles and he and I lugged them to the station wagon. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Here, the rows of crates and cargo containers were stacked high on either side of her—three, sometimes four, on top of one another. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When Jay and I got outside, Doc was stacking heavy boxes of empty jam jars as well as the crates he and Mama would fill with fresh-picked vegetables and fruit in the morning. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Sierra threw her back against a wooden crate and slid to the ground. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Then, using all their strength, the men picked up the crate and heaved it aboard the truck. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z There is dirt and mud in La Saline, where, as I see now, no one has real houses, only packing crates and hammered-out tins and whatever else will keep a fam-ily somewhat dry and private. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Romero busted up an orange crate and used the wooden slats for a splint that he tied up with strips of old bed sheet. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Then he grabbed a flashlight from his milk crate. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There’s a van pulling away from South’s pub leaving crates of beer and lemonade outside and there isn’t a soul on the street. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She woke when her relaxed body was suddenly slammed against the back end of the fuselage along with all eleven crates. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He sorted through everything, shifting boxes and crates from one side of the room to the other. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z When I was in kindergarten and first grade, Bennie would slide a plastic milk crate under the counter for me to stand on so I could see the candy better. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A few crates away from Bennie, grasping her arm in pain. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z By the time I had picked one crate, Papa had picked two. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A wooden crate of glass bottles sat next to him. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “You think Anansi will barter for a broken, dusty old crate?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They were rolling their barrels and lugging their crates, talking and laughing. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z Several men stood guard, looking out into the sleet-filled dark with rifles at the ready, while others opened the wooden crate containing the bomb and made it ready for the cable. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He goes back to his own bed, and I am left to try to find a comfortable way to sleep in my chains, between two crates. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Leo’s eyes fixed on a supply crate next to Hazel’s feet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Seven crates were stacked in two piles at one side of the tent. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Next to one of the lower bunks was a bookcase made out of plastic milk crates. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The words die in my throat as the carrier puts down the crate, and for the first time I see his face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The cart with the crate sat at the edge of the trees. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She was, once again, in the crate right next to Fred’s. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Lydia is sitting in front of his desk on a crate. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The monkeys were then put into wooden crates and flown to Amsterdam on a specially fitted cargo airplane, and from Amsterdam they were flown to New York City. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I observed the crowd gathered around my crates, wanting to overhear their comments but feeling a deeper need to keep tabs on my mother. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “So, a liquor crate, some of them dead flies, a straw, and a mousetrap.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z By the time Dr. Martin pulled a bald eagle from a crate, inside that very quiet gymnasium, Axel was mesmerized. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But as the hurricane thrashed and swirled and knocked them around, the crates also began sinking into the depths. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He closed his eyes and put his head down on the crate. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z I had never eaten a cantaloupe before, but Dad brought home crates and crates of them. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The doorman, in a blue uniform with gold piping, hurried out from under the awning and insisted on carrying the milk crates into the lobby. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Already he has personally packed them into a crate and belted it shut and numbered it with white paint and seen it loaded inside a train car where it sits under twenty-four-hour guard. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She sat on a crate in the middle of the jumbled mess and laughed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z How they managed to get the crate back up to the castle, they never knew. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “In a day or two I’ll be dead. I haven’t even strength enough to climb down into the crate. I doubt if I have enough silk in my spinnerets to lower me to the ground.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Wood panted, forcing the struggling Bludger back into the crate and strapping it down safely. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z When, they had left Boston, packing had taken weeks, with trunks and crates and loads of straw to cushion whatever might break. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The twelve equipment crates were scattered in the deep snow, and it took the men two days to find them. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Runaway pets, maybe. Or some people think they escaped from a crate at Kennedy Airport in the 1960s.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She had them organized in crates by what systems they were for, some going back to the really, really old games. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z This one brings crates of medical supplies and a crew of six medics — I can tell by their distinctive white outfits. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z My dad finds the glove on a crate by her bed. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The open end of the crates faced outward. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Back a the pop crates,” the man said. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands of his books were on the shelves, and in the back were boxes and crates full, for which there wasn’t space on the shelves. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z A year of searching for the symbol and it had appeared not among the words but in the world, solid as the crate it was branded on. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The front half of the basement was stacked with crates. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z From this vantage point, he saw Nina wedged into a space between two stacks of crates. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I go down the steps, and there’s a lantern already lit, Henek and a woman with sleek, dark hair sitting on crates on either side of it. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He dunked the peanut can into the milk crate and drank. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby and Pete ran outside to find the crate, and Mrs. Monroe went to the kitchen to get him some milk and lettuce. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z He brought my crate back, and I gave him his. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z She led him through a narrow doorway into the back, which was cluttered with crates, boxes, and heaps of clothes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When all the catfish were in the net, flopping their last in the bottom of the boat, she took the new cheese out of the gunnysack and stuck it in the crate. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z We dashed back through the rows of boats, crouched behind a giant crate of life vests and buoys, and wedged ourselves between the crate and a giant plastic barge. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Peewee looked out over the trucks, which were mostly packed with crates of rations and supplies. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When the belted crates of art started arriving at the museum, Dr. Lange’s enthusiasm was infectious. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A pair of guards was rushing toward the helicopter with crates in hand, and in the distance I heard commotion, heated complaints in Lingala. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Cornbread stares emptily back at him from inside a huge crate next to Alex’s couch. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He climbed up to the attic bedroom Elinor had given him and lay down on the narrow bed with the crates of books towering around it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Hanging from one of the upper-right posts was a crate with a wooden crucifix on it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Lake freighters disgorged pale wooden crates emblazoned with phrases in strange alphabets. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Actually, only four were left, because when that first crate crashed against the rocks, the robot inside shattered to pieces. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “She wasn’t in with her chicks.... Mom found her dust-bathing under the blueberries. She never did anything like...whatever they did. But Mom shut her in a crate and told Gregory she has to go.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Pong waited behind the crates, sniffing the air until he was as sure as he could be that Nok was nowhere near. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Tonight we’ll position the crates on the other side of the electrified gateway, then tomorrow we’ll release these bonobos to join the wild ones. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I swipe snow off the top of the crate, step up, and look at our refuge. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z They should have died three days ago when he dropped a crate of bowling balls on them at the Napa Bargain Mart. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z While she was psyching herself up to immobilize her ankle, she noticed some faded words on one of the wooden crates: hermes express. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I’d end up in the back with the empty vegetable crates. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Nat has the kitchen chair pulled into the living room, wedged between three crates. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Both of them were banging the bars of their crates. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I often leaned on the window sill and watched the huge garage doors groaning up and down, the forklifts whizzing in and out with pallets stacked with crates of delicious fizzy drinks. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Three men loaded the heavy crate onto a cart driven by a man I had never seen before. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look at all that water streaming down the windows,” said Cha-Cha from her crate. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I must have made some movement to get up, but I felt myself fall back on the crate. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She slipped her arm between two crate slats and stretched it out as far as she could. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She approached the egg crate using the correct Egyptian walk, which was done by walking with your shoulders sideways, arms held out from the body and bent sharply at the wrist. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z So he gave me an old yogurt container full of water, and I opened the crate door without lifting the burlap, stuck the water inside, and shut the door again as fast as I could. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z The new cyclotron’s 4,500-ton magnet, the largest in the world, was still standing in the open air and other parts were packed in huge crates. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z And sometimes he crawled in the excelsior crate and slept. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z On the opposite side of the cellar, a wooden crate shielded a bowl full of challah dough from the brunt of the river’s chill. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z At one point we found a freight car so full of wine we stole crates and crates of it. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z A wagon, laden with crates and chests, stood abandoned near the door of the stable. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Now, reader, what I haven’t mentioned is that tightly packed inside each crate was a brand-new robot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Martin reaches inside the crate, pulls a plastic bin from the inside, and the air stops being overrun with Lark’s words and fills with the little cries of the eaglet. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The place smells of wet newspaper, and the entrance is crowded with bags of dog and cat food, old blankets folded and stacked, and empty animal crates of different sizes. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She pulls the old wooden crate Mrs. Diamant once gave me from its nook behind the bed. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Mister Johnny’s mama brought back two crates from Mexico, heavy as baseballs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z At the old train station on Friday, a swelling gobble of noise had come from the crates. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He shoved his whole weight against the side of the crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She hadn’t seen them fall—she was too busy throwing Constance over her shoulder, tumbling in after the boys, and pulling the top of the crate over them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He was alone then with the fog of his breath in the lantern light and the crates of maritime records. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Would I send a crate of gold to Virginia—gold, man.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z His memory only really began the night Sefia had opened the crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They burn crates and papers and even antique furniture to keep warm. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z They were nearing the edge of Lkossa, a grittier part of the city littered with old crates, debris, and other filth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Two pomegranates rested in the crate perched next to the onions and apples. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z We stood in the alley where we shot basketballs through hollowed crates and cracked jokes on the boy whose mother wore him out with a beating in front of his entire fifth-grade class. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The docks had been packed with sailors from all over the world, lugging crates and barrels and shouting out in languages he’d never heard before. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Then she sits up even straighter, elegant on a crate in a dirty basement where people lost their lives. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z I filled over a dozen crates and boxes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Holmes called upon an Englewood resident named Cephas Humphrey, who owned his own team and dray and made a living transporting furniture, crates, and other large objects from place to place. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She hunkered down behind some crates and waited, arms wrapped around her knees. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even standing on the crate, Janina could not reach, so I had to help haul her out. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He set the crate lightly on the table. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z He leaps to his feet, knocking over the wooden crate and cursing as he keeps the kerosene lamp from hitting the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Give the crate a good shaking, smack it with the stick once or twice, put them gloves on, open the lid far ’nough that you can reach in and grab the cat by his head. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z All my belongings fit into two plastic milk crates and a garbage bag. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z At times, to fuel his artistic euphoria, Dr. Lange would open a crate to admire a panel from the precious Amber Room, savoring the experience as others would enjoy a vintage bottle of brandy. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z This performance Nick observed with a jaundiced eye that proclaimed: Asking Bernabe Montoya to investigate this case, or any case, is like asking a pet goldfish to eat a crate of bananas. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Since both the crate and the cushion were very narrow, we were sitting quite close, leaning against two other crates; Mouschi kept us company, so we weren’t without a chaperon. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z If Hafsa could have it her way, she'd be permanently stationed by the crates of fruit at her family’s market, soaking up every bit of gossip. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Pap reached in the crate and pult out the first of the pups, Ashes. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Martin perched on a crate in the attic, fanning himself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Sekai stirred in her bed—a beer crate donated by Mr. Thirsty—and made sucking noises. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Other times, when she deemed it was safe enough, she lit the lantern inside their little crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Okay. Can I borrow the crate? You can have mine until I can bring it back.” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z The crate was isolated—that was why I liked it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Once the first two crates were completed, I carried them down to the art museum for consideration in their upcoming juried biennial. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Instead of sitting among the dead bodies, the bundles of food, crates of ammunition, and bags of drugs, we took cover in the nearby bushes and guarded the village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Bulletproof vest. The fringe is not all that safe,” he says, and he reaches into a crate near the doors, sorting through a stack of thick black vests to find the right size. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Maybe a chest? A crate? I don’t know. But I’m sure we’ll recognize it when we see it.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Not to mention that every time I imagined pulling the wagonload home, I imagined that hawk picking up the crate and carrying it off. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z He looked behind him at the four crude pine crates the marionettes were packed in, strapped to the back. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Hauptmann lifts an hourglass from a shelf and sets it in a crate, and his pale silver-tipped fingers hang in the air. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Humping her back, Lupita shoved the top of her crate up high enough so she could roll over and climb out. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Sam stood in the shadows, his foot on a crate as he laced his boots. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Eleanor sat down in front of the crates full of record albums. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z With her short curly hair, she looked like the salt girl on the crates, and she carried a red bandana knapsack on her back. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But after that kiss, as we leaned against the crates, a yellow jacket swooping and arcing over some spilled pop, Irene kissed me again. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z I peer at the crates—they hold apples. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Two buff guards walked in, struggling with a big wooden crate. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z One morning after I had just smoked a joint rolled from old roaches a man came in with hand-drawn plans for a crate which included a false bottom about four inches deep. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He pointed down to the huge crate at his feet. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She hit hard, but she was up in seconds, pressed against the side of a crate, her ears ringing, her nose singed by the sharp scent of gunpowder. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Ms. Griegson shut the door and put the crate back in her truck. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Somewhere in the canyon wall of crates towering above him. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Sefia and Archer raced past Crown Pier, Canary Pier, Red Barrel Pier, dodging scrawny war orphans and wagons and sailors unloading crates. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Because he hadn’t been in the citadel and seen how everything was mesarthium, he substituted rough wooden cribs—little more than open crates—like the ones the monks kept infant orphans in at the abbey. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “First off,” Maddox said, bending over and unlocking a large black crate, “we have some fairies from a preserve on Timor.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z One soldier sitting on a crate lifted his eyes sleepily from the orange he was peeling. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Annie grabs a couple of old wooden milk crates and hands them over. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z He folds his pillow in half, lies back, and grabs a book from the crate. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The crate, which had only moments before seemed safe and warm, now closed in about them like a prison. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Saturday wouldn’t mean nothing to you, either,” I says, “if it depended on me to pay you wages. Get those things out of the crates now and drag them inside.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z He ate until his palate was dulled by the taste and then rewrapped the crate and placed it on the rack above him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He’d spent the whole night pacing the holds, touching each of the casks and crates one after another. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Petey led the way, and everyone followed with their crates now held at arm’s length. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They lived out of their suitcases and packing crates. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Still looking straight at me, he reached into a wooden crate and pulled out the gun. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He squatted in front of the apple crate the dealer had set up as a makeshift table and flipped down another nickel. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Cardboard boxes were stacked on top of wooden crates sitting on plastic bins stuffed with papers. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z It was bigger than the picnic hamper and looked like an orange crate, streaming water. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z “I saw it in the bottom of the milk crate. Bring the hammer too.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In a shed, covered with tarpaulins, lay the crated heavy furniture sent from San Francisco and carted out from King City. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Taking one of the lanterns from a nearby sconce, Reed approached the crate cautiously—or at least the mate thought he was approaching it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Inside, the librarian was unpacking the last crate. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I ran to the entryway, slid the bolt, and pushed open the door just in time for him to carry a long wooden crate from the trunk of the car to the front hall. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “And my kitchen?” he asked, gesturing to his electric kettle and a milk crate on its side that held cocoa mix, the box of Noodle-o-Pak Spicy, and two boxes of assorted-flavor instant oatmeal. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He pulled up in front of the crates. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But the last cart carried only a battered crate, padlocked shut, with airholes punched in the sides, and branded on the back—a symbol she would have recognized anywhere. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They’re carrying a large crate, and when we collide, it nearly lands on me. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He put paper and kindling from an orange crate into a gallon can and set it afire. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Might be an old boot or a tire or a plastic milk crate or a clump of seaweed. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a low crate in the center of the hold. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z There, in plain sight on the floor outside the crate, were his spectacles. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Stevedores and riggers by the hundreds strained against winches and loaded crates of rations and ammunition into the holds of the warships snugged into their berths. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “You heard what I said. There’s guns need unpacking there, and a crate of nails just come from Natchez.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry leapt behind an enormous crate and waited for the footsteps to pass. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Her outstretched fingers find an old shaving bowl, an umbrella stand, and a crate full of who knows what. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z On our left side, there's a stack of empty milk crates on the sidewalk. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Twice as high as the grandstand and almost as long was the mountain of crates housing the five thousand birds—four thousand and something now that the shooting had begun. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She didn’t know that a hurricane had sunk the ship and left her crate floating on the waves for days until it finally washed ashore. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z As I clambered onto the crate, it shook and groaned beneath my weight. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Dri took the peanut can out of the water distiller box she had made from the tarp and milk crate. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Other crates were full of cheap plastic gladiator swords. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He slammed her up against the crate, and pain crashed through her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He slid a stack of fish-sauce crates to the side, revealing a hidden passage. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z A woman in a red hijab stood on a crate. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I climb down fast, drop to the crate by the wall, race across the mulch, through the doors opened by the janitor, who lets them slam behind me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z It might still be hidden in their crate, but with all that had happened, it wouldn’t remain hidden for long. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Sitting on a milk crate in the middle of the night with a flashlight illuminating what at this point is a paint- blasting project, I laugh too. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Things he didn’t know what to do with he gathered in a small crate under his bed. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Another carried an armful of ballista bolts and a crate of Greek fire. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It’s the moment right before I grab the bag of trash piled on top of the crates in the back and kick the already ajar back door open. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z There is more room for my little dog inside her plastic crate than there was inside Sputnik 2 for the original Laika. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z “Avery, you get out of that crate this instant!” commanded his mother. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The Assassin skidded to a stop and slammed her gloved fist into one of the crates. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He’d need it for prying off the lid of the crate. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z They found some old blankets in a crate and used them to clean up. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Quickly they ran their hands along shelves, looked behind cartons, tried to lift crates. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z We unload the crates and set the chickens free to peck around this New World. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z She hurried us past the outskirts of the village, where the untouchables had homes made of bits of metal and old crates. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Nobody else came near the crate, though, so I figured I must be in a storage area behind a wall or a door. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z More precious foodstores—cases of nuts, boxes of sugar, crates of barley, flour, and jam—were sledged back to the new camp, dubbed Ocean Camp by the men. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z After they captured my sister and me, they put us in a cramped, dark crate that smelled of urine and fear. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z “The Zuckerman pig is now being taken from his crate,” boomed the voice of the loud speaker. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Like a choreographed dance, vacant pods are being floated from the center of the hold, while metal supply crates take their place in the belly of the hold in preparation for offloading. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z While Belet practically flew over the fence, I tore my sleeve getting over, but in only a few minutes we were hiding behind a tower of crates. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The hole grew bigger and bigger, and then, like a robot breaking from a crate, the hatchling pulled himself out into the world. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Before he leaves Arles, Vincent sends off two crates of his paintings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The soldiers guarding the crates had picked up their guns. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like the boy in the crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When her battery was good and full, Roz looked around and realized that she was packed inside a crate. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The crates wasn’t too big, but they v\\ as heavy. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That was because the Mayor didn’t just take it out of the crate and stick it up on a post. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Hidden in wooden crates, they were then loaded onto trains that had to pass through communist East Germany—and risk being detected—before reaching the American sector in Berlin. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As the Russian forces approached, Dr. Lange assured me that moving the twenty-seven crates containing the Amber Room meant preserving the riches of the Reich. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was Mack who pried open that crate, Mack who bought me, and Mack who raised me like a human baby. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Then we pulled the pink floral china that Mother had inherited from her mother out of its straw-filled crate and wiped it all down. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The same thing happened to the next crate. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I climbed off the crate, rushed to the bedroom, and picked up the hand mirror. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Packed into twenty-seven crates, the Amber Room was the culmination of Hitler’s artistic dreams. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Wood reached into the crate and took out the fourth and last ball. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “From that fellow who always sends the special crate for ten first-run gallons. Like Dale said, we could just tell him how it’s been this year.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Within her crate, Songololo is now awake and down from her nylon hammock, standing at the bars and watching Otto curiously. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z During that final year in Atlanta, Chris had lived off campus in a monkish room furnished with little more than a thin mattress on the floor, milk crates, and a table. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a closer look at the dog named Duke, who didn’t seem too happy to be locked up in a crate, sharing a cozy motel room with Dozer and Petunia. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “And bring up that crate,” he called over his shoulder. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Lockton studied the boy, then looked over to Bellingham, who was inspecting one of the opened crates with a nervous Charles by his side. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Levant led the way to the records room on the second floor, which was stacked floor to ceiling with wooden crates, file cabinets, and duffel bags. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The closest crate was right on the edge, beneath a bundle of rope. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He is three or four stories below, ransacking one of the rooms; she hears what sounds like a crate of ball bearings get dumped onto the floor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Muffling a curse, Habib returned to his spot next to his wife, who sat on a wooden crate Noor had found. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z As the crates drifted closer, the soft green shapes slowly sharpened into the hard edges of a wild, rocky island. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Like the workers loading the crates into the truck, those in the boats seemed earnestly intent upon their work. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Nearby, a man known only as Ryan—who had been born without the ability to hear or speak—was stacking crates, getting them ready to be shipped out. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z When she swung open the door, they stepped out onto a little dock cluttered with broken barrels and empty crates. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z George stared at the crate, his heart pounding. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z He wove back down the walkway and ducked behind a stack of crates, breathing hard. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The rest of the hold was stocked with crates, barrels, burlap sacks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We had to pit two crates of cherries for Mr. Kugler to can. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Sefia and Archer lay motionless at the bottom of the crate, curled up where they had fallen. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Everywhere Burnham looked he saw rail tracks and temporary roads, empty boxcars and packing crates. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Mama was gathering up her blue metal cash box and getting her crates of jams and jellies and baskets ready to go. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Old men were sitting on milk crates and playing dominoes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z She slipped the lock picks into her hand and crept to the crate, looking forlorn at the edge of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z On the silent road Caesar and Cora nestled among Fletcher’s crates. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “When they open the crate and try to put you in, struggle! Don’t go without a tussle. Pigs always resist when they are being loaded.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z It looked like a shipping crate, not a proper coffin for a head of state. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Furious, I went back to the storage room to finish ripping open a crate of canned Alaska salmon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z In the afternoons she sat beneath a canvas umbrella with a pencil between her fingers, her accounts laid out on a cedar crate before her, one palm laid against her forehead. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When I got there, a beat-up orange pickup was parked in the driveway with a dog crate in the back, and I heard some woman’s voice inside with my parents. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z She moved a crate from the wall, stood on it, and nudged the hatch in the ceiling. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He bundled her into his arms and leapt down from the crates, landing roughly, his bad leg buckling. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He tips his hat, steps gingerly onto the crate, and dismounts. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “The earliest stuff I have is over here, I think. These crates are too heavy to move, though. So we’ll have to start in this corner. Is that okay with you?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He led me over to a dog crate that was covered with more burlap. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Most of the supplies, held in crates, burlap sacks, and plastic bins, are piled neatly in a pyramid in what seems a questionable distance from the camp. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It wasn't long before I wondered if I could build a crate and ship myself off the island. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z It rumbled and crackled around them, filling the crate with noise. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z And I sinned all right, just praying perfect little John Worth would turn on the crate wrong and go tumbling to the floor. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z With every step, the crate tipped and lurched and bounced. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She stops playing immediately and hops down from the crate. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z My first project was a series of wooden vegetable crates I meticulously filled with my garbage. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z From inside the crate came ripping noises that sounded to Harry as though the teddy was having his head torn off. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Jules, is there anything peculiar about the contents of this crate?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z If he lived closer to the town, he could watch each day, and when they took his father away in the wagons where convicts were penned up in huge wooden crates, he could follow. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Two crates of ammunition were set out, one containing loaded magazines, the other loose bullets. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “There is a crate of Malmsey supposed to be particularly fine.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Lumber and empty crates and the remains of workers’ lunches lay everywhere. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He could fill a crate with ten birds in less than a minute. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z While the men searched for signs of the stowaways, the mate wandered among the stores, checking the insides of a crate, lifting the lid on a barrel. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The crate was gone, and where it had lain were the remains of a funeral pyre. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He tells Mr. Banerji that some darn fool scientists are working on a square tomato, which will supposedly pack more easily into crates than the round variety. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Archer pulled the door of the crate into place and curled up. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “The sergeant, ma’am—over there by the large crate—he’s got the keys. But I daren’t ask him, ma’am, I’m sorry.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His approach meant that it was time for Sefia and Archer to put out the lamp, pack themselves back into the crate, and will themselves to sleep until night came again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Now then—there is no time to be lost. Wilbur will soon be put into the crate. Templeton and I must get in the crate right now and hide ourselves.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z In the sky around him, Heiberg could see the other men, along with the supply crates the British crew had tossed out of the plane behind them. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Great Ceremony of the Celebration of the Return to Egypt has begun!” she chanted, and all four Egyptians prostrated themselves before the egg crate and the birdbath. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Shanties built out of every imaginable scrap of waste—roofs of coconut thatch or gunnysacks, walls cobbled together from metal signs, wooden crates, or even cardboard taped over with plastic sheets—lined the narrow streets. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Inside, it’s just wide enough to fit a rope pallet and a crate that serves as a side table. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He opened the crate doors to let them out. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The rooster ran inside the crate, chortling happily. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I pushed a crate under the window and climbed onto it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I act without thinking, the splendor comes to me as always, and I use a small bit of it to push the sliding crate back into the carrier’s arms. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was in a musty crate covered with cobwebs and sealed with the Alacran scorpion mark. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll find a milk crate full of balloons—filled with red paint!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When it is my turn, I ride with several of the common men and most of the chicken crates. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Much of the big private collection that Parkhurst had willed to the prison was still in crates and boxes in the back of the library—thousands of old books. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The surface, however, the visible terrain, was a landscape of old clothes and crates and newspapers. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She resumes pitching the animals into the crate. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When he had five birds in one hand, I held open the door to the chicken crate and he stuffed them in. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z I set the tables and diagrams down on top of a nearby crate. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d just take a minute to learn how best to run with a crate. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Many cars horned and overtook us; some were so full of Christmas yams and bags of rice and crates of soft drinks that their boots almost grazed the road. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The basement is small, with crates of goods in one corner and a round table in the center. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I’m from New Orleans; I love to cook and entertain, and my mother had just sent us a crate of avocados and black-eyed peas, and—oh, a heap of real nice things. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The children piled out of the crate, stretching their stiff limbs and rubbing their bruises. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She launched herself up the cargo crates, scaling them like a nimble insect, her rubber-soled feet finding grips and footholds. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The crates were all uneven from the movement of the ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not what I mean. Stop translating the words on the crates. I can’t bear to know what were carrying anymore,” Mother said as she walked away. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I move closer to the window and see a small wooden crate lying a few feet away from him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z The top crates towered high above him, and the whole slatted, gobbling tenement occupied more space than the boarded-up station. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “But this is still bad. This stuff”—he pointed a finger at the crate—“this is illegal contraband. You were supposed to have turned this stuff in.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I can hear the scrape of crates sliding across the ground. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z At that moment, the crate arrived, barely standing the strain of being pulled in two directions at once. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z She remembered the thrust of Oomen’s knife, climbing the crates, people shouting as she dangled from the tips of her fingers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z We were still in our crate when she looked at me without seeing, and I knew that the vine had finally snapped. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The ship left hundreds of crates floating on the surface. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She pulled a clear plastic crate filled with dozens of candles out from underneath her bed. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z During his search for the candles, Shukumar had found a bottle of wine in a crate he had thought was empty. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The best chance of getting it safely to Britain was to pack it in huge crates and send it by sea. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Not once had I seen him shout for the sheer glee of it or kick over milk crates just to watch them break. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Genie carried the liquor crate, which was just a wooden box made of slats, which he thought was great because if they actually did catch a swallow, it would be able to breathe. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The back of the truck is open, and a few other Amity sit among the stacks of crates. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Mai and Willow Chance both fixated on the jail-like front panel of the beige plastic crate, where they saw an extremely large orange cat. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Everyone is standing around the hole now, with the wooden crate in the center. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Push up the top of your crate. Get out! Hurry!” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They ducked behind the nearest crate as lantern light flooded the dark hold. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was filled with big crates constructed out of slats. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Old crates were stacked on a loading dock. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z From there, we passed through a series of rooms crowded with machinery and crates. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In another window, the museum arranged a harbor scene, where white colonists dressed like Mohawk Indians hurled crates of tea over the side of the ship with exaggerated glee. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z His record crate bore a don’t panic sticker and an anti-Sixer logo—a yellow number six with a red circle-and-slash over it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Then she lifted her hands and pulled apart the crate. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He set the lantern on top of the crate—to the mate it seemed to float eerily in midair—and peered at one of the corners. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Reaching the cover of some stacked crates, I readied myself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Long enough to see an empty wooden crate floating by her. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z We had to catch and crate three hundred chickens. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z They moved from hut to hut, entering each one with smiles and hands full of things like bread and jugs of water and crates of rice and grains. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Fox darted through the press of people, dodging dockworkers and leaping crates. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Wooden crates, similar to so many I had carefully belted and fastened, stood in stacked rows, surrounded by armed guards. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A carpenter soon arrived and nailed the master into a large crate marked CHEESE. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped by a dried fruit stand, described Hassan to an old merchant loading his mule with crates of pine seeds and raisins. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z After helping George climb up on top, Marco found a crate for himself. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z A sauropod ferry passed, heading south toward the bay, crates trailing along on a barge behind it. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I see his eyes follow the rope to the crate, and he goes over to it, sitting in front and waiting for the door to open. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Supposedly I ain’t tall enough yet to steer Rose by myself, but if I stand on a milk crate I can see good enough. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I sat on a Coke crate and watched pickups zoom by till I was nearly poisoned with exhaust fumes and boredom. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They bent their backs to unload heavy crates from ships and trains, or to carry pallets of bricks to and from construction job sites; their daughters scoured pots and boiled laundry. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I got sunflower seeds from Great-Uncle Jim’s can, and I put them on the ground in a trail leading up to the old dog crate. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z For a few breathless moments Dustfinger ducked behind a stack of empty fruit crates, looking out for guards. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In the distance, a grip of seals were scattered around the wooden crates, barking every once in a while and nosing each other in the stomach. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z I squeezed past a group of women examining the eggplants and made my way up to the blue crates filled with tomatoes, jalapenos, and radishes. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The gifts he would carry were wrapped in colored tissue paper—and in addition there was a deluxe basket of fruits done up in cellophane and a crate of late-shipped strawberries. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z With one last longing glance at the crate and the symbol on it, Sefia headed off into the jungle. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Fern jumped aboard and sat on top of the crate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Pockets of men are hunched over wooden crates. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z David Ballantine, Louis Napoleon, and a group of other Vigilance Committee agents had set up a barricade with some shipping crates at the steam chimney and were taking potshots over the top. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Using the sharp edge of a rock, I pried the lid off the first wooden crate. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He dumped Chicken Little into a burlap sack and tossed him next to some egg crates and boxes of wool cloth. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Cope was caught at one point jimmying open crates that belonged to Marsh. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Zero glanced at him, then went over to the crates, where he deposited his dirty clothes and towel. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z The men grunted as they hoisted the first crate and hauled it off to the Coral Queen. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Her crate lay on the deck, its broken side splintered where Archer had shoved it open. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It was cold then, and when the sun went down they built small fires from broken crates they found in the alleys and with branches they tore from the tamaric and willow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I dragged one of the crates over and upturned it on its side, spilling out mounds of sodden wood shavings. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But he leaped down again and stacked a couple of crates. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Jules and the others brought the crate from the hold and heaved it onto the main deck before the mate dismissed them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z At sunrise they could begin looking for the supply crates. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes four men to lift each crate, with its groggy bonobo contents, onto the beach. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “I think it was from an old packing crate. I polished it and sanded it. I was going to find more pieces and glue them together.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Some crates were too heavy to move alone and others too heavy for both of them to lift. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Behind crates and cabinets and peg-boards of tools, the walls are bare granite. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Sure,” the man replied, driving the hatchet into the crate for a pry. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z A bowlegged farmer unloads a crate of country chickens for the butcher. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She put out a hand to steady herself, to reassure herself that the crate was still there. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She stomped away from her crate and over the rocks and through the gravesite until she was standing above a broken robot body. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He sorted the new crates, stacked the canned goods, lugged the filthy garbage pails out back. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z After staging a false “burial at sea” to throw the press off the trail, Booth’s body was buried in a simple crate in an unmarked grave at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Reed began touching each of the crates and water casks before they were loaded. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He also imported crates of fine liqueurs that were cleared through customs without incident. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He would put me to work immediately when each crate arrived. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I hop off the crates and take a deep breath. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z But Theo happily reports to Vincent that the crates from Arles have arrived, and there are some superb paintings in it. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A wooden crate stands between two upholstered chairs, soiled with dirt, stuffing coming out of split seams, and a threadbare gold sofa. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I hit the crate with such force that I nearly passed out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A few had made shelters from the sides of old packing crates. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The barge was stacked deep with crates from front to back, with only the middle open. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At the curb are overstuffed cardboard vegetable crates waiting for a trash pickup that may be days away. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z There were crates and boxes stacked in one corner, and along the wall behind us hung rusted tools. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Ever so carefully, Sierra wrapped her fingers around a tarp that was slung over the crate beside her and pulled it to herself. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He watched his chance and when no one was looking he crept into the crate and buried himself in the straw at the bottom. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z In the cool of the evening, when shadows darkened the Fair Grounds, Templeton crept from the crate and looked around. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Then she climbed the side of the crate and hid herself inside a knothole in the top board. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z "If I could afford it, I'd get off this rock, too. Maybe the last crate I make will be my own—and hopefully it won't be a coffin." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z A couple of wood crates with the salt girl holding her umbrella painted on top. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She glanced over her shoulder at Archer, but before she could say anything, Redbeard leapt out from behind a crate and grabbed her by the collar, dragging her painfully to the center of the dock. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It came in a large crate with ventilation holes, always a promising sign in a gift. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I looked down in the crate where she kept ’em and couldn’t believe my eyes. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z The tiger kept sticking its head in one of the wooden crates before awkwardly trying to cram its whole body into the space. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Bushels of corn, bundles of raw wool, and a pile of three-foot crates that proved to be the source of the squawking. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Pap put ’em all back in the crate and unwrapped the pistol out the curtain. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She grabbed the ratty crate and trotted toward the ramp to the Atrium. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Never mind that—do as I say! Struggle! If you were to walk into the crate without resisting, Zuckerman might think you were bewitched. He’d be scared to go to the Fair.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z As they neared the splintery gray ship that must have been the Tin Bucket, they ducked behind a stack of crates to survey the dock. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z So I went and got the old dog crate out of the barn and a handful of sunflower seeds. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z That meant most days, I could see the pigs, some as big as miniature ponies, arriving on the back of huge livestock trucks, their pink and whiskered noses sticking through the metal crates. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z A slender figure darted from behind a set of crates, her long black hair tied back. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Gone were the forklifts and crates of fruit and men in white aprons. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z In another corner were some wooden crates that looked more intact, and some wicker boxes bound with leather straps. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Piled around the chamber, wooden crates were labeled props, weapons, and costumes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In a third car, the Nazis loaded in wooden crates. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Under a goodly pile of the Dakota Farmer, Popular Magazine, and Saturday Evening Post magazines, I found a serviceable empty wooden crate that was recruited as a bookcase. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z When the soldiers arrived at dawn to arrest the master, his business papers were all ash and the crate of “cheese” was long gone. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But since Quinby’s arrival, he’d spent all his time perched on a chair near her crate, like a worried big brother. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He crumpled the pleated paper cups that had been overflowing with cole slaw and fired them into the crate. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z At the bottom of the crate was iron staples and bolts and yards and yards of thick, heavy chains. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Not a big, elaborate stage, just a concrete platform about the size of the wooden crates Cinder used to stand on in the store, a bronze plaque bolted to it that read, CINDER'S BLOCK. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z It was a little cocker spaniel dog in a crate that he’d sent all the way from Texas, black and white, spotted. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Sometime during the day the crates in the arena had disappeared, and I had a feeling whatever was in them had been emptied into the woods. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z They sped off up adjacent aisles; Harry could hear the others’ footsteps echoing through the towering piles of junk, of bottles, hats, crates, chairs, books, weapons, broomsticks, bats.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Workers in white uniforms were hauling crates from a nearby storage shed and loading them into a big truck. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Fern let out a little squeal from her apple crate bed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It held nothing but a narrow bed surrounded by crates of books towering up to the rafters. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Had Dr. Lange peeked in the crate yet? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I put her crate in the barn and stuck some food inside, but I latched her door closed again. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z This is made from long, narrow pieces of shale laid on the top of a stone-lined pit like slats on an orange crate. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z If you’re sorry, turn this old crate around and take me back. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z I looked in the crate—a radiation suit if ever I've seen one. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z During the night before, trucks could be heard rumbling through the streets, carrying wooden crates from the old railroad station to the soccer field. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Tell me something. When you saw me in the station, with the crate, why did you back off and hide? Why didn’t you just walk up to me? It could have been settled there.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Inside, the workshop was a warren of crates and sandbags, wood scraps and tools. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z But I put the crate down anyway, and threw the sunflower seeds inside, and left the door open. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “At least, I can send him the cabbages, but only one small crate of potatoes.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He found a set of china packed away unused in a wooden crate filled with excelsior. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Occasionally I’d step on something that clattered, and once I stumbled into a crate that crashed into the night. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z As I went down, my jaw struck the blunt side of the blade of an axe jutting from the side of the crate. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z When the corporals were finished, they propped the Lee-Enfields against a wooden crate and lay down on their beds again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Pap brung one the wood crates out the shed and set it on the forest floor behind the cabin. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “What can you tell me about this crate?” he asked. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I told him the guy had ordered a crate with a false bottom. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Sierra and Robbie crept back downstairs and dashed to hide behind the crates at the far edge of the room. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The Amagqirha stepped back as Old Familiar lifted into the air again, the crate in its talons, and flew out of the main entrance. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z On sills, on stoops, on crates and broken chairs they sat tasting their teeth and waiting for something to distract them. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But George kept working on the rope, trying now to break it away from the crate. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z When the crates were opened, they were found to contain loose bits of wood, metal, and painted cloth. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z We take turns sitting on plastic milk crates and aiming flashlight beams up at the building. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z All the seal-oil lamps were lit, making the hut as bright as possible, and the patient was laid on an operating table of packing crates. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Uncle Camp mostly swept the floor and put out stock, and in the wintertime broke up wooden shipping crates to burn in the stove. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The now-heavy crate crashed on Clock Watcher heads and shattered, knocking them into a splintery pile. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He was sitting on his haunches and sampling from a crate of figs. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I waited near the fence gate for it to leave again and jumped in the back, squeezing in between two piles of wooden crates under a blue tarp. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z An old brown crate covered in layers of dust, with sagging hinges and a partially splintered lid, sat there. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There was a squawking sound, just like the gorgons had made when Percy had dropped a crate of bowling balls on them in Napa. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He passed die stairway to the pilothouse and squeezed past the extra cargo, crates of Kalamata olives and olive oil, sea sponges from Kos. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Salvador was out of his crate too, standing among rolling onions. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The first crate rode to shore on a tumbling, rumbling wave and then crashed against the rocks with such force that the whole thing burst apart. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Frankie retrieved the medical kit from amid the scatter of jars and tincture bottles piled on an overturned apple crate in the corner. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Charlotte, watching her chance, scrambled out of the crate and climbed a post to the under side of the roof. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z His arms hung off the side of the crate. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z She willed her mind to clarity and hopped up, fingertips latching on to the top of the crate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Jesper heaved a sigh, lay down a few shots for cover, and lunged out from behind the sweet security of his crate. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Hundreds of crates of misprinted dictionaries are stacked in the halls, and the girls burn them page by page in the potbelly stove. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There were twelve monkey rooms in the monkey house, and they were designated by the letters A through L. Two of the monkeys that arrived on October 4 were dead in their crates. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Without being asked, he’d get the chickens crated up to ship to Atlanta, and the cars washed, and I don’t know what all. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Except for Archer’s crate, she’d never seen the thing in all her travels either. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Why bother? I have a better idea. We can each take a packing crate from the attic and row with a wooden spoon.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Then I made my way down to his nest of crates and looked around. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After his shower, he put his dirty clothes in his crate and got out his box of stationery. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z We found life vests, two short-arm paddles, a plastic milk crate filled with rope, binoculars, a bent screwdriver, a wrench kit and a rusty hammer, and a long-dead muskrat. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z They must have come loose when Kate tossed him into the crate. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There was always straw on the floor from the wooden crates the statues were shipped in. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I yanked it off completely and still, only crates. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Why you not let us use that crate for a bed? It make good bed.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z While Wilbur was being unloaded and taken out of his crate and into his new pigpen, crowds gathered to watch. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z We walked back again through the adult grove, but this time Tino sat down on a crate between two large trees. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And still the boy would look through the slats of the crate for a familiar face. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z The gallon jug and milk crate were full. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The tobacco picker thumped around the attic for a week before a railroad agent took him on the next leg, boxing him up in a crate and shoving the thing through the front door. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Luis pointed to two more crates, which I hauled between the trees for us to sit on. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy was fully out of the crate now. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I just took the other end of the crate. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Several men stepped forward from the crowd to help lift the crate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z They cheered and yipped and did a nutty dance before the stacked crates. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z There’s one unequivocal piece of good news: the crate of two dozen paintings that Vincent had sent three weeks earlier, the first shipment from Arles, finally arrives in Paris. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She grabbed a crate and dragged it below the hole. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He didn't have anything else to send in the rest of the three-foot-square crate. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Then I pulled the rattling old wagon and the smelly dog crate around and parked them next to my bike. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I took my Bible from our little crate bookcase, and bringing it over to the light, looked up the passage Grandma had cited. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When we sealed the crates to move them, I noticed that one was unlike the others. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z I opened the crate door, and Yuki dashed out, leaping on my legs. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Later I have a chance to look at the crate closely. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z On the day appointed for the banquet, a grocer’s van drove up from Willingdon and delivered a large wooden crate at the farmhouse. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The Russians go into the closet, and they hear the handles of mops being kicked drunk- enly and a crate of dictionaries go thudding down the stairs, and then someone rattles the knob. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Joe and Marly carried the crate of chickens between them, trying not to jar them too much from one side to another. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Then she grabbed the dog crate out of the back of her truck and threw another handful inside. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z They retreat into Frederick’s bedroom, which is populated with tin soldiers and model airplanes and wooden crates full of comic books. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Climbing atop a wooden crate, someone’s abandoned seat, I saw the source of the tumult. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Or I’d cut up fruit for Methuselah, still hanging around begging, and catch grasshoppers for Leon, the chameleon we keep in a wooden crate. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I’d just walk over there, with the dog crate in the old red wagon, and bring her back, and everything would be as normal as it ever is around here. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Points were awarded for bigger cargo, and the best you could hope for was two crates, or six points. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z With only his feeble flashlight for illumination, he fought through the piled-up garbage, climbing over wedged chairs, crates, and broken partitions. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Once the door began to open, letting in a crack of moonlight so bright it was painful, the boy scuttled to the corner of the crate and huddled there, shielding himself from the light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York--every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z As Wilbur came out of the crate, the crowd clapped and cheered. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He moved away from the wall and sat down on an upturned crate at the other end of the shed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z This is what those boxes contain: 200 crates of ammunition, 164 cartons of artillery harnesses, and 96 carts to carry ammunition. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They’ve reinforced the entrance, packed the stairwells with crates of artillery shells. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When he was settled he opened the crate of strawberries and picked them over with finicky care. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Dr. Martin slides the makeshift nest from the crate. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z At the shop next door to his, a girl is standing on a milk crate, playing violin. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Nobody realized that the crate already contained a rat and a spider. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z The men had to sit awkwardly on crates and packing cases in order to dig their oars into the water at the proper angle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I sat on a crate facing the back end of the ship and hugged my knees to my chest. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, watching Cotton jumping onto a milk crate in the yard with orange Popsicle juice running down his chin and onto his bare stomach. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Through the crowded pier, she saw two men approach the crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The voices drew nearer, and someone slapped the side of the crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I carefully arranged the straw over the swan and slid the top of the small crate back into place. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They went about three meters, hit a patch of mud, and went sliding into some crates of ammo. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind it, Captain Reed prowled back and forth at the rail, looking into the mist, then turning around again to stare with equal intensity at the crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Your mark was on the crates at camp. Quintus got his scorpions from you.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z We stayed like this for some time, crouching in the stall on upturned crates, just waiting for the colt to be born. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Daniel flipped open the lid on a crate and I pushed the pompom in. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He had been lining up the crates for the other men to carry off deck. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Templeton, not wishing to come out in broad daylight, stayed quietly under the straw at the bottom of the crate. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z John scrambled off his stool, knocking the crate down. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She pulls two crates out from under the table and sits on one. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I stumbled off the crate and pushed through the crowd with all my strength. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Others made their destinations but opened their crates to find equipment broken or warped by tropical heat. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The Minerwa factory, says Herr Braun, our director, sweating in his suit while standing on a crate, is a system of rules and regulations, where we, the workers, will be valued. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Little kids on pastel bikes pedaled furiously, churning the heat to butter, gasping stories of wooden crates piled higher than skyscrapers, of crates broken into, pigeons flushed and killed, security guards posted. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z As I mentioned, my father was one of the most famous traders around, but not just for his cleverness in business, or his ability to drink crates of beer. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z There on the ground, side by side, were the two large crates that Shelly had told me to look for. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Nausea washed over her and she stumbled, banging the backs of her legs on a nearby crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “I should head out too,” I said, walking over to the crates of records. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z He felt old, hands groping at the air, feet sliding across the floor until his fingertips brushed the hard edge of a crate. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The head custodian keeps a milk crate jammed in the door frame so he can read his paper in peace when no one’s looking. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Dr. Hawkins came up and poured himself some tea from the enamel pitcher Mama had placed on a fruit crate, then joined Papa and Spoon Man. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z |
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